Thinking about getting a TiVo with Time Warner Cable?

Maye Delk: As usual, the cable folks are clueless...With a Tivo you buy the hardware, and then need to purchase a subscription plan from the Tivo company as well. This subscription covers the guide data so your Tivo knows when your shows are on. You can purchase a month-to-month plan, an annual plan, or a lifetime plan. The lifetime plan gives you Tivo service for the lifetime of the Tivo - not your lifetime - and costs about $400. Tivo downloads its guide data from Tivo - not your cable company. It generally keeps the schedule up to 2 weeks into the future. Tivo requires an internet connection. You can connect it to your home router with an ethernet cable or using WiFi.Using Tivo is like using the cable company's DVR. You can browse the TV schedule on the Tivo, and select shows to record that way. You can choose to record just a single episode, or an entire series. Or you can enter a show's title and tell Tivo to record a whole series that way. Tivo's search f! unctions are far superior to anything the cable companies offer. You can search by title, actor/actress, director, genre, and more. Enter "Ben Affleck" for instance, and you'll get every movie starring Ben Affleck. You'll also get talk shows where Ben Affleck is a guest, as well as any other program that mentions "Ben Affleck" in its description. You can combine search terms as well. For instance combine a director's name with a genre, and get just those movies.Tivo DOES work with OnDemand. I do not know about Pay-Per-View but honestly, who uses that anymore when Netflix or Redbox are cheaper? Speaking of Netflix, Tivo works with it, as well as many other services as well. It's as though it has Roku shoved inside of it.You will have to get a cable card from Time Warner - that part is correct.HD channels will depend on what your current TV subscription covers. It certainly shouldn't cost you $35/mo for HD channels...otherwise what's the point? (and cable companies w! onder why they keep losing business!)Tivo also makes a wireles! s device that allows you to watch shows on your Tivo in other other rooms of the house. Check out tivo.com under Products....Show more

Charlotte Bryar: This Site Might Help You.RE:Thinking about getting a TiVo with Time Warner Cable?I have some questions about possibly getting TiVo, my cable provider, how does tv work, cost wise. I've called Time Warner Cable (here in Dallas) and it seems that no 2 people can give me the same answer. I understand that I will need a tuner adapter and a CableCard. Here are my further......Show more

Mozell Sponsler: I have Roku and I also have the DVR box does pretty much the same thing TiVo does and it's cheaper I also have Time Warner cable Tico is not compatible sometimes with certain cable companies which is why I decided against it and went with the Time Warner DVR.

Lino Cawthorne: Twc Cable Card

Matt Gerdeman: Yes, you won't get Guide, PPV, or VOD through the TiVo Interface, but TiVo has its own guide (on the bo! x, its website, and the tablet app), and access to online services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon in lieu of provider services. Yes, Cablecard will be $250, but other fees should be the same regardless if you use TiVo or their box.I really don't, But I have RF form my TiVo (an older Series 2) fed to other TVs, with an RF remote extender. I have an XBox360 I am trying to use as a media extender, but it is less than ideal because it is a noisy power hog 1st gen, plus I have to switch a component cable set (yes I could get a switch) and bring my MCE remote down to it (yes I could get another remote).Lately, I have been taking my Blu-Ray player between the TVs, as it uses HDMI, which the one TV has plenty of inputs, and the other an HDMI selector....Show more

Iris Shawcroft: Standard definition Tivos with a built in DVD burner with basic lifetime cost about $50. HD Tivos start about at $300 with lifetime. Both are used.

Marcia Cheathan: Time Warner Cable Card