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03-09-2012, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by seattlewendell
The Comcast box, the DirecTv box, Hulu, Netflix, everything they do takes years to release after the announcement. Tivo is the common denominator in all of these instances. It can't always be the other companies fault. Rant over...
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Meanwhile TiVo delivered RCN, Virgin Mobile and a raft of other MSO boxes in much shorter time frames. It's really about how motivated the partner is.
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03-10-2012, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by nrc
Meanwhile TiVo delivered RCN, Virgin Mobile and a raft of other MSO boxes in much shorter time frames. It's really about how motivated the partner is.
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When they use their own hardware and software it tends to be much easier. Porting to legacy Comcast hardware was never a good idea to begin with. The Xfinity app is unlikely to be that complicated given cooperation with Comcast, so I don't see it being a major issue to implement.
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03-10-2012, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rainwater
When they use their own hardware and software it tends to be much easier. Porting to legacy Comcast hardware was never a good idea to begin with. The Xfinity app is unlikely to be that complicated given cooperation with Comcast, so I don't see it being a major issue to implement.
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Maybe it isn't a major issue but this thread is 10 months old already. Just because it is an easy thing to do doesn't mean that Tivo and Comcast are going to do it quickly or correctly.
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03-10-2012, 09:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rainwater
When they use their own hardware and software it tends to be much easier. Porting to legacy Comcast hardware was never a good idea to begin with. The Xfinity app is unlikely to be that complicated given cooperation with Comcast, so I don't see it being a major issue to implement.
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The Virgin deal used Motorola hardware. The Comcast hardware wasn't the problem, it was delivering the software over Comcast middleware and installing it remotely.
It's really about whether the partner wants to actually deliver a product, or just wants to keep TiVo's lawyers at bay and never actually deliver.
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03-10-2012, 11:24 PM
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Wasn't Virgin UK Cisco hardware and now Samsung also?
http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/0...ware-supplier/
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03-11-2012, 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by CoxInPHX
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Yes, sorry, that's correct. In any case, the point remains.
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03-11-2012, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by aadam101
Maybe it isn't a major issue but this thread is 10 months old already. Just because it is an easy thing to do doesn't mean that Tivo and Comcast are going to do it quickly or correctly.
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the cynic in me thinks they've been working on it for many more months than that already. If I recall there were screen shots floating around before the premiere was released that had comcast icons.
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03-13-2012, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by MichaelK
the cynic in me thinks they've been working on it for many more months than that already. If I recall there were screen shots floating around before the premiere was released that had comcast icons.
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You are correct
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03-13-2012, 11:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nrc
Meanwhile TiVo delivered RCN, Virgin Mobile and a raft of other MSO boxes in much shorter time frames. It's really about how motivated the partner is.
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What do you consider short? It is not short by industry standards. It is only short by Tivo standard. If Apple, Samsung, Motorola, or Google moved at Tivo speed they would be out of business.
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03-13-2012, 11:34 AM
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Exactly! I was actually about to make the same comment. Apple built their SDK and offered it to developers months before the iPhone iOS version shipped that supported apps, and as a result apps were available at launch or shortly thereafter, not months later.
Admittedly Comcast is a big monolithic company that moves slowly as well, but you would think that TiVo could get more apps on their platform and at a quicker pace if someone who knew what they were doing was running things there.
At the end of the day all you need is an apps link in TiVo home, which then gives you things like Xfinity, Amazon VOD, Hulu, etc, and then leave it up to each vender to update the apps whenever they can.
The way TiVo does it seems completely ass-backwards to me.
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03-27-2012, 09:36 PM
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So Xbox added Comcast Infinity On Demand and HBOGo today - however Comcast has disallowed HBOGo authentication saying they want people to use their app oly - their policy is to not allow HBOGo on set top boxes - but phones and tablets are ok. Stupid. But it gets "better".
I haven't been able to get the Xfinity On Demand app to work - it tells me that I must have Comcast Internet and TV for it to work - which I do. After a bit of research, I came across other people having the same issue - our commonality? We all have cable cards and Tivos!!!
Furious with Comcast.
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03-27-2012, 10:16 PM
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I can't get Xbox/Xfinity app to work..I"m getting server not available errors......
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03-27-2012, 11:21 PM
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OK, got it working....picture quality is pretty lousy for HD content I'm looking at. I don't know if that will improve with newer versions of the software or what the cause is, but it's not even as good as Netflix HD streaming quality to my eyes anyway......
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03-28-2012, 08:40 AM
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The cause for the lousy picture quality is insufficient bandwidth.
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03-28-2012, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by jmpage2
The cause for the lousy picture quality is insufficient bandwidth.
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Xfinity App streaming to the iPad looks great, Netflix streaming on the Xbox -> TV looks great. Same connection, same bandwidth......
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03-28-2012, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rbro
I can't get Xbox/Xfinity app to work..I"m getting server not available errors......
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do you have a cable card? if so, do you also have a cable box?
FAQ states:
Q: Do I need the Comcast set top box connected to the TV along with the Xbox 360?
A: No, the Xbox 360 running our XFINITY TV App essentially acts as an additional cable box for your existing cable service, but you must subscribe to XFINITY TV with On Demand, which means that you will have a Comcast set top box or Cable Card connected to at least one TV in your home.
however if you call comcast, they will tell you that the xbox service is not compatible with cablecards
UGHHHHHH
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03-28-2012, 02:01 PM
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I have a Tivo Premiere with a cable card and also a comcast dvr box upstairs. I can use the Xfinity app on my Xbox, but the quality is not that great.
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Originally Posted by gothaggis
do you have a cable card? if so, do you also have a cable box?
FAQ states:
Q: Do I need the Comcast set top box connected to the TV along with the Xbox 360?
A: No, the Xbox 360 running our XFINITY TV App essentially acts as an additional cable box for your existing cable service, but you must subscribe to XFINITY TV with On Demand, which means that you will have a Comcast set top box or Cable Card connected to at least one TV in your home.
however if you call comcast, they will tell you that the xbox service is not compatible with cablecards
UGHHHHHH
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03-28-2012, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by rbro
Xfinity App streaming to the iPad looks great, Netflix streaming on the Xbox -> TV looks great. Same connection, same bandwidth......
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It wouldn't take much for it to look good on a iPad at such a small resolution.
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03-28-2012, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rainwater
It wouldn't take much for it to look good on a iPad at such a small resolution.
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True, but Netflix on the Xbox and the Tivo is much better picture quality than Xfinity app on the Xbox, so I don't think it's a bandwidth issue.
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03-28-2012, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rbro
True, but Netflix on the Xbox and the Tivo is much better picture quality than Xfinity app on the Xbox, so I don't think it's a bandwidth issue.
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What resolution are they using? With the FiOS IP HD channels on the 360, they are only 720P and look much worse than their 1080i counterparts on FiOS.
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03-28-2012, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by aaronwt
What resolution are they using? With the FiOS IP HD channels on the 360, they are only 720P and look much worse than their 1080i counterparts on FiOS.
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Not sure, I think Netflix goes as high as 1080p on the Xbox, but there's nothing on the Xfinity app to indicate resolution other than an HD symbol......
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03-28-2012, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by rbro
Not sure, I think Netflix goes as high as 1080p on the Xbox, but there's nothing on the Xfinity app to indicate resolution other than an HD symbol......
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The latest Xbox dashboard update restricts all content to 720p besides content from their own video marketplace.
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03-29-2012, 09:44 AM
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this is what they are telling people:
"f you are a Cablecard/Tivo user, please call XBOX dedicated support line at 1-877-599-1846 for further assistance."
however when you call that number,all they will tell you is that it doesn't work with cablecards
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03-29-2012, 10:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gothaggis
this is what they are telling people:
"f you are a Cablecard/Tivo user, please call XBOX dedicated support line at 1-877-599-1846 for further assistance."
however when you call that number,all they will tell you is that it doesn't work with cablecards
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Why would you call Comcast about an app on the Tivo that isn't available yet?
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03-29-2012, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by rainwater
Why would you call Comcast about an app on the Tivo that isn't available yet?
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They're now talking about the app on the XBox 360. Why they're doing that in this thread, I have no idea.
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04-02-2012, 07:17 AM
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Well it is April. Let's see what happens now deployment wise.
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04-02-2012, 11:35 PM
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04-03-2012, 12:16 AM
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Official TiVo XFINITY On Demand page. Includes a form to signup to be notified when it becomes available in your area.
Looks like Comcast internet will not be required.
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04-03-2012, 07:21 AM
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Based on that twitter message. I believe we will have to wait till the formal Spring Update comes out. The one with the netflix update as well.
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04-05-2012, 09:13 PM
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And probably the last. There's no technological barrier to releasing this to everyone. Comcasts network isn't doing anything different, and Tivo's in SF are no different than Tivo's sold anywhere else, so an update for them would work for everyone. There's zero reason to have a "test market", unless you have no plans to ever move out of it.
The whole thing screams "this is just a red herring so Comcast can show the FCC they are "working with other set top box providers" to get the FCC off their back and it's never going beyond SF and will be dead in a few years". The optimist in me want's to be wrong, but the realist in me can't ignore what we're seeing.
Artificial lmitations placed on feature rollouts are never a good sign. Limiting the rollout to SF for no reason does not bode well for anyone not living in SF.
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