Hi,
Don't see why not, since it's a subscription service. Since Tivo can be connected to satellite systems, I would expect them to also be compatible with cable systems as well.
To be on the safe side, go to the Tivo website and see what info you can find. Either that, or give the people at Tivo a call. My personal expereince with them is that they're a friendly and helpful company.
Hope this helps,
Cubby
Only if they physically go and check it out.
yes, but you have to go through entire setup again while TIVO is hooked up to the internet to download FIOS programming info.
No your uncle has never hooked up my cable. I do not even have cable, I have satellite. I don't even think your uncle is in the same state nor city I am.
TiVo setup is generally very simple and quick. Once fully hooked up, service will increase every hour, until full service is acquired, which shouldn't take more than twenty-four hours.
The Pyle can be hooked up to a PC via a mini-to-mni cable.
You say it slows down? It shouldn't, but I'd try a couple of things first since they're both microprocessor controlled units. If it were up to my, I'd unplug each unit for about 10 minutes and then let the systems reboot. It's what's commonly known as a `hard reset'. Each system, the cable box, TIVO and TV have computer controlled micro's in them and each one has its own proprietary operating system embedded into the micro. Many times, and just like a home computer, they tend to hang up or start acting erratically. Unplug everything and then one by one, plug them back in. Do the cable box first and wait about five minutes, then the TIVO and finally, the TV. If it's just a case where the sound doesn't sync with the picture (but not on all channels) and seems to be lagging, since the new digital systems use mpeg4 encoding, it's most likely from either the program provider or at the cable company. A few phone calls are in order.
You can run your cable to you DVD/VCR as to have everything hooked up and be able to record if you like from you cable - it is just easier to have everything hooked up. It doesn't have to be on when you are not using it as there are buttons for TV/VCR/DVD etc.
Call your cable company, they control which channels you get.
normally when you get digital cable you are getting more channels on that tv. (beond basic) All the other TVs in the house will still get basic. Some cable companys charge for the extra sets if you have them put it in. If the wires are there all you need is the splitting device and you can hook up all the tv yourself.. with satelite its a little different. you need a receive hooked up to the tv.
If you need assistance with your cable you should speak to your provider. If you're paying them for your cable they will assist you in getting it hooked up. There should be no reason to distrust their employees.
Sounds like you hooked the 3-way splitter to the RF out coax jack on the cable box, which only puts out rf on channel 3 and only what the box is tuned to in regards to programming. Hook up the line from outside to the input of the splitter, each output of the splitter to each cable box/tv input.
Unfortunatly the Durabrand DWT1905 is not digital ready, as it only has 1 NTSC "Cable" input and a set of Mono A/V connectors. To make it digital ready, you would either need a Digital Converter Box, or a DVD or VCR that is ATSC compatible hooked up to it.