Comcast的Motorola HD-PVR的升级和问题

When we brought HD (High Definition) TV into the house, we wanted to keep it simple. Sure, there's DirectTV HD and there's over-the-air HD and the Windows Media Center, but the absolute simplest thing we could get was HD through our local Comcast cable.

当我们将高清(高清)电视带入房屋时，我们希望保持简单。 当然，有DirectTV HD，无线HD和Windows Media Center，但我们能获得的最简单的方法是通过本地Comcast电缆进行HD。

Our requirements were simple. We want HD and we want a DVR/PVR (Digital Video Recorder.) We just can't live without "Tivo"-like functionality. We don't want too much TV now, and we hate the idea of "appointment TV." I don't know when Will and Grace is on, and I don't care. We watch TV when we want to, not when it's on.

我们的要求很简单。 我们想要高清，我们想要DVR / PVR(数字视频录像机)。我们离不开类似“ Tivo”的功能。 我们现在不想要太多电视，我们讨厌“约会电视”的想法。 我不知道Will和Grace何时开启，我不在乎。 我们在需要的时候观看电视，而不是在电视打开时观看。

That said, the Motorola single box solution offered by Comcast served all my purposes and we've been happy with it for the last few months. It's not as shiny as my 2 Replay TVs, or my Media Center PC, but it has dual tuners and it does HDTV. Sold.

就是说，康卡斯特(Comcast)提供的摩托罗拉单盒解决方案可以满足我的所有目的，并且在最近几个月中我们一直对此感到满意。 它不像我的2台重播电视或Media Center PC那样闪亮，但它具有双调谐器并且具有HDTV。 卖了

So, anyway, it started stuttering last week and that wife wasn't having that. I called Comcast and they send a fellow over and he replaced it.

因此，无论如何，上周它开始变得口吃，而妻子却没有。 我打电话给康卡斯特(Comcast)，他们派了一个研究员过来，他接替了他。

The model he brought LOOKED identical on the outside and the software UI is identical as well. However, the BACK of the device is totally different. TOTALLY.

他带来的外观在外观上完全相同，软件UI也相同。 但是，设备的背面完全不同。 完全。

• There's no DVI connector anymore. The guy was flummoxed and I was a little frustrated. He said, oh, well no one uses DVI, forgetting for a moment that I, the fellow whose house he was in, did in fact, not only use DVI but wasn't interested in changing. :) This box supports only HDMI or Component. I have HDMI input in my Sharp LCD, but the Harmony 880 Remote and everything else is entirely set up expecting the HD feed to come form DVI and I wasn't interested in re-programming. He didn't have an HDMI cable anyway. So, off to Magnolia Hi-Fi to buy a $25 female DVI to male HDMI adapter. If you upgrade, be aware.

  不再有DVI连接器。 那个家伙被弄糊涂了，我有点沮丧。 他说，哦，没人会使用DVI，有那么一刻忘记了我(他所在的房子)实际上不仅使用DVI，而且对改变也没有兴趣。 :)此盒仅支持HDMI或分量。 我的Sharp LCD上有HDMI输入，但是Harmony 880遥控器以及其他所有设备都已经准备就绪，希望高清信号来自DVI，而我对重新编程不感兴趣。 无论如何，他没有HDMI电缆。 因此，请到Magnolia Hi-Fi购买25美元的女性DVI转男性HDMI适配器。 如果升级，请注意。

• The software interface continues to look like crap in HD. I output at 720p and the interface is clearly rendered internally at some non-720p resolution and the resultant anti-aliasing and kerning leaves much to be desired. My wife can't see it, but it bugs me.
  软件界面看起来仍然像是高清的废话。 我以720p输出，并且接口在内部明显地以非720p分辨率呈现，因此产生的抗锯齿和字距调整非常不理想。 我的妻子看不到它，但这使我烦恼。
• More and more - I'm not sure if this is a result of the upgrade - I see the MPEG artifacts in HD feeds. I'm particularly put off my NBC's Winter Olympics feed. It is just me or is this thing compressed all to heck?
  越来越多-我不确定这是否是升级的结果-我在高清Feed中看到了MPEG伪像。 我特别推迟了NBC的冬季奥运会。 仅仅是我，还是这东西都被压缩了？
• The new box includes an SATA adapter which makes me wonder if it'd pick external storage. Since it only supports 17 hours of HD, I may try it. It also has 2 Firewire points, one USB and an Ethernet. I'm going to poke around and see if they are turned on.
  新包装盒包括一个SATA适配器，这使我想知道是否选择外部存储设备。 由于它仅支持17个小时的高清，因此我可以尝试一下。 它还具有2个Firewire点，一个USB和一个以太网。 我要四处看看，看看它们是否已打开。
• It adds an RF out that the previous model didn't have. Not useful for me, but would be useful if one were to chain a VCR in and wanted to avoid a Coax Y-Adapter.
  它增加了以前型号没有的RF。 对我没有用，但是如果要把VCR链接起来并想避免使用同轴Y型适配器，那将很有用。
• There's also a slot called TV Pass Card whose function is unclear to me. Anyone?
  还有一个名为TV Pass Card的插槽，其功能我不清楚。 任何人？

All in all, this box is a little faster, snappier, than the previous one. This might be due to a lack of disk fragmentation and it might get arthritis later. We'll see. I know Omar hates his. I'm not too worried about it, but I do wish Portland's Comcast had CBS.

总而言之，此框比上一个框更快，更灵活。 这可能是由于缺少磁盘碎片而导致的，之后可能会导致关节炎。 我们拭目以待。 我知道奥马尔讨厌他的。 我不太担心，但我希望Portland的Comcast拥有CBS 。

One other thing, has anyone else noticed that TNT's HD feed is just stretched 4:3? It's not 16:9 at all, they're applying some kind of fish-eye stretchy filter. It's hard to watch.

另一件事，还有其他人注意到TNT的HD提要只是4：3拉伸了吗？ 根本不是16：9，他们正在使用某种鱼眼可伸缩滤镜。 很难看。

UPDATE: Interesting, according to the Wikipedia on the Motorola 6412, I've received a "6412 Phase III," the latest one. It has 12.x firmware, not the 9.x firmware and has better analog picture quality. I haven't noticed, as I don't watch analog, but I'll take a look, using Jon Stewart as my litmus test. Rumor is there's a 12.22 update coming out that fixes a number of issues.

更新：有趣的是，根据Motorola 6412上的Wikipedia，我收到了最新的“ 6412 III期”。 它具有12.x固件，而不是9.x固件，并且具有更好的模拟图像质量。 我没有注意到，因为我没看过模拟电视，但我将使用Jon Stewart作为我的石蕊测试，看看。 有传言说有一个12.22更新发布，它修复了许多问题。

翻译自: https://www.hanselman.com/blog/upgrades-and-problems-with-comcasts-motorola-hdpvr