 HiVoltPremium
join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
kudos:12
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Re: Rogers hole home PVR - its OFFICIAL said by yyzlhr :The Cisco boxes have the power the run the new UI. Its just that Rogers released the UI too early and the coding is extremely inefficient causing it to be be very laggy.
So it's laggy even on the cisco boxes?
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| From what I've heard its lagging because rogers is rolling out a relatively early build of their new software and they plan to improve it overtime. |
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Sunfox
join:2003-12-14
Markham, ON | Sooo... "It's okay that everyone's experience is gonna suck for the next few years, because it can potentially be fixed at some unknown date in the future... if we ever bother to get around to it."
You don't ever release crap with the excuse that it's only crap because it's an early version! As far as I and other end users are concerned, it's crap now and it could very well stay that way forever! |
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HiVoltPremium
join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
kudos:12 | LOL... Thats hilarious. Remember how long it took them to first acknowledge, then fix the 8300 PVR spin up/spin down bug. And the fix was to just have it spinning all the time!
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JAC70
join:2008-10-20
canada | reply to Paolo
Avoiding the update Hey, does anyone know if turning my 8642 off at night would prevent the update? |
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HiVoltPremium
join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
kudos:12 Reviews:
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| said by JAC70:Hey, does anyone know if turning my 8642 off at night would prevent the update?
I don't think so, it will be fetched eventually when you power it on when the update is ready in your area.
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 jmacd27Premium
join:2001-05-13
Toronto, ON | reply to jmacd27
Re: Rogers hole home PVR - its OFFICIAL said by jmacd27:Thanks for the info HiVolt  . I'll swap it out tomorrow if my local store has one.
Well my first Cisco 8642 I got died after a couple of weeks. I exchanged it for another unit, this time I got one with a 320GB drive. It is nice to have double the storage. I didn't even know there was boxes with larger drives in the rental pool. I hope this one lasts. |
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decxPremium
join:2002-06-07
Vancouver, BC | reply to mozerd
said by mozerd:Does the rogers whole home pvr have FOUR tunners like the one from Bell Fibe TV that's so amazing? AND
can the Rogers whole home pvr record up to 4 shows at the same time and play them back to 6 TVs in your home? Those are the questions burning in everyones ears. 
Fibe TV does have a better solution hardware and software-wise. However, what made me choose Rogers over Fibe is that choosing Fibe would require me to get Bell internet as well. That single requirement was the deal killer for me. |
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decxPremium
join:2002-06-07
Vancouver, BC | reply to snorlax14
said by snorlax14:Also I see no mention that the remote PVR feature is going to be offered on the enhanced PVR's. It is currently only available on the 8300.
The remote PVR feature on the 8300 still isn't available on the 8462's newest firmware yet. |
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 PaoloMr. Wireless
join:2004-05-29
Canada | reply to decx
why would bell fibre require you to get internet? doesnt the bell tv plug directly into the optical fibre cable
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bt
join:2009-02-26
canada
kudos:1 Reviews:
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| said by Paolo:why would bell fibre require you to get internet? Business decision. Same way Rogers used to require you to have digital TV service to get "Ultimate" tier internet from them.
said by Paolo:doesnt the bell tv plug directly into the optical fibre cable ...no. First, it's a FTTN service. The cable coming to the home is still copper. Second, it goes through a modem and then out to the set top boxes. |
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PaoloMr. Wireless
join:2004-05-29
Canada | so its ToIP? TV over IP? interesting now they want u to pay for internet, then tv on top, good way for them to sucker people into paying more.
i have rogers cable, and rogers internet, my cable goes through the same lines as my internet but if i cancel my internet my bill will go down in price unlike the bell fibre optic i bet if u cancel internet the bell five tv wont work, haha, weird
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bt
join:2009-02-26
canada
kudos:1 Reviews:
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| It's IPTV, but it's not an over-the-top service.
From a technical standpoint, it works similar to cable in that way. Both the internet and TV signal come in through the same line, but aren't linked together. One doesn't rely on the other. Requiring Bell internet to get Fibe TV is purely a business decision.
And again, it's not fibre optic. It's a copper phone line. |
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said by Paolo:why would bell fibre require you to get internet? doesnt the bell tv plug directly into the optical fibre cable
Sorry, but it's not "bell fibre". Their marketing really pisses me off because so many people think that's the name. It's called Bell "Fibe" because it's not fibre but they want people to think that. |
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PaoloMr. Wireless
join:2004-05-29
Canada | yeah my neighbour told me he has the bell fibre optic setup. i said wow, you have the fibre optic cable right to your tv? he said, umm no. so then i told him to check with bell why they lied to him and now hes pissed at bell gonna scream at them and ask where is his fibre optic cable.
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 mozerdLight Will Pierce The DarknessPremium,MVM
join:2004-04-23
Nepean, ON | reply to mozerd
IPTV For Free not quite for free but certainly a lot cheaper that you know who and with a little hard work provides a great deal more variety.
What you need to get free IPTV
The minimum requirement to view IPTV is a broadband Internet connection,
Plus the viewing equipment, which could be personal computers (desktops, laptops, etc)or just any Audio-Visual (AV) equipment.
Advantages of using IPTV
•You can get it for free or at least avoid monthly recurring charges once you have paid the initial setup or software cost.
•Very high quality images especially when you view in HD format.
•You get content when you want, where you want and how you want it.
•You get interactive program guides.
•You can now watch TV on various devices, depending on your preference.
•Overall better TV experience for you the user.
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zo786
join:2012-01-19
Toronto, ON | Has anyone had this set up by Rogers yet? How has it been working so far? |
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| I have the new IPG, and it works well for the most part. They still need to work on the guide scrolling as its still a bit laggy but its a huge improvement from the initial rollout where the software was so slow that it was unusable. There are still a few features missing though like skipping forward and backwards five minutes by pressing page up and down when watching a recorded show. I don't think anyone aside from beta testers have whole home pvr setup yet because the rollout was delayed and just resumed recently. |
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The deal breaker here is the quality of Rogers HD signal. They've been drastically reducing the bitrates on their HD channels for years now.
Bell FibeTV really can't be touched in this regard. |
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