flex727
join:2001-12-29
Allen, TX
| reply to kcharg
Re: HDTV and Kcharg
said by kcharg  :
I'm glad to hear that you've had good luck on your DVR wishes. Let us know how things go this Sunday.
kcharg
Well, I'm not having such good luck. I am a Platinum Digital subscriber and have been a customer for almost 17 years. I also have Comcast cable internet for over 5 years and am currently paying over $150 per month to Comcast, yet I can't get a DVR. Kcharg, what's the secret code to get me a box? |
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pittdave
join:2003-11-26
Dallas, TX
| Re: TiVo Series 2 connection: Newbie Post
Well.. Platnium or not.. I am sending my 6208 back. I a just not using the DVR feature like I thought I would. And only being the single tuner, I cant watch something else whilst recording.
So there will be one more back in circulation
PD |
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inthekirby
@grandenetworks.n
| 5100 in a loft
Hey Kcharg,
if i could ask you a quick question. i'm living in a loft downtown, and getting HD through comcast with a 5100 box. my buidling is supposed to have an internal circuit on which i can watch the security cameras (front door, back door, laundry room, etc), and it's supposed to come through on channel 11 (tv 11, i suppose, not cable 11). however, the 5100 is connected to my tv via component video, which i'm guessing wouldn't transmit the internal channel even though it's still coming out of the cable port in the wall (is this right)? is there any way i might be able to get that internal channel, like connecting another cable outlet to my tv directly via coax or something?
thanks
inthekirby |
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DowntownD
@ca.com | No Bass on WFAA HD (Channel 8)?
Has anyone else noticed that there is no bass on WFAA HD? I checked both analog and Dolby Digital, but cannot find any bass (i.e. Alias last night). HBO HD, etc...seem fine. Does not make sense to me....
Thanks!!! |
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StormyQ
join:2002-10-24
Mckinney, TX
| reply to pittdave
Re: TiVo Series 2 connection: Newbie Post
said by pittdave :
Well.. Platnium or not.. I am sending my 6208 back. I a just not using the DVR feature like I thought I would. And only being the single tuner, I cant watch something else whilst recording.
So there will be one more back in circulation
PD
You can split the signal and record the digital/HD side while you watch analog on the other. Or, if you have a standalone PVR like Tivo or Replay TV you can watch/record on both sides. Only drawback is not having digital channels on both sides. |
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dinfusion
join:2004-03-25
Euless, TX
| reply to flex727
Re: HDTV and Kcharg
Can anyone please help me? I just got my HD box and I am a total newbie to HD and HD TV's. I am totally lost and would really appreciate any help. Here is a link to my TV and it's specs:
Sony TV
It says its 1080i capable, but when I change the Cable box settings to 780 or 1080i, the screen goes blank. I can turn it off then back on and the picture comes on. Does this matter? Is there a difference in watching it in 480i? Or should my HD box be able to stay at 1080i. The installer said "It looks like it won't stay on 1080i" If i leave it in 1080i, i have to change it back to 480i to see the menu. I really have no idea what to do. |
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stewlevine
join:2002-05-28
Dallas, TX
| said by dinfusion :
Can anyone please help me? I just got my HD box and I am a total newbie to HD and HD TV's. I am totally lost and would really appreciate any help. Here is a link to my TV and it's specs:
Sony TV
It says its 1080i capable, but when I change the Cable box settings to 780 or 1080i, the screen goes blank. I can turn it off then back on and the picture comes on. Does this matter? Is there a difference in watching it in 480i? Or should my HD box be able to stay at 1080i. The installer said "It looks like it won't stay on 1080i" If i leave it in 1080i, i have to change it back to 480i to see the menu. I really have no idea what to do.
Sounds like you aren't hooked up to, or not watching your component inputs. You should tell your 5100 or 6208 to display 1080i for all HD signals, and if you are hooked up to inputs on your Sony that can display 1080i (e.g. both my Philips and Mits HD sets can only display 1080i on one of their components inputs, the rest are only capable of doing 480p). Check where you are connected on your TV, that may be the issue.
Your box should be able to stay on 1080i, and even if it didn't, it should still be pushing a signal to the TV that it can display. Period. |
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dinfusion
join:2004-03-25
Euless, TX | That was it!!!! My DVD was plugged into the 1080i slot. Now it looks amazing and it fills the whole screen.
One more question:
Is there anything special I need to do for hooking up my PS2? |
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