It's been about six months since we heard Comcast was running tests of a brand new set-top box scaffolding but now thanks to one of our tipsters we're able to see it in action and find out what's on the way. From the remote to the box to the menus it's all new, and appears to be a major step forward for the company and already includes versed apps like Facebook and Pandora. The look of the new guide mirrors what we'd seen in the manual conventional by the FCC in December and demonstrated on Samsung HDTVs at CES earlier this year, intended for 16x9 displays and moving the main road warrior elements to the top. The redesigned remote has a few new buttons and while it hasn't gone the QWERTY route, the systems program and fasteners are designed around T9-style access for seeking and messaging, with a button and microphone icon suggesting voice control is a fortuity as well. The DVR itself is the Pace box we'd seen previously, even spark there was differing instruction on the number of tuners and hard drive space available, suggesting these details may still be up in the air. Check after the break for more details and our tipster's first hand account of the new TV experience.

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