 DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to RadioDoc
Re: Controlling P2P wasn't their aim Edited after seeing the "paid for by" tag at the bottom. I've seen them on Cox, but I haven't yet seen them run on TWC.
But it's so ludicrous you would think it was one of those SNL parodies. |
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Indeed. Of course they've pretty much been a parody of themselves for awhile.
I hooked up my laptop to our 42" Toshiba LCD HDTV last night and tested Netflix's movies-on-demand offering. It was every bit as good as standard digital cable quality-wise and started playing in less than 30 seconds on my 6 meg DSL connection. Not one single buffering incident for 100 minutes of the movie. And it is a "free" adjunct to our $15/mo 3 at a time account. Amazon's Unbox works great with our TiVo, too. Cable is becoming more and more irrelevant.
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DogfatherPremium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
2 edits | I've been doing XBOX 360 downloads for quite a while and the movie is ready to play within 10-15 seconds and no buffering, even at 720P HD.
I have ATV 2.0 but haven't rented anything yet. I'd try Amazon unbox via TiVo but they don't offer HD and after seeing TiVo go in the direction they're going refuse to buy updated hardware from them.
All in all I'm fairly content with cable but couldn't be happier that Comcast traded the local cable system to Time Warner to immediately dropped prices, doubled speeds and increased content. But if it weren't for HowardTV I'd drop them for DirecTV in about 2 seconds, even with their high out of pocket equipment costs.
Comcast sucked serious ass in every way a cable company can suck ass. |
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 extreme50Formerly TwoKDialupPremium
join:2002-06-07
Coloma, MI | reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc:... I hooked up my laptop to our 42" Toshiba LCD HDTV last night and tested Netflix's movies-on-demand offering. It was every bit as good as standard digital cable quality-wise and started playing in less than 30 seconds on my 6 meg DSL connection. You still watch SD? With all the Comcast HD channels here in rural backwater Coloma, I can't remember the last time I watched anything in SD. Yech!
For movies, I just hit the Comcast OnDemand button and choose the HD version. Starts instantly and plays flawlessly too.
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | No, we watch HD. Was using the Netflix test as an example of what is coming, and what will soon kick cable companies asses. Apple TV already can access HD content and the rest are coming online. Best part? No crappy Comcast VoD selection limits or choppy, overcompressed picture. Consider yourself lucky that you are on an almost new system. In Chicagoland and a lot of other markets your experience is not experienced.
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extreme50Formerly TwoKDialupPremium
join:2002-06-07
Coloma, MI | said by RadioDoc: ... Consider yourself lucky that you are on an almost new system. In Chicagoland and a lot of other markets your experience is not experienced. A very wise Chicago 'friend' of mine once told me that if I didn't like my broadband options that I should move. Maybe you should move to Coloma? Whoa, what the hell was I thinking. 
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Comcast has spoiled me rotten! |
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | I don't have to. We have competition here, and it kicks Comcast's ass.
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