Once upon a time Jim Robertson shaped the electrons to say...
> This has happened now 3 times in 4 months. I'll be trying to set up a
> recording, or perhaps retrieving a recording, and the receiver will display
> just a static image for a second. The screen may blank or may keep the
> static image for a while, and the sound keeps playing (although it may
> freeze, then pick up several seconds later, then freeze again as well).

This is confusing - it freezes the image just for a second?  Then why
the need to reboot?  Or does it freeze and stay frozen and unusable?

> This also affects the "watch live TV" choice, so the only option seems to be
> to reboot the TiVo by unplugging it. Fortunately, the device retains its
> settings, including the WishLists and ToDo lists, but it's frustrating to
> have to go through the setup videos repetitively.

What 'setup videos'?

> Is this likely a bug in the TiVo, the CableCard (I have a Comcast
> Multistream card in my receiver), or a bug in Comcast transmission that
> somehow confuses the receiver?

Off hand repeated freezing sounds more like a hardware issue.

-MZ
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