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Monday, January 6th, 2025 6:52 AM

Pixelation during sports

I have both a wireless box and a regular box.  Both have recently been replaced.

Usually on the weekends when we are watching sports, the picture is so pixelated that we are unable to watch TV. Channels such as HGTV and FoosNetwork work just fine.

We did a trial of YouTube TV and were able to watch all the football games with no problems.  Now that the games are all done, we switched back to xfinity and of course we have no issues with any of the channels.

We have a technician coming out this week but I don’t think he’ll find any issues since there won’t be any sports games televised.

Also, we streamed a game on the xfinity app from my phone and air played it on our TV and it was fine. I don’t think this is a solution to the problem.

Is there something that we’re missing?  It’s really annoying and frustrating to not be able to watch sports on TV. Right now, we’re seriously considering switching to YouTube TV.  

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25 days ago

Hello @user_ozufwb, and welcome to Comcast. I am sorry to hear that you have been having troubles with watching sports over the weekend. You are in the right place and we would like to take a look at this for you. If you do not mind me asking, what specific channels are you having the pixelation on? Now have you tried to change the coax cable from the wall to the main wired receiver? Also have you made sure that if you are using HDMI cables, that they are not loose or need to be replaced?

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For the wireless box,

it is HDMI, and if it was the cable then wouldn’t it be happening all

the time? If it’s a regular show it’s fine. Seems like it’s live broadcasts.  It’s usually on channels 702,703,705,707 and sometimes 720,721.  Also, sometimes if a game is being played on both CBS and ESPN, The CBS channel would be so pixelated it would be unwatchable but it would be fine on ESPN.

The other box is not wireless and is upstairs and has the same issue.

A tech will come by tomorrow but Im

sure he won’t find a problem since

there will be live sports shows going on.

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What I wold like to do is see what the tech finds out tomorrow. What time are they going to your home?

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We actually rescheduled for Saturday during a time when there are multiple basketball/football/hockey games being televised. We were watching the news this morning and it was fine.  

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user_ozufwb I will check in with you here on Saturday then, hopefully there is only a minimal interruption to your game! What time is the appointment on Saturday?

 

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We are scheduled for Saturday 12pm-2pm

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22 days ago

We just had the technician come by.  He said the issue was that our coaxial cable on our regular box is older.  He changed it to a newer one and so far no issues.  

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Good afternoon @user_ozufwb. I am happy to hear that the technician was able to locate the issue and fix the coaxial cable. I am glad to see that you are not having any more issues after the tech visit. 

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12 days ago

It’s been more than a week but it’s still happening.  Trying to watch the college football game tonight and it’s happening. is there a way I can post a video?

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user_ozufwb Can you please send us a DM. You can start by clicking the chat icon located in the top right corner of your forums' page when signed in. Once there, you can direct your messages to "Xfinity Support." Please add your full name and service address to help us locate your account. Let me know if you have any questions. 

 

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