FSugino
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join:2001-12-04
Schaumburg, IL
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Re: [COMCAST] Another month for DVR
I'm in Schaumburg and just got my 6208 installed today. Firmware is v7.07, and the 5C setting is 0.
The DVR functionality is pretty good, but FireWire performance is worse than the 6200 - lots of macro blocking right now when recording to DVHS via FireWire, but it may be weather related.
If you call Comcast and ask for DVR, the front line CSR probably won't know diddly about it. Ask to get transferred to the group handling DVR registrations, or ask to talk to the customer retention group. DVR is a soft launch right now, so the reps aren't fully aware it is available.
Rollout is supposedly taking place in the north and western suburbs first, moving south and toward Chicago last. |
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join:2002-10-06
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| said by FSugino  :
I'm in Schaumburg and just got my 6208 installed today. Firmware is v7.07, and the 5C setting is 0.
The DVR functionality is pretty good, but FireWire performance is worse than the 6200 - lots of macro blocking right now when recording to DVHS via FireWire, but it may be weather related.
If you call Comcast and ask for DVR, the front line CSR probably won't know diddly about it. Ask to get transferred to the group handling DVR registrations, or ask to talk to the customer retention group. DVR is a soft launch right now, so the reps aren't fully aware it is available.
Rollout is supposedly taking place in the north and western suburbs first, moving south and toward Chicago last.
The 1394 issues are firmware related, not box related.
Firmware 7.10 seems to resolve the majority of those issues according to postings at »www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdis···rumid=42
HTH!
Regards,
Randy
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acgstar21
join:2004-06-07
Clementon, NJ
| Have had my SA DVR in the South Jersey Comcast service area since December, beta tester for the company. Since April, it has been soft launched for areas in Southern New Jersey that uses the SA but have yet to be introduce to area that uses the GI/Motorola units. Have a few of my colleagues at Comcast that are beta testing the GI/Motorola units, major difference right now is that SA dvr's are dual tuners(can record 2 programs at once) and the Motorola are single tuners(must watch what you are recording). Late July is the soft launch of the Motorola units in South Jersey. Until Comcast receive word from Motorola on the next gen DVR units, the soft launch will be only for the single tuner unit. Also SA HD units with DVR is launching in July in Southern New Jersey. |
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