Apr 27, 2005

Non-Deletable Recordings on Comcast DVR

I now have four shows on my Comcast DVR [superbowlcomcastdvr, comcastdvrwar, comcastdvrdst, newcomcastdvr, comcastdvrdead, comcastdvrdelete, comcastdvravsforum, comcastdvrcodes] that will neither play nor allow me to delete. The Comcast DVR has so much promise, but it is so damned clunky and buggy that I can't believe I still deal with it sometimes. But jeez, once you get hooked on a PVR , you can never really go back.

What I like:

1. HDTV PVR
2. Dual tuner, dual channel recording
3. Single-box solution
4. Live TV when using the Guide
5. Hidden IR code for 30-second skip

What I hate:

1. Detestable picture quality, especially on SD channels
2. Loud, incessant hard drive chatter
3. Will 'record' bogus, blank, undeletable recordings
4. Lockups when you scroll past a bogus recording
5. Cumbersome one-letter-at-a-time searching for shows to record
6. Difficult to force recording of HD shows when simulcast in SD
7. Records reruns even if you tell it to record 'First-Run Only'
8. No end-user hard drive reset capability

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