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01-15-2004, 11:40 AM	#1
kojak light Now in mind-searing HD! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 183	6208 testing Well, I received my Motorola 6208 yesterday along with the test remote and I have to say that I was very impressed! First, the new guide interface is a nice blue that is very easy on the eyes. Also, as expected, the grids accomodate 60 minutes of programming rather than the old 30 minute grid. Navigating was a real snap! I immediately tested out the replay, pause and live tv functions. In one instance when I pressed "replay" there was some tiling, but other than that all functions performed wonderfully. Then I set up the DVR to record The Simple Life, while I went to watch another show in the family room. At 9:30, we watched The Simple Life (fast forwarding through commercials) and finished in enough time to catch a program at 10:00, with time to spare. This is one sweet unit and I will continue to take it through its' paces and post my experiences on this thread for those who are interested... Cheers! kojak __________________ Go Sterling!! Go- uh, Bears??? <>< ---------------------------- Hitachi 51SWX20B (Image by "gambrelw"!) Motorola DCT 5100 Panasonic RP-62 DVD Yamaha RX-V995 Klipsch 5-speaker "Quintet" Surrounds with Yamaha Sub

01-15-2004, 11:43 AM	#2
sillygoose Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 350	Any idea on when these are finally going to be released to customers?

01-15-2004, 12:23 PM	#3
kojak light Now in mind-searing HD! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 183	Hard to say, really. My best guess is that California may see these released in late February to mid-March. Can't speak for the rest of the US.

01-15-2004, 12:44 PM	#4
57U Runner/Cyclist/X-C Skier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 17,068	Some small areas of the US and Canada already have this unit available to customers. If you search for 6208 you should be able to find the threads... __________________ 57U - Toronto, Rogers Cable, SA8300HD, 500GB HDD & Hitachi 61UWX10B HDTV, Yamaha RX-V1 A/V Receiver, Martin Logan Speakers. Photos --> 57U's HT SA8300HD, 250GB HDD & KDL40W3000 (Upstairs) Please don't PM me with questions that can (and should) be asked in the forum, thanks. Personal Question? Fire away.

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01-15-2004, 02:11 PM	#5
rodman9866 Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 88	i just got my 5208 replaced by a 6208 recently because of something bad happening internally of my 5208. the tech guy told me it had something like TiVo in it. how do u activate the replay and record functions of it? __________________ Martin Logan MOSAIC ATF Tower Speakers Martin Logan GROTTO 250 Watt sub Martin Logan FRESCO LCR Speakers RXV2400 Yamamha A/V Reciever Panasonic PT-53WX53 RPTV Toshiba DVD player Motorolla DCT6208 STB X-BOX and X-BOX LIVE (Gametag: rodman9866) MONSTER Home Theatre POWERBAR 1100 Sony VCR

01-15-2004, 02:25 PM	#6
57U Runner/Cyclist/X-C Skier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 17,068	6208 Demo. http://broadband.motorola.com/dvr/multimedia_demo.asp Didn't you get an operating manual? You don't know how upset many of us are that someone who doesn't even know what they have, get's access to something like this, while some of us have been drooling and waiting for 2 years and still don't have access. Don't take this personally. __________________ 57U - Toronto, Rogers Cable, SA8300HD, 500GB HDD & Hitachi 61UWX10B HDTV, Yamaha RX-V1 A/V Receiver, Martin Logan Speakers. Photos --> 57U's HT SA8300HD, 250GB HDD & KDL40W3000 (Upstairs) Please don't PM me with questions that can (and should) be asked in the forum, thanks. Personal Question? Fire away. Last edited by 57U : 01-15-2004 at 02:27 PM.

01-15-2004, 02:28 PM	#7
rodman9866 Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 88	i was juts as surprised as all of you. the guy said he didnt have one. but when he gets one he'll drop it back off. i didnt complain that all he had was the box and just no manual. __________________ Martin Logan MOSAIC ATF Tower Speakers Martin Logan GROTTO 250 Watt sub Martin Logan FRESCO LCR Speakers RXV2400 Yamamha A/V Reciever Panasonic PT-53WX53 RPTV Toshiba DVD player Motorolla DCT6208 STB X-BOX and X-BOX LIVE (Gametag: rodman9866) MONSTER Home Theatre POWERBAR 1100 Sony VCR

01-15-2004, 02:43 PM	#8
rodman9866 Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 88	im gonna try this out 2nite guys......thanks for the link i love it! __________________ Martin Logan MOSAIC ATF Tower Speakers Martin Logan GROTTO 250 Watt sub Martin Logan FRESCO LCR Speakers RXV2400 Yamamha A/V Reciever Panasonic PT-53WX53 RPTV Toshiba DVD player Motorolla DCT6208 STB X-BOX and X-BOX LIVE (Gametag: rodman9866) MONSTER Home Theatre POWERBAR 1100 Sony VCR

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01-15-2004, 03:07 PM

MickeyGee

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Re: 6208 testing

Quote:

Originally posted by kojak light
Well, I received my Motorola 6208 yesterday along with the test remote and I have to say that I was very impressed!
kojak

So, it looks like the 6208 has one tuner. You can't record one HD program while you watch a second HD program. Correct?

01-15-2004, 03:49 PM	#10
57U Runner/Cyclist/X-C Skier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 17,068	Correct, but you can watch a programme you've already recorded, while recording a new programme since that requires only one tuner. You can also "pause live TV". __________________ 57U - Toronto, Rogers Cable, SA8300HD, 500GB HDD & Hitachi 61UWX10B HDTV, Yamaha RX-V1 A/V Receiver, Martin Logan Speakers. Photos --> 57U's HT SA8300HD, 250GB HDD & KDL40W3000 (Upstairs) Please don't PM me with questions that can (and should) be asked in the forum, thanks. Personal Question? Fire away.

01-15-2004, 04:26 PM	#11
MickeyGee HDTVoice Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston Area Posts: 48	Do we know what the incremental monthly charge will be for the 6208?

01-15-2004, 06:34 PM

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rodman9866

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Originally posted by MickeyGee
Do we know what the incremental monthly charge will be for the 6208?

they charge me $7.25/month

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01-29-2004, 09:53 AM	#13
sillygoose Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 350	A message appeared on my boxes last night that said DVR was available in my area. So I called and tentatively have an appointment for Sat. they are supposed to call back to confirm. That seemed a little odd so I wonder if they really have them yet.

01-29-2004, 10:12 AM

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rodman9866

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Originally posted by sillygoose
A message appeared on my boxes last night that said DVR was available in my area. So I called and tentatively have an appointment for Sat. they are supposed to call back to confirm. That seemed a little odd so I wonder if they really have them yet.

the tech guy who gave me my 6208 said DVR wasnt working yet and he dodesnt even knwo why they put it on that box yet. maybe your area is more up-to-date than mine

01-30-2004, 11:56 AM	#15
bgarroway HDTVoice Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 9	I have Armstrong Cable in Western Pa. The 6208 has been available to subscribers since the first of the year. I've had mine since mid January. This thing is incredible! First of all, the "freezing issues that I had with the 5100 are gone. It's extremely user friendly and offers a lot of flexibility as far as recording options are concerned(you can record from the menu, guide, etc. etc. as well as record from a specific start time to a specific end time(sporting events). For those of you wondering if it can record HD, please be assured that it most definitely CAN! I currently have 20 movies saved including 2 in HD and the memory is only 60% full. Hopefully this helps out somewhat. It's nice to give back a little bit to people that have been so helpful. Please feel free to PM me if anyone has any specific questions. __________________ Bill G.

01-30-2004, 04:42 PM	#16
sillygoose Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 350	From other posts I've seen it looks like my county is going to be one of the first that comcast rolls this out to. I'm getting it this Saturday(just in time to record the Superbowl, I'm going to be stuck watching it in analog at my in-laws). I'll let you know how it is.

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02-01-2004, 04:55 PM	#17
sillygoose Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 350	Well after showing up about 12 hours late I got my 6208. Works fairly well so far. It takes a bit longer than the 5100 to change channels but it scrolls through the channel menu just as fast as the 5100 which should be good enough for me. My 2000 does both slowly which is really annoying. The DVI port is enabled but I had some strange results in trying it. The picture was tinted red I'll have to do some more testing to figure out if it's my color decoder or the 6208 causing that problem.

02-03-2004, 07:12 PM	#18
Roddym4 HDTVoice Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 14	SD Channels Take a Hit I also just received my 6208 from Comcast. The menu options are fairly basic and no real intelligent recording options, a la Tivo or SageTV (no "season pass," only daily, weekly recording options -- just like 25 year old VHS! Of course, HD looks great live and recorded. What has gotten worse, however, is SD. All channels under 100 look noticeably worse than the 5100 via component. I believe that the box is probably recording at too low a quality for SD which is more noticeable on an HDTV. This quality setting does not appear to changeable. My guess is, they dumb downed the quality level of SD recording for SD sets, while perserving max quality for HD -- people ain't quite thinking this stuff through. No perfect yet, but at least HD recording is, in fact, here. More to come.

02-04-2004, 12:17 AM	#19
sillygoose Reged User Tier 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 350	There are different quality levels although I haven't found any way to change it in the current menu software. You can see what level your box is set for in the system info by powering off and hitting the select button. I forget which screen I found it in but it is in there somewhere I think I recall mine being set to high. To me the analog channels look better. I notice some softness but before I thought they looked blurry and blocky.

02-04-2004, 05:28 AM	#20
Roddym4 HDTVoice Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 14	Interesting, to me just the opposite has happened. The SD channels look more blocky, like you can see edge pixilation particularly on fast moving scense. I found the menu settings on the PVR page, which says MPG2 High Quality 2. However, it doesn't differentiate between HD recording and SD. I know it's different, but I don't see where. My firmware is 7.07. What kind of set do you have? I have a 2003 Hitachi HD RPTV. I watch everything through composite. Thanks.

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