TV Cable Box
A general question: I've had various Cox TV cable boxes for about 15 years. I currently have Contour 2 which is by far the best of the bunch. Today, my main box worked fine (blue light on) but the mini stated no input. I first ran a signal thru which reset both boxes but still no input signal to the mini. I saw there was no blue light on the mini and did what I should have at first: unplugged the power to the mini, waited about 15-30 seconds, then replugged. I came back up just fine. So my question is: why does unplugging and replugging a cable box solve that problem? Assuming there was no over-all power interruption to my house (main box blue light was on) , would it just be a temporary power glitch inside the mini box itself? Just wondering after all these years. Thanks!
a question about contour or contour 2 cable boxes (NOT THE DVR)
I was wondering .... can I have 2 contour boxes (not the DVR kind), in the same house (thus replacing a mini-box)? example... 1 in living room and another in bedroom... Or better yet, if I found an extra contour box or contour 2 box (say at goodwill, ebay, amazon, etc...), would I be able to use it in another room instead of the mini-box as I have noticed that the contour box in our living room has nicer features such as more programming and voice remote than the basic remote and programming associated with the mini-box in my room. Any answers on this subject would be great... especially if I find out that I can simply replace the mini-box with say a "goodwill, ebay, amazon, etc.." contour and only pay $2.99 instead of whatever cox is charging to rent their contour receivers each month. Would there be any problems just plugging it in where the mini-box was??
