F... Comcast

Oh. Also. Comcast has commercials in their guide. In their freaking guide. I understand that tv companies get their revenue from advertisements. Comcast gets their money, monthly, from me. I'd rather you display another channel or two at a time.The ads I can handle, what I can't stand are the 30 second lag times between screens after I push Enter on the FiOs remote.
I thought maybe the problem was just at my sisters' house, because she said every single time she's ever ordered a movie OnDemand through Fios she's had issues, but it's the same thing at my parents' house. You try to change channels or go OnDemand and the menu always seems to freeze. That crap drives me nuts!

I'm not saying there aren't issues with Comcast, because there DEFINITELY are, but I just think for the price, at least in my area, Comcast is a better value for comparable service.

I had a laptop initally, but got the Roku because of covienence. A Roku has a real clean interface with a lot of channels/apps.

Keeping your laptop hooked up to your tv is a little cumbersome and kind of a bitch. My laptop broke a few months ago (also part of the decision to cancel fios) and in the process of looking for a new one i found out some of the new laptops have Widi (or a variation of it) that lets you stream near-HD content wirelessly, although i dont think the technology is completely there yet. This will make things easier, but i think a direct connection with something like a Roku, is still a must have.

My biggest thing in getting rid of cable was the lack of easy access to cable news and cable sports. Also going from DVR life to no DVR is a big change. If you have a xbox and xbox gold (ithink its called that) you can get ESPN and a lot of other stuff..... depending on internet provider, its confusing. Depending on location and internet provider some stuff is free other requriers login credentials from a legit cable subscriber. You can do a bootleg DVR though Roku now too. I think there are a couple other ways to get DVR, probably all not optimal.

I feel like more and more people are doing this and the technology is really going fast and service providers are starting to change a little bit. But a Roku is still simple and cheap enough that i wouldnt worry about it being obsolete in a year.

There are rumers of the next xbox being much more than just a gaming system. Maybe a complete entertainment system. Apperently a very high likelihood of a DVR, perhaps even cloud based??? In other countries xboxes are already used as cable boxes, im hoping thats what theyre gonna try and do here. And think about it, graphics dont really have to be that much better and you can get a Kinect, so what's gonna encourage the masses to buy a new xbox?

Check this out:

Intel Is Reportedly Going To Destroy The Cable Model By Offering People The Ability To Subscribe To Individual Channels - Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.com/intel-cable-2013-1)

The ads I can handle, what I can't stand are the 30 second lag times between screens after I push Enter on the FiOs remote.
I thought maybe the problem was just at my sisters' house, because she said every single time she's ever ordered a movie OnDemand through Fios she's had issues, but it's the same thing at my parents' house. You try to change channels or go OnDemand and the menu always seems to freeze. That crap drives me nuts!

I'm not saying there aren't issues with Comcast, because there DEFINITELY are, but I just think for the price, at least in my area, Comcast is a better value for comparable service.

Dude something is wrong with your sister's and moms on demand. Burned in my mind's eye is Comcast please Wait....when ever i order anything on On Demand from Comcast.

My FIOS on-demand is as instant as changing the channel.

I had a laptop initally, but got the Roku because of covienence. A Roku has a real clean interface with a lot of channels/apps.

Keeping your laptop hooked up to your tv is a little cumbersome and kind of a bitch. My laptop broke a few months ago (also part of the decision to cancel fios) and in the process of looking for a new one i found out some of the new laptops have Widi (or a variation of it) that lets you stream near-HD content wirelessly, although i dont think the technology is completely there yet. This will make things easier, but i think a direct connection with something like a Roku, is still a must have.

My biggest thing in getting rid of cable was the lack of easy access to cable news and cable sports. Also going from DVR life to no DVR is a big change. If you have a xbox and xbox gold (ithink its called that) you can get ESPN and a lot of other stuff..... depending on internet provider, its confusing. Depending on location and internet provider some stuff is free other requriers login credentials from a legit cable subscriber. You can do a bootleg DVR though Roku now too. I think there are a couple other ways to get DVR, probably all not optimal.

I feel like more and more people are doing this and the technology is really going fast and service providers are starting to change a little bit. But a Roku is still simple and cheap enough that i wouldnt worry about it being obsolete in a year.

There are rumers of the next xbox being much more than just a gaming system. Maybe a complete entertainment system. Apperently a very high likelihood of a DVR, perhaps even cloud based??? In other countries xboxes are already used as cable boxes, im hoping thats what theyre gonna try and do here. And think about it, graphics dont really have to be that much better and you can get a Kinect, so what's gonna encourage the masses to buy a new xbox?

Check this out:

Intel Is Reportedly Going To Destroy The Cable Model By Offering People The Ability To Subscribe To Individual Channels - Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.com/intel-cable-2013-1)


Well for one if they stop making games for 360 and only make new games for 720. That might be a selling strategy, I dunno.

Dude something is wrong with your sister's and moms on demand. Burned in my mind's eye is Comcast please Wait....when ever i order anything on On Demand from Comcast.

My FIOS on-demand is as instant as changing the channel.

I agree. It's been about 2 years since I had FIOS unfortunately, but everything was instant. Comcast takes a long time for me. Interesting. In this day and age, it's amazing how frustrating a slow channel change or scroll can be!

AMD- Does your sister and mom have the old Motorola boxes or the new Cisco boxes? Maybe that is the issue.

I can't imagine anyone defending Comcast; mind blowing.

AMD- Does your sister and mom have the old Motorola boxes or the new Cisco boxes? Maybe that is the issue.

I can't imagine anyone defending Comcast; mind blowing.I'm not sure what they have, but I know my parents' recently had fios redo their whole system. But its the same way at my other sister's current house, and it was that way at her old house. They've all had issues with the ondemand and remotes lagging and I find it really annoying.
I know most people defend fios tooth and nail, but I've just never had good experiences with it; and when I priced it out I found it to be a good bit more expensive than comcast.

try hosing the equipment down, if that doesn't solve these issues, go at the box w a screwdriver

Well for one if they stop making games for 360 and only make new games for 720. That might be a selling strategy, I dunno.


Haha, very true.


But if people are slow to adopt the new xbox or they dont sell many units, i doubt video game makers will immediately invest in making tons of new video games exclusively for the Xbox4^2+1 (my name). And while appealing to kids and adult childen isnt a bad business model, it really only fills a niche (probably a growing niche). After Wii, making a system for gamers and novelty family entertainment is just the status quo, so hopefully well get more.

Developers eventually move on to the newer systems and stop making games for the old ones. I would bet they probably have to per a deal with the console makers.