http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942248 en Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:00:26 EDT Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:00:26 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30943793 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30943793 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:54:52 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30943137 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30943137 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 12:12:57 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942925
X1 is the platform that powers residential TV service. It's the successor to the blue guide that you have probably seen many times over the years. It's an HTML-based platform that also has cloud DVR and online streaming of TV content.

The XG1 is the DVR box on the X1 platform. The XG2 is the non-DVR box. Generally, each home will be given one XG box as part of an X1 install.

Additional boxes are model Xi3 or XiD. These are client boxes which use tuners from the XG1 or XG2. Standard practice is to provide one XG box and up to three Xi boxes before adding a second XG box. Each additional box is $9.95/mo (additional XG1 boxes are $19.95/mo, since they expand your DVR storage).

Some examples:
A home with no DVR and 4 outlets would receive one XG2 and three XiDs.
A home with DVR and 5 outlets would receive one XG1, three XiDs, and one XG2.
A home with DVR and 2 outlets would receive one XG1 and one XiD.

There are multiple models of each XG and Xi box, from manufacturers like Pace and Arris. They all run the same X1 software.

A DTA is a one-way box that will receive digital starter channels and no premium channels. They have a guide but no On Demand functionality.

Hope this clears up all the terminology :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942925 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:30:27 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942598 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942598 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 06:12:28 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942393 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942393 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 23:27:20 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942386
@mikedz4
I'm not sure. From what I've read, it has 4 tuners. So you'll need an Xi3 or Xid to act as a companion using one of the tuners in the XG2.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942386 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 23:21:37 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942371 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942371 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 23:14:03 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942320 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942320 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 22:27:29 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942318 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942318 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 22:26:18 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942308 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942308 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 22:18:57 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942299 What are the advantages of switching to Xfinity equipment?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942299 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 22:11:49 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942257 --
I'm always up for a good chat and helping with tech problems.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-Re-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942257 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 21:52:50 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942248 Thanks. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Install-I-need-some-info-on-Xfinity-please-30942248 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 21:47:26 EDT