LOL, I was listening to your video TechSpank and enjoying it. However, I caught a bit about Gin & Tonic and I had to rewind to see if I heard you right! I laughed out loud and called my wife into the room and I played it for her and she laughed out loud too! Thanks for great work some real humanity and humour is stellar! From Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tommygunnz Frank yeah - it’s really amazing how cable companies and cable box makers made the tech so hard to use that they stopped putting it into TVs.
I had such a TV - an LG - and I did use the cable card. Of course the cable company tried to talk you into renting their higher priced box saying the card doesn't work well, etc.
thanks . wish we had that years ago when my mom bought a new tv after her old one died . the set said cable ready but comcast said no it was not. so we had to pay for 2 cable boxes . these were the old fashioned kind with the push buttons.
I know what he meant dude, you're replacing the rented cable box for that one and just using the cable card, what I mean is you're still paying almost the same, it's just a couple dollars a month to rent the box.
We have digital cable in my area available without a cable box for regular channels along with analog and digital for 22 and below but you need some kind of box or cable card for premium channels.
Very nice! But Time Warner in San Antonio, charges the same rental price for the cable card as they do for the cable box. Cable companies literally rip people off every month.
Ninja 87 tell me about it...they suck. .a rep left cards in the floor running down my stairs my gm fractured her hip....no apology smh im in the lawyer phaze ass we speak..maybe ill own twc/spectrum....and ill gve all free cabel...lol....yea right im sure they'll work around this accident
Something to consider though.. this is a tripple tuner.. so while I do pay a bit more for this, I can get 3 live feeds, 3 dvr feeds, or any combo of them... check out my videos to see how I am doing it.
So you got rid of 1 cable box, then bought 2 pieces of equipment, and now rent a cable card instead of renting a cable box. That all seems legit. You need a girlfriend.
Hmmm not really an interface... the HDHomeRun just kinda pumps the TV onto your home network. Then your computer goes on the network and pulls up the signal to show it to you.
Let's start a partition. No cable no bill. They are a rip off. I was with the cable company for 7 months and I had to realize in 7 months, I had paid them 1500 dollars over 7 billing periods. That's alot to watch T.V. Now I've saved 1500 in another 7 months and used it to spruce up my home.
We cut the cable out and are saving 81 dollars a month using a TV Antenna and a ROKU however I wish we could get at least 4 channels we miss. They won't just sell us what we want.
Try just plugging in your TV to the wall. You may be pleasantly surprised. In my AO, analog is actually still on, (yes, I have TWC). Here in Pullman WA, analog and ClearQAM are alive and well.
I will visit the HD Silicon Dust website, but in my region Cox Communications has a monopoly: I also suspect that many companies have monopolies in other regions of states in the USA. I have not yet found any LEGAL alternative to getting around renting a crappy POS equipment. When the United Socialist of America - oops I mean the United States Federal Government passed the FCC Bill of 2015, that passage impacted many bands of the frequency spectrum; therefore nearly all forms of telecommunication is changing, some good changes and some bad changes, so I will need to go read the FCC Bill over again to find any good decisions in favor of the consumer.
MSNBC can be had on Apple TV, TH-cam tv, try getting local sports channels. The Chicago Cubs have every angle blacked out. You can get everything HD Homerun Prime offers on TH-cam tv! FORGET ABOUT IT!
I live in New York and we used to have the silver Bullet that u plugged into ur cable box,, but when the Cable Company finds out they Zap your TV and thats it, Busted and so is ur TV
I wish the same could be done with satellite. Alternatively, I would eventually like to get a good rooftop antenna set up and not pay for cable. Then, mabye save money for vinyl records and books.
That's actually not true check your bill.... It's included in small print you don't pay 2 lease it... But they charge you to keep it active... Over here it's like $3
I have Windows XP MCE (OEM) on an ancient PC without a video card and a Windows 7 Home Premium laptop, which has less features than the Premium versions.
Hmmmm not sure what you mean.... the Windows 7 laptop should have Windows Media Center, though... (they both may have it but I think 7 is better than XP)
I already did this 3 yrs before. All u do is use the xfinity app.no cable boxes needed. The tricky part is unlocking it. There is a way but im not telling you. You use the xfinity stream app. No cable boxes no wires needed. Just chromecast..you need cable to do it but you dont need any cable boxes. And you can stream up to 4k. Xfinity boxes are only hd. So when u have a 4k tv you arent getting 4k maybe 1980 pixels. The cool thing is u can stream to multiple tvs. And if you go to a hotel u can stream it there. But the key is unlocking it.
@TechSpank, thanks for the info. Since this video is about 4 years old, I'd like to see what the most affordable option is now. I'm new to your channel, so if you have updated this, I'm sure I'll find out soon enough. :p
The landscape HAS changed a lot since I made this. With different TV services coming and going every few months, it's difficult to keep track. Even TH-camTV which is a pretty good service has changed it's price around 3 times in the last year... it's all very tricky.
i didn't realise cable boxes were still being used. when digital t.v.'s came out all you had to do was plug in your cable to the t.v. no box needed. maybe it's just my cable co.
DroneXFun not anymore. you need a box now no matter what because the cable company are going 100% digital. even if you have the most expensive digital tv it will not work anymore. everywhere in the country will be that way. I use to be able to get 70 plus channels with the cable right to the tv but now even if you want just basic cable with no box you have to go down and get a small little converter box to be able to get that signal. may be they haven't done it where you are yet but it will happen. it's some fcc regulation that all have to comply by a certain date. kinda sucks but it is what it is.
Any inside or outside digital TV antenna will work to pick up free TV just like you did before you subscribed to cable, FIOS, or satellite. You can virtually use just about anything for an antenna, including an extension cord. You will not be able to pick up any cable channels, only free digital channels in your area. Cable cards aren't free either.
Correct. I go over that in this video. I also have a video for people who want DVR with an over-the-air signal that you're referring to. However, depending on location, signal strength and channel availability may vary and you might find that "virtually anything" won't cut it and you'll need an amplified antenna.
I'm not paying Comcast, Verizon or any other bullshit TV source a penny. I've spent enough money up to this point of my life and I'm done. They can take their TV program access and shove it where the sun ........ Anyhow , I will just watch my local channels for free with a cheap antenna. I don't even pay for Internet anymore , why would anyone , when you can get it for FREE.
The company in the USA who offered every channel streamed through the internet was shut down by the govt. Now I see things like KODI etc, where people are getting ANY channel free online, however in most countries that would be illegal.
nice video I am interest buying this box but since your video was posted in 2016 now we are in year of 2020 does this box exist and if it does how channels comes with and is there monlthy fee or any kind of subscription.
TechSpank well then its not very well, like you said.. without a box then is it. Thought maybe cause it was a smart tv were might skip the box. One. Can hope you know. Lol
If you don't want to have a DVR and don't mind giving up a little control, you could get by with a Smart TV and Apps for the channels you want to watch or the app from your cable service, if they offer one. Time Warner/ Spectrum, for instance, have an app where you can watch live TV and certain OnDemand offerings. It's like watching TV over the internet, though, and comes with all those headaches and buffering crap, which is why I don't like it.
It's to bad that windows 10 doesn't have windows media center. I use to use my HD HomeRun Prime with windows 7. But when I wound up with a windows 8.1 PC due to a warranty replacement for my PC, I had to pay to upgrade to windows 8.1 pro so I could additionally purchase & use windows media center. Unfortunately windows 10 doesn't have any option for windows media center. Part of the problem of upgrading to Windows 10. Microsoft customer service said that I would get another program to replace WMC since I purchased WMC for Windows 8.1 pro but that hasn't happened yet either because no actual program exists or Windows/Microsoft never bothered to give me the compatible replacement program. The Silicon Dust's HD HomeRun Prime works great, never had any issues with it, but unfortunately without windows media center on windows 10, I can no longer use the Silicon Dust's HD HomeRun Prime.
all i know is when i was growing up, all we bought was the tv. and there weren't alot of channels either but,.... nobody paid for it. abc nbc cbs pbs & who knows. back then we didn't watch tv like today.24/7
BUT they tell you "A cable card won't let you watch scrambled channels like HBO, etc". And they used to argue they didn't have a Cable Card or have to give you one, but on the TV's sold in 2005 that had Cable Card slots in the back of the unit had a sticker telling you that was bs. However now days most TV's sold don't even have a Cable Slot anymore, probably because the big cable companies are paying MFG's to NOT offer tv's with Cable Card slots anymore. My LG 32" has one but I've never used it.
But you are still paying a monthly subscription from TWC for the Program package you choose...Basic, Premium etc. . Just not the box...so where is the advantage. The HD Box from them is $10 a month..... ????
A teeny bit confused... things seem to have advanced SO quickly (& here I... was the one people used to come to, to set up their smart-phones, cable, internet.. explain things. pssshhh. All this.... just finished watching something about KODI, builds. aahhh what the... ?! =p) SO you're running you cable now through your computer/home network ... via that box you purchased & a cable "card" (or so it seems??) How pricey were those up front? But.. you still pay for the monthly service right?? Think you had it bad, tho 2-3 yrs... I've had only ONE avail. provider where I live &, well... these days, unfortunately am home w/ back injury most of the time ...AND have a teenager too. So cable/internet are pretty much a "must have". At first, had some stupid "deal" for the first year. Ya know, yadda yadda b/s marketing, etc. After that year & EVERYTHING went right to full price.. dropped home phone I never used, not once (but HAD to have for, said "deal") dropped all the movie channels too, plus lowered my net speed from highest to whatever the medium/middle option was (never noticed any difference either) Also, when I first got it, pkg or not.. the cable box/DVR in one... & "gateway" ? from cable co.. were included.... & I had to get my own router. STILL have the same router, but shortly after that 1st yr pkg deal ended... they started charging everyone for dvr/box AND gateway (connection TO cable co?) My son's room was straight to TV until about a yr ago.. now requiring that little digital thing you have... All said, after that 1st yr & it all went to full price plus DVR + gateway +.... have called like 3x trying to get onto a new "deal". Last time, even told 'em I was gonna go elsewhere OR d/c & re-join to get it (since they keep sending ad's promo's in the mail anyway... to rub it in my face, why not!?) They told me if I did... I'd have to wait a YEAR to re-join & that they had no current promo's for estab. customers. UGH! Nice 'eh? Soooooo someone new, off the street can get "all in" for like $75-80/mo & well.. i cant even admit how much I have to pay... that I really... cant afford & would MUCH rather spend elsewhere! Let's just say it's MORE than double that... nearly... anyway! =/ Now.... recently, one of the 'dish' or ? I heard is 'in town', but... idk. Wish I could just get them to lower mine. I have basic family cable & med. internet, that's IT.. but don't know of another way. The DVR remote hasn't worked in, a looong time now & it just started acting up turning on/off randomly. AND....... the kicker... been w/ them for going on I think... SEVEN years now +, maybe even 8. ugh.. thinking of how much I've paid for that damn dvr sickens me... ALL of it does, to be honest...... Any suggestions? Best/easiest overall? (my apologies for the novel, btw) Thanks from Chicago.
ALABAMA: Spectrum in Alabama requires cable boxes as of July 25, 2017. So if you rely on the line itself, whether for basic cable, or feeding to a TV Tuner via PC.... You're fucked. Unless your TV is DTV-ready(most HDTVs/LCD/LED), or if you have a DTV converter box, you're still fucked.
I qualify4 Xfinity essentials can I use this with the internet only modem.I just can't afford att/DTV any longer. I can't even afford basics anymore.I need to send it back before June not paying 55.00 more so you still have time Warner? I n otherwords you still have a pkg
Ah Gin and Tonic Every civilization in the known and unknown galaxies has a drink named Gin and Tonic, it is slightly more famous than the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster! ( The nerd light is now off )
..Or skip all this, including a android box and load Kody software onto your laptop or cellphone and within an hour you can watch same channels ad your satellite dish or cable company provider. I've done so can you!
And that's what a guy did he started a business offering that kind of service, but the govt shut him down. Those websites that are doing the same thing are pretty much not a legal source. They are rebroadcasting the signal over the internet and eventually will be shut down too.
Don't you have to pay a monthly fee for the so-called "cable card" from TWC? Don't you have to pay for the same service that you currently have on your TWC cable top box? Anyhow thank you for this video.
***** Thank you. I live in Raleigh NC, and I wonder if TWC can offer the same service here with the TWC video card. I have two TVs at home, and not only I am paying for top box which is in the living room, but now I am paying about $6 for a digital tuner box in my bedroom. I will try to look into this at the TWC web site from Raleigh NC. Again thank you.
2009 I moved fro Delaware to Wisconsin I had a TiVo cable card with Comcast in Delaware called the Time Warner cable for service and a cable card the technician was clueless didn’t no one end of the card from the other and I had to talk him though the whole process of course it failed wrong card or technician I went round and round never did get a cable card from time warner cable
I was excited until it was mentioned I needed an ethernet cable. My modem is too far from the TV. Any suggestion on a device that can connect without ethernet cable
I'm in Canada and have no idea what a cable card is. As for no box, well that's not entirely true. You are using a computer with Windows Media Center installed. In a sense that's your box. I have that too. You are still paying for cable so all you're saving is the box rental. When you want to watch TV, you have to have your computer running. If someone doesn't have Windows Media Center on their computer then do they still need a box? What does the card do? Does it allow you to get more channels? If you are using Windows Media Center for your TV then what is the HomeRun Prime box really do? I'm a little confused what the box you're using really does.
for anyone not intelligent enough your flat panel tv has a built in cable tuner and you only need the cable tv wire and no additional box to tune into cable programing the only block will be with scrambled channels which will be the prime channels your hbo's and ppv and such as they do no scramble everything it is just digital
That's not really accurate... also more and more cableco's are providing service that cannot be seen without authorization meaning box or cablecard. Not just premium channels - what you're describing was over in the 2005. Things are different now.
I get 3500 channels, all the premium channels, all the cable channels, all the sports channels and ticket, and 24/7 channels, and international channels for $5 a month just with wifi.
That "smart cam or smart card" goes INTO the Home Run instead of the tv (in the back of the tv), how many streams at ONCE it can support over AC wi-fi, and i hope u can watch your channels over the internet from the Home Run box, and finally, what maximum resolution supports locally and over the internet ??!??!??
*I live in LA and and have Time Warner cable. Very interesting device. **_Did you know that Time Warner has a cable box now that will record 6 shows at once? I got one a few months ago and let me assure you, it is the bomb! Used to have the old one where you could only record 2 shows at once. Not near good enough._** I was also wondering what series modem from Time Warner you were running. You can buy these but the 3.0 is the current latest, and with it you are able to take full advantage of the vastly increased internet speeds Time Warner is testing in New York and LA. **_I am currently getting 200Mbps. With my modern rig with 32 GB of RAM and dual video cards I am ripping fast on the internet. Would be very interested to see if I could maintain those speeds with your device._** Thanks for a very interesting video!* *ps..work as a film and TV actor and lived in New York for years on 78th between 3rd and Lex. I so miss the city and especially enjoy any TV show set in New York. **_The weather out here is what wins you over but it took 3 years before I quit missing New York. There is nothing that compares to being able to wake up an 3 in the morning and take a short walk up the street and get a delicious slice of pizza!_** All the best.*
Sadly unless you are a Comcast customer we are stuck with record 2 shows at once and you have to get this, watch 1 of the 2 shows you are recording. It should be record 2 shows while watching a 3rd. The box is NEW but their software is OLD. They have a company who makes the software for the box so unless they reprogram it to record more shows we are screwed. What you are doing with this is being able to record 3 shows, but it's probably record 2 and watch a 3rd at the same time. It's your own DVR and you aren't paying the $15 extra for a "DVR" feature on your "BOX".
DARK Vader uuummm... excuse U.... Don't taint that man's name with such a Flippant remark... or confuse his morals w/Ur obvious LACK of them! Such a Talented, Sweet, Compassionate & Smart man. I VERY MUCH.. DOUBT.. he was smoking some "good weed".... since he didn't smoke.!
Mandy L. Calm the fuck down moron. Just so you know Bob wasn't the most nicest of individuals and 2 he was trained by his mentor and after receiving training for which the style he used, he didn't even thank the guy who showed him. He was a military man and he really didn't get along that well with others.. So before you come at someone, know a little about them first. And most of all not that I need need explain anything to you but Bob Ross may have some information about some weed I didn't say Bob Ross smoked some weed. So go grand stand up somebody else's ass.
the gator it's like water it was free to drink but now you pay the price to drink so look at TV it was broadcast over-the-air it was free all you need it was antenna or rabbit ears so these rich people decide to bottle it all up into a cable so you have to pay
TV still works over the air. I even made a video about that th-cam.com/video/WivvYbx-MuA/w-d-xo.html You don't have to pay for anything you don't want to pay for.
If I switch the mini box with hd home run won't they still charge the surcharges? Cox says they charge me $3 for the mini box and $22 in surcharges. For $3 a month I am wondering if this is worth it if they just hide behind the charges.
@@SmartWentCrazy , I also have Cox Cable and a mini box. I just noticed how few actual channels we as consumers actually get if we get essential TV from them. My parents have an antenna and get more channels. Cox Cable has an option to rent the Cablecard for $2.99/mth (a dollar less a month than the mini box). Depending on your area, it may be worth looking into this option
LOL, I was listening to your video TechSpank and enjoying it. However, I caught a bit about Gin & Tonic and I had to rewind to see if I heard you right! I laughed out loud and called my wife into the room and I played it for her and she laughed out loud too! Thanks for great work some real humanity and humour is stellar! From Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Your videos are useful and to the point ….keep up the good work sir 👍
I love how you are so straight forward, nice lol!!!
This is absolutely hilarious. They used to manufacture tvs with a slot for cable cards but no one ever used it.
Tommygunnz Frank yeah - it’s really amazing how cable companies and cable box makers made the tech so hard to use that they stopped putting it into TVs.
I had such a TV - an LG - and I did use the cable card. Of course the cable company tried to talk you into renting their higher priced box saying the card doesn't work well, etc.
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I'm in NYC too .I never view any filmers from New York .
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you have a nice build to you, arms are huge, kinda jealous over here
thanks . wish we had that years ago when my mom bought a new tv after her old one died . the set said cable ready but comcast said no it was not. so we had to pay for 2 cable boxes . these were the old fashioned kind with the push buttons.
I would laugh my ass off if the Feds looked you up and showed up at your house and arrested you for Theft...lmao
John Zabik try harder. Your comment is stupid.
Wow, thank you for your very informative video.
Thank you for sharing. BTW, you are a very good looking gentleman!
Simmer down Eric
All cable company's are a bunch of rip offs.
Content providers are even worse.
I know what he meant dude, you're replacing the rented cable box for that one and just using the cable card, what I mean is you're still paying almost the same, it's just a couple dollars a month to rent the box.
We have digital cable in my area available without a cable box for regular channels along with analog and digital for 22 and below but you need some kind of box or cable card for premium channels.
Update: The analog is now gone.
New but I am subscribing. Love your channel and choice of beverage.😊
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Very nice! But Time Warner in San Antonio, charges the same rental price for the cable card as they do for the cable box. Cable companies literally rip people off every month.
Ninja 87 tell me about it...they suck. .a rep left cards in the floor running down my stairs my gm fractured her hip....no apology smh im in the lawyer phaze ass we speak..maybe ill own twc/spectrum....and ill gve all free cabel...lol....yea right im sure they'll work around this accident
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Something to consider though.. this is a tripple tuner.. so while I do pay a bit more for this, I can get 3 live feeds, 3 dvr feeds, or any combo of them... check out my videos to see how I am doing it.
Jeffrey Riggs huh
Thanks for your ideas on how to lower my cable bill
Wow!!! I am blown away👀 Thx so much
Most people in DVB-C standard would remember connecting from cable tv outlet to tv or cable box.
Thx for your public service. I subscribed. And you’re easy on the eyes. Ooofff, did I just say that?!
I have a ROKU, and use the Spectrum App, no box needed!!
So you got rid of 1 cable box, then bought 2 pieces of equipment, and now rent a cable card instead of renting a cable box. That all seems legit. You need a girlfriend.
You mean your home run box creates an interface between tv and the media center windows 7 premium OS.....nice i like it.....
Hmmm not really an interface... the HDHomeRun just kinda pumps the TV onto your home network. Then your computer goes on the network and pulls up the signal to show it to you.
No not dark at all, you look good!
I can afford cable but what made it bot affordable is the $90. service fee and other charges.
I’m sick of paying over $200 a month for cable only to get infomercials all day. I’m cutting the cord.
Try paying $400 my Brother pay that a month but includes Wi-Fi I wouldn't pay that
You pay to much i got it cheap
I’m NEVER paying $80/month just to watch the Chicago cheap a** Cubs on cable when there’s no other channel I care to watch on cable!
Let's start a partition. No cable no bill. They are a rip off. I was with the cable company for 7 months and I had to realize in 7 months, I had paid them 1500 dollars over 7 billing periods. That's alot to watch T.V. Now I've saved 1500 in another 7 months and used it to spruce up my home.
CHARTER CABLE IS THE DEVIL
We cut the cable out and are saving 81 dollars a month using a TV Antenna and a ROKU however I wish we could get at least 4 channels we miss. They won't just sell us what we want.
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Kathy Fann, look into Gearstv about 20 /25 month and I am sure they will have the channels you are missing. Also no contract! Pay monthly
Try just plugging in your TV to the wall. You may be pleasantly surprised. In my AO, analog is actually still on, (yes, I have TWC). Here in Pullman WA, analog and ClearQAM are alive and well.
5 yrs later is this still true? I live around the Metaline Falls area, 90 mi south of spokane
I will visit the HD Silicon Dust website, but in my region Cox Communications has a monopoly: I also suspect that many companies have monopolies in other regions of states in the USA. I have not yet found any LEGAL alternative to getting around renting a crappy POS equipment. When the United Socialist of America - oops I mean the United States Federal Government passed the FCC Bill of 2015, that passage impacted many bands of the frequency spectrum; therefore nearly all forms of telecommunication is changing, some good changes and some bad changes, so I will need to go read the FCC Bill over again to find any good decisions in favor of the consumer.
MSNBC can be had on Apple TV, TH-cam tv, try getting local sports channels. The Chicago Cubs have every angle blacked out. You can get everything HD Homerun Prime offers on TH-cam tv! FORGET ABOUT IT!
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I'm blushing over here...
Comcast now adds a $10 per month "additional outlet" fee to rent a cbl card, on top of the 2 or 3 bux for the card itself.
WUT!? Lame... can I charge them a "fee remittance fee" when you pay their bill every month?
Comcast charges you 10.00 for you to use a cable card, also for TiVo.
I'm watching this for the view!
I live in New York and we used to have the silver Bullet that u plugged into ur cable box,, but when the Cable Company finds out they Zap your TV and thats it, Busted and so is ur TV
Mike Mangarella not sure what you're talking about but this has nothing to do with illegal cable.
Pardon me , but What brand and model is your center channel speaker ? I think it will match perfectly with my TV stand !
They're "canton" - I don't remember the model but that's who makes them. Jeez, I'm sorry I too so long to reply! :(
@@TechSpank Don't worry about that. You responded and that's what counts!
"..I think thats the best...the best....Gin :-)"
I wish the same could be done with satellite. Alternatively, I would eventually like to get a good rooftop antenna set up and not pay for cable. Then, mabye save money for vinyl records and books.
By now all TV over the air or cable are digital. CABLE just works using boxes
Directv comes with 4 boxes at no extra charge!
That's actually not true check your bill.... It's included in small print you don't pay 2 lease it... But they charge you to keep it active... Over here it's like $3
Just jailbreak a firestick or Android box and you will get all cable channels and so much more!!!! Instead of going through all this!
And its cheaper
@@HersheyyG yes it is
How do i fo that
I have Windows XP MCE (OEM) on an ancient PC without a video card and a Windows 7 Home Premium laptop, which has less features than the Premium versions.
Hmmmm not sure what you mean.... the Windows 7 laptop should have Windows Media Center, though... (they both may have it but I think 7 is better than XP)
I already did this 3 yrs before. All u do is use the xfinity app.no cable boxes needed. The tricky part is unlocking it. There is a way but im not telling you. You use the xfinity stream app. No cable boxes no wires needed. Just chromecast..you need cable to do it but you dont need any cable boxes. And you can stream up to 4k. Xfinity boxes are only hd. So when u have a 4k tv you arent getting 4k maybe 1980 pixels. The cool thing is u can stream to multiple tvs. And if you go to a hotel u can stream it there. But the key is unlocking it.
better yet, just switch to a roku & use iptv.
Ip tv?
@TechSpank, thanks for the info. Since this video is about 4 years old, I'd like to see what the most affordable option is now. I'm new to your channel, so if you have updated this, I'm sure I'll find out soon enough. :p
The landscape HAS changed a lot since I made this. With different TV services coming and going every few months, it's difficult to keep track. Even TH-camTV which is a pretty good service has changed it's price around 3 times in the last year... it's all very tricky.
i didn't realise cable boxes were still being used. when digital t.v.'s came out all you had to do was plug in your cable to the t.v. no box needed. maybe it's just my cable co.
DroneXFun not anymore. you need a box now no matter what because the cable company are going 100% digital. even if you have the most expensive digital tv it will not work anymore. everywhere in the country will be that way. I use to be able to get 70 plus channels with the cable right to the tv but now even if you want just basic cable with no box you have to go down and get a small little converter box to be able to get that signal. may be they haven't done it where you are yet but it will happen. it's some fcc regulation that all have to comply by a certain date. kinda sucks but it is what it is.
DroneXFun it's pretty funny but some cable companies were giving out those free digital boxes
Any inside or outside digital TV antenna will work to pick up free TV just like you did before you subscribed to cable, FIOS, or satellite. You can virtually use just about anything for an antenna, including an extension cord. You will not be able to pick up any cable channels, only free digital channels in your area. Cable cards aren't free either.
Correct. I go over that in this video. I also have a video for people who want DVR with an over-the-air signal that you're referring to. However, depending on location, signal strength and channel availability may vary and you might find that "virtually anything" won't cut it and you'll need an amplified antenna.
Were you having that gin & tonic at 9am like me?
I'm not paying Comcast, Verizon or any other bullshit TV source a penny. I've spent enough money up to this point of my life and I'm done. They can take their TV program access and shove it where the sun ........
Anyhow , I will just watch my local channels for free with a cheap antenna. I don't even pay for Internet anymore , why would anyone , when you can get it for FREE.
The company in the USA who offered every channel streamed through the internet was shut down by the govt. Now I see things like KODI etc, where people are getting ANY channel free online, however in most countries that would be illegal.
how do you get internet. free?
Watch the there video I did about an over the air version of this same thing :) CUT THE CORD BABY! CUT IT!
TechSpank I watched most of your videos, so you are still alive? Haven't seen you making anything new.
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Who would down vote this smh. This is awesome
I subscribed because u drink gin and tonic 😄
And I just drank a gin and tonic because you subscribed.... boom.
TechSpank and im omy to get me sum gin and tonic
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Darnell Patrick Hell Yeah
I went on a gin and tonic diet, in two weeks i lost 10 days
nice video I am interest buying this box but since your video was posted in 2016 now we are in year of 2020 does this box exist and if it does how channels comes with and is there monlthy fee or any kind of subscription.
Sooo let me get this straight.... Ummmm you still need a box.
Robyn Banks yup. The signals don’t magically decrypt themselves...
TechSpank well then its not very well, like you said.. without a box then is it. Thought maybe cause it was a smart tv were might skip the box. One. Can hope you know. Lol
If you don't want to have a DVR and don't mind giving up a little control, you could get by with a Smart TV and Apps for the channels you want to watch or the app from your cable service, if they offer one. Time Warner/ Spectrum, for instance, have an app where you can watch live TV and certain OnDemand offerings. It's like watching TV over the internet, though, and comes with all those headaches and buffering crap, which is why I don't like it.
It's to bad that windows 10 doesn't have windows media center. I use to use my HD HomeRun Prime with windows 7. But when I wound up with a windows 8.1 PC due to a warranty replacement for my PC, I had to pay to upgrade to windows 8.1 pro so I could additionally purchase & use windows media center. Unfortunately windows 10 doesn't have any option for windows media center. Part of the problem of upgrading to Windows 10. Microsoft customer service said that I would get another program to replace WMC since I purchased WMC for Windows 8.1 pro but that hasn't happened yet either because no actual program exists or Windows/Microsoft never bothered to give me the compatible replacement program.
The Silicon Dust's HD HomeRun Prime works great, never had any issues with it, but unfortunately without windows media center on windows 10, I can no longer use the Silicon Dust's HD HomeRun Prime.
all i know is when i was growing up, all we bought was the tv.
and there weren't alot of channels either but,....
nobody paid for it.
abc nbc cbs pbs & who knows. back then we didn't watch tv like today.24/7
'i believe that's the best... the best... gin'
classic!!
:) mmmmm
My brother has a tv with no antenna coax port on it how does he get over the air tv stations
BUT they tell you "A cable card won't let you watch scrambled channels like HBO, etc". And they used to argue they didn't have a Cable Card or have to give you one, but on the TV's sold in 2005 that had Cable Card slots in the back of the unit had a sticker telling you that was bs. However now days most TV's sold don't even have a Cable Slot anymore, probably because the big cable companies are paying MFG's to NOT offer tv's with Cable Card slots anymore. My LG 32" has one but I've never used it.
Sure hope it works with spectrum
But you are still paying a monthly subscription from TWC for the Program package you choose...Basic, Premium etc. . Just not the box...so where is the advantage. The HD Box from them is $10 a month..... ????
Okay
Thanks
A teeny bit confused... things seem to have advanced SO quickly (& here I... was the one people used to come to, to set up their smart-phones, cable, internet.. explain things. pssshhh. All this.... just finished watching something about KODI, builds. aahhh what the... ?! =p) SO you're running you cable now through your computer/home network ... via that box you purchased & a cable "card" (or so it seems??) How pricey were those up front? But.. you still pay for the monthly service right?? Think you had it bad, tho 2-3 yrs... I've had only ONE avail. provider where I live &, well... these days, unfortunately am home w/ back injury most of the time ...AND have a teenager too. So cable/internet are pretty much a "must have". At first, had some stupid "deal" for the first year. Ya know, yadda yadda b/s marketing, etc. After that year & EVERYTHING went right to full price.. dropped home phone I never used, not once (but HAD to have for, said "deal") dropped all the movie channels too, plus lowered my net speed from highest to whatever the medium/middle option was (never noticed any difference either) Also, when I first got it, pkg or not.. the cable box/DVR in one... & "gateway" ? from cable co.. were included.... & I had to get my own router. STILL have the same router, but shortly after that 1st yr pkg deal ended... they started charging everyone for dvr/box AND gateway (connection TO cable co?) My son's room was straight to TV until about a yr ago.. now requiring that little digital thing you have... All said, after that 1st yr & it all went to full price plus DVR + gateway +.... have called like 3x trying to get onto a new "deal". Last time, even told 'em I was gonna go elsewhere OR d/c & re-join to get it (since they keep sending ad's promo's in the mail anyway... to rub it in my face, why not!?) They told me if I did... I'd have to wait a YEAR to re-join & that they had no current promo's for estab. customers. UGH! Nice 'eh? Soooooo someone new, off the street can get "all in" for like $75-80/mo & well.. i cant even admit how much I have to pay... that I really... cant afford & would MUCH rather spend elsewhere! Let's just say it's MORE than double that... nearly... anyway! =/ Now.... recently, one of the 'dish' or ? I heard is 'in town', but... idk. Wish I could just get them to lower mine. I have basic family cable & med. internet, that's IT.. but don't know of another way. The DVR remote hasn't worked in, a looong time now & it just started acting up turning on/off randomly. AND....... the kicker... been w/ them for going on I think... SEVEN years now +, maybe even 8. ugh.. thinking of how much I've paid for that damn dvr sickens me... ALL of it does, to be honest...... Any suggestions? Best/easiest overall? (my apologies for the novel, btw) Thanks from Chicago.
+mmanda515 can you repeat that lol , whoa
+Bryan Resch LMAO
Just buy antenna and watch free to air channels
ALABAMA: Spectrum in Alabama requires cable boxes as of July 25, 2017.
So if you rely on the line itself, whether for basic cable, or feeding to a TV Tuner via PC....
You're fucked.
Unless your TV is DTV-ready(most HDTVs/LCD/LED), or if you have a DTV converter box, you're still fucked.
Cable appears on the simpsons episode Homer vs Lisa and the 8th commandment
Comcast will get you an HDDCT (main non-dvr box) for free)
Had xfinity Comcast and got 5 channels 2 ads 2 checking updates 2 blanked
I qualify4 Xfinity essentials can I use this with the internet only modem.I just can't afford att/DTV any longer. I can't even afford basics anymore.I need to send it back before June not paying 55.00 more so you still have time Warner? I n otherwords you still have a pkg
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Ah Gin and Tonic
Every civilization in the known and unknown galaxies has a drink named Gin and Tonic, it is slightly more famous than the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster!
( The nerd light is now off )
Does this work on a Satellite box the web site don't say crap.???
Cute a cable card to just cut the cord all together
There are zero places where I say "cut the cord" in the video or description.
thanks for telling me i got wii
nitro iptv, 7,000 channels around the world, ppv, ufc, music, and more for 12 dollars a month.
..Or skip all this, including a android box and load Kody software onto your laptop or cellphone and within an hour you can watch same channels ad your satellite dish or cable company provider. I've done so can you!
And that's what a guy did he started a business offering that kind of service, but the govt shut him down. Those websites that are doing the same thing are pretty much not a legal source. They are rebroadcasting the signal over the internet and eventually will be shut down too.
Caged63Man they will not be shut down if that was the case they should have been shut down a long time ago
Caged63Man
Roy Langevin please play Blue Blood program resent
Don't you have to pay a monthly fee for the so-called "cable card" from TWC? Don't you have to pay for the same service that you currently have on your TWC cable top box? Anyhow thank you for this video.
***** Thank you. I live in Raleigh NC, and I wonder if TWC can offer the same service here with the TWC video card. I have two TVs at home, and not only I am paying for top box which is in the living room, but now I am paying about $6 for a digital tuner box in my bedroom. I will try to look into this at the TWC web site from Raleigh NC. Again thank you.
2009 I moved fro Delaware to Wisconsin I had a TiVo cable card with Comcast in Delaware called the Time Warner cable for service and a cable card the technician was clueless didn’t no one end of the card from the other and I had to talk him though the whole process of course it failed wrong card or technician I went round and round never did get a cable card from time warner cable
wait, you should have started from the very beginning. showing the switch box , where you get it. how you got the card. the price.
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I was excited until it was mentioned I needed an ethernet cable. My modem is too far from the TV. Any suggestion on a device that can connect without ethernet cable
Merge tv and internet with moca.
Watch TV Without the Cable Box
I'm in Canada and have no idea what a cable card is. As for no box, well that's not entirely true. You are using a computer with Windows Media Center installed. In a sense that's your box. I have that too. You are still paying for cable so all you're saving is the box rental. When you want to watch TV, you have to have your computer running. If someone doesn't have Windows Media Center on their computer then do they still need a box? What does the card do? Does it allow you to get more channels? If you are using Windows Media Center for your TV then what is the HomeRun Prime box really do? I'm a little confused what the box you're using really does.
Know if it will work with Spectrum???
for anyone not intelligent enough your flat panel tv has a built in cable tuner and you only need the cable tv wire and no additional box to tune into cable programing the only block will be with scrambled channels which will be the prime channels your hbo's and ppv and such as they do no scramble everything it is just digital
That's not really accurate... also more and more cableco's are providing service that cannot be seen without authorization meaning box or cablecard. Not just premium channels - what you're describing was over in the 2005. Things are different now.
I get 3500 channels, all the premium channels, all the cable channels, all the sports channels and ticket, and 24/7 channels, and international channels for $5 a month just with wifi.
Angel diaz @what do you used?
Won't work anywhere in Canada ....with all et work providers
7:00 TIME, i LIKE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR. YES, WE REALLY WANT TO SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE LOL!!!!!!!!
Awwwwww gee whiz :) Thanks. I have plenty of mirrors for just that reason LOL
That "smart cam or smart card" goes INTO the Home Run instead of the tv (in the back of the tv), how many streams at ONCE it can support over AC wi-fi, and i hope u can watch your channels over the internet from the Home Run box, and finally, what maximum resolution supports locally and over the internet ??!??!??
Yes, thank you
Since you used your ether cord are you using your data from your Internet
Good - now you use money you save to buy shaver!
TODAY THE DAY THAT THE ANALOG TV WILL GO BYE-BYE TONIGHT AT 11:59PM.
Oh thanks for the valuable information oh wise one! Just saying
*I live in LA and and have Time Warner cable. Very interesting device. **_Did you know that Time Warner has a cable box now that will record 6 shows at once? I got one a few months ago and let me assure you, it is the bomb! Used to have the old one where you could only record 2 shows at once. Not near good enough._** I was also wondering what series modem from Time Warner you were running. You can buy these but the 3.0 is the current latest, and with it you are able to take full advantage of the vastly increased internet speeds Time Warner is testing in New York and LA. **_I am currently getting 200Mbps. With my modern rig with 32 GB of RAM and dual video cards I am ripping fast on the internet. Would be very interested to see if I could maintain those speeds with your device._** Thanks for a very interesting video!*
*ps..work as a film and TV actor and lived in New York for years on 78th between 3rd and Lex. I so miss the city and especially enjoy any TV show set in New York. **_The weather out here is what wins you over but it took 3 years before I quit missing New York. There is nothing that compares to being able to wake up an 3 in the morning and take a short walk up the street and get a delicious slice of pizza!_** All the best.*
Sadly unless you are a Comcast customer we are stuck with record 2 shows at once and you have to get this, watch 1 of the 2 shows you are recording. It should be record 2 shows while watching a 3rd. The box is NEW but their software is OLD. They have a company who makes the software for the box so unless they reprogram it to record more shows we are screwed. What you are doing with this is being able to record 3 shows, but it's probably record 2 and watch a 3rd at the same time. It's your own DVR and you aren't paying the $15 extra for a "DVR" feature on your "BOX".
Alan T
*_Hey, what a stupid comment! F**ck you ass-hat! It is my post and I'll write anything I want. Got that punk!_*
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Do you kiss your wife or girlfriend or boyfriend with that mouth? You sound like a scared closet case.
I live in NYC ... what's the switched digital adapter that you needed?
This cable companies get rich from all the people who wants good stuff and don't want to save up money smh how they charge us to watch tv so not cool
Was that the late great BOB ROSS?Wow, I loved those painting shows he use to do. I bet he had some good weed too.
DARK Vader uuummm... excuse U.... Don't taint that man's name with such a Flippant remark... or confuse his morals w/Ur obvious LACK of them!
Such a Talented, Sweet, Compassionate & Smart man. I VERY MUCH.. DOUBT.. he was smoking some "good weed".... since he didn't smoke.!
Mandy L.
Calm the fuck down moron. Just so you know Bob wasn't the most nicest of individuals and 2 he was trained by his mentor and after receiving training for which the style he used, he didn't even thank the guy who showed him. He was a military man and he really didn't get along that well with others..
So before you come at someone, know a little about them first.
And most of all not that I need need explain anything to you but Bob Ross may have some information about some weed I didn't say Bob Ross smoked some weed. So go grand stand up somebody else's ass.
Now lets go paint ourselves a happy little tree! Oh yeah
trouble demon
You mean a tree with a happy squirrel on it's limb?
CLASSIC
STEALING CABLE IS A CRIME, THEY WILL MOVE YOU IN WITH BUBBA WHEN THEY CATCH YOU.
the gator it's like water it was free to drink but now you pay the price to drink so look at TV it was broadcast over-the-air it was free all you need it was antenna or rabbit ears so these rich people decide to bottle it all up into a cable so you have to pay
TV still works over the air. I even made a video about that th-cam.com/video/WivvYbx-MuA/w-d-xo.html You don't have to pay for anything you don't want to pay for.
I agree with that, but you won't get HBO and all the movie channels over the air. At least not without sleeping with Bubba for a few days.
Did you even watch this video? smh
Did You.
If I have a cable drop in my house can I just connect it to that and watch without paying anything?
Even you have a cable box.as long you dont have cable pay every months nonesense your cable box.
I have time Warner Cable as well did you receive digital box yellow light stop blinking.
please explain how to setup windows media centre and how to save videos
So did u buy the card and are they charging u?
I rented the card from TWC - around $3 a month. The DVR and service from them cost around $20 I think... so I saved a LOT of money.
If I switch the mini box with hd home run won't they still charge the surcharges? Cox says they charge me $3 for the mini box and $22 in surcharges. For $3 a month I am wondering if this is worth it if they just hide behind the charges.
I'm not sure what you mean by "mini box" - can you tell me which part of my video you see mini box?
@@TechSpank basically it's the cable box Cox makes you rent.
@@SmartWentCrazy , I also have Cox Cable and a mini box. I just noticed how few actual channels we as consumers actually get if we get essential TV from them. My parents have an antenna and get more channels. Cox Cable has an option to rent the Cablecard for $2.99/mth (a dollar less a month than the mini box). Depending on your area, it may be worth looking into this option