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jamcan · 2012-05-28, 11:52 AM

Has anyone heard or know of Cogeco coming out with the possibilities of their STB's to work as a whole home PVR like Fibe TV offers? Cogeco is way behind in the times in regards to offerings from Bell (Fibe TV whole Home PVR) and Rogers (NextBox).

dr dave · 2012-05-31, 12:59 PM

Cogeco today announced new enhancement coming soon:

- Remote Recorder enables one to set up and manage recordings online

- Whole House DVR with up to 3 connected devices

No word as to hardware but hopefully it will consist of enabled Pace boxes

Andicus · 2012-05-31, 01:26 PM

That's great news!

Where did they announce it?

rickardsred · 2012-05-31, 01:56 PM

They still haven't got a firmware that works properly for the current PACE boxes, and the old Motorola boxes STILL have their share of bugs and glitches and those are what, a decade old now???

Let's just say I don't have high expectations....

dr dave · 2012-05-31, 02:03 PM

Mailing today for Burlington/Oakville customers

rickyb · 2012-05-31, 09:20 PM

Hopefully it's this new Pace/Tivo model!:

http://www.pace.com/universal/news-e...video-gateway/

Danno100 · 2012-06-01, 10:36 PM

I have Cogeco but gave up long ago hoping they would have a whole home solution. For now, Media Centre and a bunch of Apple TV's (jailbroken) let me record and playback with 7 TV tuners (OTA HD, clearQam and analog) and 4 GB of storage. I wish Cogeco would provide that kind of functionality.

Zekes · 2012-06-06, 08:34 AM

Anyone have a link or a scan of the mailing they received I'd love to take a read! I didn't receive anything in Georgetown.

loracweb · 2012-06-06, 09:33 AM

From what I've heard, this will be enabled on the rng200n as a firmware update.

dr dave · 2012-06-09, 02:30 PM

I think you are partially right.

I understand that there will be an interface device( called jayhawk) which will incorporate a NAS and allow utilization of connected STB's tuners either by coax or cat 5/6. This device will "see" connected STB's tuners and assign/share free tuners to view or record as required( up to 6 recordings and 2 viewings simultaneously). All connected STB's will be able to play back and manipulate recorded data from the NAS.

The issue is none of the Pace STB's available through Cogeco are compatible with the interface other than the RNG200 which is strange since it is a stand alone recorder. So different(but existing)Pace Boxes will be required . Disappointing since many have purchased non-compatible 550d's ,for example.

HydrogenCyanide · 2012-06-11, 10:12 AM

I'd love more information on this. I'd switch from Bell in a heartbeat. Let's hope this available in some of the smaller locations as well (Ridgeway/Fort Erie) and not just in Burlington/Oakville.

dr dave · 2012-06-11, 12:11 PM

While officially announced, there is no mention of the timing of introduction. In fact ,there is no confirmation that Cogeco will remain with Pace and it's related platform.

I am sure that the majority of Cogeco subscribers don't care about this or own equipment, but ambiguous announcements such as this only serve to create hesitation in the subscriber base. The announcement was probably meant to create exactly this hesitation and prevent migration to competitors who have these features.

Andicus · 2012-06-11, 02:22 PM

I asked about this at the storefront in St. Catharines last week. The rep said that they did plan to get it here, but had no information on dates.

HydrogenCyanide · 2012-06-11, 09:00 PM

It is very strange that they announce something with no dates or information. That is usually considered back practice. Very strange

loracweb · 2012-06-18, 11:48 PM

Interesting to note that the RNG200N is no longer listed on the BestBuy website, and only a few select locations for FS.

2012-05-28, 11:52 AM	#1
jamcan Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ancaster, ON / Cogeco Cable & Internet, Slingbox, Samsung 3D SmartTv, Samsung 3d BluRay, Xbox, Wii Posts: 71	Cogeco Whole Home PVR Has anyone heard or know of Cogeco coming out with the possibilities of their STB's to work as a whole home PVR like Fibe TV offers? Cogeco is way behind in the times in regards to offerings from Bell (Fibe TV whole Home PVR) and Rogers (NextBox).

2012-05-31, 12:59 PM	#2
dr dave Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ancaster, ON Posts: 108	Whole House DVR Cogeco today announced new enhancement coming soon: - Remote Recorder enables one to set up and manage recordings online - Whole House DVR with up to 3 connected devices No word as to hardware but hopefully it will consist of enabled Pace boxes __________________ Samsung 52A750; Onkyo 3008; Panny bd55; 9.1 Paradigm, APC conditioner

2012-05-31, 02:03 PM	#5
dr dave Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ancaster, ON Posts: 108	Whole Home DVR Mailing today for Burlington/Oakville customers __________________ Samsung 52A750; Onkyo 3008; Panny bd55; 9.1 Paradigm, APC conditioner

2012-06-09, 02:30 PM	#10
dr dave Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ancaster, ON Posts: 108	Whole House DVR I think you are partially right. I understand that there will be an interface device( called jayhawk) which will incorporate a NAS and allow utilization of connected STB's tuners either by coax or cat 5/6. This device will "see" connected STB's tuners and assign/share free tuners to view or record as required( up to 6 recordings and 2 viewings simultaneously). All connected STB's will be able to play back and manipulate recorded data from the NAS. The issue is none of the Pace STB's available through Cogeco are compatible with the interface other than the RNG200 which is strange since it is a stand alone recorder. So different(but existing)Pace Boxes will be required . Disappointing since many have purchased non-compatible 550d's ,for example. __________________ Samsung 52A750; Onkyo 3008; Panny bd55; 9.1 Paradigm, APC conditioner

2012-06-11, 10:12 AM	#11
HydrogenCyanide Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Welland, ON Posts: 270	I'd love more information on this. I'd switch from Bell in a heartbeat. Let's hope this available in some of the smaller locations as well (Ridgeway/Fort Erie) and not just in Burlington/Oakville. __________________ Yamaha 5660, Samsung 50" DLP, Paradigm Monitor Series, Bev 6000, Dishnet 501 PVR

2012-05-31, 01:26 PM	#3
Andicus Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Catharines Posts: 133	That's great news! Where did they announce it?

2012-05-31, 01:56 PM	#4
rickardsred Rookie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: St. Catharines, ON Posts: 14	They still haven't got a firmware that works properly for the current PACE boxes, and the old Motorola boxes STILL have their share of bugs and glitches and those are what, a decade old now??? Let's just say I don't have high expectations....

2012-05-31, 09:20 PM	#6
rickyb Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 20	Hopefully it's this new Pace/Tivo model!: http://www.pace.com/universal/news-e...video-gateway/

2012-06-01, 10:36 PM	#7
Danno100 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Outside of Toronto Posts: 292	I have Cogeco but gave up long ago hoping they would have a whole home solution. For now, Media Centre and a bunch of Apple TV's (jailbroken) let me record and playback with 7 TV tuners (OTA HD, clearQam and analog) and 4 GB of storage. I wish Cogeco would provide that kind of functionality.

2012-06-06, 08:34 AM	#8
Zekes Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 94	Anyone have a link or a scan of the mailing they received I'd love to take a read! I didn't receive anything in Georgetown.

2012-06-06, 09:33 AM	#9
loracweb Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 852	From what I've heard, this will be enabled on the rng200n as a firmware update.

2012-06-11, 12:11 PM	#12
dr dave Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ancaster, ON Posts: 108	Whole Home DVR While officially announced, there is no mention of the timing of introduction. In fact ,there is no confirmation that Cogeco will remain with Pace and it's related platform. I am sure that the majority of Cogeco subscribers don't care about this or own equipment, but ambiguous announcements such as this only serve to create hesitation in the subscriber base. The announcement was probably meant to create exactly this hesitation and prevent migration to competitors who have these features. __________________ Samsung 52A750; Onkyo 3008; Panny bd55; 9.1 Paradigm, APC conditioner

2012-06-11, 02:22 PM	#13
Andicus Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Catharines Posts: 133	I asked about this at the storefront in St. Catharines last week. The rep said that they did plan to get it here, but had no information on dates.

2012-06-11, 09:00 PM	#14
HydrogenCyanide Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Welland, ON Posts: 270	It is very strange that they announce something with no dates or information. That is usually considered back practice. Very strange __________________ Yamaha 5660, Samsung 50" DLP, Paradigm Monitor Series, Bev 6000, Dishnet 501 PVR

2012-06-18, 11:48 PM	#15
loracweb Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 852	Interesting to note that the RNG200N is no longer listed on the BestBuy website, and only a few select locations for FS.

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