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Anyone with caller ID on TV? - Mac1337 - 11-26-2008
Verizon, even with FiOS, cannot offer this service. Any other way to do it?
Re: Anyone with caller ID on TV? - ztirffritz - 11-26-2008
My MythTV box has a softphone built in. I created an extension on my Asterisk PBX at home. When a call comes in it then pauses the video, and posts the caller ID on the screen. I can transfer the call to another extension, voicemail, or pick up the call. I don't have a speaker or mic connected to it so I usually just send to voicemail.
Re: Anyone with caller ID on TV? - Gareth - 11-26-2008
I had a little box a long time ago that accepted a video signal and superimposed the caller ID over the video and then I connected its output to the TV. It was S-Video, though, and it broke eventually.
Re: Anyone with caller ID on TV? - kj4btkljv - 11-26-2008
How about this stuff:
http://www.avtechsolutions.com/he_caller_id.htm
Jeff
Re: Anyone with caller ID on TV? - raz - 11-26-2008
My Dish receiver does it
Re: Anyone with caller ID on TV? - Mac1337 - 11-26-2008
kj4btkljv wrote:
How about this stuff:
http://www.avtechsolutions.com/he_caller_id.htm
Jeff
Thanks. Do they have to be so big! The last thing I need is another big ugly box.
Re: Anyone with caller ID on TV? - macphanatic - 11-26-2008
Comcast offers it for their HD boxes. There is a set up within the cable box menu.
In looking at the solutions at avtech, they are only good for analogue video connections. A major shortcoming in my opinion as I have nothing hooked up via analog any more.
Re: Anyone with caller ID on TV? - rz - 11-26-2008
DirecTV has it with their HD DVR too, but it doesn't seem to do it all the time. We have talking Caller ID anyway, so we just listen for it.
Re: Anyone with caller ID on TV? - kj4btkljv - 11-26-2008
macphanatic wrote: In looking at the solutions at avtech, they are only good for analogue video connections. A major shortcoming in my opinion as I have nothing hooked up via analog any more.
Does your TV do picture-in-picture? I bet it does.
Get one of the avtech boxes, attach the phone cord, plug it in to one of the analog video ports on the digital TV. Then, when the phone rings, hit the PIP button on the remote. There's the phone number.
Jeff
Re: Anyone with caller ID on TV? - onthedownlow - 11-27-2008
I had it 10 years ago with my Destination XTV...even now it looks better (presentation) than options I've seen with built-in receivers from DirecTV or cable providers.