Watch what the TV streaming revolution has done on your set-top box

Here is a sentence I would never have thought of writing: I really like my decoder.

I recently switched from one of those old dusty boxes to Comcast's Xfinity X1 box, and the difference is crazy. Rather than remembering hundreds of channel numbers, I just said that the "Warriors game" is integrated with the voice-activated remote control, which jumps to the right place. In one search, I can find content on live TV, on demand and even on Netflix.

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