Rogers Nextbox HD PVR - opinions/reviews?
There doesn't seem to be any detailed info up on the Rogers site yet - but this week's BB & FS flyers are promoting the new:
"160GB Nextbox HD PVR and Hi-Speed Internet N Gateway Wireless Home Networking Kit"
[QUOTE]With a Rogers Nextbox HD-PVR and Nextbox HD box, you can create a TV system at home that allows you to stop what you're watching in one room and resume right where you left off in another room. You can customize channel guides and search seamlessly without leaving your current program with enhanced interactive guide. And by downloading an app, you can enjoy 21 live TV channels on your iPad or Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet. Add up to 4 Nextbox HD boxes to enjoy content in your whole home
*Rogers Hi-Speed Internet service required. Usage will be deducted from customers' plan.[/QUOTE]
This sounds like the service Bell has been advertising for a couple of years now. If you're in the market to buy a new PVR anyways, is this the way to go? The deal sounds pretty good - $649.98 for the 160GB PVR and the Hi-Speed N Gateway modem plus a $200 gift card, especially if you can save your monthly modem rental fee from Rogers. Then there's the plain, non-PVR HD Nextboxes which cost $319.99 each for up to the other 4 rooms in your house you want to equip.
Here's a couple of questions:
- Can that modem be used for the higher levels of Rogers Internet (requiring a DOCSIS 3.0 modem) at the same time as being used for TV?
- When it says "usage will be deducted from customers' plan" - does it mean that any TV bandwith won't count against your GB limit on your Rogers Internet plan?
"160GB Nextbox HD PVR and Hi-Speed Internet N Gateway Wireless Home Networking Kit"
[QUOTE]With a Rogers Nextbox HD-PVR and Nextbox HD box, you can create a TV system at home that allows you to stop what you're watching in one room and resume right where you left off in another room. You can customize channel guides and search seamlessly without leaving your current program with enhanced interactive guide. And by downloading an app, you can enjoy 21 live TV channels on your iPad or Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet. Add up to 4 Nextbox HD boxes to enjoy content in your whole home
*Rogers Hi-Speed Internet service required. Usage will be deducted from customers' plan.[/QUOTE]
This sounds like the service Bell has been advertising for a couple of years now. If you're in the market to buy a new PVR anyways, is this the way to go? The deal sounds pretty good - $649.98 for the 160GB PVR and the Hi-Speed N Gateway modem plus a $200 gift card, especially if you can save your monthly modem rental fee from Rogers. Then there's the plain, non-PVR HD Nextboxes which cost $319.99 each for up to the other 4 rooms in your house you want to equip.
Here's a couple of questions:
- Can that modem be used for the higher levels of Rogers Internet (requiring a DOCSIS 3.0 modem) at the same time as being used for TV?
- When it says "usage will be deducted from customers' plan" - does it mean that any TV bandwith won't count against your GB limit on your Rogers Internet plan?