Comments on: Canceling cable: the failed experiment http://bjdraw.com/2010/01/19/canceling-cable-the-failed-experiment/ How good can it be, if it isn't HD? Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:04:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ben Drawbaugh http://bjdraw.com/2010/01/19/canceling-cable-the-failed-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-2159 Ben Drawbaugh Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:30:35 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=401#comment-2159 The other two are a new TiVo (I'm guessing here) and I plan to look at the Moxi DVR again. And FiOS doesn't pair the CableCARD to the hardware so I can just pull it out of one device and pop it in the next and it works. The other two are a new TiVo (I’m guessing here) and I plan to look at the Moxi DVR again.

And FiOS doesn’t pair the CableCARD to the hardware so I can just pull it out of one device and pop it in the next and it works.

]]> By: normychas http://bjdraw.com/2010/01/19/canceling-cable-the-failed-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-2158 normychas Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:25:02 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=401#comment-2158 sorry to hear that me a reader of both this blog and engadgethd caused your experiment to fail but im very excited to read reviews on the hd home run and the new ceton box. Curious what the other 2 cable card devices you plan to test are unless your counting different models from each company. Also on the truck roll i'm wondering how you plan to avoid that for every cable device you have to set up. For the life of me i couldn't get cox to just let me pick up cable cards and have them authorized myself on my tivo. I ended up having to walk the tech through the process just the same but considering the fact that you may have to pay for truck rolls for each new cable card you have configured you may want to continue your experiment. You can at least write of those truck rolls. sorry to hear that me a reader of both this blog and engadgethd caused your experiment to fail but im very excited to read reviews on the hd home run and the new ceton box. Curious what the other 2 cable card devices you plan to test are unless your counting different models from each company. Also on the truck roll i’m wondering how you plan to avoid that for every cable device you have to set up. For the life of me i couldn’t get cox to just let me pick up cable cards and have them authorized myself on my tivo. I ended up having to walk the tech through the process just the same but considering the fact that you may have to pay for truck rolls for each new cable card you have configured you may want to continue your experiment. You can at least write of those truck rolls.

]]> By: IseWise http://bjdraw.com/2010/01/19/canceling-cable-the-failed-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 IseWise Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:07:12 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=401#comment-2146 "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in" The Godfather II “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in”

The Godfather II

]]> By: Davis Freeberg http://bjdraw.com/2010/01/19/canceling-cable-the-failed-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-2145 Davis Freeberg Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:30:00 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=401#comment-2145 Wow - I recently cut the cord and have had the exact opposite response. I realized that other than a few Laker games on TNT and ESPN, I'm really not missing anything. When I consider that I'm saving $600 a year, I figure I could rent a lot of Blu-ray if I wanted to. I still have Netflix, so that's kind of like cable and with TiVo I get OTA signals, so that makes life easier than having a Moxi DVR, but I'd rather spend the money going to a sports bar with friends than to waste it on content that I'm just not using. Not sure what type of reception you're getting, but with my new HD antenna, I still get a lot of HD sports that I can pay attention to. Wow – I recently cut the cord and have had the exact opposite response. I realized that other than a few Laker games on TNT and ESPN, I’m really not missing anything. When I consider that I’m saving $600 a year, I figure I could rent a lot of Blu-ray if I wanted to. I still have Netflix, so that’s kind of like cable and with TiVo I get OTA signals, so that makes life easier than having a Moxi DVR, but I’d rather spend the money going to a sports bar with friends than to waste it on content that I’m just not using. Not sure what type of reception you’re getting, but with my new HD antenna, I still get a lot of HD sports that I can pay attention to.

]]> By: Kevin http://bjdraw.com/2010/01/19/canceling-cable-the-failed-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-2144 Kevin Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:02:28 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/?p=401#comment-2144 That is exactly what I have learned too. Fios is pretty cheap when everything is bundled. I think canceling cable is great for students etc who are on a really tight budget. Sports in HD makes it worthwhile though for most people. That is exactly what I have learned too. Fios is pretty cheap when everything is bundled. I think canceling cable is great for students etc who are on a really tight budget. Sports in HD makes it worthwhile though for most people.

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