Everything is controlled through the Xfinity cable box, otherwise known as the X1. The Xfinity TV set-top box most customers receive is the X1, but there are several different X1 models.

If you’re using the set-top box/cable receiver box, you’re paying $12.99 per month for single DVR service or $19.99 to $39.99 per month for multiple DVR service.

The majority of people use a box, but it's expensive. Xfinity charges roughly $10 per month ($120 a year) to rent a TV box. Depending on the system, you might also have a nearly-$10 HD technology ...

The clunky old cable box doesn’t make sense anymore. Big, ugly, and heavy, they seem to have about as much place working with a modern TV as a DVD player. Cable companies are trying to catch up ...