Category Archives: OCAP

Boston Area TV Ad For Comcast DVR With TiVo Service

Dave Zatz of Zatz Not Funny captured the Comcast DVR With TiVo Service ad currently running in the Boston area and posted it on YouTube:

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Trouble With Comcast TiVo?

Reader John Barger contacted me earlier this week to tell me about his troubles with the Comcast TiVo software. His experience has been bad enough that he’s asking Comcast to replace his DVRs with units running the default software, and … Continue reading

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30 Second Skip Back Door For Comcast TiVo Found

One of the downsides to the TiVo OCAP software being deployed by Comcast has been the lack of 30-second skip functionality. Standalone TiVos have the SPS30S back door, while the non-TiVo Comcast Motorola units also had a back door to … Continue reading

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Updates Coming For Comcast TiVo

A Comcast rep posted to AVS Forum last week with some more information about the current Comcast TiVo roll out in the Boston area. Issues experienced by the current users were addressed: There will be a software release rolling out … Continue reading

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Comcast Officially Launches TiVo Service

Well, it looks like the USA Today article I spotted last night was just the first to cover the official launch. Today Comcast and TiVo put out a press release announcing the official launch of the TiVo software on Comcast … Continue reading

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