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Xfinity moving away from QAM/CableCard? - need new equipment for international channel
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nikleb » Sat Dec 14, 2019 10:46 pm
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Just received a letter that my international (TV5) channel will no longer be available with my current equipment . I am using a Ceton tuner with CableCard.
They ask me to upgrade to an Xfinity box. Does this mean that Xfinity is slowly moving away from QAM/CableCard support? I am assuming Tivo...
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I agree, IP seems the way to go. But I have not bought into the Xfinity boxes...
Would be nice to have a Xfinity app on Roku that works
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Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:19 am
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A bittersweet day and farewell
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UCBearcat » Sat Nov 30, 2019 6:09 pm
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It was about 8 years ago when a co-worker turned me on to WM7. Today, I pulled the CableCard out of my trusty HDHRPrime and asked Spectrum to pair it to the new TiVo Edge we purchased as a home DVR replacement.
It's been an interesting ride, and WMC served its purpose for us. There were a lot of...
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I recommend these HDMI 2.1 cables:
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Last post by Scallica
Sun Dec 15, 2019 7:57 pm
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Price of a used HDHomeRun PRIME?
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john321 » Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:38 am
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Hi all,
I just purchased a new Tivo system and all the parts to modify it to have 4TB of storage... and I looked on ebay to see how much I can sell my PRIME tuners.
I'm shocked! They're going for as much as I paid for them new. It looks like the average sales price was between $135-150. Are they...
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Ok folks... I've listed my tuners for sale on e-bay...
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Last post by john321
Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:54 am
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Locast
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StinkyImp » Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:59 pm
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Has anyone tried out the new service Locast?
Locast is a public service to Americans, providing local broadcast signals over the Internet in select cities. All you have to do is sign up online, provide your name and email address, and certify that you live in, and are logging on from, one of the...
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They are still in a legal battle...
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I've been trying it out for the past hour or so (watching the World Series) and unless you pay the $5/month fee (they call it a donation) they appear to interrupt the show every 15 minutes with an advertisement begging you to donate. I have to stop...
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Last post by Space
Thu Oct 31, 2019 2:33 am
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Poll: did you stay or switch?
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adam1991 » Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:24 pm
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I'm a guy who's been there done that with the guide outage thing; I hit my tolerance limit awhile back when it got to 3 days left of guide with no end in sight, and that made me jump to EPG123. (Of course, the moment I did that MS fixed the guide.)
I'm curious, with the guide service outage going...
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I will say this that once i made the switch to EPG123 i have not looked back and my WMC7 system is kicking it in high gear. The only downside is that since the switch my HTPC (with emby for movies) now operates so much like an appliance that i don't find my self needing to tinker with the system...
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Last post by garyan2
Wed Oct 02, 2019 12:53 am
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DVR options outside of WMC
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Rainey » Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:37 am
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Just thinking ahead
If Microsoft ends guide data what are our option to still DVR with our tuners and PC's.
I know we can get a sub for EPG123 to get guide data in WMC that is one option to keep a WMC DVR running.
What are some other options and what is needed to be able to DVR shows maybe with...
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Why were you paying for Cable STB's? A HDHomeRun Prime and a CableCARD is all you needed.
My two cents?
Emby, FTW!
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Last post by Sammy2
Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:39 pm
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TV Channel Repack
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al.rob » Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:57 am
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Several stations in my area switched frequencies as part of the channel repack in the last two days. For my TVs, all I had to do was rescan so the TV could find the channels again on the new frequencies. When I went into WMC, I found that the channels that moved were no longer there. I went into...
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This post has already been answered in the program guide issues thread. Never mind this new topic.
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Last post by al.rob
Sat Aug 03, 2019 11:50 pm
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Please share your experience with Silicondust DVR vs. Media Center
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john321 » Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:09 pm
My Media Center setup is highly customized. I have changed the color scheme in Media Center. I use Recorded TV HD and I use My Channel Logos to enhance my guide.
I also use EventGhost to integrate the Pulse-Eight HDMI-CEC hardware into my HTPC setup. HDMI-CEC allows me to trigger actions when...
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Last post by john321
Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:09 pm
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The state of WMC
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adam1991 » Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:57 pm
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Maybe it's just me, but.
soapbox ON:
A DVR is not a DVR without a reliable guide service.
We all know that the Rovi guide is virtually unusable, not in any context of reliability. Hence Gary's project.
The last few weeks we've had Schedules Direct problems, plus Gary's latest software seems to...
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I had a cheap Windows 8.1 phone once. It was intended to be an interim unit, but I loved it so much I had it for about a year. The interface was a thing of beauty, and it worked very well on cheap hardware. Color me shocked.
It was the WMC of phones. Nothing beats it to this date, but MS couldn't...
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Last post by adam1991
Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:37 pm
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Last post by PrplHaz4
Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:40 pm
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Rovi guide with the rescans
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adam1991 » Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:25 am
A channel here changed freqs yesterday at some point in the middle of the day. I knew it was coming. I popped home about 2pm, noticed that channel had no signal, and rescanned and reset EPG123. Easy, took a moment, all was well.
I warned my brother, who has a Tivo. He checked, rescanned, and then...
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Last post by adam1991
Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:25 am
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Working towards Nvidia Shield Replacement of my WMC System
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soccerdad » Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:54 pm
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Hopefully this will help others that are looking for non-WMC options.
I have finally dumped Spectrum TV services. I will soon dump their internet as well and move to a much cheaper and faster local fiber system for internet. So my cable card is now gone and I have been using WMC7 for OTA only. We...
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Now back to our regularly scheduled discussion.... Anyone else try a Shield TV?
Have you been to the Channels support forum? There are quite a few users over there that love their Shield TV's. It's a great resource and the developers are very active on the forum.
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Last post by boogmeister1
Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:55 am
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Tablo adding commercial skip
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adam1991 » Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:57 pm
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New devices, complete with ability to use internal drives, plus now adding commercial skip:
This may be on my radar when the updated quad comes out. Although, the commercial skip works fine on existing setups.
Cheaper than Tivo, provided you already have Roku and Fire TV etc.--which most of us...
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Having a commercial skip is going to be the biggest selling point for me. I just wouldn't consider anything new that doesn't have it at this point.
This right here.
The problem is, unlike ReplayTV where the commercial skip was built into the firmware of the machine (and therefore possession of...
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Last post by adam1991
Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:38 pm
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Long term vision; where does my home setup go from here?
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dpt17 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:34 pm
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It's now 2018. Ceton appears dead. WMC is slowly dying as Win7/8 fade. Silicon Dust is alive but moving at a slow and steady pace. For sure, the DVR service released in the last year and the promise of 6-tuner HDHR this year are encouraging signs ... but where is my DRM support for HBO? I still use...
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I'm not sure what you mean. Win7 will stop getting security fixes in 1/2020 (although I realize for some that's not a deal breaker, it's a bridge too far for me). And, I can't buy the $9.99 WMC pack for Win8 anymore. It made more sense to migrate to things that are actively being...
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Last post by dpt17
Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:54 pm
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Intel Graphics How to set custom 119.88Hz resolution?
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Paul Anderegg » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:05 pm
I am using an i7-6700K with Intel HD 530 graphic. I set custom 1920x1080 resolutions of 119Hz and 120Hz, but both are not exactly what I was looking for video playback. I am seeking to realize a 59.94x2=119.88Hz refresh rate, but 119Hz results in 118.88Hz, and 120Hz results in 120.022Hz. 59p stock...
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Last post by Paul Anderegg
Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:05 pm
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Sun Dec 09, 2018 5:47 am
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Sun Nov 04, 2018 1:20 am
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The patent information for Internet TV
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jachin99 » Fri Oct 26, 2018 2:15 am
I was browsing around the old media center sandbox forums, and stumbled on this thread which is about the builtin netflix application
Which had a link for this page There is a pretty detailed overview of internet TV in there.
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Fri Oct 26, 2018 2:15 am
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Windows install fix for 7/8/10
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jachin99 » Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:47 pm
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I couldn't install windows no matter what I tried but found this and it worked. This actually prepares your new disk for use, then copies all of the installation files to the new disc from a DVD via the command line in Windows repair.
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When I did this with Windows 10 it setup a uefi install on its own but I wonder if there is a way to tell it to install with MBR/BIOS instead.
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Last post by jachin99
Fri Sep 14, 2018 4:42 pm
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What's next after WMC?
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DavidinCT » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:01 pm
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If getting upset would speed things along then I would give it a try but right now I feel it's worth the wait. I'm slowly turning the page on Media Center and Tivo doesn't appeal to me so I'm choosing to be patient.
Even though Media Center is offically dead, it STILL WORKS...
I wish there was a...
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I've just started using Emby and think it has a lot of potential. It's primary function was a media server but has now added live TV/DVR functionality in the premiere version. It natively handles HDHomerun tuners and M3U IPTV (no plugins required) and does so in a manner that is very...
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Last post by mlcarson
Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:23 pm
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Comcast price hike
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john321 » Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:34 am
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I've been using Windows 7 Media Center since around 2010. Until 2016, I lived in Central Florida and I had Brighthouse Networks (BHN) for my cable provider. I was very happy with BHN. Sure... the price went up a little bit each year, but it was tolerable.
In 2016, I moved to New Hampshire. In my...
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I have Comcast in NH as well. They pushed me into a 2 year deal which I had resisted before but finally agreed to because they changed their termination policy. Prior to say 2015 if you downgraded any service and had a contract they would ding you with a fee. Now, they only ding you with a fee if...
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Last post by dpt17
Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:28 pm
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PlayReady and DRM - The Ugly Truth
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Starflare5 » Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:56 am
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Hey guys,
I figured out something real ugly about MS PlayReady and DRM that could be actually causing the unable to update issues - It records the machine ID to the boot sector of the hard drive. If you had the hard drive in another machine and had it reimaged in that machine, and you place the...
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I am preparing to use Acronis to switch from an NVME to normal SATA drive in my Windows 7 MCE, in order to have additional and easier recovery options while dealing with DRM delicate resets. My tuner keeps disconnecting from Media Center, so want to try resetting Media Center, in place Windows 7...
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Last post by Sammy2
Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:47 pm
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DVR options for OTA
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watts3000 » Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:39 am
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Guys I am trying to get rid of our 130.00 a month Directv bill. I installed an OTA antenna this past weekend so we are able to get all of our locals at 720P or 1080i. I have Amazon Firetv's connected to each TV running Kodi using Emby as the backend. Yesterday I purchased a 4 tuner HDHomeRun. The...
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@yesrod1972, Mine is also pretty terrible. But I have at least loaded Netflix, Amazon and a few other apps, making it a bit more tolerable.
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Last post by mdavej
Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:22 am
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New build - WMC and Server combined
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Raptro6L » Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:56 pm
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Hi all
Currently I have a PC dedicated as a file server running Win8.1 and Emby. I also have a dedicated HTPC which is running Win8.1 and WMC. I'm building a new server with Win10Por and have been toying with the idea of combining both machines into one.
The WMC side of things needs to be solid,...
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I agree with the VM approach, but I would do it the other way around...
Run a VM on the widows 8.1 machine - i.e. let the real HW take care of WMC, and use the VM for file sharing. Then you don't have to worry about kicking anyone off the TV (so to speak), since the VM wouldn't have other users,...
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Last post by sbaeder
Sun Jan 14, 2018 3:34 am
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They just ruined zap2it
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Space » Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:26 pm
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I can't believe what they have done to zap2it.com .
I can't do anything I used to do on the site anymore.
I can't get a list of all the upcoming airings of a particular series (it seems to be limited to just the next two airings?).
It also doesn't list your local cable channel number along with...
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Resurrecting this old thread to once again complain about zap2it (screenertv).
After the disaster that was the last redesign, they eventually went back the the good-old original, and everyone was once again happy... Except, I guess, for the people at zap2it/screenertv. Because they have once again...
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Last post by Space
Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:17 am
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