CableOne reportedly has in stock the new CableCARD-enabled set top boxes. I'm not sure I'd want to trade in a box that's working fine for one, though. There are still tons of reports indicating problems with CableCARDs although the one I have at home works great. I was also told CableOne now has MCards,too. The MCard version allows tuning two channels at the same type - like the dual tuner DVRs.
Is anyone using the Firewire port on their CableOne box to attach more hard drive capacity?** When HD recordings take 10 times the drive space you can never have too much hard drive, huh?
Dell is now offering their CableCARD-equipped XPS-410 but there seems to be some concern about how well these desktop media PCs will do out there in the wild. There are even rumors that Dell would prefer not to sell CableCARD-equipped PCs to consumers because they'll get lots of trouble calls about the CableCARD installation when defective CableCARDs or untrained installers have problems. I guess they'd like to sell the machines to a retailer who will do some hand-holding during installation and setup.
** Edit 08/23/07
Firewire devices must be 5C compliant.
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Dede & I have been considering moving over to CableCARDs to get past the troubles we're having using our dual-tuner TiVo with the Grande cable box. Despite all efforts, TiVo only occassionally communicates properly with the Grande box to change to an upper (HD!) channel. It'll work if I manually set the channel, but not if TiVo needs to switch channels to record something automatically.
So, I've been thinking of bumping up to the new Series 3 TiVo to get HD recording capability along with CableCARD slots.
Know anyone who's tried Grande's CableCARDs?
I have a Grande CableCARD in my Sony TV and it has worked perfectly from day one. According to a tech I spoke with recently, Grande has installed quite a few CableCARDs the past year.
If they ever fix the problems with the Series 3 and the newer HD Tivo I'd consider going that route myself. We love our non-HD Tivo.
Have you searched the Tivo Community Forum for help with your Tivo/cablebox tuning problems?
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