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Cable HDTV Not Ready For Primetime?

Posted by Hemos on from the the-joy-of-cable-boxen dept.

A reader writes: "Shelly Palmer head of the New York Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Advanced Media committee and the man that gave us the singing cats in the meow mix ads has posted a very entertaining article on his blog about finally getting a Scientific Atlanta SA8000HD High Definition, DVR-enabled cable boxes from Time Warner Cable in Manhattan, his adventures getting it to work, and its less than stellar performance."

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  1. you can't read too much into problems in the early by Sethseekstruth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    early stages. One person can't figure out a new technology, that's no cause for panic. Not ready for prime time? Perhaps, but that is like saying you are worried because a 3 year old is not ready for college.

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  2. Not ready for Hi-Def DVRs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So, one guy has problems getting a new HDTV DVR to work correctly, and the conclusion is that cable HDTV isn't quite ready for "prime time"?

    After reading the article this guy seems like someone who thinks they know a lot about digital electronics, but doesn't.

    "No volume control on the digital audio output?" - No, volume is controlled through your receiver. Who, with a nice setup, expects that they'd be controlling the audio output with their cable remote? He has a bose lifestyle system. Run your digital audio through there smacktard.

  3. Re:Cheap at half the price by hipsterdufus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Bose = User who doesn't know anything about audio.

    Safe to say he might not know a whole lot about video as well. I've had to help many rich people setup their stuff: they just walk into a store, hand the clerk their checkbook, and assume they're getting the best. A Bose system wouldn't ever be found in a home of someone who knows what they're doing. It's for CEOs/CFOs or people who want to be like them.

    I wonder if it's as simple as having the cable company remove a filter on his line, or maybe he's multi-plexed in his area. A call to the cable company wouldn't hurt, me thinks.