I Didn't Know All D* Has For DVRs

[Stanley Kritzik]

My son's been in town from Denver, where he's a D* customer, and he showed me an item I was not aware of.  With a D* DVR, such as an HR21, I can access their web site, and request a program to be recorded.  I assume the request comes over the satellite signal; I tried it and it works fine.  The requested program gets added to the "to do" list, and, I gather, for anyone with more than one DVR, one can specify the box to get the recording.

Does TimeWarner have similar facilities?  And, since I have Comcast at my vacation home, I wonder what they have.  Anyone know?  The facility is useful for anyone who's forgetful.

Stan

[Chinatown]

Dish has the same thing. As long as your computer is hooked up to a receiver you can program from anywhere.

[murdoc]

I've used my iPhone to schedule something I've forgotten about at the last minute.  The software is great.

[kevbeck122]

TWC does not have that functionality... nor does any cable company that I know of.  Dish, D* and U-verse all have it.

I'm sure it's something that can be added... cable boxes have a builtin DOCSIS modem AFAIK, and the latest Cisco (SA) boxes have network connectivity.. they just won't bother with it.