About J_Lane501

I appreciate the feedback and observations that all are making. It is helping me to come to grips with using the new platform. However when we still have to use words like "might not' or "most of the time" to report factual observations, the platform has BUGS, which in my view diminishes or removes features previously available!! That's all I'm saying or trying to resolve by questioning!! Mine will stay on until further notice!! I may or may not try the power save feature. Because of your reporting, I'm opting towards no at this time!! Thanks and PEACE!! @gotpizza wrote: @J_Lane501 wrote: Everyone seems to be making definite assumptions about how this x1 unit will perform, while Amber, the Comcast rep is stating that there are STILL grey areas to them. The former HD/DVR's(Motorola etc.) had at least two modes. When plugged in, standby ready to record which it would do perfectly and full-on viewer interactive mode. There may have been a third one where it was full off/but powered if no recordings were scheduled. It appears this unit does NOT have that standy-ready to record mode and has to be full on to do ANYTHING!! While this may be somehow a NEW more effiecient technologically advanced way to perform these operations, I do not see it just yet but will accept the reality that the unit must be FULL powered on to do ANYTHING!! I am stating fact. There is standby mode on the x1 box. it is just called something else now( power save). The issue with the power save mode is there has been many customers having issues with it not resuming/remote wont work when this mode is used. I have not heard of something not recording during power save mode, but if you have to unplug it cause it would not resume than something might not record!   I am not here to go against what Amber is saying, but I can only speak of what I see and members on the forum see!   ... View more

Everyone seems to be making definite assumptions about how this x1 unit will perform, while Amber, the Comcast rep is stating that there are STILL grey areas to them. The former HD/DVR's(Motorola etc.) had at least two modes. When plugged in, standby ready to record which it would do perfectly and full-on viewer interactive mode. There may have been a third one where it was full off/but powered if no recordings were scheduled. It appears this unit does NOT have that standy-ready to record mode and has to be full on to do ANYTHING!! While this may be somehow a NEW more effiecient technologically advanced way to perform these operations, I do not see it just yet but will accept the reality that the unit must be FULL powered on to do ANYTHING!! However the new screens and interactive features are killer and I am enjoying them!!    ... View more

@ComcastAmber wrote: Hey there, the only box that needs to stay on to support the recordings is the main box, you can power off the companions if you like.  I fully undersand the X1 records standalone, but  when User GotPizza said " The reason the remote is set this way is for the protection of 99% of the customer base that does not realize if you power it down than the thing wont record, sounds silly right? Well could you imagine the calls they would get if a customers stuff did'nt record", was he was correct?  If I have scheduled recordings and I turn the box off prior to them starting, will the box  NOT automatically start-up and perform those recordings as all the HD/DVR;s in the past have performed?? I am aware that if you shut previous boxes down mid recording that the current recording session would terminate. You would always get a message warning of that action from the HD/DVR. I cannot imagine that the COMCAST embedded firmware/software would regress in terms of that functionality, so I am asking the question. Regardless of your response to this, it looks like I will leave the unit on but I wonder in case of power outages etc. where the box is turned off will we not perform all scheduled recording until someone turns the box on again!!?? ... View more

@gotpizza wrote: @Greg_T wrote: For me, giving me an ability to enable, disable this, would be optimal. Also, put a specific X1 power button on the remote?  If having an option will confuse to many user, add a help screen to that option, explaining why it may be a bad idea perhaps? Just to let you know, Comcast will tell you that the box needs to stay on for updates overnight. They will update at night, but they will also update when you plug it back in as well. The reason the remote is set this way is for the protection of 99% of the customer base that does not realize if you power it down than the thing wont record, sounds silly right? Well could you imagine the calls they would get if a customers stuff did'nt record. If you think that it will save you money by unplugging it(which it wont) than unplug the thing. I would not hold out for the thing to get reconfigured anytime soon to allow power down the device. Even when I hook my keyboard up to the box and hit ctrl+alt+del it just reboots, not stay off! Amber, is that true?? That if the xOne is OFF it will not record programs scheduled on the dvr?? to me this all really seems like a techological step BACK from the previous HD/DVR's. I now the previous ones would stop recording if you turned it off in the middle of a record session, but to not pick up scheduled ones if off seems regressive!! Please advise!! ... View more