Time Warner Cable - Legacy → TWC box

I plan on adding a 2nd TV.. TWC tells me that will cost me $9 a month more for a "box" .. any way to add a 2nd TV without a box?

use a splitter (free at local TWC office) or have an additional outlet installed (price varies, call in for assistance). eventually you'll need some type of converter if/when the video signal goes all-digital though.

thanks... so I guess the answer is no

Get a Roku, you can use the TWC app on there and watch TV.

THATS A GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS

I just got one and I love it

Thanks for posting, I will be ordering a Roku today.

There are some disadvantages to using the Roku and TWC app, although considering the savings from renting a box I consider them them minor.
* No allowance to select a specific channel. No choice can be made without scrolling through a channel guide;
* No channel grid in the Roku, which prevents viewers from finding out what's on later.
* No closed captioning, helpful for watching a channel on mute next to a sleeping significant other.
* A one minute delay from actual live tv.

actually CC is active in the latest release but it has to be enabled globally in the Roku itself

Although there's still a charge for it, a cheaper option is a TiVo or similar and a CableCard. Not sure what the current CableCard rental fee is, $2.50/mo?

/M

Do you want all of the same channels that you currently have, or for your second television, do you just require more basic stations?

Well this has certainly been an informative thread. We may return the Roku especially since we could add a recording device.

Can we assume that we will get a guide with the TiVo system?

Also our schedules are full and erratic. Can customers pick up a cable card at the local office rather than scheduling an install?

Sorry for the questions and hi-jacking the thread somewhat, but we are newbs on the ever changing TV options.

Yes, you pay a monthly subscription for it or you can purchase a lifetime option.Yes self install options are available, you may need a tuning adaptor if SDV is active in your area.

Hob

So it's really not much of a savings as an earlier posting would leave one to believe.

We have a Time Warner Cisco 8742 DVR in our living room as well as another basic HD box. We are thinking of adding a TiVo premier to our bedroom tv and thought we could save some money by renting a cable card ($2.50 a month). I guess we believed that we were already paying for a guide through Time Warner.

This has been debated multiple times across many forums. There is an upfront cost for Tivo and they charge for their own guide data. As stated you need a cable card and possibly a tuning adapter. Yes you save a box fee but only you can make the decision as to what is important to you.

Hob

Tivo subs cost $14.99 a month with a years contract (ETF applies), or you can buy a lifetime subscription for $499, or $399 if you have multiple Tivo's on your account, basically $499 for the first and $399 for each one after that. Same with the monthly, the first one is $14.99 and each one after that is $12.99 monthly. Then you have to get the cable card and tuning adapter from TWC for each Tivo. If you do not pay for the subscription on the Tivo then you cant use it. I think some people have reported you can view the channels, but you will get no guide data, and you cant use the features.

Thats why I suggested the Roku, You buy it, $99 for the Roku 3 which is the newest model, and theres no monthly fee associated with it. Works out good for me in a spare bedroom where my mom usually stays when she visits. She just likes to put it on one program and watch that program. No need for any DVR features in that room. Also if you have Netflix, it works really great for that.

Another thought is to get a Digital Terminal Adapter (or just Digital Adapter), free until the end of the year, 99 cents a month after that. No guide, no recording, no premium channels, no switched video channels.

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The Roku is a fantastic suggestion for a TV situated in a bedroom or somewhere that is not the primary viewing area. A Tivo for the same seems to me to be a bit of an overkill due to the cost. A DTA is an option but with the other options on the Roku to me its a better deal.

Good thread.

Hob

There is also this, which looks interesting. Will require a cable card and possibly a tuning adapter from time warner. I have not personally tested this device, just throwing it out there as a possible option. »www.amazon.com/Samsung-G ··· EYO241Q/

You beat me to it. This can be had for $130 at Walmart. Unlike a Tivo, there is no monthly fee for guide date. You just buy the unit and rent a TWC cablecard and tuning adapter for $2.50 a month.

I just wanted to add my thoughts after receiving my Roku 3 this weekend and setting it up today.

We are very impressed with the channel lineup Time Warner has for this app. The negative of an alphabetical channel listing with no guide is somewhat eased with a fairly fast scroll on the Roku 3. Practically every channel we could want is in the app. The only ones I needed that weren't included were ESPN 1,2 and U, but there's a separate app for those.

We are very happy with the Roku and the TWC app.
Thank you MeInDallas.