No cablecard? Does this mean the technology is on its way out?
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The 6187 doesn't come with a cable card slot, so even if your cable provider supplies you with a card, you won't have any use for it. The HL-S6188, on the other hand, does have a cable card slot, as well as PiP and FireWire.
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1888553
Wonderful unit. I have 2 of these. I only with they were CableCard friendly.
558288
Analog pass through may be of interest to some, but probably most folks don't need it, and it shouldn't be a factor in their purchase decision. There is no major TV station in my area that doesn't already broadcast its programs on DTV. That is probably true of most areas. By 2009, it will be the case almost everywhere.
1735268
As long as you have wireless internet you will be fine. You do not use cable at all just plug in and register with your wireless password.. Super easy
1462466
Unfortunately no. The Tivo service simply is the programming data / guide for the Tivo. You still need a basic signal from cable, etc.
637076
I have the TiVo HD, and no, you do not need a cable card - I just don't get the digital channels, and obviously no HD. Time Warner keeps changing certain channels to digital only, though, which is a pain and I may have to add cable cards someday. The highest channel I get is 99, and no hyphenated channels. Our digital service doesn't have hyphenated channels either, though.
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I have never lost signal on either of my cable cards. Other than the initial installation I've never had to call for any kind of service. As far as TiVo dropping it I seriously doubt it. I have to admit that if it were to fail out of warranty it is one of the few pieces of technology in the house I'd have to replace immediately. Mine is used every day for 4 to 10 hours.
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We've got Comcast and it's worked great for us. We had their performance package and would get speeds well into the 50 range. We do not have phone though.
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They might charge you a small fee to rent a cablecard so you can access all the digital channels. With this device you can't use ondemand services. I use windows media center to record tv, this is not a standalone device as it requires a computer.
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Can you not get the HD channels on the cablecard because they are on high-number channels? I am worried about that too, since our HD channels are all up near 290 - 320, and the TV specs say it can get CATV channels from 1 - 125 only. I am about to give up on trying to find a cablecard TV. I may go ahead and rent an HD box (and keep the regular digital box attached to my Dual TiVo).
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It does not appear to support any type of digital cable. Samsung has made some models in the past with CableCard slots for digital cable, but this one doesn't have that feature, as far as I can find.
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your cable provider will supply you with a card. You should call them for availability.
1428881
Yes it is. So far it's working great. I got rid of my unlimited calls (phone landline) and my DSL. Now we have high speed cable for our internet, and MagicJack plus.
990792
I think it will work on regular channels without a cablecard, but you can use the Ceton website to send a support question. They usually get back to you within a day.
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I don't see why that would not work. With a cable card, the unit acts just like a cable box except you can't access On Demand or PPV channels.
737502
It does not have anywhere to put a card... Isn't that what a cable/satellite box is for? The card goes in the box provided by the cable service provider.