Posted: 7/15/2016 1:54:00 PM EDT
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I just upgraded yesterday (been a Comcast OnDemand/DVR customer for over 11 years). Holy fucking shit. How in the hell did I stick with the old system for so long? This thing is several orders of magnitude better! I feel like I just upgraded from a Windows CE 3.0 based tablet to a brand new iPad Pro. |
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I've got one X1 Box on one system, and a Tivo and an Xbox on on a second. The video quality of the X1 is much better than the previous Comcast DVR, and is about as good as the Tivo. As far as the features are concerned I didn't find anything Superior on the X1. As far as talking to the TV, I've been doing that with the Xbox for a while, so I wasn't really excited about the feature to begin with.
If you use a Tivo, there really isn't any reason to switch. If you have the last Comcast DVR, you do want the upgrade. You can just call Comcast and they'll send it to you, with a return shipping box for the old DVR. |
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The wife is whining for the "upgrade" Whats IS the upside? What is so great about it? The On-Demand offerings (free and paid, both) are staggering, with a very good, fast and intuitive search and browse system for finding programs. A vast majority of live programs can be "restarted" if you begin watching part way into them - just hit a button, and it's playing it on-demand for you from the beginning. It's got six tuners, and you can be recording four or five programs, while watching yet another at the same time. Nearly any program can be watched as on-demand starting the day after it initially aired, for four weeks or so, even if you didn't record it to your DVR. The DVR has at least a terabyte, so room for lots of shows. It's expensive after the introductory teaser rate, but it really is a great cable box/DVR combo, with great features. |
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The wife is whining for the "upgrade" Whats IS the upside? What is so great about it? Record 5 shows at one time, while watching a 6th channel in real time. Watch the recorded shows on any TV in your house that has an X1 receiver (which doubles as a cable TV receiver / ondemand receiver) - $9.99 each/month Guide system and ondemand system are vastly improved. If you're used to Netflix or Amazon Prime's interface, it looks very similar. Oh, and I managed to go from 2 x DVR + 2 x DTA receivers + Digital Preferred Plan + HBO to 3 x X1, all of the premium channels + disney on demand package and am now saving about $65 per month. I'm getting more for over $700 less per year. |
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Quoted: The On-Demand offerings (free and paid, both) are staggering, with a very good, fast and intuitive search and browse system for finding programs. A vast majority of live programs can be "restarted" if you begin watching part way into them - just hit a button, and it's playing it on-demand for you from the beginning. It's got six tuners, and you can be recording four or five programs, while watching yet another at the same time. Nearly any program can be watched as on-demand starting the day after it initially aired, for four weeks or so, even if you didn't record it to your DVR. The DVR has at least a terabyte, so room for lots of shows. It's expensive after the introductory teaser rate, but it really is a great cable box/DVR combo, with great features. Quoted: Quoted: The wife is whining for the "upgrade" Whats IS the upside? What is so great about it? The On-Demand offerings (free and paid, both) are staggering, with a very good, fast and intuitive search and browse system for finding programs. A vast majority of live programs can be "restarted" if you begin watching part way into them - just hit a button, and it's playing it on-demand for you from the beginning. It's got six tuners, and you can be recording four or five programs, while watching yet another at the same time. Nearly any program can be watched as on-demand starting the day after it initially aired, for four weeks or so, even if you didn't record it to your DVR. The DVR has at least a terabyte, so room for lots of shows. It's expensive after the introductory teaser rate, but it really is a great cable box/DVR combo, with great features. Good info. Thanks. Can you watch a DVR program in any room in the house? Say I have the DVR in the living room, can I watch a recorded program in one of the bedrooms or the den? |
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Good info. Thanks. Can you watch a DVR program in any room in the house? Say I have the DVR in the living room, can I watch a recorded program in one of the bedrooms or the den? Quoted:
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The wife is whining for the "upgrade" Whats IS the upside? What is so great about it? The On-Demand offerings (free and paid, both) are staggering, with a very good, fast and intuitive search and browse system for finding programs. A vast majority of live programs can be "restarted" if you begin watching part way into them - just hit a button, and it's playing it on-demand for you from the beginning. It's got six tuners, and you can be recording four or five programs, while watching yet another at the same time. Nearly any program can be watched as on-demand starting the day after it initially aired, for four weeks or so, even if you didn't record it to your DVR. The DVR has at least a terabyte, so room for lots of shows. It's expensive after the introductory teaser rate, but it really is a great cable box/DVR combo, with great features. Good info. Thanks. Can you watch a DVR program in any room in the house? Say I have the DVR in the living room, can I watch a recorded program in one of the bedrooms or the den? Yes. |
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Good info. Thanks. Can you watch a DVR program in any room in the house? Say I have the DVR in the living room, can I watch a recorded program in one of the bedrooms or the den? Quoted:
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The wife is whining for the "upgrade" Whats IS the upside? What is so great about it? The On-Demand offerings (free and paid, both) are staggering, with a very good, fast and intuitive search and browse system for finding programs. A vast majority of live programs can be "restarted" if you begin watching part way into them - just hit a button, and it's playing it on-demand for you from the beginning. It's got six tuners, and you can be recording four or five programs, while watching yet another at the same time. Nearly any program can be watched as on-demand starting the day after it initially aired, for four weeks or so, even if you didn't record it to your DVR. The DVR has at least a terabyte, so room for lots of shows. It's expensive after the introductory teaser rate, but it really is a great cable box/DVR combo, with great features. Good info. Thanks. Can you watch a DVR program in any room in the house? Say I have the DVR in the living room, can I watch a recorded program in one of the bedrooms or the den? Yes. You can. |
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Holy shit. I just upgraded yesterday (been a Comcast OnDemand/DVR customer for over 11 years). Holy fucking shit. How in the hell did I stick with the old system for so long? This thing is several orders of magnitude better! I feel like I just upgraded from a Windows CE 3.0 based tablet to a brand new iPad Pro. Yeah, I just got an X1 when I moved into my new home. The old style Comcast OS has been unchanged for over 15 years 
This one is pretty close to what you see with the kind of interface you have with Xbox, Netflix, Hulu, etc. |
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Yeah, I just got an X1 when I moved into my new home. The old style Comcast OS has been unchanged for over 15 years
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Holy shit. I just upgraded yesterday (been a Comcast OnDemand/DVR customer for over 11 years). Holy fucking shit. How in the hell did I stick with the old system for so long? This thing is several orders of magnitude better! I feel like I just upgraded from a Windows CE 3.0 based tablet to a brand new iPad Pro. Yeah, I just got an X1 when I moved into my new home. The old style Comcast OS has been unchanged for over 15 years
This one is pretty close to what you see with the kind of interface you have with Xbox, Netflix, Hulu, etc. Agreed. It isn't so much that it is better than Netflix or Amazon Prime Video, it's that it finally is pretty much as good. |
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Huh. Maybe I'll try that too. Comcast is the suck. xfinity is Comcast.Of course they are. I'm painfully aware of this. They are, unfortunately, the only option I have for wired cable. I figured if I could get a better DVR/On Demand experience, perhaps I could forget, for a little while, how inferior and borderline-appalling the Comcast experience is. |
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It took the installer about 3 hours of fucking around with splitters and amplifiers and shit. In the end, it cost me $0 and it works on all of my TVs. Quoted:
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Did they have to test the cable lines outside and inside the house? It took the installer about 3 hours of fucking around with splitters and amplifiers and shit. In the end, it cost me $0 and it works on all of my TVs. I keep getting ads about it, but @ $166 / month for internet, HD cable + box, I am not sure I want to add on more charges. |
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I keep getting ads about it, but @ $166 / month for internet, HD cable + box, I am not sure I want to add on more charges. Quoted:
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Did they have to test the cable lines outside and inside the house? It took the installer about 3 hours of fucking around with splitters and amplifiers and shit. In the end, it cost me $0 and it works on all of my TVs. I keep getting ads about it, but @ $166 / month for internet, HD cable + box, I am not sure I want to add on more charges. My new bill will be ~$186 (plus taxes / fees) $160 - All premium channels (including PLAYBOY, but I'm reluctant to watch it), 260 channels total + 300 mbps internet $9.99 x 2 for extra X1 receivers $5.99 for Disney Family Movie on demand package (Mrs. Undefined's one request. I'm not dumb enough to refuse my wife a $6/mo request) This was the most expensive package available. |
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My new bill will be ~$186 (plus taxes / fees) $160 - All premium channels (including PLAYBOY, but I'm reluctant to watch it), 260 channels total + 300 mbps internet $9.99 x 2 for extra X1 receivers $5.99 for Disney Family Movie on demand package (Mrs. Undefined's one request. I'm not dumb enough to refuse my wife a $6/mo request) This was the most expensive package available. Quoted:
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Did they have to test the cable lines outside and inside the house? It took the installer about 3 hours of fucking around with splitters and amplifiers and shit. In the end, it cost me $0 and it works on all of my TVs. I keep getting ads about it, but @ $166 / month for internet, HD cable + box, I am not sure I want to add on more charges. My new bill will be ~$186 (plus taxes / fees) $160 - All premium channels (including PLAYBOY, but I'm reluctant to watch it), 260 channels total + 300 mbps internet $9.99 x 2 for extra X1 receivers $5.99 for Disney Family Movie on demand package (Mrs. Undefined's one request. I'm not dumb enough to refuse my wife a $6/mo request) This was the most expensive package available. Prices must be different based on location. How much did yours go up? |
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Prices must be different based on location. How much did yours go up? Quoted:
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Did they have to test the cable lines outside and inside the house? It took the installer about 3 hours of fucking around with splitters and amplifiers and shit. In the end, it cost me $0 and it works on all of my TVs. I keep getting ads about it, but @ $166 / month for internet, HD cable + box, I am not sure I want to add on more charges. My new bill will be ~$186 (plus taxes / fees) $160 - All premium channels (including PLAYBOY, but I'm reluctant to watch it), 260 channels total + 300 mbps internet $9.99 x 2 for extra X1 receivers $5.99 for Disney Family Movie on demand package (Mrs. Undefined's one request. I'm not dumb enough to refuse my wife a $6/mo request) This was the most expensive package available. Prices must be different based on location. How much did yours go up? It went down about $65/mo. |
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I keep getting ads about it, but @ $166 / month for internet, HD cable + box, I am not sure I want to add on more charges. Quoted:
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Did they have to test the cable lines outside and inside the house? It took the installer about 3 hours of fucking around with splitters and amplifiers and shit. In the end, it cost me $0 and it works on all of my TVs. I keep getting ads about it, but @ $166 / month for internet, HD cable + box, I am not sure I want to add on more charges. Cripes, I'd love that payment. .. i think we're at $230. Zero competition = Comcast rape. |
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Cripes, I'd love that payment. .. i think we're at $230. Zero competition = Comcast rape. Quoted:
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Did they have to test the cable lines outside and inside the house? It took the installer about 3 hours of fucking around with splitters and amplifiers and shit. In the end, it cost me $0 and it works on all of my TVs. I keep getting ads about it, but @ $166 / month for internet, HD cable + box, I am not sure I want to add on more charges. Cripes, I'd love that payment. .. i think we're at $230. Zero competition = Comcast rape. I was at $252 with Comcast. |
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Cripes, I'd love that payment. .. i think we're at $230. Zero competition = Comcast rape. Quoted:
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Did they have to test the cable lines outside and inside the house? It took the installer about 3 hours of fucking around with splitters and amplifiers and shit. In the end, it cost me $0 and it works on all of my TVs. I keep getting ads about it, but @ $166 / month for internet, HD cable + box, I am not sure I want to add on more charges. Cripes, I'd love that payment. .. i think we're at $230. Zero competition = Comcast rape. Do you have all the bells and whistles? No phone, one level up from basic cable and I think the basic internet package. |