Tivo & Comcast digital adapter

[LB-Joe]

I have two Tivos--an S3 and an S2 dual tuner, both connected to Comcast cable. Comcast has informed me that they are going to rearrange their digital channels and that I will need a digital transport adapter (DTA) for my TV, but I will not need anything for either of the Tivos. In contrast, the TIVO website says I won't need anything for the S3, but I will need an adapter for the S2. Who is right??? I need to order these adapters from Comcast within the next two weeks. Thank you for any help you can give.

[WK-Michael]

I can't see how the S2 unit wouldn't need a cable box in the scenario; it has no digital tuner. I think TiVo's pretty much the right ones here - and they have a lot more experience in this situation.

[LB-Joe]

Thank you. I tried Tivo numerous times and can't get in because they are currently burried in some telephone number change issues for downloading TV program information. Your comments about a non-digital tuner makes sense to me also.

[Raymond Day]

I just got a DTA box.

Went to Comcast web page and order a Digital Transport Adapter and it came in about 5 days with UPS.

It has 2 coax in and out. I hooked it up to my TV 1st to get it going. Go to Comcast web page and put in the "Unique Customer ID" that came with it. When it 1st on the TV it says to call Comcast and list a phone number. But can go to there web page to do it. After about 2 min. The TV came on with video. It looks good like a digital box.

I hooked it on my TiVo S2 then with the Infor-red LED's to it. Went to set up and I did set up 2 times all ready. It don't know that digital channels good at all. It can swich to some but it can't to other it list in TiVo. In set up can only tell it a cable box and I said it's a Motorola one. It has Comcast name on it but by Motoroa.

The TiVo guide I can not get set right. I used the remote with the DTA "Digital Transport Adapter" and did Channel up form 2 and typed the letters the DTA box shows on TV for a little. Here is my list for the Comcast here.

2 WJBK
3
4 WDIV
6 WTVS
7 WXYZ
10 QVC
11
12 GA
13 WKBD
14 WWJ
15 HSN
18 COMTV
19 EDUC
23 WADL
24 WGTE
29 TBS
30 TWC
31 TNT
32 FSN
33 SPEED
34 GOLF
35 ESPN
36 ESPN2
37 CNN
38 HN
39 CNBC
40 FNC
41 MSNBC
42 DSC
43 HIST
44 BRAVO
45 A&E
46 AMC
47 TRAVL
48 HGTV
49 FOOD
50 FX
51 USA
52 LIFE
53 FAM
54 SCIFI
55 COM
56 E!
57 DIS
58 TOON
59 NIK
60 SPIKE
61 GAC
62 BET
63 VH1
64 MTV
65 BIG10
66 TCM
67 AMIMP
69 TVLND
70 TLC
71 VS.
72 truTV
90 LEASED
95 WGN
96 CSPAN
99 CBET
100 TVGN
104 C-SPAN 2
119 LMN
137 HLMRK
147 GAC
287 WTVS2
288 WTVS3
294 THIS
295 Univers
297 RTN 2
385 SNBC
392 TBN
393 EWTN
397 WLPC-LP
398 CTND
399 WDWO
715 BIG10
900 CTV
901 FS+
902 EDUC
915 GA
916 COMTV
1000 Southea

I just can't get TiVo to know and go to just them channels.

Any one know how? I guess in set up and maybe they have it so you can pick a DTA box?

-Raymond Day

[Raymond Day]

Maybe this will work now.

Went to the set up a 3RD time. This time for the cable box I picked other and it had a Digital Transport Adapter. I think it said Comcast too. I picked that. It tested changing the channels and did not about 3 times but did about 5 times right till it know it had it right. It's doing it's set up right now. I think it's going to work with the right guide on TiVo this time.

I told it 000 enter for the channles changing.

-Raymond Day

[Raymond Day]

It seems to be set up good now.

After I picked "other" and Digital Transport Adapter from the list of cable boxes. The Guide list was all most right.

I went in the channel editor part and deleted a lot of the higher channels.

Some I get that TiVo did not add and if it don't know them you can't add them. But it was only about 2 or 3. I took away about 50 it seems like that TiVo guide said I had.

Tested changed to a lot of channels and it's working very good now.

-Raymond Day

[WK-Michael]

Thanks for the posts.

My understanding here is that you'll only get very basic channels with a DTA - no premium ones, and not even most of the ones in your list. Are you actually seeing those if you manually enter the number on the TiVo remote?

I'm assuming the TiVo guide just omits the premium channels because it assumes that you don't have them since you have a DTA rather than an STB.

[Raymond Day]

That list I the TiVo gets about 95% of it and works. It's just that it's guide don't have some of them.

The TiVo guide showed a lot more then what the Digital Adapter has. I guess because I don't have "Digital Classic" just "Digital Starter" I guess TiVo thought I had "Digital Classic" that adds more channels. 101 - 687.

-Raymond Day

[callejon]

DTA Comcast

So if I have a Series 2 and get a Comcast Digital Adapter I'll get all those channels?

Also, Michael, I saw that the Comcast Digital Adapter has a plug marked "IR In" on the back. Is that a control port that the Series 2 is able to connect to some how?

Thanks

[WK-Michael]

I don't know if you can control it with an IR cable, but you can try.

My guess is that you'll get a different mix of channels, unless you're located very, very close to the other poster.

[dill100]

Having heard nothing in a week, and having found Jeff's suggestion, I decided today to give it a try, even though my case did not involve repeated restarts. I followed the steps precisely. After finishing Guided Setup on pure analog cable, there was ch. 12 again, as usual, since it is a feature of extended basic. I reseated CableCard 1. It authorized. I checked channels; all same as before. Reseated 2. It authorized. Tested channels, same as before: no 12, 704, or 705. Ran Guided Setup again, had breakfast.