skrupowies
join:2002-08-22
Wallingford, CT
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 ·AT&T U-Verse
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Re: Question
said by pnh102  :How does this work? I have a DVR from Comcast and I split the component audio/video outputs and run them to 2 HDTVs. We can watch the output on the box on either TV. Does a multi-room DVR do the same thing in a better way?
The Whole Home DVR from AT&T is MUCH different. You have 1 DVR located in whatever room and you have non-DVR boxes in all the other rooms. From any room you can control the DVR functionality (right now with recorded items only - live TV coming soon) and you can watch up to 4 different recorded shows on 4 different TV's as well as up to 4 different shows on 4 more TV's. So you could conceivably be watching up to 8 different shows at one time. with HD shows you can watch 3 recorded shows and 2 live shows at the same time on 5 different TV's. There is NO additional cabling required and NO new set top boxes. Once the software update happens you have whole home DVR. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | Thanks for the detailed explanation.
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to skrupowies
As much as I think AT&T is trying desperately to put lipstick (VDSL) on a pig (copper) this is a really cool development. |
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Trollhawk
join:2005-05-28
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Good description. I'll just add a few comments, since I've just gotten the update a few days, ago.
The update allows any STB in the house to watch recorded content from the DVR, with full control, such as FF, Pause, etc. However, you cannot schedule recordings or delete recorded content through the STBs, only the DVR. So, you'd either have to manage the recordings through the DVR, or by the Internet, which I do with my iPhone. It's not a big deal.
With three U-verse-connected tvs in the house, it's very nice to be able to watch our different recordings, at the same time, instead of having to wait until the tv with the DVR is available. It also helps to mitigate the limitation of four streams to the RG, since we often watch recorded content, instead of live streams. |
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