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Re: [X1] Xfinity TV on X1 Platform and X1 Remote Control App! Yep that's right 3 turners active right now for my area at least. You can record 2 shows at the same time and watch a previously recorded show or ondemand not another tv channel. |
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and how will going to the cloud work with out SDV they will run out of bandwidth like that. |
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If you have 2 tuners recording, doesn't that leave the 3rd available for live television? |
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Live TV cannot be watched on a 3rd tuner. There is no swap button or way of changing between them. |
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| reply to gate1975mlm
I'm testing the X1 and the 3rd tuner is for live TV, Ondemand or a dvr recorded program. |
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The recordings are on the hard drive right? Shouldn't need a "tuner" for that unless the recordings are really in the cloud (RS-DVR). You should be able to tell if DVR is in the cloud as trick play commands will have additional latency.
BTW, is there a 30-sec skip?
6 tuners plus the DOCSIS modem will just kill the signal unless there's an amp built in. You would need enough signal for a 7 way internal split (just for every X1 box in the house!). No wonder they only activated 3 tuners. |
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| reply to Floppy
I'm sorry, having a bad day. Don't know what I was thinking floppy is right.
Sorry |
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| reply to cypherstream
No 30 second skip preloaded, I haven't found a code for it to program the remote neither. |
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Russ
join:2011-03-17
Houston, TX
kudos:1 | A dual tuner allows you to record two shows and watch a previously recorded show. |
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 zskylinePremium
join:2007-01-20
Braintree, MA | reply to gate1975mlm
Just got the X1 today... (Braintree, MA) Love it (so far) |
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Just Got the X1 today (2 HD DVRs) and so far i love it. I just wish there was a Android app available. |
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said by cypherstream:The recordings are on the hard drive right? Shouldn't need a "tuner" for that unless the recordings are really in the cloud (RS-DVR). You should be able to tell if DVR is in the cloud as trick play commands will have additional latency.
BTW, is there a 30-sec skip?
6 tuners plus the DOCSIS modem will just kill the signal unless there's an amp built in. You would need enough signal for a 7 way internal split (just for every X1 box in the house!). No wonder they only activated 3 tuners.
but other cable systems have boxes with 6 tuners + DOCSIS + MOCA. |
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 telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2 | said by Joe12345678:said by cypherstream:6 tuners plus the DOCSIS modem will just kill the signal unless there's an amp built in. You would need enough signal for a 7 way internal split (just for every X1 box in the house!). No wonder they only activated 3 tuners.
but other cable systems have boxes with 6 tuners + DOCSIS + MOCA. Yes, those multi-tuner boxes must have something like an amplifier/splitter in them to maintain the signal levels (albeit with some minor loss in SNR). That means these boxes require a little bit better signal quality coming into them then, than for the average STB, I guess.
Do any of these multi-tuner boxes have a particular "minimum required input SNR" specification shown for them? |
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| reply to gate1975mlm
Another vendor, Humax this time, has an XI3 RDK client device ready. Called, rather logically, the "XI3-H"
»www.engadget.com/2012/11/28/comc···ble-box/ |
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telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2
2 edits | Wow, nice.
It has a sightly different arrangement from Pace's model: »Re: Meet the "XI3" - Comcast's IP-Only STB
The link for the User Manual for the Humax XI3-H is the last one on here: »apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/V···&fcc_id=
EDIT: An article on it on the Multichannel News site: »www.multichannel.com/cable-opera···c/140450
EDIT2: Also a news item on it on the Light Reading Cable site: »www.lightreading.com/document.as···lr_cable |
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Re: Meet the "XI3" - Comcast's IP-Only STB We use those as HD boxes |
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telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2 | said by timtom:We use those as HD boxes
According to an article on the XI3 box »www.lightreading.com/document.as···lr_cable , it's IP-only, and doesn't contain a QAM tuner, so are you using it with an XG1 "gateway" box? Or are you operating it as a "network DVR" which Comcast is currently testing? |
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telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2
2 edits | reply to telcodad
Re: [X1] Xfinity TV on X1 Platform and X1 Remote Control App! FYI - There is a brief slideshow of the Humax XI3-H device on the Light Reading Cable site this morning: »www.lightreading.com/document.as···number=1
Image #4 shows its innards.
EDIT: There are also some nice close-up photos of the XI3-H and its accessories under the "External Photos" link on the FCC Exhibits List page: »apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/V···d=488710 |
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Re: Meet the "XI3" - Comcast's IP-Only STB said by telcodad:said by timtom:We use those as HD boxes
According to an article on the XI3 box » www.lightreading.com/document.as···lr_cable , it's IP-only, and doesn't contain a QAM tuner, so are you using it with an XG1 "gateway" box? Or are you operating it as a "network DVR" which Comcast is currently testing? I has QAM tuner |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to gate1975mlm
Re: [X1] Xfinity TV on X1 Platform and X1 Remote Control App! is the control app for Android too or just iDevices still?
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