Ditto

Arg! No HD for 24! :(

Arg! No HD for 24! :(

nt until 31 minutes into it.

good Lord... i knew i was coming back to a small town, but jeebus... i didn't know it was THIS small.

i have better HD equipment in my studio than these clods do in the local affiliates.

i swear - why can't we just kill of local affiliates and just get the ABC/CBS/etc feeds in high def over directv?

i swear - why can't we just kill of local affiliates and just get the ABC/CBS/etc feeds in high def over directv?

because some of us don't want to pay $70-80/mo for TV :eek:

Is anyone having issues with Comcast On Demand? I thought that there is supposed to be a bunch of free movies On Demand, I get nothing.

nope my works just fine besides the fact that the free movies are worthless :p

kind of on the side... does anyone else think that the host on pbs sprout "goodnite show" is hot?? even though she wears the same red shirt and pair of pants everyday haha :D

the one that got fired or her replacement?



kind of on the side... does anyone else think that the host on pbs sprout "goodnite show" is hot?? even though she wears the same red shirt and pair of pants everyday haha

Her replacement. She wears a red shirt and striped pants every single day.

I guess the original host got fired because she made some funny video called the technicalvirgin.com.

Is anyone having issues with Comcast On Demand? I thought that there is supposed to be a bunch of free movies On Demand, I get nothing.

I see the Free Movies have disappeared on both my boxes, but I don't think I've ever watched any of them, so no biggie.

less for more seems to be the new motto :)

This news report may be of interest to D* subscribers. I think the addition of HD channels has taken a real setback from April or July...?

Will Explosion Affect DIRECTV's HD Plans?
Earlier this week, a SES New Skies satellite and rocket exploded during its launch from the unmanned, ocean-going Sea Launch platform in the equatorial Pacific. A spokeswoman for the company confirmed that the Boeing-built NSS-8 satellite had been destroyed - but no one yet knows just how significant the damage is to the platform itself.

Particularly interested in the platform's current state is DIRECTV with its plans to launch two new satellites later this year that the company is banking on to take its high definition offering to the next level. Of the two satellites - DIRECTV-10 and DIRECTV-11 - the second is the only one slated for launch at the sea-bound platform.

Bernstein Research's Craig Moffett said DIRECTV-10 will be launched from the ground in June and should be able to provide sufficient capacity to deliver dozens of national HD channels that the company promised at this year's CES. The analyst also said it is likely that the launch of DIRECTV-11, however, will be delayed.

According to DIRECTV, a launch delay would limit the rate at which the company can expand availability of local HD channels. Moffett said the satcaster is looking at other launching options for DIRECTV-11, though its unclear whether it will be able to secure an alternative launch slot.

"Any delay in DIRECTV's HDTV strategy is an incremental negative for the company (but) the impact is likely smaller than initial reports may have suggested," the analyst said about predictions the company would postpone its HD development until 2008. "Having to delay expanding their HD locals footprint is clearly a setback, but we believe the impact is likely to be relatively modest."

Well at least D* got their yearly price increase in place and have mandated new activations of HD receivers will require paying the HD access fee of $10.99. That IS the important part for D* :)

Well at least D* got their yearly price increase in place and have mandated new activations of HD receivers will require paying the HD access fee of $10.99. That IS the important part for D* :)
You mean instead of the $5 for analog(but it's 'all' digital, and the PQ is not really any better than OTA or cable)?

Wow, (if so) they are shooting themselves in the foot!

But, they'll get away with it due to people(like me) that don't have any other choice.

Corporate America, gota hate 'um. What's next, a special discount for illegals?
....jc

so did anyone notice when dish added A&E in high def?

so did anyone notice when dish added A&E in high def?

Yesterday.

I was thinking about our not having guide data at this point on KTSC PBS HD and how that makes it difficult to catch anything you might want to watch or record. And I realized that all we needed was a PBS affiliate broadcasting the PBS national HD feed on channel 26 in the Mountain time zone. OK, chances were low, but I found that my inner OCD personality wanted to see if it was possible.

So I Googled for some lists of all the digital affiliates in the country, and there is one matching all these characteristics: KBHE PBS 9 from Rapid City, South Dakota. So I set my secondary local market to Rapid City, SD and let the HD-TiVo download some guide data for their channels. Then I went to the Channels setup screen and unchecked all the other channels in that area, and left 9-1 on my channel lists, both Received and Favorites.

When I go to channel 9-1, the receiver tunes in frequency 26, which is actually KTSC's HD OTA signal, but it uses the guide data for 9-1 from Rapid City. So far over the past few days, the programming has been identical so it seems that both stations are broadcasting the national PBS HD slate 100%. This trick will only last as long as both stations show the same thing, but it's great for now.

I recorded a show overnight and the program title was correct, and live guide data is right too... As a bonus, the 9-1 list happens to be in sequence next to where KTSC 8-1 would be. I'm a happy camper with my little hack.

It might work with other satellite receivers if they can set a secondary local market and if they also get all guide data from the satellite... Worth a try, no downside that I can think of...


Tried this on my HR20, but it doesn't work. Channel 9-1 shows strong signal strength and it seems to tune to something (no searching for OTA signal message) but I just get a blank screen with no audio. The 9-1 guide data matches what is actually showing on 8-1 though. Why is the D* guide data wrong for 8-1 anyway?

i just bought this indoor antenna http://www.shop4tech.com/user.htm?go=view_item&id=5103&cata=&s_cata= but i cannot pick up a single local hd channel i have a samsung sir-ts360 direct tv sat and a samsung 5085 tv i have tried everything is it the sat or the antenna its driving me nuts every time i scan the channels not one comes up any advice

...but i cannot pick up a single local hd channel i have a samsung sir-ts360 direct tv sat and a samsung 5085 tv i have tried everything is it the sat or the antenna its driving me nuts every time i scan the channels not one comes up any advice
Can you give us a better location?
....jc

Oh yeah i guess that would help, i live in rockrimmon right behind the academy at the base of peregrin.

Oh yeah i guess that would help, i live in rockrimmon right behind the academy at the base of peregrin.
Do you have LOS to Cheyenne Mtn?

Try taking the antenna outside and put it up as high as possible...

If you don't have LOS(Line-O-Sight) to Cheyenne Mtn, you may need an outdoor antenna.
....jc

Tried this on my HR20, but it doesn't work. Channel 9-1 shows strong signal strength and it seems to tune to something (no searching for OTA signal message) but I just get a blank screen with no audio. The 9-1 guide data matches what is actually showing on 8-1 though. Why is the D* guide data wrong for 8-1 anyway?
Bummer... thought the HR20 would be close to the HR10 on this, but I suppose the software is 100% different.

I believe the guide data is wrong because KTSC is not sending the right data to the database companies (Tribune Media Services, etc.) for their relatively recent HD feed... I traded emails with one of KTSC's PR people, and once she understood what I was saying, she said they would fix their guide data soon, but I guess not...

Is KKTV 11-1 working for the rest of you? I just have a black screen. And the SB starts in half-hour :(

Good 30db signal here, good picture, looks like KKTV is allowing 15-16Mbps of their bandwidth to go to the 11-1 channel, fortunately.

naamanf - Time for a reboot?

Did that already. The other local HD stations work fine. Any ideas?

I enjoyed the HD broadcast of the superbowl but I had one issue. Could the CBS camera crew not keep the water drops off of the main upper level cameras? I understand the field cameras would be subject to the rain but I thought the others may have protection capabilities. Or at least wipe the lense during commercial breaks.

My thoughts exactly

Has anyone had a drop in signal strength of KOAA 5-1 this week? It's breaking up on my HD-TiVo all of the sudden and I haven't changed anything. My PC tuner shows it at 20-23 db and since it's a 5th generation ATSC tuner it can lock the signal when the TiVo can't. This has happened a few times before but it's been fine for 2 months. If it continues I'm going to have to get a preamp and crawl back in the attic that is made for people half my size.

Also, when is KOAA going to get their stupid HD delay server fixed? It's been many weeks of no Tonight Show or Conan in HD.

Has anyone had a drop in signal strength of KOAA 5-1 this week? It's breaking up on my HD-TiVo all of the sudden and I haven't changed anything. My PC tuner shows it at 20-23 db and since it's a 5th generation ATSC tuner it can lock the signal when the TiVo can't. This has happened a few times before but it's been fine for 2 months. If it continues I'm going to have to get a preamp and crawl back in the attic that is made for people half my size.

Also, when is KOAA going to get their stupid HD delay server fixed? It's been many weeks of no Tonight Show or Conan in HD.

Yes at least tonight it seems. I thought it was my OTA antenna position. My HR20's signal meter is bouncing around (between 0-70%) and it is having trouble staying locked. Maybe it's not my antenna after all.

Did not check KOAA last night but today 1125 am signal is 100 on my 622 at Filmore and I25 my FOX KXRM however is low 70-74 for the last several weeks. KKTV has got 5.1 up at long last and seems it was mostly a CBS problem according to Eng.

Weird.... I flip over to Fox for the 9 News and it sounds like an echo chamber. My Anthem pre shows DD 4.0 ????

I also noticed the same weird echo sound on my HD PC card that only plays 2 ch stereo on my PC speakers.

Comcast QAM ?

Anyone in the Springs have a Sony KDP-51WS550 and Comcast/Adelphia? This set has a QAM tuner but I can only seem to get SD channels like 82.5, 106.9 and 108.1 to name a few. There are a lot of stubs and music channels as well. I cannot get the HD feeds that I know are on the wire cuz I have an HD-5000 pci card for my PC and get all 7 HD channels including all the locals and DHD and ESPN-HD.

The set has a ITU-T J.83 Annex B compliant 64/256 QAM tuner if that helps. I would really like to use the tuner if at all possible rather than get service from Comcast and pay for rental of the tuner box.

Any advice is greatly appreciated...

Has anyone had a drop in signal strength of KOAA 5-1 this week? It's breaking up on my HD-TiVo all of the sudden and I haven't changed anything. My PC tuner shows it at 20-23 db and since it's a 5th generation ATSC tuner it can lock the signal when the TiVo can't. This has happened a few times before but it's been fine for 2 months. If it continues I'm going to have to get a preamp and crawl back in the attic that is made for people half my size.

Also, when is KOAA going to get their stupid HD delay server fixed? It's been many weeks of no Tonight Show or Conan in HD.
Well the signal strength is still mediocre here but it's great to see that The Tonight Show is back to HD tonight so they must have fixed the HD delay server. Their web site wasn't updated though - still says they have the delay server problem (http://www.koaa.com/info/).

Time to order that preamp...

You are apperently mis-informed on the Colorado Springs market. ALL 5 of the networks have an antenna on Cheyenne Mountain and are ALL broadcasting HDTV into the Colorado springs market.

Are you talking about a different market perhaps??



Just curious how many AVS Forum members reside in Colorado Springs and own an HDTV.

Are you miffed too that the locals can't get their act together and get an antenna on Cheyenne Mountain so that they can broadcast in digital?

That was post #1 in this thread. What drvais said there was true when he said it on 5/17/2002. There are 4500+ posts here about the HDTV that is being broadcasted here in Colorado Springs.

Comcast QAM ?

Anyone in the Springs have a Sony KDP-51WS550 and Comcast/Adelphia? This set has a QAM tuner but I can only seem to get SD channels like 82.5, 106.9 and 108.1 to name a few. There are a lot of stubs and music channels as well. I cannot get the HD feeds that I know are on the wire cuz I have an HD-5000 pci card for my PC and get all 7 HD channels including all the locals and DHD and ESPN-HD.

The set has a ITU-T J.83 Annex B compliant 64/256 QAM tuner if that helps. I would really like to use the tuner if at all possible rather than get service from Comcast and pay for rental of the tuner box.

Any advice is greatly appreciated...

Can you pick up the channels if you directly punch in the channel number?

I have a Sony V32XBR2 and have had problems using the autoprogram function to identify some HD channels. For some reason the Sony will not find CBS (104.3) or NBC (113.2) but it does find PBS, FOX, Discovery HD and ESPN-HD. I pick them up just fine if I directly tune the channels. Sony claims the problem is not theirs, I am guessing there is something funny about the way that COMCAST/Adelphia transmits those channels. :(

Any recommendations for an excellent Pre-Amp? I have a good outdoor Channel Master antenna, but still getting low signal strengths on 5.1 generally in the low 20's...

Any recommendations for an excellent Pre-Amp? I have a good outdoor Channel Master antenna, but still getting low signal strengths on 5.1 generally in the low 20's...
I recommend either a CM or Winegard preamp. Quality & low noise. The CM7775 is UHF only. The Winegard AP 4800 is also good. Again, UHF only. Also note, that most preamps have way too much gain(unless you're running it through a splitter(s) to feed the whole house). The 7775 has 26db. You may need an attenuator to prevent overloading your receiver.

A comparison chart is here. (http://www.solidsignal.com/antennas/preamplifiers.asp)
....jc

Any recommendations for an excellent Pre-Amp? I have a good outdoor Channel Master antenna, but still getting low signal strengths on 5.1 generally in the low 20's...

I added a PA-17 UHF/VHF Low Noise Pre Amplifier from antannasDirect.com here: http://www.antennasdirect.com/antenna_amplifier.html

$59 UHF and VHF capable and 17 dB gain. This fixed my low signal on KOAA. I live just up the hill from you in FoxRun, off Baptist Rd.

I have to get a preamp too, but want to make sure it increases all UHF and the one VHF channel by roughly the same amount so if they have to be attenuated down, they will still be in a good range. And of course the HD-TiVo isn't great with signals that are too weak OR too strong.

Do you think since we're in range of the signal without a preamp, that it would be smarter to get the 17db gain instead of the 26db?

I would probably use the 17db. I am using a CM7777 (26db) at 45 miles from the towers and the other side of Palmer divide and still get signals in the 70s from all the stations. That much amp would probably be too much in town

Do you think since we're in range of the signal without a preamp, that it would be smarter to get the 17db gain instead of the 26db?
A preamp is designed to overcome the losses in cable and some of the noise inherent in every receiver. That's it! If a preamp was something magical, all we would need is a matchbook sized antenna, and the preamp could do the rest. It can't.

So, what you are looking at is 3 - 5db cable loss for every 100', and another 3 - 5db(approximately) for noise at the receiver. So, if you had a 100' cable run to your antenna, you would need 6 - 10db of preamp gain. And, of course, a powerful station can be boosted above what the receiver can handle. So, it's not always more is better. And lower preamp noise is always better. Go with the 17db if the noise figures are similar.
....jc

Any recommendations for an excellent Pre-Amp? I have a good outdoor Channel Master antenna, but still getting low signal strengths on 5.1 generally in the low 20's...

You guys on this forum are super!! Thanks to TotallyPreWired, Rmassey, Tallguy and longrider for sharing your experiences, expertise and questions. :D

I will be making a pre-amp purchase soon, and will report my results.

Weird.... I flip over to Fox for the 9 News and it sounds like an echo chamber. My Anthem pre shows DD 4.0 ????

I also noticed the same weird echo sound on my HD PC card that only plays 2 ch stereo on my PC speakers.

Anyone else notice this, or is it just my setup. In the HT, I use an HR10-250, digital out into an Anthem AVM 30.

Watching House last night, the programs sounds fine with DD 5.1, as soon as a commercial kicks in , it's DD 4.0 and weirdo-sound. I get the same weird sound effect on my HTPC and on my Sony TV with built in tiny speakers.

KXRM commercials and news audio is usually bizarre...I guess they can't produce any good audio locally - at least they pass through the DD5.1 from the national feed well, and in sync with the video...

New to this thread!

Anybody recomend a good hd antenna for local channels? I am currently using a radioshack antenna that sometimes drops the signal. It's the one that looks like the Enterprise.

I live in pikes peak park off circle and fountain.


5.1-80-90%
11.1-65-80% which once i hit 72% signal starts to drop and is really anoying during football season
13.1-75-85%
21.1-69-80%

Can you pick up the channels if you directly punch in the channel number?

I have a Sony V32XBR2 and have had problems using the autoprogram function to identify some HD channels. For some reason the Sony will not find CBS (104.3) or NBC (113.2) but it does find PBS, FOX, Discovery HD and ESPN-HD. I pick them up just fine if I directly tune the channels. Sony claims the problem is not theirs, I am guessing there is something funny about the way that COMCAST/Adelphia transmits those channels. :(

No it only finds standard def stuff like 82.5. I have tried punching things in manually but it's a big pike to plug through. Now that you gave me a few numbers I'll try them. But along with that it doesn't find anything in HD just a few standard def channels. I red somewhere that the tuner I have only recieved SD stuff but I have never been able to verify.

You apparently know some of the numbers ,104.3 and 113.2, do you know the rest. I could try them. I know that FOX, NBC, PBS, CBS, ABC, ESPN and DHD are on the wire as my HD5000 card recieves them.

You know what tuner in is your V32XBR2?

New to this thread!

Anybody recomend a good hd antenna for local channels? I am currently using a radioshack antenna that sometimes drops the signal. It's the one that looks like the Enterprise.

I live in pikes peak park off circle and fountain.


5.1-80-90%
11.1-65-80% which once i hit 72% signal starts to drop and is really anoying during football season
13.1-75-85%
21.1-69-80%
You are not far away, and since you're only having problems with the 1 VHF channel, I would try a larger antenna because they receive the larger amplitude VHF frequency better. As long as you can put it somewhere like an attic, garage or outside, the model you choose probably won't matter as much as the size to improve your reception of 11-1. But it's always a trial and error process with a different answer at each house depending on LOS, distance, placement, indoor vs. outdoor, etc.

Is anyone else watching Cast Away on KRDO? Since I can't receive it in HD I'm watching via D*. But, the Lip Sync on SD is horrible. I don't recall ever seeing this before on KRDO. Do ya suppose it has something to do with them time shifting their HD, and using it for SD?
....jc

Anybody else not getting Fox and CBS through Comcast and a QAM tuner? It's been saying no signal for a day or two.

M_A_C,

I have experienced the same thing. It started late last week for me. I hope that Comcast is not starting to block these local signals.

OK, I found they moved them to 110.2, 110.3, and some other CBS thing on 110.4.

Is anyone else watching Cast Away on KRDO? Since I can't receive it in HD I'm watching via D*. But, the Lip Sync on SD is horrible. I don't recall ever seeing this before on KRDO. Do ya suppose it has something to do with them time shifting their HD, and using it for SD?
....jc
I caught the ending of the movie but I did not notice any lip sync issue. I was watching in HD through comcast.

KOAA 5-1 fell off the HD wagon again as it relates to The Tonight Show in HD...wonder if this outage will be the better part of a month as the last one was...

I'm going to have to downgrade their HD rating in my signature. I know that this is a big concern of theirs.

KOAA-DT really has me frustrated with their late night HD offerings. They have goofed up SNL for months. It's a good thing that I'm not consistently into Leno and Conan, I'd really be ticked off.

Comcast is like a box of chocolates.... You never know what you're gonna get

I've been experiencing bad signals on a lot of the channels with comcast. Lots of snowstorm looking interference. Tried reseting the MOXI box but doesnt help. Called customer service and they tried resending the signal but that didnt help so they're sending a technician over to try to fix it.
But on the plus side I now get TNT-HD and ESPN2-HD with all that fast paced billiards action.

And remember.... Have a Comcastic Day

Comcast is like a box of chocolates.... You never know what you're gonna get

I've been experiencing bad signals on a lot of the channels with comcast. Lots of snowstorm looking interference. Tried reseting the MOXI box but doesnt help. Called customer service and they tried resending the signal but that didnt help so they're sending a technician over to try to fix it.
But on the plus side I now get TNT-HD and ESPN2-HD with all that fast paced billiards action.

And remember.... Have a Comcastic Day

Do you get the same interference when plugging the coax directly into your set (removing the BMC9012 from the chain)?

New to this thread!

Anybody recomend a good hd antenna for local channels? I am currently using a radioshack antenna that sometimes drops the signal. It's the one that looks like the Enterprise.

I live in pikes peak park off circle and fountain.


5.1-80-90%
11.1-65-80% which once i hit 72% signal starts to drop and is really anoying during football season
13.1-75-85%
21.1-69-80%

I'm having good luck with Terk's silver sensor look alike. Terk's version has the extra VHF ears so that helps with 11.1 Look for model # HDTVI - it comes amplfied too (model #HDTVA) - check ultimate electronics and best buy. Also try the simple radio shack bunny ears with the UHF loop. Good luck!

Here's a couple of questions for the HR20 guys.

#1 Do you have trickplay induced pixelation and audio dropouts for OTA channels

#2 Has anyone succesfully "moved" to Denver so they can get Denver mpeg4 locals? Any problems with the mpeg4 feed?

Anyone else notice this, or is it just my setup. In the HT, I use an HR10-250, digital out into an Anthem AVM 30.

Watching House last night, the programs sounds fine with DD 5.1, as soon as a commercial kicks in , it's DD 4.0 and weirdo-sound. I get the same weird sound effect on my HTPC and on my Sony TV with built in tiny speakers.


I got this same exact issue.

~Josh

Do you get the same interference when plugging the coax directly into your set (removing the BMC9012 from the chain)?

Actually the problem was that I had a PS3 and a PS2 plugged into the same shielded side? in my Belkin Powersupply as the cable box and the tv. I unpluged the game consoles and plugged them into a seperate power supply and the picture is completely fixed. Weird.

And for those asking why i have a PS3 and a PS2 in the same tv, it's because they dont have a adaptor for the Guiitar Heroes guitar for PS3 yet :p

Oh and I lost Outdoor channel completely and Altitude HD is INHD channel. Everyday is a new day with comcast.

And remember have a Comcastic Day

...Altitude HD is INHD channel...

701 is a two-headed monster. It's usually INHD programming and will switch to ALT HD for Avs or Nuggets games.

Speaking of HD...I stopped by the Comcast office today to swap my BMC9012 for a 6412 (had to move the box to a new cabinet and the "MOXI" was just too dang warm) and asked about all the new HD channels we're supposed to get. Guy said he hadn't heard any new info on the additions.

He did say the VOD changes would go live any day now. Not sure if that means HD VOD or what.

Speaking of HD...I stopped by the Comcast office today to swap my BMC9012 for a 6412 (had to move the box to a new cabinet and the "MOXI" was just too dang warm) and asked about all the new HD channels we're supposed to get. Guy said he hadn't heard any new info on the additions.


Mr. Comcast technician just left and learned some interesting things. First of all i was getting the snowstorm interference because a connection was loose so that was an easy fix. We asked him if they were gonna take away our MOXI box and replace with a new box and he said that we SHOULDN'T do that because we would lose certain HD channels that we are currently getting for free. He said that if you switch boxes you will have to be an extra $5 to get ESPN2-HD and TNT-HD that I am currently getting free with my MOXI.

So now i have a MOXI box in the living room and the new motorola dvr in my bedroom so i'll have to make some comparisons tonite.... after I run to my local electronics store to buy a new tv hahahaha

Mr. Comcast technician just left and learned some interesting things. First of all i was getting the snowstorm interference because a connection was loose so that was an easy fix. We asked him if they were gonna take away our MOXI box and replace with a new box and he said that we SHOULDN'T do that because we would lose certain HD channels that we are currently getting for free. He said that if you switch boxes you will have to be an extra $5 to get ESPN2-HD and TNT-HD that I am currently getting free with my MOXI.

So now i have a MOXI box in the living room and the new motorola dvr in my bedroom so i'll have to make some comparisons tonite.... after I run to my local electronics store to buy a new tv hahahaha

I'm with ya there...any reason to buy new toys :)

The way it was explained to me was that Comcast doesn't have a separate charge for HD channels like Adelphia did. Instead, the HD receivers (both DVR and non DVR) are priced higher than SD receivers; the additional cost includes any HD channels they offer.

Your account might not be on Comcast's pricing structure yet. If that's true , you're probably still paying for the Adelphia HD tier. In the end, I don't think keeping your MOXI will save you any money or get you any more channels.

I have noticed on KKTV CBS lately that the background music warbles sometimes. Sounds like it slows down. This is not happening on the center channel voice. Has anybody else noticed this? I'm assuming that this a KKTV issue but I don't know for sure.

I have noticed on KKTV CBS lately that the background music warbles sometimes. Sounds like it slows down. This is not happening on the center channel voice. Has anybody else noticed this? I'm assuming that this a KKTV issue but I don't know for sure.


I've noticed it. Reminds me of a warped LP on a bad turntable. I'm wondering if their decoder has some timebase issues with the data coming off the server.

Here's a couple of questions for the HR20 guys.

#1 Do you have trickplay induced pixelation and audio dropouts for OTA channels

#2 Has anyone succesfully "moved" to Denver so they can get Denver mpeg4 locals? Any problems with the mpeg4 feed?

No... to both of your questions, but I am getting pixelation because of low signal strength. I occassionally am getting the 771 message on 5.1 & 11.1. On checking the signal meter, I get a 25% lower signal on Tuner 1 than on Tuner 2. :mad:

Have you gotten the 130 software update? I haven't since I don't get the email notifications that I have tried to sign up for.

Well this new Motorola Hd-DVR box they gave me is absolute crap compared to the MOXI! The tv guide sucks. the programming of shows to record sucks. everything about it sucks. i wish they would bring back the MOXI box. :(

I have noticed on KKTV CBS lately that the background music warbles sometimes. Sounds like it slows down. This is not happening on the center channel voice. Has anybody else noticed this? I'm assuming that this a KKTV issue but I don't know for sure.

Yes, I noticed this on the Grammy's last week. Sounds like someone is turning a pitch bending knob.

I have noticed on KKTV CBS lately that the background music warbles sometimes. Sounds like it slows down. This is not happening on the center channel voice. Has anybody else noticed this? I'm assuming that this a KKTV issue but I don't know for sure.


I've noticed. It sounds eery like the audio on my old "Children of the Corn" VHS tape :eek: - The center dialogue channel sounds fine.

Well this new Motorola Hd-DVR box they gave me is absolute crap compared to the MOXI! The tv guide sucks. the programming of shows to record sucks. everything about it sucks. i wish they would bring back the MOXI box. :(

I feel your pain. There is an AVS forum (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=464986) dedicated to Comcast customers with this box if you want more info. on it.

The one hope is Tivo. Their software written especially for this box should be available to Comcast customers later this year.

No... to both of your questions, but I am getting pixelation because of low signal strength. I occassionally am getting the 771 message on 5.1 & 11.1. On checking the signal meter, I get a 25% lower signal on Tuner 1 than on Tuner 2. :mad:

Have you gotten the 130 software update? I haven't since I don't get the email notifications that I have tried to sign up for.


I get great signal strength on both tuners (I'm even behind a hill in Mtn. Shadows). My pixelation and audio dropouts are induced by trickplay. If I time shift a program by 20 minutes and use trickplay to catch up, the pixelation and audio dropouts start at the 20 minute mark and coincide with when I used the trickplay functions to catch up. I've had this problem with every release so far (CE or national). I'm currently running CE 0x132.

I feel your pain. There is an AVS forum (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=464986) dedicated to Comcast customers with this box if you want more info. on it.

The one hope is Tivo. Their software written especially for this box should be available to Comcast customers later this year.

That would be great :) Thanks for the info D

I've noticed it. Reminds me of a warped LP on a bad turntable. I'm wondering if their decoder has some timebase issues with the data coming off the server.

And I thought I was hearing things....thought to myself, "did they mean to make that portion of the soundtrack sound so eerie???" God I love Colorado Springs....the antithesis of advancement. :eek:

God I love Colorado Springs....the antithesis of advancement. :eek:

Hey at least we have about a bazillion churches in town :rolleyes: , so you could always stop in a pray for the future of HD in Colorado Springs. :D

And I thought I was hearing things....thought to myself, "did they mean to make that portion of the soundtrack sound so eerie???" God I love Colorado Springs....the antithesis of advancement. :eek:
With the low power mess in Denver, I think that you could just drop 'Springs'.

God I love Colorado....the antithesis of advancement.

And, actually, my most stable station is broadcast from Wyoming. :eek:
....jc

I think KKTV CBS has gone overboard on the weather warnings. Thursday night they deemed it necessary to tell us about a snowstorm that may hit us in a little over 24 hours. On Friday night they need to inform us that the storm may not be as bad as previously thought. This of course removes any HD broadcast and gives us SD for worthless information. I thought weather warnings were suppose to be about weather "emergencies". It just drives me up a wall to constantly see those scrolls.

With the low power mess in Denver, I think that you could just drop 'Springs'.

God I love Colorado....the antithesis of advancement.

And, actually, my most stable station is broadcast from Wyoming. :eek:
....jc


Never looked at it that way....but (LOL!) you are so right! :eek:

Has anybody had success in Manitou Springs with OTA HDTV? I'm on the south side of town with Red Mountain at my back. I'm less than 10 miles from Cheyenne Mountain but I cannot pick up anything with my Radio Shack Enterprise Antenna. Would putting up an external antenna make that much of a difference?

Has anybody had success in Manitou Springs with OTA HDTV? I'm on the south side of town with Red Mountain at my back. I'm less than 10 miles from Cheyenne Mountain but I cannot pick up anything with my Radio Shack Enterprise Antenna. Would putting up an external antenna make that much of a difference?
Ok, try using Antennaweb (http://www.antennaweb.org). Use your address, and if necessary use 'options' to increase your antenna height. Antennaweb is fairly conservative, but it will give you an idea of what it thinks are your possibilities.

And, of course, an external antenna will always help. But if it's pointing at millions of tons of granite, don't expect much.
....jc

According to antennaweb "There are no digital stations predicted to serve this location." It's annoying cause I can almost receive the Standard Def channels coming from there so I figured the HD signals would be better.

According to antennaweb "There are no digital stations predicted to serve this location." It's annoying cause I can almost receive the Standard Def channels coming from there so I figured the HD signals would be better.
Try using 'options' to raise your antenna height. If you get it high enough, the stations will start to show. Also, there are at least 2 translator stations in Manitou. Maybe you've been picking those up?
....jc

Hey at least we have about a bazillion churches in town :rolleyes: , so you could always stop in a pray for the future of HD in Colorado Springs. :D

All this talk about church has got me in the mood for a good massage from a male prostitute from Denver and a little meth on the side...... only to see what meth looks like of course, not to use ;)

I think KKTV CBS has gone overboard on the weather warnings. Thursday night they deemed it necessary to tell us about a snowstorm that may hit us in a little over 24 hours. On Friday night they need to inform us that the storm may not be as bad as previously thought. This of course removes any HD broadcast and gives us SD for worthless information. I thought weather warnings were suppose to be about weather "emergencies". It just drives me up a wall to constantly see those scrolls.

I COMPLETELY Agree! They have been repeating this same pattern since the summer and all the thunderstorms. It is getting very old.

~Josh

Try using 'options' to raise your antenna height. If you get it high enough, the stations will start to show. Also, there are at least 2 translator stations in Manitou. Maybe you've been picking those up?
....jc
I took it all the way up to 200ft still nothing. I know the fox sd station is in the same location as their hd one. The signal is strong but it's multipathed to hell. I can almost calm it down to be watchable but I think I'm just going to stick with comcast. I get the local channels, espn-hd, discovery hd and some free ppv on my TVs QAM tuner. I was just hoping I could lose the cable bill.

Do you know if they plan on transitioning those translator stations to digital anytime soon?

I took it all the way up to 200ft still nothing. I know the fox sd station is in the same location as their hd one. The signal is strong but it's multipathed to hell. I can almost calm it down to be watchable but I think I'm just going to stick with comcast.
Yea, it sounds like it ain't gona happen.
I get the local channels, espn-hd, discovery hd and some free ppv on my TVs QAM tuner. I was just hoping I could lose the cable bill.
It's a good plan, unless you are a sports fan!
Do you know if they plan on transitioning those translator stations to digital anytime soon?
Soon? Probably not. Translator stations have different 'rules' than full power stations. My guess is that eventually they will go digital or shutdown.
...jc

I am an engineer at kktv and I am looking for more info. on the problems you are having whit ore Dolby. I need to know how your receiving us and how are you decoding the Dolby. I have not heard the problem you folks are talking about But I don't watch tv all night. I do want to get to the bottom of what you are hearing. The more info you can give me the better to get to the bottom of this.
Thanks

My KKTV dolby 5.1 is great since you fixed it last. I have a dish 622 - OTA - toslink - Denon 7.1 and on the prime time CSI Miami, The Unit and Criminal Minds are fantastic and rarely any dropouts or warbling. The only time I have warbling has been during commercials which I don't mind at all. Thanks for taking care of the dolby and pixilation problems and once again you are #1 on my list.

Thanks for your input. Since going on the air first with HD and Dolby 5.1 in town 4 years ago we had to rewire the system. I am still waiting on a converter to switch between stereo and Dolby 5.1. As you can tell I am leaving the system in 5.1 and this may cause some problems but it is better than stereo only. The converter is on back order. Is this when other people are hearing the wobble in the audio?

The rewire will let us do more with HD and Dolby. To start with, we run a backup server and satellite receiver on HD like we do on SD so we have a less chance of loosing a HD show. Thanks for your input.

I am an engineer at kktv and I am looking for more info. on the problems you are having whit ore Dolby. I need to know how your receiving us and how are you decoding the Dolby. I have not heard the problem you folks are talking about But I don't watch tv all night. I do want to get to the bottom of what you are hearing. The more info you can give me the better to get to the bottom of this.
OT, but what the heck. It would be nice if KKTV had a digital translator up here for people in the West 1/2 of WP, and West of WP.

What the heck, at least I asked! ;)
....jc

Hi Bob, thanks for joining the duscussion and offering to help out. In my case I receive KKTV OTA via a DirecTV HR10-250 HD Tivo. I use the digital TOS output sending it to an Anthem AVM 30 pre/pro for playback on a 7.1 HT system. The Anthem is set to decode DD 5.1 and 2.0 as DPLIIx.

As I described above.... I noticed this on the Grammy's last week. Sounds like someone is turning a pitch bending knob.

I receive all other locals via OTA and have only notice this warrble/pitch bend on KKTV.

thanks for looking into this issue. Lets hope for a quick resolution. Thanks for providing some great HDTV here in COS.

Bob - thanks so much for joining the forum. We love KKTV's HDTV, which was the first in town, and generally looks great in 1080i. 0It would be great to have a channel of communication with you when issues arise from time to time. Hopefully you're permanently subscribed to this thread via email. :)

I haven't noticed the sound warbling, but I think I would definitely focus on it if it had happened while I was watching. I mainly watch CSI Miami, Without a Trace, and the NFL on KKTV, and they've been OK.

KKTV's audio-video sync has been closer lately - it was really distracting back when it was like half a second off. Not sure it's right on all the time, but it's pretty close.

The main issue many of us have with KKTV is that the HD is dropped for significant periods of time during minor weather events. If it was major weather, and short interruptions, that would be OK considering the equipment limitations, but sometimes it's a possible flash flood warning in one rural county, shown onscreen in SD for a hour straight... I know it's frustrated many of us here. How about a 30-second crawl every 10-15 minutes?

Thanks for allocating more bandwidth to the main channel and less to 11-2 (and previously, 11-3). The picture quality had suffered, but it's better now. I know in many other markets, including all of the CBS-owned stations, the CBS affiliate allocates all 18.7Mbps to the main channel and doesn't do any subchannels. National HDTV podcasts I listen to often say that their CBS has by far the best bit rate and picture quality of any channel. That would be really welcome here!

Even if KKTV was committed to keeping the weather on 11-2, it could probably take less bandwidth than the 2.5-4.0 Mbps if less animation was used (that scrolling text that never changes) and maybe more compressed background music.

Thanks for keeping your OTA transmission solid - KKTV hardly ever goes out like some of the other stations and we OTA folks appreciate it! And thanks for going back to Dolby 5.1!

When do you think KKTV will start transmitting Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy in HD? I don't know why I'm asking, since I don't watch those, but I'd probably try them once they're in HD locally.

Again, Bob, thanks for joining the forum!

In my case I receive KKTV OTA via a DirecTV HR10-250 HD Tivo. Sounds like someone is turning a pitch bending knob.

I receive all other locals via OTA and have only notice this warrble/pitch bend on KKTV.


Exact same scenario here. I also get random audio drop outs that last a second or two (~4x/hr). That's probably a HR10-250 thing. Wasn't that supposed to be fixed in the last F/W update?

I receive KKTV via Comcast Moxi DVR and hear the warbling sound. This week it has not been nearly as noticeable as previous weeks but I did get the same audio drop outs that chanceG mentioned above along with a video breakup.

Maybe all the questions beyond Dolby scared him away.

Just got Comcast's NEW bill! Sticker shock to say the least!

Leon

I called Comcast CS this morning...

Comcast CS states that all Springs area customers with Adelphia "codes" for their services are now being charged at a different price than normal customers. DVR goes from $11.40 to $18.90, but a Comcast billing code would only cost you $11.95 per month. If I change my billing "codes" to Comcast then my overall bill only goes up about 10% from last month. However, if I do not change the "codes" to Comcast then, based on my bill, the total jumps over 18% and will be higher for the same exact services a normal Comcast customer would have!

Comcast is charging accounts for all customers on auto-pay based on these new prices with NO warning. This is not a banking account balance issue in our household, but it seems unethical to me and will affect a certain percentage of customers negatively.

Time to consider a different strategy for these type of service since we are a 4 DVR heavy consumer of said services! TIVO, DirectTV, Qwest or northing at all etc... Maybe a downgrade in services since this months bill is higher than our health insurance which was a real shocker. The real challenge is internet service which is critical in our household :confused:

The bottom-line is that Comcast is punishing customers that have any sort of package price plan from Adelphia. Hundreds of thousands of customers have been given no explanation or choice ahead of time - just a higher bill. Maybe it's time to contact the franchise authority and better business bureau? The whole thing smells fishy to me!

Leon McKee

P.S. I would hate to get rid of the DVR's since MOXI also doubles as an additional heat source :eek:

Are Colorado Springs area ABC/CBS/NBC/PBS HD services only availavle by cable or antenna?

Leon McKee

Anyone here use the latest DirectTV Plus HD DVR? Experiences?

Anyone here have 2 DirectTV Plus HD DVR receivers in their home? Experiences?

How about the broadband service DirectTV offers in the Springs area? Who's the vendor? Experiences?

Leon McKee

"Looking to dump Comcast"

Are Colorado Springs area ABC/CBS/NBC/PBS HD services only availavle by cable or antenna?

Leon McKee

Yes, currently no Sat provider is delivering COS HD locals.

I have Comcast Broandband only service and the price stayed the same as Adelphia.... as if $54.95 was not high enough already.

The pricing increases is good info to know. If I ever get a Tivo S3, I will use if strictly for OTA HD and be cable and Sat free for TV content.

Comcast has three levels of internet service speeds so make sure you check this months bill for any changes.

Leon

Yes, currently no Sat provider is delivering COS HD locals.

I have Comcast Broandband only service and the price stayed the same as Adelphia.... as if $54.95 was not high enough already.

The pricing increases is good info to know. If I ever get a Tivo S3, I will use if strictly for OTA HD and be cable and Sat free for TV content.

I called Comcast CS this morning...

Comcast CS states that all Springs area customers with Adelphia "codes" for their services are now being charged at a different price than normal customers. DVR goes from $11.40 to $18.90, but a Comcast billing code would only cost you $11.95 per month. If I change my billing "codes" to Comcast then my overall bill only goes up about 10% from last month. However, if I do not change the "codes" to Comcast then, based on my bill, the total jumps over 18% and will be higher for the same exact services a normal Comcast customer would have!

Comcast is charging accounts for all customers on auto-pay based on these new prices with NO warning. This is not a banking account balance issue in our household, but it seems unethical to me and will affect a certain percentage of customers negatively.

Time to consider a different strategy for these type of service since we are a 4 DVR heavy consumer of said services! TIVO, DirectTV, Qwest or northing at all etc... Maybe a downgrade in services since this months bill is higher than our health insurance which was a real shocker. The real challenge is internet service which is critical in our household :confused:

The bottom-line is that Comcast is punishing customers that have any sort of package price plan from Adelphia. Hundreds of thousands of customers have been given no explanation or choice ahead of time - just a higher bill. Maybe it's time to contact the franchise authority and better business bureau? The whole thing smells fishy to me!

Leon McKee

P.S. I would hate to get rid of the DVR's since MOXI also doubles as an additional heat source :eek:

Always good to call them every few months and threaten to go to sat/dsl. They've always given me the "new customer" pricing which lowers my bill by $30-40/month :)

Always good to call them every few months and threaten to go to sat/dsl. They've always given me the "new customer" pricing which lowers my bill by $30-40/month :)

Thar prob only works if you get TV content from them. :confused:

I receive KKTV via Comcast Moxi DVR and hear the warbling sound. This week it has not been nearly as noticeable as previous weeks but I did get the same audio drop outs that chanceG mentioned above along with a video breakup.

I also have the Moxi box. You have to unplug The Moxi at lest once a week to keep form getting dropout in HD. That is way may Moxi box is going away this week. I'm so times rebooting it daily.

kktvbob - do you have any thoughts related to some of the areas in my admittedly long post of March 1st?

Tallguy

On the lip sync, My up convert is on is on the money. But on HD I just pass it through. So if one show is off but the next one is good that would be cbs in NY. Now if it's all of primetime I need to look at that.

On the weather crawl we need to buy so more equipment to do that in HD. But we run the crawls less in HD than in SD. The crawls are not my call. But we do need to warn people.

On the bandwidth this is where it will stay for now. If you look at 11-2 MYKKTV you will see some shows on it now.

On Wheel and Jeopardy will be some time in the future.

Thar prob only works if you get TV content from them. :confused:

Never hurts to try. Tell them you see their $33/month for broadband ads everywhere and DSL is only $35, so why are you paying $55? Might get lucky :)

I also have the Moxi box. You have to unplug The Moxi at lest once a week to keep form getting dropout in HD. That is way may Moxi box is going away this week. I'm so times rebooting it daily.

Wonder if you had a "bad box" (hw design was horrible). I never unplugged my box and never had HD dropouts. They were notorious for overheating.

The 6412 has better hw, but worse sw :(

I don't think the Tivo/Comcast upgrade can get her soon enough!

[QUOTE=leonmckee]Anyone here use the latest DirectTV Plus HD DVR? Experiences?

Anyone here have 2 DirectTV Plus HD DVR receivers in their home? Experiences?

How about the broadband service DirectTV offers in the Springs area? Who's the vendor? Experiences?

Leon McKee

I have the HR20-700 and my experience has generally been good. I have had to do an RBR a few times since I got this last Oct. I have had to receive 11.1 thru my TV tuner for the past couple of months, since I have not been able to get a signal thru the HR20-700. 5.1 signal strength has been spotty.

I also have the HR10-250 TIVO and generally get all Local HD channels except for 5.1 which is in and out.

I have a pre-amp on order to hopefully boost some of these weak signals.

I have my broadband through Sprint, and pleased with that service.

[QUOTE=leonmckee]Anyone here use the latest DirectTV Plus HD DVR? Experiences?

As a follow-up to my post a few minutes ago... There is a forum for discussion about the D*TV HR20-700, and issues with the latest download. It can be found at: http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=81085&page=14

I'm also having a ton of trouble with KOAA 5-1 OTA reception in Gleneagle here still - I put a ChannelMaster preamp and amp in line, and it didn't strengthen the signal a bit (measured by my PC software in db), or help the TiVo lock in at all. Ugh. I'm wondering if it's multipath, or one rooftop in my way. Their supposedly signal that's the strongest in Colorado must be turned 180 degrees away from me. I may have to go up in the attic again and try to move it around and see if I get lucky, but a 6-8' antenna up there won't move much. It stinks having NBC break up and not record most of the time.

I'm also having a ton of trouble with KOAA 5-1 OTA reception in Gleneagle here still

No problems here with my HD-TiVo with an amplified SquareShooter and no LOS to Cheyenne Mountain (trees). I'm just a couple miles South of County Line Rd and a bit East of Furrow.

I've got an Ironwood Communications guy coming out today to install an outdoor OTA HD antenna for me...run the cable etc. I figured for $50 total it was worth the cost...since my TV is pretty far away from the part of my house the antenna will need to be installed on.

Has anyone had this company provide this service before? Know which antenna they use?

I'm at Dublin and Powers and I currently have the $60 RCA powered antenna from Best Buy sitting above my TV and am able to get moderate signals from all stations except 8-1 and 5-1. This is being fed through my HR10-250. The stations that do come across look and sound great, though.

I'm hoping the signals that are weak right now will be helped by the antenna that Ironwood installs for me today. The installer described it as a "large, waffle" like antenna.

On antennas, A Channel Master or radio Shack UHF/VHF antenna will work. You have to make sure you don't over load the front end with to high a signal. Too high of a signal will not let your TV to lock. If your over loading the front end you can go to Radio Shack and get a 6db attenuator for about $3.00. Also watch on your amplifiers some of them do not work good with digital. So if you have one in line, take it out and see if things improve. I run a old beat up old Radio Shack in Rustic Hills and it picks up great and some of the elements are missing. Some day I will replace it but it works great so for now it stays.

I am a DirTV customer right now and between our broadband going up by $10 because we don't use Comcast cable and the crappy signal strengths on the HR10-250 I am trying to look into switching to Comcast but their website is not much help.

Here are my questions:

1. What is the difference between Comcast Digital Classic EXTRA, PLUS and regular? I clicked on channel lineup and stuck it is a spreadsheet so I could compare and they list all the same channels. I assume that is wrong but I can't tell which channels apply to which package.

2. If I have a TV not watched very often could I just plug the cable right into it and not rent a box and still get basic cable? If so, which basic cable channel package would that be?

3. They do have a HD DVR right?

4. Does it cost the same as a regualr DVR and I just pay the $5 HD package fee?

5. If I have a regular DVR also on a different TV- will that be an EXTRA $11.95 per month? or is there just an extra box charge for something less?

Thanks in advance

Susan

I'm also having a ton of trouble with KOAA 5-1 OTA reception in Gleneagle here still ... I may have to go up in the attic again and try to move it around and see if I get lucky,

Get the antenna out of the attic. This was the best thing I did to imporve my reception.

Im about 3 blocks south and 2 blocks east of there and have no problems
getting 95+ signal strength on all the channels. I just have a cheap
powered antenna from the shack in my attic.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2131034&cp=2032057&f=Taxonomy%2FRSK%2F2032057&categoryId=2032057&kwCatId=2032057&kw=indoor+hdtv+antenna&parentPage=search
the low power setting is more then enough even with the 100ft of coax
it has to run through.
but there is also nothing between the antenna and the mountain but outer
wall of my house. if you have another house or some trees in the way.....
even when I had it sitting on the living room floor hooked to the tv it worked
great on all channels.


I've got an Ironwood Communications guy coming out today to install an outdoor OTA HD antenna for me...run the cable etc. I figured for $50 total it was worth the cost...since my TV is pretty far away from the part of my house the antenna will need to be installed on.

Has anyone had this company provide this service before? Know which antenna they use?

I'm at Dublin and Powers and I currently have the $60 RCA powered antenna from Best Buy sitting above my TV and am able to get moderate signals from all stations except 8-1 and 5-1. This is being fed through my HR10-250. The stations that do come across look and sound great, though.

I'm hoping the signals that are weak right now will be helped by the antenna that Ironwood installs for me today. The installer described it as a "large, waffle" like antenna.

even when I had it sitting on the living room floor hooked to the tv it worked
great on all channels.

The RCA powered antenna I got from BB worked pretty well...I was in the 70's on 11.1, 13.1 and 21.1...but for 5.1 and 8.1 I was anywhere from 30 to 60, so the picture was pretty choppy.

The IronWood guy installed an external DB2 antenna by diplexing over the existing cable and this boosted every channel into the 90's except for 21.1, which is still hovering in the high 70's...but that is high enough to get great picture and sound quality.

Overall, for $50...I'm extremely happy. I would recommend this service to others who don't feel like doing the dirty work of running cable and getting up on your roof.

I am a DirTV customer right now and between our broadband going up by $10 because we don't use Comcast cable and the crappy signal strengths on the HR10-250 I am trying to look into switching to Comcast but their website is not much help.

Here are my questions:

1. What is the difference between Comcast Digital Classic EXTRA, PLUS and regular? I clicked on channel lineup and stuck it is a spreadsheet so I could compare and they list all the same channels. I assume that is wrong but I can't tell which channels apply to which package.

2. If I have a TV not watched very often could I just plug the cable right into it and not rent a box and still get basic cable? If so, which basic cable channel package would that be?

3. They do have a HD DVR right?

4. Does it cost the same as a regualr DVR and I just pay the $5 HD package fee?

5. If I have a regular DVR also on a different TV- will that be an EXTRA $11.95 per month? or is there just an extra box charge for something less?

Thanks in advance

Susan


1. I really have no idea.

2. Yes, you will get basic cable, channels 2-99 with out a cable box. Those channels are NOT digital even with a cable box though.

3. Yes, Comcast has the Moto 6412 HD DVR. The first 1 HD DVR is $11.95 a month and includes your HD Subscription. The second HD DVR is $18.95 a month.

4. As i stated above, It is $11.95 for the HD DVR and the HD subscription. I am unsure how much a regular DVR cost.

5. For my second HD DVR, I was told it is $18.95 for just the second one. I would think the up change would be b/c it is an HD, but i really do not know.

Hope that help a lil bit. if you figure out more, you should let all us in. :)

I am a DirTV customer right now and between our broadband going up by $10 because we don't use Comcast cable and the crappy signal strengths on the HR10-250 I am trying to look into switching to Comcast but their website is not much help.

Here are my questions:

1. What is the difference between Comcast Digital Classic EXTRA, PLUS and regular? I clicked on channel lineup and stuck it is a spreadsheet so I could compare and they list all the same channels. I assume that is wrong but I can't tell which channels apply to which package.

2. If I have a TV not watched very often could I just plug the cable right into it and not rent a box and still get basic cable? If so, which basic cable channel package would that be?

3. They do have a HD DVR right?

4. Does it cost the same as a regualr DVR and I just pay the $5 HD package fee?

5. If I have a regular DVR also on a different TV- will that be an EXTRA $11.95 per month? or is there just an extra box charge for something less?

Thanks in advance

Susan


1. I think the difference between these packages is being able to add additional channels such as HBO, Showtime, etc...

2. With any basic cable package, you should be able to hook up directly to your TV and get the basic cable channels. All the cable outlets in your house should be active, but you need to make sure your TV is cable ready first.

3. The DVR Comcast gave me was the Motorola DCT 6416. Works okay, but has a software issue if you leave the box turned off during a recording. If you power the box on to watch TV, the box will be stuck in MUTE unless you can reprogram your remote. You'll see what I mean if you get this box.

4. For me, I tried to order the HD package, but instead I receive one regular cable box, and one DVR. Since the DVR has a built in QAM tuner, it automatically picks up all the HD channels without the HD package. The regular box however does not pick up HD. This could be an alternative if you only have 1 HDTV. Also, if your TV has a built in QAM tuner, then you will not need to order the HD package to view HD.

5. I know one DVR cost me $11.95. I never asked about a second.

Also if you go with Comcast, make sure you find the special rebate offers throughout different internet sites. Usually you can get a rebate if you have Comcast activated for at least 2 months.

Good luck!

Can anyone tell me if any of the Notre Dame football games OTA on 5.1 last season were broadcast in HD?

At the time I didn't have the equipment I do now...so I'm getting geared up for the upcoming season...yeah, I know it's March.

Thanks!

Can anyone tell me if any of the Notre Dame football games OTA on 5.1 last season were broadcast in HD?

At the time I didn't have the equipment I do now...so I'm getting geared up for the upcoming season...yeah, I know it's March.

Thanks!


Yeah! You're right... It's MARCH! lol

While i am not a Notre Dame fan myself (Go Big RED!!!), I did catch at least 2 HD Notre Dame games last season. Not sure if they all will be, but Notre Dame is a popular team and popular teams get HD spots.

I did catch at least 2 HD Notre Dame games last season.

Good to know...the anticipation of this season will now be at an all time high ;)

1. I think the difference between these packages is being able to add additional channels such as HBO, Showtime, etc...

2. With any basic cable package, you should be able to hook up directly to your TV and get the basic cable channels. All the cable outlets in your house should be active, but you need to make sure your TV is cable ready first.

3. The DVR Comcast gave me was the Motorola DCT 6416. Works okay, but has a software issue if you leave the box turned off during a recording. If you power the box on to watch TV, the box will be stuck in MUTE unless you can reprogram your remote. You'll see what I mean if you get this box.

4. For me, I tried to order the HD package, but instead I receive one regular cable box, and one DVR. Since the DVR has a built in QAM tuner, it automatically picks up all the HD channels without the HD package. The regular box however does not pick up HD. This could be an alternative if you only have 1 HDTV. Also, if your TV has a built in QAM tuner, then you will not need to order the HD package to view HD.

5. I know one DVR cost me $11.95. I never asked about a second.

Also if you go with Comcast, make sure you find the special rebate offers throughout different internet sites. Usually you can get a rebate if you have Comcast activated for at least 2 months.

Good luck!

You got a 6416? Not a 6412?

You got a 6416? Not a 6412?

Yup, I just double checked. The model says DCT 6416 III. I just got my cable hooked up 2 weeks ago, so maybe Comcast gave me the latest box with the bigger hard drive.

Yup, I just double checked. The model says DCT 6416 III. I just got my cable hooked up 2 weeks ago, so maybe Comcast gave me the latest box with the bigger hard drive.

Nice! Picked up my 2nd 6412 about 3 weeks ago and had the rep. search for a 6416, but he couldn't find one. Guy had no idea what I was talking about :)

Looks like I got a trip (or two or three) down Union in my near future.

I just hooked up my Dolby encoder to auto, So it will switch between 5.1 and stereo. I just received the part I was missing. Can you guys tell me what you think. I am hoping this will stop the wobble in the audio.

Bob, glad for your input. There seems to be a new problem with KKTV HD audio. I recorded Shark and CSI-(whatever) on Saturday and Cold Case tonight (Sunday). Audio was strange. Background music and ambient sound were audible, but dialog was not. I recorded on Comcast Moxi and also tried Cold Case live. Same thing. Could hear on SD but not HD. I noticed a few months ago that audio problems were common on weekends, but OK during the week.

I just hooked up my Dolby encoder to auto, So it will switch between 5.1 and stereo. I just received the part I was missing. Can you guys tell me what you think. I am hoping this will stop the wobble in the audio.

I recorded two hours of OTA last night (Sun 12 March, 8:00 - 10:00) and I just got around to spot-checking it. I am not seeing any of the problems mentioned by PurpleMountain. In fact, it seems very much improved. The HD lip-sync is correct for the first time in months. Also, I found a few spots with extended constant musical notes and I heard no pitch variation. I have not yet watched both programs fully, but so far it looks good.

Thanks for your efforts.

I can confirm PurpleMountain's experience with Shark from 3/10 at 8PM. I recorded this episode on my Moxi. The show's dialog is completely missing. The surround comes through with background music and sounds. Whenever KKTV went to commercial the commercials' audio came through loud and clear.

I've seen this behavior before, but has been a few months.

Sorry about that, It worked great for live and upconvet but on delay shows it didn't work. That is the reason their was no dialog with the show. Now I am now waiting for new software to be released for my servers.

Watched Amazing Race from Sunday 3/11 last night and it had the "music wobble" big time!
I record 11-1 OTA using an HD TiVo from DirecTV.

Anyone have trouble viewing or recording Jericho on KKTV tonight? I ended up 60 minutes of nothing...black screen of death?

Anyone have trouble viewing or recording Jericho on KKTV tonight? I ended up 60 minutes of nothing...black screen of death?

My Jericho recording was fine w/ Comcast, Moto 6412.

Anyone have trouble viewing or recording Jericho on KKTV tonight? I ended up 60 minutes of nothing...black screen of death?

No problems here both live OTA and DTivo for Jericho, but I did notice the audio wobble on the following Criminal Minds (live).

Can someone confirm this or help me with this.

I got a new 37 in LG LCD for my bedroom and hooked it up to the Comcast HD/DVR and all of the HD channels seem to be chopped off at the side ends. On my sony 46 in LCD with my MOXI box , ESPN shows the black/grey borders and the bottom scroll is complete. On the comcast hd/dvr there is no black/grey borders and the bottom scroll is chopped off slightly on the sides.

Just wondering. Thanks.

Nevermind. I solved the problem and found the secret menu and turned on the 720p.

Anybody else having audio dropping in and out on ESPN-2HD and TNT-HD?

Anybody else having audio dropping in and out on ESPN-2HD and TNT-HD?
from which provider?

KRDO completely let us down on LOST tonight - I think they only had 1 or 2 segments in HD and the majority of it was SD. And of course it was the first time I was demoing HD for some friends who are huge LOST fans... Come on, KRDO!

from which provider?


Comcast :rolleyes:

The amateurs at KRDO really let us down on Lost last night. I had a feeling it was going to be bad when at the top of the hour (9PM), they just had to put up a scroll to tell us about the closing of East Middle school (as if this could not have waited until the 10PM news). This subsequently messed up their sycnchronization or whatever with the recorded HD of Lost. Completely inexcusable. I was so POd.

Why no Altitude in HD for comcast???!

stupid comcast...they say there's something wrong....I hope it doesn't turn into them not carrying it anymore.... :mad:

Why no Altitude in HD for comcast???!


Comcast shows Altitude HD only for Avalanche and Nuggets home games. The Avalanche are off tonight (in Edmonton last night), and the Nuggets played in Chicago tonight. In fact, according to Altitude's HD programming guide (http://www.altitudesports.com/hd/avs.aspx or http://www.altitudesports.com/hd/nuggets.aspx), there's no HD broadcasts planned until next Tuesday, March 27 (Avs vs. Vancouver).

Does anybody tune Comcast Clear QAM? I used to pick up ESPNHD and Discovery HD Theater and as of this morning they are gone. I rescanned the channels and they don't show up anymore. Anybody else seeing this?

Does anybody tune Comcast Clear QAM? I used to pick up ESPNHD and Discovery HD Theater and as of this morning they are gone. I rescanned the channels and they don't show up anymore. Anybody else seeing this?
I noticed the same thing for my two sets. We may have to go manually hunting for their new channels if Comcast hasn't dropped them.

Rich

KRDO completely let us down on LOST tonight - I think they only had 1 or 2 segments in HD and the majority of it was SD. And of course it was the first time I was demoing HD for some friends who are huge LOST fans... Come on, KRDO!

I couldn't agree more re: let down. I just can't quite believe this is still so hard for folks to execute.

I noticed the same thing for my two sets. We may have to go manually hunting for their new channels if Comcast hasn't dropped them.

Rich

Please post if anyone finds them. This would be a huge loss for me.

Please post if anyone finds them. This would be a huge loss for me.
I've rescanned again this morning and I'm still 2 channels short. For what it's worth I'm going to call and complain on Monday.

I've rescanned again this morning and I'm still 2 channels short. For what it's worth I'm going to call and complain on Monday.
Since those are both 'premium' channels, it wouldn't surprise me that you'll now have to pay extra for them. Maybe they'll make them part of an HD Package.

On another note, I see what you guys were talking about concerning the weather warnings. I can't receive the C/S HD broadcasts, so I usually try Denver. KCNC was breaking up to much so I switched to KGWN(CBS) in Cheyenne. During the NCAA playoffs, they kept broadcasting this weather warning. Switch to SD(picture narrows), throw the crap on the screen for a minute or 2, then back to HD. Yea, 2nd rate.
....jc

Please post if anyone finds them. This would be a huge loss for me.

I've still got ESPN HD (733) and Discovery HD (746). I also get inHD (701), ESPN2 HD (734), and TNT HD (735) in addition to the local HD channels (705, 708, 711, 713, 721). I believe I'm paying extra for the Comcast HD package, and I'll bet all of these (other than the locals) are part of that package.

I've still got ESPN HD (733) and Discovery HD (746). I also get inHD (701), ESPN2 HD (734), and TNT HD (735) in addition to the local HD channels (705, 708, 711, 713, 721). I believe I'm paying extra for the Comcast HD package, and I'll bet all of these (other than the locals) are part of that package.

Yeah, ESPN HD is the only reason I have the cable hooked up to my QAM. Without that I'm better off going with the OTA channels for the better quality. I'm not going to pay the extra money they want for that stuff. Comcast sure knows how to screw over people.

Hey guys,

I've been monitoring the forum off and on for years...first in Denver when I lived there and now in C. Springs.

Bottomline is I'm sick of paying over a hundred dollars a month for Comcast (Adelphia before that) cable and internet. I'm considering dropping Comcast cable/internet and going for Quest DSL with OTA HD and something to be able to record it.

Can I get some personal help with my setup so I can evaluate costs/feasability and make an informed decision? I'm a beginner when it comes to antenna's and OTA so bear with me.

I'm located at the corner of Austin Bluffs and Woodman in the Springs. I have:

Denon AVR-3801 AV Surround Receiver
Samsung HL-P5063W TV
House is wired with junction in basement for coax outlets all over the house

I'd like to use an outdoor or attic antenna if possible (Home Owners Assoc might not allow rooftop or anything in sight from street)

I'd like to run the antenna feed to my junction box so I can use other TVs in the house off the outlets...but only have one HDTV, 2 others are standard 4:3.

Don't want to pay $800 for HD TiVo...what other options are there to record and watch HDTV?

Thanks...standing by for questions and help.

Trent

First of all Welcome to the forum!

I'd like to use an outdoor or attic antenna if possible (Home Owners Assoc might not allow rooftop or anything in sight from street)
They can't stop you from installing an antenna. It's the law! I would think that you have LOS to Cheyenne Mtn? If so, you shouldn't need much.

I'd like to run the antenna feed to my junction box so I can use other TVs in the house off the outlets...but only have one HDTV, 2 others are standard 4:3.
You'll probably need a booster amp, or maybe just use a preamp and the power that it puts out.

Don't want to pay $800 for HD TiVo...what other options are there to record and watch HDTV?
I'm not a pro in this department :o but it seems that's it's Tivo or a DVR from a provider: D*, Comcast, whoever. If you don't need to record, you could just purchase an HD tuner.
....jc

I just bought an LG LCD that has a QAM tuner. Can anyone tell me what additional stations I might get with this?

Hey guys. I live in Monument/80132 and am getting sick of Comcast especially since they just dropped Discovery HD from my package and it would cost me $25 extra/mo to upgrade to a package that includes it. I was looking at DirecTV and Dish and had some questions...

Antennaweb says that a yellow/green multi-directional antenna should work from here for the HD locals (I have no obstructions blocking my signal, but I'm kind of far from Cheyenne mtn). Anyone have any experience with this from this part of town? Any recommendations for a suitable antenna that I can mount on the mast of a dish? It can't be too unsightly, as it will be on the front of my townhome.

DirecTV vs. Dish. I don't want a lot of channels...my main requirements are Discovery HD and HD locals. I rarely watch anything not in HD. As a result, I just want a VERY BASIC package with HD programming. I'd also like the HD DVR. Any recommendations between Dish & DirecTV for my needs?

Do people still do the thing where they sign up for service and then "move" their service address to another metro area? Denver offers HD locals, right? I could just do that after installation, right? I'd have to put up with Denver news though I guess. Then again, maybe the Denver locals don't screw up as often as ours do here in The Springs. It would be nice to actually be able to watch an entire show in HD and not have it switch to SD halfway through for no reason or during weather warnings!!

Please help me out if you can. Thanks a lot guys!!

Antennaweb says that a yellow/green multi-directional antenna should work from here for the HD locals (I have no obstructions blocking my signal, but I'm kind of far from Cheyenne mtn). Anyone have any experience with this from this part of town? Any recommendations for a suitable antenna that I can mount on the mast of a dish? It can't be too unsightly, as it will be on the front of my townhome.

I live near the high school, north of it but south of 105. I put a radio shack pre-amp on my attic antenna on the south west corner of my house and I get all the HD locals just fine. Couldn't tell you what my antenna is, its been 8 years since I installed it. Some big beast of an antenna in my attic that receives both UHF and VHF.

DirecTV vs. Dish. I don't want a lot of channels...my main requirements are Discovery HD and HD locals. I rarely watch anything not in HD. As a result, I just want a VERY BASIC package with HD programming. I'd also like the HD DVR. Any recommendations between Dish & DirecTV for my needs?

I have DirecTV with the HR10-250 (Tivo based recorder). Have had it since it first came out. It costs ~$10 extra for the HD package so you'd have to look for the package with Discovery and HD, probably around $50 a month. I don't have experience with the D* recorder but I'm sure others will chime in on that.

Russ

Antennaweb says that a yellow/green multi-directional antenna should work from here for the HD locals (I have no obstructions blocking my signal, but I'm kind of far from Cheyenne mtn). Anyone have any experience with this from this part of town? Any recommendations for a suitable antenna that I can mount on the mast of a dish? It can't be too unsightly, as it will be on the front of my townhome.
If you can see Cheyene Mtn, then this CM 3021 should easily handle your needs:

http://pimages.solidsignal.com/ANC3021.gif

Now, if you think that you might be able to pick up Denver stations, then you'll probably need a bigger antenna.

If you can hang for a while, D* will have more HD than anybody. Hopefully sometime later this year.

'Moving' may not work too well. You want to get your H/W at a Denver location, and then move it. I would doubt that they would install an MPEG4 setup in the C/S DMA.

[QUOTE=jkozlow3]....

Antennaweb says that a yellow/green multi-directional antenna should work from here for the HD locals (I have no obstructions blocking my signal, but I'm kind of far from Cheyenne mtn). Anyone have any experience with this from this part of town? Any recommendations for a suitable antenna that I can mount on the mast of a dish? It can't be too unsightly, as it will be on the front of my townhome.


I live at the Northern end of Briargate and have an antenna in my attic which provides great signal strengths for 5/30, 8, 11, 13, and 21. I bought the antenna a few years back at Centennial Electronics here in the springs in fact they call it the "Colorado Springs Special" as it is a sparcly populated log periodic with elements for our local channels only. If you have a clean view of Cheyenne Mountain you should be in good shape.

I just bought an LG LCD that has a QAM tuner. Can anyone tell me what additional stations I might get with this?

Well just the local channels. We used to get ESPNHD and Discovery HD but they just pulled them this past friday.

WOW...the more Comcast moves into the Springs the more customer they are loosing. Several of my friends have dropped them due to increased rate. I haven't seen an increase yet but I'm completely expecting it. I have just the basic cable and HSI and it runs $100 a month. If it wasn't for my MythTV box using analog and QAM cable...TV is TV...if Comcast get too out of control I'll have to dump also. Current trending...Comcast will be happy they moved into the Springs and they can service the handful of customers they have left. I really don't want a dish but things change. The population will move to dish for a decade then back to cable... That holds true in most sectors if business it just took the Springs longer to catch up with the rest of the world...

Oh well...things change...

It can't be too unsightly, as it will be on the front of my townhome.


Definitely go with the amplified Squareshooter (SS-2000) then. It's a gray plastic square about 18"x18"x3". It pulls in all the locals great for me and I'm almost to County Line.


DirecTV vs. Dish. I don't want a lot of channels...my main requirements are Discovery HD and HD locals. I rarely watch anything not in HD. As a result, I just want a VERY BASIC package with HD programming. I'd also like the HD DVR. Any recommendations between Dish & DirecTV for my needs?


Coudn't tell 'ya much about Dish; I dropped them years ago after the Dishplayer fiasco. I love my HD-TiVo, but unless DTV brings back the TiVo I'm sure my future with them is limited as I don't like their new hardware much. I've been thinking of dumping it all and just doing OTA with a Mac Mini HTPC, but that's another topic.


Do people still do the thing where they sign up for service and then "move" their service address to another metro area? Denver offers HD locals, right? I could just do that after installation, right? I'd have to put up with Denver news though I guess.

Yes, people do. Mainly so that they can watch Denver news. :p

Hay that CM 3021 is for UHF only antenna it may not work with KKTV. Try a CM Advantage 3018 or a Radio Shack VU 75XR or VU 110 XR I run a VU 110 XR It picks up great.

Thanks for the advice guys. I signed up for Dish today, as their HD DVR is free as opposed to $200 with Direct and from what I've read, the current Dish box is better anyway.

In addition, Dish will only cost me $36/mo for the first 10 months (including the $6 DVR monthly fee) with their Top100 pkg and HD pkg (includes 27 HD channels). So between the free equipment, far cheaper monthly costs, and far more HD channels, Dish was a no-brainer over both Direct and Comcast.

I also ordered a Winegard SquareShooter (SS-2000) amplified antenna. Not sure that I'll need the amplifier, but I don't have to use it if I don't need it. Better safe than sorry.

Thanks again everyone!

kktvbob,

Are you really a KKTV engineer? If so, can we look forward to missing dozens of hours of HD programming again this summer every time it rains and KKTV airs weather warnings? Not trying to to sound harsh, but I watch a lot of KKTV programming and last summer drove me NUTS with the weather warnings/lack of HDTV on KKTV every evening.

Thanks!

Hay that CM 3021 is for UHF only antenna it may not work with KKTV.
The Channel Master 3021 is a stacked dipole reflector antenna, and it(like the CM 4228) do a decent job of receiving the high VHF frequencies.
....jc

Hey guys. I live in Monument/80132 and am getting sick of Comcast especially since they just dropped Discovery HD from my package and it would cost me $25 extra/mo to upgrade to a package that includes it. I was looking at DirecTV and Dish and had some questions...

Antennaweb says that a yellow/green multi-directional antenna should work from here for the HD locals (I have no obstructions blocking my signal, but I'm kind of far from Cheyenne mtn). Anyone have any experience with this from this part of town? Any recommendations for a suitable antenna that I can mount on the mast of a dish? It can't be too unsightly, as it will be on the front of my townhome.

DirecTV vs. Dish. I don't want a lot of channels...my main requirements are Discovery HD and HD locals. I rarely watch anything not in HD. As a result, I just want a VERY BASIC package with HD programming. I'd also like the HD DVR. Any recommendations between Dish & DirecTV for my needs?

Do people still do the thing where they sign up for service and then "move" their service address to another metro area? Denver offers HD locals, right? I could just do that after installation, right? I'd have to put up with Denver news though I guess. Then again, maybe the Denver locals don't screw up as often as ours do here in The Springs. It would be nice to actually be able to watch an entire show in HD and not have it switch to SD halfway through for no reason or during weather warnings!!

Please help me out if you can. Thanks a lot guys!!

I just used a regular roof top antenna to get the DTV signals from Cheyenne Mountain and I pulled them in fine (until my OTA DTV receiver burned out and I didn't bother replacing it because the satellite decoder worked fine and there wasn't enough terrestrial traffic to bother about. I need to start rethinking that since we are up to 4.3 HDTV stations on the air now.)

Cheyenne Mountain isn't that far from Monument as the crow flies. You're probably about 30 miles away. Antennaweb.orc says I need a blue VAV antenna to receive a signal (just north of the AFA) but I don't have direct LOS to the mountain. I wasn't using a preamp and still got good signals before. Nice thing about digital, you either have a signal or you don't.

Jack

kktvbob,

Are you really a KKTV engineer? If so, <<snip>>>

Thanks!

jkozlow3,
Please don't chase the engineer away. KKTV policies (and I hate those policies as much as you do) are business decisions and are not the fault of kktvbob.

jkozlow3,
Please don't chase the engineer away. KKTV policies (and I hate those policies as much as you do) are business decisions and are not the fault of kktvbob.

Sorry, wasn't trying to chase him away. I hope I didn't give that impression. I was just curious if they had any plans to fix the way they do weather warnings. Either on top of an HD feed or just flash it during commercials so that we can still enjoy HD programming.

Sorry kktvbob if I gave the wrong impression.

He'd mentioned earlier that they'd need to buy a box to do it.

I apologize if this is a well-known issue, I searched this thread and couldn't find any info on it. Anyone else watching the NCAA games in OTA HD? I've noticed every few minutes it will go slightly out of focus for a second, and then everything will be fine for another few minutes. I've also noticed in on some PBS programs and the NBC on ABC. I'm new to HD, just got a TV a couple of weeks ago, so I don't know if it's normal or not. No one seems to be having the problem in the thread for my particular TV, so I'm thinking it's not an issue with the TV...

Thanks!

I apologize if this is a well-known issue, I searched this thread and couldn't find any info on it. Anyone else watching the NCAA games in OTA HD? I've noticed every few minutes it will go slightly out of focus for a second, and then everything will be fine for another few minutes. I've also noticed in on some PBS programs and the NBC on ABC. I'm new to HD, just got a TV a couple of weeks ago, so I don't know if it's normal or not. No one seems to be having the problem in the thread for my particular TV, so I'm thinking it's not an issue with the TV...

Thanks!
I don’t watch the games but what you are likely seeing is that some of the cameras they are using for broadcast are not HD. Sometimes they fill in with STD res cameras and crop to fit the 16X9 format which appear soft or blurry. This is most common on sideline remote scenes. I have seen this condition on football games and races but lately this seems to be less numerous. HD cameras are very expensive and not easy to link from remotes due to the higher RF bandwidth required.

... in the contest to alienate viewers when it rains along the kansas border. Clearly, people on the eastern plains have no experience with severe weather and must be told when it is raining and windy. Here are the standings as I see it:

#1 is KRDO, who eliminated the first half of Lost in favor of call-ins from people out east. Curiously, they found time to run all of their commercials.

#2 is KKTV, with their scrolling filibuster.

KOAA is a distant third. They kept their warnings brief and to the point. A sincere thanks to them; I hope they never try to compete in this arena.

Can somebody with a little more knowledge than what I have explain to me why KRDO could not show Lost in it's entirety. KRDO seemed to think that 600,000+ people along the front range needed to hear for 30 mins about the storm affecting a few hundred people in eastern Colorado which occured shortly after 8PM. Since KRDO;'s programming is recorded to be played an hour later, why could they not show Lost in it's entirety? That would of course eat into the 10PM News but that could go late as well. I don't mean to sound insensitive to the possible disaster but an appropriate scroll would have sufficed. By 9PM the damage was done form the storm and as evidenced by the caller she wasn't watching TV but rather playing Bridge at a neighbor's house. This was comnpletely absurd in my opinion and does not bode well as we approach the summer time and more storms. Matt Meister is going to have many more field days to pontificate and repeat and repeat and be overjoyed by the "bad weather" in the middle of nowhere.

I also agree with GatoViejo and RJO. While i do think their is a need and it is the responsibility of our local stations to report emergencies, I do feel their needs to be a balance. KRDO had a lot more viewers last night out of the reach of the storm wanting to watch Lost then people who were affected by it. On top of that, when is the last time you seen TVs in storm shelters? All stations were urging for people to seek shelter which in turn is really telling them to get away from their TVs.

I also very much dislike the crawlers along the bottom that don't allow HD while they are on as i have paid a LOT of money to have HDTV. But, I was able to watch Jericho last night even if it was not in HD and I thank KKTV for that.

KRDO, you dropped the ball. Watching Lost online does NOT allow a whole family or even more then 1 person to watch the show comfortable at once. And that is if ALL your viewers have HIGH SPEED Internet access if any Internet access at all.

Your HD viewers are the consumers that are spending money, we all have BIG F***ing TVs we spent a lot of $$ on, therefore making us the prime target for your advertisers. I think we need to start a list of Local advertisements that are on while stations are denying us viewers of our HD so we can make formal complaints to them. Maybe they can put more pressure on the stations to provide the greater mass of their viewers quality television.

Just got home today, looking forward to watching Lost tonight - can't believe KRDO did this. Am going to have download the torrent file now - it's legal in my mind if they won't even show it to us. Isn't this one of their most popular shows?

Has anyone else noticed that KTSC is transmitting a new sub-channel, 8.2 with no video but guide data for Spanish titles? They still don’t have correct guide data for 8.1. Just why we need Spanish TV programming robbing bandwidth here is a mystery to me. This is an English speaking country the last time I checked. Maybe in 10 or 20 years if we don’t start protecting our borders, that won’t be the case. Sorry if this is politically incorrect, but I just had to say it.

Well I hope those of you who were disappointed by KRDO last night send them some emails. I sent a complaint yesterday.

The email addresses are all listed on their website here:

http://www.krdo.com/story.cfm?nav=contact-us&storyID=139

I sent my complaint to most of the people listed on that page.

After seeing the damage to Holly CO tonight on the news I hope some of you that posted about the interruption of your TV viewing last night, have a little remorse.

After seeing the damage to Holly CO tonight on the news I hope some of you that posted about the interruption of your TV viewing last night, have a little remorse.

I'm sure some people will disagree with me, and my prayers are with those families in Holly, but 30 minutes of coverage of a storm for a town with a population of 1000 people 155 miles from here was unnecessary. Are they even in the viewing area?

I'm not trying to be insensitive, but my point is that when 99+% of your viewing area is NOWHERE NEAR the storm area, who are they benefitting? They didn't start the broadcast until the storm was already active...were the people in Holly really sitting around waiting for KRDO to tell them to go into their basements AFTER the fact? The storm moved through the small town VERY quickly and the KRDO coverage went on LONG afterwards.

I'm not trying to downplay the storm, I just don't see where the real benefit was.

I agree with jkozlow3. if KRDO decided they had to do in-studio coverage of this storm, then they should have also decided to delay LOST and show it in its entirety.

KRDO was simply trying to "outdo" the other local channels so that they can make the claim that they were the first or had the most extensive coverage or some similar bs along those lines.

they screwed up...

on an unrelated note:
to those who do not like comcast internet I would mention that qwest is finally rolling out
the speedier dsl to the home market here in the springs. I upgraded my dsl yesterday
and it will sustain 6mbps down. 900kbps up. Up to this point I have had both dsl
(for static IPs) and cable for speed. now that my dsl is faster then cable I can drop
cable. qwest is charging $48 (+typical bs fees) a month for the dsl. +$10 if you dont have
voice service and just want a dry pair.

(not really HD related I know but people here like to complain about comcast so I though I would throw this out there.)

Can someone tell me where the HD broadcasts are coming from? I have heard down by Colorado College but seems Cheyenne mountain is the more likely spot.

Also, I'm ready to purchase an attic antenna, is a single direction better or should I just get a multidirectional?

Thanks for your help.

Can someone tell me where the HD broadcasts are coming from? I have heard down by Colorado College but seems Cheyenne mountain is the more likely spot.
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All of the HD broadcasts are transmitted from the top of Cheyenne Mountain.

I agree with jkozlow3 and Eddie Lopez and their comments. I would also like to throw this out. KRDO is multicasting on 13.2 the same programming as on 13.1. When this type of weather emergency arises, why doesn't KRDO continue with regular programming on the main channel 13.1 and put all of the live weather information on 13.2? Put a quick scroll on 13.1 and those who are interested can change channels and get all of the live information that KRDO wants to put out. The digital age is upon us and a little thinking outside of the box would satisfy many more people than what was done the other night.

All of the HD broadcasts are transmitted from the top of Cheyenne Mountain.

Are they UHF or VHF?

KKTV, Fox, KRDO are on Cheyenne Mountain.

KKTV is VHF and the rest are UHF.

I live at the Northern end of Briargate and have an antenna in my attic which provides great signal strengths for 5/30, 8, 11, 13, and 21. I bought the antenna a few years back at Centennial Electronics here in the springs in fact they call it the "Colorado Springs Special" as it is a sparcly populated log periodic with elements for our local channels only. If you have a clean view of Cheyenne Mountain you should be in good shape.
I was interested in this, and called Centennial Electronics today, but unfortunately they have not been able to get these antennas in quite a while, over a year he said. :(

Does anyone know if KRDO rebroadcast LOST sometime over the weekend or maybe they are planning on it sometime this week. We stopped watching after a bit when it became obvious that almost none of the show was going to be shown in hopes of KRDO showing it again later. I'll send them an email and give them a call to see what they say...

Rob

Any dish subs with vip 211 or 622 out there ? FOXRM HD has the Rockies game in HD ch 364. Its about time the RSN went HD now for Alt. in HD

Does anyone know if KRDO rebroadcast LOST sometime over the weekend or maybe they are planning on it sometime this week. We stopped watching after a bit when it became obvious that almost none of the show was going to be shown in hopes of KRDO showing it again later. I'll send them an email and give them a call to see what they say...

Rob
Don't think so, but you CAN watch it on the ABC website. And then there's always usenet or torrents... :)

freaking sweet !
of course todays game is already over before I noticed, I hope the guide data shows up
soon. maybe after tonights dowload of data I can watch the avs in HD tomorrow.

Any dish subs with vip 211 or 622 out there ? FOXRM HD has the Rockies game in HD ch 364. Its about time the RSN went HD now for Alt. in HD

Currently living in Colorado Springs,my TV has a QAM tuner, and didn't know what it was until now. I also have a digital cable box, and the channels I get through the box comes through when I connect directly to the TV, except for no sound. I read that these channels are encrypted, so thats probably why, but for the local channels, they come in just fine, in fact the HD channels look 2x better than they did through the cable box( HD box by the way ). My question is that if I happen to cancel my cable service( I rarely watch the cable channels anyway ) will those local channels still come through? I could use over the air, but reception isn't all that great.

Currently living in Colorado Springs,my TV has a QAM tuner, and didn't know what it was until now. I also have a digital cable box, and the channels I get through the box comes through when I connect directly to the TV, except for no sound. I read that these channels are encrypted, so thats probably why, but for the local channels, they come in just fine, in fact the HD channels look 2x better than they did through the cable box( HD box by the way ). My question is that if I happen to cancel my cable service( I rarely watch the cable channels anyway ) will those local channels still come through? I could use over the air, but reception isn't all that great.

Nevermind, after reading and self research, I found out the answer to my question.

KKTV, Fox, KRDO are on Cheyenne Mountain.


Isn't KOAA on Cheyenne Mountain also? Isn't their HD feed (Ch. 42) and Ch. 30 coming from Cheyenne Mountain? Why would Bob from KK leave them out?

Well, will wonders never cease????

Comcast just added (at least in my area of the Springs) HD On-Demand. Pretty good selection, seems to work okay.

And the On-Demand menu has expanded significantly. Good stuff...at least initially.

HD dishnetwork people: is anyone getting anything on the new fox RM sports HD channel?
there was the program listed yesterday for the rockies but nothing on the guide for the
foreseeable future. thought the baseball game would be there but its not. :(

I am here in the springs about 2 miles from the springs airport. After being told from Directv that local channels come OTA but not over Directv I went out and bought a 25$ PHILLIPS antenna, MANT410 up to 45db amp, from Wal-Mart to see what I could get.

It seemed to work great but I was having trouble keeping channel 8 (PBS) and channel 11 (CBS) to display at the same time. If I got one working the other wouldn't. I have done some research from antennaweb.org and minus the airport nearby I am in a yellow zone for all HD channels. When I add the airport I am green for channel 21 (FOX) and 11 (CBS), yellow for the rest.

Bottom line, why would I not be able to tune in both channels at the same time. For one thing CBS is VHF and PBS is UHF so they should not interfere, right? Unless it is becuase it is a combined antenna instead of 2 seperate, 1 UHF and 1 VHF. To add, I got the same picture quality with the amp off so I am not sure I even need an amp.

Do I need 2 seperate antennas or maybe an outdoor vs an indoor? Do I need an amplified one? and do I really need a green rated antenna, just becuase I am within 2-3 miles of the airport?

Thanks for any help and advice? Need more info let me know.

eztrain

Isn't KOAA on Cheyenne Mountain also? Isn't their HD feed (Ch. 42) and Ch. 30 coming from Cheyenne Mountain? Why would Bob from KK leave them out?
I noticed that too, that Bob left them out. KOAA is broadcast from Cheyenne Mountain, as they show on their web site. KTSC/PBS too. Plus where else would make sense to put up an antenna in Colorado Springs?

We are fortunate that all the signals come from the same direction. In some cities it's pretty tough to point your antenna when the signals come from 2-3 different directions.

I am here in the springs about 2 miles from the springs airport. After being told from Directv that local channels come OTA but not over Directv I went out and bought a 25$ PHILLIPS antenna, MANT410 up to 45db amp, from Wal-Mart to see what I could get.

It seemed to work great but I was having trouble keeping channel 8 (PBS) and channel 11 (CBS) to display at the same time. If I got one working the other wouldn't. I have done some research from antennaweb.org and minus the airport nearby I am in a yellow zone for all HD channels. When I add the airport I am green for channel 21 (FOX) and 11 (CBS), yellow for the rest.

Bottom line, why would I not be able to tune in both channels at the same time. For one thing CBS is VHF and PBS is UHF so they should not interfere, right? Unless it is becuase it is a combined antenna instead of 2 seperate, 1 UHF and 1 VHF. To add, I got the same picture quality with the amp off so I am not sure I even need an amp.

Do I need 2 seperate antennas or maybe an outdoor vs an indoor? Do I need an amplified one? and do I really need a green rated antenna, just becuase I am within 2-3 miles of the airport?

Thanks for any help and advice? Need more info let me know.

eztrain
I don't have any knowledge about that area, but if you're using a small antenna, I believe a large one is supposed to work much better for VHF (KKTV 11 on frequency 10). The amplitude or something is much larger. My experience has been that it's tough to receive KKTV with a regular sized set-top type antenna.

I hate to bring this up again, but many years ago I switched from D* to Adelphia to get more HD channels, and was pretty happy with the change. Now, like many others in CSprings, I just saw the price increase in my monthly bill. Wow! And I'm really missing my HDnet too. So I'm paying Comcast more for less?

It is making me reconsider Comcast and I've been starting to research the D* alternatives. Especially with the current Dish HD DVR offer. But the D*TV hype about all their new HD channels makes me want to wait a bit before choosing.

I love my Comcast high-speed Internet, so it would be nice if Comcast just got their act together. I notice that other Comcast markets get many more HD channels, such as A&E and Universal HD (the one I would really like). Why don't we get the same lineup here? Is it still just a transition from Adelphia issue? I've sent some email queries to Comcast to see what they say when I threaten to leave over the recent changes.

Competition is a good thing...but sometimes it also makes it very confusing and hard to decide what to get. For now I guess I'll just wait and see how the Dish vs D*TV HD channel promises work out, as much as I hate to keep paying Comcast so much money for such a poor channel lineup.

For now I guess I'll just wait and see how the Dish vs D*TV HD channel promises work out, as much as I hate to keep paying Comcast so much money for such a poor channel lineup.

Well, DirecTV doesn't have launch dates or anything for their new HD satellites from what I've read, so their additional HD channels are still MONTHS away at least.

Dish has the better deal right now with the free HD DVR and has more HD channels. You can either sign up with an 18 month contract and save $50 or pay the $50 activation fee and have no contract. Even if you signed up for Dish now, I don't think Direct will be doing anything worth switching for for a year or more anyway. By then, your 18 month contract with Dish would almost be up. Either that or just sign up now and spend $50 on activation and be without contract. You'll get a LOT more for your money with Dish than Comcast is currently offering IMO.

Well, will wonders never cease????

Comcast just added (at least in my area of the Springs) HD On-Demand. Pretty good selection, seems to work okay.

And the On-Demand menu has expanded significantly. Good stuff...at least initially.

Excellent! Going to have to check that out later today. Now if they'll just get those "25 HD Channels" going :)

I hate to bring this up again, but many years ago I switched from D* to Adelphia to get more HD channels, and was pretty happy with the change. Now, like many others in CSprings, I just saw the price increase in my monthly bill. Wow! And I'm really missing my HDnet too. So I'm paying Comcast more for less?

It is making me reconsider Comcast and I've been starting to research the D* alternatives. Especially with the current Dish HD DVR offer. But the D*TV hype about all their new HD channels makes me want to wait a bit before choosing.

I love my Comcast high-speed Internet, so it would be nice if Comcast just got their act together. I notice that other Comcast markets get many more HD channels, such as A&E and Universal HD (the one I would really like). Why don't we get the same lineup here? Is it still just a transition from Adelphia issue? I've sent some email queries to Comcast to see what they say when I threaten to leave over the recent changes.

Competition is a good thing...but sometimes it also makes it very confusing and hard to decide what to get. For now I guess I'll just wait and see how the Dish vs D*TV HD channel promises work out, as much as I hate to keep paying Comcast so much money for such a poor channel lineup.

Earlier this year, Comcast was advertising "25 HD Channels". They seem to move slowly, but if they come through, great.

As for the increase, I recently called them and told them I was considering switching to satellite/DSL and they gave me "new customer" pricing for 6 months. Knocked $40/month off my bill.

This is for KKTVBob; On Tuesday night, the first half hour of NCIS was in SD. What happened to the HD?

I checked out Comcast's HD on Demand last night and it is pretty nice. They have a bunch of FREE movies, mostly older movies but Free none the less. They also have Music, Sports, CSI and Jericho all free HD on-Demand. There are also new movies for a fee a course, and if you subscribe to a premium channel, they also have HD movies on Demand as part of your subscription. It was a very nice addition to Comcast's line up. I still think that they need to offer more and not make us ask for the specials, but it's better then what we had last week.

I checked out Comcast's HD on Demand last night and it is pretty nice. They have a bunch of FREE movies, mostly older movies but Free none the less. They also have Music, Sports, CSI and Jericho all free HD on-Demand. There are also new movies for a fee a course, and if you subscribe to a premium channel, they also have HD movies on Demand as part of your subscription. It was a very nice addition to Comcast's line up. I still think that they need to offer more and not make us ask for the specials, but it's better then what we had last week.

Please excuse my ignorance, but, how do I access Comcast's HD On Demand? Is it a separate package? I currently have a basic cable package, used to get Discovery HD and ESPN HD, but not any more, etc...

Please excuse my ignorance, but, how do I access Comcast's HD On Demand? Is it a separate package? I currently have a basic cable package, used to get Discovery HD and ESPN HD, but not any more, etc...


1st off, you have to have a HD cable box. If you just have a basic cable box, you can't get any HD.

But, if you do have a HD cable box, ALL of the On Demand is channel 1. It will be one of your choices.

1st off, you have to have a HD cable box. If you just have a basic cable box, you can't get any HD.

But, if you do have a HD cable box, ALL of the On Demand is channel 1. It will be one of your choices.

Ok, thanks. I'm confused about Cable and HD, because I get 5.1, 13.1, 21.1, and a couple 8x.x channels, but I've never signed up for any digital or HD package. 5.1, 13.1, and 21.1 seem to be delivering HD content, which is really confusing to me. Am I actually catching OTA signals? I don't think the 8x.x channels are digital...I never really looked, though.

1st off, you have to have a HD cable box. If you just have a basic cable box, you can't get any HD.

But, if you do have a HD cable box, ALL of the On Demand is channel 1. It will be one of your choices.

I also only have basic cable with the Moxi HD DVR. You get all of the local HD channels (5,8,11,13,21). I used to get ESPN HD and Discovery HD but no longer. I haven't looked for HD on demand.

I checked out Comcast's HD on Demand last night and it is pretty nice. They have a bunch of FREE movies, mostly older movies but Free none the less. They also have Music, Sports, CSI and Jericho all free HD on-Demand. There are also new movies for a fee a course, and if you subscribe to a premium channel, they also have HD movies on Demand as part of your subscription. It was a very nice addition to Comcast's line up. I still think that they need to offer more and not make us ask for the specials, but it's better then what we had last week.

Not rolled out to my area yet :(

I have a Sammy HLN437 (4 years old DLP, maybe more now) and the lamp will no longer fire, or if it does, it doesn't stay lit. I went to BB KNOWING that they would sell lamps. I was told, "We don't sell parts." Not really a part in the sense they are meaning, but nevertheless, hard to believe. I asked if anyone else in town sells lamps...nope was the answer. Hard to believe.

You guys know of anyone in town who sells bulbs?? I could order one on the net, as I have done b4, but want one TODAY! I just can't believe a consumable item like a lamp is considered a "part" to BB. The more of these they sell, the more of these types of requests they'll get, no???

Thanks for any help if you have to give.... :D

Thought you'd find the way D* counts HD channels interesting....

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DirecTV Forges on With HD
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By Mike Farrell 4/2/2007

DirecTV Group chief financial officer Michael Palkovic said that the direct-broadcast satellite giant is moving ahead with plans to launch 100 HDTV channels by the end of the year, but conceded some of those channels will be multiple feeds from sports packages such as “NFL Sunday Ticket.”

DirecTV already has about 70 HD channels under contract, Palkovic said, and that number is growing. But when asked whether the Sunday Ticket out-of-market National Football League package would count as 13 separate HD channels — the package airs 13 out of market games each week — Palkovic said it would.

“That's the way you would count that,” Palkovic said at the Banc of America Securities Media, Telecommunications & Entertainment Conference in New York last Wednesday, adding that 70 or 80 of the HD channels would be considered year-round.

Full story here:
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6429787.html

Online, try samsungparts.com

I have a Sammy HLN437 (4 years old DLP, maybe more now) and the lamp will no longer fire, or if it does, it doesn't stay lit. I went to BB KNOWING that they would sell lamps. I was told, "We don't sell parts." Not really a part in the sense they are meaning, but nevertheless, hard to believe. I asked if anyone else in town sells lamps...nope was the answer. Hard to believe.

You guys know of anyone in town who sells bulbs?? I could order one on the net, as I have done b4, but want one TODAY! I just can't believe a consumable item like a lamp is considered a "part" to BB. The more of these they sell, the more of these types of requests they'll get, no???

Thanks for any help if you have to give.... :D

I just had Dish installed along with an OTA antenna for HD locals. Any idea why my guide data wouldn't be showing up for the local channels? It just says "Digital Service".

How am I supposed to record anything without guide data!?!? Help!!

Thanks!

on an unrelated note:
to those who do not like comcast internet I would mention that qwest is finally rolling out
the speedier dsl to the home market here in the springs. I upgraded my dsl yesterday
and it will sustain 6mbps down. 900kbps up. Up to this point I have had both dsl
(for static IPs) and cable for speed. now that my dsl is faster then cable I can drop
cable. qwest is charging $48 (+typical bs fees) a month for the dsl. +$10 if you dont have
voice service and just want a dry pair.

(not really HD related I know but people here like to complain about comcast so I though I would throw this out there.)

Are there any 6/12mo promotions? I'd love to use this as leverage against Comcast in a few months when my current deal expires.

I just had Dish installed along with an OTA antenna for HD locals. Any idea why my guide data wouldn't be showing up for the local channels? It just says "Digital Service".

How am I supposed to record anything without guide data!?!? Help!!

Thanks!
Dish does this because they want you to pay for thier satellite delivered local channels (which do include guide data). To record OTA programs, you have to set them up manually including start and stop times. You can set up a recurring recording that way by setting it to record your settings daily or weekly. I am recording 24 that way. Someday, I might even find time to watch the episodes.

Roy

Dish does this because they want you to pay for thier satellite delivered local channels (which do include guide data). To record OTA programs, you have to set them up manually including start and stop times. You can set up a recurring recording that way by setting it to record your settings daily or weekly. I am recording 24 that way. Someday, I might even find time to watch the episodes.

Roy

If I pay Dish $5/mo for the locals in SD, will the OTA HD locals somehow aquire guide data as well?

I would GLADLY pay Dish $5/mo if they offered HD locals, but since they don't they are going to penalize me by not allowing guide data to show up?

Nevermind...I called Dish and added locals in SD and now my OTA HD Local guide data shows up! It sucks that I have to pay for SD locals I'm not going to watch, but at least I now have guide data!

Sorry I have been busy. On the HD show the other day both of our HD servers crashed. This is not the norm but it does happen. On the ant. on Cheyenne mountain I just missed them and yes KOAA and PBS are on Cheyenne mountain. Listen Up sells Lamps but it will come down from their Denver store if it's in stock. If they don't they can order it.

kktvbob,

My mom wants to know when she can watch Wheel of Fortune in HD? Can you help me out with a good answer for her? :)

kktvbob,

My mom wants to know when she can watch Wheel of Fortune in HD? Can you help me out with a good answer for her? :)

Sure........ Your mom.......right. I'm a bit worried myself about Vanna in HD.

Last night, I watched ch. 5.1 KOAA’s broadcast of “Law and Order”. The entire show was in HD with no switching to SD for the weather advisories, only during the commercial breaks were they shown :) The picture and 5.1 sound were near perfect for the show. I believe KOAA should be congratulated for their efforts and I hope other stations will follow their lead.

Last night, I watched ch. 5.1 KOAA’s broadcast of “Law and Order”. The entire show was in HD with no switching to SD for the weather advisories, only during the commercial breaks were they shown :) The picture and 5.1 sound were near perfect for the show. I believe KOAA should be congratulated for their efforts and I hope other stations will follow their lead.

Umm, no congratulations here until they iron out problems with SNL. They have hosed the entire season with audio problems with their HD feed. Their resolution to the problem has been to show it in SD...

KOAA/NBC and KTSC/PBS have also done the best job of allocating the full 18.7Mbps bandwidth to their signal, because they transmit ONE channel. That, and their networks' use of 1080i, is why they have by far the best picture quality we see in Colorado Springs. It makes my hassles of trying to get a strong enough signal from them worth it when it locks in!

On 3/29 I started watching several recorded OTA HD shows from that week on my HR10-250...Cold Case, Without a Trace, 24, Til Death, L&O:SVU, Bones, CSI. All the shows were having severe audio drop outs about every 10 mins or so. It lasts about 1 min. Very annoying. Kinda like what we were experiencing when 6.3b was released. Except it is on all OTA channels and not just on Fox like before. I called tech support at 12:30 at night and all they had me do was a repeated guide set up and then to watch a OTA channel for about 10 min and see if anything happened. Nothing happened of course. Went to bed and talked to wife in the morning about it and she watched the same shows yesterday and did not experience any audio problems. The shows were fine for Friday, Sunday, Monday. Then on Wednesday starting with Bones the audio drops were back for Bones, CSI, Numbers, L&O. I just got off the phone with tech support at Direct TV. They are convinced it is my OTA antenna.

My signal fluctuates between 88-92 on all channels. The guy said that the fluctuation can cause audio drops. Is that true? Can an antenna go bad and cause this?

Is anyone else experiencing this?

When I was talking the tech guy and explaining to him like the problem with 6.3b, he stated he was aware of any problems. He even referred to a list of issues that were reported with 6.3b he said that there was nothing mentioned about audio problems with Fox OTA channels. I found that funny, just wantedto throw that out there.

I apologize if this is a well-known issue, I searched this thread and couldn't find any info on it. Anyone else watching the NCAA games in OTA HD? I've noticed every few minutes it will go slightly out of focus for a second, and then everything will be fine for another few minutes. I've also noticed in on some PBS programs and the NBC on ABC. I'm new to HD, just got a TV a couple of weeks ago, so I don't know if it's normal or not. No one seems to be having the problem in the thread for my particular TV, so I'm thinking it's not an issue with the TV...

Thanks!

I don’t watch the games but what you are likely seeing is that some of the cameras they are using for broadcast are not HD. Sometimes they fill in with STD res cameras and crop to fit the 16X9 format which appear soft or blurry. This is most common on sideline remote scenes. I have seen this condition on football games and races but lately this seems to be less numerous. HD cameras are very expensive and not easy to link from remotes due to the higher RF bandwidth required.

Snuffy,
Thanks for the response. I think the issue you raise is different, because I see the out of focus effect coming and going when the same camera is in use, and it's the primary camera for viewing. The only issues I've found on Google are all issues with some encoder within the station that is broadcasting. It seems to be worse on KKTV and PBS (8.1). I rarely notice it on FOX21 or KOAA. I've only noticed it on the NBA on KRDO. It never occurs from my other input sources, but I don't have any HDMI sources, only component and composite. The only correlation I can make is that 11.1 and 8.1 are the weakest signals that I get, and I'm using rabbit ears in a basement that gets 65-85% signal. Maybe that's my problem...

fox sports in HD:
is anyone in the springs getting anything on dish 364? I cant believe they would black out
all the rockies games down here :(

is anyone in the springs getting anything on dish 364? I cant believe they would black out all the rockies games down here
The opening day game was in HD on 364. No other HD games are scheduled on FSRM until April 30th. Only the April schedule has been posted so far.

Here is a link to Fox Sports HD schedule: http://msn.foxsports.com/name/HD#FSRocky

I assume that you know that nearly all Rockies games are in SD on 414.



Roy

Has anyone else had issues with Comcast channel 701 for sporting events lately? One of the past Avalanche games and the past 2 Nuggets games seem to have bad HD reception like the signal is not good. Seems like delayed video every other second and really bad audio drops. I was forced to watch on 54 instead of 701. Just wondering if this is a problem on my end. The regular programming before and after the games seem to be fine.

Has anyone else had issues with Comcast channel 701 for sporting events lately? One of the past Avalanche games and the past 2 Nuggets games seem to have bad HD reception like the signal is not good. Seems like delayed video every other second and really bad audio drops. I was forced to watch on 54 instead of 701. Just wondering if this is a problem on my end. The regular programming before and after the games seem to be fine.

I've noticed it too the last few games. Seems like a weak signal with drops & bad artifacts/pixelation.

My Comcast has horrible reception today. I can't get any of the locals in HD right now.

It might be time to check out that Dish Network deal. Does Dish carry Altitude in HD?

Dish doesn't have Altitude in HD right now. However, a press release a few days ago announced that they will be carrying it in the fall.

As of this morning, I am seeing the correct Guide Data for KTSC 8.1 National PBS programing. This is via my D* H20 STB (OTA). :)

As of this morning, I am seeing the correct Guide Data for KTSC 8.1 National PBS programing. This is via my D* H20 STB (OTA). :)

Thanks for pointing this out. GOOD NEWS

Hi All,

Does anybody know when KTSC is going to broadcast in digital ? I get fantastic analog reception on channel 8, and I love the 1080i on 8.1 so I'm not complaining, but it sure would be nice ...

Also, ABC and FOX are broadcasting in progressive mode (480p, 720p) as well as 480i . Just out of curiosity, is this something that is likely to change - have/will they broadcast in 1080i ? (Mainly I'm curious b/c my set is having problems displaying progressive mode. Hopefully this is just a hardware issue that I can have repaired.)

Thanks

Hi All,

Does anybody know when KTSC is going to broadcast in digital ? I get fantastic analog reception on channel 8, and I love the 1080i on 8.1 so I'm not complaining, but it sure would be nice ...

Also, ABC and FOX are broadcasting in progressive mode (480p, 720p) as well as 480i . Just out of curiosity, is this something that is likely to change - have/will they broadcast in 1080i ? (Mainly I'm curious b/c my set is having problems displaying progressive mode. Hopefully this is just a hardware issue that I can have repaired.)

Thanks
In about a year, all stations will broadcast in digital and will be required to drop analog by the FCC regs. 720p is best for action scenes such as sports broadcasts and only marginally different than 1080i in the visual sense. ABC and FOX are committed to 720p, only in some local markets is ABC up-converted to 1080i.

Local Colorado Springs OTA Digital TV Channels

5-1 KOAA HD NBC 1080i 880kw. UHF 42 HD Simulcast of Parent Channel Programming
8-1 KTSCDT PBS 1080i 39kw. UHF 26 HD PBS National Feed, PBS-HD
11-1 KKTVDT CBS 1080i 20.1kw. VHF 10 HD Simulcast of Parent Channel Programming
11-2 KKTVDT2 MTV 480i 20.1kw. VHF 10 SD MYKKTV limited programming & Local Weather
11-3 KKTV-WX N/A 480i 20.1kw. VHF 10 SD Local Weather
13-1 KRDODT ABC 720p 200kw. UHF 24 HD Simulcast of Parent Channel Programming
13-2 KRDODT2 ABC 480i 200kw. UHF 24 SD Simulcast of Parent Channel Programming
21-1 KXRMDT FOX 480p/720p 51kw. UHF 22 SD/HD Simulcast of Parent Channel Programming
21-2 TUBE TMN 480i 51kw. UHF 22 SD The Tube, Vintage Music Videos

Does anybody know when KTSC is going to broadcast in digital ? I get fantastic analog reception on channel 8, and I love the 1080i on 8.1 so I'm not complaining, but it sure would be nice ...

Also, ABC and FOX are broadcasting in progressive mode (480p, 720p) as well as 480i . Just out of curiosity, is this something that is likely to change - have/will they broadcast in 1080i ? (Mainly I'm curious b/c my set is having problems displaying progressive mode. Hopefully this is just a hardware issue that I can have repaired.)
I think that you are a little confused. KTSC 8.1 is digital as are KOAA 5.1 and KKTV 11.1, all in 1080i format.

Some HDTV sets, especially older ones, accept either 1080i or 720p but not both. In those cases, you need an external digital tuner/converter to convert all digital signals to the fromat that your TV accepts.

Roy

In about a year, all stations will broadcast in digital and will be required to drop analog by the FCC regs. 720p is best for action scenes such as sports broadcasts and only marginally different than 1080i in the visual sense. ABC and FOX are committed to 720p, only in some local markets is ABC up-converted to 1080i.

Local Colorado Springs OTA Digital TV Channels

5-1 KOAA HD NBC 1080i 880kw. UHF 42 HD Simulcast of Parent Channel Programming
8-1 KTSCDT PBS 1080i 39kw. UHF 26 HD PBS National Feed, PBS-HD
11-1 KKTVDT CBS 1080i 20.1kw. VHF 10 HD Simulcast of Parent Channel Programming
11-2 KKTVDT2 MTV 480i 20.1kw. VHF 10 SD MYKKTV limited programming & Local Weather
11-3 KKTV-WX N/A 480i 20.1kw. VHF 10 SD Local Weather
13-1 KRDODT ABC 720p 200kw. UHF 24 HD Simulcast of Parent Channel Programming
13-2 KRDODT2 ABC 480i 200kw. UHF 24 SD Simulcast of Parent Channel Programming
21-1 KXRMDT FOX 480p/720p 51kw. UHF 22 SD/HD Simulcast of Parent Channel Programming
21-2 TUBE TMN 480i 51kw. UHF 22 SD The Tube, Vintage Music Videos


So it sounds like once a format is chosen for a particular station (like 720p for 13-1) then they stick with it ? Or would a channel that normally uses 1080i (say 5-1) broadcast a ball game in 720p every now and then ?

Sorry for being so clueless, I'm on like day 3 of figuring this stuff out.

I think that you are a little confused. KTSC 8.1 is digital as are KOAA 5.1 and KKTV 11.1, all in 1080i format.

Some HDTV sets, especially older ones, accept either 1080i or 720p but not both. In those cases, you need an external digital tuner/converter to convert all digital signals to the fromat that your TV accepts.

Roy

Yeah, 8.1 is digital, and it is PBS, but it is not the same content as 8 (analog); right now if I want to watch NewsHour at 6:00 or Charlie Rose at 11:00, I watch 8. And how am I supposed to watch Cynthia Hessen beg for money in high def ? :)


As for my set, I think it's a hardware problem with 720p. The sound is there, the image is pretty much, mostly there - antenna strength in the mid 90's and status "locked". But somehow the H sync misses sometimes (or fires too often ?) and I get lines shifted way to the left where they don't belong. I was hoping to find help in the sony 34xbr970 thread, but if nothing shows up I'll call the Sony folks.

As of this morning, I am seeing the correct Guide Data for KTSC 8.1 National PBS programing. This is via my D* H20 STB (OTA). :)

Thanks for the update. I forgot all about this topic.

I used Tallguys workaround (Key in rapid City, SD zip code as a secondary market) on my HR10-250 and I have been getting 8-1 as 9-1 with correct guide data for months now. I wonder if Dish VIP 622 users are also seeing corrected guide data too?

So it sounds like once a format is chosen for a particular station (like 720p for 13-1) then they stick with it ? Or would a channel that normally uses 1080i (say 5-1) broadcast a ball game in 720p every now and then ?

Sorry for being so clueless, I'm on like day 3 of figuring this stuff out.

They'll stick with it.

Are you having problems with KXRM & KRDO (720p) only?

They'll stick with it.

Are you having problems with KXRM & KRDO (720p) only?


Yeah, and KRDO comes in fine in 480i (13-2). Haven't heard any helpful tips on the other thread, so I think I'm gonna call up Sony today.

whoa!!!!!! Holy Hd On Comcast On Demand Batman!!!!


Sorry for yelling but....HOLY CRAP!!!!

Look at all they have now for HD on demand!!!


SWEET!!!! :D :)

whoa!!!!!! Holy Hd On Comcast On Demand Batman!!!!


Sorry for yelling but....HOLY CRAP!!!!

Look at all they have now for HD on demand!!!


SWEET!!!! :D :)

You're not excited enough! Yep, its awsome, now if they would give us some more regular HD channels it would be perfect.

whoa!!!!!! Holy Hd On Comcast On Demand Batman!!!!


Sorry for yelling but....HOLY CRAP!!!!

Look at all they have now for HD on demand!!!


SWEET!!!! :D :)

I'm with ya there. Got the sw update yesterday which included quite a bit of HD VOD. Very nice!

Now (like Joanr said), if they'd add more HD channels & Tivo sw for the 64xx DVRs, I'd almost be satisfied :)

Any other Comcast 6412/6416 users having problems since the recent iGuide software update?

The latest version includes HD VOD, a screen saver & changes to the "My DVR" button (brings up all DVR functions instead of going straight to a list of recordings).

Both of my 6412s have spontaneously rebooted while FF/RW and one got the "100% full" bug within the first couple of days :(

I've had issues with my 6416 since the software update. I don't think there's anything we can do about all the dvr functions showing up. But yeah, I've had major problems using ff or rw. Everytime I tried to ff a show, the system would reboot. I'm not sure if that only applies to shows I recorded before the update because some shows did not have the problem.

Thank you Comcast.

On my day off high speed internet has been down since noon and now coverage of the first Yankees-Red Sox game is going in and out. Thank you very much.

Have a Comcastic Day

Couldn't take it any longer...called COMCAST to ask for explanations on my bill and the end result is my new customer status will run out and my bill will jump from 120 to $160 soon! That's with a price increase and includes internet. Apparently they won't give me a cheaper rate if I drop HBO...you have to have it with HD programing and the HDDVR, so screw it. I signed up for DISH and got the free HD DVR 622.

Now, I need an antenna for locals in HD. I'm at the corner of Woodman Rd and Austin Bluffs. Can see Cheyenne Mnt line of sight and am 15 miles away. What is the smallest, most effective and cheapest outdoor antenna to pull in NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX...that's all I care to receive.

Thanks!!

Trent

Now, I need an antenna for locals in HD. I'm at the corner of Woodman Rd and Austin Bluffs. Can see Cheyenne Mnt line of sight and am 15 miles away. What is the smallest, most effective and cheapest outdoor antenna to pull in NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX...that's all I care to receive.
A coat hanger? Just kidding(but it could work :p ), there are quite a few. I'd look at a Channel Master 3021 for about $24 from Solid Signal. I'm sure that most UHF's(and yes I know that KKTV is on high VHF) from Rat Shack would probably work fine also.

I've had issues with my 6416 since the software update. I don't think there's anything we can do about all the dvr functions showing up. But yeah, I've had major problems using ff or rw. Everytime I tried to ff a show, the system would reboot. I'm not sure if that only applies to shows I recorded before the update because some shows did not have the problem.

My 6412 has been completed freaked out the past several weeks. My wife and I joke that we shouldnt make the DVR mad. Mad consists of simple things like deleting a recording, pressing too many buttons when you think it might not have got the last command, etc. All these cause a reboot. We keep wanting to take it in to get a different box but we have so much on the DVR to watch. If only I could offload content onto an external USB/1394 HDD.

Although today had a promising breakthough.... guide data is all TBA but I press a button on the remote and it actually responds!! I am sure nobody believes me! :D