Recording video from a COX Mini STB.
I want to terminate Cox Contour service and switch to a Mini STB currently installed and previously unused. For testing purpose I used an HDMI to connect the TV to the STB and found that I can watch everything I.e. CNN, Golf Channel, Fox, etc... (basic Cox service is provided by the Landlord). I would like to add recording capability to the STB setup and think there may be a problem with HDCP... What are my options?1.1KViews0likes2Comments
My mini-box does not get all my channels
I have Cox Advanced TV Preferred, and my big box gets all of the channels it is supposed to. But my mini-box in the other room does not. It receives very random channels, and not between channel 23 and channel 88. So no ESPN, Discover, etc that are basic channels. Is this a normal problem or do I need a technician to check it out? Thanks2.5KViews0likes3CommentsWhen is there going to be a mini-box remote upgrade?
Here's all that I've learned about the mini-box remote.............1) The URC-2220 remote for the Mini Box doesn't have many of the codes for popular brands found in other Cox remotes. There are 41 codes listed in other Cox remotes missing for Magnavox (1866 1990 1455 1198 2372 3708 0054 1913 1931 2902 0802 1904 1744 1525 0706 0024 0096 0186 0187 0020 0179 0036 0230 0028 0030 0386 1254 0039 0409 1483 0000 0018 0019 0021 0027 0029 0049 0052 0065 0149 1154) and none of the 3 codes listed in other Cox remotes for Admiral..........2) There are even remote codes listed in URC-2220 remote's manual that are not recognized by the remote itself. The codes listed in the manual but not recognized by the remote are 1080, 1561, 1678, 3492 and 3683.........3) Code Search (Method B) doesn't go through all 147 codes listed in the manual. I counted it going through about 60. I performed the test with two new mini-box remotes............4) I had to do all 147 codes manually (using Method C) to find out that no codes work for 2 of the 3 TVs I got mini-boxes for. This is an irritant to me and I'm seeing it is an irritant to many other customers as well from this forum............5) From the URC-2220 manual, the URC-2220 remote supports non-existing TVs or TVs that are not meant for home service. Akawa doesn’t even make televisions, American Action makes 9” or smaller hand held portable TVs (not a home TV item I think), Atvio is a Mexican brand TV that is rarely sold in the US (by Walmart), Audiovox makes portable TVs for the car-why would you want home cable in your car???, Aumark is not even a brand you can find, and Aventura makes security cameras and systems. AND THAT’S ONLY WHAT’S LISTED IN THE A’s. About a third of all listings in the remote control manual are bogus. The Chinese Supplier is listing remotes that home customers do not need.........6) There are the TVs currently sold in the US not even listed in the URC-2220 remote control manual. Apex which is sold at Kohl’s, Sears and Walmart, Axess sold at Sears, and Upstar sold at Sears and Target to name a few.......COMMENT: The remote is irritating customers as seen in this forum for months and is inadequately designed for all the analog customers Cox wants to switch to digital. IS THERE GOING TO BE A COX SOLUTION TO THIS?5.3KViews0likes6Comments
Recording video from a COX Mini STB.
I want to terminate Cox Contour service and switch to a Mini STB currently installed and previously unused. For testing purpose I used an HDMI to connect the TV to the STB and found that I can watch everything I.e. CNN, Golf Channel, Fox, etc... (basic Cox service is provided by the Landlord). I would like to add recording capability to the STB setup and think there may be a problem with HDCP... What are my options?