Wireless cable TV
Aug 24, 2016, 12:47 pm
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Yeah, it looks as if it won't work in our house. We have one Tivo HD Series 2 that we own, and two Tivos -- a Tivo Quad and Tivo Mini -- that are supplied by the cable company. It seems as if each one needs a cable connection, but it was worth a shot!
Aug 24, 2016, 3:18 pm
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TiVo Mini CAN be networked via MoCA, or can be networked via Ethernet. Does not actually pull video through a cable tuner on that Coax. The tuner is on your "quad", whatever model that one is. The Coax is there for MoCA (Ethernet over Coax) and is optional.
Aug 24, 2016, 4:48 pm
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Hmmm....I'll futz with it this weekend!
Aug 27, 2016, 1:16 pm
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There's one TV in our house that we can only use a window antenna with, unless we want to run around 50 ft of cable along the walls. This is what I'm waiting for to solve that problem:
Comcast will soon let its customers bypass the cable box and get Xfinity service directly on their television sets or streaming media gadgets.
So, basically a Comcast/Xfinity app on the Roku or Samsung smart TV. I'd heard before about this coming, but this latest news I've seen suggests it will happen before the end of 2016.
Comcast will soon let its customers bypass the cable box and get Xfinity service directly on their television sets or streaming media gadgets.
So, basically a Comcast/Xfinity app on the Roku or Samsung smart TV. I'd heard before about this coming, but this latest news I've seen suggests it will happen before the end of 2016.
Aug 27, 2016, 5:13 pm
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Certain TiVo Premiere models can be the main unit as well - but not all.
Aug 28, 2016, 8:52 pm
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There's one TV in our house that we can only use a window antenna with, unless we want to run around 50 ft of cable along the walls. This is what I'm waiting for to solve that problem:
Comcast will soon let its customers bypass the cable box and get Xfinity service directly on their television sets or streaming media gadgets.
So, basically a Comcast/Xfinity app on the Roku or Samsung smart TV. I'd heard before about this coming, but this latest news I've seen suggests it will happen before the end of 2016.
Comcast will soon let its customers bypass the cable box and get Xfinity service directly on their television sets or streaming media gadgets.
So, basically a Comcast/Xfinity app on the Roku or Samsung smart TV. I'd heard before about this coming, but this latest news I've seen suggests it will happen before the end of 2016.
Aug 29, 2016, 6:28 am
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The Xfinity news isn't new and every since then, there's been no further word.
Regardless, I'm very curious as to how it will work. Will it matter who your ISP is? Could it be used out of home (say traveling to a hotel out of state)? Will I be able to live-stream everything available on TV (including sports, such as NFL, etc.)?
Regardless, I'm very curious as to how it will work. Will it matter who your ISP is? Could it be used out of home (say traveling to a hotel out of state)? Will I be able to live-stream everything available on TV (including sports, such as NFL, etc.)?