View Full Version : What boxes in MontCo, MD?
pah22
03-06-2003, 10:34 AM
I'm getting Comcast digitial soon. Anyone know what boxes they are currently using? Dumping Starpower as they don't carry HD and their Motorola boxes (at least the ones I got short six months ago) don't even have S-Video outputs.
sillygoose
03-06-2003, 11:13 AM
Montgomery County, MD uses the Motorola DCT-5100. They are very slow with pushing out new firmware though.
pah22
03-06-2003, 11:55 AM
What's that?
Another word for software - usually kept in the units "ROM" instead of on a HDD, floppy, CD-Rom, etc.
pah22
03-07-2003, 11:06 AM
So does this 5100 come w/ DVI or Firewire? I looked at the specs and saw that this is optional for the cable provider.
sillygoose
03-07-2003, 12:14 PM
I haven't heard of anyone getting a box with firewire. Some people are getting boxes with DVI ports but they haven't been enabled by any firmware releases yet.
pah22
03-07-2003, 12:24 PM
Thanks. Comcast is coming later today and I'll let you know what I end up with.
pah22
03-10-2003, 08:27 AM
Got the hookup w/ 5100. As one would expect, HD is awesome, digital is good, analog is so-so. The box is so much faster on menus and channel-changing than the old digital boxes. For others in Montgomery County, the tech told me ESPN HD is coming March 30.
