Picture in Picture?

I'm having the same problem. I live in Las Vegas, Nevada and just had the whole home DVR set up yesterday but whenever I

press the PIP button nothing happens. I used to have two DVRs, one in the living room and one in the bedroom and was able

to use the PIP function, pause both shows and go back and forth between shows, but now that I upgraded to the wholehome

DVR I cannot use this useful tool?

Another thing that has me annoyed is that before I was able to pause live tv in both and record up to four shows (two in each

one) but now I can only record two shows? And can't pause live tv in the bedroom because that it is just a receiver. I wonder

if I can exchange the receiver for another DVR in the bedroom because as it is now I might have to return them and get my

old DVR's back. I need to be able to record at least 4 shows and pause live TV in the bedroom and if possible have the PIP

function back. Can Anybody help?

The current version of the new "TRIO" IPG does not support PIP. Passport Echo on the older DVRs did support PIP.

Don't you just love how the most Advanced TV/Trio/Whole House DVR cox sells has fewer features???  It does not have slow motion either.   

Frank said:

Don't you just love how the most Advanced TV/Trio/Whole House DVR cox sells has fewer features???  It does not have slow motion either.   

I have been told that both the missing slo-mo and the PIP are scheduled for future firmware upgrades,

I live in Washington DC and just got the new Cox DVR Trio package last weekend.  I was surprised to find the PIP function doesn't work.  I called Tech Support (because I had not seen this thread yet) and got the run-around, they said to try hitting the TV button first.  So I did; a PIP showed up but it was all static and was trying to get the source freed from my tv not the cable box.

I hope they do upgrade the firmware soon... I miss PIP.  I agree with you all, it is frustrating that the "new, better box" has less features than what I've been able to get for the last 7 years.

Motorola's never supported PIP

Have to agree with Frank.  It's ludicrous that Advanced TV eliminated the PIP functionality.  Does anyone from Cox ever monitor these forums.  Seems there is less than a 10% response to any issue from a Cox rep.

The PIP function on the remote is included for TVs that have the PIP feature, it's not for the cable box.

ChrisL said:

The PIP function on the remote is included for TVs that have the PIP feature, it's not for the cable box.

Chris,

Ok, how can I use PIP in conjunction with any digital channel? Or what about people who only use a monitor to view their cable? A lot of the newer TV's do not come with a tuner, are these people just out of luck? These cable boxes have multiple tuners (for example: one for viewing, one for recording a different channel) so why doesn't the software allow for PIP directly from the cable box?

This goes with what I posted before.  PIP is a function of the TV and not our equipment.  If your TV supports PIP and multiple input sources you can use the remote to operate that feature.  It would be necessary to refer to your TV's manual for more information on how to set that up with your specific set.