Wall<>Cable Modem = Good. Wall<>Splitter<>Cable Modem + TV = Intermittent failures where the modem goes off line. What can I do to improve this? Is there such thing as a lower power splitter? Better cables? And did my cable company make a mistake? More details below!
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posted by bluelava
on Feb 26, 2013 -
14 answers
One of the longest-running modern-day battles is that of Cable vs. Dish Network. Both seem to basically offer the same stuff. Most everything I read says Dish Network offers everything Cable does, except it's cheaper. Which is better and why? Does Dish Network really go out when it rains or is cloudy? Do you have experience with both and a compelling reason for one over the other? Thanks in advance.
posted by dep
on Jan 28, 2013 -
23 answers
How do cable shows that offer free video podcasts on iTunes make money off of my watching them if no ads are inserted?
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posted by lea724
on Nov 6, 2012 -
4 answers
Is broadcast TV supposed to come in over coax when you're not paying for it? (or is it not actually coming over coax in the first place?)
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posted by jozxyqk
on Oct 8, 2012 -
17 answers
We're moving to a new place in DC and would like to explore television that includes watching NFL games and do not include just paying for a big ol' Comcast or DirectTV contract. Are there other options?
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posted by calcetinporfavor
on Sep 16, 2012 -
8 answers
I want to get rid of cable, but don't want to lose the content my wife and I like. There are too many options, so I need help piecing together the right setup.
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posted by slogger
on Jun 27, 2012 -
20 answers
A friend's got a Samsung LED TV which has two input jacks (appears to be the "3.5mm" type) for Component signal - 1 socket for video (red, green, blue) and 1 for audio (red, white). Problem is: where do I find these cable adapters so we can connect (5) component cables into these (2) input jacks?
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posted by gttommy
on May 20, 2012 -
8 answers
What's the cheapest way I can watch live basketball coverage in my one home? I'm in California, and a Charter cable internet customer. Complication: I only want a month of access.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Apr 29, 2012 -
16 answers
Can I use an old Comcast digital cable box as a digital converter box to connect an antenna to an old analog TV? If not, is there anything interesting I can do with it beyond ebay?
posted by pilibeen
on Apr 19, 2012 -
4 answers
I had an idea in which I set up a Slingbox on a spare cable box at my parents' house and watch it on the TV at my house, thus eliminating my own need to subscribe to cable. Is this crazy enough to work?
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posted by moviehawk
on Oct 5, 2011 -
4 answers
I am interested in alternatives to traditional cable/satellite television. We only have one really bad cable provider in the area that I do not want to get cable from. Satellite TV is not what I want either for a variety of reasons. Netflix, iTunes and Amazon TV don't offer the shows I am interested in like Discovery Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, news channels, etc. Is there a way to stream this kind of programming from the internet? I am willing to pay for the service but I cannot find anywhere legitimate to get something like this from. Thanks
posted by qexcp
on Aug 5, 2011 -
13 answers
Why are "classic" daytime talk shows (like Donahue, Geraldo, Sally, etc.) virtually never reran on cable?
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posted by lankford
on Jul 3, 2011 -
5 answers
My dog chewed through my exterior Cable TV cable (provider is Shaw Cable). A service tech is coming this afternoon to repair.
Any idea what its going to cost to repair? Thanks.
posted by Minos888
on Feb 18, 2011 -
12 answers
Can anyone recommend a good, inexpensive English-Spanish lexicon of TV/Cable/Broadcast technology terms? My sister does Spanish-language technical support for a large TV cable and Internet provider. She's first-language fluent in Spanish, but like many Spanish-speaking U.S. natives, leans heavily on Spanglish for many of the neologisms ("el remote") of the electronic age.
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posted by toodleydoodley
on Dec 25, 2010 -
4 answers
I want to record TV. I’ve thought about too many options – exhaustively - from old school VCR to Mac Mini/HTPC setups. I don’t care about HD, I just want basic recording, and not to pay more for cable. My head is full of options and I need perspective. Help.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 15, 2010 -
8 answers
We want to replace our cable TV with a Mac Mini. We watch mostly documentaries, cooking shows and cartoons. She loves cheesy horror movies, and I love baseball and pro football. Apart from Netflix, what do we need to live cable-free?
posted by Slap*Happy
on Aug 19, 2010 -
11 answers
We bought an used Insignia TV and hooked it up to our comcast cable box. Unfortunately, we can get a picture but it is only in black and white. I've taken the cables in the back and moved them around and the only result I can get is in one of the inputs there is a small amount of color that shows on the screen that correlates to sound vibrations. I've used the remote to turn up the color and it has no effect. What can I do to fix this?
posted by josher71
on Jun 15, 2010 -
9 answers
When I pulled out one of the component cables from my TV today,
this thing came with it. I can see by the jack left in the TV that probably all I need to do is gently push it back in, but given that the 2 flanges on the thing are different, and I think it's an electrical contact, I'm pretty sure there's one right way for it to go, and one wrong. I'm hoping for some guidance on which is which.
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posted by still_wears_a_hat
on Apr 18, 2010 -
2 answers
Having been humbled by a growing cable bill, and emboldened by articles like
this and
this, I've decided to return my cable box and buy a HTPC to serve up TV, movies and other content... Help me avoid some common pitfalls and make this an enjoyable and money-saving endeavor!
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posted by BobbyVan
on Feb 6, 2010 -
11 answers
Hello. I have lost my remote for my Sylvania SRT 2319 and am trying to program my Time Warner Universal remote to work with it. I have found the code and the remote will power on and off the TV but it will not control any other features. Any time I press the channel key or a number key the CBL (cable) device button blinks, like it's not registering as a TV button. Does that make sense? What can I do?
posted by madmamasmith
on Jan 24, 2010 -
2 answers
Torontofilter: Can anyone recommend a good cable tv provider that is
not Bell or Rogers?
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posted by jmmpangaea
on Oct 29, 2009 -
5 answers
What happens when the satellite my pay-tv satellite-dish is pointing at dies?
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posted by Jimbob
on Oct 4, 2009 -
5 answers
I want to build my own Linux-based DVR. Need some help on the specs and interop with Comcast Digital Starter Cable.
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posted by dcrocha
on Sep 28, 2009 -
10 answers
I want to dump cable, but I still want to be able to watch particular shows. Can I do this?
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posted by nushustu
on Sep 8, 2009 -
24 answers
My HD cable channels route through a DVR. I have an HD TV. Do I need an HD DVR to take full advantage of HD? Is there such a thing? Thanks!
posted by jackypaper
on Aug 21, 2009 -
11 answers
I am crazy-excited about
Mad Men season 3 airing this week. Unfortunately, my friends and I are frugal New Yorkers who don't get extra channels like AMC. Are there any bars in NYC that play Mad Men where we could actually hear the show? Or are there places where we could rent a TV and a room without going broke?
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posted by zoomorphic
on Aug 14, 2009 -
8 answers
Is there a PC tuner card that can read from my Comcast digi-set-top box that I can control w/a wifi/bluetooth remote from 20-30 ft.?
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posted by prodevel
on Feb 16, 2009 -
6 answers
Okay, I am clueless about matching up a possible new TV and TiVo unit with all of the HDTV/digital transition rigamarole coming up in the next few months. Complicating that, my cable (expanded basic) is included in my apartment building, and I probably can't upgrade service. Help?
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posted by Madamina
on Jan 7, 2009 -
10 answers
My LCD TV, capable of displaying up to 720p content, doesn't (properly) deinterlace 480i cable content. What do I do?
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posted by Inspector.Gadget
on Aug 27, 2008 -
5 answers
In the US, what cable channels do I need to have complete coverage of the 2008 Olympics?
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posted by hipersons
on Jun 26, 2008 -
8 answers
My analog cable(vision) just dropped 9 channels--prices remain the same. It's time for a change.
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posted by hexatron
on Jun 2, 2008 -
10 answers
Rejoining the current century – best options for non-broadcast television and the internet?
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posted by Lesser Shrew
on Apr 20, 2008 -
1 answer
Why is my cable TV signal acting differently and is this just me/just my provider?
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posted by Cosine
on Mar 4, 2008 -
14 answers
Our TV is a Zenith Space Command (circa 1990, serial # SG5245S). At present it's hooked up to cable from Shaw (connections are all connected), but we only get about 4 channels (the rest are fuzz). Can the TV be re-calibrated? We have no TV manual (bought it used), and there is no apparent "reset" button, etc. There are buttons that say: Skip, Add, Band, AFC (?). Any guidance is appreciated....
posted by rumbles
on Nov 28, 2007 -
15 answers
