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Record and playback high definition TV signals
I would like to hear if anyone has tried this with Comcast. The last I heard they would not install a HD box without the presence of an HD set and would not release one to a customer for self installation. Frustrating, considering that their HD box is the only one with 5.1 outputs. Grrrrrr.
Record and playback high definition TV signals
i've not yet. but, you can bet i'll be trying it when i get home tonite. i havent ooked at the back of my hd converter since they dropped it off--but i seem to recall only seeing component and svideo ports. i'll be very happy if there is a firewire port. if not, i'll be calling comcast for an upgrade.
Record and playback high definition TV signals
I'll be moving house soon, and if Comcast doesn't want to provide me a Firewire box for my new home, I think I'll just tell them to take their cable and shove it.
Record and playback high definition TV signals
I'm on Comcrap also. I'll be ordering the HD upgrade this afternoon. I hope it works good with my Dual g5, and 23'HD lcd.
Record and playback high definition TV signals
well, i got home to check my unit. its got a firewire label, but just a blank under the label. i'll have to call tomorrow to see if i can get a firewire enabled box.
Record and playback high definition TV signals
what about just playback of the firewire input, instead of record/playback,
Record and playback high definition TV signals
i'm curious what you'd use playback only for with firewire.
Playback Over Firewire
There's only two ways to playback over firewire.
Record and playback high definition TV signals
I currently have Motorola 5100 STB through Comcast without the firewire port. The customer service rep said it was no problem to upgrade to a box with a firewire port (Moto 6200).
Record and playback high definition TV signals
In my market (Bethesda, MD) the DVR is the same as the HD box, and it includes the fw port and 5.1 audio.
Re: Comcast - Record and playback high definition TV signals
I have Comcast cable in Palo Alto, CA. They won't give you a box, they want to come and install it for you, but there was no way I was going to let someone touch my system. The cable guy was cool with just handing me the box and cables. I told him I wouldn't need any help given my background, but he kinda insisted (nicely) on giving me a brief rundown and even gave me a card with his cell phone so I could call him if I had any questions. The quality of the picture varies greatly. Sometimes it looks awesome, while other times the compression artifacts are very noticeable.
Record and playback high definition TV signals
I got the box from comcast, it has the firewire ports, they charge an extra $5 a month. They asked if I had an HD TV and I said yes (the computer). I've connected it and tried VirtualDVHS on channels 0, 1, and 63. No luck.
COMCAST: Record and playback high definition TV signals
So I tried Channels 0-63, no luck.
COMCAST: Record and playback high definition TV signals
I just got off the phone with Comcast and finally got someone who seemed like they knew what they were talking about. They said I needed the 6200 box, not the 5100, which I have. He had me set the box into diagnostic mode (power button, then select) and looked at a bunch of data confirming I do have 7.07 and one screen with I/O information and he said the firewire is working. So it must be the software end. I'm stuck.
COMCAST: Record and playback high definition TV signals
Last night I tried to record using AV/C Browser enhanced, and was successful. I didn't try VirtualDVHS again, but will later tonight.
So my 6200, Comcast in San Jose, works - I was pretty excited.
COMCAST: Record and playback high definition TV signals
I had my Comcast Moto HD box swapped yesterday for a firewire-enabled job, and did manage to get it to work, though for a while I thought I had cooked the firewire ports or something. I could see it in AVCbrowser (channel 0) but not get it in virtualDVHS, then not see it in AVCbrowser even after various reboots and power-offs. But after some combination of diddling I did get it to record reliably (haven't tried to program any timers, though). |
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