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Re: [X1-X2] Xfinity X1 now available to New Customers

said by BigBearsFan:

Has anything been said about the live tiles in the last nine and on the guide that was discussed last year in May?

said by gate1975mlm:

Same here

What ever happened to the Live tiles?

I guess you guys are talking about this feature:
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Live Last 9: In the past, when X1 customers tap "Last" on their remote controls, they see static tiles of the last nine things they viewed. Now, when customers hover over one of their last nine selections, that tile will be "live," essentially creating a picture-in-picture that lets the viewer see what’s happening on one of their previously viewed channels.
I also came across this (unanswered) post of yours in the Comcast Customer Support forum several months ago:

From: »forums.comcast.com/t5/X1 ··· /2369035
said by gate1975mlm :
Live tiles instead of a static tiles next to highlighted program in guide?
Posted on 10-28-2014 12:40 PM by gate1975mlm

Has anyone heard when that new feature where when you highlight a current program in the guide it shows a live tile instead of a static tile? The live tiles will also be shown on a highlighted channel in the Last 9 display.

It was shown back at the cable show in June.

Here is info about it
»corporate.comcast.com/ne ··· -2014-x1

Video Demo
»corporate.comcast.com/ne ··· features

 
I guess they're still working on it and it's not ready for general release quite yet.

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Same here

What ever happened to the Live tiles? Also another cool feature they showed last year was when highlighting say a baseball game on the big guide and it showed the score.

I hope Comcast still plans on releasing these cool features for X1 this year.

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TelcoDad I saw you broke the news on pricing for Gig Pro.Good job.Has anything been said about the live tiles in the last nine and on the guide that was discussed last year in May ?I miss the ability to record the next episode after deleting a recorded program that they were trying in Comcast Labs.

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FYI - Comcast has released a set of new features in the X1's "Comcast Labs" area/menu, including a "Control Panel":

Comcast Labs launches X1 'Control Panel' with an eye toward connecting
content providers with customers

By Mike Dano, FierceCable - May 15, 2015
»www.fiercecable.com/stor ··· 15-05-15

Also see:

X1: Comcast Labs
Updated on May 11, 2015 at 6:58 PM
»customer.xfinity.com/hel ··· st-labs/
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would we have a new x1 DVR that has component out or will they not have it like the arris XG1

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said by scjohnson:

said by SeattleMatt:

I'll have to check this out. Do they have one for the Seahawks? LOL.

Just an Eagles theme.. Clearly they made it for themselves

LOL, of course, because the X1 platform is "Made With Love in Philadelphia"

Still in doubt about the 'with love' part...

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said by scjohnson:

said by SeattleMatt:

I'll have to check this out. Do they have one for the Seahawks? LOL.

Just an Eagles theme.. Clearly they made it for themselves

LOL, of course, because the X1 platform is "Made With Love in Philadelphia"

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said by SeattleMatt:

I'll have to check this out. Do they have one for the Seahawks? LOL.

Just an Eagles theme.. Clearly they made it for themselves

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said by SeattleMatt:

I'll have to check this out. Do they have one for the Seahawks? LOL.

Not here in Philly but maybe in your area they do?

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I'll have to check this out. Do they have one for the Seahawks? LOL.

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said by scjohnson:

Settings, Preferences, General, Background darkness, press 'down' on the popup window and it lets you select a background picture.

Well I'll be darn

I never knew you could change the background colors. They even have a Philadelphia Eagles theme. I myself like the "Colors" theme the best. There blue theme is a little too dark for me I would like the lighter blue used for the new Kids Zone as an option. Hopefully Comcast will add more color options in the future.

Thanks for the info.

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Could a Blue background for X1 be in our future?

Would be nice to have an alternative to black.

We already have a blue background option, among many others.

How to you enable it?

Settings, Preferences, General, Background darkness, press 'down' on the popup window and it lets you select a background picture.

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said by gate1975mlm:

Could a Blue background for X1 be in our future?

Would be nice to have an alternative to black.

We already have a blue background option, among many others.

How to you enable it?

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An article also about the Xi4 box on the MCN site now:

New Comcast IP Set-Top Reaches The FCC
‘Xi4’ Client Box From Cisco Designed For X1 Platform

By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News – January 22, 2015
»www.multichannel.com/new ··· c/387156

Today Comcast officially announced that the Xi4 box will be launched later this year: »Re: [X1-X2] Cisco XG2v2 Renders

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Not including the BSOD, of course...

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said by gate1975mlm:

Could a Blue background for X1 be in our future?

Would be nice to have an alternative to black.

We already have a blue background option, among many others.

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said by gate1975mlm:

Could a Blue background for X1 be in our future?

Well, a blue background could just be what they're using for the Kids Zone screens.

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Could a Blue background for X1 be in our future?

Would be nice to have an alternative to black.

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Comcast has launched the X1 "Kids Zone" today:

Welcome to the Kids Zone
By Jennifer Musser Metz, Dir., Product Management, Comcast Voices blog - May 5, 2015
»corporate.comcast.com/co ··· ids-zone
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... That’s why we’re thrilled to announce the launch of Kids Zone today, a new feature on X1 that gives parents like me extra peace of mind by offering a safe and secure experience for kids to independently explore their favorite content and discover new programming.

When in Kids Zone, children can browse all on their own, selecting live programming, free Xfinity On Demand content, movies and TV shows purchased through the Xfinity Digital Store, as well as any saved programming on our DVR — all of which has either been flagged by the network or studio as kids programming, or deemed age-appropriate for kids 12 and under by the great folks at Common Sense Media.

Additionally, while in Kids Zone, children can quickly find recently-watched programming, browse by their favorite network and even sort by their favorite theme such as "superheroes," "princesses" or "talking animals." ...
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FYI - A new "Xfinity Share" app has now been released:

Comcast Customers Can Now “Share” Live Streams to the TV
New Xfinity Share App Lets X1 Users Live Stream Video and Send Photos and Recorded Videos to Each Other in Real Time

Comcast Press Release, Business Wire - May 4, 2015
»www.businesswire.com/new ··· reams-TV
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Comcast today announced that Xfinity customers on the X1 Entertainment Operating System can now live stream their favorite life moments over the Internet from their smartphone to the television to share with friends and family. Through the company’s new Xfinity Share app, customers can live stream or send photos and recorded videos to their TV, or to the TV of another X1 customer, as well as live stream and share content to mobile phones.

To use Xfinity Share, currently both the sender and receiver must be Xfinity Triple Play customers with X1 DVR capable set-top boxes. ...
 
And on the Comcast Voices blog page today:

How to Live Stream Video to the Biggest Screen in the House
Comcast Voices blog - May 4, 2015
»corporate.comcast.com/co ··· eo-to-tv
 
EDIT: A video on it on the Xfinity YouTube channel:

Share app from XFINITY: How to live stream
Published on Apr 28, 2015

»www.youtube.com/watch?v= ··· -MTe3jq8

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So, out of curiosity, I used the "Send to TV" feature and a USB mouse to perform a speed test of the internet connection going to the XG1. Using the DSLReports speed test I got around 27 Mbps, which coincides with the Performance internet I have coming to the apartment on a separate account. I'd be interested to see if someone with a higher speed tier would receive a faster speed on their XG1 or if everyone is provisioned with the same speed.

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I like the xi3 box. it's the same size as a dta. It will need a good signal to communicate with the main x1 box as it uses one of the x1s tuners so you may need to run a new line just for the xi3 like I had to do.

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said by IowaCowboy:

I have a printed rate sheet from the local Comcast office, here in Springfield MA they'll gladly upgrade your DVR and boxes to X1 for a $49.99 fee. It says X1 Platform upgrade fee $49.99.

Yeah, Comcast dropped that fee down from its original $100 price in most markets starting back in March [2014]: »Upgrading to Comcast's X1 May Incur $100 Fee for Some [13] comments

FYI - Just found this notice on my latest bill:
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: As of March 3, 2015, due to changes in business costs, the X1 Platform Upgrade Fee decreased from $49.99 to $19.99 per occurrence. Price excludes applicable taxes and fees.

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FYI - A Comcast Voices blog item this week about this month's X1 platform features and enhancements:

New This Month On X1: A More Intuitive and Accessible User Experience
Comcast Voices blog - April 7, 2015
»corporate.comcast.com/co ··· perience

EDIT: There's also an MCN article about this now:

Comcast Pushes X1 Updates
HD Now The Default For Titles That Can Be Rented & Purchased

By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - April 12, 2015
»www.multichannel.com/new ··· s/389699
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said by telcodad:

It looks like Comcast has updated/added a bunch of X1 info/support pages on their Xfinity TV Support site.

Here's new one that I just came across that provides a comparision between the X1 DVR (hub) and non-DVR (companion) boxes:

X1: Equipment Comparison
Updated on August 21, 2014 at 2:11 PM
»customer.comcast.com/hel ··· nion-box

said by joejoejeo:

So does anybody have the Samsung RNG150N that is listed on [that] page?

Also from: »Re: [X1-X2] New customer with x1
said by Zoder:

said by telcodad:

Most of the RNG150N "companion" boxes have been supplied by Pace, but recently Samsung has become a supplier for those also: »customer.comcast.com/hel ··· nion-box

My uncle got those Samsung boxes during his install. Any word on the differences between them and the Pace? I know Arris DVRs had bugs the Pace boxes didn't and vice-versa.

No, I haven't heard/seen much about the Samsung RNG150N companion box to say.

Some pictures of it (along with an ARRIS XG1 box) can be seen here: »Re: [Install] New install

 
I just checked out the Cable Box User Manuals page on Comcast's Customer Support site, and noticed that it now it shows that the Cisco RNG150N STB is "Compatible with X1":

Cable Box User Manuals
Updated on March 06, 2015 at 3:30 PM
»customer.comcast.com/hel ··· -manuals

Cisco RNG150N user guide: »media2.comcast.net/anon. ··· uide.pdf

Wonder if it's now being supplied with X1 installs yet, in place of the Pace and Samsung versions?
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From: »Re: [X1] Xfinity X1 now available to New Customers
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said by ILpt4U:

Do the X1 DVRs allow external HDD expanded storage just yet?

No external expanded storage on the DVR's, and they most likely never will allow it. They are sometime within the next few months to a year, going to cloud storage, with 1 TB standard, from what I have been told. Then most likely if you want most storage above the 1 TB, it will be $X for X MB/GB more per month.

OK, it looks like we've finally got the definitive answer on whether the eSATA port on the X1 DVRs will ever be enabled to expand local storage: »forums.comcast.com/t5/X1 ··· 4#M63955
Expand your moderator at work

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Re: [X1-X2] Xfinity X1 now available to New Customers

that app was on the main x1 back when I still lived at my apartment back in August. That's how I was was able to tell how much I owed on my account.

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Xfinity photo share now available ! They have both Apple and Android apps. used today to watch a few videos with grandkids of themselves on tv.Nice little novelty. I don't know anyone to share with to see if that feature works or not but I imagine if sharing with your own tv works the other function works also.
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Wow those tech guides are a fountain of information