Media companies benefit from higher network fees
quote:Media companies benefited from higher fees for cable television networks such as TBS, Comedy Central and CNBC in the first three months of the year....
View ArticleResetting DTA
I have 7 DTA boxes and use to be able to go online and reset them without calling Comcast. Now all I have is a list of them and the only thing that is clickable is the "User Manual" which they don't...
View ArticleResolution Settings on SciAtl HD Box
Hey all - have a beach house for the summer in Rehoboth. Got installed Friday and rec'd a SA 4250HDC box. However, it's upconverting all SD channels to 1080i and making them scrunched in on the sides....
View ArticleSay goodbye to ClearQAM
quote:NCTA to FCC: Let All-Digital MSOs Encrypt Basic Tier http://www.multichannel.com/article/477203-NCTA_to_FCC_Let_All_Digital_MSOs_Encrypt_Basic_Tier.php
View ArticleI wish the iguide auto tuned to the hd channel
they need to step it up. I wish the iguide auto tuned to the hd channel instead of the sd channel. This is noticable on my 50" tv more than my 32 how much different the picture is.
View Article[HD] Get Ready for "Ultra-HDTV"
While Comcast is still charging us an "HD Technology" fee, it looks like DirecTV is already planning for "Ultra-HDTV": DirecTV planning for Ultra HDTV Advanced Television - March 15, 2012...
View Article[X1] having an annoying problem
Hey guys, i've noticed a really annoying problem that started happening like a couple weeks ago. Basically, as i'm watching a program, whether DVR or Live TV, the sound will cut in and out. It's a...
View ArticleNew Guides for SA/Cisco Areas (Info from Ted Hodgins Blog)
The following posts are from Comcast's Ted Hodgins, Sr. Director, Video Product Development - Navigation, in Media & Entertainment, "New Guide for Scientific Atlanta Cable Boxes" blog:...
View ArticleiGuide A30
info between the stars(*) new info not from comcast I have chatted with Comcast a few times and they told me that iGuide A30 is being released today to employees as a trial. The document that this info...
View ArticleHD DTA's coming "soon"
My installer here in Connecticut told me he had HD DTA's on his truck and that they were told they could not install them yet, but that they would be rolling out "soon". I asked if that was in weeks or...
View ArticleIn Chicago, are HD-DTAs available yet? Anywhere, whats cost?
In the Chicago comcast market, are HD-DTAs available yet? In any market, what is their cost?
View Article[DVR] Spin Down Feature
Actually, Comcast is rolling out the A30 update with the ability to spin down the internal and external drives automatically at 1:15am until a button is pressed, just like the Cisco/SA areas once had...
View Article[TiVo] TiVo access to XFINITY On Demand
Signed up for e-mail alerts and got a notice this morning that Tivo access to Xfinity Ondemand has hit Colorado: TiVo Premiere DVRs work with Comcast in all regions and now have access to XFINITY On...
View ArticleDVR Extender w/Moto Boxes
As mentioned earlier on this web site, Comcast is beginning to roll out DVR extender compatibility with Motorola DVRs. I was so excited when I heard this that I called Comcast and asked if it was...
View Article[STB] Cisco thinking of getting out of the set-top box business?
Don't know how much to trust the NY Post, but here is their article on Cisco thinking of getting out of the set-top box business: Cisco thinking out of the set-top box biz NY Post - February 20, 2012...
View Articledisconnected and money taken from my account for service.
I had recently discontinued service on May 9th,,spoke to loyalty department,was assured I would not get charged from automatic billing for the next billing cycle of that month. Well,I was,and calls to...
View Article[X1] The New X2 - The "Evolution" of the X1
Looks like Comcast is working on the "X2" now: Comcast Execs Talk Up X2, Cloud DVR By Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Cable - December 11, 2012...
View ArticleMotorola and Cisco pay TiVo $490M to dodge East Texas patent
quote:TiVo has made $1.6 billion off its patents, but now the show's over. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/motorola-and-cisco-pay-tivo-490m-to-dodge-east-texas-patent-trial/
View ArticleBill Notice - June
See below. The most interesting item is the addition of WTXF Movie to Limited Basic. WTXF is a Fox affiliate, so perhaps other areas will be adding it as well. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Effective June 1,...
View Article[VOD] Commercial accounts - no OnDemand?
The development I live in has a clubhouse with Comcast HD STB's. I tried to access on OnDemand, the box came up with an error code. I asked the property manager about it, her response was: The Cable...
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