Is there no one that can make a responsive cable box?

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: BassBomb
I have had generic Dishnetwork 300 and also DishTV

DishTV was sooo polished and awesome, but it was very very slow

Dishnetwork 300 reciever very basic but pretty fast

I haven't had any Cogeco cable boxes because we only have regular.

When we got an LCD TV I simply stopped channel surfing on that one because it was impossible due to: Slow channel changing on the internal tuner, far more channels picked up extra

I still channel surf on our CRT that the LCD had replaced, I actually prefer watching SDTV there since it is far more capable than the LCD of displaying that content. I can channel surf and go full circle on the channels in CRT in about <30s and figure out what to watch by then.

I fear getting hte motorola boxes cogeco uses for HD if we end up getting HD content (increase of 40$ on our bill though)

I have a DCT-6412 for $200 if you want it

 

[Blayze]

Originally posted by: TheAdvocate
I have an old SA 8300HD and I like it fine, although the HD's in them tend to crap out.

So I went to get a box for my new plasma downstairs, and TWC gave me a Samsung SMT-H3050 (no DVR model).

It's a piece of crap. Picture freezes constantly, sound goes in and out, and the delay on the guide is so bad that you can be on the ESPN line, and it's showing the day's lineup on AMC or BRAVO. Fuggin hate it. It's not just a latency issue, because my SA box has no such issue.

I've heard the new Samsung boxes are pretty buggy. Go back and see if TWC will give you an older SA box.

Anyway I haven't had many problems with my SA 4240HDC and SA 8240HDC. Both have had Navigator installed on them recently by TWC. After all the horror stories I've read/heard about it I've found very little to complain about... The DVR actually seems to work better since the Navigator install.

The only problem I have had was with my first 8240HDC box. It lasted a week before it started locking up and the drive making loud noises. The replacement box has been fine. Changing channels could be faster, and there is a delay when the box changes resolution (720p to 1080i, etc...).

 

[PokerGuy]

So despite the fact that all the boxes seem to suck, and all the cable/dish companies seem horrible, people are still willing to pay for it. I've done away with the cable/dish for TV, there's nothing I can't watch on the internet anyway.

 

[Zensal]

Originally posted by: PokerGuy
So despite the fact that all the boxes seem to suck, and all the cable/dish companies seem horrible, people are still willing to pay for it. I've done away with the cable/dish for TV, there's nothing I can't watch on the internet anyway.

Sports. There are 0 ways to watch major sports over the internet.

Edit: Legally.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Originally posted by: Zensal

Originally posted by: PokerGuy
So despite the fact that all the boxes seem to suck, and all the cable/dish companies seem horrible, people are still willing to pay for it. I've done away with the cable/dish for TV, there's nothing I can't watch on the internet anyway.

Sports. There are 0 ways to watch major sports over the internet.

Edit: Legally.

espn360 covers a lot
most major sports offer subscription service that includes internet streaming

 

[kalrith]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot

Originally posted by: Zensal

Originally posted by: PokerGuy
So despite the fact that all the boxes seem to suck, and all the cable/dish companies seem horrible, people are still willing to pay for it. I've done away with the cable/dish for TV, there's nothing I can't watch on the internet anyway.

Sports. There are 0 ways to watch major sports over the internet.

Edit: Legally.

espn360 covers a lot
most major sports offer subscription service that includes internet streaming

ESPN360 + local channels via antenna = 90% of the sports (actually about 90% of everything) I want to watch. I'm not willing to pay $600+ every year for the other 10%.