Tim should win it. I love Trigger Happy TV

I got a basic Crestron system recently, but thats because I install them. I did however get an iPhone because of the Crestron App thats coming soon...

Honestly, this means nothing to me. I need to know what the compression rates are. carrying HD channels isnt anything special if they look like ass. cable providers are focused on Docsis 3.0 and waiting to see what happens with SDV before they really launch more. Cable companies make more money on their internet/phone products than they do on cable. so its not their main priority.

E! HD would only be good for The Soup. However, mostly it would waste bandwidth. instead, I suggest the Soup in HD on VOD instead.

numbers can be twisted into anything you want to say. what screen sizes are we talking about here? 40"+? or LCD being 7"+

as for as I'm aware, In the US. its up to the stations to regulate the sound. they can be fined. you just have to complain to the mighty FCC and likely in great numbers.

As a cable technician, I meet lots of meatheads who think they have surround systems. But alas, they use stereo analog inputs and think they have it working. the worst is when they have shitty a shitty Bose 3-2-1 rig. I just cringe inside and change the subject, most importantly, Ive learned not to try to educate the person, it opens a can of worms.
its not my job to fix their surround sound. theres an important lesson here its called RTFM (read the fucking manual). That being said, I currently have 2 surround sound systems. one in my bedroom and one in the living room. neither one are HTIB.

My wife is going to be pissed. She loves the Discovery Health channel.

My guess is that TiVo is releasing these updated features to distinguish its own branded hardware Vs. the Comcast/Cox TiVo software upgrades that will be rolling out very soon (which I doubt will have any of those features).

You need a new box. shutting the box off shouldn't do any of those things, I have 5 dvr's at my house and non of them do those things. at least not in New England. trust me, I'm a Comcast tech. but honestly, I'm not a fan of our dvr software. I cant wait for the TiVo software upgrade, I wasn't fortunate enough to be a part of the beta testing though, I just hope we didnt brand the hell out of it.