# New cable remote woes **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 2, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cable-remote-woes/818955 "2018-08-02T01:00:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cable-remote-woes/818955/1 "2018-08-02T01:00:04Z")
My old cable box fried, so I went to the Xfinity store and got a new box and remote: the XR 15 [![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31nvP-nhnYL.jpg) ](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31nvP-nhnYL.jpg) My problem is: _If I want to input a regular channel, why can’t I get the regular channel INSTEAD OF BEING RE-DIRECTED TO THE H-D CHANNEL?_ Is there a way to disable auto-redirect? ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cable-remote-woes/818955/2 "2018-08-02T02:26:08Z")
Update; Just got off the Xfinity help Desk screen and recieved the following instructions: Xfinity button Gear General Prefer Best Resolutions press OK to toggle off. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cable-remote-woes/818955/3 "2018-08-02T02:37:44Z")
Glad you solved this. Why would you want the SD version instead of HD? ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cable-remote-woes/818955/4 "2018-08-02T05:44:27Z")
I hate this new remote. The action button is now just a little dimple in the middle. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cable-remote-woes/818955/5 "2018-08-02T05:48:43Z")
Anything new takes getting used to. There are some things I don’t like about the new schedule screen, including advertising on nearly every screen for some pay per view service, so instead of 6 choices visible there’s 5 plus one for an ad. But I’ve learned to ignore it and not gnash my teeth. Most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cable-remote-woes/818955/6 "2018-08-02T06:37:44Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > Glad you solved this. Why would you want the SD version instead of HD? I’m not speaking for the OP, but I know one person who does this because it saves a lot of space on her DVR. There is really a big difference in space between the SD and HD versions. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cable-remote-woes/818955/7 "2018-08-02T14:01:44Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > I’m not speaking for the OP, but I know one person who does this because it saves a lot of space on her DVR. There is really a big difference in space between the SD and HD versions. While that’s true, why would one want more of a “lousier” thing? Given the choice of 1 HD movie or 4 SD movies, I’d take the HD every time. One may as well say give me old B&W signals so I can save on bandwidth.