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Originally posted by Moses
Question: Why would a DSL connection be better than a phone line for Tivo? The picture is coming via cable/satellite. How does a DSL connection help?
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(1) A DSL connection is always on, and downloads program listings, messages, firmware updates, etc. from Tivo's computer faster than the modem built into the Tivo unit (that relies on your phone line.)
(2) A DSL connection does not use the voice part of you phone line, so you can always use your phone.
(3) If you upgrade and get the Home Media Option on your Tivo, you can use the DSL connection to remotely schedule recordings from anywhere on the internet. Say you are work, and realize Dr. Phil is doing a show on "Men Who Love Porsches and the Women Who Adore Them." You get to any computer with internet access, log in to the Tivo site, find the show, then remotely command your Tivo to record it.
(4) Also with the Home Media Option and a network connection, you can browse photos and play .mp3 music files on your home computer and play/display them on your Tivo/TV.
(5) Finally, if you get a second Tivo, having a network connection means they can "talk" to each other, and you can watch a show you recorded on unit #1 from the TV where unit#2 is connected.
I went with the network option since (a) I already had DSL and wireless stuff setup and (b) I did not have a phone line close enough to the Tivo unit. While I'm still undecided on paying extra ($100 fee) for the Home Media Option, the remove scheduling is kewl as I travel a bit and it'd be nice to check listings from on the road and command my Tivo to record a show or two.