Comments on: Gemstar-TV Guide: Our Data is Good

By: Rosemarie

Rosemarie — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:46:15 +0000

I too have a panasonic dvd recorder DMR-EH75V with hard drive and I lost my listings in early January. I still am not able to get them. I called Panasonic and was told my cable box was not compatible even though it had been working. I now have a new cable box and have reset it just about every day and I am still not getting anything. It just tells me it is in progress.

By: Ellen Dokus

Ellen Dokus — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:02:08 +0000

I have a panasonic dvd recorder with hard drive and I recently lost my listings wed after 10 pm 2/25/09 it says no listings I reset the unit now there is no data on screen why did listings disappear I have bright house cable it is compatible for the digital transition my dvd recorder is panasonic dr eh50 I bought it in 2006 is it compatible

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:58:39 +0000

Sounds like you may want to research a more modern HD TiVo with CableCARD support. FYI If you’re not comfortable manually preparing a larger internal TiVo hard drive, quite a few companies such as DVRUpgrade and Weaknees will sell you one. FYI 2 Those newer TiVo models (Series 3 and HD) support external SATA drives for additional storage.

By: Rich Henry

Rich Henry — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:34:11 +0000

I have used both the Comcast DVR and Tivo for years now. I am dissapointed with the Comcast DVR’s controls and slow response time compared to Tivo. Tivo’s biggest problem is storage limitations. I am a giant TV viewer and find that I cannot watch some of these programs fast enough before they get deleted. If I edit the Tivo to save these videos then it gets full and wont record newer programs. The ability to add external storage outside of dumping these large files into my own computer would be great. I think the whole DVR solution is still pretty limited. I also find that the Tivo I bought a year ago will not work with my Hi-def Comcast receiver. Limited plugs in the back prevent me from accessing the necessary audio inputs for my TV and comcast receiver. I went to Comcast and explained my problem but they do not have a receiver that will accomodate a high def to the tv and still have audio plugs for the Tivo. Tivo therefore cannot record the audio from higher channels on Comcast such as the BBC, speed or any HBO, Encore etc. channels.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:26:57 +0000

Comcast blames Gemstar-TV Guide and they blame Comcast. That’s not a nice way to treat your partners/customers. ;) These services provide different tiers of data subscriptions and it’s up to the DVR software to interpret what it’s being fed. So both are ultimately responsible.