Tivo/DirectTV?

Asley Quickle: Only if you want to use you'r Tivo with Direct TV. If not tivo has a small box that you run through you cable line and wireless internet conection or phone line ( If you still use dial-up ). I have Comast Box now with my Tivo and it was hard to set up but now it work's great. Hope i could help

Pasquale Pollet: TiVo DOES NOT require a dish.TiVo is an independent device/service that can manage a cable box just as easily as it can a satellite (dish) box. DirecTV licensed TiVo's technology for a few years and blended both services into one device (also know as DirecTiVo to some) but they have since severed business ties and are no longer issuing these very cool things, they got greedy and saw the potential to keep the money they were paying for TiVo's amazing on-screen interface so they introduced their own DVR (digital video recorder) - which isn't nearly as much fun to use as TiVo.TiVo now makes both a standard video and a HDTV version of their device! . The thing that makes TiVo so much better than any other DVR out there is that it is fast and easy to learn how to use (even by the most technophobic people out there) and is great looking, sounding and performing. They're a company that isn't side tracked by running a content distribution business (like cable and satellite), they're all about empowering the individual TV viewer to wantch what they want to watch, when they want to watch it. TiVo will also work off an antenna, making the source for recording free, all you pay for is the TiVo capability (which includes things like a sophisticated search engine and ability to record a "season pass" so you never miss your favorite show, even reruns on other channels if you want). If you get cable or satellite service, those companies will try to talk you into getting their DVR model, a premium upgrade. They might even be sneaky and refer to it as "TiVo" instead of what it really is, just a plain old receiver with a DVR bui! lt into it.MY ADVICE IS: regardless of what service you get, e! ven if you' don't and just put up a set of good old rabbit ears, get a separate TiVo brand DVR. Your enjoyment of television will never be the same, and once you've had TiVo, you can't go back to watching "regular TV" - watching stupid commercials becomes a thing of the past.WARNING: you may find it really hard to watch TV at a friend'shouse who doesn't have TiVo - sitting though commercials can be excruciating!...Show more

Catheryn Barringer: yes...i think

Zulema Baccam: Okay I have read all the anwers here so far but it looks like they all may be right or confused by your questions.1) Yes with DirecTV you need to use a satellite with their system.2)It is NOT required for cables systems, but it is required for any "Satellite companie like direcTV or Dish"3)Now if you are talking about a Tivo Standalone unit then NO a Dish is NOT required4) If you are talking about a DirecTV Tivo then YES a Dish is required for service, also a DirecTV Tivo can only work with a ! valid subscription card.I hope this may help clarify any possibility of your question.....Show more

Herma Ellebrecht: For a shorter answer, no, a dish is not required for TiVO.All you need is a phone line or internet access for your TiVO to download guide data.