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  • WELCOME TO THE NEW SERVER!

    If you are seeing this you are on our new server WELCOME HOME!

    While the new server is online Scott is still working on the backend including the cachine. But the site is usable while the work is being completes!

    Thank you for your patience and again WELCOME HOME!

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    Voice and video not in sync

    I get that problem VERY infrequently. I usually put it down to a satellite glitch and watch something else. It reminds me tho, that I have a volume sound on some channels. I have to crank it up to MAX and it still isn't good. I'll create a new thread when I've made a list. (not many channels) Jim
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    If you could add a product, feature or make a change...

    I don't think so. I don't have an account at AVS, and none of the posts in my time period look like me. I did see a lotta familiar buzzwords tho; Passport, SARA, Apricot. I'll keep on trying to find it for my own curiosity. Jim
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    If you could add a product, feature or make a change...

    I'm thinking I should make jcarrera my designated agent. He knows what my problem is and gets here more often than me. I've been looking for the help forum where I did my e-sata research with no luck. I don't think it was satellite guys. It was a VERY long thread with people giving input of...
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    If you could add a product, feature or make a change...

    Yes. The external drive was working fine, and had much programming in it, including whole seasons of a couple series that I hadn't watched. One weekend, I noticed some menus were different and then I saw that I was only 35% full. I don't remember WHAT it was, but it had changed. I've assumed it...
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    If you could add a product, feature or make a change...

    Yes. E-SATA. I did a lot of research to find a drive that would work on that port. the box still seems to know it's there but it doesn't see any data. Jim
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    If you could add a product, feature or make a change...

    I'd like an option to get a larger hard drive OR put back the support for external drives. I lost a lotta programming that weekend when they did the software "upgrade" (with no heads up) Jim
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    Speed slowing down in Palm Bay

    OK. I'm back. I dunno who's responsibility (at least at that time) so see that JAVA is installed correctly, but I understood that bar to be telling me it WASN'T installed so I kept trying to fix it (JAVA) The new modem failed after 2 hours. Cable OK, no internet or phone. I reset it and it...
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    Speed slowing down in Palm Bay

    Thanks for your help. The tech was here this morning and replaced my modem. i've been running speed tests with good results, I watched a couple FB videos with no buffering, and I watched a live stream of a 1 hour show on Ustream. No glitches. I'm going downhill with that ISPgeeks test. I can...
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    Speed slowing down in Palm Bay

    I've been having problems with videos posted on Facebook and You Tube. They generally run OK 'till they're about half done and then buffer like crazy. It's like being back on dial-up. Some (most?) web pages load slowly, but it's not as obvious as with a video. I'm running speedtest.net and two...
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    Channel switching slower?

    Channel switching does seem slower but I can't swear to it. They have added a new menu screen to the info button which I find annoying. I suppose it can be turned off, but I never looked. They erased hundreds of hours from my 1T external drive tho, and that ticked me off. Especially after all...
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    External sata drive on 8300HD in cfl?

    >>Based on your description, it doesn't sound like it is seeing the drive. I have to agree. I rebooted the box today and watched it. Still doesn't see the drive. Guess I'll go bother the Western Digital folks for a while. Thanks Jim
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    External sata drive on 8300HD in cfl?

    I brought the 8300 HDC back and they gave me an 8300 HD. I was surprised they had them. This box does not have that "card", but everything seems to be working like on the HDC box. I plugged everything in, and the TV screen came up right away. Unplugged the box again and had it reboot. The...
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    External sata drive on 8300HD in cfl?

    Have you had the 8300HD very long? Because I found this on the Cisco set-top FAQ this afternoon. What is the difference between the 8300 or 8300HD and 8300C or 8300HDC? The 8300C and 8300HDC have a CableCARD interface. The 8300 and 8300HD do not. CableCARD, also known as separate security...
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    External sata drive on 8300HD in cfl?

    Yeah. That's what I'm looking for. The 8300 HDC just sits there. Dunno if it was a targeted ad or coincidence, but when I came here just now, I saw an ad for the Apricorn DVR Expander. They come in up to 1.5T, but say this: ****DVR Expander does not work with Scientific Atlanta 8300-HDC...
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    External sata drive on 8300HD in cfl?

    I am the friend. I found an old thread last night, and someone mentioned it should be an e-sata II cable. At the time, I grabbed the only cable I could find and today I found out that it's not a version II. I think it's 1.5, but who knows what they print on that packaging. I'll try that reboot...
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