Can anyone comment on the quality of Comcast HD channels when viewed through a 720P LCD projector.
Rich
South Jersey

so has anyone in delco noticed the updates on the box?

a few new options when you hit the round record button and also there is now a 5 minute
skip when you hit either the page up or page down button.

a few other things too.

so has anyone in delco noticed the updates on the box?

a few new options when you hit the round record button and also there is now a 5 minute
skip when you hit either the page up or page down button.

a few other things too.

Yes, MontCo as well. They added a "Live" indicator on the slide bar when you are currently watching a "live" stream, the red "record" light is back, and they also prompt me with a suggestion of extending the recording period when I record a sports program.

the length prompt pops up for any live recording i think.

there is also a "clip" option that can be turned on or off in the guide option.
i guess it is like tivo that it will clip the begining and the end of 2 overlapping recordings.

the length prompt pops up for any live recording i think.

there is also a "clip" option that can be turned on or off in the guide option.
i guess it is like tivo that it will clip the begining and the end of 2 overlapping recordings.

In the guide menu, there is an option for to turn on/off the feature to prompt you to extend the recording period when you set a manual recording. Also new to this update is at the end of a recorded program, it no longer prompts you to delete/don't delete. Now it simply pauses.

Big Ten Network is up in Northeast Philly now. SD pic looks so so at best.

Big Ten Network is up in Northeast Philly now. SD pic looks so so at best.

What channel?

What channel?

channel 257

Does anyone happen to know why NBC-HD tv shows on Comcast in NE Philly looks horrible most of the time? My cable line is directly plugged into my Samsung and then auto-programmed. I suspect it may be because of the format that the shows are recorded in and not comcasts fault?
Thanks for any information.

Does anyone happen to know why NBC-HD tv shows on Comcast in NE Philly looks horrible most of the time?

No, but I'd like to know why the audio is compressed all to h*ll when they broadcast in Dolby 5.1

hello all,

i may be moving from elkins park to collegeville pa. anything different in service or hd channels?

No problems with picture or sound of NBC HD over-the-air - and it's all free!

No problems with picture or sound of NBC HD over-the-air - and it's all free!

Gee, thanks for that!:rolleyes:

Sorry - didn't mean to "rub it in", but I've been Comcast-free for 8 years now, and am quite happy with over-the-air TV.

There's a lot about cable that I used to like, but everytime I stay in a hotel or have access to cable for awhile, I get it reinforced that most of cable TV is truly garbage. Giant animated logos plastered in the corner, edited shows, time-sped shows, and the endless repetitive promos are enough to make me sick.

Over the air commercial TV is bad enough in those respects, but at least I'm not paying for the privelege.

Sorry - didn't mean to "rub it in", but I've been Comcast-free for 8 years now, and am quite happy with over-the-air TV.

There's a lot about cable that I used to like, but everytime I stay in a hotel or have access to cable for awhile, I get it reinforced that most of cable TV is truly garbage. Giant animated logos plastered in the corner, edited shows, time-sped shows, and the endless repetitive promos are enough to make me sick.

Over the air commercial TV is bad enough in those respects, but at least I'm not paying for the privelege.

What is the antenna you're using, and the STB?

I have an HDTV that I've been using for a few years to pick up the HD programming and regular digital broadcasts (SONY 55" Rear-LCD). For the older analog TV's in the house, I've got them hooked up to some digital-to-analog converters (Gov't approved) from Zenith to Magnavox to Venturer. I'm pretty happy with all of them.

For an antenna, I have a combo UHF/VHF mounted on the chimney that's been there for years. I installed it in 1987 when our development was new and cable was not yet an option.

I couldn't stand the idea of the new STAR TREK (TNG) coming on without being able to properly tape the episodes, so we invested in an antenna system.

Even after the cable came in (first Adelphia, later Comcast), I still got better pictures off the antenna than I did with the cable. I'd switch back and forth to tape shows from the antenna, since they were better than the cable.

Now, that same antenna serves to pick up digital broadcasts just as well, and I get the sub-channels too. So, since I can't see the official WEATHER CHANNEL anymore, I'm happy with channels 6 and 10's weather subchannels (with no documentaries and fewer commercials!)

Just got cable installed in my new house, after being without it since I moved in on 8/3 (before the Olympics started). Is Comcast carrying the NBC Olympics Basketball or Soccer channels on the Center City/South Philly system? If so, where (in HD and/or SD)?

Just got cable installed in my new house, after being without it since I moved in on 8/3 (before the Olympics started). Is Comcast carrying the NBC Olympics Basketball or Soccer channels on the Center City/South Philly system? If so, where (in HD and/or SD)?

The HD channels are on 182 & 183 in South Jersey.

The HD channels are on 182 & 183 in South Jersey.

I don't think you folks in South Jersey get the same channels on the same numbers as we do in Philly.

we dnt get these channles at all in Delco

Great news!! I went into the search screen last night for the first time in a while, and we now have the search feature that TIVO uses. Instead of the straight line of letters that you have to change each one to get to what you are searching for, now ALL letters are presented on the left, and you toggle over to each letter you want to choose, and the right side starts populating programs as you input the letters. MUCH easier to search now.

This is neat...a clear QAM (and OTA, too) database, by zipcode:

http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/channels

It's from the folks who make the OTA/clear QAM tuner networkable to your home computer, the HD Home Run.

Great news!! I went into the search screen last night for the first time in a while, and we now have the search feature that TIVO uses. Instead of the straight line of letters that you have to change each one to get to what you are searching for, now ALL letters are presented on the left, and you toggle over to each letter you want to choose, and the right side starts populating programs as you input the letters. MUCH easier to search now.

good notice, i menat to post that one too last week but forgot.

http://www.comcast.com/newguide/#

that's the way directv stb's have been working since they tipped using tivo.

the new comcast commercials aying that comcast has the most hd are funny considering directv hasway more and hy I witched to them.

first fios had more and I went with them then they fell off and comcast had acouole more hd chans then fios so when directv got their flood of hd far surpassing the competition by a ton of channels more in hd I went with them knowing it would be awhil before comcast or fios catch up let alone surpass.

by the time they do directv will add more also but im open to switching back to fios or comcast once they have equal hd chans to directv. there are plusses and minuses to eac provider. the main plus for comcast being all the hd on demand. I know fios finally added it but don't know if they have as much.

I figured I would go back to fios eventually as thy have the capaciity to keep up with directv in hd chans and the technology to do everything comcast does and more.

not sure how comcast is goin to compete considering the limitations in their curren system and I don't see them spending billions like verizon did to lay down new lines and infrastructure in every area so I guess they just try to compete in other ways and with mis leading commercial but he tivo software in the stbs is a nice effort so I will keep open to the pros and cons of all 3 providers but for me having the most hd chans to flip through is still one of the most important and directv has been and will probably continue to be always significantly way ahead of the other 2 in # of hd chans

oh btw I do have comcast though in addition to directv. 2 hd dvr boxes with directv and 2 hd boxes.

comcast I just have one hd dvr box in the basement home theatre which is mostly used for video gaming anyway and then have th comcast feed into some side rooms for cable without a box like int the babys room where we have a white wall mounted lcd with built in qam tuners and all to pick up whatever ota hd.

I can't believe the guy with no stb and just makes do with ota. plus that isn't free I didn't think ascomcast charges you a basic fee to have a comcast feed even coming into the house with no boxes.

to say cable tv isn't worth it just cusyou don't have it and don't know what your missing is ridiculous.

maube old original cable tv with no hd not many chans and no stb wasn't that great but it was till an improvement over uhf/vhf antenna.

but a good hdtv with an hd dvr stb with a good privider like directv gives us a ton of great hd chans and ability to record etc.

to brag that you have been cheap for years and have had no hd cable box or dvr doesn't impress us. im sure you saved a lot of money but most ppl can't live without dvr now let alone hd on a rwal stb with guide etc.

while you may have saved the rest of us have enjoyed years of hdtv improvements and new chans plus dvr capability , hd on demand etc etc. and is worth it.

that's the way directv stb's have been working since they tipped using tivo.

the new comcast commercials aying that comcast has the most hd are funny considering directv hasway more and hy I witched to them.

first fios had more and I went with them then they fell off and comcast had acouole more hd chans then fios so when directv got their flood of hd far surpassing the competition by a ton of channels more in hd I went with them knowing it would be awhil before comcast or fios catch up let alone surpass.

by the time they do directv will add more also but im open to switching back to fios or comcast once they have equal hd chans to directv. there are plusses and minuses to eac provider. the main plus for comcast being all the hd on demand. I know fios finally added it but don't know if they have as much.

I figured I would go back to fios eventually as thy have the capaciity to keep up with directv in hd chans and the technology to do everything comcast does and more.

not sure how comcast is goin to compete considering the limitations in their curren system and I don't see them spending billions like verizon did to lay down new lines and infrastructure in every area so I guess they just try to compete in other ways and with mis leading commercial but he tivo software in the stbs is a nice effort so I will keep open to the pros and cons of all 3 providers but for me having the most hd chans to flip through is still one of the most important and directv has been and will probably continue to be always significantly way ahead of the other 2 in # of hd chans

3 words as to why I can't do anything but Comcast.
Phillies
Flyers
Sixers

3 words as to why I can't do anything but Comcast.
Phillies
Flyers
Sixers

FIOS has comcast sportsnet just so you know from day 1 so all the same of those local teams.

no comcast sportsnet on directv has been a problem and its comcast found a loophole way to legally block them from carrying it just so they could get more customers in the phila area and that has hurt directv a little in the phila area. its also part of the reason why i kept comcast for one hd dvr box and no box in some side rooms.

but just so you know DirecTV fought them on it and finally won and will have comcast sportsnet this winter or spring. so that will be a non issue and already is a non issue with FIOS so dont let comcast trick you into thinking they are the only game in town for local sports team games that you mentioned. Thats just like their fake commercial I mentioned where they claim to have the most HD even though they have the least.

but just so you know DirecTV fought them on it and finally won and will have comcast sportsnet this winter or spring. so that will be a non issue and already is a non issue with FIOS so dont let comcast trick you into thinking they are the only game in town for local sports team games that you mentioned. Thats just like their fake commercial I mentioned where they claim to have the most HD even though they have the least.

Very good to know, thanks.

but just so you know DirecTV fought them on it and finally won and will have comcast sportsnet this winter or spring.

Source?

but just so you know DirecTV fought them on it and finally won and will have comcast sportsnet this winter or spring. so that will be a non issue and already is a non issue with FIOS so dont let comcast trick you into thinking they are the only game in town for local sports team games that you mentioned. Thats just like their fake commercial I mentioned where they claim to have the most HD even though they have the least.

Really? Where did you read this? This would have to go through a VERY high approval, nothing short of the FCC I believe, since they are the ones that closed the loophole as a condition of the breakup of Adelphia, and Time Warner/Comcast taking over their regions. The FCC ruled that that RSNs must share their signal with sat providers, but EXEMPTED CSN Philadelphia. The ruling is good for 4 or 5 years, and just was handed down earlier this year or last year. If Directv really did win some kind of argument/case against the FCC, there has been ZERO mention of it anywhere, doesn't seem very likely.

Really? Where did you read this?
This would have to go through a VERY high approval, nothing short of the FCC I believe

Yes, it would be the FCC. I read AVS daily, and I haven't seen any mention of CSN being accessible to on D* (or E*), either.

The FCC ruled that that RSNs must share their signal with sat providers, but EXEMPTED CSN Philadelphia.

IIRC, they didn't exempt them per se, because the ruling is that satellite delivered signals must be sold to satellite tv providers. CSN uses fiber/microwave, and since FIOS has uses fiber, they had to allow a fiber connection to CSN and CSN-HD.

The ruling is good for 4 or 5 years, and just was handed down earlier this year or last year.

I recall D* challenging Comcast when CSN was created, and then again a few years ago, losing both times.

According to my cable box guide the noon game on Big Ten Network is currently the Ohio St. game. Hopefully Comcast puts the overflow games up. It seems the PSU game will not be in HD.

Any clue if Comcast Garden State is going to find a home for the HD feed of the USA US Open Tennis, or is it carry USA HD or tough luck (which for Comcast in South Jersey means tough luck)?

Look for WCAU to go HD in December...

I just upgraded to an HD DCH3200 box. Several times each day, the audio cuts out for a few seconds. I just noticed it on NBC-D, Channel 232 a few minutes ago. Anyone else experience this problem?

Look for WCAU to go HD in December...

What happened? It was supposed to be tonight, wasn't it? Now it's 3 months later? That's kinda weird....

What happened? It was supposed to be tonight, wasn't it? Now it's 3 months later? That's kinda weird....I don't know. But if you watch the newscasts now, they are taking place in the 10! show studio. They are building a new news set for HD. I heard the target date is December 8.

I just upgraded to an HD DCH3200 box. Several times each day, the audio cuts out for a few seconds. I just noticed it on NBC-D, Channel 232 a few minutes ago. Anyone else experience this problem?

I've had numerous problems with the NBC HD channel for at least the last 4 months. I've even had a tech out to the house only to tell me its a problem with the feed from the local NBC affiliate. Basically NBC10 sucks for HD. Mine would keep audio but drop the picture for a few seconds.

Eric

I haven't noticed a problem on the regular cable channel for NBC-HD, nor OTA. The box tunes to the same QAM channel as my TV does. I don't have a box at all for the summer, so I use my TV's QAM tuner.

We all know NBC10 is the worst when it comes to PQ, news, weatherplus, etc etc. It's gonna get even worse when they add the new universal sports network on 10-3, suck even more bandwidth away from the already starved digital picture:mad:

Maybe there's an equipment upgrade in store that aligns with the News going to HD? One can hope they put in a more efficient, newer encoder.

Can anyone tell me if the Big Ten Network feed was for the Penn State game, or was it Ohio State as previously noted above?

Ch 257 was the Penn State game.

Ohio State was on one of the alternates here (801, or 802).

I know Indiana was on 804 and it had the worst video quality (really dark levels and lack of detail).

I've noticed when they show the majority of the crowd, or do field goals the picture really goes blocky and has a jerky frame rate (about 4 FPS when counting the jerks in motion). If they have wide angle shots of the crowd, the video looked like a poor YouTube copy if it was a stationary image. Slow camera pans across the crowd were much better (surprisingly, as there's more motion). Other than that, if they don't show the crowd so much it's not as bad. Interestingly enough, the graphics at the top of the screen have slight mosquito noise (more than usual).

The Xtra channels are the same way, but that's understandable since there are 13 SD channels on one frequency here. Ch 257 is a standard 12:1 compression rate, so I'm not sure why it looks any worse then say, ESPN SD. I almost thought Ch 801 looked a little better than 257.

Also what's with the Big Ten Halftime report? In the back they have some blue monitors that have a flashing effect, like if you were to watch a TV through a fan. Not sure if that's a bandwidth issue, or a camera issue.

In the low bandwidth area's they should of preempted Mojo programming for the Penn State game in HD. Jersey folks without USA HD get Mojo preempted for the US Open.

During commercials, flipping to the College football on ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD it's a night and day difference.

But then if you want to see really bad picture quality, turn to Ch 263 FSCC (High School Football).

Thanks...sorry I didn't go out to watch it. Our FiOS BTN channel doesn't kick in until Sept 11th, but someone posted they would be showing Ohio State, so I stayed around home, listening to the game on the radio.

Anyone else having these problems:

I'm not getting the BTN overflow channels (801-804). A Subscription Service screen comes up. I talked to Comcast reps twice, one said my area (Pottstown) doesn't get the overflow channels even though the BTN website says I should and the other said they haven't been activated yet.

I'm also not picking up 3.1 (CBS HD).

If you don't like either of those two answers then call them back and ask again.:)

3.1 is gone for me as well.

Frank

KYW lost it's PSIP mapping last week for me as well.

In Lower Bucks, it is at 92-1, for some reason it seems like it lost it's PSIP mapping to 3-1 on all systems in SE PA.

Do a scan to find it, and/or try 92-1.

KYW is still showing up on 3-1 in Reading, PA. I'm afraid to do another rescan because I don't want to loose it!

However a few months ago WPVI and WCAU lost their PSIP mappings on my system. It's still not fixed to this day. I get them on 113-1, and 113-2, along with their subchannels on 113-3, 113-4, and 113-5.

I remember when WPVI and WCAU were working right, KYW was on 26-1 and WHYY was on 1-5. They fixed those two but broke two others. Wonder why they can't just get them all on the proper numbers? Oh well.

Thanks for the heads up ak; I'll check 92-1.

KYW lost it's PSIP mapping last week for me as well.

In Lower Bucks, it is at 92-1, for some reason it seems like it lost it's PSIP mapping to 3-1 on all systems in SE PA.

Do a scan to find it, and/or try 92-1.

Yeah, I found it the other day at 93.1.

KYW-DT back to 3-1 for me yesterday. Who knows why...

anybody else not getting abc hd or nbc hd right now? they weren't coming in thursday night either

I found the BTN overflow channels got switched on sometime after the games started (Pottstown-Digital). As well as channels 801-804, they also were on channels 751-754. Not sure what's going on there, but I hope they continue to show all the games through the rest of the season.

Now if they'd only get the broadcasts going in HD! Picture quality isn't the best so far and BTN indicates some of the games are available in HD. At least 257 should be in HD.

Old Spartan & Big Ten Fan

Kudos to the genius in charge at KYW who made sure we got to see every second of that thrilling Stillers-Texans game.

Kudos to the genius in charge at KYW who made sure we got to see every second of that thrilling Stillers-Texans game.

These decisions are made in advance and based on geography, I don't think they are allowed to switch over to a more exciting game.

I found the BTN overflow channels got switched on sometime after the games started (Pottstown-Digital). As well as channels 801-804, they also were on channels 751-754. Not sure what's going on there, but I hope they continue to show all the games through the rest of the season.

Now if they'd only get the broadcasts going in HD! Picture quality isn't the best so far and BTN indicates some of the games are available in HD. At least 257 should be in HD.

Old Spartan & Big Ten Fan

They did have games in HD if you switched over to MOJO! They had the Wisconsin game and the Indiana game on Mojo.

I have a DCH6416 with Comcast Philly Suburbs, and just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. It has only happened 3 times in the year or so that I have had it, but is very weird. I will pause a show that has been recorded on the DVR. Upon resume, I will get background sound only (music, sound effects, etc) no dialog. I have to stop the viewing, come back into it and the dialog returns.

I live in Downingtown PA and as of Sunday I have been experiencing problems with receiving my local HD channels.

I have an HDTV with a built in QAM tuner and it has picked up every local channel flawlessly since I bought it a few months ago. Now (conveniently at the start of NFL season) the local channels either receive no signal or are so pixelated/broken up that they are unwatchable.

Universal HD comes in perfectly, so I doubt it's an issue with my tuner.

Is anyone else experiencing trouble with the Philly QAM channels?

I live in Downingtown PA and as of Sunday I have been experiencing problems with receiving my local HD channels.

I have an HDTV with a built in QAM tuner and it has picked up every local channel flawlessly since I bought it a few months ago. Now (conveniently at the start of NFL season) the local channels either receive no signal or are so pixelated/broken up that they are unwatchable.

Universal HD comes in perfectly, so I doubt it's an issue with my tuner.

Is anyone else experiencing trouble with the Philly QAM channels?

i'm in an apt in center city with a hd dvr and abc hd and nbc hd have been out since last thursday. they're the only channels i've found so far that aren't coming in.

i had a tech come out to look at it yesterday and he said the signal from the splitter outside was extremely low so he's having comcast maintenance come to try to boost it.

anyway, i thought maybe if others were having similar problems, it could be that comcast's signals are down across the board, but who knows?

There was an underground fire at 10th and Clinton (called Delancey everywhere else) on Tuesday afternoon; it knocked out all service. I have everything back now, but that could still be causing problems for some people. This isn't the problem you're having, I assume, but figured I'd post this for Center City people anyway.

as of october 1st all games on CSN will be in HD from now on including all road games

FOX29 is getting as bad as NBC10. It's bad enough their equipment cannot overlay their station ID w/o first putting the SD feed on the HD feed. And now they have forgotten to put the HD/widescreen back on, so we have 4:3 SD on their digital channel.

Nobody answered the phone, actually were able to connect to engineering via their main phone #

Kitchen Nightmares is not HD(only widescreen SD), so it's not as bad. But still, pathetic.

They did have games in HD if you switched over to MOJO! They had the Wisconsin game and the Indiana game on Mojo.

Thanks Bill ..... I'll try it. I see that BTN is also telling me on their game finder that 206 (MOJO) will carry the HD broadcast this Saturday.

Cheers, Max

as of october 1st all games on CSN will be in HD from now on including all road games

I saw this on Sportsrise this morning, and there is an article on CSN's homepage about it.

Great news!

This just applies to all Flyers,Sixers,Phillies games, home and away. No mention about college football or basketball games produced in HD on FSN, but not shown in HD here... that would be just too good to be true.

FOX29 is getting as bad as NBC10. It's bad enough their equipment cannot overlay their station ID w/o first putting the SD feed on the HD feed. And now they have forgotten to put the HD/widescreen back on, so we have 4:3 SD on their digital channel.

Nobody answered the phone, actually were able to connect to engineering via their main phone #

Kitchen Nightmares is not HD(only widescreen SD), so it's not as bad. But still, pathetic.

Happened on my Kitchen Nightmares as well, but it clicked back over to HD about half way thru. (Philly Suburbs)

I saw this on Sportsrise this morning, and there is an article on CSN's homepage about it.

Great news!

This just applies to all Flyers,Sixers,Phillies games, home and away. No mention about college football or basketball games produced in HD on FSN, but not shown in HD here... that would be just too good to be true.

Convenient timing in that CSN won't air any Phillies games between October 1 and mid-March (or April if they somehow weren't counting exhibition games). Still great news, though.

Peeve. UPN-57 needs to put the HD tag in their guide data when they air Phillies games in HD. They don't do it, and it fools my TiVo.

Woke up this morning and am missing all encrypted HD channels. Anyone else having this problem? (Missing Disney HD, AMCHD, CSNHD, ESPNHD, ESPN2HD)
Also side note I am missing the SD versions...


I use CableCARD.

Woke up this morning and am missing all encrypted HD channels. Anyone else having this problem? (Missing Disney HD, AMCHD, CSNHD, ESPNHD, ESPN2HD)
Also side note I am missing the SD versions...


I use CableCARD.


No problems here. I've got all of those channels. Time to call comcrap...

Thanks... Great

I swear evrytime I call them I get an argument because I have CableCard.....

COMCAST if you are reading this... YOU SUCK

College football games are being shown in HD on CSN...finally, since the start of the season.

I've had the same problem with ABC HD and NBC HD since last thursday. None of them showing up anymore. Tried to do a rescan. NO DICE. I live in South Philly BTW

I've had the same problem with ABC HD and NBC HD since last thursday. None of them showing up anymore. Tried to do a rescan. NO DICE. I live in South Philly BTW

i'm still trying to get comcast maintenance to come out and boost my signal outside since the tech couldn't do anything.

if i ever get that to happen, i'll report on if they got those channels to work.

anyone watching the Phils/Fish game tonight.

the camers and the producer must be drunk.

ryan howard's homer was completely missed and many other camera shots
have been completely missed and some plays have happened off camera.

ryan's right field home, the camera shot after a slight pause all the way over to
LEFT FIELD, before finding the ball after it went over the fence.

Crap! ABC breaking up badly here in the Oaks/Audubon area .... right in the middle of football!

The last post I see mentioning SciFi HD was in June. Anyone hear anything?

I just got back from my vacation at the Jersey shore and the house had SciFi HD on 226. They have USAHD down there, too.

I'd gladly give back Disney HD for SciFi HD any day. My 3 year old sees no difference between Micky Mouse Club House in HD vs SD.

Comcast has the hugest balls saying they have the most HD. They barely have more than broadcast.

Verizon: please, please, PLEASE put fiber in my neighborhood!

Great job by KYW to switch over to the Eagles/Steelers just in time for kickoff. HD/5.1 up and running.

This is a rare treat to get a home Eagles game on CBS, PQ looks outstanding.

The couple second delay on cable/KYW-DT(through my DVR, live, watching ch 233 CBS-D) is sync'ing up with WYSP perfectly. OTA is a couple seconds ahead.

FWIW, WYSP was running about 2 seconds behind on Verizon FiOS. Was going nuts between the Eagles and Phillies, especially since the Fish / Steelers were threatening simultaneously (tying run at the plate in the bottom of the 9th, Steelers driving late in the 4th quarter). I just kept Merrill on and swapped channels a lot.

Hi all -

I've got some family in the Philly area and will be visiting them next month. During my visit I want to at least show them how they use their new HDTV to dial into the QAM channels that Comcast feeds the local HDs on. Can someone point me to some reference info (posts in this thread) that list some of the common numbers they use in that market?

Also, the actual town they live in is Lambertville NJ. That's slightly closer to Philly than NYC, but basically in between, and as a result the Comcast service there carries BOTH PHL and NYC locals. Does anyone here have experience with that cable head-end in particular? Are they on the same channel plan as the rest of the Philly market, or on NYC's plan, or some hybrid of both?

Thanks!

Edit: OK, started digging back in this thread and came across this post (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=14483941#post14483941) that pointed to this site (http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/channels) that gave me this info for my zip of interest (08530):

qam256 109-1 WPSGDT CW 1920x1080i
qam256 110-2 TNTHD - 1920x1080i
qam256 111-1 WPHLDT MyN 1280x720p
qam256 111-2 WTXFDT Fox 1280x720p
qam256 113-1 WPVIDT ABC 1280x720p
qam256 113-2 WCAUDT NBC 1920x1080i
qam256 117-1 WHYYDT PBS 1920x1080i
704x480i
qam256 117-2 KYWDT CBS 1920x1080i

Having seen that, a few observations:
- not sure what's up with TNT-HD, perhaps an error in that database, or really free?
- is WHYY switching transmission formats during the day?
- I've got another reference that says WPVI feeds their HD service at 8.6 Mbps. Really? Ouch.
- not a cable issue, but, wow, WPVI is moving to channel 6 after the analog cutoff, the only major market station in low VHF. Ouch. Hopefully they'll find a way to fit that back up in high-VHF or UHF somewhere.

FWIW, WYSP was running about 2 seconds behind on Verizon FiOS. Was going nuts between the Eagles and Phillies, especially since the Fish / Steelers were threatening simultaneously (tying run at the plate in the bottom of the 9th, Steelers driving late in the 4th quarter). I just kept Merrill on and swapped channels a lot.

Me too-that was awesome on both fronts.

anyone watching the Phils/Fish game tonight.

the camers and the producer must be drunk.

ryan howard's homer was completely missed and many other camera shots
have been completely missed and some plays have happened off camera.

ryan's right field home, the camera shot after a slight pause all the way over to
LEFT FIELD, before finding the ball after it went over the fence.

Yes, I noticed they have been doing a lot of that lately. Like coming back from a commercial and having to show us a "replay" of what just happened, because they did not come back in time to show it live.

Me too-that was awesome on both fronts.

A very good weekend for Philly sports. I was hoping for a replay of the NY "football" Giants loss during the Eagles game.

- not a cable issue, but, wow, WPVI is moving to channel 6 after the analog cutoff, the only major market station in low VHF. Ouch. Hopefully they'll find a way to fit that back up in high-VHF or UHF somewhere.
If they do, it would have to be before the transition date, as that is when it becomes final.

FWIW, WYSP was running about 2 seconds behind on Verizon FiOS. Was going nuts between the Eagles and Phillies, especially since the Fish / Steelers were threatening simultaneously (tying run at the plate in the bottom of the 9th, Steelers driving late in the 4th quarter). I just kept Merrill on and swapped channels a lot.Who wants to hear Mike Quick?!?! He is horrible!!!! Phil Simms and Jim Nantz are/were excellent last night. Fox announcers aren't all that great.

i'm still trying to get comcast maintenance to come out and boost my signal outside since the tech couldn't do anything.

if i ever get that to happen, i'll report on if they got those channels to work.

abc hd and nbc hd are finally back! had a "technical supervisor" come this time and he had it fixed in about 10 minutes.

turns out the coax going from my splitter to my cable box wasn't high quality enough. he replaced it with the "high quality" coax he had and boom, instantly working. guy says he sees the same problem twice a day.

SO... if you're ever not getting abc hd and nbc hd, before waiting a whole month and 3 service calls for comcast to fix it, try replacing sections of coax with the good line and see what happens.

Hi all. I've been trying to find out what was availible over clear qam in Philly via Comcast and I came across this Digital Cable/Digital Antenna Line up (http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineupui?Cmd=LocationProgramsWeb&Country=US&Postcode=19144).

While the digital OTA lineup looks ok the digital cable one seems wrong. Anyone got a more accurate lineup of what is availible in the clear over qam from Comcast Philly?

Most of the time, the silicondust has incorrect names on the channels. I think that the database they use is corrupt. Not sure how they get the information. Perhaps people type it in, and people are just plain wrong.

I usually look at the thumbnails and try to deduce what channel it is from that. Sometimes that's really easy when the channel has a 24/7 bug in the corner, or if it's totally obvious like TV Guide, QVC, or a local bulletin board.

VOD is usually from ch 83-86, but some area's are now using even ch 87 and 88 for VOD. My area in Reading only uses the first 4 channels for VOD, while 87 and 88 have no signal at all, but each market varies.

Also remember, sometimes a zip code overlaps with Verizon Fios service. If somoene is using an HD Home Run in that zip code with Fios, the listings will be mixed together. It's quite a shame that silicondust did not add an extra column in the database that determines the provider. If they knew that information we could sort out the results by provider. I don't think they have any plans to improve the site either, so what you see is what you get.

Is this happening to anyone else? It just started over the weekend. Philly Suburbs on Comcast. I hit the rewind button once, and it takes me back to the start of the program. Hit the FF button once and it takes me to the end on a program that is done recording, or takes me to "live" if the program is still recording.

I've never heard of that, but it would be nice to be able to go back to the start of my recorded program in progress, after I let it run for 20 minutes then go back to the beginning so I can FF right through commercials. I have to put it to REW x4 mode and watch it rewind just like a VHS tape. If you wanna go back 100 minutes on an SD channel's buffer, it takes like 5 minutes to get all the way back.

Is this happening to anyone else? It just started over the weekend. Philly Suburbs on Comcast. I hit the rewind button once, and it takes me back to the start of the program. Hit the FF button once and it takes me to the end on a program that is done recording, or takes me to "live" if the program is still recording.

I know it used to do this if you pushed the FF/REW button 4 times quickly in succession. Instead of going to FF4 it would go to the end. Maybe its registering multiple button presses? Are you using the Comcast remote or a different programmable one? Just some random thoughts.

Eric

I've never heard of that, but it would be nice to be able to go back to the start of my recorded program in progress, after I let it run for 20 minutes then go back to the beginning so I can FF right through commercials. I have to put it to REW x4 mode and watch it rewind just like a VHS tape. If you wanna go back 100 minutes on an SD channel's buffer, it takes like 5 minutes to get all the way back.

There is an option to "go to start of program". I am not home now, so I can't tell exactly, but if you are watching a program that you are recording, bring up the icons along the bottom (I think the info button), and the 2nd, 3rd or 4th icon over is a line with a back arrow. That will take you to the start of the program.

I know it used to do this if you pushed the FF/REW button 4 times quickly in succession. Instead of going to FF4 it would go to the end. Maybe its registering multiple button presses? Are you using the Comcast remote or a different programmable one? Just some random thoughts.

Eric

Standard Comcast remote. If I press FF or RW multiple times, it will go to each of those speeds, but then within a second or so, it will jump all the way to the start or end. Funny, after watching some programs last night without incident, it seemed to have only happened during Sunday Night Football. It was very annoying as I either had to keep FF back to where I was, or it would take me to the end "Live" and would see the score before I was able to watch how they scored. Hopefully this was an icolated incident.

Looks like CSN did a little rebranding. The Comcast Sportsnet logo is a bit different, the pillar bars on CSN-HD have a different logo on them. Also the main page of CSN seems to look more like all of their sportsnetworks have a unified look, a la FSN.

Also the new studio in the WAC, which they started broadcasting from earlier this month.

anyone watching the Phils/Fish game tonight.

the camers and the producer must be drunk.

ryan howard's homer was completely missed and many other camera shots
have been completely missed and some plays have happened off camera.

ryan's right field home, the camera shot after a slight pause all the way over to
LEFT FIELD, before finding the ball after it went over the fence.

Did you notice that the camera that was on the pitcher during the Phils/Brewers had a very light gray band going across the middle of the picture? I noticed it during the first game but I just thought they wiped the lens because of the rain. But there it was again during game 2.

Hi. I'm down in Baltimore, and my 87-year-old mom, in Willow Grove, has a new TV with the Comcast cable running straight into it. She complained this morning that she was unable to watch the Phillies yesterday. So I downloaded the manual for her set, and found that she was set to Antenna. I talked her through switching to Cable, and doing a channel re-scan, and now she has TBS on 32. YAY!

But the catch is it's the 4:3 version. Does anyone know if TBS-HD shows up in the QAM channels? I know she is seeing a bunch of QAM channels around 100-115, but I'd love to be able to tell her what channel to go to rather than just hunting through everything.

TIA!

On the Comcast-Willow Grove system TBS-HD is part of Expd. Basic service, just like TBS. However, the difference is, the Digital channels in Expd. Basic are almost always encrypted; the few that aren't, will be enventually. Right now, AFAIK, TBS-HD is encrypted. Therefore, one needs to either, rent an HD Box, buy a Tivo HD DVR & rent CableCards, or if her TV has CableCard ability, just rent the CCs. Through any of those boxes/CCs, it would be channel 220. The actual QAM freq. channel is irrelevant.

TBS (not TBS-HD) is part of Basic (not Expanded Basic) because FCC rules require any OTA channels you carry to be part of your lowest tier, and that your lowest tier has to be unencrypted. There is nothing in the rules that limits the rule to local OTA channels. Because TBS was, until about a year ago, an OTA channel in Atlanta, everyone who carried it had to carry it in their basic tier, unencrypted.

Atlanta's channel 17 (formerly WTBS, now WPCH) and TBS are now completely separate, but systems haven't taken it off Basic, either because they don't know or because they think it'll annoy their customers.

By the time TBS-HD started a year ago, it wasn't a simulcast of an OTA channel, so systems never had to carry it in Basic.

Hey all,

I just did a quick search on this thread to see if anyone else has experienced this and couldn't find anything.

Anyways, I have Comcast Extended Basic service and a Sony DHG-HDD250 DVR. For the past 2+ years, I've been getting TVGOS data from analog channel 12 (WHYY) through the cable port. It's always just worked. (NOTE - I'm in Delaware County, PA)

Well, starting this weekend, I no longer have any guide data, so I rescanned all channels and hooked up an antenna as well. After leaving the unit off all night, it finally got the clock back and I think it has been populating the guide list. I think this will work, but I don't really want the antenna connected.

So my question is this ... has anyone else lost TVGOS service from channel 12? Have they gotten it to work again?

Thanks!

ft

Also, the actual town they live in is Lambertville NJ. That's slightly closer to Philly than NYC, but basically in between, and as a result the Comcast service there carries BOTH PHL and NYC locals. Does anyone here have experience with that cable head-end in particular? Are they on the same channel plan as the rest of the Philly market, or on NYC's plan, or some hybrid of both?

Thanks!

Edit: OK, started digging back in this thread and came across this post (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=14483941#post14483941) that pointed to this site (http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/channels) that gave me this info for my zip of interest (08530):

qam256 109-1 WPSGDT CW 1920x1080i
qam256 110-2 TNTHD - 1920x1080i
qam256 111-1 WPHLDT MyN 1280x720p
qam256 111-2 WTXFDT Fox 1280x720p
qam256 113-1 WPVIDT ABC 1280x720p
qam256 113-2 WCAUDT NBC 1920x1080i
qam256 117-1 WHYYDT PBS 1920x1080i
704x480i
qam256 117-2 KYWDT CBS 1920x1080i

Having seen that, a few observations:
- not sure what's up with TNT-HD, perhaps an error in that database, or really free?
- is WHYY switching transmission formats during the day?
- I've got another reference that says WPVI feeds their HD service at 8.6 Mbps. Really? Ouch.
- not a cable issue, but, wow, WPVI is moving to channel 6 after the analog cutoff, the only major market station in low VHF. Ouch. Hopefully they'll find a way to fit that back up in high-VHF or UHF somewhere.

Try this.

Link to HD HomeRun (http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineupui?Cmd=LocationProgramsWeb&Country=US&Postcode=08530)

If Fios is available in the area, then the listing might be jumbled up with both Comcast and Fios. But you can use this guide and be the hero anyways. ;)

As for some of the other questions:

WHYY does indeed switch from 480i to 1080i, depending on the programming ... although it might be a certain time. I know because I record some children's stuff off of WHYY and they come in at 480i digital and takes less space than recording the same show on the analog WHYY channel.

WPVI is switching back to VHF-6 after 2/09. Also, I believe that WHYY will be switching back to VHF-12 after the cutoff.

I do know that WPVI does come in at lower bit-rates than NBC/CBS/etc, since my DVR will show the "% used" for the HDD. Not sure if Comcast is dropping the bit-rate or not, so I can't say if the OTA signal is low bit-rate or not.

In Delaware County, TNT-HD is encrypted. Up in Lambertville, it might be clearQAM. Only one way to know for sure.

DUH - I just noticed that you linked to the same site I did. My bad!

TBS (not TBS-HD) is part of Basic (not Expanded Basic) because FCC rules require any OTA channels you carry to be part of your lowest tier, and that your lowest tier has to be unencrypted. There is nothing in the rules that limits the rule to local OTA channels. Because TBS was, until about a year ago, an OTA channel in Atlanta, everyone who carried it had to carry it in their basic tier, unencrypted.

Atlanta's channel 17 (formerly WTBS, now WPCH) and TBS are now completely separate, but systems haven't taken it off Basic, either because they don't know or because they think it'll annoy their customers.

By the time TBS-HD started a year ago, it wasn't a simulcast of an OTA channel, so systems never had to carry it in Basic.

That actually makes a lot of sense, I did not know or think of that. However analog TBS is part of expanded basic on ch 32, not limited basic. But the digital SD TBS is indeed unencrypted.

TBS (not TBS-HD) is part of Basic (not Expanded Basic) because FCC rules require any OTA channels you carry to be part of your lowest tier, and that your lowest tier has to be unencrypted.

That actually makes a lot of sense, I did not know or think of that. However analog TBS is part of expanded basic on ch 32, not limited basic. But the digital SD TBS is indeed unencrypted.
I was mistaken, but, here, it is isn't part of Ltd. Basic either. I looked at our local Channels/Services card, and here it is part of the Value Pack (on ch. 32), which is a six channel service, that, IIRC, all of its channels used to be part of Expd. Basic, and would still be in areas that don't have it. Apparently, TBS is in Ltd. Basic, Expd. Basic, or Value Pack, depending on the system. I don't find the Digital SD channel unencrypted here, so apparently that varies, as well, but I haven't scanned the channels in a while. Virtually all of non-Ltd. Basic SD Digital is encrypted here.

Any word on what will replace MOJO for Philly Comcast? I am hoping for HDNet. Verizon FIOS carries it so it would be a good competitive choice.

Any word on what will replace MOJO for Philly Comcast? I am hoping for HDNet. Verizon FIOS carries it so it would be a good competitive choice.

Versus and Golf will each have their own individual HD channels starting in December. I would think that one of them will replace Mojo with the other staying on channel 207.

CSN has new graphics for the Flyers/Phantoms game tonight.

Looks like they have rebranded to a score box similar to SNY's graphics. The score box now takes up most of the screen width-wise. This will probably carry over to Sixers and Phillies games from now on as well.

CSN has new graphics for the Flyers/Phantoms game tonight.

Looks like they have rebranded to a score box similar to SNY's graphics. The score box now takes up most of the screen width-wise. This will probably carry over to Sixers and Phillies games from now on as well.

IMO, I thought that was supposed to be done as a one time thing to look like the old (retro) graphics from when the Flyers did play at the Spectrum. As the announcers were wearing the old orange sport coats as well.

There's a message on Center City boxes that Comast is pushing new software this evening (scheduled for around 1:00 AM, October 9). They warn it may take an hour and ask that you leave the boxes powered on this evening.

Any idea what's up with this?
--Bob

There's a message on Center City boxes that Comast is pushing new software this evening (scheduled for around 1:00 AM, October 9). They warn it may take an hour and ask that you leave the boxes powered on this evening.

Any idea what's up with this?
--Bob

i also got this message and also am very interested in what the update'll do...

There's a message on Center City boxes that Comast is pushing new software this evening (scheduled for around 1:00 AM, October 9). They warn it may take an hour and ask that you leave the boxes powered on this evening.

Any idea what's up with this?
--Bob


I got this update last week in NJ. I was watching it at the time and it shut itself off around 2am and started downloading the new software. The front panel blinked "DL" for about 20 minutes, then rebooted again. The new software on my DVR is now version 75.59 and the firmware is 16.53. The box was a bit cranky for an hour or so after the download, but has been fine ever since. Personally, I am happy with the update. The DVR functions seem a bit quicker and they added some nice new features. Haven't noticed anything good or bad about non-DVR functions yet.

I got this update last week in NJ. I was watching it at the time and it shut itself off around 2am and started downloading the new software. The front panel blinked "DL" for about 20 minutes, then rebooted again. The new software on my DVR is now version 75.59 and the firmware is 16.53. The box was a bit cranky for an hour or so after the download, but has been fine ever since. Personally, I am happy with the update. The DVR functions seem a bit quicker and they added some nice new features. Haven't noticed anything good or bad about non-DVR functions yet.
I haven't seen any reports on this yet. What DVR features did they add?

We also have a NON-DVR box that got this message. I wonder whether it will actually get new firmware or whether it just received the message because it is active in this service area?
--Bob

I haven't seen any reports on this yet. What DVR features did they add?

We also have a NON-DVR box that got this message. I wonder whether it will actually get new firmware or whether it just received the message because it is active in this service area?
--Bob

The biggest change is that the page up and down buttons now double as FF/RW +/- 5 minutes when there aren't any menus or guides on screen. They added a 30 minute over run option for certain programs like sporting events. They also say you can now choose to "clip" a show to 59 minutes if a previous recording runs over by 1 minute. For example, if you record Heroes from 9-10:01, and schedule both Boston Legal and CSI:Miami for 10-11, it will now let you record all 3 shows. It will change one of the 10-11 shows to 10:01-11. They also added the word "Live" to the progress bar to show when you are completely caught up. There may be one or two other minor changes that I am forgetting.

The one new feature I don't like is the way they handle the end of a recording. Before when you hit the end of a recording, you would just get the Delete/ Don't Delete pop-up. The new software now pauses the recording when it hits the end for 15-20 seconds before giving you the Delete menu.

Finally, while I can't prove it, it seems like the new software has improved the response time of the box quite a bit. It feels a bit quicker and I haven't had any of the old button lag problems since the update. But that just may be a coincidence.

Thanks for that info.
--Bob

The one new feature I don't like is the way they handle the end of a recording. Before when you hit the end of a recording, you would just get the Delete/ Don't Delete pop-up. The new software now pauses the recording when it hits the end for 15-20 seconds before giving you the Delete menu.


Oh so that's what happened.

At the end of the recording it just stopped. It sits there and were wondering, WTF happened... Did it freeze? Is it really slow, what the hell is wrong with this piece of junk? So we know it didn't freeze because you can go into the My DVR menu and delete the recording there.

But we don't want to wait 15-20 seconds for the pop up. So it's a big inconvenience. Is there a button that will make it pop right up? When it just stops it leaves the end user hanging wondering "Ok, now what???".

Not sure where to post this. Have searched throughout the forums. Location: Norristown PA. In the past received clear QAM on demand on channels 83.1 through 88.10. Over the past week I have not been able to get in any of these channels on both of the HD tvs we have that have clear qam capability. Anyone else find this? Any solution? have they moved? I have done a rescan on both tvs
Rosko

Not sure where to post this. Have searched throughout the forums. Location: Norristown PA. In the past received clear QAM on demand on channels 83.1 through 88.10. Over the past week I have not been able to get in any of these channels on both of the HD tvs we have that have clear qam capability. Anyone else find this? Any solution? have they moved? I have done a rescan on both tvs
Rosko
So you're watching the on demand programs other people are watching?

:confused:

So you're watching the on demand programs other people are watching?

:confused:
I believe so. No Box, TV directly hooked up to Wall Jack. Receive all clear qam local stations on 3.1, 6.1, 10.1, 29.1, 75.1 (Universal HD) and 57.1. But like I said in the past I could scan through 83.1 thru 88.10 and pick up a movie or an on demand CSI etc...but over the past week nothing.

I believe so. No Box, TV directly hooked up to Wall Jack. Receive all clear qam local stations on 3.1, 6.1, 10.1, 29.1, 75.1 (Universal HD) and 57.1. But like I said in the past I could scan through 83.1 thru 88.10 and pick up a movie or an on demand CSI etc...but over the past week nothing.

Comcast started encrypting all of the on demand content here in NE Philadelphia about a month ago. They are probably doing the same thing there.

Oh so that's what happened.

At the end of the recording it just stopped. It sits there and were wondering, WTF happened... Did it freeze? Is it really slow, what the hell is wrong with this piece of junk? So we know it didn't freeze because you can go into the My DVR menu and delete the recording there.

But we don't want to wait 15-20 seconds for the pop up. So it's a big inconvenience. Is there a button that will make it pop right up? When it just stops it leaves the end user hanging wondering "Ok, now what???".


Once you get to the Pause, hitting the Exit button brings up the Delete menu.

I believe so. No Box, TV directly hooked up to Wall Jack. Receive all clear qam local stations on 3.1, 6.1, 10.1, 29.1, 75.1 (Universal HD) and 57.1. But like I said in the past I could scan through 83.1 thru 88.10 and pick up a movie or an on demand CSI etc...but over the past week nothing.

Yep, Comcast started encrypting OnDemand feeds, so you can't watch other people's content anymore. They did it in Lower Bucks about a month ago. Oh well it was fun while it lasted for over 3 years since I got my first HDTV.

As it turns out, all that Comcast actually did last night was put up a NEW message saying, "Ha ha! We're really doing this at 1:00AM on October 13th! Made you look!", or words to that effect...

:cool:

--Bob

More rebranding of CSN, their webpage is now the new standard look for all of the CSN networks.

Comcast did, indeed, push out Software 75.59 in Center City last night. Firmware is still 16.53.
--Bob

Well surprise, surprise -- the 75.59 software comes with factory installed HDMI bugs. :mad:

The two most visible of these are the widely reported GREEN LINE down the right side of every channel (visible on displays without overscan), and much less reliable HDMI handshakes on output resolution change, frequently resulting in never-ending retries.

This is on a DCT-3412 (16.53 firmware).

The GREEN LINE flaw has been reported at least a month ago when the software was foisted on the San Francisco service area. But of course Comcast just keeps pushing it out.

It has been suggested in some of the set top box threads that the DCH boxes are not screwed up this way by this software, but I've not been able to confirm that yet.
--Bob

There are no improvements in basic video quality with the new software. I suspect we are stuck until they finally complete the transition to all-digital in the combined Philadelphia + suburbs market.

Well at least they've got the new Big Boxy and Tall building downtown. That's much more important than actually delivering a quality product.
--Bob

Well at least they've got the new Big Boxy and Tall building downtown. That's much more important than actually delivering a quality product.
--Bob

It looks more like a giant USB Flash drive to me. :D

I managed to nab two DCH boxes to swap out my DCT boxes.

Unfortunately they still have the GREEN LINE problem with HDMI 480i YCC output. And they still have the flaky HDMI handshake problem when changing output resolutions. Again this is with the 75.59 software (and 18.43 firmware in these new DCH boxes).

However, they have one improvement: The GREEN LINE problem does *NOT* occur at 1080i output resolution.

So you can set the boxes to 1080i output with 4:3 Override turned off as a workaround, but of course that means that you are stuck with what Motorola and Comcast think constitutes acceptable de-interlacing and scaling performance for SD channels. Deep sigh....

---------------------------------------------------

By the way, Comcast support admitted to me that they are aware of complaints from the Philadelphia suburbs (who got the 75.59 software some weeks ago), but insist I'm the first and only person complaining in the City itself (which got the software late Monday night).

So they KNEW that customers who got the software earlier were having problems and they STILL continued to push it out? Way to go Comcast and Motorola!

---------------------------------------------------

I like your description of the new Comcast eyesore building. From now on I will refer to it as the Thumb Drive.
--Bob

The biggest change is that the page up and down buttons now double as FF/RW +/- 5 minutes when there aren't any menus or guides on screen. They added a 30 minute over run option for certain programs like sporting events. They also say you can now choose to "clip" a show to 59 minutes if a previous recording runs over by 1 minute. For example, if you record Heroes from 9-10:01, and schedule both Boston Legal and CSI:Miami for 10-11, it will now let you record all 3 shows. It will change one of the 10-11 shows to 10:01-11. They also added the word "Live" to the progress bar to show when you are completely caught up. There may be one or two other minor changes that I am forgetting.

The one new feature I don't like is the way they handle the end of a recording. Before when you hit the end of a recording, you would just get the Delete/ Don't Delete pop-up. The new software now pauses the recording when it hits the end for 15-20 seconds before giving you the Delete menu.

Finally, while I can't prove it, it seems like the new software has improved the response time of the box quite a bit. It feels a bit quicker and I haven't had any of the old button lag problems since the update. But that just may be a coincidence.

this update actually messed me up, I had mapped a 30sec skip function to my remote and i used the page down button to jump back 15secs. It worked great. I could skip commercials really easily. hit the 30sec skip a few times and then if i went too far i just hit page dwon and it would put me right were i wanted to be. Now if i hit page down i go back 5 mins... is there a way to get the 15sec skip back back?

answered my ow question;

For all those interested:

Add 30-Second Skip

The following technique can be used to map an unused or unneeded button on the "silver" remote to the 30-second skip command. Current versions of the i-Guide software will skip forward 30 seconds into a recording when this command is sent. A good choice is the 'A / Lock' button since many users don't need that function; you can feel both the '15-second-back' and '30-second-skip' buttons with one finger and move between them without looking. Another option is to reprogram the '15-second back' button, since PgDn already provides that functionality.

1. Press the "Cable" button at the top of the remote to put it into Cable Box control mode.
2. Press and hold the "Setup" button until the "Cable" button blinks twice.
3. Type in the code 994. The "Cable" button will blink twice.
4. Press (do not hold) the "Setup" button.
5. Type in the code 00173.
6. Press whatever button you want to map the 30-second skip command to (ex: A / Lock). The "Cable" button will blink twice if successful.

Note: This did not work on boxes with the Microsoft TV Foundation Interface (previously used in Washington State, but now converted back to the i-Guide software). As of firmware version 12.22 Insight Cable disabled this feature, but has been re-enabled in firmware version 16.35. Comcast software Version 73.44 disabled this feature, but the latest software, Version 74.53-3321, re-enables it (this has been confirmed on the 3416 w/ 16.20 firmware). See software for more info.

Note: As of software A25.2-2, the Page Up key is removed from some operators and others have programmed it as a 5 min skip.

[edit] Add 15-Second Back

1. Press the "Cable" button at the top of the remote to put it into Cable Box control mode.
2. Press and hold the "Setup" button until the "Cable" button blinks twice.
3. Type in the code 994. The "Cable" button will blink twice.
4. Press (do not hold) the "Setup" button.
5. Type in the code 00179.
6. Press whatever button you want to map the 15-second back command to (ex: A / Lock). The "Cable" button will blink twice if successful.


I do have another question, a guy i work with has comcast in the Mt holly NJ area, i have comcast on woodbury, nj. he keeps telling me he can watch his dvr and hit the picture in picture button and it will show live tv in a window. I can't seem to get this to work. We have the same exact tv. the tv does NOT have PIP.

Has anyone seen the Caller ID feature work yet? I see the setting under Interactive TV but I have not seen a number appear on my screen yet.

I like your description of the new Comcast eyesore building. From now on I will refer to it as the Thumb Drive.
--Bob

I think of it as the Middle Finger. "We don't care. We don't have to."

Who else lost a bunch of analogs today, as forecasted on last months bill?

25(moved to ch 3), 52, 56, 62, 63, 96 all have been removed. The digital boxes still map to the old numbers, so punching one of these into a box still works, since the box goes to the digital version. But plain analog, all these slots are now gone.

DOCSIS3.0 here by the end of 2008? More HD channels? Both are now possible.

Update: They reshuffled channels and moved some HD channels into the vacated analog slots. Plenty of room now for possible D3.0 with adjacent slots on the HSI frequency, and some more open slots for more HD channels.

Oh goodie....

Maybe they'll stop the heavy handed recompression they are using, too, for their current digital channels. I used to think DirecTV was the hutzpah champ for the amount of image damage they thought they could get away with, but Comcast in Center City since the beginning of this year has been really outrageous with their new processing scheme screwing up black and white levels and the amount of mosquito noise they are tolerating in their digital SD channels.
--Bob

Does anybody in the philly area know where comcast moved the clear qam signal for fox29 WTXF and WPHL 17? fox29 used to be at 111.2. WPHL 17 formally at 111.1. They are no longer being broadcast there. According to comcast they had to be moved due to signal interference issues. However no one at comcast has been able to tell me to where they were moved. I live in south jersey, have expanded basic and am tuning with QAM tuner on hd television. These are channels I am paying for yet they cannot tell me where to tune to receive them. I refuse to rent a set top box from them. thanks

Does anybody in the philly area know where comcast moved the clear qam signal for fox29 WTXF and WPHL 17? fox29 used to be at 111.2. WPHL 17 formally at 111.1. They are no longer being broadcast there. According to comcast they had to be moved due to signal interference issues. However no one at comcast has been able to tell me to where they were moved. I live in south jersey, have expanded basic and am tuning with QAM tuner on hd television. These are channels I am paying for yet they cannot tell me where to tune to receive them. I refuse to rent a set top box from them. thanks

Try 88.1 for 17 and 88.2 for Fox. If you lost TNTHD too, try 87.2 for that.

sweet thanks. I'll give it a try when I get home from work.

Has anyone seen the Caller ID feature work yet? I see the setting under Interactive TV but I have not seen a number appear on my screen yet.

The Caller ID feature started working on Tuesday here in southern Chester County. Pretty nice addition; just in time for the price hike.

It has a snooze feature but no explanation for how it works. I searched the Comcast site and found that it just turns off any displays of Caller ID for the specified time period.

BTW, it does not get recorded onto a DVR recording but it does display a huge blue square over the picture when playing recordings or On Demand shows. Its normal display is a thin bar at the top or bottom of the screen.

Try 88.1 for 17 and 88.2 for Fox. If you lost TNTHD too, try 87.2 for that.

Looks like they moved UHD also??? I am not picking it up anymore for some reason...

Does anyone know what "Error 4" is? That's the error I get when I try to access On Demand.

Frank

Looks like they moved UHD also??? I am not picking it up anymore for some reason...

Try 62-1 for UHD(I think that's what it is) As soon as they removed the analog channels they moved some of the HD channels over to those newly-opened slots. Of course the average user who just uses an HD STB does not notice since they just sent an updated mapping to the cable boxes, totally transparent to the viewers.

How about WTXF splitting the post-game feed last night for a few minutes? What was even worse was that >50% of the screen was just blue background/filler, with 2 tiny windows of the FOX feed and a bunch of people on a street, from skyfox. Big whoop, we'll get to see people ALL evening long for 2 hours after they wrap up from the ballpark.

I called the station and left a nasty little message for the engineering dept. Those 5 minutes are destroyed from an archival standpoint and transferring footage to a DVD.

If you were upset, I urge you to call Fox29, 215-925-2929. Hit the option for more depts, then engineering, and leave a message.

How about WTXF splitting the post-game feed last night for a few minutes? What was even worse was that >50% of the screen was just blue background/filler, with 2 tiny windows of the FOX feed and a bunch of people on a street, from skyfox. Big whoop, we'll get to see people ALL evening long for 2 hours after they wrap up from the ballpark.

I called the station and left a nasty little message for the engineering dept. Those 5 minutes are destroyed from an archival standpoint and transferring footage to a DVD.

It was a total disgrace. The anger from last night still hasn't subsided. You have a moment that hasn't occurred in 28 years. You get to watch the game and celebration in HD. Fox 29 is so worried about their local ratings that they have to take an unforgettable scene and crop it to show some bozo's running around in the street. Not one mention of it in local papers.

It's bad enough TV viewing is disrupted by Emergency Broadcasting Tests where tones are sent that can destroy expensive surround speaker systems.
During the NHL playoffs the games were cropped by the Flyers advertising tickets instead of during commercial breaks. Last night took the cake.

Was AMC removed from the analog channels? It used to be on 63.

frankd,

I had the same problem occuraa few weeks ago. I reported the problem and Comcast ran a test to my box for about an hour. I then had to unplug it, let it sit for a second and then repower. All was restored.

I totally agree about the Phillies Fox fiasco. My wife and I were in total disbelief. My wife said "who wnats to watch people running around on the streets!" Fox totally took everything away from the Phillies accomplishment and team celebration.

Thx Midd, It was down for a couple weeks but I tried it again over the weekend and now it's back. It didn't bother me much as I rarely use OnDemand; I was more curious about it than anything else.

Some of my clear QAM channels have been breaking up the past few days. ABC and WB (Smallville was very bad) seem to be the worst.

Anyone else having issues in the Pottstown area with pixellation or lock up?

Clear QAM question;
When will Comcast add the ATSC service that have PSIP data and additional HD content like WFMZ and other independents that are currently Analog? My understanding is after Feb 17, all ATSC services that are must carry will require PSIP and comcast will have to provide their HD offering. Will these services be avaliable before Feb. 17?

This weekend I noticed on channels 52 and 56(analog channels removed last month), 6 new HD channels have shown up. The 3 on ch 52 are encrypted, but on ch 56, the first 2 are marked encrypted but my OnAir GT on my HTPC can tune them.

56-1 is FXHD
56-2 is SpeedHD
56-3 is FoxNewsHD!

No announcement of when we get these channels, but the fact that they showed up means Comcast is doing some testing and they are likely coming soon. I wonder if those 3 channels on ch 52 are the long awaited 3pack of DiscoveryHD/USAHD/SciFiHD?

If you have a QAM tuner on your HDTV, check out these channels and see if your area has added them.

Try 62-1 for UHD(I think that's what it is) As soon as they removed the analog channels they moved some of the HD channels over to those newly-opened slots. Of course the average user who just uses an HD STB does not notice since they just sent an updated mapping to the cable boxes, totally transparent to the viewers.

I am not getting anything on 62-1 either? Could they be blocking it from me now since I downgraded to the $20 a month cable plan???

Does anyone know what "Error 4" is? That's the error I get when I try to access On Demand.

Frank
Had same problem. Had Basic plus extended. Digital starter is now the same price ($58.00/ mnth) with 1 free box. Just got box yesterday. Had it reset 3x's because of error 4. Eventually called 800 comcast and said I was still on basic plus extended . Changed me to Digital starter and 15 mins later, On- demand working. Also because of issues gave me discount to $29.95 for 6 months and then $58.00 after.

Anyone else not getting anything but background sounds during CSI on CBS HD?

Anyone else not getting anything but background sounds during CSI on CBS HD?

Yes, was just going to post the same. It's a Comcast problem, KYW-DT over cable not outputting center channel sounds, same result on 2ch.

OTA is fine so it is not KYW's problem. *9:24PM* KYW-DT OTA switched to 4:3 SD, something is up.

Yes, was just going to post the same. It's a Comcast problem, KYW-DT over cable not outputting center channel sounds, same result on 2ch.

OTA is fine so it is not KYW's problem. *9:24PM* KYW-DT OTA switched to 4:3 SD, something is up.

unfortunately I'm watching in stereo through tv channels b/c the kids are in bed. So I guess the center channel is what goes to the two main L/R channels? still no good after 9:30 commercial break. No dialogue....

unfortunately I'm watching in stereo through tv channels b/c the kids are in bed. So I guess the center channel is what goes to the two main L/R channels? still no good after 9:30 commercial break. No dialogue....

KYW must know there is an issue, they started back from the commercial in HD/5.1, then cut to 4:3 SD, now the cable feed is 4:3SD and the audio is restored. I think they'll leave it in SD to keep the audio working:mad:

KYW must know there is an issue, they started back from the commercial in HD/5.1, then cut to 4:3 SD, now the cable feed is 4:3SD and the audio is restored. I think they'll leave it in SD to keep the audio working:mad:
9:39 just went back to HD then cut to commercial... no idea if audio is fixed yet... GRRR!
9:44 back from commercial in 4:3 with sound...

9:39 just went back to HD then cut to commercial... no idea if audio is fixed yet... GRRR!

They cut back to HD 20 seconds before the commercial, it still wasn't fixed.:(

Not an issue with the show on at 10PM, so it must have been something with CSI, weird.

Changing channels using Comcast STB with HDMI gives me popping sound.

When changing from or to SD from or to HD stations causes video strobe effect and a single loud pop in the speakers. :confused:

The popping and strobing can be eliminated by using component input between the STB and the TV or by bypassing the STB and connecting cable directly to TV. Then channel changes from/to SD from/to HD channels is smooth without any popping sound.

Is there something "buggy" with the Comcast-STB-HDMI output?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Looking at new 32" LCD's for the bedroom and have a basic question. I just want to run the RF to the panel. What type of tuner is required to get HD without a box? QAM, Clear QAM, its all new to me because my main display is just that with a STB.

Thanks!

Looking at new 32" LCD's for the bedroom and have a basic question. I just want to run the RF to the panel. What type of tuner is required to get HD without a box? QAM, Clear QAM, its all new to me because my main display is just that with a STB.

Thanks!

You'll need a tv with a QAM tuner. The only channels you'll receive from Comcast are the ones that are broadcast "in the clear" - hence clear QAM. I can't be sure which channels these are, but I think these days the only clear QAM channels are the over the air broadcast networks, CBS, NBC, ABC, etc. I'm sure someone will be along shortly however to give you a better list as I have to use a tuner for both my HDTVs.

HTH,
Eric

Thanks for the reply Eric.

I am in the correct comcast thread. Currently I get all the HD channels except the premium like HBO, Showtime, Starz . Will I still get HGTV, TNT Universal and the like?

Thanks for the reply Eric.

I am in the correct comcast thread. Currently I get all the HD channels except the premium like HBO, Showtime, Starz . Will I still get HGTV, TNT Universal and the like?

From what I recall, no, but I'll wait for someone who's using a QAM tuner to come along and confirm. You'll only get what you can receive with rabbit ears over the air via clear QAM. So no cable only channels I believe...:(

Thanks for the reply Eric.

I am in the correct comcast thread. Currently I get all the HD channels except the premium like HBO, Showtime, Starz . Will I still get HGTV, TNT Universal and the like?

There may be an exception here or there (I've read here that UHD is available in the clear, but not sure and they could take it away any time they want), but for the vast majority of HD channels you get now, the answer is "no," you won't get them without a Comcast box or a CableCARD device (like a TiVo or one of the rare CableCARD TVs if there are any that are still on the market).

The QAM tuner inside your TV will, most likely, give you only the broadcast channels in HD. (You'll get some other channels in digital SD, but not in HD).

Hi

Does anybody know the HD resolution (720p or 1080i) used by comcast in the philly area?

Ashwin

Hi

Does anybody know the HD resolution (720p or 1080i) used by comcast in the philly area?

Ashwin

Comcast does not determine the HD resolution, the network does. The cable box provided will let you choose whether you want the output to be 720p or 1080i.

As a general rule, anything FOX, ABC, or ESPN related is a 720p source.

Everything else will be 1080i including NBC, CBS, PBS, CSN and most of the other HD networks. If you have a specific channel you are interested in, post it.

The box will convert everything to the resolution you choose.

Hi

Does anybody know the HD resolution (720p or 1080i) used by comcast in the philly area?

Ashwin

They send each channel in whatever format they receive it.

Off the top of my head, ABC (WPVI-6), Fox (Fox 29), MyPHL (17) , ESPN, ESPN2, National Geographic and A&E are in 720p, and all the others are in 1080i.

Hi

Does anybody know the HD resolution (720p or 1080i) used by comcast in the philly area?

Ashwin

Comcast doesn't "use" 1 format, they only pass through what the stations send out. More channels use 1080i, but many use 720p, including: ESPN networks, ABC, FOX, and I think a few of the cable HD channels use 720p as well.

Hi

Does anybody know the HD resolution (720p or 1080i) used by comcast in the philly area?

Ashwin

It ain't the resolution - it's the compression that makes Comcast HD look bad.

Harry

hello all,

i dvr this episode last thursday, it played with no voices. with 5.1 surround sound only 5 of the speakers had sound front l&r, surround l&r, sub but nothing from the center channel.
anyone else have this issue?

hello all,

i dvr this episode last thursday, it played with no voices. with 5.1 surround sound only 5 of the speakers had sound front l&r, surround l&r, sub but nothing from the center channel.
anyone else have this issue?

See discussion further up in this thread about problems with CSI that night. Must've been a problem with the feed from the local CBS station. Just watch it from the HD on demand.

HTH,
Eric

hello all,

i dvr this episode last thursday, it played with no voices. with 5.1 surround sound only 5 of the speakers had sound front l&r, surround l&r, sub but nothing from the center channel.
anyone else have this issue?

This has happened to me with various recordedprograms on multiple channels. And, when I stop viewing it, the live feed has no center channel either. I then change the channel, center channel comes back, and then I also have the center channel return to the recorded program.

This has happened to me with various recordedprograms on multiple channels. And, when I stop viewing it, the live feed has no center channel either. I then change the channel, center channel comes back, and then I also have the center channel return to the recorded program.

That sounds like some other issue. Sadly, the best way to fix most bugs is to reboot the box, it takes a few days before they start creeping up again. If I reboot mine before I got to bed, it has 9hrs before it's on again for maybe 30 min while getting ready for work, then it's off till I get home. By then it's been 18 hours so all the guide data is restored.

CSI last week had audio issues, this week's ep did not.

so is there a good channel package faq that will explain all the different levels
that comcast offers.

i need to lower the bill and want to see what i can drop and still keep
hd networks at the very least.

btw anyone looking at the flyers on cn8 tonight.
what an awful horrible mess.
many of the camera shots are still in wide mode
and when it is shown it is all squished, so all tall and skinny.

Caller ID on screen showed up in most of Central PA today...

Posted some pics here: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21466118-

Here's my post from broadbandreports:

Now that I home and have time to test, I called my house from my cell phone. Wouldn't you know it works. Both on the laptop and the set top box. Comes up pretty quickly, about the same amount of time as it takes to come up on the phone (after about 1 ring). That's a pretty neat technological marvel. Checked the diagnostics and it's not using DOCSIS as a transport. The simple OOB frequency at 104.20 MHz must be carrying all of the system messages. Pretty amazing it's quick considering all the traffic on that crowded data channel.

It flashed "Cell Phone PA" then the number, and alternated this cycle.

The one thing that's missing is a call log. AT&T has this, but I guess it's a moot point because I can page through the call log on my cordless phone. Overall this is a much welcomed feature, and I am impressed. Thank you Comcast for finally doing something innovative in my area.

Now as for that ITV menu, can I have some Texas Hold'Em, Solitare, Sudoku, and Buzztime Trivia Games? Maybe even Checkers or Chess? Some simple pass the time games would be a fun, unique and value added service to the menu. Perhaps order Pizza or Home Shopping stuff from your couch? After all Tivo proved that you can order Domino's from your Tivo remote. I'd love to order Pizza hut! I do that online, but if I don't have to get off the sofa it would really impress me

so is there a good channel package faq that will explain all the different levels
that comcast offers.

i need to lower the bill and want to see what i can drop and still keep
hd networks at the very least.

btw anyone looking at the flyers on cn8 tonight.
what an awful horrible mess.
many of the camera shots are still in wide mode
and when it is shown it is all squished, so all tall and skinny.

As far as I know comcast.com is pretty much the only place to look at channel packages.

I just downgraded my service from Digital Classic (used to be preferred) to standard, but kept my hd box and the sports pack and I only lost two hd channels (National Geo and Science Channel, both of which come with digital classic). It's gonna save me $14 a month and I really didn't lose much I watch. Big Ten Network is probably the channel I'll miss the most.

I watched the flyers game using my dvdr and was able to watch the first period in widescreen until they fixed it. Of course the sd picture was crap. I wish they wouldn't air games on CN8.

btw anyone looking at the flyers on cn8 tonight.
what an awful horrible mess.
many of the camera shots are still in wide mode
and when it is shown it is all squished, so all tall and skinny.

Would putting your TV in stretch mode have worked as a work-around to this problem?

so is there a good channel package faq that will explain all the different levels
that comcast offers.

i need to lower the bill and want to see what i can drop and still keep
hd networks at the very least.

As far as I know comcast.com is pretty much the only place to look at channel packages.

I just downgraded my service from Digital Classic (used to be preferred) to standard, but kept my hd box and the sports pack and I only lost two hd channels (National Geo and Science Channel, both of which come with digital classic). It's gonna save me $14 a month and I really didn't lose much I watch. Big Ten Network is probably the channel I'll miss the most.
Comcast.com is not obligated to present all of their services- but I think they do-, nor all of their service packages- I know that they don't. Last I looked, though, Comcast.com had the 'sort by service' info. correct in regards to HD channels. The only way to get the full info. is to get a Prices/Services Card (it includes any pre-requisites) and a Channels/Services Card, they are FCC-mandated to be complete and correct.

I also downgraded from Digital Classic (that used to be Preferred, as opposed to the old Digital Classic) to Digital Starter (Standard with a Digital Box), I saved $17 on the new prices. Due to not having the time to watch a lot of TV, I don't mind losing the two HD channels, plus Encore HD On Demand, as well, but some might. I am sure there will be other HD channels on Digital Classic in the future.

I read of at least one of the few markets that got HDNet & HDNet Movies, and it was in Digital Classic. I think another one had it on Digital Starter. So, these two channels may or may not be losses in the future.

I noticed this morning that the USA:SciFi: Discovery HD channels have been turned on in New Castle, DE. Finally.

Same here in east norriton

I noticed this morning that the USA:SciFi: Discovery HD channels have been turned on in New Castle, DE. Finally.

Just noticed the same last night in Ambler.
Eric

I'm so tired of this CN8 situation for sports. I saw recently that the Phillies are moving to channel 17 in 2009. But isn;t there some other way for them to get us the sports programming besides using CN8 as an overflow? Whatever happened to CSN2?

I find it especially backward that the home game is the one in HD on CSN. I *could* go to that game, but not the away game. The away game is the one that should get the better channel\ assignment.

I'm so tired of this CN8 situation for sports. I saw recently that the Phillies are moving to channel 17 in 2009. But isn;t there some other way for them to get us the sports programming besides using CN8 as an overflow? Whatever happened to CSN2?

I find it especially backward that the home game is the one in HD on CSN. I *could* go to that game, but not the away game. The away game is the one that should get the better channel\ assignment.


i am sure the channel 17 games will be in HD but who do we complain to about thew cn8 games, this is horrible

hello all,

will the eagles game on thursday be broadcasted in hd on 6abc (channel 231)???

I noticed this morning that the USA:SciFi: Discovery HD channels have been turned on in New Castle, DE. Finally.
Same thing in West Norriton Township, PA (alternatively called both "Comcast Norristown" and "Comcast King of Prussia", but for zip 19403)...

USA HD on 222
Discovery HD on 224
SciFi HD on 226

...finally!

Joe

I had some pixelation problems and I could not recieve WHYYD.

My fix = installed a Radio Shack 10db bidirectional signal amplifier upstream from this one set top box. ($32.95 with 30 day return policy)

My problems with pixelation, WHYYDD, and On Demand are all fixed.

This is my third set-top-box and the tech said the signal was strong enough. Whatever Comcast tech's use to test signal strength did not catch my problems with the signal.

Sci-Fi HD in Philadelphia please.

jd,

did you try channel 226??

jd,

did you try channel 226??

I'm in the Olney section of town and there is no Sci-Fi HD on 226. There is nothing there in fact. Are you saying that you have it in another part of Philly?

collegeville, pa 19426 & it's on channel 226

collegeville, pa 19426 & it's on channel 226

Oh, Colllegeville is not Philly. So yeah, no Sci-Fi HD for me.

sorry jd,

born & raised in surburban north philly (31st & huntingdon). but moved to yeadon to secane to elkins park and now collegeville. i never knew the burbs had different channels/line ups. hopefully you'll get them soon.

Hi,

I was wondering if someone here could help clear up some confusion for me.

Picked up a Black Friday special online for an HDTV for the basement over the weekend.

Went to my local Comcast office and asked for "an HDTV box." I was given a Motorola DCH3200 and told that it would be and additional $15 a month. Seemed a little steep to me at the time but I figured I'd argue about it when I got home and had time to do some research.

Called 1-800-Comcast today to confirm that price and they said, yep, that's the price for an HD-DVR. I said, um, I'll check the model when I get home (it's not hooked up yet) but pretty sure it's NOT a DVR. They said well take it back to the office and trade it in for an HD box.

Checked when I got home, no, the DCH-3200 is not a DVR. Called Comcast again and asked, how much to add an HDTV Box? They said $15.

Of course can't find a straight pricing list for the area online, but the ones I have found for other areas make it look like yes, I am being charged for an HD-DVR.

When I ask for an "HDTV Box" should I just be asking for a digital cable box? Anyone else out there have one of these? How much are you paying?

Thanks!

Never mind, called Comcast enough and finally got a CSR who could sort me out. $6.50.

Effective 12/1, VersusHD is supposed to replace Mojo on 206, and GolfHD is supposed to replace VSGLF HD on 207. What I saw, at least last night, is VSGLF HD still on 207 (a hockey game from Versus, rather than golf), and an SD feed of Versus on 206. Also, the guide data on my TiVoHD for Versus HD and Golf HD are empty.

When is this supposed to be fixed?

Also, the burbs are starting to get USA and SciFi in HD. When do we in the city get it?

The only info on the BBR site said "1st Q09" for Philadelphia to get USA/SciFi/Discovery. Wish I knew more:(

If you don't already, be sure to browse BBR (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/tvcomcast), there is a good amount of talk for SE PA/Philly for being a forum dedicated to Comcast cable TV at a national level. Occasionally anonymous people post very accurate dates for channel additions/plans in certain areas, I think there are a couple "birds" within Comcast who read/post there.

According to an article posted on AVS, the three new HD channels were added only in Mont. Co. an Bucks Co.

To answer my own question, I see that VS HD and Golf HD launch on 12/8. Kinda silly that Comcast couldn't time them to launch on 12/1, the day the channel they will replace in many markets goes off the air.

Also it means that I can't record anything on my TiVo from VSGLFHD from now until the 12/8 launch, because my TiVo has already been told that MOJO and VSGLFHD are gone, and VSHD and GLFHD are here, but they have no guide data.

Since Comcast owns E!, Style, and G4, any chance we see those in HD (also launching 12/8) leapfrogging USA and Sci-Fi in priority?

To answer my own question, I see that VS HD and Golf HD launch on 12/8. Kinda silly that Comcast couldn't time them to launch on 12/1, the day the channel they will replace in many markets goes off the air.

Also it means that I can't record anything on my TiVo from VSGLFHD from now until the 12/8 launch, because my TiVo has already been told that MOJO and VSGLFHD are gone, and VSHD and GLFHD are here, but they have no guide data.

Since Comcast owns E!, Style, and G4, any chance we see those in HD (also launching 12/8) leapfrogging USA and Sci-Fi in priority?


Couldn't you just set up a manual recording for the time you want on those channels?

And while I'm in here (though) it probably doesn't fit in this forum I'm trying to hook up my computer to my Comcast HD box to stream audio from the music channels into some mp3 or wav format so I can listen later. Surprisingly I spent about an hour last night google searching on both the www and through avs' search feature and could not find anything specific.

Basically I want to use th optical out on the comcast box (ideally) and run it to my onboard audio on my computer (my Audigy sc doesn't have optical), where some compression program is taking the incoming stream and converting it to either wav or mp3. Anyone local able to help?

Thanks

Couldn't you just set up a manual recording for the time you want on those channels?

Yes, I could. Which is annoying when there's perfectly good guide data for them to use until 12/8.

And while I'm in here (though) it probably doesn't fit in this forum I'm trying to hook up my computer to my Comcast HD box to stream audio from the music channels into some mp3 or wav format so I can listen later. Surprisingly I spent about an hour last night google searching on both the www and through avs' search feature and could not find anything specific.

Basically I want to use th optical out on the comcast box (ideally) and run it to my onboard audio on my computer (my Audigy sc doesn't have optical), where some compression program is taking the incoming stream and converting it to either wav or mp3. Anyone local able to help?

Thanks

I've long thought about doing that, but then I finally decided that finding an internet station with a similar music format and recording that was easier.

Does anyone else find the comcast music HIGHLY compressed? Back when I had there digital boxes, one HD and one of those small black digital boxes, the music sounded like it was pulsing... and sounded compressed or thin.

Does anyone else find the comcast music HIGHLY compressed? Back when I had there digital boxes, one HD and one of those small black digital boxes, the music sounded like it was pulsing... and sounded compressed or thin.

Well I certainly don't have a great sound system, but I have been pretty impressed with the audio quality. I think about 2-3 months ago I swear there was a huge change in quality, as my receiver is now using a different decoder for the optical signal.

I've long thought about doing that, but then I finally decided that finding an internet station with a similar music format and recording that was easier.

Could I ask which capture program you use? I think that may be easier, since I'm lazy and would prefer not to drag my PC downstairs to plug into the comcast box.

Could I ask which capture program you use? I think that may be easier, since I'm lazy and would prefer not to drag my PC downstairs to plug into the comcast box.

I use RadioLover for the Mac.

I use RadioLover for the Mac.

On the PC side, I have been using Replay Radio 7 for a couple of years now and I've been very happy with it. They have revised their software several times since I purchased my license, but my original setup still works perfectly, so I never bothered to upgrade. They have a bunch of pricey all in one suites available, but if you just want to make mp3's from internet radio stations, their Replay Music 3 software is probably all you need. It costs $19.99, but there is a free demo available here:

http://www.applian.com/replay-music/index.php

Comcast ran ads and tv commercials claiming that they ran their service over fiber optic lines likes Verizon's FIOS. If thats the case, wouldn't there be available bandwidth to run more HD channels??

Comcast ran ads and tv commercials claiming that they ran their service over fiber optic lines likes Verizon's FIOS. If thats the case, wouldn't there be available bandwidth to run more HD channels??

Comcast only runs fiber to nodes that serve a couple hundred households. From there it is all standard copper wiring to each household. FIOS runs fiber right to your home. (I think that's right?) And yes they brag about that on purpose to try and make J6P think that Comcast's "All-Fiber Network" is the same thing as FiOS. It is completely different.

Comcast only runs fiber to nodes that serve a couple hundred households. From there it is all standard copper wiring to each household. FIOS runs fiber right to your home. (I think that's right?) And yes they brag about that on purpose to try and make J6P think that Comcast's "All-Fiber Network" is the same thing as FiOS. It is completely different.

so with the high volume of people in center city, does comcast overload nodes in center city, thus explaining why my HD quality is so low? or do they actually compensate with having more nodes in the city and my HD is crappy just because Comcast itself is crappy?

Article in today's Philly Inquirer about yet another Comcast vs. Verizon smack down: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/homepage/20081206_Comcast_attacks_Verizon_s_HD_claims.html

If you only see the comments and not the article, click on the "Print This" icon near the top of the page.

(Also posted in the Philly Verizon FiOS thread.)

Wondering if any FIOS users monitor this thread; care to comment? I can't wait for FIOS to come to the house. It's already on the main lines in the street. If it carries Daily News Live I'm definitely switching.

Article in today's Philly Inquirer about yet another Comcast vs. Verizon smack down: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/homepage/20081206_Comcast_attacks_Verizon_s_HD_claims.html

This whole argument about number of HD channels is silly if they count every obscure HD on-demand option. I would like to see a breakdown of:
1) HD Network channels. I see a lot listed on Dish that I would love to see.
2) HD Network on-demand shows
3) Free HD Movies on-demand
4) Free HD specialty programs
5) HD PPV movies

Only then could I get a clearer idea of how the services compare. It would also help in comparisons with satellite.

Wondering if any FIOS users monitor this thread; care to comment? I can't wait for FIOS to come to the house. It's already on the main lines in the street. If it carries Daily News Live I'm definitely switching.I'm a FiOS user who occasionally monitors this thread. It carries Comcast Sportsnet. I switched from Comcast to Verizon as soon as that happened. On the flip side, Verizon seems to have a lot of problems getting their billing straight. However, the bottom line is the picture quality.

The Philly FiOS thread is here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=792568&page=999

Thanks Geekgirl; I actually think we've already covered this before. I remembered this just after hitting the submit button.

Wondering if any FIOS users monitor this thread; care to comment? I can't wait for FIOS to come to the house. It's already on the main lines in the street. If it carries Daily News Live I'm definitely switching.

FIOS has 104 HD channels, plus an HD-PPV channel. 9 more HD channels "coming soon". How many are you getting?

What's "Daily News Live"?

Thanks Maxman. I have no idea how many total HD channels I have with Comcast but I know it's alot less than FIOS. I went to their site and it turns out I am ready, finally. Went through the order process just to see what kind of deals I could get with bundling and it's far and away cheaper than Comcast (by at least 45.00 p month). I do think the dvr charge is a bit high (15.99). For that much I'd just as soon get a TivoHD (or Series 3) and pay them 10 a month for service. I could also go lifetime and get a discount as I already have a lifetime Tivo (series 1).

Can the FIOS line be used on an analog tv without a box, like Comcast can?

Daily News Live is a great sports talk show hosted by Michael Barkann.

Can the FIOS line be used on an analog tv without a box, like Comcast can?

I don't know the answer to that.

Daily News Live is a great sports talk show hosted by Michael Barkann.

What network is it on?

It's on CSN, channel 200 on my lineup. Comcast Sports Net-Philly.

It's on CSN, channel 200 on my lineup. Comcast Sports Net-Philly.

Yes, you'll get Philly CSN-HD on FIOS. Check the website for your zip code to find a list of channels ( http://www.verizon.com/fios ).

Can the FIOS line be used on an analog tv without a box, like Comcast can?

.

Fios does not have any analog channels. Every TV needs a box, or must be a Digital TV. The digital TV can either get a cable card installed to get the encrypted channels or can get all the unencrypted channels, but they will only be locals ABC, NBC, FOX.

Thanks for that. I was afraid of that.

I went to their site and it turns out I am ready, finally.

Municipality- Abington or Cheltenham?
Since the list I read claims neither is active yet.

I'm in Abington-Keswick Ave. As I said earlier; I happened to be home the day they ran the lines in the street; this was a few months ago.

All of the systems in Central PA (Excluding the 550 and 450 MHz systems) received this today:

193 - FXHD
196 - FNCHD (Fox News Channel)
197 - SPDHD (Speed HD)

All of the systems in Central PA (Excluding the 550 and 450 MHz systems) received this today:

193 - FXHD
196 - FNCHD (Fox News Channel)
197 - SPDHD (Speed HD)

Do you have the EIA / frequency for this 3 pack. I'd like to see if Pottstown has it ready and is just waiting for channel map it in.

My system map is here:
http://home.comcast.net/~cypherx/qam.htm

Reading, PA system. Right on the edge of the Central PA system. Were only separated from the "Freedom Region" (merged East/Philly/NJ) by Service Electric Cable. There is a part in oley PA where My comcast system ends, and Pottstown's system begins. We get all our video from local media center in Lebanon, PA.

Here's what they did, in order over a few months time.

Feb/March 2008 - Universal HD moved from 107 to 68 (along with Food HD and SciFi HD)
May/June 2008 - TLC HD moved from 55 to 116 (along with HBO HD and Cinemax HD)
12/08/2008 - TBS HD moved from 55 to 107 (along with WPSG HD)
12/08/2008 - 55 became available and the new FNC/Speed/FX HD mux was placed there.

118 carriers are all allocated in my system. Future HD additions would need to be from changing the muxes (HBO, Cinemax and Starz have been put in 3:1 muxes since last year), analog reclaimation, or further testing out the 750 MHz plant to certify channels 119 and 120 for use (they work in some 750 MHz plants, just not active in ours at this time).

I noticed when I got home last night that half of my "season pass" settings and all of my manual recording settings were simply GONE. I had to set them up all over again, and the guide only went ahead 24 hours, so I had to wait till later last night to re-set them.

Don't post much but I enjoy the forums. My wife got me a Roku Netflix box for Christmas and it quickly became obvious that my 864kbs DSL line was not going to cut it. We decided to get the triple play from comcast as I already had the full HD digital package. Online it was $119 for 1 year and then $139 after that. The lady took all my info then proceeded to tell me I was not a new customer so it would be $129 for 12 mos plus @$140 for installation. I told her to cancel the order and she then sent me to the retention group , who she said , would make me a deal . They came back and gave me the same offer , reducing the install costs to $56. I told them I refuse to pay any more than a new customer as I had been with them for over 10 years. He said goodbye. They call me once a week trying to get me to switch and when I wanted to they treated me like I did not matter. (What a surprise)

I got a little revenge , I checked online and called back and dropped my service to Digital Starter. I was amazed at how little you lost and saved over $20 a month which will go tomorrow to Verizon for a faster DSL line.

There is no competition in Wilmington. Our arrogant city council is fighting with Verizon over Fios. Probably negotiating how much kickback they each get. I'm first in line when they do get here. Also if the Roku box works well enough and they team up with Hulu and one or two other online sites I may go off the air HD.

I'm retired and I'm sure others are watching their pennies a little more these days and TV Entertainment is way too expensive. Maybe the Government will give them a bail out.

Hello All,

Anyone activate the "CALLER ID on the TV SERVICE?"

Anyone activate the "CALLER ID on the TV SERVICE?"

Yes, it works fine. It is a nice addition to the digital service. You can suppress displays with the snooze feature. Also, in case anyone asks, caller ID displays are not recorded on the DVR recordings.

Hello All,

Anyone activate the "CALLER ID on the TV SERVICE?"

I saw it at my parents who live right down the road from me (Elizabethtown, PA). They had no idea what it was and when I went back to my house I saw that it was activated on mine under the ITV menu, but my calls do not pop up on the TV. I have all three services so I am not sure what is going on. I also went and downloaded the PC application and that does not work for me either.

SCI FI HD and USA HD showed up today in Wynnewood. No message or anything, they were just there!

I also see SciFi HD, USA HD -- in addition to TLC HD and [FINALLY!!!!] Discovery HD in Coatesville. The new channels aren't showing up on the Comcast TVplanner website yet, but I can live with that.

My previous series recording on SciFi Channel handled the channel move (68 --> 42) transparently, which was good to see.

Sorry if this is already known ...

I recently rescanned my TV and Sony DVR after noticing that UniversalHD had been moved (along with Nick and Cartoon Network - analogs). I was able to find UHD on channel 57.1, however, both my TV and DVR picks up CW-57 on channel 57.1.

So here's the problem, I have two different channels showing up on 57.1 because CW-57 is remapping to 57.1 from the PSIP data. I'm pretty sure that CW is actually on 100.1, but both devices won't tune directly to 100.1.

On my TV, it's not a problem because I can tune to both channels, but the DVR only recognized one of the channels.

Anyone else have this problem and have come up with a solution.

I'm in Delaware County, PA and use ClearQAM only. No cable box.

ft

EDIT - Got it working. I had to switch CW-HD on the Sony DVR to map it to the real clearQAM channel number. Plugged in 100.1 and it worked fine.

well since these 2 new channels scfi-hd and usa hd came on I lost several channels to the blue screen "these channels will return shortly" message, including the 2 new channels.

i called and comcast just told me to unplug the box for 30 seconds of course that doesn't work.

hello all,

caller id still not working in collegeville. i called comcast 3 times since 12/17:mad:

On my bill, I am charged for the following:
- Expanded Basic Service: $57.
- Digital Classic: $16.95
- HDTV Digital Converter: $6.50

I only have 1 TV and I like my channel lineup right now. Is there any advantage to having the Expanded Basic + Digital Classic versus just Digital Starter (as in this link (http://www.comcast.com/shop/buyflow/default.ashx?Popup=true&RenderedBy=Products&FormName=ProductDetails&ProductID=20896))?

I don't understand the difference, but I see many people on this forum opting for Digital Classic. I just don't know why. It seems like I could save myself $16.95 going with Digital Starter.

winter classic isn't in HD right now... G.D. comcast...

winter classic isn't in HD right now... G.D. comcast...

Not Comcast: It's NBC10.

Not Comcast: It's NBC10.

oh ok... anyway it's in HD now

On my bill, I am charged for the following:
- Expanded Basic Service: $57.
- Digital Classic: $16.95
- HDTV Digital Converter: $6.50

I only have 1 TV and I like my channel lineup right now. Is there any advantage to having the Expanded Basic + Digital Classic versus just Digital Starter (as in this link (http://www.comcast.com/shop/buyflow/default.ashx?Popup=true&RenderedBy=Products&FormName=ProductDetails&ProductID=20896))?

I don't understand the difference, but I see many people on this forum opting for Digital Classic. I just don't know why. It seems like I could save myself $16.95 going with Digital Starter.
And several on this thread have dropped Digital Classic.:)

Advantage? :confused:
More channels, of course.

Do you mean advantage for HD?
If so, right now it yields two more HD channels, Science and Natl. Geo., and Encore HD OnDemand, and there will be several more soon, as per other Comcast areas.

Digital Starter = Standard + a few channels that are Digital only + a box. So, dropping Digital Classic should change the line item Expd. Basic (called Standard here) into Digital Starter, because you would still have a box.

If you want to see what channels are in each service click on the channel lineup tab on Comcast's site. There are many SD channels in Digital Classic, whether you care to keep those channels is a matter of preference.

Comcast's site isn't always accurate, nor does it ever show all of the service configurations available. Best to get a Prices/Services Card and Channels/Services Card from the Comcast office.

However, last I checked Comcast's site appeared to accurate in terms of channels/services. Although, it doesn't show Digital Classic channels a la carte, it shows Digital Classic/Starter combined; just compare that to Digital Starter channels.

If you do drop to Digital Starter the HD box would be billed at $9.80 instead of $6.50. The reason used to be because Digital Classic included a box (that you upgraded to an HD box), whereas Standard doesn't include a box. However, Digital Starter includes a box, so I don't know why HD box upgrade cost more. I guess they just want more $, since one is taking a lesser TV service.

And several on this thread have dropped Digital Classic.:)

Advantage? :confused:
More channels, of course.

Do you mean advantage for HD?
If so, right now it yields two more HD channels, Science and Natl. Geo., and Encore HD OnDemand, and there will be several more soon, as per other Comcast areas.

Digital Starter = Standard + a few channels that are Digital only + a box. So, dropping Digital Classic should change the line item Expd. Basic (called Standard here) into Digital Starter, because you would still have a box.

If you want to see what channels are in each service click on the channel lineup tab on Comcast's site. There are many SD channels in Digital Classic, whether you care to keep those channels is a matter of preference.

Comcast's site isn't always accurate, nor does it ever show all of the service configurations available. Best to get a Prices/Services Card and Channels/Services Card from the Comcast office.

However, last I checked Comcast's site appeared to accurate in terms of channels/services. Although, it doesn't show Digital Classic channels a la carte, it shows Digital Classic/Starter combined; just compare that to Digital Starter channels.

If you do drop to Digital Starter the HD box would be billed at $9.80 instead of $6.50. The reason used to be because Digital Classic included a box (that you upgraded to an HD box), whereas Standard doesn't include a box. However, Digital Starter includes a box, so I don't know why HD box upgrade cost more. I guess they just want more $, since one is taking a lesser TV service.

Thanks!! That is a very concise explanation. I'm also trying to figure out what would happen to my channel lineup if I switch to Limited Basic + Digital Classic. Would I only receive the channels listed under Limited Basic? Would it affect my digital an/or HD channel linup now or does it only affect the analog/standard-def channels?

(I'm asking here because I really could not get a clear answer from the online chat person, or a phone agent. Every one here seems to know more than they do.)

3.1 on my clear QAM is breaking up during the playoff game but commercials are fine and the signal strength is fine? Anyone else having issues in the Pottstown/Potttsgrove area?

Thanks!! That is a very concise explanation. I'm also trying to figure out what would happen to my channel lineup if I switch to Limited Basic + Digital Classic. Would I only receive the channels listed under Limited Basic?

No, you will still get Digital Classic. If that weren't the case they simply would allow this config.; but they do allow it.

Would it affect my digital an/or HD channel linup now or does it only affect the analog/standard-def channels?

Dropping Expd. Basic would cause one to lose Analog and Digital SD 2-99, except Locals. Also, lost would be Expd. Basic HD equivilants, as well as HD exclusives.

I explained before how to figure this out from their site channel lists, in my previous post; I will add that printing out the various service channel lists help. Best, though, is to get the two cards from Comcast. Their channel list is color-coded by service.

(I'm asking here because I really could not get a clear answer from the online chat person, or a phone agent. Every one here seems to know more than they do.)

Thanks!! That is a very concise explanation. I'm also trying to figure out what would happen to my channel lineup if I switch to Limited Basic + Digital Classic. Would I only receive the channels listed under Limited Basic? Would it affect my digital an/or HD channel linup now or does it only affect the analog/standard-def channels?

(I'm asking here because I really could not get a clear answer from the online chat person, or a phone agent. Every one here seems to know more than they do.)

They won't let you do that anymore. People used to just have limited basic(~$15ish) and digital classic(~$12) to create sort of an "HD only tier" but Comcast put a stop to it and said you have to have digital starter or expanded basic in order to get digital classic.

Digi classic just includes the 2 HD channels as mentioned above, and most of the SD channels in the 100's. Channels moved into the 100's that used to be on plain analog cable are included with digital starter. You get 95% of the HD channels with just digital starter.

If I cancel my Comcast TV service, do the existing recordings on the Comcast-supplied DVR box immediately become unuseable? It's understandable if they do--I'd just like to know beforehand so I can backup a couple things.

In the same vein, what happens to the recordings made on an owned box like a TiVo HD/Series 3?

My guess is you won't be able to quit Comcast until the moment you turn in your boxes, so that point would be moot. As for Tivo, what's on them should remain on them. I think.

My guess is you won't be able to quit Comcast until the moment you turn in your boxes, so that point would be moot. As for Tivo, what's on them should remain on them. I think.

Really? Can anyone confirm that? I'd expect them to allow you to cancel service, and allow a reasonable amount of time to return the boxes.

If I cancel my Comcast TV service, do the existing recordings on the Comcast-supplied DVR box immediately become unuseable? It's understandable if they do--I'd just like to know beforehand so I can backup a couple things.

In the same vein, what happens to the recordings made on an owned box like a TiVo HD/Series 3?

I can confirm, when you cancel Comcast, they disable the box, and you cannot access anything already recorded.

They won't let you do that anymore. People used to just have limited basic(~$15ish) and digital classic(~$12) to create sort of an "HD only tier" but Comcast put a stop to it and said you have to have digital starter or expanded basic in order to get digital classic.

Digi classic just includes the 2 HD channels as mentioned above, and most of the SD channels in the 100's. Channels moved into the 100's that used to be on plain analog cable are included with digital starter. You get 95% of the HD channels with just digital starter.

I had that config., and you are correct in terms of not being able to have an inxpensive HD tier. However, the config is still available, it is just that almost all of the HD channels aren't in it anymore. I have their info. cards, and Digital Classic still has no pre-requisite of Expd. Basic.

What they wrote in the letter of Sept. '07, is that in order to keep receiving 'the following HD channels' (a list of the then current HD channels in Classic), one needed 'service that included Expd. Basic'. IMHO, they purposely left it vague, by not saying, if one still needed Digital Classic, also. For a limited time, they offered to people with the Ltd. Basic and Classic or Pref. config., Digital Preferred with Standard for a year, at the approx. cost of Ltd. Basic and Digital Classic.

The channels/services card was very late, and didn't arrive until April, then it was listed as showing almost all of the HD channels from Classic had moved to Starter. It probably really took effect, in late Oct., when I lost all of my non-local HD channels except Natl. Geo.; Science wasn't available yet.

I can confirm, when you cancel Comcast, they disable the box, and you cannot access anything already recorded.

Thanks...exactly what I need to know.

hello all,

any word on fx hd??

I find it interesting that it appears I am the only person in Delaware County with an HD Tivo using Comcast that has noticed that USAHD, DSCHD and SCIFIHD have been added to the lineup :-)

I just upgraded an old series one Tivo with grandfathered lifetime to an HD Tivo with a cablecard and Digital Starter. I see that, although these channels show up in the guide and I can tune them, there is no guide data for them, so I can't see what is on or schedule any recordings.

So, I come here and find out that these channels were just added a few weeks ago, and no one but me seems to have noticed, including Tivo or the guide data suppliers.

I have been on the phone with Tivo several times this week trying to get this fixed. The channels show up in the channel lineup on Comcast.com but don't show up in Fancast, which is the site that Comcast sends you to if you pick "What's on?" to see the program schedule. They don't show up on TitanTV either. Tivo originally told me to switch my lineup to COMCAST - Pylmouth Meeting but that was a a bad idea since they do have those channels but the guide data is completely different. They didn't seem to understand that the COmcast Delaware County lineup was the irght lineup for me but the guide data for these channels was missing.

So, I am still trying to get this resolved with Tivo. They are now telling me they understand the issue and will get it resolved in a "couple business days" but if anyone else with an HD Tivo and a Comcast Cable Card wants to call them and keep this moving that would be great.

Bob

Anyone know when Comcast started to display incoming phone numbers/caller ID across the bottom of the TV screen? We have Triple Play w/ HD box and just noticed this morning that all incoming calls now show up across the bottom of the TV screen

well since these 2 new channels scfi-hd and usa hd came on I lost several channels to the blue screen "these channels will return shortly" message, including the 2 new channels.

i called and comcast just told me to unplug the box for 30 seconds of course that doesn't work.

I find it interesting that it appears I am the only person in Delaware County with an HD Tivo using Comcast that has noticed that USAHD, DSCHD and SCIFIHD have been added to the lineup :-)
...

Bob

not sure why that matters.
several people including myself mentioned it awhile ago.

Is Philly getting 3 new HDs (Sci-Fi HD, USA HD and Discovery HD) this week? BSG starts on Friday and I want to watch it in HD damn it.