Posts by bdenman

Quote: Originally Posted by Player2 So I am thinking that tomorrow is the day I pull the trigger and buy some stuff. If I go to the TWC on Greystone and tell them I am on my way to buy and HDTV and wanted to know if you have the 8300...

Quote: Originally Posted by VtCowPhunk Thanks bdenman! Yes, I'm in NE Columbia- picked up my box at the Greystone location yesterday. Are their problems with the 8000? My old DVR box that I turned in was an 8300 but not...

Quote: Originally Posted by VtCowPhunk I may have figured this out. Looks like not all prime-time programming on the networks is in widescreen but some is. Most of the 8:00 shows had side bars but most of the 9:00 shows are in...

Quote: Originally Posted by BeakerSC I suppose that's the price we pay for being on the leading edge. ...I feel like I bought a BetaMax VCR (which my folks did in the 80s and you know how that worked out.) Yeah. Been there done...

Quote: Originally Posted by BeakerSC I have to echo rodeoclown's comment here. It seems like a backdoor deal to offer CC with one hand, but then take away any/all functionality. What better way to force consumers to pay high monthly...

Quote: Originally Posted by rodeoclown What is SDV? I'm clueless as I haven't really been hanging out here lately. And I really really don't want a box because: 1. Too big - this is a wall mounted LCD in the kitchen, I wouldn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by Player2 Will you make sure I am understanding this correctly. Say I have a TV with HDMI. With this cable box if I plug the HDMI from the box to my TV will that work for all channels 2-999? Audio and Video?...

Quote: Originally Posted by jverhey How do you check the on screen levels? If you mean the signal levels, to check them on the 8300HD DVR see post #5620 (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&&#post7004533) The other HD...

Quote: Originally Posted by Player2 I believe the TV I am looking at as HDMI input so there should be a DVR box that supports that. Does the HD-DVR box come with cables to hook it up to your TV? If so is the quality of them good, or...

Quote: Originally Posted by LexHiDef I hope these questions aren't too basic for this forum but, at any rate, here they go. What are subchannels? What do they do? How do they degrade the picture (assuming that's what you mean)? If...