I love my Tivo! It’s changed the way I watch TV, and I’ll never go back. Just wish the Series 3’s were cheaper. I’ll bite the bullet at some point, though.

I’ve used the Comcast DVR at my ex-girlfriends and you’re right on so many points, it’s crap compared to Tivo’s service. I was always so frustrated trying to use that thing, and missing terribly the simplicity of Tivo.

I’ve heard they’re in trials now in the New England states for the Tivo/Comcast service. Hopefully that’ll mean more people can get some relief from the hell that is the Comcast DVR and get to experience the joy of Tivo.

Nice first post!

-BruceMonster

Well, I have to say… I’ve got a comcast DVR right now. I can’t get DSL here so I’ve got Comcast Internet. The good news is, it’s smoking fast. The bad news, it’s expensive and I miss my DirecTV with Tivo! Tivo Rocks. I agree with most everything you’ve got there. The only thing about the Comcast DVR is it’s better than nothing. I’ve had the same problems. One thing though… You can use the little loop back button to rewind 15 secs when fast forwarding. This fixes 1. on your list.

Some issues that you didn’t miss are: The huge “RECORDING FINISHED” screen blocks the show you are watching for a long time unless you search for the exit button. There is also no jump forward and back in large chunks. Got a 2 hour show recorded? You have to fast forward through the whole thing to see the end. The On-Demand stuff uses different buttons to fast forward than the regular DVR. The ONLY thing that is better on my Comcast DVR (than my old tivo) is that if you are watching a movie and are more than a half hour into it, and you press record, it will record the whole movie. My Tivo would only have a half hour back in time (perhaps the new ones are better?). My only issue with Tivo is that the new HD models are too expensive. Perhaps they have come down in price recently. Your post reminds me how much I miss Tivo!

-DerrickMonster