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Uverse DVR not Local?

the DVR is local, but requires access to AT&T's DRM servers in order to play recorded content.

reply to jonsdad
Outstanding!

I.E. it has to phone home and report to the death star everything you watch.

I've also read that the whole house DVR can't be used to pause live TV on other STB's. How's that DVR?

reply to jonsdad
You read wrong. It can pause live tv.

reply to Enlightener
I only had it for 4 days before the service outage, but it can pause live tv, but only on the TV with the DVR.

Supposely, the Total Home DVR is just an software/firmware upgrade. (It says there is no new equipment to install)

It's suppose to roll out by end of this year. I've heard that it can only pause live tv on the TV attached to the DVR.

The AT&T's promotion doesn't mention the pausing of the live TV. It just mentions the ability to watch recorded TV from many different places.

I guess we'll find out once it's rolled out.

reply to apeface
Read what I said again Apeface. I said that I've read ( and someone else read the samething ) that it can't pause live TV on *OTHER* STB's.

Are you in a position to say what we've read on the internet isn't accurate? If not...

That's hardly a whole house DVR since pausing and rewinding live TV is a critical function of a DVR. It's really nothing more then a remote recording scheduler and media extender for content already recorded.

reply to jonsdad
BTW, I was recalling what I read in another forum. The actual PR announcement goes into a lot of detail and it sounds quite promising. However I don't see it saying you can pause live TV on any STB in the house. Only recorded content.

»www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4···id=26067

AT&T U-verse Total Home DVR customers can:

Watch HD and SD DVR recordings on other connected TVs in the home. In addition to your DVR, you can access, play, pause, rewind and fast forward any recorded SD or HD program on up to seven additional U-verse-connected TVs. All U-verse DVRs and receivers are HD-capable.

Pause a recorded show and pick up where you left off in another room.

Play back multiple, independent viewings of the same recorded show on different TVs.

Play back up to four recorded shows at once. Up to three can be HD recorded programs.

Watch up to five HD programs simultaneously throughout the home, including two live HD programs and three recorded HD programs.

Record more of the show you want to see with soft padding, which automatically adds 1 minute to the beginning and 2 minutes to the end of each pre-scheduled recording.

Organize recorded content by series. Series recordings will be grouped as a single heading in the recorded TV menu, making it easier for customers to manage and select their recorded programs.

Store up to 37 hours of HD content or up to 133 hours of SD content, which is more storage than most cable providers' DVRs.

Record up to four programs at once on a single DVR — another feature that is exclusive to AT&T U-verse TV.

Set the DVR while on the go from your PC or wireless phone. With AT&T Yahoo!® Web and Mobile Remote Access to DVR, you can schedule recordings from any Web-connected PC or compatible mobile phone (wireless service charges apply) by using your AT&T High Speed Internet account.

reply to jonsdad
I'm in a position to have seen it working.

Whether or not that's what is getting released to end users in the beginning, I don't know.

FiOs whdvr doesnt pause or rewind live tv either.

reply to jonsdad
Thanks for attacking my reading comprehension and being pedantic about whether it `can` (development) or it `will` (production).

reply to jonsdad
Whether it can or will be able to function like a regular DVR is not minutiae. I have seen it do it on the network but I do not know if it will be released to production now or in the future.

Cute attempt at an insult.

seeming that apeface is on the att direct staff, i would think that asking for information and or help and questions would be less hostile. imho ...
please dont let this forum turn into a bs flame war, like others. asking for help or questions is great, but the first time someone places a crud or asinine comment its not worth looking at.

reply to jonsdad
I agree and I have helped many people on here with their service problems and answered many questions as best I can, without being hostile, rude, or unprofessional. My unique position allows for more access than many others in the direct forum.

I am not on this board in any official capacity, I do it on my own time.

However, there are people simply troll this forum to get a rise out of people.

reply to jonsdad
So going back to the original topic, if you loose your broadband connection, for what ever reason, with U-Verse, you cannot watch ANY recorded content? That seems odd. I would love to one day switch from D* but the reasons keep piling up, for why I shouldn't!
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reply to jonsdad
I think I am going to go test that right after my shows get done recording. I'm curious now.

I know some channels have drm keys that dont allow you to record or burn from them, but I didnt think the dvr stopped working if you took it off the network, as far as stuff you already recorded.

reply to jonsdad
Apeface-

You are the one that said "You read wrong." You attacked me, not the other way around. Get it straight.

I then found a citation that showed it's not a production feature and you used your position to observe non-production functionality to engage in double speak.

Customers ( people who utimatly pay your salary ) don't care about what it can do in the lab, we care about what it does in the field.

So instead of claiming I'm a troll and attacking me, why don't you just try to be a professional.

reply to Hookem99

reply to jonsdad
Enlightener: Please lighten up a bit. I repsect your position, but I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill. apeface has been a very valuable asset to this forum, and has helped a few people resolve some issues that would be tough or impossible to convey through the normal support channels. Being able to relay information directly to people on the inside can be worth its weight in gold. I enjoy reading about things going on behind the scenes.

I would hate to see that stop over a simple miscommunication about a feature. I really don't think his intention was to attack you or your reading comprehension skills, or to spread misinformation AT&T's products. He may be an employee but since he's not posting in an official capacity, I just take what he says with a grain of salt, like any other human being here. His attitude towards seeing problems posted around here and looking into them on his end is about as professsional as it gets.

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reply to jonsdad
Ok, it tested the the dvr last night. Started a show I had recorded and then unplugged the ethernet cable and is stopped working after about 2 minutes.

So I guess it does have to be connected.

Odd, so the uplink has to be connected the whole time, not just at the start of a recording playback?

reply to jonsdad
Looks that way. I let it play for about 5 minutes and pulled the plug. It went on for a minute or two and the screen with the options menu came up.