Posts by Consultant

So only Boxee has channels for live Olympics? It appears the only thing holding me back from cutting the cable is Showtime. It appears premium channels like HBO and Showtime will not sell a streaming channel subscription directly to...

This is encouraging. http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/boxee-live-tv/ Still doesn't solve the HBO/Showtime issue and yes, DVR capability would be useful.

Why would the OTA PQ be any worse? An HD signal is digital so I would think the PQ would be the same unless the OTA signal has less resolution than the cable signal (720 versus 1080?) Obviously I'm green on OTA and HD.

I should qualify my comment on sports. We love to watch it 1-hour delayed so you skip all the commercials and by the time you are at the end of the game you are watching it live. But then you still need a live feed to record. Ugh......

Our family really doesn't want to sit in front of the boob tube all the time. But I admit it IS nice to have more choices than less. Currently our viewing habits, including the kids are primarily: 15% Major Network Live TV (ABC, NBC,...

Just the thread I was looking for. Our family probably watches slightly less TV than your average American family, although my kids alone are probably average as far as kids go. I've found that over the years we all have watched less...

Just the thread I was looking for. Our family probably watches slightly less TV than your average American family, although my kids alone are probably average as far as kids go. I've found that over the years we all have watched less...

Although I'm always curious about using the latest gadgets, frankly I'm a bit leary of installing a bunch of stuff that simply encourages us to spend a lot more time in front of our TV. But, I'm still curious... Our family mainly...

I don't have a 1912, have a 1712 but believe they are the same as far as Zone 2. Right from the manual: "It is not possible to play the digital audio signals input from the HDMI, COAXIAL or OPTICAL connectors in ZONE2."

Yep. Nothing but power connected. That's what I guessed. Not worth paying the hourly fee to just to find out the repair cost is going to be close to the price for the brand new AVR-1712 I got on sale from Fry's yesterday for $227....