Anyone have any idea when we'll be able to get Caller ID on the TV screen here in Charlotte? We got the digital phone set-up this morning and were disappointed that on screen Caller ID doesn't work.

That's all the info in the letter. Hopefully we can some new HD in the coming months :(

Anyone have any idea when we'll be able to get Caller ID on the TV screen here in Charlotte? We got the digital phone set-up this morning and were disappointed that on screen Caller ID doesn't work.

I live in matthews (actually, stallings). I think that we are considered part of the monroe office.

We have had the on-screen caller id for a while now, I think that it started when we got the navigator update. I have the 8300hd also- not sure what version. how do I tell that? maybe it was upgraded

Hey TWC if you're reading this give me back my Discovery HD, I'd rather have it than HD Theatre. :mad:

"back my Discovery HD"? I don't recall us ever having Discovery HD. It's always been DSCHD Theatre from the get go.

Did I miss something?

Anyone have any idea when we'll be able to get Caller ID on the TV screen here in Charlotte? We got the digital phone set-up this morning and were disappointed that on screen Caller ID doesn't work.

We have had Caller ID for a couple of months here. Maybe it takes some time before it becomes active after becoming a digital phone customer. Also check your settings. Maybe it is not turned on in there.

Bob.

Anyone have any idea when we'll be able to get Caller ID on the TV screen here in Charlotte? We got the digital phone set-up this morning and were disappointed that on screen Caller ID doesn't work.

I'm in the Gaston market, and the Caller ID is working on my TV. Mine didn't work at first either. I did some searching on the net and found that it takes up to 24 hours for it to start working on your TV. I also rebooted my box, and it was working later that night (maybe 3 hours after install).

Also, when I called to get the phone installed, they asked if I wanted CID to work on the TV. So, if you have navigator and it's still not working, you might want to call the office to see if there's something that they need to enable in the system.

I set up our install through the web page in the mailing we received about the two year contract at $119.95 per month for all three services. Power Bundle (http://www.yourtwc.com/plg/getphone/)
I don't recall needing to make a choice about onscreen Caller ID during that process. The Caller ID on TV page says to press the http://www.timewarnercable.com/MediaLibrary/1/1/Content%20Management/Products%20And%20Services/images/ETVAccessmenu/etv_smallAbutton2.jpg button and choose Caller ID from the list but it doesn't show up on my 8300HD. I guess I'll have to give them a call. Thanks for the replies, guys. :)

I set up our install through the web page in the mailing we received about the two year contract at $119.95 per month for all three services.

Power Bundle (http://www.yourtwc.com/plg/getphone/)

I don't recall needing to make a choice about onscreen Caller ID during that process. The Caller ID on TV page says to press the http://www.timewarnercable.com/MediaLibrary/1/1/Content%20Management/Products%20And%20Services/images/ETVAccessmenu/etv_smallAbutton2.jpg button and choose Caller ID from the list but it doesn't show up on my 8300HD. I guess I'll have to give them a call. Thanks for the replies, guys. :)

Ahh, success! I called TWC and the CS guy made a change on their end and now it works. There is one slight difference from the instructions on the Caller ID on TV page here. (http://www.timewarnercable.com/Carolinas/products/digitalphone/callerIDonTV.html) After pressing the http://www.timewarnercable.com/MediaLibrary/1/1/Content%20Management/Products%20And%20Services/images/ETVAccessmenu/etv_smallAbutton2.jpg you have to choose Settings and go one more layer into the menus to see the Caller ID items.

Regarding the Switched Digital... I have a buddy that has a fancy Vista Media center box that he set up last year that uses cable cards in the tuners that the VMC uses. He was afraid that he's blown a bunch of money because shortly after that his cable system went to SDV. He subsquently found out that the channels he was recording were switched on every time that he wanted the VMC to record something, so it hasn't been a problem for him to use cable cards in the SDV world.

Regarding the Switched Digital... I have a buddy that has a fancy Vista Media center box that he set up last year that uses cable cards in the tuners that the VMC uses. He was afraid that he's blown a bunch of money because shortly after that his cable system went to SDV. He subsquently found out that the channels he was recording were switched on every time that he wanted the VMC to record something, so it hasn't been a problem for him to use cable cards in the SDV world.

With SDV so long as someone is watching in the area, it should be activated for all cablecard users - so if you're watching something popular, you're in luck ;)

Just in case nobody's noticed, TWC-Charlotte did indeed yank the 4 extra Olympic channels, including USA-HD (no more 'Burn Notice' in HD for us) about the time the clock hit 12:01 Monday morning. You'd think they could have at least left USA-HD up through the U.S. Open tennis tournament as they're carrying the early rounds in hi-def. But noooooooo...

I can't wait for FIOS or UVERSE.

I can't wait for FIOS or UVERSE.

Soon. Very Soon. :)

how soon for what?

Yes... how soon for what? I just signed the contract with TW for the $120 pro bundle and I can still cancel if there are better things coming.

For the 3rd night in a row I have had no sound on the following channels during the DNC:

225 - WBTV (Have sound on 227)
235 - (ABC)

Anyone else have this happen? No worries I was watching the Panthers anyway.

For the 3rd night in a row I have had no sound on the following channels during the DNC:

225 - WBTV (Have sound on 227)
235 - (ABC)

Anyone else have this happen? No worries I was watching the Panthers anyway.


Lately, WBTV has had numerous problems with their audio feed on the HD channel. Last week, their HD channel was down on Directv for part of two days! They seem to be the local channel that cares the least about HD. But, like you, I was loyally watching the Panthers on FOX at the time!

Lately, WBTV has had numerous problems with their audio feed on the HD channel. Last week, their HD channel was down on Directv for part of two days! They seem to be the local channel that cares the least about HD. But, like you, I was loyally watching the Panthers on FOX at the time!

The thing that makes me laugh about WBTV is the commercial that they run that says "WBTV we are HD" (promoting CBS network programming), but they show it in SD.

5:12pm and WBTV has been off for over 10 min. Watching on TMC so not sure where the problem is, but analog channel 3 just now put a slide up saying please stand by. On the digital channel (via QAM) still dead air.

edit> now the slide is off, so dead air on both analog and digital (5:25pm) this must be huge.

5:12pm and WBTV has been off for over 10 min. Watching on TMC so not sure where the problem is, but analog channel 3 just now put a slide up saying please stand by. On the digital channel (via QAM) still dead air.

edit> now the slide is off, so dead air on both analog and digital (5:25pm) this must be huge.

MMMMM, technical difficulties suck!

The thing that makes me laugh about WBTV is the commercial that they run that says "WBTV we are HD" (promoting CBS network programming), but they show it in SD.

Ah, irony. :p

MHD go?

MHD go?



I see a new HD channel, Palladia... what's with that?

I see a new HD channel, Palladia... what's with that?

Name change MHD to Palladia.

Looks like TWC added WAXN HD to the line-up.

last night i tuned in HBOHD on our main set with an 8300hd. i had sound but no picture just a black screen. so i checked out other sets both using 3250hd's they had picture but no sound. its only on HBOHD. I've rebooted all the boxes its still like that this morning. weird.

CBS Sunday Morning had a blank picture at times this but it had sound.

I ordered the power bundle and asked about hd set-top box and was told it was an additional 7.25 or something but she seemingly was not going to add this to my order. Do I need this over what she was going to send me set-top box wise with a new HD TV? If I decide I might be interested in HD DVR service is that an additional 7.95 on top of the 7.25? There seems to be so much missing on their prices and packaging page (No set-top box pricing listed) or questionable ("High Definition Tier" 6.50 assuming that is 4 channels, links to those channels with a price of 6.95). Any information would be appreciated. Thank You

Finally, the HD you have been waiting for is here! FOX Charlotte is proud to announce that effective today.. Ellen will be provided in HD! Catch your favorite show in HD starting today at 5pm on WCCB-DT!

Finally, the HD you have been waiting for is here! FOX Charlotte is proud to announce that effective today.. Ellen will be provided in HD! Catch your favorite show in HD starting today at 5pm on WCCB-DT!



To hell with Ellen, when can I see Morgan Fogarty in HD?

To hell with Ellen, when can I see Morgan Fogarty in HD?

To hell with both Ellen and Morgan. I want to see "Battlestar Galactica" in HD. Are you listening TWC-Charlotte?

WAXN-DT 64.1 is now on TWC 238.

last night i tuned in HBOHD on our main set with an 8300hd. i had sound but no picture just a black screen. so i checked out other sets both using 3250hd's they had picture but no sound. its only on HBOHD. I've rebooted all the boxes its still like that this morning. weird.
Same problem here. Kind of upset that it caused me to have to watch the premiere of True Blood and Entourage in SD. :(

And as of this afternoon, the problem still exists. :mad:

Looks like TWC added WAXN HD to the line-up.
Finally... Judge Joe Brown and Divorce Court in HD. All my hopes and dreams are fulfilled. :D

Finally... Judge Joe Brown and Divorce Court in HD. All my hopes and dreams are fulfilled. :D

I hate to dash all of your hopes and dreams, but those two shows aren't available to stations in HD. At the most, you'll be able to enjoy at clearer digital picture from WAXN.

Same problem here. Kind of upset that it caused me to have to watch the premiere of True Blood and Entourage in SD. :(

And as of this afternoon, the problem still exists. :mad:

yep. mines still the same too. plus i forgot to change the recorded channel on the dvr and all i got was the sound of true blood.:mad:

i find it odd that at my house one box has sound and no pic. and the other boxes have pic but no sound.

think i'm gonna call the man tomorrow if its still the same.

I hate to dash all of your hopes and dreams, but those two shows aren't available to stations in HD. At the most, you'll be able to enjoy at clearer digital picture from WAXN.

but soon entertainment tonight will be in HD. they've built a whole new studio and everything. they're even throwing away the video tape archives and going digital. whopee.....:D:rolleyes:

couldn't help myself..i was turning channels the other day and they were having this big todo about ET being on the cutting edge soon.

i think more HD is always better but i sure wish they'd give us something we actually want.

to hell with both ellen and morgan. I want to see "battlestar galactica" in hd. Are you listening twc-charlotte?

+1,000.

And no, they're not listening. They never listen to their customers; they take an oath you know. Listening gets them 40 lashes. If they actually respond with useful information, it's a cigarette and blindfold.

+1,000.

And no, they're not listening. They never listen to their customers; they take an oath you know. Listening gets them 40 lashes. If they actually respond with useful information, it's a cigarette and blindfold.

Yep. :(

+1,000.

And no, they're not listening. They never listen to their customers; they take an oath you know. Listening gets them 40 lashes. If they actually respond with useful information, it's a cigarette and blindfold.

actually it's 50 ;)

it's 100 lashes with a wet noodle for spending more than 15 minutes with a customer on the phone without getting a sale.*


I won't go into nasty details etc, and I WILL say that Charter isn't as bad as some of the nastiest call center practices I've read (At least we've got polite foreign call centers who don't know what they are supporting *L*)

but I can say many of the tales of call center horror are not exaggerated...

Just wanted to let everyone know I've seen the following channels being tested using Switched Digital Video:
1810 ABC Family HD
1808 Planet Green HD/ Disney Channel HD

Just wanted to let everyone know I've seen the following channels being tested using Switched Digital Video:

Which QAM?

I dont know I havent looked yet, the channel numbers keep changing. Now ESPNU-HD is on 1810 but it saids not available, try again later.

Does anyone know when FIOS or UVERSE is coming to Charlotte? Specific dates????

Does anyone know when FIOS or UVERSE is coming to Charlotte? Specific dates????

FIOS is a Verizon product. Verizon doesn't serve this area (other than a sliver here and there).

Here's some dated info on UVerse (should you so choose to do business with the DeathStar):
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20536692-UVerse-in-Charlotte-NC

Read this article today from Phillip Swann of tvpredictions.com:

Time Warner Adds ESPNU HD In SC
The channel offers live coverage of college sports.
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (September 12, 2008) -- Time Warner has added the High-Definition version of ESPNU in the Columbia, South Carolina market, according to TheState.com.

The channel, which will appear on Time Warner Cable channel 952, will be available at no extra charge for subscribers of the cable operator's HD programming package.

ESPNU, a sister network to ESPN, airs live broadcasts of college sports, including football and basketball. The channel will air three games this Saturday: Navy vs. Duke at noon; Chattanooga vs. Florida State at 3:45 p.m.; and Virginia vs. Connecticut at 7 p.m.

TheState.com says Time Warner has previously added ESPN HD, ESPN 2 HD and ESPNews HD in Columbia.

In related news, Time Warner this week added ESPNU HD and Planet Green HD in the North Carolina area, reports The Hickory Record.

Heres hoping that Charlotte is one of their next markets to get this channel...I can only hope.

Does anyone know when FIOS or UVERSE is coming to Charlotte? Specific dates????

Yes, but I am not at liberty to speak for AT&T. All I can say is VERY soon.

Read this article today from Phillip Swann of tvpredictions.com:



Heres hoping that Charlotte is one of their next markets to get this channel...I can only hope.

I wouldn't trust the Hickory Record for TW news ;)

Yes, but I am not at liberty to speak for AT&T. All I can say is VERY soon.

I look forward to it reaching through out the area, competition is good
(keeps all of us on our toes and should inspire MSOs to push more services to the local markets)

Does anyone know when FIOS or UVERSE is coming to Charlotte? Specific dates????

I've read that u-verse could be available in 1Q09 here in Charlotte. Interestingly, AT&T just released the total home DVR(THDVR) for u-verse which enables users to watch a pre-recorded program from the main DVR on any tv in the house. Even better it's no additional charge!

Do you think TWC would provide that for free? You know the same company that charges $10 a month for wireless road runner. Or the same company who told me on the phone the other day that they offer 57 free HD channels? I asked if they counted Showtime and HBO in that 57 number and they said yes because they're free if you subscribe to Showtime and HBO. :rolleyes:

My switch from satellite promotion has expired with TWC so I'll be looking at u-verse very closely when it becomes available.

1 month ago my father in law told me that at&t were working in his neighborhood (west statesville) when they were outside his house he ask what they were doing and they said they were prepairing everthing for AT&T TV. i didnt put it all together until just now. so they were getting it ready for u-verse.

AT&T's U-verse doesn't excite me. Supposedly, the PQ isn't any better than the over compressed and overly filtered substandard video we're now getting with both cable and satellite. The Holy Grail is FiOS - fiber all the way into your crib, baby! All that bandwidth promises uncompromised picture quality. And that's what we HDTV affectionados are after, isn't it?

Somebody please wake me when Verizon finally starts rolling out FiOS in this area. Until then, I guess I'll have to stick with TWC as the lesser of the available evils.

Somebody please wake me when Verizon finally starts rolling out FiOS in this area.

you might be out for quite a while :D

AT&T's U-verse doesn't excite me. Supposedly, the PQ isn't any better than the over compressed and overly filtered substandard video we're now getting with both cable and satellite. The Holy Grail is FiOS - fiber all the way into your crib, baby! All that bandwidth promises uncompromised picture quality. And that's what we HDTV affectionados are after, isn't it?

Somebody please wake me when Verizon finally starts rolling out FiOS in this area. Until then, I guess I'll have to stick with TWC as the lesser of the available evils.

I was at a coworker's house in Richmond, VA a few months ago and he had just gotten FIOS from Verizon at his place. Perhaps he did not have his TV set up properly or something but I have to say that the bit of programming we watched was not anything special in my opinion. I need to ask him if he thinks it's improved any after having it a while.

AT&Ts contractors have been (re)running underground cables like crazy in and around my neighborhood and backyard over the last few months - I can only assume it's for TV. I also heard on the radio, just this morning, an AT&T commercial talking about AT&T TV. Their website still says it's not available yet though.

The only thing I don't like about their system (along with satellite's) is having to rent a box for every TV. I've got a guest room with a TV that is on maybe 8 weekends a year, but if I want a signal in there, I'll either have to rent a box for $5/month or move one around when the TV is in use. It's a little annoying that since cable got rid of the required boxes 10+ years ago, they're making a come back.

Edit: I'm in south Charlotte, near the Arboretum.

AT&T has been (re)running underground cables like crazy in and around my neighborhood over the last few months - I can only assume it's for TV. I also heard on the radio, just this morning, an AT&T commercial talking about AT&T TV. Their website still says it's not available yet though.

The only thing I don't like about their system (along with satellite's) is having to rent a box for every TV. I've got a guest room with a TV that is on maybe 8 weekends a year, but if I want a signal in there, I'll either have to rent a box for $5/month or move one around when the TV is in use. It's a little annoying that since cable got rid of the required boxes 10+ years ago, they're making a come back.

There are ways around it, Fiber is likely to be ip-based TV, which is most of what the Telcos are looking into going into - unlike traditional models where all channels are pushed down and you tune to the frequency you want to see, the box will only stream the video requested to the ip requested.

It holds alot of promise, however you're also looking at longer pauses between channels etc. And of course each TV would require a IP to Video conversion box.

Other possible technologies would be multi tuner boxes where one box provides 2, 3, 4 or more tuners... such a box may even be mounted under or outside your house with the outlets wired from there. There's been talk of such a device becoming availible in the cable world in the near future. - Once we start to see more cable card devices retailed, I wouldn't be at all suprised to see some sort of home distribution center where you hook up a cable card into a unit and it can feed 6 or more TV outlets. - probably won't be cheap, but quite possibly worth it.

Last but not least, there's CableCARD which was mandated by the FCC to give people an alternative to boxes - of course since only 3% of the TV with such cards ever where used, most companies have cut back on the number of TVs they offer with Card accessibility.

There's been talk about a software based solution - where no special card or card reading hardware would be involved, unfortunatley I have a feeling such a solution would not be accessible for the millions of QAM tuner TVs out there right now.

Unfortunately the transition to digital really is the biggest change in Broadcast Television since Color... so there's going to be a transition period of rapidly changing technology as everyone competes to come up with the best solutions to bring digital video into the home.

In the mean time, you've got 3 years (TW, Charter and most other MSOs agreed to retain analog coverage in their networks for another 3 years) before you really have to worry about another solution.

Other solutions
1) Go to http://www.dtv.gov and follow the link for the converter program - Every household is qualified for 2 $40 vouchers good towards the purchase of a digital converter. This would allow you to use an in-house antenna and pick up your local digitals. While you're technically not qualified if you have cable, if you indicate your not using cable on that TV, it would qualify. I'd actually recommend this to anyone who has ever switched from cable to antenna during an outage.

2) There are all sorts of video distribution products out there that will allow you to split the output of a box and even set up multiple remotes so that several TVs can watch the same cable box. While this isn't the most practical solution (you'd have to watch the same channel on each box) in your case, where the guest room isn't likely to be used often - it's a good fit (this is also popular for when people want to watch something in other places like an office or kitchen)

According to the TWC website, it looks like they will be adding The Big Ten Network to the Digital Sports & Games Tier in Charlotte on Sept 25. They will be adding the SD and HD feeds. I called to verify this but as usual the CSR was clueless. Amazing how they have bandwidth for these channels, and how quickly they added these after the carriage agreement was signed. Could it be that they think they will attract people to the Sports tier at an additional cost? Nah, not Time Warner the home of free HD.

I'm going to go to the AT&T store at South Park to see if they have any news on UVERSE hopefully tomorrow.

According to the TWC website, it looks like they will be adding The Big Ten Network to the Digital Sports & Games Tier in Charlotte on Sept 25. They will be adding the SD and HD feeds. I called to verify this but as usual the CSR was clueless. Amazing how they have bandwidth for these channels, and how quickly they added these after the carriage agreement was signed. Could it be that they think they will attract people to the Sports tier at an additional cost? Nah, not Time Warner the home of free HD.


you can verify this by going to the Charlotte TWC website. Here is the information directly from that site:

Upcoming and Recent Channel Lineup Changes


Sept. 25, 2008: Big Ten Network will be available to Digital Sports & Games subscribers. Big Ten Network is a 24-hr channel consisting of primarily of Big Ten Conference sporting events and sports programming, as well as an amount of ancillary programming related to the Big Ten Conference member universities, their students, communities and alumni. Coverage includes live telecasts of football, basketball, baseball and Olympic sports.


Standard Definition: Channel 136
High Definition: Channel 288

People, you do realize what U-Verse is, don't you? It's video over DSL internet--in other words it uses the present paired copper wires in your home and neighborhood. I don't really think it's the type of video service most are looking for. Regarding FIOS, I have relatives in Richmond who subscribe. It seems to be a good service but I fail to see that it is better than T-W. They have an annual rate increase just like all the other cable companies. When you subscribe to FIOS, you automatically give up your right to a conventional land line phone--your copper wires are snipped at the street and you are NEVER allowed to resubscribe. Instead, you have to use Verizon's internet-based phone service. Verizon does not even install copper telephone wiring in new neighborhoods any longer.

People, you do realize what U-Verse is, don't you? It's video over DSL internet--in other words it uses the present paired copper wires in your home and neighborhood. I don't really think it's the type of video service most are looking for. Regarding FIOS, I have relatives in Richmond who subscribe. It seems to be a good service but I fail to see that it is better than T-W. They have an annual rate increase just like all the other cable companies. When you subscribe to FIOS, you automatically give up your right to a conventional land line phone--your copper wires are snipped at the street and you are NEVER allowed to resubscribe. Instead, you have to use Verizon's internet-based phone service. Verizon does not even install copper telephone wiring in new neighborhoods any longer.

Whaaaat? That's crazy. They don't have any legal right to "snip" any wires coming into your house just because they're adding theirs, nor do they have any legal right to prevent you from re-subscribing to another service delivered by different means. I suspect somebody's been feeding you a load of hooey.

People, you do realize what U-Verse is, don't you? It's video over DSL internet--in other words it uses the present paired copper wires in your home and neighborhood. I don't really think it's the type of video service most are looking for. Regarding FIOS, I have relatives in Richmond who subscribe. It seems to be a good service but I fail to see that it is better than T-W. They have an annual rate increase just like all the other cable companies. When you subscribe to FIOS, you automatically give up your right to a conventional land line phone--your copper wires are snipped at the street and you are NEVER allowed to resubscribe. Instead, you have to use Verizon's internet-based phone service. Verizon does not even install copper telephone wiring in new neighborhoods any longer.

DSL? Are you sure?

People, you do realize what U-Verse is, don't you? It's video over DSL internet--in other words it uses the present paired copper wires in your home and neighborhood. I don't really think it's the type of video service most are looking for. Regarding FIOS, I have relatives in Richmond who subscribe. It seems to be a good service but I fail to see that it is better than T-W. They have an annual rate increase just like all the other cable companies. When you subscribe to FIOS, you automatically give up your right to a conventional land line phone--your copper wires are snipped at the street and you are NEVER allowed to resubscribe. Instead, you have to use Verizon's internet-based phone service. Verizon does not even install copper telephone wiring in new neighborhoods any longer.

1) Reguarding pricing etc -
80% or more of most MSOs billing is paying for the cost we pay for re-transmission consent etc - So chances are if you're getting the same channels you'll probably pay just about as much.

Furthermore, in markets with IPTV (which is really what u-verse is) and FIOS - all video services are now governed by the same state-wide franchise agreement - so you're going to pay the same franchise fees reguardless of who you're with (in the same state)

While I'm unsure about fiber (they may well use IPTV based solutions rather than full cable style signal spreads) IPTV such as Uverse essentually streams just what the boxes tuner (or tuners in the case of a dual tuner DVR) are using - which means you'll find channel surfing to be very slow.

Also if your DSL provider has issues in your area, guess what else will have issues!!!



As for the snippy-snippy
That's very unlikely, usually the only trap there is (particularly with FIOS) would be a contract requirement - which wouldn't suprise me with fiber since there are added costs of getting the fiber to the house.

I stopped by the AT&T store in South Park. The sales rep said UVERSE will be available 30-60 days.

i dont plan on switching to uverse but it sure is nice to have the option. FIOS sound like something i'd be interested in.

i know my father in law said he was switching from dish to uverse when it is available. of course he's not exactly what i call even close to a videophile.

I stopped by the AT&T store in South Park. The sales rep said UVERSE will be available 30-60 days.

Awesome. At minimum this will put pressure on TWC to speed up the SDV rollout and implement more HD channels.

Right now we have TWC for cable and AT&T for POTS and DSL and my guess is there will be some sweet triple play bundles by both companies being offered once U-Verse is live.

My issue with TWC is how frequently I have had problems with their signal both uptown and at Mountain Island Lake. I find their "satellite goes out when it rains" advertisements ironic because if you call TWC after a storm the first thing you have to listen to is a 3 minute message detailing all the outages in the Charlotte area. :rolleyes:

Awesome. At minimum this will put pressure on TWC to speed up the SDV rollout and implement more HD channels.


No it won't. U-verse is a joke. And if I were at TW, I'd be laughing at them and pointing fingers. It is AT&T's attempt to squeeze every last drop of return out of copper which should just get yanked out of the ground and turned in for the insane prices junk yards are paying for it. I live -in- Charlotte (Mt Island Lake) and can't even get DSL. U-verse requires you to be with in something on the order of 2500 feet of a VRAD. I'm 25,000 feet (as I would assume most of the rest of Mt. Island Lake is too). No U-verse here.

Until just very recently, U-verse was limited to 1 HD stream. Have 2 people in the house who want to watch 2 different HD channels? Too bad. That seems to have been fixed in other markets. Now you can have 2 HD streams or 4 SD streams being delivered to a household.

Plus, you're still limited to around 6Mb/sec for an internet connection. The last speed test I did knocked down the 20Mb/sec test now that PowerBoost is implemented. That translates into pulling down VMWare Fusion (a 240MB file) in just under two minutes the other day.

DSLReports has an excellent review section for U-Verse and forums for the matter.

http://www.dslreports.com/comments/2911 for the reviews
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/uverse for the forums

TimeWarner drives me just as nuts as the rest of you (look for my 9 month saga dealing with crappy internet speeds getting detailed at DSLReports) and I wish someone would roll into town with real competition.

Has SDV finally gone live in Charlotte? Today I noticed that channels 1800 to 1813 (SDV test channels?) are now active. Previously they said not available, Try Again. When I go into diagnostics, on page 21 (the SDV page) it says authorized: yes. Previously this field said no. It looks like they may be using SDV for some of the West Coast feeds and some of the ESPN College Game Plan. Could this finally mean more HD like other SDV markets?

Whaaaat? That's crazy. They don't have any legal right to "snip" any wires coming into your house just because they're adding theirs, nor do they have any legal right to prevent you from re-subscribing to another service delivered by different means. I suspect somebody's been feeding you a load of hooey.

A family member of mine is in NY and has FIOS. They snipped the copper on the telco side of the network interface and ran his fiber.

Recent articles in Newsday (Long Island) say that over 50% of FIOS installations on Long Island weren't grounded correctly and they have to be redone.

In the CLT area, U-Verse or FIOS depends on who your current local phone company is. If you're served by AT&T (former BellSouth), you'll get U-Verse. If you have Verizon (area of Union County in and near Monroe), you MAY get FIOS some time in the future. If you're served by Windstream, you have to hope for a merger.

Has SDV finally gone live in Charlotte? Today I noticed that channels 1800 to 1813 (SDV test channels?) are now active. Previously they said not available, Try Again. When I go into diagnostics, on page 21 (the SDV page) it says authorized: yes. Previously this field said no. It looks like they may be using SDV for some of the West Coast feeds and some of the ESPN College Game Plan. Could this finally mean more HD like other SDV markets?

I just tried those channels today. I got the 'not available try again' message.

I get the same thing, also sdv is set to false in the diag screen

I just tried those channels today. I got the 'not available try again' message.

Only available to employees' for testing right now.

1808 Outdoor works fer me..

1808 Outdoor works fer me..

Your special...! Hey is that 60cycle hum gone out of your pictures..?

Hey is that 60cycle hum gone out of your pictures..?

yea, now if it will stay that way! Thanks Rob-:)

I just tried those channels today. I got the 'not available try again' message.
Mine have gone back to try again as well, but they were working yesterday during the time when there were a bunch of games on ESPN Gameplan. Were they using or testing SDV for the ESPN Gameplan?

SDV Enabled!

If you check diagnostics today you will find that SDV is enabled. I am in South Charlotte. Also BT-HD is on channel 288 but does not show up in the guide yet. It is not activated but the channel logo is there. We can only hope this is the beginning of alot more HD to come.

Channels 1800 to 1808 is showing some of the premium channels. Could these possibly be HD channels of the future?

Bob.

SDV Enabled!

If you check diagnostics today you will find that SDV is enabled. I am in South Charlotte. Also BT-HD is on channel 288 but does not show up in the guide yet. It is not activated but the channel logo is there. We can only hope this is the beginning of alot more HD to come.

Just checked channel 288 in diag mode and it is broadcasting. Sweet! Go IOWA!!!! It's a happy day for this Big 10 fan.

I must say the PQ on 288 Looks pretty darn good too. BTW, once SDV gets fully implemented the following channels will be added:
ABC Family HD
Disney HD
Planet Green HD
ESPNU HD

I live -in- Charlotte (Mt Island Lake) and can't even get DSL. U-verse requires you to be with in something on the order of 2500 feet of a VRAD. I'm 25,000 feet (as I would assume most of the rest of Mt. Island Lake is too). No U-verse here.

Really? I live at Mountain Island Lake as well and get 3Mb DSL from AT&T. I inquired about getting the 6Mb product and they said that I couldn't get it. I'll send you a PM.

I must say the PQ on 288 Looks pretty darn good too. BTW, once SDV gets fully implemented the following channels will be added:
ABC Family HD
Disney HD
Planet Green HD
ESPNU HD

I don't want to get the cart before the horse, but these, and a niche sports channel, are the best they can do once SDV is implemented? No Cinemax-HD, no Starz-HD, no SciFi-HD...?

Hopefully, we'll get some decent additions quickly. Other TWC divisions implementing SDV have them. Lack of bandwidth should no longer be an acceptable excuse here in Charlotte.

I don't want to get the cart before the horse, but these, and a niche sports channel, are the best they can do once SDV is implemented? No Cinemax-HD, no Starz-HD, no SciFi-HD...?

Hopefully, we'll get some decent additions quickly. Other TWC divisions implementing SDV have them. Lack of bandwidth should no longer be an acceptable excuse here in Charlotte.

Hear! Hear! And how many people in Charlotte want the Big-10 Network. I mean, really.

I don't want to get the cart before the horse, but these, and a niche sports channel, are the best they can do once SDV is implemented? No Cinemax-HD, no Starz-HD, no SciFi-HD...?

Hopefully, we'll get some decent additions quickly. Other TWC divisions implementing SDV have them. Lack of bandwidth should no longer be an acceptable excuse here in Charlotte.

Gotta say that I agree too. I will never complain about getting more HD channels, but adding the Big 10 channel in a non-Big 10 city seems odd when there are so many other HD channels that we don't currently have. Hopefully we get the majority of the HD channels once SDV is in full gear and this will be a moot point.

QUESTION: when I attempt to view Big 10-HD, I get the "BTN is currently unavailable. please try again later". Is there some reason I'm getting this message when others are not? And yes, I am a subscriber to both the HD and Sports packages.

Hey guys.

If I were going to be at home this coming Saturday night (Sept 27), I would find myself watching WJZY-HD at 10pm.

Then, if I wasn't asleep around 11pm, you would find me watching WBTV-HD for around 35 minutes.

Since I won't be home, my DVR will have to be setup to record those two time periods.

Hey guys.

If I were going to be at home this coming Saturday night (Sept 27), I would find myself watching WJZY-HD at 10pm.

Then, if I wasn't asleep around 11pm, you would find me watching WBTV-HD for around 35 minutes.

Since I won't be home, my DVR will have to be setup to record those two time periods.

Um, that's real nice, but am I missing something here? Any info on what you'll be wearing at the time? :confused:

Um, that's real nice, but am I missing something here? Any info on what you'll be wearing at the time? :confused:

Sounds to me like maybe WBTV is going to try out the local news in HD on a Saturday night, when the audience is smaller.

Sounds to me like maybe WBTV is going to try out the local news in HD on a Saturday night, when the audience is smaller.

Well, there's no 6pm because of golf...

Ah, now I get it. Will have to tune in to see how it goes. Bon chance. ;)

After a long period of service on the SA8300HD, it seems to be rebooting now almost daily. It's never done this before. Could this be associated with the SDV process - anyone else seeing the same?

After a long period of service on the SA8300HD, it seems to be rebooting now almost daily. It's never done this before. Could this be associated with the SDV process - anyone else seeing the same?
I can't speak to the cause, but I have noticed an increase in reboots over the last few weeks.

I can't speak to the cause, but I have noticed an increase in reboots over the last few weeks.

Yep, me too.

After a long period of service on the SA8300HD, it seems to be rebooting now almost daily. It's never done this before. Could this be associated with the SDV process - anyone else seeing the same?

Mine has rebooted 3x today. I can make it reboot on demand now. Get about 12 minutes into tonight's The Office and it craps right out.

I have a weird SA8300HD issue too.

I've saw here this week that Big10-HD was now available, so yesterday I attempted to tune to it. I get a message saying that the channel is unavailable. Then I tried to go back to ESPN-HD. All I got was a blank black screen. I tried other channels...some work, some do not. Most, but not all of the HD channels wont work.

I'm guessing that there is a connection issue so I contact TWC to do a refresh to my signal. After rebooting the box, everything works fine. I first tune into ESPN-HD...all fine. I tune into Big10-HD...same screen saying its not available. I then try ESPN-HD again...blank, black screen is back. Argh. They decide to send a guy out, thats coming today.

After I get off the phone, I rebooted the box and have NOT touched Big10-HD...and all channels have worked. Not a huge deal, I'll probably rarely ever want to watch the Big 10 channel...I'm a Big 12 fan anywayst...but still....very weird.

Same thing was happening to me last night. I could not see any of the HD channels from 260-288. I didn't reboot or call, I just turned it off. I thought calling would be worthless as it normally is.


I have a weird SA8300HD issue too.

I've saw here this week that Big10-HD was now available, so yesterday I attempted to tune to it. I get a message saying that the channel is unavailable. Then I tried to go back to ESPN-HD. All I got was a blank black screen. I tried other channels...some work, some do not. Most, but not all of the HD channels wont work.

I'm guessing that there is a connection issue so I contact TWC to do a refresh to my signal. After rebooting the box, everything works fine. I first tune into ESPN-HD...all fine. I tune into Big10-HD...same screen saying its not available. I then try ESPN-HD again...blank, black screen is back. Argh. They decide to send a guy out, thats coming today.

After I get off the phone, I rebooted the box and have NOT touched Big10-HD...and all channels have worked. Not a huge deal, I'll probably rarely ever want to watch the Big 10 channel...I'm a Big 12 fan anywayst...but still....very weird.

I had a spontaneous re-boot last night right at 8:00, just as 'Earl' was starting. :rolleyes: Rushed to my Macbook w/ Eye-TV (God bless OTA, right Bob?) and got the first 5 minutes while the DVR was re-booting, but it was still strange. I usually only get re-boots whenever Pineville has one of its frequent power-blips. (The last big one blew out my first expansion drive w/ 400 gigs of HD movies on it. :mad: )

(God bless OTA, right Bob?) :mad: )

Yea.. wifey now watches and records HD OTA with her Sony DVR due to such issues.

After a long period of service on the SA8300HD, it seems to be rebooting now almost daily. It's never done this before. Could this be associated with the SDV process - anyone else seeing the same?

I can't speak to the cause, but I have noticed an increase in reboots over the last few weeks.

i'm starting to get reboots on 3250hd non DVR boxes.

the 8300hd still only does it when i have closed captioning on so it hasnt gotten any worse.

Take it with a grain of salt....

The TWC repair guy that visited me today said the multiple reboots these days are due to the impending SDV implementation. Those reboots are tied to software updates that they are installing.

The reboots are irritating but if it means SDV [and many more HD channels] is on the way, I'll deal with the irritation.

Take it with a grain of salt....

The TWC repair guy that visited me today said the multiple reboots these days are due to the impending SDV implementation. Those reboots are tied to software updates that they are installing.

The reboots are irritating but if it means SDV [and many more HD channels] is on the way, I'll deal with the irritation.

Does the cable box need to be on for the reboot? I was just wondering if these software updates could be performed not during prime time.

Yea.. wifey now watches and records HD OTA with her Sony DVR due to such issues.

Pity they don't make those puppies anymore. OTA reception and DVR functionality in a dedicated STB without the huge monthly fee of TiVO. It's not like there's no demand for them though, huh? Funny how nobody seems to be rushing to fill that gaping hole in the consumer electronics market. That would be the...uh... free market, right? ;)

[QUOTE=archiguy;14744564]Pity they don't make those puppies anymore. /QUOTE]

That sucker brings a pretty penny on ebay too.

abcward - that is what I was hoping to hear.... so I'll definitely be patient too.

My backup is HDHomerun and Vista Media Center

Pity they don't make those puppies anymore. OTA reception and DVR functionality in a dedicated STB without the huge monthly fee of TiVO. It's not like there's no demand for them though, huh? Funny how nobody seems to be rushing to fill that gaping hole in the consumer electronics market. That would be the...uh... free market, right? ;)

Check out this web sight. http://www.tru2way.com From what I have heard, it is supported by the major cable companies. Who knows, maybe we'll have something by Q3 of next year.

Bob.

Check out this web sight. http://www.tru2way.com From what I have heard, it is supported by the major cable companies. Who knows, maybe we'll have something by Q3 of next year.

Bob.

Heh, right. And we're supposed to be able to buy our own cable boxes now. That's going over really well.

Fast forward your DVRs for tomorrow night to next Saturday night for WBTV and WJZY news. Something about the Q32 HD Space Modulator not getting to the station because of the gas shortage....

I am in Charlotte and running Mythtv systems for my HD content. Does anybody know the frequency (freqid) or valid channel of Universal HD (UHD - channel 87 TWC)? I receive it fine on my HDTV but for some reason the tuners in my Myth box don't report the frequency (or valid channel) correctly.

I am in Charlotte and running Mythtv systems for my HD content. Does anybody know the frequency (freqid) or valid channel of Universal HD (UHD - channel 87 TWC)? I receive it fine on my HDTV but for some reason the tuners in my Myth box don't report the frequency (or valid channel) correctly.

603mhz center frequency..

Wow, what a surprise!! Finally, my favorite news in HD!! Looked great!

Wow, what a surprise!! Finally, my favorite news in HD!! Looked great!

Am I missing something? I don't see this one anywhere on my guide...

Am I missing something? I don't see this one anywhere on my guide...

I believe he is talking about the station Fox 240 as FoxNews 57 is still SD.

Yes, Fox Charlotte News. Channel 240.

Some of my TVs are flat screen HDTVs with no cable box. Can someone provide me with a current list of all the HD channels available? I have looked through this thread and gotten many but haven't found a complete list. Is there a website that contains them?

Some of my TVs are flat screen HDTVs with no cable box. Can someone provide me with a current list of all the HD channels available? I have looked through this thread and gotten many but haven't found a complete list. Is there a website that contains them?

Do mean you HD channels that you can only get with your HDTV's tuner?

I heard on the radio today that WBTV's local news will be broadcast in HD starting Monday 10/6.


I wonder if WBTV will have HD cameras for on scene shots or will they take the cheap way out like Fox Charlotte did by only having HD cameras in their set.

Pretty sure WSOC's live shots are 16:9 SD. The gear to edit HD in the field is said to be very pricey...

t123

WTF is on 257 WORDNET?

Anyone having new issues?

My 8300HD w/ external drive attached is not healthy. Yesterday it rebooted in the middle of changing channels. Took a good 10 minutes to crank back up. Now it tried to reboot, but it is hung up and won't go past 3 of 6 bars on the mystro screen. My other 8300HD isn't having any problems.

BTW, I am near the Arborteum.

So much for my relatively quiet 2 years of no TWC issues.

I heard on the radio today that WBTV's local news will be broadcast in HD starting Monday 10/6.


I wonder if WBTV will have HD cameras for on scene shots or will they take the cheap way out like Fox Charlotte did by only having HD cameras in their set.

Its gonna start this Saturday. I know, I'll be behind the controls of the cameras. :)

I asked around about the field cameras and couldn't get a good answer. I had heard that we did upgrade the field cameras to HD some time ago. But I don't know if the hardware to edit in HD and to get the video from the edit bays to a playback system has been upgraded yet.

It isn't cheap upgrading to HD. TV stations don't exactly roll around in cash. Many stations are using field cameras in the studio to save some $$. Billions of bucks are being spent to upgrade to digital and/or HD.

One other thing to consider is that a story may air that didn't orginiate from WBTV. In that case, there isn't a lot that can be done.

Good luck to you guys over at the old home place.. :)

Anyone having new issues?

My 8300HD w/ external drive attached is not healthy. Yesterday it rebooted in the middle of changing channels. Took a good 10 minutes to crank back up. Now it tried to reboot, but it is hung up and won't go past 3 of 6 bars on the mystro screen. My other 8300HD isn't having any problems.

BTW, I am near the Arborteum.

So much for my relatively quiet 2 years of no TWC issues.

It's not a TWC issue. Sounds like your external drive has gotten fried somehow. Perhaps a power surge - that's what happened to me a couple of months ago. When the external drive goes bad, the DVR can't reboot because it sees the internal and external as essentially one big drive. Unplug the external and see what happens. If it still doesn't boot up, then your 8300 has indeed gone bad. BTW, that's happened to me, too. Such is the nature of consumer electronics; can't get too attached to 'em. ;)

It's not a TWC issue. Sounds like your external drive has gotten fried somehow. Perhaps a power surge - that's what happened to me a couple of months ago. When the external drive goes bad, the DVR can't reboot because it sees the internal and external as essentially one big drive. Unplug the external and see what happens. If it still doesn't boot up, then your 8300 has indeed gone bad. BTW, that's happened to me, too. Such is the nature of consumer electronics; can't get too attached to 'em. ;)
Thanks for the suggestion. Definitely not attached to the box, but I am attached to the months of material on the external drive.

Thanks for the suggestion. Definitely not attached to the box, but I am attached to the months of material on the external drive.

I feel your pain. I lost about 400 GB of HD movies and TV shows I had wanted to save when my external crashed. Now I have a 750 GB drive attached to my only 8300, giving me just under a terabyte of storage. I bagged the second DVR, which saves me about $15/mo.

If TWC would simply re-enable the 8300's IEEE 1394 port in Navigator, I could dump off the stuff I want to save to D-VHS tape, and do without the external. That's a "permanent" archive solution, and the only one I know of. But they flushed it back in August of '06 with an "update" to Passport. There's supposed to be an FCC mandate to provide a box with working firewire if the customer requests it, but they laugh at you if you mention it. Such swell guys, our cable company, who keeps sending us direct mail telling us how much they value our business, while trying to sell us more services we don't need. How about just giving us our firewire capability back, guys? :rolleyes:

All QAM channels are out in Monroe as of 11:00 this morning.

All QAM channels are out in Monroe as of 11:00 this morning.

I believe the same happened here on the south side of Charlotte... I was afraid of this. My guess is that they finally made the leap to SDV (Switched Digital Video) and now all of us who have QAM tuners are screwed.

here's what I get when I do a scan with some QAM tuners (sucks, just ordered an HDHomerun I haven't even opened yet).

Lots of these:
>>> tune to: 117025000:QAM_256 (tuning failed)
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 651000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
>>> tune to: 657000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
>>> tune to: 663000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
>>> tune to: 669000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
>>> tune to: 675000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
>>> tune to: 681000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
>>> tune to: 687000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
>>> tune to: 693000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
>>> tune to: 699000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
>>> tune to: 705000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb
>>> tune to: 711000000:QAM_256
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x1ffb


and then this:
...
[0005]:723000000:QAM_256:3969:3970:5
[0006]:723000000:QAM_256:3985:3986:6
[0007]:723000000:QAM_256:4001:4002:7
[0008]:723000000:QAM_256:4017:4018:8
[0009]:723000000:QAM_256:4033:4034:9
[0001]:753000000:QAM_256:3905:3906:1
[0004]:753000000:QAM_256:3953:3954:4
[0005]:753000000:QAM_256:3969:3970:5
[0007]:753000000:QAM_256:4001:4002:7
[0008]:753000000:QAM_256:4017:4018:8
[0009]:753000000:QAM_256:4033:4034:9
[000a]:753000000:QAM_256:4049:4050:10
[000b]:753000000:QAM_256:4065:4066:11
[000c]:753000000:QAM_256:4081:4082:12
[0001]:765000000:QAM_256:3905:3906:1
[0002]:765000000:QAM_256:3921:3922:2
[0003]:765000000:QAM_256:3937:3938:3
[0004]:765000000:QAM_256:3953:3954:4
[0005]:765000000:QAM_256:3969:3970:5
[0006]:765000000:QAM_256:3985:3986:6
[0007]:765000000:QAM_256:4001:4002:7
[0008]:765000000:QAM_256:4017:4018:8
[0009]:765000000:QAM_256:4033:4034:9
[000a]:765000000:QAM_256:4049:4050:10
[000b]:765000000:QAM_256:4065:4066:11
[000c]:765000000:QAM_256:4081:4082:12
[000d]:765000000:QAM_256:4097:4098:13
[000e]:765000000:QAM_256:4113:4114:14
[0002]:771000000:QAM_256:3921:3922:2
[0003]:771000000:QAM_256:3937:3938:3
[0004]:771000000:QAM_256:3953:3954:4
[0005]:771000000:QAM_256:3969:3970:5
[0006]:771000000:QAM_256:3985:3986:6
[0007]:771000000:QAM_256:4001:4002:7
[0008]:771000000:QAM_256:4017:4018:8
[0009]:771000000:QAM_256:4033:4034:9
[000a]:771000000:QAM_256:4049:4050:10
[000b]:771000000:QAM_256:4065:4066:11


no station names... ugh.

Thanks Time Warner... way to screw over the consumer. Another decision you've mad to push me to just go to D* or OTA.

Is there any way to tell if SDV has indeed been implemented and also if a station is encrypted or not via a 3250HD?

Stupid question: When SDV is implemented, you know longer can get local HD via QAM tuners??

My HD channels were gone on my TVs and my PC's TV card on, I believe Wed., as well. I'm on the eastern side of the county in the Harrisburg Road area. I just rescanned all of the channels on each of the tuners and got my QAM channels back.

Me too..
Try explaining to wifey why her HD channels keep moving around on the TV..

I'm in the Monroe/Union County head end and when changing channels to Channel 380 this afternoon, I got a few seconds of "Please Wait" on screen before the picture appeared. I assume that SDV has been flipped on if I'm seeing that.

Me too..
Try explaining to wifey why her HD channels keep moving around on the TV..

Lost at least 2 here in Salisbury, recaned and they are back. TW must be rearranging things for easier SDV

Lost at least 2 here in Salisbury, recaned and they are back. TW must be rearranging things for easier SDV

There is only one SDV QAM right now that is for the Big Ten Network.

Regarding the HDHomerun:

I have one of these units that I use with Vista Media Center. I checked VMC first and not of the channnels worked.

I've rescanned with the HDHomerun Channel Editor, and I can pick up all the channels I did befor, plus TNTHD, Big Ten, toon and a bunch of others. I expect that some of them will be encrypted again, but not for now.

One other thing - I have a buddy that bought a VMC machine with cable card tuners, rright before his area was switched to SDV. He thought, before the changed, that he would lose his investment, but after the switch occured he was still able to get all the channels he wanted on the machine

Hmmm, looking again at some of the channels, they are not labled correctly from ZAP2it, I believe. TNTHD is actually Universal HD

There are a bunch of channels on QAM 103 and 104 in the clear.These channels have no CVCT, which my 62" Mits doesn't like.. it will find them,
but displays no channel number. So they can only be accessed by channel up/down. Of course, they won't stay clear for long.

There are a bunch of channels on QAM 103 and 104 in the clear.These channels have no CVCT, which my 62" Mits doesn't like.. it will find them,
but displays no channel number. So they can only be accessed by channel up/down. Of course, they won't stay clear for long.

Those have been there now for a couple of months. And they've been static as best I can tell. I've got a Sammy 32" 1080p set that is getting them no problem.

Anyone else having trouble with the last 20 minutes of the terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles?

video got all screwed (huge blocks/stripes, looked like stop motion), at least the sound worked...

Same here in Shelby. I could hardly tell what was going on when they killed the terminator at the training course. Lots of pixelation and breakups.

Same here in Shelby. I could hardly tell what was going on when they killed the terminator at the training course. Lots of pixelation and breakups.

Of course, it happens during the climax of the show. :mad:

Bob.

This was the first time I have tried to watch this show and just when I was getting interested the old freezing happens. I have not seen this in a while.

So I am coming to grips with the fact that my 8300HD has died. I have 2 others in the house, but I lost a ton of material on my external drive.

My question: Has TWC released any new equipment? It seems Cisco has released a new series. Are those boxes or some other multi-room box on the way soon?

Thanks.

Should be off the air by 12/1.

http://www.tvpredictions.com/mojo100708.htm

Should be off the air by 12/1.

http://www.tvpredictions.com/mojo100708.htm

Now that sucks. I love Three Sheets and all the other mindless shows in beautiful HD. They should be adding HD channels not taking them away. I don't suppose my bill will be any less. :rolleyes:

Anyone else having trouble with the last 20 minutes of the terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles?

video got all screwed (huge blocks/stripes, looked like stop motion), at least the sound worked...

a little late answer ...i DVR it so i watched it late...but yep. same here in statesville it totally pissed me off, the whole climax scene where they were killing the terminator was screwed. but audio was fine. immediately after killing the terminator everything straightened out for the last few minutes of the show.

woke this morning to a different version of Navigator. MDN 2.4.4-9
previous was 2.4.1-9. only difference i can tell is that everything is a different color.

woke this morning to a different version of Navigator. MDN 2.4.4-9
previous was 2.4.1-9. only difference i can tell is that everything is a different color.


My system rebooted last night while we were watching it. And yea, I see that new colors too this a.m.

Personally, you can turn everything pink or plaid as long as I get more HD channels...

Same here. The box rebooted last night during a show (probably around 8:30pm and the guide looks better now. Hopefully that's not the only change ;)

Near as I can figure, the color change is the only change. IPG data blocks are still cut off in mid-sentence; the REW button is still frakked up, INSTANT REPLAY button still only jumps back 3 seconds instead of 8, all the same stuff.

Why did they bother with this? Might it have something to do with SDV? Heaven forbid they actually try to address some of the bugs to make it work better for the customer. :rolleyes:

Also got notice with the last bill that the DVR charge will go up $2 to $10/mo in November. Nice. We get 'gatored, they ignore the easy-to-fix bugs, and we get to pay 25% more for the new color scheme.

Great another $6/month for me...

Should be off the air by 12/1.

http://www.tvpredictions.com/mojo100708.htm

I wonder if this will prompt TWC to drop the $5 tier and give us Universal, HDNet and HDNet Movies as part of the digital cable package. I mean TWC is the "Home of Free HD". :rolleyes:

Also got notice with the last bill that the DVR charge will go up $2 to $10/mo in November. Nice. We get 'gatored, they ignore the easy-to-fix bugs, and we get to pay 25% more for the new color scheme.

Makes the TiVo HD look a little better doesn't it? There are also reports over at tivo community that Comcast in NJ is giving away the tuning adapter necessary for TiVos to tune SDV channels. Ironically the system giving out the tuning adapters hasn't even deployed SDV yet.

Anyone know when WBTV took their local news in HD? Caught it for the first time tonight and it looks great....

Anyone know when WBTV took their local news in HD? Caught it for the first time tonight and it looks great....

I heard WBTV went live this past Saturday, but I didn't see their news until Sunday. It does look very good.

Bob.

Near as I can figure, the color change is the only change. IPG data blocks are still cut off in mid-sentence; the REW button is still frakked up, INSTANT REPLAY button still only jumps back 3 seconds instead of 8, all the same stuff.

Why did they bother with this? Might it have something to do with SDV? Heaven forbid they actually try to address some of the bugs to make it work better for the customer. :rolleyes:

Also got notice with the last bill that the DVR charge will go up $2 to $10/mo in November. Nice. We get 'gatored, they ignore the easy-to-fix bugs, and we get to pay 25% more for the new color scheme.

it looks like they might have fixed my problem with the box rebooting when i use closed captioning. but i'll have to use CC some more to be sure.

couple of little bugs i noticed with this update. the guide no longer says "loading" the list is just blank and it retains the description in the upper left of the last thing highlighted before the list blanks. and once ,while it was waiting for the guide to update ,the program i was watching in the upper right corner froze though the audio continued. it remained frozen until the guide updated. i'll have to check it again to see if it consistently freezes.

i didnt get that notice or at least i didnt see it. just like everything else we are having to pay more and get less.

Anyone know when WBTV took their local news in HD? Caught it for the first time tonight and it looks great....

We took it live with the 11pm show this past Saturday night.

Not sure when or if WJZY will ever show it in HD. Some communcations links would have to get upgraded first.

We took it live with the 11pm show this past Saturday night..

Wasn't that the same night they said goodbye to their ace floor manager? :)

Wasn't that the same night they said goodbye to their ace floor manager? :)

Yeah, but I don't know who that could have been. There must have been another guy in the studio or something....

:)

Anyone else experience numerous audio drops on CBSHD last nite prime time?

^^
yes and a couple other channels too.

has anyone heard anything about more HD channels coming?

has anyone heard anything about more HD channels coming?

Unless it's an insider from TWC Charlotte, which we've never managed to discretely recruit, your guess is as good as anyone's. However, it's sometimes instructive to visit the TWC thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=652328) in the Programming Forum to see what other TWC divisions are adding as they implement SDV. But I can tell you I haven't seen anything encouraging in terms of the channels we'd all like to see added, unless you've been dying to see ABC Family-HD or Science-HD. And really, who's not? :p

glad you linked to that thread...i didnt even know it existed. thanks

glad you linked to that thread...i didnt even know it existed. thanks

There's also a thread for TWC Navigator in the Recorders Forum here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=723830). If bug fixes happen anywhere, they'll be reported there first.

Why does WBTV's local news only show some of their local news in HD? I know they have two studios but come on. Even Football Friday Night is in SD.

I used to watch that channel for 20 years until WSOC implemented HD.

Why does WBTV's local news only show some of their local news in HD? I know they have two studios but come on. Even Football Friday Night is in SD.

I used to watch that channel for 20 years until WSOC implemented HD.

Center city will probably not get upgraded. For two reasons. There isn't enough bandwidth between there and the main studio to handle all of the data for the cameras, weather computers so on and so forth. And that studio is very small and it would be a challenge to get a design in there that would permit HD to look good and still have room to breathe.

It is amazingly expensive and complex to upgrade everything to HD. Not only is there the cost of equipment from cameras to media but you also have to consider upgrading everything in the trucks, the microwave backhaul equipment in the trucks and on the various receive sites as well as the receive site at the station. Don't forget little things such as being able to encode closed captioning in HD. That isn't trivial to do.

Then, in the station you've got to upgrade the edit bays, ENG, and everything between there and the main transmitter.

After you've done that, then you've got to train the folks who use that equipment.

While the main studio was upgraded to HD everything else will slowly come along. I hear the tower cam should have been upgraded to an HD camera by last week. However, the gear came in broken and couldn't get replaced (and a tower climber scheduled) before the HD go-live. When that camera gets upgraded, WBTV will have the best shot of Charlotte that any one has, or will have anytime soon (not that I'm biased or anything ;).

The delay can be anything from small budgets (have you noticed that we're in a recession lately? Would you rather give your employees a small raise or upgrade something only 10% of the viewership can watch?) to lack of free time to schedule training to short staff issues. There are as many reasons a delay can happen as there are miles of cable running inside the station.

Tower climbers are at a premium right now. Those guys are an elite group. They're super busy working on getting station's digital signals on the air. If you don't have those guys, then you can't upgrade fancy things like tower cameras and all of your receive sites (needed to get video from the field back quickly).

As to WSOC ... well, I'll just say them going to HD didn't make them have a better product over all... Crap in HD is still crap. Only in HD.

The new software "seems" to have finally fixed the HDMI issue with my Panasonic TV since the original conversion (was told couple weeks to fix - they missed by couple months(8)!!) - I have not had to reset to 1080i everytime I turn on the box. So far so good. Just seeing numerous dropouts & pixilation....not a good sign.

There's also a thread for TWC Navigator in the Recorders Forum here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=723830). If bug fixes happen anywhere, they'll be reported there first.

thanks, i knew about that one though. been reading it since it started. others might not though.

it looks like they might have fixed my problem with the box rebooting when i use closed captioning. but i'll have to use CC some more to be sure.



anyone else having a problem getting closed captioning?
after i made this post i have not been able to get CC to work since on any channel. checked my setup and everyhting is the same.

Just seeing numerous dropouts & pixilation....not a good sign.

yep, me too..... sucks

yep, me too..... sucks

WBTV-HD was unwatchable (video and audio) last night, cable was really bad, OTA wasn't much better

WBTV-HD was unwatchable (video and audio) last night, cable was really bad, OTA wasn't much better

Unwatchable tonight as well. My favorite too... NCIS!:mad:

Unwatchable tonight as well. My favorite too... NCIS!:mad:

Yeah, it is weird. I can't get WAXN or WBTV-HD on the OnAir GT USB tuner I have attached to my computer. But the DVR and Samsung tv I have get it fine.

I have one TV with no cable box so I have to use the ATSC QAM tuner built in. Everytime I get my HD favorites set TW does something and the TV erases them all. I have no idea what all the QAM channels are for the local HD channels. What a pain in the you know what. Why does TW keep doing this? Is there an updated list any where?

Okay, sort of an odd thing just happened... box just rebooted spontaneously (has never happened to me before but I see others have reported it)... but the weird thing is, after the box finally came back up, there is a small, white "2" in the top right near-corner of the screen. It's definitely being generated by the box (8300HD) and not my TV. Anyone know why and, more importantly, how do I get rid of it?!?

Edit: So it just got a little more weird... I turned off the box (not fully unplugged, just hit the power button on the remote) and the "2" is still there. So it's still sending a signal (my Samsung will say "No Signal" in a blue box if it wasn't) and the "2" is all that is on the screen. :confused::confused::confused:

Anyone else experience numerous audio/video drops on CBSHD, especially when watching the Washington Redskins/Cleveland Browns game? What is going on with everyday some channel is having audio or video problems?

Same issues here...frequent audio and video dropouts on WBTV's digital signal over the past week or so. Others have noticed it also.

has anyone heard anything about more HD channels coming?
I did receive something about a month ago regarding more HD channels:

We are in the process of deploying a new technology that will allow us to begin launching more HD. In fact, this Thursday, we will be launching Big Ten HD in the Charlotte area. We hope to be able to make more HD available in Charlotte later this fall. I wish I could be more specific about launch dates but we want to make sure the deployment of this new technology does not interfere with normal network operations. That said, I believe it will go well and we’ll be adding many more HD channels very soon. As an HD fan myself, I’m as anxious as you are.



Thanks for sending the note.



Dan Santelle

VP Programming & Product Development

Time Warner Cable, Carolina Region

We can only hope

Hi Everyone,

I have a question regarding TWC's various programming packages and QAM tuning. Does the package you subscribe to determine what stations you can pull in using the QAM tuner within my TV?

I currently subscribe to DIGIPIC 1000. If I switched to Basic cable, would I lose most of the channels I can currently tune in now using the TV's QAM tuner?

Thanks,

Tony

I did receive something about a month ago regarding more HD channels:
I received a promotional email from TWC Charlotte regarding additional HD channels coming soon. I got the email on 10/14. The email was HTML, but here's the portion listing the new channels:


More FREE HD channels. More brilliant picture.
ADDITIONAL HD CHANNELS COMING SOON!
• ABC Family HD • ESPNU HD • Speed Channel HD
• Animal Planet HD • Fox Sports Carolina HD* • Team HD (NBA)*
• BIO HD • Game HD (MLB/NHL)* • Weather Channel HD
• CNN HD • HD Pay-Per-View Premiums
• Discovery Channel HD • History HD • Cinemax East HD
• Disney Channel HD • Learning Channel HD • Cinemax West HD
• ESPN2 HD • Lifetime HD • Starz! HD
• ESPNews HD • Planet Green HD • The Movie Channel HD

Hi Everyone,

I have a question regarding TWC's various programming packages and QAM tuning. Does the package you subscribe to determine what stations you can pull in using the QAM tuner within my TV?

I currently subscribe to DIGIPIC 1000. If I switched to Basic cable, would I lose most of the channels I can currently tune in now using the TV's QAM tuner?

Thanks,

Tony
Don't have a direct answer. But an amusing observation. My DVR tells me I need to call and subscribe to the Big 10 network. However, both of my QAM tuners are picking it up free and clear.

Not that I watch it or anything. Just found it amusing.

Hi Everyone,

I have a question regarding TWC's various programming packages and QAM tuning. Does the package you subscribe to determine what stations you can pull in using the QAM tuner within my TV?

I currently subscribe to DIGIPIC 1000. If I switched to Basic cable, would I lose most of the channels I can currently tune in now using the TV's QAM tuner?
Thanks,

Tony

The FCC requires that the cable company pass all local channels (channels that are simultaneously broadcast OTA) in the clear. So you chould continue to receive them. I've seen some people not get them because the cable from the street to the house was old and the signal wasn't strong enough to get some of the HD's

Anyone ever had their DVR just stop recording schduled shows. The shows still show up in scheduled recordings and are even red in the program guide, but they do not record. If i go to the channel and stop the recording and then click record it starts recording.

Any thoughts...

reset the dvr box (unplug the ac cord and plug it back in). I had the happen in the past before and resetting the dvr box fixed the problem.

More FREE HD channels. More brilliant picture.
ADDITIONAL HD CHANNELS COMING SOON!
• ABC Family HD • ESPNU HD • Speed Channel HD
• Animal Planet HD • Fox Sports Carolina HD* • Team HD (NBA)*
• BIO HD • Game HD (MLB/NHL)* • Weather Channel HD
• CNN HD • HD Pay-Per-View Premiums
• Discovery Channel HD • History HD • Cinemax East HD
• Disney Channel HD • Learning Channel HD • Cinemax West HD
• ESPN2 HD • Lifetime HD • Starz! HD
• ESPNews HD • Planet Green HD • The Movie Channel HD


i already have ESPN2-HD and STARZ-HD.

i would gladly trade half of those for sci-fi HD.

I talked to one of the TWC guys and got this info on HD channel Additions.


The week before Thanksgiving there will be 4 channels.

The first week in december there will be 6 more channels.

And then in February I believe another 10 more.

Bio HD and ESPNU HD are confirmed for November.

Sci-Fi HD is a possibility for November.


If you want more follow-up on HD channels I recommend contacting customer service at (866) 489-2669

I talked to one of the TWC guys and got this info on HD channel Additions.




Sci-Fi HD is a possibility for November.





Since Time Warner doesn't have a carriage agreement with Sci-Fi and it isn't carried on any TW system that is highly doubtful. Perhaps the Science Channel HD but not Sci-Fi.

I talked to one of the TWC guys and got this info on HD channel Additions.


The week before Thanksgiving there will be 4 channels.

The first week in december there will be 6 more channels.

And then in February I believe another 10 more.

Bio HD and ESPNU HD are confirmed for November.

Sci-Fi HD is a possibility for November.


If you want more follow-up on HD channels I recommend contacting customer service at (866) 489-2669

I'll believe this when the channels show up....

I'll believe this when the channels show up....


I too am skeptical about anything these clowns say...

I'll believe this when the channels show up....

Well there maybe some truth to what he says. Raleigh and most of the eastern part of the state are adding ESPNU-HD, SPEED-HD, BIO-HD and Discovery-HD next Wednesday. They added this late today to their channel change page here in Raleigh so maybe they will update the charlotte page soon.

Well there maybe some truth to what he says. Raleigh and most of the eastern part of the state are adding ESPNU-HD, SPEED-HD, BIO-HD and Discovery-HD next Wednesday. They added this late today to their channel change page here in Raleigh so maybe they will update the charlotte page soon.

Raleigh and other divisions have added channels long before TWC Charlotte has.

Raleigh and other divisions have added channels long before TWC Charlotte has.

Yes I know but Time Warner is working to combine it's services into three headends in NC(Raleigh, Greensboro and Charlotte) and add things statewide at the same time like they recently did with Big Ten HD. They are also adding Speed HD and Bio HD in Greensboro area next Wednesday(Oct 29). They already have ESPNU and Discovery. I understand the skepticism as I am skepticial we are getting them here until I see them next week but at least perhaps there is hope.

Since Time Warner doesn't have a carriage agreement with Sci-Fi and it isn't carried on any TW system that is highly doubtful. Perhaps the Science Channel HD but not Sci-Fi.

Salibury, part of Charlotte division,has had analog Sci-Fi for years

Salibury, part of Charlotte division,has had analog Sci-Fi for years

Sorry should have said Sci-Fi HD.

TWC advertisement in this mornings Charlotte Observer lists 24 new HD channels comming soon. Also lists MGM HD replacing Mojo. Also states that Start Over is comming too. Sprout will be added to SD channels.

The ad was a wrap around ad with all the other supplement ads stuffed inside. This is the best info given out to date. Does not say exactly when everything starts but atleast they have told us what channels are to come.

TWC advertisement in this mornings Charlotte Observer lists 24 new HD channels comming soon. Also lists MGM HD replacing Mojo. Also states that Start Over is comming too. Sprout will be added to SD channels.

The ad was a wrap around ad with all the other supplement ads stuffed inside. This is the best info given out to date. Does not say exactly when everything starts but atleast they have told us what channels are to come.

For those of us who tossed all our advertising supplements in the recycling bin---what other channels did they list.

Here is what is listed - New HD Channels coming soon.

ABC Family
Animal Planet
BIO
CNN
Discovery Channel
Disney
ESPN2
ESPNews
ESPNU
Fox Sports Carolinas
Game HD
HD Pay Per View
History
Learning
Lifetime
Planet Green
Speed
Team HD - NBA
Weather
Cinemax East
Cinemax West
Starz
Movie Channel

Yes, ESPN2 is listed and yes we do already have it but it is listed as new too. And MGM is listed in HD Suite.

Here is what is listed - New HD Channels coming soon.

ABC Family
Animal Planet
BIO
CNN
Discovery Channel
Disney
ESPN2
ESPNews
ESPNU
Fox Sports Carolinas
Game HD
HD Pay Per View
History
Learning
Lifetime
Planet Green
Speed
Team HD - NBA
Weather
Cinemax East
Cinemax West
Starz
Movie Channel

Yes, ESPN2 is listed and yes we do already have it but it is listed as new too. And MGM is listed in HD Suite.

Great! Except for the lack of Sci-Fi Channel in HD. Thank you for the heads up.

I wouldn't mind USA-HD, especially since we had in with the Olympics.

Great! Except for the lack of Sci-Fi Channel in HD. Thank you for the heads up.

I wouldn't mind USA-HD, especially since we had in with the Olympics.


Sci-Fi HD and USA HD are NBC Universal channels. TWC currently does not have carriage agreements with these channels and thus none of their systems carry these channels. There was only a temporary agreement during the Olympics. They are still trying to work out a carriage agreement but have stated that they may have to stop carrying Universal HD if an agreement is not reached in the next few months.

Thank you for the explanation.

Hi Everyone,

I'm getting my new Sammy plasma PN58A650 next month:D:D:D, I want to use HDMI to connect to the plamsa. Actually hdmi to my Onkyo TX-SR806 then to the plasma.

Question is which cable box model is the newest with HDMI connection.

P.S. I dont need DVR capabilities


What is the model of the cable box I should ask for??? Any tips on how to get Time Warner to provide said box.

I currently have the old Pionneer cable box has no HDMI...so I think it will be easy to get TWC to swap out box with me(they can charge me for hd channels now)

Hi Everyone,

I'm getting my new Sammy plasma PN58A650 next month:D:D:D, I want to use HDMI to connect to the plamsa. Actually hdmi to my Onkyo TX-SR806 then to the plasma.

Question is which cable box model is the newest with HDMI connection.

P.S. I dont need DVR capabilities


What is the model of the cable box I should ask for??? Any tips on how to get Time Warner to provide said box.

I currently have the old Pionneer cable box has no HDMI...so I think it will be easy to get TWC to swap out box with me(they can charge me for hd channels now)

Take your box to a TWC office and tell them you want to swap it out for a new box with HDMI. At the end of the day, they all run the same craptastic software.

And don't buy the overpriced HDMI cables at the store. Hit monoprice up and get them for what they should cost in the first place. They're also a great source for wall mount hardware so should you be inclined.

I see Game HD listed... is that the same as GSN?

I see Game HD listed... is that the same as GSN?


What channel are you seeing it on?

GAME-HD should be the HD channel for the premium sports packages for MLB and NHL. The SD channels for those packages are located at 971-984.

What channel are you seeing it on?

GAME-HD should be the HD channel for the premium sports packages for MLB and NHL. The SD channels for those packages are located at 971-984.

I tried finding the channel but couldn't, and then it hit me, he was probably referring to the advertisement in Friday's "Charlotte Observer" listing the upcoming HD channels.

Raleigh and other divisions have added channels long before TWC Charlotte has.


TW finally updated the channel change info page for Charlotte...

Oct. 29, 2008: The following HD channels will be added to the Free HD lineup:

Discovery HD - Channel 207: Offers real life entertainment in shows such as American Chopper, Monster Garage, Unsolved History, and more.
Bio HD - Channel 212: BIO HD is about real people and their real lives: up close and personal, gritty and provocative, always unfiltered.
Speed HD - Channel 262: 24-hour cable network devoted exclusively to automotive, aviation, and marine entertainment and information.
ESPNU HD - Channel 289: Coverage of NCAA college sports includes basketball, football, baseball, hockey, and more.

Okay, sort of an odd thing just happened... box just rebooted spontaneously (has never happened to me before but I see others have reported it)... but the weird thing is, after the box finally came back up, there is a small, white "2" in the top right near-corner of the screen. It's definitely being generated by the box (8300HD) and not my TV. Anyone know why and, more importantly, how do I get rid of it?!?

Edit: So it just got a little more weird... I turned off the box (not fully unplugged, just hit the power button on the remote) and the "2" is still there. So it's still sending a signal (my Samsung will say "No Signal" in a blue box if it wasn't) and the "2" is all that is on the screen. :confused::confused::confused:

Anodyne -did you ever get resolution on this? I just had to replace my old box with a new 8300HDC and when I booted up, the "2" was on my screen and has not gone away. This box is absolutely horrible, so I probably won't keep it, but I would like to fix this without calling and sitting on hold.

Anyone? Thanks.

Take your box to a TWC office and tell them you want to swap it out for a new box with HDMI. At the end of the day, they all run the same craptastic software.

And don't buy the overpriced HDMI cables at the store. Hit monoprice up and get them for what they should cost in the first place. They're also a great source for wall mount hardware so should you be inclined.

The above box has worked great for me. I have the HDMI going to my Pani and also the L and R audio channel of the component outputs. The optical out is going to my Sony receiver for 5.1 Dolby Digital which works great when broadcasted over certain channels. I did ask before they came out to make sure I had a HDMI output on the box. They iinstaller when installing the box told me they did not support the HDMI or the Optical but it works great everyday. The installer set it up with component outputs which I changes about the time he was getting in his truck...:)

Hi Everyone,

I'm getting my new Sammy plasma PN58A650 next month:D:D:D, I want to use HDMI to connect to the plamsa. Actually hdmi to my Onkyo TX-SR806 then to the plasma.

Question is which cable box model is the newest with HDMI connection.

P.S. I dont need DVR capabilities


What is the model of the cable box I should ask for??? Any tips on how to get Time Warner to provide said box.

I currently have the old Pionneer cable box has no HDMI...so I think it will be easy to get TWC to swap out box with me(they can charge me for hd channels now)

The above box has worked great for me. I have the HDMI going to my Pani and also the L and R audio channel of the component outputs. The optical out is going to my Sony receiver for 5.1 Dolby Digital which works great when broadcasted over certain channels. I did ask before they came out to make sure I had a HDMI output on the box. They iinstaller when installing the box told me they did not support the HDMI or the Optical but it works great everyday. The installer set it up with component outputs which I changes about the time he was getting in his truck...

TW finally updated the channel change info page for Charlotte...

Oct. 29, 2008: The following HD channels will be added to the Free HD lineup:

Discovery HD - Channel 207: Offers real life entertainment in shows such as American Chopper, Monster Garage, Unsolved History, and more.
Bio HD - Channel 212: BIO HD is about real people and their real lives: up close and personal, gritty and provocative, always unfiltered.
Speed HD - Channel 262: 24-hour cable network devoted exclusively to automotive, aviation, and marine entertainment and information.
ESPNU HD - Channel 289: Coverage of NCAA college sports includes basketball, football, baseball, hockey, and more.

for the few of us in statesville that are interested this is the channel info for us.

Network Channel
Discovery HD 632
Bio HD 638
ESPNU HD 720
Speed HD 725

TW finally updated the channel change info page for Charlotte...

Oct. 29, 2008: The following HD channels will be added to the Free HD lineup:

Discovery HD - Channel 207: Offers real life entertainment in shows such as American Chopper, Monster Garage, Unsolved History, and more.
Bio HD - Channel 212: BIO HD is about real people and their real lives: up close and personal, gritty and provocative, always unfiltered.
Speed HD - Channel 262: 24-hour cable network devoted exclusively to automotive, aviation, and marine entertainment and information.
ESPNU HD - Channel 289: Coverage of NCAA college sports includes basketball, football, baseball, hockey, and more.


Oct. 29, 2008: The following HD channels will be added to the Free HD lineup:

Discovery HD - Channel 210
Bio HD - Channel 212
Speed HD - Channel 262
ESPNU HD - Channel 289

Nov. 20, 2008: The following HD channels will be added:

Planet Green HD - Channel 207
CNN HD - Channel 260
MGM - Channel 290 (replacing MOJO)
Team HD (for NBA League Pass subscribers) - Channel 960
Game HD (for MLB Extra Innings and NHL Center Ice subscribers) - Channel 970

Nov. 28, 2008: Sprout will be added to the Digital Tier on Channel 167.

TW finally updated the channel change info page for Charlotte...

Oct. 29, 2008: The following HD channels will be added to the Free HD lineup:

Discovery HD - Channel 207: Offers real life entertainment in shows such as American Chopper, Monster Garage, Unsolved History, and more.
Bio HD - Channel 212: BIO HD is about real people and their real lives: up close and personal, gritty and provocative, always unfiltered.
Speed HD - Channel 262: 24-hour cable network devoted exclusively to automotive, aviation, and marine entertainment and information.
ESPNU HD - Channel 289: Coverage of NCAA college sports includes basketball, football, baseball, hockey, and more.


These are SDV, so if you have a Cable Card, no go...

We got em!
Discovery HD - Channel 207: Offers real life entertainment in shows such as American Chopper, Monster Garage, Unsolved History, and more.
Bio HD - Channel 212: BIO HD is about real people and their real lives: up close and personal, gritty and provocative, always unfiltered.
Speed HD - Channel 262: 24-hour cable network devoted exclusively to automotive, aviation, and marine entertainment and information.
ESPNU HD - Channel 289: Coverage of NCAA college sports includes basketball, football, baseball, hockey, and more.

AWESOME!! Speed HD just in time for the F1 finale this weekend! The timing couldn't have been any better!

got an email newsletter from TW today, looky looky :)

Additional HD Channels Coming Soon!
• ABC Family HD
• HD Pay-Per-View
• Animal Planet HD
• History HD
• Animal Planet HD
• History HD
• CNN HD
• Learning Channel HD
• Disney Channel HD
• Lifetime HD
• ESPNews HD
• Planet Green HD
• Fox Sports Carolina HD*
• Team HD (NBA)*
• Game HD (MLB/NHL)*
• Weather Channel HD

Premiums
• Cinemax East HD
• Cinemax West HD
• Starz! HD
• The Movie Channel HD

Has anyone had trouble getting WCNC HD (220) ? I have a HD DVR in the living room that gets all HD Channels. I have another HD TV in another room that has no cable box, just plugged the cable directly into the TV. With no cable, just an antenna, I can get it on channel 36.1.

For months I was getting the basic HD channels (220, 225, 235, 240, etc). About 3 - 4 weeks ago, I stopped getting NBC HD 220. I rescanned the TV a few times, but still couldn't get channel 220. Yesterday I went an got a HD box for TWC. Not a DVR, it's a Samsung box. I still can't get channel 220, or any of the new HD channels like SpeedTV.

I have a technician coming out tonight, but is there anything I can try to get this working?

Anyone else missing a handful of channels?

Thanks

I have had to rescan several times to get all the chanels back

CBS...Florida vs Georgia game audio is terrible...where is the center channel it comes and goes..?

My DVR recording of CSI had an audio problem I've experienced before but not in a long while. The audio was only the background noises, no dialogue. I only skipped through the first 15 minutes so I don't know if they caught it and fixed later in the show. :confused:

I've experienced this twice over the past 2 weeks.

I have to say that 225 is probably the least reliable of the local HD channels. :(

December 8th:

Versus HD and Golf Channel HD becomes two separate channels.
Versus HD goes to Channel 264 while Golf Channel HD remains on Channel 287

Does anyone notice that ESPNHD is currently showing ESPN NEWS HD (285)?

Does anyone notice that ESPNHD is currently showing ESPN NEWS HD (285)?


That happens when the game scheduled for ESPN is blacked out locally.

That happens when the game scheduled for ESPN is blacked out locally.

Should not happen in this case. The game on ESPNHD should be the Penn St @ Iowa game. It is on the ESPN SD station but not on ESPNHD. Per the ABC map we should have this game on ESPNHD.

Should not happen in this case. The game on ESPNHD should be the Penn St @ Iowa game. It is on the ESPN SD station but not on ESPNHD. Per the ABC map we should have this game on ESPNHD.

The problem is with the ESPN/ABC reverse mirror. The game was not being shown in HD on ESPN. It was shown in HD on ABC but only if it was your regional game. Our regional game was FSU-Clemson. ESPN can only send one HD broadcast at a time and they chose the FSU-Clemson game to be their HD game at 3:30. That meant us in the area that got that game as our ABC game were stuck with an SD game on ESPN and ESPN News on ESPN HD. I hope that ESPN/ABC get their HD broadcast limitations resolved before next years football season.

Anyone else having problems with CBS HD (or CBS SD), ABC HD (or ABC SD), and Fox HD tonight around? I can't watch Two and a Half Men in HD. I have to watch on another tv without digital cable.

Am I the only one who's guide doesn't display all of the HD channels? 210 and 212 are always missing, if I manually tune to one of those channels then it appears in the guide but other HD channels will disappear. Really rather strange, it is happening on both of my DVR's...

Am I the only one who's guide doesn't display all of the HD channels? 210 and 212 are always missing, if I manually tune to one of those channels then it appears in the guide but other HD channels will disappear. Really rather strange, it is happening on both of my DVR's...

I just checked my display and both 210 and 212 are showing up. Maybe a reboot and if that doesn't work, a service call is in order.

Time Warner Cable is proud to launch more HD channels to your Digital Cable lineup on November 20!

Planet Green HD 207
CNN HD 260
MGM HD (available to HD Suite subscribers)* 290
NBA League Pass HD channel** 960
NHL Center Ice/MLB Extra Innings HD channel** 960

I had noticed this too.

However, HGTV HD is already on channel 260. I wonder if this is a misprint or HGTV is moving to a new #.

MGM-HD is showing up on 294 when I enter the number manually

Anyone find what channel CNNHD is on?

Planet Green HD and MGM HD you can find on 207 and 294.

Update on the TWC-Charlotte website, showing CNN-HD on channel 259 rather than 260. And if you enter 259 manually, the channel is now live.

Time Warner Cable’s agreements with programmers to carry their services routinely expire from time to time. We are usually able to obtain renewals or extensions of such agreements, and carriage of programming services is discontinued only in rare circumstances. The following agreements with programmers are due to expire soon, and we may be required to cease carriage of these services in the near future.

Charlotte Area:

Adult Swim On Demand, BBC On Demand, Cartoon On Demand, CNN On Demand, Flix, Fuel TV, Game Show Network, Great American Country, I-Life, NBC Universal On Demand, NBA TV, NHL Network, Outdoor Channel, Oxygen On Demand, Showtime/The Movie Channel, Sci-Fi Channel, Sleuth, Starz/Encore, TBS On Demand, TruTV On Demand, Turner Classic Movies, TNT On Demand, Universal HD, USA, WFMY (Albemarle).

so how likely is it that we will loose some or all of these channels soon?

MGM-HD is showing up on 294 when I enter the number manually

I tried this last night and got nothing but the banner and a black screen but it did tune to the channel. I was able to briefly tune in Planet Green on 207 but after switching back and forth a few times and trying it again I got a message about it being unavailable and to try again later.

All the new HD channels are showing up in my guide and are working this morning.

JUST MY OPINION... I'm not complaining that TWC is finally starting to add more HD channels. I also fully understand that we each have our own personal preferences as to what channels we want to see. However... Is it just me, or is TWC for the most part only adding 'Grade B' type channels lately? PlanetGreen-HD, Biography-HD, MGM-HD, Big10-HD, Game & Team-HD channels, etc.

Some of those channels, I personally WILL watch, but where are the bigger, more watched cable network HD channels? Channels like USA-HD, FX-HD, Disney-HD, Nickelodeon-HD, Bravo-HD, TLC-HD, ComedyChannel-HD, etc. [I do believe Disney & TLC will be added in the next wave, but my point is still valid].

All I want is SCI-FI HD :)

I agree. Other than the movie channels supposedly "coming soon" (Starz HD, Cinemax HD) and which will require another increase on the bill for adding more premium content, all these channels they've recently added strike me as ones nobody in particular cares about, but which they will use to tout their newfound HD offerings (Free HD! Huh? Don't we still have an HD tier we're paying for??) as rivaling the satellite carriers.

As others have said, where are the channels we want? That would include SciFi-HD, FX-HD, USA-HD, at the very least. There seems to be no urgency on TWC's part to conclude these deals and offer these channels where some terrific original programming can now be found in HD. Only two more months until the last 10 episodes of 'Battlestar Galactica' debut on SciFi, and we still don't have the HD channel. This stinks. :mad:

Heh Battlestar Galactica is exactly what I'm talking about!

Time Warner Cable’s agreements with programmers to carry their services routinely expire from time to time. We are usually able to obtain renewals or extensions of such agreements, and carriage of programming services is discontinued only in rare circumstances. The following agreements with programmers are due to expire soon, and we may be required to cease carriage of these services in the near future.

Charlotte Area:

Adult Swim On Demand, BBC On Demand, Cartoon On Demand, CNN On Demand, Flix, Fuel TV, Game Show Network, Great American Country, I-Life, NBC Universal On Demand, NBA TV, NHL Network, Outdoor Channel, Oxygen On Demand, Showtime/The Movie Channel, Sci-Fi Channel, Sleuth, Starz/Encore, TBS On Demand, TruTV On Demand, Turner Classic Movies, TNT On Demand, Universal HD, USA, WFMY (Albemarle).

so how likely is it that we will loose some or all of these channels soon?

No telling. Only the execs at TWC Carolina know for sure. It happens from time to time when the cable providers and the content providers get into snits.

All the new HD channels are showing up in my guide and are working this morning.

JUST MY OPINION... I'm not complaining that TWC is finally starting to add more HD channels. I also fully understand that we each have our own personal preferences as to what channels we want to see. However... Is it just me, or is TWC for the most part only adding 'Grade B' type channels lately? PlanetGreen-HD, Biography-HD, MGM-HD, Big10-HD, Game & Team-HD channels, etc.

Some of those channels, I personally WILL watch, but where are the bigger, more watched cable network HD channels? Channels like USA-HD, FX-HD, Disney-HD, Nickelodeon-HD, Bravo-HD, TLC-HD, ComedyChannel-HD, etc. [I do believe Disney & TLC will be added in the next wave, but my point is still valid].




Good point. I'm surprised they didn't add CSPANHD. Who watches PlanetGreen???? HDTVs aren't too green.

i caught one show on planet green. cant remember the name. it was like a reality type show with tommy lee and ludacris. it was mildly entertaining. but looking through the guide i see PG is just another channel that recycles content from 3 or 4 shows for weeks on end. theres not much happening on that channel. I'll probably never tune it in again.
the MGM channel is pretty good. they're showing a lot of old movies that you just don't see airing anywhere else. and the HD quality is pretty good for these old movies. i think it was a good move to swap MOJO for MGM.
i never watched CNN before and i don't plan on ever watching it now.
so basically, for me , in this round of additions i gained one channel that i will actually watch.

I'm in Huntersville and had Big10 for a while. It has since gone off and seems to be a subsciption channel now. Anyone else having this issue?

I'm in Huntersville and had Big10 for a while. It has since gone off and seems to be a subsciption channel now. Anyone else having this issue?

Yep, I had it for a few weeks and then one day it showed up as being subscription only. No thanks. TWC isn't going to be satisfied until they have nickel and dimed me to death with this stuff. :(

Yep, I had it for a few weeks and then one day it showed up as being subscription only. No thanks. TWC isn't going to be satisfied until they have nickel and dimed me to death with this stuff. :(

Nope, I'm not paying for it either.

It was a free preview for Big 10, because it was advertised to be part of the Games & Sports Tier from the start.

I wouldn't watch Big 10 football if it was in Super HD.

I don't watch it either, I have the Games & Sports tier for Game Show Network.

It was a free preview for Big 10, because it was advertised to be part of the Games & Sports Tier from the start.

I found it quite amusing that while the DVR told me I didn't subscribe to it, it was available with a normal QAM tuner for quite awhile. Scanning the dial tonight seems to indicate they've fixed that problem.

Anyone know what they're going to replace MOJO with? $6.95 is kinda steep for just HDNet and HDNet movies.

They replaced it with MGM-HD on channel 290