CycloneGT
join:2001-11-15
Boyds, MD
| reply to myosh
Re: Not Looking Forward to SDV
Well, all of the Comcast people would likely have to replace their boxes to, unless this can be accomplished with a software upgrade of all of the existing deployed Comcast cable boxes.
Of course, I'm sure the folks at Tivo would love to sell you a Tivo Series 4 with SDV.  |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
 ·Comcast
| All digital cable boxes have rf return and some use telephone returns. So when it requests authorization to tune a channel the SDV kicks the channel on and down it comes.
The cable card can't make that request. So It's stuck.
My guess is 2 way cable cards will have to be rolled out in the areas they put this in. So your tivo may need a software upgrade. But should work.
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myosh
join:2001-05-03
Cupertino, CA
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
| According to the folks at the TiVo Community forums (»www.tivocommunity.com), two-way communication can't be implemented in software. Hopefully someone can build an external device (maybe USB) that can enable two-way communication. Otherwise, I'm stuck. |
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voipguy
join:2006-05-31
Forest Hills, NY
| Doesn't the Tivo Series 3 have an internet connection? I think that it would be possible, by Tivo in cooperation with cable providers (and maybe CableLabs), to work out a software interface that would permit the Tivo to initiate channel change requests out the ethernet to a server at the Cable Company. That server would handle the requests in the same manner that they would from a DOCSIS-based return set top box.
Needs work - but it can be done. |
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Xela19115
join:2000-10-06
Richboro, PA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to CycloneGT
said by CycloneGT  :Well, all of the Comcast people would likely have to replace their boxes to, unless this can be accomplished with a software upgrade of all of the existing deployed Comcast cable boxes. Of course, I'm sure the folks at Tivo would love to sell you a Tivo Series 4 with SDV. SDV client is a software upgrade for existing boxes. |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast
| reply to myosh
My understanding is as long as they followed the standard and pinned out every pin like they were supposed to and didn't just do a quicky only what was needed the box will take a firmware update and work.
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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!" |
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