Recent content by caam1

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    No sound unless you restart Joey or pull out HDMI and plug back in.

    Try switching the TV to a different input and then back to the input with the Joey.
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    spectrum(charter) new guide is here! very happy!

    The monthly costs with Tivo are much cheaper than Charter. Charter for 4 rooms: DVR fee $20 and four boxes at $7 each = $28. Total cost $48. Tivo for four rooms: Cable card $2 and $15 monthly fee. Total cost $17. This saves $31 per month. Over three years the $1,116 savings are more...
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    Two new hd channels on directv

    They are considering shutting down the U-Verse TV WEBSITE by the end of May, not the entire U-Verse TV service according to the original post on FierceCable.com. They don't want to attract new customers. They are wanting to phase out U-Verse, but that will take several years.
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    Report : AT&T To Shut Down Uverse

    The original article on FierceCable said that ATT was considering shutting down the U-Verse TV WEBSITE by the end of May, not shutting down the U-Verse TV service. The do want to move people off of U-Verse TV to DirecTV to free up bandwidth. By shutting down the website they don't want to...
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    Slingbox ceasing production

    Since Technicolor in now one of the top suppliers of cable boxes, they may be manufacturing the hardware for AirTV.
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    Can you mirror Hopper 3 on 2nd TV?

    With my Hopper 1, I used a Component video cable to mirror the TV in the kitchen. You could also use the composite video out if you do not need HD video quality on the kitchen TV.
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    Had charter installed today

    Most older TV shows made prior to the 1990s and all movies made before 1953 were shot in a 4x3 aspect ratio and will have the bars on each side. Many have been re-scanned from the original film and are broadcast in HD with bars on each side. TV Land and Turner Classic Movies are good examples...
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    Rumor Alert

    In many areas cable has far more HD than either Direct or Dish. I had satellite for 19 years, but switched to Charter cable in Fort Worth last year when they went all digital. I get over 200 HD channels including almost all of the ones listed above and the HD picture quality looks as good as...
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    Rumor Alert

    In many areas cable has far more HD than either Direct or Dish. I had satellite for 19 years, but switched to Charter cable in Fort Worth last year when they went all digital. I get over 200 HD channels including almost all of the ones listed above and the HD picture quality looks as good as...
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    Rumor Alert

    In many areas cable has far more HD than either Direct or Dish. I had satellite for 19 years, but switched to Charter cable in Fort Worth last year when they went all digital. I get over 200 HD channels including almost all of the ones listed above and the HD picture quality looks as good as...
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    new to charter

    By the way, I have not had any problems with the phone quality.
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    new to charter

    I have had Charter for the past year after having satellite for 19 years. In my area they have the best internet available at 60/4 and I get over 200 HD channels with the gold package. This includes over 20 that are not available on Dish or Direct and the picture quality looks as good as...
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    tried charters boxes

    They are supposed to be coming out with a new DVR they are calling the "World Box" but I have not seen any information as to when it will be available. I went with a Tivo Roamio and three Tivo minis and so far they are working great.
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    AHC in HD

    Charter also has AHC in HD.
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    SD Channels Go Dark?

    I read an article that said over 85% percent of the TV households in the US have at least 1 HDTV, but less than 40% actually watch HD programing on them. I had a co-worker that bought a new 70" HDTV and was wondering why the picture was so bad. He had a SD receiver connected with a composite...