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Brooklynian » Topic: How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box en-US Sun, 26 May 2013 07:37:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://brooklynian.com/forum/search.php How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-694046 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:22:15 +0000 EasilyFound 694046@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Were you around when someone invented the pencil? How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-694017 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:03:52 +0000 pmonk 694017@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I remember when there was no such thing as the internet! How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693779 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:07:13 +0000 Jamzer 693779@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>EasilyFound » </cite>Serious pixel problems during the middle of True Blood tonight. Parts were inaudible. Time to call TWC.</blockquote> Glad to hear that it is not just me this happens to (but I am sorry it happens to yuo!). So if changing the box does not fix the problem, what does? How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693541 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:00:03 +0000 EasilyFound 693541@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Serious pixel problems during the middle of True Blood tonight. Parts were inaudible. Time to call TWC. How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693536 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:53:17 +0000 apophis36 693536@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ The newer ones use a cable card...Basically, the Tivo becomes the cable box...You get the cable card from TWC that plugs into the Tivo and they take back the cable box...Your monthly cable bill goes down a couple bucks a month, but you need to pay Tivo for the scheduling info, so it works out to a couple dollars more a month...I have cablevision so I can't comment on TWC, but a friend who used TWC didn't have any problems with it once it was hooked up... How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693532 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:19:48 +0000 EasilyFound 693532@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ How do you use Tivo with TWC? How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693531 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:16:35 +0000 apophis36 693531@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Get a tivo...I've had several over the past 10 years...Once you have it, you never go back to the Cable company DVR...The Tivo isn't perfect, but it has tended to be much more reliable than the other ones... How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693516 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:29:32 +0000 EasilyFound 693516@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I think a lot has to do with the feed. Some things can be related to the box. Once, I had a show not record. When I called TWC, they looked at some numbers that were displayed on a diagnostic channel and were able to tell that something was out of wack, and sent someone over. But my DVR is messed up still. For one thing, it doesn't FF as well as it used to. Before it would FF in a continuous stream. Now, it FF in herky jerky fashion and not as fast as it did a few months ago. How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693509 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:15:08 +0000 Anonymous 693509@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ [quote="EasilyFound"]I have the "black box." It is a Samsung SMT-H3090. Not the Scientific Atlantic Explorer.[/quote thank you. Now I know what to ask for if I ask for "the new one", although I am not sure it sounds much better from your original post How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693507 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:10:19 +0000 notsayin 693507@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Thanks EasilyFound. We moved from Dumbo to Prospect Heights and the netherworld of Cablevision in March, so no longer have the Samsung as an option. Fingers crossed that that changes soon! How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693502 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:06:43 +0000 EasilyFound 693502@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I have the "black box." It is a Samsung SMT-H3090. Not the Scientific Atlantic Explorer. How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693500 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:38:50 +0000 Anonymous 693500@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ ^I'd like more specifics on the black box - can you take a pic or confirm brand name How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693491 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:23:16 +0000 notsayin 693491@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Fought with this in Dumbo for months last year. FINALLY a cable guy asked if we wanted "the new box". And I was like HELL YEAH. Assuming you're still on the godawful Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300 HD, right? The silver one they foist on anyone who will take it? That converter has been around since 2004, I do not exaggerate. And I've read that TWC's own firmware only makes it worse. Ask them for the NEW HD DVR box. Its black - I'm pretty certain its a Samsung. Possibly Toshiba. It cleared up almost all the HD stuttering and freezing problems immediately. And thank the Lord you're not across 8th Ave stuck on Cablevision: they ONLY have the 8300 as their HD DVR converter. SO frustrating! How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693481 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:30:29 +0000 BrooklynGigCenter 693481@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>EasilyFound » </cite>[quote="OpossumQueen"]I've been having to reboot (unplug) more and more frequently to stop problems--freeezing, info shows but no actual program image (on any or all channels), problem watching DVR'd shows, etc.</blockquote> All of the above happen to me. Latest problem was being able to view the show, but couldn't view the channel guide or see my DVR menu. Another problem I had recently was bad reception on HBO. The picture would freeze and skip a few seconds and this was happening a lot during a recent episode of Treme and True Blood.[/quote] The exact same thing happened to us. Not glad it's happening to you, but at least I know it's not just us. I was going to replace the box, but now I realize it's probably the feed and not the box. How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693469 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:19:46 +0000 Astigmatism 693469@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ We eventually got to the stage of having to reboot our TWC box every couple of days. We missed kickoff of the Pats/Giants Superbowl. Screw that - we switched to DirecTV, and while it's not perfect, the box is much better. How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693462 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:43:26 +0000 EasilyFound 693462@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I got pixelization as well. How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693445 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:47:15 +0000 Anonymous 693445@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ ^ the pixelization is not usually fixed by changing the box.......they either remotely boost the signal to your box or they have to do a "plant call" where they send somebody out to the main box in your area. Unfortunately, I know this from dealing with them for 13 years here - 13 years of suck! How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693444 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:42:10 +0000 8thandPrez 693444@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ We recently swapped out ours bc of constant pixelization of the picture and skipping sound. Now our new box is doing the same thing. I hate Time Warner Cable so much. Try posting to their Facebook page or tweeting their account. I got an almost instant response from their "social media rep" who was able to grease the wheels. All that said, Im seriously considering Tivo Premiere. It replaces your cable box! How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693434 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:16:04 +0000 antigone 693434@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ TW cable boxes are a pain in the butt. My husband returned one last week b/c it had stopped working and now another one (the DVR) has gone on the fritz. We have 4 (3 regular and 1 DVR) in our house and they never seem to last more than a few months. The DVR is particularly wonky. And yeah, I'm pissed that I'll lose all my shows but at least I have my daughter to do the reprogramming (I''m too lazy/stupid) and I can watch the lost shows on Hulu. How Often Do You Have To Reboot Your HD Box? http://brooklynian.com/forum/park-slope/how-often-do-you-have-to-reboot-your-hd-box#post-693432 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:12:50 +0000 Anonymous 693432@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ ^true, but what's hard is things like remembering to put things like "Mad Men" back in because it's not on the air now and isn't in the program guide yet - or things that don't start until the fall again. So, even if you catch up on what you have already recorded, you still have a lot of work to do to catch the stuff you want to record in the future