[Content] Standard Def question
I've been wondering... How does Comcast and other cable tv providers get standard def signals? After seeing Standard Def service in hotels, I'm wondering who originates it? Basically, local tv no...
View Article[Price] Broadcast TV fee change? [Update: NOPE!]
Added limited basic ~3w ago. Estimated taxes/fees were under $10. Got first bill this week, see that the BS Broadcast TV fee is now almost $15. Is this correct for Seattle area? (Found older threads...
View Article[TiVo] MoCA networking
I finally got a TiVo Mini Vox for the living room TV. I have to get one for the kitchen TV but I put the X1 DVR on the kitchen TV and the X1 MoCA signals knocked the TiVO Mini Vox offline so I powered...
View Article[Install] New customer, any tips?
I am moving to Charleston SC the beginning of August and will be ordering double play internet/tv service. If I go "self install" are there any gotchas I should look for, any tips? Anything else I...
View Article[X1] video setting
have a x1 dvr and 2 companion xid boxes.i know that comcast doesn't broadcast any channels in 1080P, and all new 4k ultrahd tvs upscale,so my question is what video setting on the boxes is the best...
View Article[X1] X1 Platform Issues in the Philly Area?
Noticed when I got home today that my X1 platform is showing various 'grey' boxes instead of graphics on the various menus ... guide menu, on-demand menu's etc ... all effected. The services are...
View Article[X1] video quality
i have 3 new 4k ultra hd tvs.my question is why do some channels look excellent and others are good but not that good.even if some channels are broadcasting in 720p.there should not be that much...
View Article[OnDemand] CuriosityStream now avaiable by Subscription On Demand
CuriosityStream is now available by subscription VoD on Comcast’s legacy STB and X1 platforms, and via the Xfinity Stream app, for $5.99/month: Comcast Adds CuriosityStream to SVOD Lineup Is...
View Article[HD] (at least) THREE new HD channels added/Chicago region
Our system got Oxygen HD, C-SPAN 1 HD & Universal Kids HD. Another system in Chicago burbs just got FUSE HD (we already had it when our system first went all-digital) All of these channels are...
View Article[X1] hookup
just picked up a sony XBR49X900F tv.hooked it up to my XID companion box and i noticed the picture was on the fuzzy side so i went into the cable box settings under video settings and checked the box...
View Article[TiVo] MLB.tv app on Tivo
Tried watching a game last night (I have a subscription) but it wants to just show the game recorded from the beginning, not live. On Apple TV I can choose how I want to watch. Is this a limitation in...
View ArticleChannel order/numbering logic?
As a new customer I find it a bit confusing. Nothing seems to be in any logical group like it was on Verizon. Is there any rhyme or reason? I noticed that channels seem duplicated in the 400 range and...
View Article[TiVo] Switched digital video
Does Comcast have any plans to launch switched digital video on its cable systems (where some of the lesser watched channels are only broadcast on a cable node when a receiver tuned to them) which will...
View Article[NEWS] Channels dropping from tiers
Saw this in my latest bill in the Chicago area. It is probably going to happen nationally around the same time:quote:Effective May 10, 2018, the following channels will no longer be available on our...
View Article[NEWS] Comcast considers a streaming service that pays you to watch
Comcast’s NBCU division is considering the launch of a streaming service that would pay (via points that they could then redeem for gift certificates) people to watch it: Comcast considers a streaming...
View ArticleMoved box, lost on demand
I moved my Tivo to the other side of the room and had to add about 50' of coax, and now on demand is not working. Too much coax? Any solutions?
View Article[Comcast Equip] Did Comcast kill all of the DCT 700 STBs ?
Whilst I was waiting for the Comcast retail store to open about 18-20 other customers lined up ... all with the DCT700 STB that stopped working late yesterday just like mine did. We all had the same...
View Article[Price] Anyone successful in getting double play deal after exp
Anyone successful getting double play deal after expiration of previous deal? I’m seeing 30/30 deals for double play on tv Nothing but a shrug from phone reps 20+ year customer, senior citizen,...
View ArticlePicture quality of recordings streamed to non-DVR box
Just got xfinity TV installed after having directv for several years. I have an Xg14v (HD DVR) and XiD-P (HD, non-DVR), both are set to output 720p, both hardwired. I recorded a show on HBO last night...
View Article[X1] Commercial DVR skip gone
I was messing around with my X1 settings a few days ago. Came across a setting I had not noticed nor used. It was some kind of commercial FF/auto play DVR setting. It allowed you to FF during...
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