Moxi 3012 Review

I got the new Moxi series 2 through Charter. Supposedly St. Louis is a test market for the device. I was super psyched about getting this thing but not really impressed with it like I was expecting.

Advantages

• It has the ability to add an external HD but it has to be an eSATA drive so that means my current external will not work. I will get one at some point but will probably wait.
• Th online scheduling for the DVR is pretty easy. You basically just log into your charter.net account and select record on the guide. You can choose a new recording and review what you have scheduled to record.
• It is more ascetically pleasing. The silver on black finish makes it look  more high end.

Disadvantages

• It is much slower than the Motorola device I previously had. The guide is at least twice as slow as my old DVR.
• I miss my “list” button that automatically took me to my recordings.
• There is no way to put a shortcut in my fancy Harmony 890 remote to go straight to the HD guide.
• It does not show the %full in the main DVR screen. You have to go into the About Moxi screen to look at how full you are.

All in all, I am sorta regretting making the change all though the bigger DVR space is a huge plus. I guess I was expecting a different interface from the original Moxi box I had. Digeo’s website shows a different interface so I guess Charter does not have that update. I am also disappointed that I can not use my USB 2.0 external HD that worked perfectly on my old Moxi and was purchased specifically for it. I did like having a bunch of saved HD movies on my external so I am sure this will make the difference once I splurge on a new HD. I guess it would be a lot different if my old HD worked. It is hard to say old since I bought it less than 6 months ago solely for my Moxi box.