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Comcast Cable Service[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#7)
by Anonymous User on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 10:58:34 AM PDT

When I had Comcast analog cable service 5 years ago, they continually dropped channels and didn't add new channels just as you described. The price never went down. I finally got fed up and switched to satellite. Crisp, clear pitcure, 5 times the channels, satellite radio, Tivo and 25% cheaper per month. I actually saved enough in the first year to pay for the Tivo box. Now 5 years later, I'm still paying less than I paid for analog digital from Comcast. I would never again do business with them. Truthfully, I would rather use dial-up than Comcast

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What joy for home recording?[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#9)
by Anonymous User on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 02:38:19 PM PDT

But who offers service that will allow one to continue using one's own VCR or homebrew DVR? I find no flavor in subscribing to Tivo or another crippled DVR.

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VCRs/Homebrews should work[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#14)
by Anonymous User on Tue Feb 26, 2008 at 09:37:00 AM PDT

The signal is still analog for your TV so it should drive your vcr and homebrew dvr. However, you will probably need an extra satellite receiver box to record channels at will (which means you may have to add a IR gizmo to your setup).

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