COMCAST DVR FAILURES
1)RESETS AFTER "EMERGENCY BROADCAST SIGNALS", STOPS CURRENT PLAYBACK,REVERTS TO LAST CHANNEL VIEWED
2)CENTER SCREEN IMAGE OF STATUS,E.G."RECORDING HAS STARTED,RECORDING HAS FINISHED"
3) "A RECORDING IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON ANOTHER CHANNEL"
===NOTE===
THIS DISPLAY OFFERS 2 CHOICES,
A)CHANGE THE CHANNEL WHEN RECORDING BEGINS
B)DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL,CANCEL RECORDING
===DOES NOT OFFER===
"DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL,CONTINUE RECORDING"
===EVEN IF I SELECT"B",IT CHANGES THE CHANNEL AND RECORDS===
WHEN THIS HAPPENS,I HAVE TO HIT "LAST" TO GET BACK TO WHAT I WAS WATCHING
AFTER YEARS AND A COST OF $18 MO. FOR THIS SERVICE,THEY HAVEN'T GOT IT RIGHT, YET !
THEIR DVR IS A CONVERTED BOX WITH NO "HARD DRIVE"
I THOUGHT I WAS LEASING A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER",NOT SO.
IT'S MORE LIKE A "DIGITAL SIGNAL REVIEWER"
SO TIRED OF THESE PROBLEMS, I QUIT LISTING AND NOW ONLY USE 1 DVR AND REMOVED ALL OTHER BOXES AND ADDED NETFLIX TO 3 MORE DEVICES AND USE THE INTERNET TO GET EXACTLY WHAT I WANT
P.S. 2 NEIGHBORS DROPPED COMCAST AND WENT TO "DISH" & "DIRECT", BOTH HAVE BETTER PICTURES, BETTER DVR's, NO FAILURES, THE SAME CHANNELS AND PAY 1/3 OF WHAT I PAY
AS SOON AS I CLEAR AND/OR ORDER THE MOVIES FROM MY DVR I AM GOING TO WASH MY HANDS FROM THE PRICE,PROBLEMS AND DURESS OF COMCAST
2)CENTER SCREEN IMAGE OF STATUS,E.G."RECORDING HAS STARTED,RECORDING HAS FINISHED"
3) "A RECORDING IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON ANOTHER CHANNEL"
===NOTE===
THIS DISPLAY OFFERS 2 CHOICES,
A)CHANGE THE CHANNEL WHEN RECORDING BEGINS
B)DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL,CANCEL RECORDING
===DOES NOT OFFER===
"DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL,CONTINUE RECORDING"
===EVEN IF I SELECT"B",IT CHANGES THE CHANNEL AND RECORDS===
WHEN THIS HAPPENS,I HAVE TO HIT "LAST" TO GET BACK TO WHAT I WAS WATCHING
AFTER YEARS AND A COST OF $18 MO. FOR THIS SERVICE,THEY HAVEN'T GOT IT RIGHT, YET !
THEIR DVR IS A CONVERTED BOX WITH NO "HARD DRIVE"
I THOUGHT I WAS LEASING A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER",NOT SO.
IT'S MORE LIKE A "DIGITAL SIGNAL REVIEWER"
SO TIRED OF THESE PROBLEMS, I QUIT LISTING AND NOW ONLY USE 1 DVR AND REMOVED ALL OTHER BOXES AND ADDED NETFLIX TO 3 MORE DEVICES AND USE THE INTERNET TO GET EXACTLY WHAT I WANT
P.S. 2 NEIGHBORS DROPPED COMCAST AND WENT TO "DISH" & "DIRECT", BOTH HAVE BETTER PICTURES, BETTER DVR's, NO FAILURES, THE SAME CHANNELS AND PAY 1/3 OF WHAT I PAY
AS SOON AS I CLEAR AND/OR ORDER THE MOVIES FROM MY DVR I AM GOING TO WASH MY HANDS FROM THE PRICE,PROBLEMS AND DURESS OF COMCAST
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- DirectorVincent ShermanStarsRonald ReaganPatricia NealRichard ToddIn the final days of WW2, in a M.A.S.H. unit in Burma, a seriously wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.REDO REDO,"EBS"DAY 21
- DirectorElia KazanStarsJames DeanRaymond MasseyJulie HarrisTwo brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light.REDO,REDO OR ORDER DVD,DVR FAILURE-BLUE DELETE BLOCK,THEN RAN INTO CURRENT MOVIE
- DirectorAlan AldaStarsAlan AldaCarol BurnettLen CariouThree couples vacation together every season. After one divorces, feelings of betrayal and more spawn criticisms of one another, but the things that keep them together are stronger than those which might pull them apart.ENC-LOVE FROM DVR WITH LATE START
- DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosStarsPeter WellerRichard CrennaAmanda PaysPerched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners led by head oceanographer Steven Beck comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment.ENC-HD{LB} FROM DVR,DVR FAILURE ===IMAGE DISAPPEARED FOR FIVE MINUTES=== TOWARD END OF 81:14 - 84:55
- DirectorAllan ArkushStarsJackie MasonRobert StackDyan CannonWhen a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.DVR FAILURE,STARTED-10 MINS IN CHANGED CHANNELS TO PALLADIA EVEN THOUGH GREEN WINDOW WAS NOT PROMPTED TO CHANGE OR STOP RECORDING
- DirectorWalter LangStarsJames StewartBarbara HaleJames GleasonBill Lawrence wins a jackpot worth $24,000 on a radio quiz program. His happiness, and that of his family, is short-lived after he discovers he'll be compelled to sell the prizes in order to pay an amount of $7,000 income tax on them.3RD ATTEMPT RAN 1.5 MINS OVER BECAUSE OF DVR===THIS ONE WENT DOWN BECAUSE OF EBS,NEW COPY,6/29/11===REDO,REDO---FMC,5/28/11,JAMES STEWART---30 SECS SHORT
- DirectorLeonard NimoyStarsGene WilderChristine LahtiMary Stuart MastersonNYC cartoonist Duffy meets the bad cappuccino maker, chef Meg, and falls in love. She moves in with him, marries him - but they have problems having a baby.FLIX,6/1/11,GENE WILDER===1ST ATTEMPT FOILED BY DVR CHANGING STATIONS
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsBarbara StanwyckBen LyonJoan BlondellA nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.DVR ONLY RECORDED 59 MINS
- DirectorWesley RugglesStarsClark GableLana TurnerRobert SterlingTwo brother, rival correspondents, find themselves fighting their conservative editor over stories and each other of over the affections of a pretty blonde journalist.DVR FAILURE,SHORT 1 MIN,TCM,6/24/11,CLARK GABLE,LANA TURNER
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsJoan CrawfordMichael WildingGig YoungA tough but unhappy Broadway star re-evaluates her life when she crosses paths with a blind pianist.TCM,6/27/11,COLOR,WS,JOAN CRAWFORD===CLASSIC DVR FAILURE WITH "CUTTING PROGRAM SHORT" AND "RUNTIME ON PLAYBACK SLOWER THAN POSTED"
- DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsLillian GishLars HansonHenry B. WalthallAfter having a child out of wedlock, a young Puritan woman is pressured to reveal the name of her lover.TCM SILENT SUNDAY,6/26/11,LILIAN GISH===DVR CUT BOB SHORT AT END BUT WAS COMPLETE===
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsBurt LancasterJean SimmonsArthur KennedyA fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.TCM,6/28/11,A CLASSIC===BUT DVR SHOWED 150 MINS AND PLAYED 148:45,CUTTING BOB'S CLOSING AND OF COURSE NO WAY TO RETRIEVE WHAT WAS SAID,===EVERY DAY ANOTHER DVR PROBLEM===
- DirectorWalter LangStarsJames StewartBarbara HaleJames GleasonBill Lawrence wins a jackpot worth $24,000 on a radio quiz program. His happiness, and that of his family, is short-lived after he discovers he'll be compelled to sell the prizes in order to pay an amount of $7,000 income tax on them.3RD ATTEMPT RAN 1.5 MINS OVER BECAUSE OF DVR===THIS ONE WENT DOWN BECAUSE OF EBS,NEW COPY,6/29/11===REDO,REDO---FMC,5/28/11,JAMES STEWART---30 SECS SHORT
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsMichael ParéNancy AllenEric ChristmasA United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy "invisibility" experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.ENC-HD,6/29/11,DVR SHOWED 102 MINS BUT FROZE AT 101:21,AND RUNTIME FOR MOVIE WAS 101 NOT 102,BACK TO BABYSITTING OR JUST NETFLIX
- DirectorVictor SavilleStarsWalter PidgeonDeborah KerrAngela LansburyLaurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.KERR B-DAY,TCM-HD,THIS RUN WOULD NOT DECRYPT!!,NEW ATTEMPT 7/6/11 DVR FAILURE,SHOWS TITLE NO IMAGE,NO FAST FORWARD-NOTHING!!=== ABSOLUTELY NO IMAGE AT ALL,YET DELETING IT REGAINED A % OF SPACE
- DirectorPaul SloaneStarsFranchot ToneMay RobsonKaren MorleyJust out of prison, Benny Horowitz tries to go straight. Things are complicated by his former girlfriend and his former gangster buddies.TCM,7/11/11 SAME DISC WITH "JOURNAL OF A CRIME"===DAMN DVR CUT MOVIE SHORT 1 MIN
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJack HawkinsJoan CollinsDewey MartinA captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.TCM,7/24/11,COLOR[WS],JOAN COLLINS,JACK HAWKINS,DAMN DVR SHOWS AT WHERE IT FAILS TO SHOW COMPLETE PROGRAM
- DirectorCaroline ThompsonStarsRene RussoRobbie ColtraneAlan CummingA depiction of the true life story of Gertrude Lintz, an eccentric 1920's socialite who tries to raise a gorilla, like many chimps before him, as part of her family.ENC-HD,7/26/11,RENE RUSSO,ALAN CUMMING,ROBBIE COLTRANE===1ST COPY DVR INFO SCREEN
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsRex HarrisonVirginia MayoGeorge SandersWhile leading the Third Crusade, King Richard the Lionheart (George Sanders) battles treachery in his own camp as well as the Saracens and their charismatic leader Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin (Sir Rex Harrison).TCM,7/26/11,REX HARRISON,VIRGINIA MAYO,LAURANCE HARVEY==DVR FAILURE DID NOT COPY ENTIRE PROGRAM
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJeff GoldblumMichelle PfeifferStacey PickrenAfter discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer accidentally meets, and tries to help, a beautiful model on the run from some extremely dangerous people.ENC-HD,8/1/11,MICHELLE PFEIFFER,JEFF GOLDBLUM,COMEDY=DVR CUT CREDITS SHORT
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsVivien LeighSimone SignoretJosé FerrerA varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early 1930s society.DVR FAILURE,TCM,7/19/11,DVR QUIT AT 128:36 MINS, MOVIE WAS 150 MINS AND AS USUAL IT SWITCHED TO WHAT WAS CURRENTLY PLAYING
- DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsDebbie ReynoldsWalter BrennanLeslie NielsenAn unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.,8/19/11,DEBBIE REYNOLDS,LESLIE NEILSEN,DVR SHOWED 90 MINS BUT STOPPED AT 88 MINS”
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsDebbie ReynoldsRicardo MontalbanGreer GarsonFanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade.
- DirectorMilton LageStarsBarenaked LadiesStand up and speak to the hand! Canada's favorite sons, Barenaked Ladies, cross the border.===DVR SHOWED 39 MINS BUT ONLY PLAYED 19 MINS===
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsEthan HawkeKlaus Maria BrandauerJedJack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.9/8/11,HALF WAY SIGNAL FREEZE ON A SD CHANNEL![FLIX]
- DirectorElaine MayStarsWalter MatthauElaine MayJack WestonHenry Graham lives the life of a playboy. When his lawyer tells him one day that his lifestyle has consumed all his funds, he needs an idea to avoid climbing down the social ladder. So he intends to marry a rich woman and - murder her.RECORDING UP TO 26 MINS THEN FULL SCREEN MESSAGE,
"WE ARE GOING TO RUIN YOUR EFFORT AND CHANGE YOUR STATION" - DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSpencer TracyRobert RyanAnne FrancisA one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary."EAS" 1ST ATTEMPT,SUCCESS ON 2ND ATTEMPT
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsJohn GoodmanKelly McGillisTrini AlvaradoBabe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him.FULL SCREEN CHANNEL CHANGE ALERT !!!!!!!
DAMN YOU ~~~~~~ - DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPaul NewmanSteve McQueenWilliam HoldenAt the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it."EAS" SIGNAL,2 PARTS
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsGregory PeckSophia LorenAlan BadelInternational intrigue in London, involving an American university professor, an Arab prime minister, a ruthless businessman, a beautiful spy, and hieroglyphics.
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsCherNicolas CageOlympia DukakisLoretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.FULL SCREEN "CHANNEL IS ABOUT TO CHANGE TO RECORD A NEW PROGRAM"
I KNOW,DAMN IT---QUIT TELLING ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW AND INTERRUPTING MY VIEWING !!!!!!! - DirectorWim WendersStarsHarry Dean StantonNastassja KinskiDean StockwellTravis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.2 PARTS,"EAS" SIGNAL
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsSean AstinJosh BrolinJeff CohenA group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.12/10/11,ENC-HD----AT 1:38:46,EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM,RAN FOR 55 SECS AND THEN A WHOLE NEW PROBLEM-NOT 1 BUT 2 DIFFERENT CHANNELS SHIFTED TO END UP ON AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PROGRAM---ALL THIS AT 5:40 PM--WHAT THE HELL
THIS SO CALLED MONTHLY TEST RUNS RANDOMLY 5-7 TIMES IN A WEEK
THIS IS WHY I AVOIDED 12 AM>3AM PROGRAM RECORDINGS
1 DVR RETURNED-I AM TIRED OF REVIEWING A PROGRAM WITH 2 PARTS AND A MESSAGE"THIS PROGRAM WAS INTERRUPTED AND SOME[?] OF IT MAY HAVE BEEN LOST!
SO UP GOES THE NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTION,DOWN GOES COMCAST AND SINCE 2 NEIGHBORS HAVE SWITCHED TO SATELLITE, I TOO WILL BE AS SOON AS THE TREE GETS TRIMMED !!!!!!!!! - DirectorBrian LevantStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSinbadPhil HartmanA father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.12/10/11,"EAS" INTERRUPTED RECORDING,SOOOOOOO !
I WASN'T ABLE TO START AT THE BEGINNING
AND WHY CAN'T I RUN BACK ON HD CHANNELS TO THE BEGINNING OF A PROGRAM,IF I AM 15 + MINS INTO IT,BUT ON SD I CAN GO BACK 40 + MINS ??????
AND WHY,WHEN I PUSH LIVE,IT LAGS MINS BEHIND THE ACTUAL RUNTIME[TESTED WITH CABLE BOX & DVR SIDE BY SIDE] ?????? - DirectorDana LustigStarsSelma BlairMax BeesleyO'Neal ComptonA suicidal loan officer is about to jump off the bank roof after seeing her lover/boss's pregnant wife, when a bank robber grabs her as hostage. She helps him escape.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsGlenn FordLee RemickStefanie PowersA man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.COULD NOT DVR BECAUSE THIS LISTING WAS NOT ON COMCASTS SCHEDULE, WHAT SHOWED WAS "SEEING EL SALVADOR" , THEN IT WENT INTO "TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES"=[OTHER]
WORST OF ALL, NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH NETFLIX - DirectorByron HowardChris WilliamsStarsJohn TravoltaMiley CyrusSusie EssmanThe canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.8/23 EAS SIGNAL INTERRUPT STOPPED RECODING
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsKathleen TurnerDennis QuaidFiona ShawA spy couple on maternity leave in New Orleans, entertained by a mugger named Muerte, is called in when Novacek steals explosives.ENC-HD,7/26/11,THIS COPY SHOWS COMCAST SIGNAL AT BEGINNING
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsMichael CrawfordJohn LennonRoy KinnearAn inept British World War II commander leads his troops through a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.KCTS-HD,8/5/11,COMCAST SIGNAL PROBLEMS
- DirectorDennis HopperStarsTom BerengerErika EleniakWilliam McNamaraA hapless Navy sailor is assigned SP duty. The catch: he must escort a beautiful female prisoner on her way to prison for going UA. She in turn will try anything to escape.ENC-HD,9/10/11,SIGNAL PROBLEMS 107:08,GREEN BLOCK TOWARDS END
- DirectorRichard TuggleClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGeneviève BujoldDan HedayaNew Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer, but when he gets too close the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.HALFWAY,GREEN BLOCK[FULL SCREEN]"A RECORDING IS ABOUT"---"NO OPTION TO CONTINUE RECORDING,BOTH PROGRAMS,DON'T CHANGE CHANNEL"
---I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CHANGE AND MOVE BACK TO PROGRAM I WAS WATCHING---- - DirectorJojo PennebakerStarsCorinne Bailey Rae
- DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsPeter FondaBlythe DannerArthur HillUpon uncovering the dirty secret of futuristic theme-park Futureworld, an ex-employee is killed after he tips off two other reporters who decide to do an undercover investigation.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsAlec BaldwinGeena DavisMichael KeatonThe spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.