It appears that set-top maker Motorola and cable operator Time Warner are collaborating on a Tru2Way multiroom DVR akin to those offered by the likes of AT&T, according to Motorola's website.
When and if it appears in Northeast Wisconsin is yet to be seen. Time Warner locally uses primarily Cisco / Scientific Atlanta hardware right now.
The feature, which they are dubbing "Follow Me TV" will use MoCA (Multimedia over Coaxial Alliance) technology similar to AT&T's U-Verse to network multiple receivers in a home.
“Consumers expect more flexibility and control with today’s premium TV services and we are excited to be offering the whole-home DVR with Motorola,” said Louis Williamson, Senior Fellow, Engineering, Time Warner Cable. “This is the first OpenCable™ tru2way system with home network extensions. It is fully interoperable, providing Time Warner Cable more flexibility and choice in determining what equipment is made available in its footprint.”
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It should be interesting to
It should be interesting to see the outcome of this. When I was working at TWC about 3 years ago they were trying to get this going in the NE Wisconsin Division but they were having many problems with the reliability. I am also curious to see how much extra work this will cause TWC if released to customers. One of the biggest reasons Uverse installs took/take so long is because the installers have to clean up the mess of poorly ran cable by installers and customers in order to have reasonable reliability.