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Time Warner Cable Dvr By Janna on - Updated Sep 18, 2011

While I love my Tivo I absolutely hate the DVR that my cable company (Time Warner) supplies me with. While Tivo has a lot of bells and whistles the Scientific Atlantic DVR is very basic. The DVR will record what you tell it to (most of the time), you can pause live television, but the quality of the picture after where you have paused it is terrible.

There are is no alphabetic search available so you can really only record the programs that you find through the cable channel guide. I find this very frustration. You can set up this DVR to record a season full of any particular program. I found that to be the only positive.

I dislike the remote (too big and way to many buttons that do not function properly) and have found on many occasions that when you record a show what you are left with is a blank screen.

While a Tivo can be very expensive it is well worth it. I would advise anyone who is thinking about getting a DVR through their cable company to save their pennies and buy a Tivo instead.

8 Reader Comments
Tink

Sounds like we are better off with older technology items. I don't even want to start a new electronic device set up!

Tink commented on
godfrey884

Thanks for this info, my husband and I were just talking yesterday about switching from our dish to time warner cable and getting there DVR, this is good information to know now before we make the switch.

godfrey884 commented on
Chocollette

I hope you're able to get a Tivo instead, kiddo!

Chocollette commented on
Chris Kong

Thanks for recommending Tivo, I will have to remember that . Thanks.

Chris Kong commented on
Becky Knouff

I have had great luck with my time warner DVR, but I am sure not everyone is so lucky. Thanks for sharing this information.

rogue34

Thanks for the info. I'm trying to help my mom decide between spending the money for a TiVo or to go thru her cable company. I'll keep your comments in mind when I talk to her about it again.

rogue34 commented on
Maliki2

Glad when Adelphia was bought out we didn't get Time Warner. I use my DVR religously!

Maliki2 commented on
Rae777

DVR's are handy but they do have their limitations. I must say Dishtv picture quality is good when ever you record something

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