[ale] AT&T U-verse TV

Jim Kinney jim.kinney at gmail.com
Tue Jun 16 21:44:22 EDT 2009


how are master and slave TV's connected?

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Jeff Hubbs<jeffrey.hubbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> U-verse has been working well here for a few months.  Comcast was dumped
> today.
>
> One "master" box w/ internal disk drive is DVR; second box is diskless
> "slave."  Both can play back recorded programs; only the master can
> manage recordings.  Process is also Web-accessible.
>
> User interface better than MythTV's IMHO; picture quality plenty good.
> Far less pixeling and freezing than Comcast *analog* service.
>
> Internet fine; my house LAN is behind my own Linksys WAP/router while
> the TV boxes are between it and the AT&T router. Feel
> baited-and-switched w.r.t. static IP.
>
> Jim Kinney wrote:
>> is less $$ than Comcast for comparable tv channel count (actually AT&T
>> offers more channels than comcast per tier).
>>
>> What do the technology guinea pigs of ALE think of the quality of
>> their picture? How big is (another friggin') converter box?
>>
>> I have no plans to use their Internet or phone products (I _LIKE_ my
>> Speakeasy and Vonage combination!)
>>
>>
>
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