Starting 12/1/2014 the DTA guide became available in Maine. I haven't seen any decent documentation on how the guide operates (even Comcast's pages aren't specific enough!) so I'll explain it a bit for you guys.
First and foremost, compared to the X1 experience, the HD DTA guide is remarkably better. Yes, no On Demand, no Pay-per-view, BUT it shows twice the number of channels in one screen, AND each button press is immediate (no lag). However, the interface was clearly designed for 4:3.
DTAs now have a "Watch in HD" feature, but it is more similar to how legacy iGuide boxes work than the X1 boxes-- If a program is available in HD (it goes by program, if the program is SD and there is an HD channel available, it won't prompt for HD), a little help bar appears above the SmartBar saying to press OK for HD. Unfortunately, this isn't automatic like on X1.
Also, I noticed that by default the SmartBar was turned on. Also by default are "popup tab" help text. Basically it tells you exactly what will happen if you press OK while the SmartBar is visible.
My final thing of note is that the XFINITY button on the remote simply opens the settings menu, which doesn't make much sense coming from X1 (where you're encouraged to use the XFINITY button rather than the Guide button). However, the settings menu has a nice new Diagnostics tab.
All of these photos are of a Pace HD DTA on Limited Basic service.
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