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Re: [DVR] External DVR Storage Is it really worth it to buy a $100 hard drive when we're all going to be moving to X1 and cloud storage this year? |
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The Q
join:2008-06-26
Collegeville, PA | said by mariod:Is it really worth it to buy a $100 hard drive when we're all going to be moving to X1 and cloud storage this year?
wait, we all are this year? where did you see that? That would be exciting news! |
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said by The Q: wait, we all are this year? where did you see that? That would be exciting news!
ComcastTed in October:
»forums.comcast.com/t5/XfinityTV-···5#M57148
We continue to test and trial the new cloud-based X1 guide on our Cisco RNG cable boxes and the plan would be to deliver the X1 experience (On-Screen Guide 3.0) on the Cisco RNG 200N and the Cisco 150N cable boxes by the end of 2013. |
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The Q
join:2008-06-26
Collegeville, PA | said by mariod:said by The Q: wait, we all are this year? where did you see that? That would be exciting news!
ComcastTed in October: » forums.comcast.com/t5/XfinityTV-···5#M57148We continue to test and trial the new cloud-based X1 guide on our Cisco RNG cable boxes and the plan would be to deliver the X1 experience (On-Screen Guide 3.0) on the Cisco RNG 200N and the Cisco 150N cable boxes by the end of 2013. Ah, I live in a Motorola area so the Cisco boxes are not available to me.
Do you really think it will be on all those box types and all areas this year? |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | reply to mariod
There's nothing in that thread about cloud-storage for DVR recordings.
ComcastTed specifically says that the 3.0 _guide_ is cloud-based, not the recorded shows. He goes on to give detailed advice about who can and can't add storage to their existing STBs.
And the DVR section of the X1 FAQ says nothing about cloud storage of recordings. In fact, there are three or four questions in the DVR section of the X1 FAQ about age-old physical-equipment problems: power outages, zero space left, etc:
»xfinity.comcast.net/x1/faq/
and all the answers only make sense if you're "recording" to a device in your living room. |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | reply to aguiar0016
Jan 18 update from ComcastTed re PA, NJ, and DE Update from ComcastTed:
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1.18.13 UPDATE: Comcast areas in CT, MA, VT, ME, NY and NH now have this feature available. Comcast areas in PA, NJ and DE are currently scheduled to be supported the week of February 12. All areas are currently scheduled to have this feature available in early 2013.
»forums.comcast.com/t5/XfinityTV-···/1463565 |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | reply to mariod
Re: [DVR] External DVR Storage said by mariod:Is it really worth it to buy a $100 hard drive when we're all going to be moving to X1 and cloud storage this year?
A $100 hard drive works out (in one year) to $8 a month for 1TB storage capacity.
Given that DVR service is now $8 a month, and the most widely available DVR STBs top out at half a TB or less, I'd say it's a bargain - in the upside-down land of the Xfinity Universe, that is.
Of course, some people enjoy paying equipment swap fees, waiting in line at the service office, waiting at home for a truck roll, losing their existing recordings when they swap out their box, reconnecting their audio equipment, etc. |
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Silly question to ask, you as a Comcast customer should know how things can get delayed for months and years. |
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Russ
join:2011-03-17
Houston, TX
kudos:1 | reply to yhp
said by yhp:There's nothing in that thread about cloud-storage for DVR recordings.
ComcastTed specifically says that the 3.0 _guide_ is cloud-based, not the recorded shows. He goes on to give detailed advice about who can and can't add storage to their existing STBs.
And the DVR section of the X1 FAQ says nothing about cloud storage of recordings. In fact, there are three or four questions in the DVR section of the X1 FAQ about age-old physical-equipment problems: power outages, zero space left, etc:
»xfinity.comcast.net/x1/faq/
and all the answers only make sense if you're "recording" to a device in your living room.
The following excerpt is from Comcast's Ted Hodgins, Sr. Director, Video Product Development - Navigation, in Media & Entertainment, "New Features for Scientific-Atlanta/Cisco Cable Boxes" blog. Please note the underlined words and that Comcast is notorious for failing to meet its schedule. quote:
Our goal this year is to be able to use the cloud for DVR recordings. The X1 Experience is expected to have a cloud DVR opportunity where individual DVR recordings are not stored on the in-home device. This cloud DVR experience would really negate the need for a limited and physically in-the-home external hard drive and all boxes could be AnyRoom DVRs. Plus the opportunity to retain your DVR recordings should you move or you need to replace the DVR.
See »Re: New Guides for SA/Cisco Areas (Info from Ted Hodgins Blog)
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Russ
join:2011-03-17
Houston, TX
kudos:1 | reply to The Q
said by The Q:said by mariod:said by The Q: wait, we all are this year? where did you see that? That would be exciting news!
ComcastTed in October: » forums.comcast.com/t5/XfinityTV-···5#M57148We continue to test and trial the new cloud-based X1 guide on our Cisco RNG cable boxes and the plan would be to deliver the X1 experience (On-Screen Guide 3.0) on the Cisco RNG 200N and the Cisco 150N cable boxes by the end of 2013. Ah, I live in a Motorola area so the Cisco boxes are not available to me. Do you really think it will be on all those box types and all areas this year? Comcast plans on supporting X1 on the more modern Motorola STBs.
I don't think it will be on all those boxes and in all areas this year.
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | reply to Russ
Um-Hm. I'm a Digital Econ TV-only subscriber in Philly with a DCX3400.
So in answer to mariod's question - yes, I'd like the $100 eSATA drive option today, please. Oh, wait. My box isn't even cleared for Extender with A30 in place.
So, wow. You're right! I'll save that incredibly exorbitant $100 price tag for a hard drive, and simply wait for
1) X1 to be rolled out in this market, and
2) Comcast to issue me compatible equipment, and
3) DVR-in-the-cloud "opportunities" to be enabled.
Done, and done! |
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Russ
join:2011-03-17
Houston, TX
kudos:1 | I wouldn't wait for Comcast to offer DVR recordings in the cloud. It will be a long time before Comcast makes that available to all its customers. If you need more storage and can get the right equipment with the right software to support an external drive, I think it would be worth the cost. |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | said by Russ:I wouldn't wait for Comcast to offer DVR recordings in the cloud. It will be a long time before Comcast makes that available to all its customers. If you need more storage and can get the right equipment with the right software to support an external drive, I think it would be worth the cost.
I should have used some smileys. My point was that $100 for a TB of DVR storage now (mariod's rhetorical question) is a great deal when compared to playing waiting and service games with Comcast. |
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What totally Amazes me is that Comcast's Very Recent DVR (The Moto DCX3400) doe not even support external storage , anyone care to speculate why? , when their almost 10 year old boxs do?
Do they really expect us to "downgrade" to a crappier box so that we can have access to this new feature? |
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kudos:2 | said by teddystacker:What totally Amazes me is that Comcast's Very Recent DVR (The Moto DCX3400) doe not even support external storage , anyone care to speculate why? , when their almost 10 year old boxs do?
Do they really expect us to "downgrade" to a crappier box so that we can have access to this new feature?
Doesn't the DCX3400 already have an eSATA port and from a previous post, it's just waiting for Comcast to roll out activating it?
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| said by THZNDUP:said by teddystacker:What totally Amazes me is that Comcast's Very Recent DVR (The Moto DCX3400) doe not even support external storage , anyone care to speculate why? , when their almost 10 year old boxs do?
Do they really expect us to "downgrade" to a crappier box so that we can have access to this new feature?
Doesn't the DCX3400 already have an eSATA port and from a previous post, it's just waiting for Comcast to roll out activating it? Yes and No. Yes it has an eSATA port, and yes Comcast is working on it. But No, it is not getting eSATA enabled right away. They say it needs more testing. |
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kudos:2 | reply to SpHeRe31459
Hummmmmm.........
»Re: DVR Extender w/Moto Boxes
Looks like it's packaged as part of the guide update by area. jblues  seems to have gotten one to work. 
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·Comcast
| Yes, I have a DCX 3400 and yes, I have had the Extender for 2 months now with NO issues. It is not "officially" supported (not sure why), but when your area gets guide A30 and the eSATA port is enabled on all the other Motorola boxes in your area (check the thread in the Comcast forums), it IS enabled on this one as well.
My advice: spend $100 and try it! Based on my experience, you will be glad you did! |
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