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<blockquote data-quote="Backstrap" data-source="post: 1888607" data-attributes="member: 19247"><p>I think you hit it right on the head, Commander - the whole home system is "working as designed". Whoever designed it needs to rethink it! The only advantage I found to the whole home system over the regular system is the ability to watch any show; movie; etc. recorded on a "master" DVR on a "slave" DVR in another room - but I've gotten around that by simply setting up series recordings on the shows I want to watch on the other DVRs in my house, and making a one-time investment of $75.00 or so for a Roku device on all the DVRs - thus I can access Netflix; Amazon video; and many other similar content providers from any TV in the house anyway. Also, I installed the PlayOn and PlayLater service on a computer connected to my LAN, the same network to which all the Roku boxes and thus the TVs are connected, which gives me even more viewing choices and the ability to record shows and movies off the internet and watch them on any TV in the house.</p><p></p><p>And lest I be branded as simply a ranting dissatisfied Cox customer, I can assure you I'm not - I subscribe to their bundled TV, internet, and phone package and am quite pleased with the service I receive on all three! Every time I've called Cox with any problem on any of the three services they've been very helpful, and have on a few occasions sent a tech out to my house at no charge to troubleshoot. (Which I expect them to do anyway, given what I pay them each month!) I can't imagine service from AT&T U-Verse or any of the satellite providers would come close to matching or exceeding what I experience with Cox, so I'm not interested in switching. I simply believe in the case of the whole house DVR system Cox rolled out an ill-conceived, poorly designed and implemented product ahead of its time. Even Coke made a huge marketing mistake (read: "New Coke"); they just need to own up to it and either fix it or dump it.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your help in looking into the current status of the Cisco boxes, Commander Keen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Backstrap, post: 1888607, member: 19247"] I think you hit it right on the head, Commander - the whole home system is "working as designed". Whoever designed it needs to rethink it! The only advantage I found to the whole home system over the regular system is the ability to watch any show; movie; etc. recorded on a "master" DVR on a "slave" DVR in another room - but I've gotten around that by simply setting up series recordings on the shows I want to watch on the other DVRs in my house, and making a one-time investment of $75.00 or so for a Roku device on all the DVRs - thus I can access Netflix; Amazon video; and many other similar content providers from any TV in the house anyway. Also, I installed the PlayOn and PlayLater service on a computer connected to my LAN, the same network to which all the Roku boxes and thus the TVs are connected, which gives me even more viewing choices and the ability to record shows and movies off the internet and watch them on any TV in the house. And lest I be branded as simply a ranting dissatisfied Cox customer, I can assure you I'm not - I subscribe to their bundled TV, internet, and phone package and am quite pleased with the service I receive on all three! Every time I've called Cox with any problem on any of the three services they've been very helpful, and have on a few occasions sent a tech out to my house at no charge to troubleshoot. (Which I expect them to do anyway, given what I pay them each month!) I can't imagine service from AT&T U-Verse or any of the satellite providers would come close to matching or exceeding what I experience with Cox, so I'm not interested in switching. I simply believe in the case of the whole house DVR system Cox rolled out an ill-conceived, poorly designed and implemented product ahead of its time. Even Coke made a huge marketing mistake (read: "New Coke"); they just need to own up to it and either fix it or dump it. Thanks for your help in looking into the current status of the Cisco boxes, Commander Keen. [/QUOTE]
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