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]]> By: greg http://www.lostremote.com/2006/08/05/video-on-demands-experimental-years/#comment-82465 greg Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:35:52 +0000 http://www.nowbreaking.com/?p=225#comment-82465 coming from a tivo/directTV background, i can't stand the motorolaHD-dvr. i'm assuming i have the microsoft interface, but i'm not really sure. all i know is it's clunky, the remote lag times kill me - sometimes it'll literally take a minute for an action to register - to bad by then i've already pushed 8 other buttons and the box finally registers and i get the 'pause/play/pause/play/rewind/play/stop/off' all at once. good times. and about VOD, i can't stand not having reference points w/in a recording. i don't use the VOD feature often, it's way too annoying to deal w/. oh, and is it too much to ask for a jump back feature when you're forwarding through commercials then trying to hit play when your show is back on. seriously, would it hurt to give us some good basic features. oye vey. coming from a tivo/directTV background, i can’t stand the motorolaHD-dvr. i’m assuming i have the microsoft interface, but i’m not really sure. all i know is it’s clunky, the remote lag times kill me - sometimes it’ll literally take a minute for an action to register - to bad by then i’ve already pushed 8 other buttons and the box finally registers and i get the ‘pause/play/pause/play/rewind/play/stop/off’ all at once. good times. and about VOD, i can’t stand not having reference points w/in a recording. i don’t use the VOD feature often, it’s way too annoying to deal w/. oh, and is it too much to ask for a jump back feature when you’re forwarding through commercials then trying to hit play when your show is back on.

seriously, would it hurt to give us some good basic features. oye vey.

]]> By: Gary http://www.lostremote.com/2006/08/05/video-on-demands-experimental-years/#comment-928 Gary Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:04:44 +0000 http://www.nowbreaking.com/?p=225#comment-928 Same thing that happened to me this weekend. I was 110 minutes into a 125 minute movie and it stopped without saving my place. Took about 15 minutes to get back to my place. Shouldn't happen. Same thing that happened to me this weekend. I was 110 minutes into a 125 minute movie and it stopped without saving my place. Took about 15 minutes to get back to my place. Shouldn’t happen.

]]> By: andrew beach http://www.lostremote.com/2006/08/05/video-on-demands-experimental-years/#comment-915 andrew beach Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:04:18 +0000 http://www.nowbreaking.com/?p=225#comment-915 I live in NYC and have time warner cable with the scientific atlanta HD tivo-esque box. Generally it works fine (much better actually than the SD box I had until March) however if the level of signal i'm receiving drops, the whole thing starts running very hurky jerky - channels don't show up, shows won't record, trying to watch recorded things crashes the box, etc. The most annoying part? Everytime one of these episodes happens (a weekend or few day period of lower than normal signal level) the customer service insists on putting me through the same stupid hardware reboot game and trying to swap out my box for some refurbished model which they hope will shut me up. I live in NYC and have time warner cable with the scientific atlanta HD tivo-esque box. Generally it works fine (much better actually than the SD box I had until March) however if the level of signal i’m receiving drops, the whole thing starts running very hurky jerky - channels don’t show up, shows won’t record, trying to watch recorded things crashes the box, etc.

The most annoying part? Everytime one of these episodes happens (a weekend or few day period of lower than normal signal level) the customer service insists on putting me through the same stupid hardware reboot game and trying to swap out my box for some refurbished model which they hope will shut me up.

]]> By: Frank Catalano http://www.lostremote.com/2006/08/05/video-on-demands-experimental-years/#comment-891 Frank Catalano Mon, 07 Aug 2006 03:41:38 +0000 http://www.nowbreaking.com/?p=225#comment-891 I'm afraid I second Cory's observations. Recently replaced my downstairs TiVo with a Comcast Motorola DVR using the Microsoft interface. (Why? Because TiVo doesn't support HDTV yet, and I have one of those cool LCD HDTVs now, and I want to record programming.) Awful, by comparison. There is definite lag in how the DVR recognizes remote commands while playing from the hard disk and from On Demand. Occasionally, On Demand alone just stops and I have to go through Cory's same routine (start from the beginning, again). The Microsoft software is buggy and doesn't seem to understand that recording episodes of a series at a specific time means ONLY at that time and not randomly at other times. Plus various other kludgy interface issues. All in all, I miss my TiVo. I occasionally go upstairs to the bedroom to visit it and the old Sharp TV set there. I’m afraid I second Cory’s observations. Recently replaced my downstairs TiVo with a Comcast Motorola DVR using the Microsoft interface. (Why? Because TiVo doesn’t support HDTV yet, and I have one of those cool LCD HDTVs now, and I want to record programming.)

Awful, by comparison.

There is definite lag in how the DVR recognizes remote commands while playing from the hard disk and from On Demand. Occasionally, On Demand alone just stops and I have to go through Cory’s same routine (start from the beginning, again). The Microsoft software is buggy and doesn’t seem to understand that recording episodes of a series at a specific time means ONLY at that time and not randomly at other times. Plus various other kludgy interface issues.

All in all, I miss my TiVo. I occasionally go upstairs to the bedroom to visit it and the old Sharp TV set there.

]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2006/08/05/video-on-demands-experimental-years/#comment-844 Safran Sun, 06 Aug 2006 11:38:30 +0000 http://www.nowbreaking.com/?p=225#comment-844 I simply add an AMEN to Aaron's comment. In the future, the television guide "grid" will be the VOD grid. For now, storage and capacity do play a role, but they are not the only reasons. I simply add an AMEN to Aaron’s comment. In the future, the television guide “grid” will be the VOD grid. For now, storage and capacity do play a role, but they are not the only reasons.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.lostremote.com/2006/08/05/video-on-demands-experimental-years/#comment-829 Aaron Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:21:39 +0000 http://www.nowbreaking.com/?p=225#comment-829 Down here in Portland, Comcast VOD works like a charm, with only the occasional 1/2 second audio glitch. We're on Motorola boxes, but not the Microsoft interface. It works well enough that when my TiVo died, I didn't bother replacing it. Between HBO OnDemand and the occasional (ahem) torrent download, I don't really miss the DVR. The only missing link is content. Why isn't the last local newscast always available on demand? Why do I have to go to bittorrent to get broadcast programming? Shouldn't the networks be offering extras on demand? Think DVD commentary tracks -- but for each episode of a show like West Wing or Studio 60. Down here in Portland, Comcast VOD works like a charm, with only the occasional 1/2 second audio glitch. We’re on Motorola boxes, but not the Microsoft interface.

It works well enough that when my TiVo died, I didn’t bother replacing it. Between HBO OnDemand and the occasional (ahem) torrent download, I don’t really miss the DVR.

The only missing link is content. Why isn’t the last local newscast always available on demand? Why do I have to go to bittorrent to get broadcast programming? Shouldn’t the networks be offering extras on demand? Think DVD commentary tracks — but for each episode of a show like West Wing or Studio 60.

]]> By: Eric http://www.lostremote.com/2006/08/05/video-on-demands-experimental-years/#comment-818 Eric Sun, 06 Aug 2006 04:55:47 +0000 http://www.nowbreaking.com/?p=225#comment-818 Just to provide another experience, I'm also in seattle. Have a motorola digital cable box from Comcast powered by a Microsoft interface. I use on demand all the time and have never once had a problem. FF, REW, pause, stop, resume. All work perfectly. I'm usually always up for bashing a cable company, but my on demand experience has been a pleasant one. Perhaps you should call comcast to have them check out your box? Just to provide another experience, I’m also in seattle. Have a motorola digital cable box from Comcast powered by a Microsoft interface. I use on demand all the time and have never once had a problem.

FF, REW, pause, stop, resume. All work perfectly. I’m usually always up for bashing a cable company, but my on demand experience has been a pleasant one.

Perhaps you should call comcast to have them check out your box?

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