[Comcast Equip] New XR8 device will allow older STBs to use RF remotes

Comcast may be preparing to deploy a new device called the "XR8" that would allow subscribers to control their STBs with RF remotes like the XR2 and XR5: Universal Electronics preps XR8, XR2 'aim anywhere' devices for Comcast By Steve Donohue, FierceCable - February 11, 2014 http://www.fiercecable.com/story/universal-electronics-preps-xr8-x2-aim-anywhere-devices-comcast/2014-02-11 quote:An FCC test application for Comcast's new XR8 device includes an image of the Sequence RF4CE-to-Serial Adapter that Universal exhibited last year at the SCTE Cable-Tec expo, along with an Xfinity logo. The adapter could be inserted into the IR port on legacy set-tops to enable to the boxes to be controlled with radio frequency signals that are more effective than the infrared technology that Comcast and most other pay TV providers currently use in remote controls. "Your Xfinity remote can be paired with the XR8, allowing you to control your set-top box or DTA [digital terminal adapter] even when the device is placed out of line-of- sight (for example, in an entertainment center or behind your TV)," Universal wrote in the user manual that was included with its FCC application for the XR8 device. &nbsp EDIT: Found this info and docs (on a generic version of it?) on Universal Electronic's site: Adapter, RF4CE-to-Serial http://www.uei.com/product/north-america/adapter-rf4ce-to-serial UNIVERSAL RF4CE SERIAL ADAPTER - User Guide http://www.urcsupport.com/images/uploaded_images/MUG_4869_B01.pdf