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Originally Posted by Barnes
Why is it hard to believe? The freezing, etc issues are firmware, middleware, software issues. If Shaw is to do this they would most likely be switching platforms. The DCX3400 is just as capable as the Cisco boxes Telus uses if not more so as I don't believe the the Cisco box can natively handle a 1080p broadcast stream. I could be wrong though but not that there are any 1080p broadcasts anyways.
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The freezing can be any number of issues, and from what I understand from some experienced shaw techs they have no idea where in the network the black screen and noise anomolys are coming from.
Also, 1080p as for home tv is a long way away. THe bandwidth requirements are high and I don't see telus/shaw/bell/rogers in any hurry to increase the bandwidth per station.
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If Shaw wants to compete with the MS MediaRoom platform, Shaw will need to ditch Rovi/TvGuide and go with something like Tru2Way with OCAP applications so of course it could be soon.
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The problem is that these kinds of fixes and releases aren't just a couple months of coding, it's a huge ground up network change. Shaw has proven themselves to be a dinosaur in upgrading their tech, am I to believe now all out of the blue they're going to be the cutting edge in tv service?
Frankly, on a side note, I'd rather cancel all my TV and just get 35~ stations of high def thru another source. All I watch, really, are hte major networks, TSN, sportsnet and SN1, and hte occasion showcase/a&e. For the pleasure of watching 10 stations in high def I get to pay shaw 75 bucks (classic cable 60 bucks or so +15 for all high def), or, wow, imagine the coincidence, telus 75 bucks (your pick HD with all the hd included) . It's as if there's some type of price fixing in place!