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Offline kswx29

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Your Interactive Program Guide
« on: June 05, 2010, 03:13:00 AM »
If you have Satellite or Digital Cable or what ever else out there offers a IPG...what does yours look like?  I find it interesting what some cable provider's look like.
I have Cox Communications Digital Cable and here's what ours looks like...
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2010, 03:19:43 AM »
I'm lucky to have the current ad-free program guide with On Demand from Comcast. It has a blue color scheme, unless you change it from the Setup menu.
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2010, 03:35:14 AM »
Quote from: ABC7 on June 05, 2010, 03:19:43 AM
I'm lucky to have the current ad-free program guide with On Demand from Comcast. It has a blue color scheme, unless you change it from the Setup menu.
You can change the color scheme?  I like Cox's being Ad-Free but its really plain and blah.  They need to spruce it up and add some options to change some stuff.  I also really don't need the little TV window in the upper right...if I wana watch a show I will turn into that channel...
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2010, 10:35:54 AM »
DISH DVRs' guides have never had any ads, but you can't change themes unless you wanna take out the hard drive and screw with it there. :P

The only things you really can change are the font size (and subsequently how many programs are shown at once), you can remove the inset screen (who would want to do that?!), and modify personal channel lists.

I just typed all of that on my iPod, and I'm fed up with this keyboard. Rawr! Anywho, that's the DISH DVR IPG.
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2010, 11:07:13 AM »
Quote from: kswx29 on June 05, 2010, 03:13:00 AM
If you have Satellite or Digital Cable or what ever else out there offers a IPG...what does yours look like?  I find it interesting what some cable provider's look like.
I have Cox Communications Digital Cable and here's what ours looks like...


Cant wait until this!! http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/cox-plus-package-brings-advanced-trio-ui-500gb-multiroom-dvr/
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2010, 11:26:58 AM »
Mine looks like this (except with a Comcast logo of course):

http://www.shawnz.com/voom/coxdvr/guide.jpg

It's not that customizable; you only have like six color schemes to choose from. I know the Motorola here at my dad's has a lot more options in addition to more color schemes - such as how many rows of data you want in the guide, where in the screen you want the miniguide in, etc.
« Last Edit: June 05, 2010, 11:29:02 AM by Mike M »
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2010, 01:16:14 PM »
Quote from: Martin on June 05, 2010, 11:07:13 AM
Quote from: kswx29 on June 05, 2010, 03:13:00 AM
If you have Satellite or Digital Cable or what ever else out there offers a IPG...what does yours look like?  I find it interesting what some cable provider's look like.
I have Cox Communications Digital Cable and here's what ours looks like...


Cant wait until this!! http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/cox-plus-package-brings-advanced-trio-ui-500gb-multiroom-dvr/

... :blink: :thrilled:
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2010, 01:53:33 PM »
Wow! That's pretty cool! Now all I want is a TiVo, since I am sick of looking at this...
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2010, 02:12:45 PM »
Quote from: Mike M on June 05, 2010, 11:26:58 AM
Mine looks like this (except with a Comcast logo of course):

http://www.shawnz.com/voom/coxdvr/guide.jpg
You're getting the iGuide like the Moto boxes soon.

For the record, I've got the Moto box with the iGuide and all that jazz.

*I* can't wait for CableCard tuners for the PC...
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2010, 02:33:02 PM »
Compared to Cox, Dish's is pretty plain. Just blue boxes for the shows and white boxes for the channel numbers. As Jonathan said, the only customization option is choosing whether or not to "preview" the channel you're currently watching. I don't think I've ever seen an IPG with ads in it. :blink:
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2010, 02:33:15 PM »
Curt's guide looks like mine, except mine is blue instead of "onyx". I would like an upgrade soon, though. It's been roughly five years and my cable program guide upgrades nearly every five years. I have an HD receiver for one TV, and it looks the same.
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2010, 04:30:11 PM »
This is my (pretty close) mockup of the IPG for DISH DVRs. The guide design varies with each type of receiver...only the DVRs are all alike. This is in the default configuration...I'm working on the others.

EDIT: Added one with data in it and some minor fixes made.
« Last Edit: June 05, 2010, 04:54:07 PM by Jonathan »
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2010, 09:56:20 PM »
Quote from: tpirfan28 on June 05, 2010, 02:12:45 PM
*I* can't wait for CableCard tuners for the PC...
They already exist, however, only for OEMs
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2010, 10:07:27 PM »
Quote from: tpirfan28 on June 05, 2010, 02:12:45 PM
Quote from: Mike M on June 05, 2010, 11:26:58 AM
Mine looks like this (except with a Comcast logo of course):

http://www.shawnz.com/voom/coxdvr/guide.jpg
You're getting the iGuide like the Moto boxes soon.
That would be nice, although my cable box is horribly slow as it is (it's about 10 years old) and I can only see the iGuide making it slower as the new interface is more rich in graphics. I'll have to check in with Comcast and see if they can upgrade my SA box to a new Motorola one.
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Re: Your Interactive Program Guide
« Reply #14 on: June 05, 2010, 10:14:03 PM »
Quote from: tpirfan28 on June 05, 2010, 02:12:45 PM
*I* can't wait for CableCard tuners for the PC...

I thought some were selling? Like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130397726240&rvr_id=&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=%3F*S%3F&GUID=0b06d7a91290a0e20343a8b3fd919e87&itemid=130397726240&ff4=263602_263622#ht_1469wt_1137
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