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Just to confirm and add to what was said............I have a Series recording for the Daily Show which was one show that HAD consistently recorded.  Last night, I noticed that I had the Colbert show in my recordings but not the Daily Show which records one half hour earlier.  I looked in scheduled and it wasn't there.  I knew it runs again at 1AM, so I selected the 1AM single episode to record.  After 1:30AM, it was in my recordings.  However, when selecting view recording, it switched to a screen with a very large DVR in the middle it would never play no matter how I went after it or when I tried.  I continued to hear the audio from the station that had been on when the big DVR was printed on the screen.  I eventually erased it this AM.   After that, since it was about 3AM PDT and already tomorrow on the east coast, I decided to check if I could watch it on On Demand.  I pulled up the Daily Show, went to info and then went to the Episode Guide.  There were only a couple of more current episode available.  Speaking of On Demand, I don't know if I am alone in this, but I hate the new set up.  If I am browsing for something to watch, maybe NetFlix like pictures with tiny gray print would work.  However, when I know what I want, like a Documentary from ShowTime or an episode of the Daily Show I missed, the Comcast On Demand App is worthless.  You have to go to search.  Plus, not all shows or networks available have a pretty little picture. ... View more

I think I have tried every way there is to record:  1) the guide using the red record button, which rarely works, 2) selecting a show and using in info and 3) going to the DVR manager on Comcast.com--which I might try again if I could get someone to reset that option under my ID.  My last record request, from over a week ago, is still "loading" from every pc or ipad I use to sign off and on again.  No matter the way I try, sometimes if works, many times it doesn't.  Record options comes up less often.  I'm ready to give up on any expectations.  Plus, I'm not sure if every area is experiencing the ALWAYS long waits on the phone.  I am even in a group that is considered a "special customer" because there are over 4,000 homes where the complex has signed a 15 year contract with Comcast.  We have a special phone number.  Even that line always seems to always say that they are experiencing a higher volume of calls (surprise, huh?) and longer than ususal wait times.   ... View more

No problem.  I tried to use the DVR manager to check the difference in extending there and on the DVR.  I hit record and Got a blinking circle with the word loading.  I did that over a week ago.  I signed off and signed on--still there.  Processed ccleaner to make sure it wasn't cookies, the registry, etc. --still there.  Signed on on 2 others PCs and one iPad.  Still there.  Called Comcast 3 days in a row and they broke the connection after 45 minutes to an hour on hold.  Finally got through yesterday and the girl, who supposedly was X1 trained (although I don't thing DVR Manager online has anything to do with X1) and she wanted me to turn off the DVR.  I laughed and told her that it had probably been unplugged and restarted 6 different times for other problems since the DVR Manager got frozen while loading.  She then escalated it.  They called back at 10 to 8AM west coast time and wanted me to sign in....like that was going to happen when I was trying to get out of the house and go to work.  Just now signed in again and it is still loading.  I don't think there is anything I can do, even with their instructions, to fix that problem.  I think it is their issue to fix from their side, at this point. ... View more

Is X1 different in different areas?  No matter what I do, I can't get the option of "record on this channel only".  I see HD only, SD only, etc.  Nothing about a specific channel.  I also see people referring to extending a program 2 hours.  On my new X1 set up, I get the option of 1, 3 or 5 minutes...unless it is a sports program.  It seems to almost always have problems when I try to record sports.  Unsually, no matter where I try it, it doesn't acknowlege my record request.  Sometimes, however, if I go to scheduled, I will see it there.  Then, I can go to it and episode options and my extending choices are 1/2 hour, 1 hour and 1 and 1/2 hour.  Why would X1 here in San Jose give you different options than other places  The only thing I can figure out is we have wayward non-X1 folks on this forum by mistake.  I remember the good old days on the old Motorola Boxes when you could extend any program for 2 hours.  Plus, record always seemed to work. ... View more

I completely give up on the Comcast.com DVR management.  At this point, I can't even remember what day it was I tried to set up a recording over the internet but after requesting record, it gave me the revolving circle and the word loading.  Sign off, sign on....Still there.  Process ccleaner to remove cookies, etc...Still there.  Try it from 3 other PC's, still there.  Called Comcast 2 days in a row to get them to re-set it, stay on hold for over 45 minutes each time and then have them disconnect the call.  I have a feeling the next call I make to them will be after I have gone out and bought the corresponding TiVo boxes and ask Comcast to pick up their stuff and give me a card for the TiVo box.  At least the sales department usually answers your call in less than 15 or 20 minutes.  For the next 10 years or more, I will be held hostage, money-wise, by buying a home in a complex that had signed a 15 year contract with Comcast.  My homeowners assessment includes the cost for basic Comcast cable and HBO---whether I use it or not, which is why I changed to Comcast in the first place.  I would go directly back to DirecTV which I had for over 12 years without a second thought, without that.  At this rate, I might get frustrated enough to go back any way. ... View more

I actually reset the Internet cache yesterday so.....it means a call to Comcast, which I am really not up to today!! ... View more

In fact, I just clicked on the link and that circle with loading is still going around.  Been happening for many days now.  ... View more

I've tried that several times since migrating to X1.  It worked fine with the old DVR.  However, now when I hit record on that, all I get is the revolving circle of arrows while it tries to do something.  I have signed off and signed back on to comcast.com hours and hours later and those arrows are still going round.  Too darn much trouble to call Comcast to re-set it. ... View more

Recording from info doesn't always work either.  Many times, you get no reaction at all from pressing record from info.  If you go to scheduled recordings, sometimes and I do mean sometimes, you will see it there even though you never got an acknowledgement that the DVR recognized your record request. ... View more