[DVR] Spectrum Quad Tuner DVR revealed - Comcast Cable TV

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Joe12345678 join:2003-07-22 Des Plaines, IL	reply to moulder3 Re: [DVR] Spectrum Quad Tuner DVR revealed at least the cloud can be setup to not tie up tuners but then you may have to deal with a limited # of VOD slots on your node.
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mikedz4 join:2003-04-14 Weirton, WV	reply to cypherstream Is there a Comcast website for the x1?
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Russ join:2011-03-17 Houston, TX kudos:1	reply to moulder3 said by moulder3: I was also told the box will be 500gb (not 1tb, as previously reported) but I'm not sure if that means the user has a physical hdd in the box, or if Comcast only gives them 500gb in the cloud? If it's 500gb in the cloud, I would think (and hope) that the recordings would be transcoded via MPEG-4, rather than their DVR boxes that receive and record MPEG-2. This way, you'd be able to store significantly more (around 30-40% more) than with their DCX 500gb DVR. I was very excited to get the X1, until I found that it's only 500gb and if the DVR is network based, then the fast-forwarding may work the same as via On-Demand (aka awful). I guess I'll stick with my crappy DVR (and awful channel guide) a bit longer... I don't think it will currently use a network DVR since Comcast is testing network DVRs. Click the following news article link for more information: »Comcast Testing Network DVR Depending on how the test goes, Comcast may introduce a network DVR. -- SA 8300 HD DVRs with Patched S25 Guide Links: 'S25 Guide Blog' 'Schedule' 'Info' 'Patch Thread'
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Joe12345678 join:2003-07-22 Des Plaines, IL	with out SDV?
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Russ join:2011-03-17 Houston, TX kudos:1	said by Joe12345678: with out SDV? I haven't seen how Comcast would implement a Network DVR. Other possibilities are IP or VOD.
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mikedz4 join:2003-04-14 Weirton, WV	I think eventually comcast wants to go IP based. Don't know how that will affect everything.
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owlyn Premium,MVM join:2004-06-05 Newtown, PA	Comcast has been working on IPTV for the last two years.
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Joe12345678 join:2003-07-22 Des Plaines, IL	reply to mikedz4 well they may have to swap out lot's of older boxes that can use IP TV.
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telcodad join:2011-09-16 Lincroft, NJ kudos:2	reply to Russ I don't believe the DVR uses storage "in the cloud" either, but rather uses the 500GB HDD that's currently inside the X1 box. There was a good article on the Multichannel News site last night about all this, under the section labeled "COMCAST IN THE CLOUD": Cable's Cloudy Future In Tech Shift, Operators Rain Down Cloud-Based Content, Apps and Services By Todd Spangler, Multichannel News - May 28, 2012 »www.multichannel.com/article/485···ture.php
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telcodad join:2011-09-16 Lincroft, NJ kudos:2	reply to Russ said by Russ: I haven't seen how Comcast would implement a Network DVR. Other possibilities are IP or VOD. In a Multichannel News article last week (»www.multichannel.com/article/484···DVR_.php), Motorola is developing a network-based "whole-world DVR" that maybe Comcast is the one that will be testing: "By the end of the year, an MSO customer of Motorola Mobility will launch a trial of a basic network DVR, akin to the DVR Plus service Cablevision Systems offers. (Scheffler declined to identify the customer.)"
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Zoder join:2002-04-16 Miami, FL	I don't know if i'd like a network dvr. At least right now I can playback the recordings how I choose. According to Motorola, content providers will be able to limit how you can play back the recordings on their ndvr platform. »paidcontent.org/2012/05/22/can-m···rywhere/
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FifthE1ement Tech Nut join:2005-03-16 Fort Lauderdale, FL	said by Zoder: I don't know if i'd like a network dvr. At least right now I can playback the recordings how I choose. According to Motorola, content providers will be able to limit how you can play back the recordings on their ndvr platform. »paidcontent.org/2012/05/22/can-m···rywhere/ I agree 100%! If Comcast or any other provider wanted me to use these I would buy a Tivo for the first time ever! I don't use OnDemand because they force me to watch what feels like 20 mins of commercials every time! -- "The relationship between what we see and what we know is never settled..."
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mikedz4 join:2003-04-14 Weirton, WV	reply to telcodad what about the indiana market getting it in july?
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telcodad join:2011-09-16 Lincroft, NJ kudos:2	Don't know, I haven't received any updates with new dates/places yet.
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aguiar0016 join:2006-01-23 New Bedford, MA	reply to moulder3 Correct 500GB stored on the box, the apps (pandora,facebook, etc are using the internet to connect and are pushed onto the box) not sure about coding.
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aguiar0016 join:2006-01-23 New Bedford, MA	reply to mikedz4 try this »x1.comcast.net/webportal/
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aguiar0016 join:2006-01-23 New Bedford, MA	user guide is on this site
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telcodad join:2011-09-16 Lincroft, NJ kudos:2	reply to aguiar0016 said by aguiar0016: try this »x1.comcast.net/webportal/ Wow, nice find, thanks!
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aguiar0016 join:2006-01-23 New Bedford, MA	reply to cypherstream Launch has been delayed to june 6th.
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JeepMatt C'mon the U Premium join:2001-12-28 Wilmington, DE kudos:2 Reviews: ·Comcast ·Verizon FiOS 1 edit	said by aguiar0016: Launch has been delayed to june 6th. Oops. C'mon Comcast - launch it in Freedom region and you have a Triple play plus Security customer just dying to social media you out the wazooo! -- "ONE team - ONE city - ONE dream!!"
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