Seen that? - Motorola 6400-Series DVR with Cox Digital Cable Review

Filed in archive Best of on February 17, 2010

Motorola 6400-Series DVR with Cox Digital Cable Review The Wired Home Weblog

DigitalProducer.com has a review of the Motorola 6400-Series DVR. While the reviewer has Cox Cable, this DVR is pretty much the standard for most cable companies. Overall it's a pretty positive review and the summary states:The Cox HD service with the Motorola 6400-series HD DVR is targeted toward home theater enthusiasts looking for a higher-quality alternative to Tivo. It features component video and optical (Toslink) audio out and provides 60 [...] Read More


Programming the 30 Second Skip Function on Your Motorola 6400 Series DVR The Wired Home Weblog

I've always been envious of TiVo and ReplayTV users and their ability to zip through commercials (recorded shows only) with a 30 second skip button. If you're not familiar with the 30 second skip, it's just like it sounds. You push a button while watching a recorded program and you'll skip ahead 30 seconds. During commercials, whacking on the skip button 3 or 4 times is much faster and easier [...] Read More


Axiom Audio Epic 80 Home Theater System Review The Wired Home Weblog

While I've got to say that a $2,500 speaker system probably isn't for the casual user, the Axiom audio Epic 80 is a beautiful setup for the serious audiophile. Audioholics.com has an intensive 7 page review and really like the system:Here's the bottom line. I feel that the Epic 80 system is worthy of designating as a movie theater killer. I mean this. I would be happier sitting at home [...] Read More


Analog Cable impedes Cables' competition with the Telco's The Digital TV Weblog

Perhaps you know someone who still subscribes to the old-fashion analog cable service. Did you know that this basic cable service takes up about 70% of the cable network's capacity. All other services, including high-definition, digital channels and broadband Internet access, have to fit in the remaining 30% of the network pipes. [...] Read More


Comic Book Artist: The Motorola Ming is Perfect for Me! The Smart PDA

My friend Jonas Diego is the only MOTOMING (that's Motorola Ming or Motorola A1200 for some people) owner I know. And somehow, the perennially popular Linux-powered smartphone (to think it was released more than a year ago!) is perfect for his life as a comic book artist: As a comic book creator, I use a lot of photo reference in my work and a digital camera has become an invaluable part [...] Read More