Just wondering, how many tv's can I have the 6 tuner contour home dvr on, I would like it on 3 tv's.

SharielH said:Hey thecat18, I am not showing an email. Can you resend it? Ok I sent it again I hope I did it right I am at work & had to do it on my phone. Thanks, it's from bbarletta@cox.net. I just need to setup an appt. to fix our cable ASAP. Also see if the contour2 boxes would work if our cable is fixed again. Thanks.

6 tuner contour home dvr

DustinP
Moderator
8 years ago
Hi tecat18,

For every 1 Contour 2 DVR, you can network up to 3 clients to access the DVR network. Each client utilizes one of the 6 available tuners of the DVR receiver.
thecat18
New Contributor III
8 years ago
Ok so can I record up to 6 things on the main dvr unit.
DustinP
Moderator
8 years ago
thecat18,

One stand alone Contour 2 6-tuner DVR can record 6 simultaneous shows. If you're watching TV on the DVR, then you're taking up one of the tuners, and can record 5 shows at once.

Customers may subscribe up to twelve Contour 2 devices per home. Up to three host and up to three clients per host.

You said you have 3 TVs. You can't record 6 programs at once if you have two of the tuners used by the two Client receivers. You can choose to have multiple record 6 contour 2 receivers in the home (up to three 6 tuner DVR Host receivers). If you don't see yourself needing that many tuners (18) at once, then you may consider one Host 6 tuner DVR, and 2 client receivers. This setup would only take up 2 tuners from the Host DVR, and allow you the other 4 tuners to record (if you're not using 1 tuner watching TV from the Host DVR).
thecat18
New Contributor III
8 years ago
Ok, now we have 3 separate dvr's on 3 tvs, which of the new contour would be best & for the best price if for example during primetime I record 2 shows at once on all 3 dvr's. Also will the pixels tiling & other dvr issues, like playing back a recording when it's still recording & the status bar not showing up right away & not stopping fast forwarding for a while, when it's still recording, will those issues be better, I do reboot our dvrs & it seems to get worse at 1st, for ex. I was recording a show last night & noticed half way through it wasn't recording, the channel wasn't available until I turned the dvr off & on again. We have had technicians recently fix issues in the cables, but it seems these problems cont. at various times.
MarkM1
Former Moderator
8 years ago
thecat18

It would seem that you would benefit from having two host 6 DVR boxes & one client box. You would be able to nine programs at once and still watch TV on the three boxes. The Contour 2 service requires that we certify your home before installation. This should fix any issues that you are having with tiling on your TV. We hope this information was helpful.
thecat18
New Contributor III
8 years ago
MarkM1 said:
thecat18

It would seem that you would benefit from having two host 6 DVR boxes & one client box. You would be able to nine programs at once and still watch TV on the three boxes. The Contour 2 service requires that we certify your home before installation. This should fix any issues that you are having with tiling on your TV. We hope this information was helpful.

Ok what does certify our home before installation mean? I have been waiting to empty my dvrs now before I upgrade, we still have shows on there. If I get the 2 main boxes & 1 client box what are price difference between the 3 standalone cisco explorer dvr's from a couple yrs. ago I have now?
Becky
Moderator
8 years ago
Hi Thecat18,

The the monthly rental fee for a Standard Digital Receiver, Advanced HD receiver, or DVR is the same, regardless of the IPG (video platform). All Rovi, Contour, and Contour 2 boxes are $8.50 a month.
thecat18
New Contributor III
8 years ago
Ok so can I order that many boxes that way from the website. Also mentioned was this.

The Contour 2 service requires that we certify your home before installation. This should fix any issues that you are having with tiling on your TV.

What does cerify my home mean?
DustinP
Moderator
8 years ago
thecat18,

Scheduling a professional installation by a technician will certify the wiring and networking to provide you the best service outcome.
Jerry
Contributor II
8 years ago
DustinP said:
You said you have 3 TVs. You can't record 6 programs at once if you have two of the tuners used by the two Client receivers. You can choose to have multiple record 6 contour 2 receivers in the home (up to three 6 tuner DVR Host receivers). If you don't see yourself needing that many tuners (18) at once, then you may consider one Host 6 tuner DVR, and 2 client receivers. This setup would only take up 2 tuners from the Host DVR, and allow you the other 4 tuners to record (if you're not using 1 tuner watching TV from the Host DVR).

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