[ale] AT&T U-verse TV

[Jeff Hubbs]

They connect to the AT&T router's back end via Ethernet as though they 
were desktops.

Jim Kinney wrote:
> how are master and slave TV's connected?
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> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Jeff Hubbs<jeffrey.hubbs at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> U-verse has been working well here for a few months.  Comcast was dumped
>> today.
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>> 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.
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>> 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:
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>>> 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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