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LongRufus
06-06-09, 12:00 PM
Comcast of Wildwood(Maple Shade) made their changes on Tuesday. They added SpeedHD, F/X-HD and Fox News HD and deleted Channel 201. Channel 57.1 is also now missing from the QAM channel lineup.

QZ1
06-06-09, 04:21 PM
Any word on when Willow Grove Comcast will add these?

I am on Comcast-WG, and they were added on the same day they were announced. Chs. 275, 276, and 277, IIRC.

StuJac
06-06-09, 06:29 PM
Hey, thanks for that. I watch on the TivoHD and didn't get a message and the channels are unchecked.

sanfran16to80
06-08-09, 12:37 PM
I live in South Jersey and I was getting Comcast Sportsnet OTA through my tuner on channel 88.12 but as of Friday night I could no longer get this channel. Does anyone know if it has moved or if it is gone for good?

aindik
06-08-09, 02:05 PM
I live in South Jersey and I was getting Comcast Sportsnet OTA through my tuner on channel 88.12 but as of Friday night I could no longer get this channel. Does anyone know if it has moved or if it is gone for good?

There is no OTA channel 88.12 and Comcast SportsNet is not available OTA and never has been.

If you mean you've been getting it with your TV hooked in to a Comcast cable without a box, that's a different thing and not OTA (no actual "A" involved). You've been getting it over what is called clear QAM.

And yeah, don't expect them to keep that available. They want you to pay for Digital Starter or up to get Comcast SportsNet.

chroma601
06-08-09, 02:55 PM
I didn't realize we had new HD channels in South Jersey (Garden State), but there they are, up in the mid 270s. Odd that these channels are segregated from the main block (low 200s) of HD channels. At least FX has some good programming.

sanfran16to80
06-08-09, 05:01 PM
Sorry I had it wrong. You are right...my TV has a QAM tuner and I was getting it through that. Is there anyway to find out if this channel is gone for good?

cypherstream
06-08-09, 07:45 PM
I didn't realize we had new HD channels in South Jersey (Garden State), but there they are, up in the mid 270s. Odd that these channels are segregated from the main block (low 200s) of HD channels. At least FX has some good programming.

That's weird because here in Reading, PA, FX HD is on 193, Fox News on 196 and Speed HD is on 197. Were only a 20 minute drive into a system that has them on much different numbers (Montco, like yours), but bears the same Comcast name and logo.

donaldsonjune
06-08-09, 08:03 PM
hello all,

just saw fxhd channel 276 but not 16:9 & looks 420-ish.

StuJac
06-08-09, 08:08 PM
Still no guide data for 275 or 276 (speed and fx) in Willow Grove.

aindik
06-08-09, 10:04 PM
Sorry I had it wrong. You are right...my TV has a QAM tuner and I was getting it through that. Is there anyway to find out if this channel is gone for good?

Comcast will never tell you what channels will or won't be available in the clear at any given time. The only way to find out is from other users.

The FCC only requires the channels in Limited Basic to be in the clear. Everything else is up to Comcast to encrypt or not.

aindik
06-08-09, 10:05 PM
hello all,

just saw fxhd channel 276 but not 16:9 & looks 420-ish.

FX HD was in HD this weekend when they were showing Night at the Museum.

I'm sure, like most other channels, not everything they show is in HD. Maybe you just caught them showing some SD content?

ak3883
06-09-09, 06:18 PM
Interesting note... Comcast is now passing through PSIP data reliably on HD channels/SD subchannels of WPVI,WCAU,WHYY,WPHL,WTXF,WPSG. KYW not yet, but they were not broadcasting PSIP OTA earlier this week...

I doubt this is a coeincidence.... does something happen on Friday?:) Little things like this, I think cable companies have to comply with by Friday.

And still no FX/Speed/FoxNews in Lower Bucks.

ak3883
06-10-09, 07:20 PM
WPPX and WFMZ's HD channels showed up on my system this evening, PSIP'ed to 61-1 and 69-1. No subchannels yet. No listing on the guide yet, probably will show up overnight.

I'd imagine these will remain unencrpyted since they are part of limited basic.

aindik
06-10-09, 08:52 PM
WPPX and WFMZ's HD channels showed up on my system this evening, PSIP'ed to 61-1 and 69-1. No subchannels yet. No listing on the guide yet, probably will show up overnight.

I'd imagine these will remain unencrpyted since they are part of limited basic.

They have to remain unencrypted because a) all of limited basic has to be unencrypted, and b) all OTA channels have to be in limited basic.

kwokpot
06-14-09, 02:28 PM
I'm getting a new TV tomorrow(Sammy 46B750) and wondering if Comcast has any HD DVR boxes with HDMI? My current box is DVI, and while I do have an DVI-HDMI converter, has there been any new equipment upgrades?
Thanks.

StuJac
06-14-09, 02:29 PM
That's all they have, hdmi. They have phased out dvi.

anilpani
06-15-09, 10:05 PM
I'm not sure that is true. If you are in an MDU (apartment or condo) you may likely end up with a Phase II (DVI) Motorola DCT-6412. That's what I had less than a year ago. I tried several times to get the phase III to no avail. I was told they were not available to MDU subscribers.

cchrono
06-16-09, 08:50 PM
I live in an apartment and just traded my dct 6412 dvi box for a dch3416 at the willow grove office no questions asked

stoli412
06-16-09, 11:18 PM
Not all apartment buildings in Philadelphia are on the MDU lineup, and thank your lucky stars if you're not. The MDU lineup is complete crap...still analog (no digital simulcast) for channels 2-99 and about half the HD channels as everyone else in the Philadelphia region. AND they have the nerve to charge the same price!

whotony
06-21-09, 02:10 AM
in Delco, still no fx hd but ION HD is now on 272.

LongRufus
06-21-09, 03:14 AM
A couple of quick questions:

Has anyone added a new CableCard device in the past 6 months?

Did you pickup the card at a local office and call in the numbers yourself?

If not, did they charge you for the service call?

Thanks.

StuJac
06-21-09, 07:22 AM
I'm on Comcast Willow Grove and I called the main Comcast number and they told me to "just drop by my local store and pick them up." When I got there they wouldn't give me one; "This requires a service call" they said and I got pissed and they ended up waiving the service call fee. So, in my area you can't pick it up and if you whine enough they just might waive the service fee. Also, they have yet to charge me a nickel for the card (or the extra outlet) and I'm back up to full rate after a previous "deal" expired.

aindik
06-22-09, 11:24 AM
A couple of quick questions:

Has anyone added a new CableCard device in the past 6 months?

Did you pickup the card at a local office and call in the numbers yourself?

If not, did they charge you for the service call?

Thanks.

I got CableCARDS installed in three TiVoHDs about 10 months ago. I was told a service call was necessary.

apl132
06-23-09, 12:49 AM
Maybe this is a stupid question and I don't know exactly what the bandwith specs are for Comcast in the Pottstown/ Phoenixville area and I don't know how much bandwith a SD digital channel takes up, but maybe if Comcast would get rid of all the duplicate channels they might be able to free up some room. Off the top of my head there are two AMC (63/1??), NFLN (180/7??), NBATV (73?/749), and Cartoon Network (56/126). Is this totally insignificant? What is the purpose of the two channels? I know they added the AMC and Toon channels when they shutdown the analog feeds for them, but they didn't do that with MSNBC?

LongRufus
06-23-09, 02:28 AM
I got CableCARDS installed in three TiVoHDs about 10 months ago. I was told a service call was necessary.

I'm on Comcast Willow Grove and I called the main Comcast number and they told me to "just drop by my local store and pick them up." When I got there they wouldn't give me one; "This requires a service call" they said and I got pissed and they ended up waiving the service call fee. So, in my area you can't pick it up and if you whine enough they just might waive the service fee. Also, they have yet to charge me a nickel for the card (or the extra outlet) and I'm back up to full rate after a previous "deal" expired.

Thanks for the replies. I was getting conflicting information from 2 different Comcast reps and didn't know who to believe. When you add in all the various anecdotes from message boards and forums on the subject, you really get lost.

I have an appointment with a tech for Wednesday morning. They are charging me $9.95, which I can live with.

LongRufus
06-23-09, 02:31 AM
Maybe this is a stupid question and I don't know exactly what the bandwith specs are for Comcast in the Pottstown/ Phoenixville area and I don't know how much bandwith a SD digital channel takes up, but maybe if Comcast would get rid of all the duplicate channels they might be able to free up some room. Off the top of my head there are two AMC (63/1??), NFLN (180/7??), NBATV (73?/749), and Cartoon Network (56/126). Is this totally insignificant? What is the purpose of the two channels? I know they added the AMC and Toon channels when they shutdown the analog feeds for them, but they didn't do that with MSNBC?

Totally insignificant. They are only broadcasting them on 1 channel/frequency and remapping that signal to multiple locations in your guide.

ylenroc
07-09-09, 04:30 PM
in Delco, still no fx hd but ION HD is now on 272.

Same here, in Chester County. ION. Big woop. :eek:

ak3883
07-10-09, 12:25 PM
I know Comcast is going to list(in the letter where they try to justify the 5-10% rate hike every year) WFMZ,WPPX,WLVT, and LiveWell as "HD networks we've added to improve your HD choices!" Bullsh*t, 2 of those you were required to add by law, and one was not your choice, it was an ABC corporate decision.

This fall's rate hike is gonna be high, for adding NHL,NBA,NFL,ESPNU all to digital classic. The only new channel we have gotten since last rate hike is MLB Network HD. That's it. Lower Bucks still doesn't have FX/Speed/FoxNews. I wish they would cut the analog out already and get on with reclaimation of 240mhz of bandwidth or so.

ak3883
07-10-09, 07:32 PM
Anyone else have Comcast Network/CN8 gone from analog cable? I never saw a notice in my bill about this... assuming it's channel 8 for most other areas as well?

Would be nice if they actually filled channels they remove from analog... we still have plenty of open channels here and room for more HD, but no Comcast has to add them on EVERY system in SE PA at the SAME time:mad:

QZ1
07-11-09, 01:24 PM
Yes, a few weeks ago, Comcast Network Ch.8 was removed from Analog, on the Willow Grove system, without notice, as well.

ak3883
07-14-09, 03:01 PM
A poster over on the BBR forum (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22705205-Philly-Burbs-Going-All-Digital-in-August-September)shared this flyer he got, Comcast is finally going to start dumping analog channels en masse in Aug/Sept.

OP is in Langhorne so this applies to at least Bucks county for now, but everyone keep an eye out for these flyers in the mail soon.

lutton
07-15-09, 06:29 PM
NFL Network HD?

Will this also be moving to a regular tier?

two notes led to this question:

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story?id=09000d5d81065fa0&template=without-video&confirm=true

By Aug. 1, the NFL Network will be carried throughout Comcast's service areas on a programming package called Digital Classic, which has around 10 million subscribers.

and

http://www.hdsportsguide.com/news/2009/nfl-network-to-broadcast-all-65-pre-season-games-in-hd/

NFL Network to Broadcast all 65 Pre Season Games in HD [most tape delay/12 live games]

QZ1
07-15-09, 07:21 PM
A poster over on the BBR forum (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22705205-Philly-Burbs-Going-All-Digital-in-August-September)shared this flyer he got, Comcast is finally going to start dumping analog channels en masse in Aug/Sept.

OP is in Langhorne so this applies to at least Bucks county for now, but everyone keep an eye out for these flyers in the mail soon.
AFAIK, there are several Comcast systems in each county in SE PA; (there certainly are in Montgomery Co.) If so, there could be a slight time difference. However, this entire region will change at about the same time, if it follows other regions.

Another person mentioned a system in Chester Co. dropping Analog Expd. Basic, as well.

Anyone in Montgomery Co. get a notice? Specifically, Willow Grove?

StuJac
07-15-09, 07:36 PM
I have not. This will require boxes on every outlet. Not good.

newtoHT2003
07-16-09, 10:22 AM
Did anyone else see these new channels in the guide in South Jersey on 7/14?

HISHD 217
USADT 222
DSCHD 224
APHD 230

They are gone now. Maybe Comcast is going to add them soon?
Thanks.

ak3883
07-16-09, 12:28 PM
lutton-

Yes, NFL network(SD and HD) is moving to digital classic on Aug 1st. You will no longer need to pay extra for the sports pack to get it.

StuJac-

You will need a QAM tuner on every TV. Newer TVs will be able to get channels with their built in QAM tuner. That is, until Comcast gets the waiver from the FCC to turn on privacy mode on the DTAs/QAM channels. THAT is what you should not look forward to. THEN you will need a DTA box on every TV.

Removing analogs only really nails people with like 12 TVs in the house hooked up to cable. Those people, and those who are stuck in the 1990s and do VCR recordings, you would need a DTA box for your VCR. For the casual viewer it isn't that big a deal, you get 2 free with each account.

StuJac
07-16-09, 01:00 PM
Removing analogs only really nails people with like 12 TVs in the house hooked up to cable. For the casual viewer it isn't that big a deal, you get 2 free with each account.

I'm in that category; 3 other older tv's that will need a box. Then there's my DVD recorder that will also need it's own box. No biggie; I'll get the 2 free and pay for 2 others.

QZ1
07-16-09, 01:23 PM
You will need a QAM tuner on every TV. Newer TVs will be able to get channels with their built in QAM tuner. That is, until Comcast gets the waiver from the FCC to turn on privacy mode on the DTAs/QAM channels. THEN you will need a DTA box on every TV.

I have a QAM tuner box, and I just watched TV with it yesterday. Comcast still doesn't map all Ltd. Basic HD channels here, and they change them sometimes. Some are correct, like 12-1, some aren't, and one has to re-scan channels, and then search for the channels. OK, so a QAM tuner isn't needed for Ltd. Basic HD or SD, but for Expd. Basic SD it could be, but it's worse, none of the channels are mapped, and even if one makes a list, again, they keep changing. So, unless they map them to the old ch. numbers (or use the old frequencies), when they drop Analog, the QAM tuner is practically useless for Expd. Basic SD.

Removing analogs only really nails people with like 12 TVs in the house hooked up to cable. For the casual viewer it isn't that big a deal, you get 2 free with each account.

Here, they said as of this past ~10 Feb., one's account included a choice of Digital Box or DTA plus two more DTAs. So, if one has no boxes, it gives them three. However, for every box one has that is considered an upgrade of each of the three included boxes. So, more than 3 TVs/components, and it is $2 each extra DTA.

A/Vspec
07-16-09, 05:55 PM
10.1 and 6.1 mapping are gone from the Pottstown area from some reason.

QZ1
07-16-09, 09:57 PM
IIRC, it is the same on Willow Grove system. I wonder when or if they will leave the mapping of the HD Locals at the correct channels?

RedHillKL
07-16-09, 10:32 PM
WPVI and WCAU moved to channel 8. On a rescan you will need to use 8.1 8.2 until comcast fix's the PSIP mistakes. I suspect that will be after the analog reduction between now and the end of September.

A/Vspec
07-18-09, 10:43 PM
8.1 gives me TCN which is Comcast sports of some sort in 480i. 8.2 is WCAU but it is breaking up very bad.

I went through every channel and could not find WPVI HD. Looks like it is back to OTA for a bit.

QZ1
07-18-09, 10:54 PM
TCN is The Comcast Network, Ch. 8 on a Comcast digital box.

I assume the WCAU you found is HD?

How is even possible that WPVI-HD is not there?
I couldn't find it a few days ago either.
Maybe it is not in the clear temporarily?

A/Vspec
07-18-09, 11:06 PM
Yes, the WCAU I found is the HD station but does not come in very good. Signal keeps dropping low

Not sure why WPVI is not available, but I did find ION TV in HD at 74.2 in the clear.

The only ABC HD channel is that sub channel at 8.3 which is LWHD

Only HD channels I get in clear QAM are:

3.1 KYW
8.2 WCAU
8.3 LWHD
12.1 WHYY
17.1 WPHL
23.2 39PBS
29.1 WTFX
57.1 WPSG
74.1 69WFMZ
74.2 ION TV

RedHillKL
07-19-09, 12:00 PM
Yes, the WCAU I found is the HD station but does not come in very good. Signal keeps dropping low

Not sure why WPVI is not available, but I did find ION TV in HD at 74.2 in the clear.

The only ABC HD channel is that sub channel at 8.3 which is LWHD

Only HD channels I get in clear QAM are:

3.1 KYW
8.2 WCAU
8.3 LWHD
12.1 WHYY
17.1 WPHL
23.2 39PBS
29.1 WTFX
57.1 WPSG
74.1 69WFMZ
74.2 ION TV

I realize your problem. Comcast added 8.1 on TCN in the PSIP stream, and since PSIP over rides non-PSIP data, WPVI on chanel 8 mpeg 1 is a lower priority for creating a channel map.
From your tuner /tv standpoint PSIP has higher priority. Until Comcast fixes the PSIP to pass WPVI 6.1, your TV will not get WPVI due to the mapping due to two 8.1 channels.

QZ1
07-19-09, 06:29 PM
I realize your problem. Comcast added 8.1 on TCN in the PSIP stream, and since PSIP over rides non-PSIP data, WPVI on chanel 8 mpeg 1 is a lower priority for creating a channel map.
From your tuner /tv standpoint PSIP has higher priority. Until Comcast fixes the PSIP to pass WPVI 6.1, your TV will not get WPVI due to the mapping due to two 8.1 channels.
So, if a channel is being mapped to another number, and if there is a channel at that number as well, the mapped channel takes precedence; is that what you are saying?

Comcast doesn't know how to configure it's QAM channels?:confused::(

Are all QAM tuners like this?

All of the local channels are mapped, correct?

cypherstream
07-20-09, 07:48 AM
Yeah that sucks QZ1! Here TCN is mapped to 1.12 and is the first digital channel on our lineup. Last I checked our WPVI was on 6-1 and all of the subchannels too. It's physically on 113, but after the digital transition they finally fixed the mapping. Even WPVI in SD digital simulcast is 6-5, although the actual frequency is on channel 75 I believe.

Too bad the QAM tuner doesn't do like 8.1 and 8.1.2 for you or some other kind of setting to ignore the mapping.

RedHillKL
07-20-09, 09:51 AM
So, if a channel is being mapped to another number, and if there is a channel at that number as well, the mapped channel takes precedence; is that what you are saying?

Comcast doesn't know how to configure it's QAM channels?:confused::(

Are all QAM tuners like this?

All of the local channels are mapped, correct?

Basicly WPVI PSIP data is not being passed thru, comcast screwed that up, and no CSR will be able to help you with this, I've already tried a dozen times in the last year.

I am not positive the of the PSIP spec, but I have 2 tuners that act this way, one from Samsung, and one from insigna

mappings for all other channels that don't have a corresponding virtual number are working.

RedHillKL
07-20-09, 10:00 AM
Since Comcast recently moved a SD MUX to channel 14, I have lost service on the 5 SD services on my DTA,
30 TruTV
31 FX
47 History
53 TWC
58 A&E
Once these moved to their new frequency, my DTA map was not updated. Anyone seeing this issue with a DTA. My MOT DVR was updated correctly. Just checking to see if I should replace the DTA, or have comcast update their DTA mappings.

ak3883
07-20-09, 12:36 PM
I realize your problem. Comcast added 8.1 on TCN in the PSIP stream, and since PSIP over rides non-PSIP data, WPVI on chanel 8 mpeg 1 is a lower priority for creating a channel map.
From your tuner /tv standpoint PSIP has higher priority. Until Comcast fixes the PSIP to pass WPVI 6.1, your TV will not get WPVI due to the mapping due to two 8.1 channels.

Are they doing this on purpose, to try and get you to get an HD box and not use the TV's tuner? Hmmm.....

I have this exact same problem with WLVT-DT. Both the HD feed and the SD feed are PSIP'ed to 39-1. Unfortunetly my Samsung TV decides that the SD version is the one it will tune. Sometimes if I tune to it it will say HD for a second, then just go blank, and then tune back to the SD version. If Comcast did it right and was consistant, they would use 39-5 for the SD version of WLVT, just like they do for SD KYW,WPVI,WCAU, on 3-5,6-5,10-5, respectively.

My OnAir GT QAM tuner that is hooked up to my PC has no such issues, since you can rename channels and such. It has no problem with 2 channels PSIP'ed to the same value since the mappings are just stored in a channel list on the hard drive.

No changes yet in Bensalem, they haven't put anything on channel 8 yet, or rearranged WPVI/WCAU. Everything still the same, but I'll check often for changes, since they are starting to happen on other systems in the 'burbs.

JWhip
07-20-09, 12:55 PM
My mother has a Panny plasma with a QAM tuner and still has Comcast. She lost 6 and 10 and did a rescan and found them on 8.1, 8.2, etc with no PSIP. So she now has 2 8.1 channels which confuses her. What I really hate is that their SD boxes no longer have a signal pass through as I now have to use a splitter first and run a line to the QAM tuner and one to her SD box for her to enjoy the OTA HD tuners. Seems to me that they make things tough so that you get an HD box and pay extra. When the installer put in a new box, he took out my splitter and I now have to do it again. Terrible service.

RedHillKL
07-20-09, 01:25 PM
Are they doing this on purpose, to try and get you to get an HD box and not use the TV's tuner? Hmmm.....

I have this exact same problem with WLVT-DT. Both the HD feed and the SD feed are PSIP'ed to 39-1. Unfortunetly my Samsung TV decides that the SD version is the one it will tune. Sometimes if I tune to it it will say HD for a second, then just go blank, and then tune back to the SD version. If Comcast did it right and was consistant, they would use 39-5 for the SD version of WLVT, just like they do for SD KYW,WPVI,WCAU, on 3-5,6-5,10-5, respectively.

My OnAir GT QAM tuner that is hooked up to my PC has no such issues, since you can rename channels and such. It has no problem with 2 channels PSIP'ed to the same value since the mappings are just stored in a channel list on the hard drive.

No changes yet in Bensalem, they haven't put anything on channel 8 yet, or rearranged WPVI/WCAU. Everything still the same, but I'll check often for changes, since they are starting to happen on other systems in the 'burbs.

Technically a complaint from WPVI should be enough to get it fixed, but WPVI may not have an interest in complaining to comcast. The FCC rules due require cable systems to pass the PSIP data and virtual channel numbers to their customers. A complaint from an end user to the FCC won't work since WPVI is the one that is impacted and only they can file the complaint against this issue.

LongRufus
07-20-09, 01:27 PM
Basicly WPVI PSIP data is not being passed thru, comcast screwed that up, and no CSR will be able to help you with this, I've already tried a dozen times in the last year.

I am not positive the of the PSIP spec, but I have 2 tuners that act this way, one from Samsung, and one from insigna

mappings for all other channels that don't have a corresponding virtual number are working.

You could head over to dslreports.com and try posting in their Comcast direct support forum. Comcast Steve does a nice job over there communicating with the engineering dept on difficult issues like this.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/comcastdirect

chroma601
07-20-09, 04:12 PM
Did anyone else see these new channels in the guide in South Jersey on 7/14?

HISHD 217
USADT 222
DSCHD 224
APHD 230

They are gone now. Maybe Comcast is going to add them soon?
Thanks.

Those channels, and perhaps another, are up and running on the Garden State Comcast.

cypherstream
07-20-09, 09:02 PM
In Reading, PA they renamed WPSG 57 to CW-57 on both Ch 14 (SD) and Ch 236 (HD). Isn't this going to screw up series recordings set to the HD channel because the names are the same? They also renamed KYW3 to CBS-3 but luckily Ch 233 still is uniquely labeled CBS-D.

QZ1
07-20-09, 10:35 PM
Yes, indeed, any set recording, in a short time, will default to the lower channel number, which is always the SD channel. This the fourth time they have had duplicate channel labels in the Guide, on the Willow Grove, PA system, since 11-04, when I got an HD DVR. First, it was ABC, then ESPN2, then the short time they had CNPH (CN8) simulcast, now CW. It is amazing that unique channel labels is not rule #1 for the person in charge of adding/changing channel labels, at least after the ABC debacle.:(

RedHillKL
07-21-09, 08:56 AM
Since Comcast recently moved a SD MUX to channel 14, I have lost service on the 5 SD services on my DTA,
30 TruTV
31 FX
47 History
53 TWC
58 A&E
Once these moved to their new frequency, my DTA map was not updated. Anyone seeing this issue with a DTA. My MOT DVR was updated correctly. Just checking to see if I should replace the DTA, or have comcast update their DTA mappings.

I was able to fix this issue of a out dated map with an activate from the Digitalnow website. We'll see how these map changes in August and September effect the DTA's that do not respond to billing initializations.

ak3883
07-22-09, 09:00 PM
A couple channel moves in Lower Bucks(Bensalem), the mux with WPVI/WCAU and all the subchannels was moved to ch 20, no PSIP mapping. Fortunetly this does not conflict with anything, since there is no broadcast channel 20 in the area(which would be mapped to 20-1 as well, under their most recent naming/mapping practices)

This mux used to be on ch 110 for me. Weird that it being on a lower frequency resulted in pixelation on my PC's QAM tuner, a little movement of the cable fixed it. No problems on the other 2 TVs.

QZ1
07-22-09, 09:15 PM
In Reading, PA they renamed WPSG 57 to CW-57 on both Ch 14 (SD) and Ch 236 (HD).

Ch. 236 has now been labeled uniquely as 'CW57D'; that was a fast change for Comcast.;):D

ps24eva
07-23-09, 08:08 PM
I lost ABC HD and NBC HD on my QAM tuner (not a comcast box)

Can someone tell me what channels they are on?

I am in King of Prussia

tmdaonline
07-23-09, 09:09 PM
I lost ABC HD and NBC HD on my QAM tuner (not a comcast box)

Can someone tell me what channels they are on?

I am in King of Prussia


Same here. Located in Bucks County, PA. Lost 6.1 (ABC HD), 6.2, 6.3, 10.1 (NBC HD), 10.2, and 10.3. Haven't been able to find them yet. Anyone? :confused:

JWhip
07-24-09, 01:18 AM
Rescan, they are at 8-1, 8-2, 8-3 etc.

cypherstream
07-24-09, 07:42 AM
A couple channel moves in Lower Bucks(Bensalem), the mux with WPVI/WCAU and all the subchannels was moved to ch 20, no PSIP mapping. Fortunetly this does not conflict with anything, since there is no broadcast channel 20 in the area(which would be mapped to 20-1 as well, under their most recent naming/mapping practices)

This mux used to be on ch 110 for me. Weird that it being on a lower frequency resulted in pixelation on my PC's QAM tuner, a little movement of the cable fixed it. No problems on the other 2 TVs.

Channels 18,19,20 tend to be a little noisy due to pager and public service interference. The cable could of been kinked in a way that it was acting as an antenna and pulling this noise into the tuner. In fact some area's are so bad that they can't put anything on one of those channels. They sometimes sit there wasted.

ak3883
07-24-09, 12:41 PM
In Bucks County, WPVI/WCAU and subchannels moved to ch 20. They put the PSIP mappings back the day after they moved them. Do a rescan and you should find them. One of my TVs has duplicate 6-1,10-1 listings on it's channel map unfortunetly, one for when they were on ch 110, and one from their new location on ch 20.

What cypher pointed out makes sense as to why I am seeing an SNR that is not quite as good(high 20s). It's barely enough for my PC QAM tuner to hold a picture that doesn't pixelate/break up. Not sure I like WPVI/WCAU like that if ch 20 is their final resting spot. Fortunetly the TVs seem to pick it up OK.

cchrono
07-24-09, 03:20 PM
moved to 35.1 and 35.2 for me in willow grove

tmdaonline
07-24-09, 04:42 PM
Rescan, they are at 8-1, 8-2, 8-3 etc.

I was trying to avoid rescanning, since my TV overwrites my favorites each time I do. I bit the bullet and surprisingly the channels reappeared at the same location (6-1, 6-2, etc). This was Comcast Sellersville, PA.

A/Vspec
07-25-09, 01:35 PM
Still not fixed in Pottstown. Just re-ran scan.

frantic1049
07-27-09, 10:50 PM
I was trying to avoid rescanning, since my TV overwrites my favorites each time I do. I bit the bullet and surprisingly the channels reappeared at the same location (6-1, 6-2, etc). This was Comcast Sellersville, PA.

I don't like to rescan for the same reason. I had to do it this weekend though, when a rescan of another tv in the house found the channels back at 6-1 etc, but the bedroom tv would not find them until i scanned again. I also take the time to name a lot of the clear channels & that is also lost when i rescan. :(

The bedroom TV has a find channel feature, but it will not accept the entry of any sub-channels. If it did, I would just do the rescan on the living room TV, which we watch through the box & then just "find" those channels on the bedroom TV.

I do like CSN on 8-1 though. When the Phillies are on the West Coast, I can watch 6 innings before bed & wake up to catch the last 3 on the replay, while I get ready for work. :D The only problem is that sometimes they cut out entire innings to fit the game into the time allotted.

maddogFool
07-28-09, 04:27 PM
A couple channel moves in Lower Bucks(Bensalem), the mux with WPVI/WCAU and all the subchannels was moved to ch 20, no PSIP mapping. Fortunetly this does not conflict with anything, since there is no broadcast channel 20 in the area(which would be mapped to 20-1 as well, under their most recent naming/mapping practices)

In lower Bucks as well, I got burnt by this last Saturday night, on my Linux Mythtv/DVR setup which uses an HD-Homerun QAM tuner. For my system, I have to manually edit a database entry to change the channel/transport setting. Didn't know anything had changed until I tried to watch the failed recording of NBC's Kings. Fortunately the HD-Homerun companion software will do a channel scan and report valid channels (and the PSIP data), and I was able to quickly find the remap.

Haven't looked back through the recent postings, but FYI, because the DTA's can't do decryption, Comcast is broadcasting in-band the channel mapping info (for the enhanced SD channels only, unfortunately doesn't include the HD ones) for their use, which can also be parsed by a Linux open-source software called scte65scan. (Google for it if interested.) This in-band info allows the DTA to immediately respond to a change in channel map, instead of the blank screen you get needing to manually rescan with your TV. This software is not much good for your TV, but for anybody doing their own custom DVR, this is really useful. The in-band data is already being sent, I parsed it on Sunday night.

Anyone have any idea if other channel moves are in the works between now and September when the analog drop becomes official?

ps24eva
07-28-09, 08:01 PM
Where is MSNBC now in King of Prussia?

just plain regular definition msnbc.

RedHillKL
07-29-09, 10:20 AM
Where is MSNBC now in King of Prussia?

just plain regular definition msnbc.

You are catching up with the rest of Montco, analog has been removed and MSNBC SD is only available with a Digital adapter (DTA), or Digital cable box. (DCT, DCH, DCX)
For me off of the Pottstown headend the analog channel was removed to provide a 16QAM updstream for DOCSIS 3.0

cypherstream
07-29-09, 04:56 PM
Really, what was the analog channel number? Upstream can only be 5~42 MHz, unless they changed diplex filters in every single amplifier and redid the combining network at the headend. Are you sure you don't mean 256QAM downstream DOCSIS 3.0 channel?

A/Vspec
07-31-09, 05:13 PM
Still no 6.1 in Pottstown.... maybe next month... oh wait that is tomorrow!!! ;)

PhillyJim
08-04-09, 09:33 PM
Spped HD, FX HD and Fox News HD were added today in NE Philly on channels 275, 276 and 277 respectively.

ak3883
08-07-09, 11:36 AM
I noticed today there was an article in the BCT (http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times/courier_times_news_details/article/28/2009/august/07/comcast-users-need-adaptor.html)about Comcast removing analogs from Lower Bucks systems. No new information.

No recent changes, just about a week and a half away from the start of analog reclaimation, woohoo!

whotony
08-08-09, 06:58 PM
May have been mentioned already but when did comcast add the MLb net to the $5 sports package?

4 or 5 months ago i tried to add mlb but it was part of digital preferred, which i don't subscribe to.

LongRufus
08-08-09, 08:05 PM
May have been mentioned already but when did comcast add the MLb net to the $5 sports package?

4 or 5 months ago i tried to add mlb but it was part of digital preferred, which i don't subscribe to.

July 31st, when they added ESPNU, they rearranged a bunch of the sports channels. The S&E Pack is a nice bargain now for Digital Starter subscribers.

whotony
08-08-09, 09:58 PM
well he also said that football will be moving to digi preferred sometime soon.
I guess that was part of the agreement comcast made with the NFL.

jones07
08-09-09, 08:00 PM
spped hd, fx hd and fox news hd were added today in ne philly on channels 275, 276 and 277 respectively.


Great :D

Any word on MSNBC-HD and/or BBC-HD?

Anyone?

thx

lutton
08-14-09, 05:32 PM
New Jersey Network on clear QAM? I found NJN2 with a scan on my HDHomeRun. Is the main channel in clear QAM? --in HD, I mean...

ak3883
08-17-09, 12:36 PM
New Jersey Network on clear QAM? I found NJN2 with a scan on my HDHomeRun. Is the main channel in clear QAM? --in HD, I mean...

Over in PA, we do not get NJN in HD, only SD. NJ side is probably different, I'm guessing they get NJNHD instead of WLVT39(Allentown) in HD, which I get. I believe both sides have WHYYHD.

They also have NJN mapped incorrectly as 23-2 on my system, and NJN2 is at 82-5 or something, right in the middle of cable channels, no PSIP.

On the topic of PBS, I find it interesting that we get WNET-13(SD only) out of NYC, mapped to 13-1, but it is not on any Comcast channel lineups, nor on the cable boxes... with all the subchannels there are a rediculous amount of PBS channels, 9 by my count.

ak3883
08-20-09, 02:35 PM
Anyone in Lower Bucks(or any other suburbs) seen the first wave of analog channels go dark? Still waiting here in Bensalem... "around" 8/18 is fading fast.

LongRufus
08-20-09, 03:21 PM
Anyone in Lower Bucks(or any other suburbs) seen the first wave of analog channels go dark? Still waiting here in Bensalem... "around" 8/18 is fading fast.

The placards are up in Comcast of Maple Shade.

Also, I don't believe there is an NJN-HD. It's like WYBE. Probably not going to change anytime soon either, since they broadcast from 3 different locations, Camden, Trenton and New Brunswick.

ak3883
08-21-09, 12:29 PM
The placards are up in Comcast of Maple Shade.

Also, I don't believe there is an NJN-HD. It's like WYBE. Probably not going to change anytime soon either, since they broadcast from 3 different locations, Camden, Trenton and New Brunswick.

Perhaps not on cable, but broadcast there is. Some shows are HD. I can pick up WNJS where I am with an indoor, and sometimes WNJT if I do some tinkering. All of the WNJN "stations" show the same programming, the main station can and does show HD programming, DT2 is "NJN2", SD only, and DT3 is an audio only feed of their radio station.

ak3883
08-25-09, 08:56 PM
The mux of WPVI/WCAU and all their subchannels moved to phyiscal channel 108. I'm happy to see this, channel 20 where it used to be, was more suceptable to interference and had a weaker signal and would cut out from time to time. No issues up on ch 108.

maddogFool
08-30-09, 12:58 PM
The mux of WPVI/WCAU and all their subchannels moved to physical channel 108. I'm happy to see this, channel 20 where it used to be, was more suceptable to interference and had a weaker signal and would cut out from time to time. No issues up on ch 108.
Yes, unfortunately I did not find out about the move until the second half of the Eagles/Jaguars last Thursday, when I began watching my HDHomerun recording from the kickoff and found it blank. So much for seeing the debut of Michael Vick. Hopefully this will be that last shuffle for a while.

JackStraw1
09-14-09, 01:16 PM
We were promised the NFL Redzone in HD. It was on 734 and not HD. I'm Comcast Garden State. Did anyone get the Redzone in HD this past weekend. If you did what channel was it on.

Toka78
09-16-09, 10:01 PM
This is probably a stupid question but I'm new to the whole "anything that isn't basic cable" world...

I live in Montgomery County (East Norriton/Blue Bell area), and have no problems watching plain ol' FX on channel 31. I also use an EyeTV (Lite) on my iMac, which lets me get all the same channels plus all the QAM goodies. Problem is...I can't find FX on this device. I've found everything else (well, at least everything I want), but the device finds a ton of channels, most of which are encrypted.

Making things harder is that it lists everything by frequency (for example, TCM is #1003, 238Mhz). Does anyone know where FX might be in all this? I used to get it on this device, and of course now that Sons Of Anarchy is back on I can't use the DVR function on the EyeTV for it anymore. I don't watch much TV (and currently have no other viable recording options available) but this is one of the few shows that I really look forward to seeing...any help would be greatly appreciated!

BrentHD
09-17-09, 07:41 AM
We were promised the NFL Redzone in HD. It was on 734 and not HD. I'm Comcast Garden State. Did anyone get the Redzone in HD this past weekend. If you did what channel was it on.

I didn't find any HD versions of Redzone. When were we promised HD? Comcast rarely promises anything until they announce the upcoming availability of a channel a few weeks before it appears.

I continue to subscribe to the Sports Package in hopes I will get more HD football for my money but I haven't seen much yet worth the extra cost.

whotony
09-20-09, 01:42 PM
still no redzone hd yet I suppose?

ak3883
09-21-09, 12:26 PM
still no redzone hd yet I suppose?

Not in Lower Bucks, then again we never got Speed/FoxNews/FXHD. I don't think anyone will see any new HD channels until they add the large wave of them with analog reclaimation. It's at various stages in the Philly burbs on the PA side.

jeepmatt
09-21-09, 12:55 PM
Toka - FX was one of the recent channels that went digital only. My only thought is that is what may be causing your problem.

SPIDER$RE
09-24-09, 04:55 PM
my daughter has a comcast dvr and she is noticing audio drops on amc, fx, speed and some others - the hd versions. other hd channels are fine. when viewing a recording the dropouts move around so we think it is a dvr issue but why is it only for those specific channels? (yes, recorded and live versions of those channels have the dropouts while the others do not - weird?!?)

RedHillKL
09-25-09, 06:56 PM
still no redzone hd yet I suppose?

Redzone is live in Pottstown HE today on 2 assignments 274 and 861.
I'm assuming the 800 assignment is where all the new HD's will be going once calvary has been completed before thanksgiving.

ak3883
09-30-09, 12:49 AM
Comcast Network HD just came up on Ch 201 and 856.

I had never looked in the 800s, I was surprised to find a few HDs near there:
785 - HDPPV(we never had one before)
856 - TCNHD
861 - RedZone HD
863 - NBATV HD(this is new)

I noticed a few new HD encrypted channels on a QAM scan and did not know what they were, guess I found my answer.

Analog migrations starting in 2 weeks here, I think RedHillKL is right, our HDs will be moving to the 800s once Calvery is done.

donaldsonjune
10-02-09, 11:12 AM
Hello All,

What coming on channel 201-HD??

StuJac
10-02-09, 11:14 AM
It's supposed to be an overflow channel for Comcast; they can put games on when they can't go on another channel, that's what I heard.

sheman10
10-02-09, 01:07 PM
Hello All,

What coming on channel 201-HD??

ten flyers games plus i'm sure its fair share of sixers games

http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=498649

donaldsonjune
10-02-09, 01:38 PM
thanks guys

lutton
10-03-09, 11:10 AM
is TCN-HD (201) clear QAM again?

rossifumir6
10-03-09, 06:18 PM
is TCN-HD (201) clear QAM again?
Yes, I'm getting it in the clear at 56.1. Not sure how long it'll last though. They also started encrypting Universal HD which was in the clear for quite a while.

QZ1
10-05-09, 01:47 PM
According to others, Universal HD had been in the clear since it's inception on Comcast, something like four years. Typically, anything other than Ltd. Basic is not left in the clear for more than a few days or weeks.

TCN-HD, last time it was available, was listed by Comcast as an Expd. Basic channel HD channel, so I would expect it to not be in the clear soon. Yes, I know, TCN in SD is Ltd. Basic, but simulcasts aren't always in the same service, as we have Value Pack SD channels that have HD simulcasts in Expd. Basic.

lutton
10-05-09, 04:30 PM
NFL RedZone free preview? Anyone check it out who hadn't seen it before? It's basically the same as the DirecTV version RedZone Channel. It's HD now, too.

Is it still $5 for the sports pack? That's a very good deal, IMO.

ak3883
10-06-09, 12:46 PM
We get TCN-HD in two spots here. One is in the clear, the other is encrypted, but for some reason my PC's OnAirGT can tune it, even though it think it is scrambled. It even says "stream is scrambled" but shows the picture. None of my TV's QAM tuners can get it. We had FoxNews/Speed/FXHD show up awhile back that did this as well(yet still haven't gotten them added to our guide or system). It can't be privacy mode, because it's my understanding that is used for VOD, and the tuner cannot tune any VOD streams. Maybe it's some form of SDV, I dunno. This is the only channel that shows this behavior. The cable box maps to the unencrypted version.

UniversalHD has been in the clear for years and years here, I don't care now that the channel is nothing like it was 2+ years ago. They used to show some good classic movies(Apollo 13, Happy Gilmore) uncut, very few commercials and no bug. Not the case anymore.

LongRufus
10-07-09, 02:52 AM
Wow, looks like Comcast of Maple Shade is finished with the digital migration. Adding a boatload of new HD channels and moving the entire HD lineup to the 800's. Should be live on Thursday.

http://comcastworldofmore.com/mapleshade/

ak3883
10-07-09, 12:45 PM
Wow, looks like Comcast of Maple Shade is finished with the digital migration. Adding a boatload of new HD channels and moving the entire HD lineup to the 800's. Should be live on Thursday.

http://comcastworldofmore.com/mapleshade/

Wow great find, this will probably become the standardized lineup throughout SE PA, just swap NJN with WLVT on the PA side. It's gonna take a long time to untrain myself to not go right to channel 200 when I bring up the guide:p

sheman10
10-08-09, 09:05 AM
Wow, looks like Comcast of Maple Shade is finished with the digital migration. Adding a boatload of new HD channels and moving the entire HD lineup to the 800's. Should be live on Thursday.

http://comcastworldofmore.com/mapleshade/

VERY much looking forward to philly getting the same treatment, if and when it ever happens...

aindik
10-08-09, 08:25 PM
It's supposed to be an overflow channel for Comcast; they can put games on when they can't go on another channel, that's what I heard.

It's the HD version of "The Comcast Network" (formerly CN8). As you say, overflow sports will go to this channel, as they have in years past. But it's not a new channel, just an HD simulcast of an existing channel (and the only thing in HD on the channel will be the overflow sports and the sports reruns).

Look for it to disappear again once hockey and basketball seasons are over for the local teams.

ak3883
10-09-09, 12:27 PM
It's the HD version of "The Comcast Network" (formerly CN8). As you say, overflow sports will go to this channel, as they have in years past. But it's not a new channel, just an HD simulcast of an existing channel (and the only thing in HD on the channel will be the overflow sports and the sports reruns).

Look for it to disappear again once hockey and basketball seasons are over for the local teams.

Actually I saw an "HD" football game on their last week, they had a game that was being televised by CSS down south. I say "HD" because it looked to be the same bit started picture quality that we've seen with Flyers games on that channel. This saturday there is another SEC college football game scheduled for noon that might be in HD, and CAA/Villanova football games are in 16:9 and have good picture quality for being SD. I hope they put more college hoops games on it this year, as it seems like they are really using it for more and more sports along with CSN overflow.

Bob Pariseau
10-10-09, 02:59 PM
Which HD channels for Comcast Philadelphia are typically sent as 720p instead of 1080i?

I can manually change HD output resolution on my DCH series box, but there seems to be no easy way to tell what's coming in on a given channel at the moment.

ETA: I presume ABC, FOX, ESPN, and ESPN2 are still 720p, so my question is mainly about the other HD channels.

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

Also, are the new DCX series boxes in distribution yet in Center City, and does the new, "native" output resolution function appear to work?
--Bob

rossifumir6
10-11-09, 09:29 AM
Yes, I'm getting it in the clear at 56.1. Not sure how long it'll last though. They also started encrypting Universal HD which was in the clear for quite a while.
Sorry, I was mistaken. Universal HD is still in the clear. It was only moved.

sheman10
10-11-09, 11:22 AM
Which HD channels for Comcast Philadelphia are typically sent as 720p instead of 1080i?

I can manually change HD output resolution on my DCH series box, but there seems to be no easy way to tell what's coming in on a given channel at the moment.

ETA: I presume ABC, FOX, ESPN, and ESPN2 are still 720p, so my question is mainly about the other HD channels.

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

Also, are the new DCX series boxes in distribution yet in Center City, and does the new, "native" output resolution function appear to work?
--Bob

i don't think there are any others in native 720p besides the ones you listed... if there are, i don't watch em...

also, i live in center city, had my HD DVR switched out a month or two ago and got a DCH, though i only requested that i get one with HDMI

edubbrulez
10-13-09, 07:52 AM
New HD finally coming to Coatesville, PA:

http://www.comcastworldofmore.com/coatesville/

aindik
10-13-09, 07:56 PM
Which HD channels for Comcast Philadelphia are typically sent as 720p instead of 1080i?

I can manually change HD output resolution on my DCH series box, but there seems to be no easy way to tell what's coming in on a given channel at the moment.

ETA: I presume ABC, FOX, ESPN, and ESPN2 are still 720p, so my question is mainly about the other HD channels.
i don't think there are any others in native 720p besides the ones you listed... if there are, i don't watch em...


These channels are in 720p, I think:
MLB Network
ESPN
ESPN2
WPVI
WPVI-2
WXTF
WPHL
National Geographic
A&E
FX
Fox News

sheman10
10-14-09, 12:44 AM
These channels are in 720p, I think:
MLB Network
ESPN
ESPN2
WPVI
WPVI-2
WXTF
WPHL
National Geographic
A&E
FX
Fox News
History
ABC Family

i 2nd this as being the list for the 720p channels... nice work

cypherstream
10-14-09, 07:34 AM
History HD is also 720p.

chroma601
10-14-09, 09:27 PM
Does anyone know if TBS HD is available "in the clear" or unencrypted in Cherry Hill (Garden State system)? Our Cable Box's two tuners are both programmed for 9pm tomorrow. Thinking I might have to watch that hour on ch 5 SD...

QZ1
10-15-09, 01:18 AM
ABC Family HD is also 720p.

ak3883
10-15-09, 12:27 PM
Does anyone know if TBS HD is available "in the clear" or unencrypted in Cherry Hill (Garden State system)? Our Cable Box's two tuners are both programmed for 9pm tomorrow. Thinking I might have to watch that hour on ch 5 SD...

Don't think so, if it is it's by accident.

On a side note, check if one of your shows you are recording at 9PM is availible OnDemand(or the web). If so then you can watch it later at your leisure and record the game.

aindik
10-15-09, 01:52 PM
ABC Family HD is also 720p.

Disney, too.

Everything owned by Disney or Fox is in 720p. A&E is owned in part by Disney, so everything of theirs is in 720p, too.

WPHL is in 720p because it runs programming from MyNetworkTV, which is owned by Fox. When it was WB-17, it was in 1080i.

Nat. Geo and MLB Network do it on their own. Here's a revised list:

MLB Network HD
ABC Family HD
ESPN HD
ESPN2 HD
National Geographic HD
A&E HD
History Channel HD
WPVI
WTXF
WPHL
Disney HD
WPVI-2
SPEED HD E
FX HD
Fox News HD

RedHillKL
10-15-09, 09:24 PM
Pottstown / Red HIll was supposed to start around Oct 13 and Nov 13 to end, but we still have all of our analogs. Has the schedule been pretty accurate for the week, or is this not going to happen this week and we'll be delayed?

ak3883
10-16-09, 12:39 PM
Pottstown / Red HIll was supposed to start around Oct 13 and Nov 13 to end, but we still have all of our analogs. Has the schedule been pretty accurate for the week, or is this not going to happen this week and we'll be delayed?

FWIW, Bensalem in Lower Bucks was scheduled for this week, and we did lose the first batch of analogs as promised on Tuesday. They replaced them with a graphic stating that as notified previously, you need a DTA, call 1800 xxx-xxxx to order one.

rossifumir6
10-16-09, 11:23 PM
FWIW, Bensalem in Lower Bucks was scheduled for this week, and we did lose the first batch of analogs as promised on Tuesday. They replaced them with a graphic stating that as notified previously, you need a DTA, call 1800 xxx-xxxx to order one.
looks like yardley and I'm assuming the rest of lower bucks finally got a bunchload of HD channels at the 800s: Speed, FX, Spike, etc. FINALLY!

Bob Pariseau
10-17-09, 12:03 AM
Disney, too.

Everything owned by Disney or Fox is in 720p. A&E is owned in part by Disney, so everything of theirs is in 720p, too.

WPHL is in 720p because it runs programming from MyNetworkTV, which is owned by Fox. When it was WB-17, it was in 1080i.

Nat. Geo and MLB Network do it on their own. Here's a revised list:

MLB Network HD
ABC Family HD
ESPN HD
ESPN2 HD
National Geographic HD
A&E HD
History Channel HD
WPVI
WTXF
WPHL
Disney HD
WPVI-2
SPEED HD E
FX HD
Fox News HD
Thanks folks!

So the TBS HD coverage of the baseball playoffs is 1080i, correct? And of course the FOX HD coverage is 720p.

Any word on the DCX series Motorola boxes showing in this area yet?
--Bob

Drew_N
10-17-09, 11:24 AM
New HD finally coming to Coatesville, PA:

http://www.comcastworldofmore.com/coatesville/

And it showed up on time. Everything listed plus a few more here in Chester Springs. Now I just need the TVGOS to update for my cablecard tv.

QZ1
10-17-09, 08:34 PM
Has anyone on the Willow Grove system gotten info. on DTAs yet?

Neither myself nor my relatives have, so I don't think anything was sent and lost, but it's possible.

It is baffling to me that so many nearby systems in the suburbs have gone through the digital transition, while it appears we haven't; and we don't know when we will.

I only care, because I know it is a precursor to much more HD.;)

aindik
10-19-09, 12:20 PM
So the TBS HD coverage of the baseball playoffs is 1080i, correct? And of course the FOX HD coverage is 720p.

Yes.

StuJac
10-19-09, 12:24 PM
Has anyone on the Willow Grove system gotten info. on DTAs yet?

Neither myself nor my relatives have, so I don't think anything was sent and lost, but it's possible.

It is baffling to me that so many nearby systems in the suburbs have gone through the digital transition, while it appears we haven't; and we don't know when we will.

I only care, because I know it is a precursor to much more HD.;)

They sent me 4 boxes; 2 regular digital boxes and 2 of the "converter" boxes. I spent 2 hours on the phone with them yesterday getting one of the regular digital boxes to work. It did-for 20 minutes.

On another subject; why where we the only system that had the NFL RedZone in sd instead of hd?

QZ1
10-19-09, 04:59 PM
The DTAs have been available for Willow Grove since ~mid-Feb., as per the Jan. bill.
However, I chose to get one only recently, when other nearby service areas where requiring them, thinking we would be required soon, but we didn't hear anything.

Are you saying you got notice, or did you get them voluntarily (or a new acct. activation)?
If you got notice, can post the notice, or at least tell me the timetable for the two-phases of Analog removals?
This way, I'll know when those many HD channels will be added, so I can make some TV decisions.

StuJac
10-19-09, 05:07 PM
No, they offered them while setting up the internet deal. They said absolutely nothing about a cut-off date. I asked; 'when are you shutting analog off'? and she responded that she didn't know but asked if I wanted some boxes. She sent 4.

cypherstream
10-19-09, 11:45 PM
Anyone notice that on WPVI HD sometimes near the end of commercials there's a tag in the upper left corner of the screen that I believe says "SM 3" or something to that sort. What does that mean?

Also the quality on WPVI HD has been washed out lately. I think KYW3 has the best HD quality in the Philly region.

aindik
10-20-09, 11:29 AM
Anyone notice that on WPVI HD sometimes near the end of commercials there's a tag in the upper left corner of the screen that I believe says "SM 3" or something to that sort. What does that mean?

Also the quality on WPVI HD has been washed out lately. I think KYW3 has the best HD quality in the Philly region.

WPVI-HD has been washed out since they launched a purported HD channel on HD-2. I haven't checked. Are they still doing that "Live Well" thing in 720p?

Some of the Fox NFL games are pretty bad, and their NFL and MLB studio shows look awful. But other stuff on Fox looks good, so it's obviously not a local broadcast issue.

QZ1
10-20-09, 06:10 PM
Also the quality on WPVI HD has been washed out lately. I think KYW3 has the best HD quality in the Philly region.
I have been watching HD for 5 years, and in that time, CBS KYW 3 has always been the best quality. ABC WPVI 6 used to be second; now it is not clear who is. All of this is my opinion, of course.

QZ1
10-20-09, 06:14 PM
WPVI-HD has been washed out since they launched a purported HD channel on HD-2. I haven't checked. Are they still doing that "Live Well" thing in 720p?
AFAIK, yes, but they reduced the bitrate a lot, early on, so much so that it faux-HD; which is a good thing in this case. However, with this 'Live Well' channel, as well as the weather radar, it still is too much bitrate loss for ABC-HD, IMO.

Midd
10-23-09, 08:12 PM
Any idea when the World of More is coming to South Jersey (Vineland and Millville)? I see its starting to pop up around NJ in other areas.

cypherstream
11-01-09, 03:49 PM
Anyone notice a complete a/v freeze on Fox during this Eagles game? There were at least 2 occurrences. It happened through Ch 234, FOX HD, and I also confirmed it happened at the same exact time on analog through the PIP Ch 4 on my TV.

StuJac
11-01-09, 03:52 PM
Yes-both on antenna and cable.

cypherstream
11-02-09, 11:43 PM
Fox 29 froze again 2 or 3 times during tonights World Series. Like a pause or something. I was tuned direct via the QAM tuner (DVR was busy with 2 other programs).

No pixelation, no program lost, it's like an actual pause that resumes without missing any moment of the program. Strange.

Daniel Murray
11-03-09, 07:15 AM
I was having audio drop out the last to nights with the World Series. That was only on my Cable boxs SA8300 DVR. It was fine when I would set my TV to antenna over the air.

Daniel Murray
11-03-09, 07:19 AM
Anyone notice a complete a/v freeze on Fox during this Eagles game? There were at least 2 occurrences. It happened through Ch 234, FOX HD, and I also confirmed it happened at the same exact time on analog through the PIP Ch 4 on my TV.

Yes I it happen tp me all so. But when I would set my TV to antenna it was fine.
There must be something going on with Comcast.

ak3883
11-03-09, 12:45 PM
Fox 29 froze again 2 or 3 times during tonights World Series. Like a pause or something. I was tuned direct via the QAM tuner (DVR was busy with 2 other programs).

No pixelation, no program lost, it's like an actual pause that resumes without missing any moment of the program. Strange.

Same here. The fact there was no pixelation or anything leads me to think it was a problem on FOX's end.

patspub
11-08-09, 02:32 PM
Any word of NEW HD channels in NE/Philly or comcast's World of More starting here?

smack518
11-19-09, 02:03 PM
Question for you guys, I have a DCH3416 from Comcast in Philly. Do you know if the USB ports are powered? I'm asking because I'm buying a device that requires an always on source of power from a USB port.

I imagine the box has the capability, but I know comcast deactivates some ports.

Thanks!

mitchjs
11-19-09, 02:28 PM
i plug in a mini usb xmas tree every year to my comcast boxes...
there is power on the usbs!

smack518
11-19-09, 02:51 PM
That is both great and hysterical news!

I plan to plug a IR->bluetooth device into it for my ps3. More useful maybe... but not nearly as amusing!

smack518
11-20-09, 09:43 AM
Okay, just to check it out. I plugged my ipod into the USB ports on my DCH-3416. Nothing happened. Didn't seem to take a charge through it. Is this just because the ipod needs a different amount of juice or does that indicate my usb ports are inactive?

EricFinn
11-20-09, 10:34 AM
Okay, just to check it out. I plugged my ipod into the USB ports on my DCH-3416. Nothing happened. Didn't seem to take a charge through it. Is this just because the ipod needs a different amount of juice or does that indicate my usb ports are inactive?

All USB ports are supposed to have the same standard amount of voltage. I forget the exact amount, but I would think if it didn't charge then its not active. I could be very wrong though.

smack518
11-20-09, 12:56 PM
Well that sucks... I guess I'll be picking up a new ipod AC adapter...

sheman10
11-21-09, 12:31 PM
center city/south philly... hooray!

http://www.comcastworldofmore.com/CenterCityandSouthPhiladelphia/CenterCityandSouthPhiladelphia-HDChannelLineup.pdf

jones07
11-21-09, 07:00 PM
wow.........Great for you guys.

Look like some good channels was added.

Hope the rest of philly get them

7Enigma
11-23-09, 07:03 AM
Off-topic post but since I live in Havertown (couple miles west of the city) I'd like to ask if any of you have good recommendations for local TV repair shops that specifically work on Hitachi RPTV's. I have a 5 year old 46" that decided to move it's red gun an inch to the right with no way of calibrating it back (that I can find myself).

Thanks guys for your help if you can.