Do I still need to rent a cablecard or set top box if I am using HDHomerun with this device?
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The CETON Echo is a great Windows Media Extender which means it needs a computer somewhere on the network running Windows Media Center, which is standard with Windows 7. The Windows 7 computer needs a tuner to receive TV signal (this is what the HDHomerun does) either via unencrypted over-the-air or unencrypted cable. Most digital cable is encrypted so you will need a HDHomerun that will accept a cable card. I have 3 CETON Echos but instead of HDHomerun I have a CETON tuner card that accepts my Vzn cable card. TVs networked through the house was my goal and this config works great. A word of advice, there are many different HDHomerun models if you can get one with a cable card input. The CETON Echo is a great Windows Media Extender which means it needs a computer somewhere on the network running Windows Media Center, which is standard with Windows 7. The Windows 7 computer needs a tuner to receive TV signal (this is what the HDHomerun does) either via unencrypted over-the-air or unencrypted cable. Most digital cable is encrypted so you will need a HDHomerun that will accept a cable card. I have 3 CETON Echos but instead of HDHomerun I have a CETON tuner card that accepts my Vzn cable card. TVs networked through the house was my goal and this config works great. A word... » Read More The CETON Echo is a great Windows Media Extender which means it needs a computer somewhere on the network running Windows Media Center, which is standard with Windows 7. The Windows 7 computer needs a tuner to receive TV signal (this is what the HDHomerun does) either via unencrypted over-the-air or unencrypted cable. Most digital cable is encrypted so you will need a HDHomerun that will accept a cable card. I have 3 CETON Echos but instead of HDHomerun I have a CETON tuner card that accepts my Vzn cable card. TVs networked through the house was my goal and this config works great. A word of advice, there are many different HDHomerun models if you can get one with a cable card input. « Show Less
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No this will connect and use one of the tunners from your HDHomerun via ether net cable.
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The CETON Echo is a great Windows Media Extender which means it needs a computer somewhere on the network running Windows Media Center, which is standard with Windows 7. The Windows 7 computer needs a tuner to receive TV signal (this is what the HDHomerun does) either via unencrypted over-the-air or unencrypted cable. Most digital cable is encrypted so you will need a HDHomerun that will accept a cable card. I have 3 CETON Echos but instead of HDHomerun I have a CETON tuner card that accepts my Vzn cable card. TVs networked through the house was my goal and this config works great. A word of advice, there are many different HDHomerun models if you can get one with a cable card input.
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You need a cable card to interface to your provider. Cable card lets your Tivo look like a STbox to the provider. I have Verizon FIOS cable card is an M-Card and is $4.99 + tax monthly.
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No. The 4-tuner Roamio is the only one that supports an HD Antenna. I don't know all the details, but when I was researching I also heard that the HD Antenna support in the base Roamio is also an either/or setup.That is, you cannot have the Roamio use a Cable Card and an HD Antenna at the same time.
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I'm not sure. It would make sense to get the HD antenna & receiver. If you ask Dish HD will be free.
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You can connect the cable antenna directly to this tuner and it will receive the QAM channels that your cable company puts on the cable. Some do and some don't. Ours does. So do not need to rent a box from the cable company. Only is any good if your cable company has open QAM
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Currently, my cable company broadcasts 8 HD channels over the cable that the ATSC tuner in my Panny tv picks up. They are in digital channel spaces (92-1 for example). If I go with the series 3 Tivo, will it grab these channels without a cable card? My provider currently offers an HD tier which includes those 8 channels and adds 4 more. For that, I'd have to pay a monthly fee for the HD tier and also rent a cable box.
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You need and HD source. OTA antenna if you can pick up locals, sat., or cable box with HDMI or component outputs.
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yes there is a cable slot, warning moxie no longer supports self owned cable boxes, but I think they still sell them to. cable providers. I had high hopes for the box, kept it two days then went back to the satellite company. Don't know if it was the cable company or the moxie box, but my SD on satellite looked better than the HD on the moxie.
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You will need a cablecard as.well as the coaxial cable to use this. You will also need a.computer to pit this card in. But after you have all of that and you activate the card you should be good to go.
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Nope. As far as I know there are no cable services where on demand currently works with cablecard.
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You should be able to use the modem regardless of what level of cable TV service. Internet service is separate.
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I have a series 3 hd and time warner. You need to have tw insert a cable card into the tivon then you get rid of the cable box, they also giuve you a tuner adapter for free, the card is abotu 2 bucks compared to the 8 for the cable box. My tivo remote works for tv, cable and tivo
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Do you happen to know whether the same holds true for Verizon's FIOS service? Or would I need their HD box?
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It wont be free but the fee will be minimal. You will need to lease a cable card from your cable company, usually only a couple of dollars a month. With that the dvrs from twc and comcast are pointless.
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No, this unit only works on existing cable services. It basically would replace the set top box that the cable company would rent you.
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I bought this tv for my son last Christman & then got one for myself about a month ago. If you are a Time Warner customer you need the cable box to get the HD tier. Yes, it would be nice if we didn't need that, wouldn't it?
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Yes cable. No card. You don't need a card for it. And if you have a wireless router you don't need the cable either.