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I think the Roku shows the most recent. I think it is cloud-based and only shows the recordings made since the latest sync up? ... View more

No progress yet on pausing live TV.   About a week ago, Roku updated its OS on my device (3600 streaming stick), and by Monday, Xfinity had its issues with DRM errors, etc., ironed out. Lots of viewing this week with no issues.   Still need to work on navigation design, such as pausing live TV, filtering by favorites, being able to view the guide without exiting the program you're watching, etc. Hopefully those fixes will come very soon.   Xfinity team, PLEASE NOTE: Did have a problem when viewing multiple recordings of the same series. At the end of an episode, instead of offering to show the next recorded episode, it goes back to the beginning of the episode I just watched. ... View more

Just checked. Version 2.0.5  ... View more

Roku announced an upgrade to its OS today, so that's probably why the Xfinity Stream App Beta for Roku is supposed to debut this week. Hopefully just a day or two time lag from the announced 4/10 date. ... View more

I haven't had any of those problems. How good is your WiFi? Is your screen constantly buffering?  ... View more

Comcast has left its options open about charging for an "additional outlet" after the Roku comes out of beta. There's been some vitriol about this on this forum. I personally think Comcast would be wise not to charge an additional outlet fee. Reasons:   I realize that for the X1 service to work on other devices, there needs to be either a "primary" X1 box or a new-ish Xfinity Internet modem/router. But Comcast does not charge for the in-home use of phones, laptops, and tablets using the Xfinity app, or charge an extra fee for people using a TiVo set-top (except perhaps a CableCARD fee?). Customer-owned devices, including Roku, do not require the expensive, government-mandated CableCARD, which are no longer required on Comcast-owned equipment either. I think from a public-relations standpoint, charging a monthly fee for a customer to use a customer-owned device would cause a significant backlash by customers and consumer groups.    I can understand why Comcast would want to keep its options open until it's ready to go live with the Roku production app, but I would advise Comcast not to charge. The trade press (Multichannel News) has already questioned why Comcast would charge an extra fee. You'd alienate a lot of people, some of whom would rather drop TV service altogether than pay a monthly fee to use a customer-owned device.    Anyway, let's keep this Roku app rolling onward! ... View more

On Tuesday, Feb. 28, Comcast is rolling out its new Xfinity Stream app, which will replace the Xfinity TV app for phones, tables, and laptops. The new interface will supposedly unify the in-home and out-of-home X1-like experience.   I'm no expert, but I'm guessing the Roku X1 app, when it's finally ready to go from beta to production, will look and feel a whole lot like the Stream app rolling out on Tuesday. Hopefully, our concerns about easier access to the guide, pausing and rewinding live TV, setting favorites, filtering, etc., will be addressed.   I'm also thinking that if the unified Stream app is coming out on Tuesday, can the Roku in-home production app be far behind? Here's hoping! ... View more

Bardmaster: Bruce answered a couple of your questions in his reply to your post. Another tip: if you hit the down arrow while watching a live channel, a recently watched button will pop up on the lower left.   We do need better navigation to get back to the grid without completely exiting the program we're watching. On my regular X1 box, the right arrow pulls up a mini-grid to the right of the screen, showing a half-dozen or so channels adjacent to what I'm watching, and the ability to navigate up or down from there. Hopefully that or something like it will be included in the final product.         ... View more

I have no trouble watching my DVR recordings on the Roku. I could be mistaken, but I think the early X1 DVRs had only a hard drive, but later ones relied on DVR in the cloud. I'm pretty sure my X1 DVR is in the cloud, and so I can set, watch, and delete recordings just fine.   One thing I don't like about my DVR playback at the moment is that when I fast-forward, I get a static frame instead of frames jumping ahead by seconds at a time, so I just have to guess when to rejoin the recording. Hopefully this will be fixed before coming out of beta. ... View more

I would like a way to set or import favorites, pause and rewind live TV, and pull up the program grid without having to exit the program I am watching.   As for bandwidth usage, I think just about everybody has a terabyte limit. Even if the beta is showing up on your bandwidth usage (and I can't verify that it is), you'd have to watch it many, many hours to go over 1 TB. ... View more