This link (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/) indicates that CSS is broadcasting the SEC Baseball Tournament in 1080i.

Anyone have any idea whether we will actually be able to see these games in HD, and on what channel?

Never mind - Here is the answer (http://www.csssports.com/college_baseball.cfm) . If they pull this off, I will be impressed. Not a bad addition.

I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like given CSS's horrible quality most of the time (why they can't fix that when they have high production value networks like SNY under their banner I don't know)... As I posted in the general HD section, I hope this leads to an HD game of the week for football and basketball next season, I dunno where the production equipment is coming from though.

This link (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/) indicates that CSS is broadcasting the SEC Baseball Tournament in 1080i.

Anyone have any idea whether we will actually be able to see these games in HD, and on what channel?

Never mind - Here is the answer (http://www.csssports.com/college_baseball.cfm) . If they pull this off, I will be impressed. Not a bad addition.


It's up now, watching UT/Vandy now.

How is it? I'm out of town (as I always seem to be when they launch something new :mad: )

Looks pretty nice. And I like the scenery shots during the commercial breaks.

Is UGA in the tournament?

Well I made it home in time to check out the last game tonight... overall pretty good for a first effort, some blocking going on with lots of motion but that doesn't make them any worse than NBC or CBS! I'm going to inquire about future HD plans from them but I have never received a response from their web contact form... Sadly UGA didn't make the tournament, I would have zero interest in this if it wasn't HD :D

Channel 700 was where I found CSS HD the other night. Again, I live in the old Adelphia area, (Forsyth County), so our channels are different than yours. Pretty good feed. Thanks for keeping us posted on new HD content.

Mongo

Anyone else getting a Not Authorized message on 755 right now? Not pleased...

Anyone else getting a Not Authorized message on 755 right now? Not pleased...

Yep, that's what I'm getting. Have you called?

About to.

Great, I'm talking to india and they claim they don't carry it anymore...

me too...they say they don't know what is going on.

Now she says only Turner South home games are in HD :rolleyes:

Now she says only Turner South home games are in HD :rolleyes:

well, with comcast, frankly, it lasted longer than i expected

AND she says TBS games are in HD on 807!

OK so she said she would contact "Engineering" and call me back... why can't we have someone knowledgeable out of a local office that we can talk to?

this is RIDICULOUS....i am told at first that they need to send someone out to my house before tech support can start looking on i on their end (!) now i am being told they don't carry Braves HD anymore. what gives!?!?!?

this is RIDICULOUS....i am told at first that they need to send someone out to my house before tech support can start looking on i on their end (!) now i am being told they don't carry Braves HD anymore. what gives!?!?!?


it's hilarious. even the announcers are saying that the game is available in stunning HD!!

I don't suppose anyone knows someone with E* or D* and HD to see if they're getting it... I mostly picked Comcast a year ago because that was the only way to get Turner South home games, and now they don't even have the hd games that are available to other providers!

I don't suppose anyone knows someone with E* or D* and HD to see if they're getting it... I mostly picked Comcast a year ago because that was the only way to get Turner South home games, and now they don't even have the hd games that are available to other providers!

i didn't know that any satellite customers were getting any of these SS-HD games - I thought it was cable only.

i spoke to a supervisor and tried to explain that the problem seems to be in the "not authorized" message. it's not just that we're not getting a picture, it's that something on that channel is apparently blocking us from seeing it almost like a pay-per-view event...they said they'd call me back when they have info and i thought to myself i'd better buy a jacket for when hell freezes over.

i wonder if SportsSouth monitors the HD signal from comcast, since that's the only way anyone would see the channel? i'm sure they'd be thrilled to know that their HD effort is being seen by NO ONE tonight....

i didn't know that any satellite customers were getting any of these SS-HD games - I thought it was cable only.

I know Dish and I think DirecTV as well is advertising SportSouth HD now...

Ironically my Comcast HD DVR has a message on it today

---
Your Atlanta Braves!

FSN & SportSouth
Make it a big Braves summer! Enjoy over 80 Braves games this season on SportsSouth ch 53 and FSN South ch 48 - The Southern Sports Leaders. HD customers can enjoy the Braves in HD on ch. 755.
---

755 still shows as not authorized as it did during Friday's HD game on SS.

last night reminded me how infuriating it is to deal with comcast on problems like these...30 min. on the phone with someone insisting to make a service appointment (and refusing to put in a tech support ticket on the channel) and eventually talking to a supervisor who was obviously just trying to make it SOUND like they are going to look into it. there is something wrong from THEIR END if all of us are getting unauthorized messages on this channel now...

unfortunately, with so few games on the channel, it's going to be virtually impossible to get to the bottom of this without a game on the channel for them to troubleshoot....

i wonder if SPORTS SOUTH was monitoring comcast's HD channel since that is the only way anyonear around here would be seeing it.

i guess a call to corporte office on monday coulnd't hurt - 215-665-1700

COMCAST makes a point to market this channel as an attractive addition to the HD lineup...the Braves website lists it as the way the see the Braves in HD, we get messages on our box about the channel being available all summer and even during the broadcast we get to hear about how it's available in HD, but when none of us are seeing the game we get CSR's who reset boxes and insist on service appointments.....ARGH!!!!!

I'm moving and getting new Comcast service at our house. When speaking with Comcast CS about HD DVRs she said the only model they offer is the Scientific Atlanta 8300...I currently have a Motorla 3412. Does anyone else in Atlanta have the 8300? Does it work well? HDMI?

Quick question, should I expect better picture quality with QAM Comcast, Cablecard Comcast, or with an antenna attached to my 1080p flatpanel LCD?

Quick question, should I expect better picture quality with QAM Comcast, Cablecard Comcast, or with an antenna attached to my 1080p flatpanel LCD?

I'll guess that the antenna would produce the best picture, but I'll also guess that you'll be straining to tell the difference.

I compared OTA with Comcast yesterday on my HD, and on 1080i sources (I have native 1080i) the OTA picture seemed better with some scenes, but I couldn't tell the difference on other scenes.

On 720p source material, I couldn't tell any difference on any scenes, and of course, the 720p material was inferior to the 1080i on my set.

So, if there truly is a difference, I don't think it's worth the effort for the small effect.

Anyone know what will happen in 2009 when all the signals get changed to hdtv. Will we still need to get a $80 plan to view hdtv or will basic plan will display hdtv?

Anyone know what will happen in 2009 when all the signals get changed to hdtv. Will we still need to get a $80 plan to view hdtv or will basic plan will display hdtv?

That's not the plan. The signals are to go from analog to digital, not necessarily HD. The signal will be like what is currently offered as channels 100 and up.

Also, you can get a lot of the HD channels from Comcast for less than $80 already.

so it looks like channel 755 (braves hd on comcast) is back from the dead (no longer saying "not authorized") so maybe all of our calls last friday helped???

so it looks like channel 755 (braves hd on comcast) is back from the dead (no longer saying "not authorized") so maybe all of our calls last friday helped???

Yup. Saw that last night. So when's the next game scheduled? My folks just got a 46" 1080p Sharp LCD and went whole hog getting the 3416 DVR and the trial with all the premium channels. Dad said he was really looking forward to watching the Braves in HD and I didn't have the heart to tell him that there very well might not be any HD games to watch. Glad to see that isn't the case.

I'm on the Vinings headend and my HDTV can now pick up WXIA-DT (NBC) as 11.1, so anyone else with this problem, check again. I had a tech out last week for an unrelated OnDemand tuning problem and I asked him why we couldn't tune this station with QAM, and he said he'd get one of the engineers to check on it. Looks like it's been fixed, at least for me.

I'm on the Vinings headend and my HDTV can now pick up WXIA-DT (NBC) as 11.1, so anyone else with this problem, check again. I had a tech out last week for an unrelated OnDemand tuning problem and I asked him why we couldn't tune this station with QAM, and he said he'd get one of the engineers to check on it. Looks like it's been fixed, at least for me.

Great news! I just rescanned w/ my 32-HL66 and sure enough nbc is now reflecting to 11.1. ABC hasnt redirected from 98-2 to 2-1 yet but it still comes up at least. Heres where my channels are in Vinings as of today:

92-1 (5-1) fox
98-1 tbs
98-2 (2-1) abc
108-1 (46-1) cbs
108-2 (11-1) nbc
101-1 My ATL
101-2 CW
111-3 Bravesvision

Great news! I just rescanned w/ my 32-HL66 and sure enough nbc is now reflecting to 11.1. ABC hasnt redirected from 98-2 to 2-1 yet but it still comes up at least. Heres where my channels are in Vinings as of today:

92-1 (5-1) fox
98-1 tbs
98-2 (2-1) abc
108-1 (46-1) cbs
108-2 (11-1) nbc
101-1 My ATL
101-2 CW
111-3 Bravesvision

Out of curiosity, what SD channels are you getting currently?

Out of curiosity, what SD channels are you getting currently?

I'm not sure i understand your question. I'm hooked up straight coax cable from outlet to tv, so i get all normal basic cable channels (2-70) and then those digital channels.

I'm not sure i understand your question. I'm hooked up straight coax cable from outlet to tv, so i get all normal basic cable channels (2-70) and then those digital channels.

The normal basic cable channels are analog. Some of these channels are also transmitted digitally. These would not be HD, but would have a channel number like 100-1. Do you get any of these, and if so, which channels do you get digitally?

The normal basic cable channels are analog. Some of these channels are also transmitted digitally. These would not be HD, but would have a channel number like 100-1. Do you get any of these, and if so, which channels do you get digitally?

Yeah there are upconverted analog to digital channels in the 80-x range (cant remember how many). But to be honest theres not enough of difference for me to include them in my channel listing. To get a complete channel list of whats possible to receive in the clear just do a search within this thread. Other than those small amount of upconverted channels though im pretty sure thats all that is available.

so tonight's braves game SHOULD be on 755 in HD (sportssouth HD listed on the braves website for tonight's game).

i'm not at home to test 755 now, is it at least on and not saying "not authorized" for you guys?

so tonight's braves game SHOULD be on 755 in HD (sportssouth HD listed on the braves website for tonight's game).

i'm not at home to test 755 now, is it at least on and not saying "not authorized" for you guys?

It's on for me but not looking great...better than SD but PQ is pretty bad especially right after they switch cameras...

It's on for me but not looking great...better than SD but PQ is pretty bad especially right after they switch cameras...

The picture on 755 last night was pretty bad with serious blocking. Today's afternoon game looks great though, imo.

wish the score looked better....

i am not home to see if it's any improvment PQ wise today, but so far this years's SportsSouth HD games don't come anywhere close to the TBS HD quality we saw over the last 2 years. it's a shame they got out of the game.

wish the score looked better....

i am not home to see if it's any improvment PQ wise today, but so far this years's SportsSouth HD games don't come anywhere close to the TBS HD quality we saw over the last 2 years. it's a shame they got out of the game.

they will be back in the game this fall, it just won't be braves baseball, it will be playoff baseball. (hopefully with the braves included)

Is it just me or does 755 look very choppy tonight?

Random HD channels are very choppy & losing signal (much like directv/satellite when there's a rain storm). Especially ESPN HD...

ESPN HD is unwatchable, I'm not having problems with any other HD channels right now...

ESPN HD is unwatchable, I'm not having problems with any other HD channels right now...

I had some problems with Mojo today as well. Yesterday was Versus/Golf Channel & A&E HD...

Anyone using a Westinghouse LCD w/ EPG? Just wondering if anyone using one could pick up any EPG info (channel name or programs) from Comcast in Atlanta?

I just got a new Westinghouse and I get nothing.

I have been getting a rash of META-6 errors when I want to accesss ON DEMAND. I first noticed a problem when I see my Comcast internet service is down.

Then I observed a correlation between the internet service being down and On Demad being out with the META-6. Naturally, I have had dealings with Comcast numerous times before and no one ever knows anything and will do nothing unless I make an appt. with them to come in the following week. By then, odds are it is working for the 8 minutes they are actually in my home.

What is a META-6 error and is there anything I can do to fix it myself?

Could someone please tell me how many HD channels you get on Comcast cable if you don't subscribe to any premium services?

Thanks.

Could someone please tell me how many HD channels you get on Comcast cable if you don't subscribe to any premium services?

Thanks.
Six.
WSB (98.3)
WAGA (92.21)
WXIA (108.806)
WTBS (98.10)
WGCL (108.10)
WATL (101.2)
That's all, folks.

Six.
WSB (98.3)
WAGA (92.21)
WXIA (108.806)
WTBS (98.10)
WGCL (108.10)
WATL (101.2)
That's all, folks.

I think he means if you don't subscribe to HBO, Showtime, etc., in which case add:

National Geographic HD
TNT HD
A&E HD
Discovery HD Theater
ESPN HD
ESPN 2 HD
Versus/Golf Channel HD
MHD (high def amalgam of MTV, VH1, and CMT)
Universal HD
MOJO

and the on-again, off-again HD Braves channel

Tybee - correct. I'm checking Comcast service in several areas to see what the differences are in channel lineups around the country. In Seattle we're supposed to get 3 new channels soon and it looks like they will be A&E, NatGeo and Food/HGTV since we have all the rest in your list. Thanks for the info guys.

Tybee - correct. I'm checking Comcast service in several areas to see what the differences are in channel lineups around the country. In Seattle we're supposed to get 3 new channels soon and it looks like they will be A&E, NatGeo and Food/HGTV since we have all the rest in your list. Thanks for the info guys.

I'm hoping we get Food HD and HGTV HD down here soon.

Don't get too excited about A&E HD....A simulcast of the regular A&E, there's virtually no HD on it. NGHD is also a simulcast, but most of their content is in HD, so you don't feel gypped. You haven't seen The Dog Whisperer until you've seen him in HD. ;)

A friend of mine is moving into a large new home in the Brookhaven area and has asked me to help her equip the house with multiple HDTV's. I've had HDTV for years, but I've been using OTA and DirecTV, and I think it might be easier for her to have Comcast since the house already has single RG-6 outlets in most of the rooms. To do the DirecTV/OTA system I have in my home requires three RG-6 cables to each HD-TiVo.

How good is Comcast with multiple outlet HDTV's? She wants ten or more TV's (it's a big house). Some can just have cable input to built-in HDTV tuners, but at least a few of them would have HD TiVo (S3) or Comcast DVR's. I have two fears about Comcast: that the signal quality will be crappy with that many outlets and that the installer will not be knowledgeable or experienced in handling a complex installation of HD. OK, three fears: add crappy customer service.

Does anyone here have experience with Comcast HD in a home that has a large number of HDTV's? Is the signal quality reliable? Were you able to get all the HD DVR's you desired? Is it a problem getting cable cards for HD TiVo's?

Thanks in advance for your help.

A friend of mine is moving into a large new home in the Brookhaven area and has asked me to help her equip the house with multiple HDTV's. I've had HDTV for years, but I've been using OTA and DirecTV, and I think it might be easier for her to have Comcast since the house already has single RG-6 outlets in most of the rooms. To do the DirecTV/OTA system I have in my home requires three RG-6 cables to each HD-TiVo.

How good is Comcast with multiple outlet HDTV's? She wants ten or more TV's (it's a big house). Some can just have cable input to built-in HDTV tuners, but at least a few of them would have HD TiVo (S3) or Comcast DVR's. I have two fears about Comcast: that the signal quality will be crappy with that many outlets and that the installer will not be knowledgeable or experienced in handling a complex installation of HD. OK, three fears: add crappy customer service.


I can't speak for the cable card question, but as for the number of tvs there are quite a few factors. First of all how good is the signal coming in from the street. Because what you will run in to is how many times you have to split the signal to get the 10 outlets all functioning with enough signal strength to handle the HD signal. For example at my house we have a main splitter that comes right off from the street. It is then split 3 or 4 ways (cant recall) and distrubuted through the house. I took one of those lines and split it again and tried to hook up a few hdtvs during the ncaa tournament season. When it was split two way both worked no problem. A three way split however resulted in one of them breaking up consistently. So doing the math if it was a 4 way main split that gave me 8 outlets that should in theory all handle HD fine and 12 might stretch it.

In short it depends on how well the house is wired and how well the signal is to begin with. A comcast installer can try an reroute the splits to maximize signal strength and also can sometimes attempt signal boosters but i know very little about this. Basically it almost depends on the house as much as it does the installer. Hope this helps.

anyone else having problems with NBC and CBS HD channels from comcast? one of my boxes keeps losing both channels (the other HD boxes never loses either)....i'll reset the one box with a power cycle, the channels will come in fine for a bit, then they will disappear again.

for obvious reasons i am trying to avoid a service call.

What is the current QAM location for the Braves hd channel, and is it unencrypted?

A friend of mine is moving into a large new home in the Brookhaven area and has asked me to help her equip the house with multiple HDTV's.
....
Does anyone here have experience with Comcast HD in a home that has a large number of HDTV's? Is the signal quality reliable? Were you able to get all the HD DVR's you desired? Is it a problem getting cable cards for HD TiVo's?


Splitting and resplitting the incoming Comcast line without any amplification will result in marginal-to-unusable signal at the remote locations.

I use a distribution amplifier (DA) and I've had no problems whatsoever. The manufacturer is Channel Plus and the model is DA-8200BID.

There are DAs from several other manufacturers but I have no personal experience with them.

I'm new to the forum, capturing Comcast in Marietta with a Hauppauge HVR-1600 and have found the following HD channels:

92-21 Fox (WAGA) Breaks up badly?
98-3 ABC (WSB)
98-10 TBS (WTBS)
101-2 MyATL (WATL)
101-810 CW (WUPA)
108-10 CBS (WGCL)
108-806 NBC (WXIA)

Basically the same list posted by "Picspop" earlier. Only problem is Fox, which breaks up badly. Everything else looks fine, except the 720P stations, ABC & MyATL, which are jerky. I presume my computer just can't handle the double framerate of the Progressive stream. The 1080i streams play fine for me.

Anybody else having trouble with Fox on 92-21, or maybe my signal needs amplification?

What is the current QAM location for the Braves hd channel, and is it unencrypted?755 shows up as 111-755 on mine (I think), but whenever there's a game on that should be in HD, there's no signal. Otherwise you get the static image saying that X number of FSN and SS games will be shown on Bravesvision in HD. So, I'd say it's encrypted on clear QAM when a game is on.

755 shows up as 111-755 on mine (I think), but whenever there's a game on that should be in HD, there's no signal. Otherwise you get the static image saying that X number of FSN and SS games will be shown on Bravesvision in HD. So, I'd say it's encrypted on clear QAM when a game is on.

Over here at my place in Sandy Springs, I get a not authorized message for the BravesVision channel all the time whether there is a game on or not. I've seen posts on here in the past that people were able to get 755 on QAM so seems it varies from place to place.

Anyone using a Westinghouse LCD w/ EPG? Just wondering if anyone using one could pick up any EPG info (channel name or programs) from Comcast in Atlanta?

I just got a new Westinghouse and I get nothing.

I just picked one of these up last night! I didn't have a lot of time to mess with the options and stuff, but I did go into that menu and saw a lot of blank entries. What exactly is EPG ?

I just picked one of these up last night! I didn't have a lot of time to mess with the options and stuff, but I did go into that menu and saw a lot of blank entries. What exactly is EPG ?

Electronic Program Guide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_program_guide

Hi, folks,

Wondering if any of you fellow Comcast users were having the same trouble I've been having the past few weeks.

I'm in Gwinnett, in between Ticker & Lilburn, serviced by the Stone Mtn headend.

I'm getting a momentary signal dropout, for lack of a better term. The video freezes or pixillates, and the sound drops out entirely, but only for a split second.

I happens on both my boxes, a 3412, affecting both tuners and anything I've recorded to the DVR, & a 6412. It happens on HD & SD content.

Comcast was out on saturday, but, since the dropout didn't happen when the tech was in, he just checked signal level at my splitter outside, and found no problems. Singnal strength was fine. He promised to report it to maintenance and get ack to me.

Anyone experiencing anything similar? Had any luck getting it repaired?

Thanks for any info you may be able to pass on to me.

Yup. Also on Stone Mtn. headend. Especially noticeable on the Braves game. I figured it was this crummy Motorola box they gave me. Maybe it's a network problem, after all.

also on the stone mountain headend...haven't noticed those problems in particular lately, but one of our boxes has been losing random HD channels constantly, forcing me to reboot almost daily. I chalk it up to Comcast's annual summer of problems, been happening to me every summer i've had comcast and the problem always seems to end up being on their end so i don't even bother having the "techs" come out anymore.

Comcast tech called me back today to report he's been getting a rash of similar complaints from others in my general vicinity. The problem also affects the VOIP customers, with dropped calls. He thinks the problem may be a faulty power supply, network related, following a power outage about 2-3 weeks ago, I remember cable was out for 6-8 hrs. In any case, they're now aware of the problem and will call me back when they've figured out a solution. I'll report back with any new news I get.

not sure where you guys live, but perhaps the massive highway/powerline movement / construction around the lawrenceville highway/285 exit might have something to do with it? who knows....

No problems watching the Braves game tonight. Guess they fixed whatever was causing the dropouts, pixellation, audio drops, etc.

What is up the Preacher coming up at the strangest times. I think the box says EAS. I assume it's an emergency response gone mad. It's happened 3 or more times at my house in Peachtree City.

Turner on Tuesday announced that it will launch a high-definition simulcast of TBS on Sept. 1.

TBS original series like My Boys and The Bill Engvall Show are already shot in high-def; older acquisitions (Seinfeld, Friends, etc.) will be upconverted to the 1080i HD format.

Once the feed goes live, all TBS fare––including its coverage of Major League Baseball’s Division Series Playoffs and the National League Championship Series––will be available in high-def. To maintain consistency and avoid the diminished visual experience of pillaring, all commercials on TBS in HD will be presented in the superior format.

nhlfan79 wrote on this topic (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=866874&page=2) about WTBS (what we in Atlanta receive via OTA, DBS and Cable) turning to WPCH. It appeared yesterday on AJC:
Turner Broadcasting is going to split off WTBS local (aka good old channel 17) from TBS national (aka channel 247 on DirecTV) into 2 feeds. WTBS Atlanta will become Peachtree TV and some programming will change. Braves games will still be aired as planned since the contract has to be honored in full until it expires in 2010 or whenever. And you’ll probably still see the syndication but say goodbye to TBS Original programming . Peachtree TV will probably fill the available time with Andy Griffith and movies from the Turner library since it’s very cheap. Turner hopes that someone will buy the channel some day.
The national feed, TBS, will remain unchanged. This means people outside the North GA area won’t see any change. So, if you depend on rabbit ears or roof top antenna for television then WTBS is changing name, logo, and some programming. If you’re like me and have DirecTV with local in local package then you currently get 17, 17-1, 17-2 but NOT 247. But when the switch is flipped at DTV then the 17’s will be Peachtree TV and 247 will be TBS and the 2 feeds will no longer mirror each other as they do now. If you’re a DirecTV sub in Denver for example, then you already get 247 so nothing changes for you.
The employees will be told tomorrow and the press release goes out Thursday early AM.

So hopefully Comcast is aware that they should give us TBS on October 1. I also don't think we have any guarantees of them giving us TBS HD in ch 807.

Here's a link (http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2007/06/28/0628bizturner.html) to the AJC article with additional info.

I'm on Comcast in Norcross. I have the 3416 DVR. I started the service about six weeks ago and, with the exception of HBO HD, I have never been able to get the HD channels above 813.

I've called Comcast and they have confirmed that I should be getting them. We have gone through all the trials and tribulations of sending the box a signal, turning it off and rebooting, having them turn the box off and communicating with it, etc.

A tech came out this week and swapped out the DVR. This got me the channels for a while but they were gone the next morning.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Bob

Have they checked signal strength? I just moved and had issues for about a month. When I called the executive office, they listened, and sent out someone smart. In 5 minutes he knew my signal was low and what was installed in my house was what he called an "equalizer" and not an amp. Replacing this got me going in short order... before this I had 3 tech visits and 3 dvr swaps. I could get the HD channels but no ondemand on one box, another couldn't get authorized at all.

-Jay

That was one of the first problems that I had Jay. That is supposedly resolved.

Any news on possible upcoming HD channel additions? I see that they've moved a couple off analog to digital only (Hallmark & CMT). Assuming this is to free up some bandwidth.

Ditto... with Food Network and HGTV HD coming to several Comcast markets, what about us? And Dish is adding Discovery, TLC, History Channel, Science Channel and Animal Planet HD in the next couple of months...

Are those simulcasts with SD feeds though?

Are those simulcasts with SD feeds though?

For HGTV and Food, I don't really care if they're simulcasts. We watch those channels pretty regularly in their SD incarnation, so HD would be a boon.

On the other hand, I never used to watch the SD feed of National Geographic, but now I'll watch the HD version every so often.

The Food and HGTV HD feeds are not simulcasts.

Any news on possible upcoming HD channel additions?

Nothing other than previously posted in this thread.

anyone else getting occasional weird lines of interference on SHOWTIME-HD every now and then? i thought it was my new HDMI receiver causing it but i realized the only channel i ever see it on is SHO-HD. it's like every minute or so, a quick horizontal line flashes on the screen. this is on COMCAST on the stone mountain headend.....

anyone else getting occasional weird lines of interference on SHOWTIME-HD every now and then? i thought it was my new HDMI receiver causing it but i realized the only channel i ever see it on is SHO-HD. it's like every minute or so, a quick horizontal line flashes on the screen. this is on COMCAST on the stone mountain headend.....
Yes, its quite annoying. Not on the stone mtn. headend though.

Yes, its quite annoying. Not on the stone mtn. headend though.

wow so i'm not the only one.....when did this start happening? i only started noticing it last weekend. seems to be getting worse. this is one of those problems that is going to be a nightmare for us to have comcast deal with.....

The Food and HGTV HD feeds are not simulcasts.

Are you saying there will actually be HD content on those channels?

Are you saying there will actually be HD content on those channels?

My understanding is that these channels are always HD, hence why some popular shows that aren't being produced in HD don't air on them. I haven't seen either channel myself, might be worth an ask in the main HDTV forum.

On some of the other HDTV channels most of the programming is just SD stuff (like HD A&E)

On some of the other HDTV channels most of the programming is just SD stuff (like HD A&E)

That means it's a simulcast, or the same programming as what you get on the SD version of the channel. The only difference is, on the HD channel, the program will be shown in HD if it's available.

Thus, A&E HD is a simulcast of A&E. But Discovery HD Theater is NOT a simulcast of the Discovery Channel.

Experiencing heavy pixelation on British Open on TNT (Channel 841) making it unwatchable. All other HD channels are fine. Live in East Cobb on Vinings headend and had similar problem with Nascar Chicago race a few days ago. Anyone else having difficulties?

Experiencing heavy pixelation on British Open on TNT (Channel 841) making it unwatchable. All other HD channels are fine. Live in East Cobb on Vinings headend and had similar problem with Nascar Chicago race a few days ago. Anyone else having difficulties?


I watched briefly this morning on 841 around 8:15 AM and it seemed fine.

Experiencing heavy pixelation on British Open on TNT (Channel 841) making it unwatchable. All other HD channels are fine. Live in East Cobb on Vinings headend and had similar problem with Nascar Chicago race a few days ago. Anyone else having difficulties?

Problem resolved! A call to Comcast followed by reset. First time the reset ever fixed anything for me but it worked this time.

I finally get my HD box from Comcast, it's the Motorola 6200. I want to build and integrate a home theater PC with everything. Does anyone know if Comcast enables their firewire ports on these boxes so I can hook it up to the PC?

They are supposedly enabled, but I can't ever get one to work. Muliple computers, multiple DVR's, etc. I give.

I finally get my HD box from Comcast, it's the Motorola 6200. I want to build and integrate a home theater PC with everything. Does anyone know if Comcast enables their firewire ports on these boxes so I can hook it up to the PC?

What are they charging you for the box? I was told that the only firewire boxes were the DVR's, which are $12/month + $6/month if its not your first box.

What are they charging you for the box? I was told that the only firewire boxes were the DVR's, which are $12/month + $6/month if its not your first box.

They are charging me $12/month, as far as I know. I'll double check when I get my first bill from them. Unfortunately it doesn't sound too promising on the capturing via firewire issue.

I guess my next question is, assuming firewire is enabled, does anyone know if Comcast Atlanta 5C's everything that comes out of the box except the locals?

They are charging me $12/month, as far as I know. I'll double check when I get my first bill from them. Unfortunately it doesn't sound too promising on the capturing via firewire issue.

I guess my next question is, assuming firewire is enabled, does anyone know if Comcast Atlanta 5C's everything that comes out of the box except the locals?

except for a small amount of time two summers ago where they accidentally blocked EVERYTHING from being able to record onto a dvhs deck, you should have no problems outputting any of the current HD channels via firewire. Recording to a PC is a different story, but everything is in the clear "copy once" as far as dvhs decks go.

to record to a pc or any computer, you may only be able to record locals.

They are charging me $12/month, as far as I know. I'll double check when I get my first bill from them. Unfortunately it doesn't sound too promising on the capturing via firewire issue.

I guess my next question is, assuming firewire is enabled, does anyone know if Comcast Atlanta 5C's everything that comes out of the box except the locals?

$12 is the same price they get for an HD DVR with two tuners and a working firewire. If a 6200 is an HD box with a single tuner and no DVR, you really are not getting your moneys worth.

As far as 5C although its varied over time and headend, they currently have it at copy freely, at least on the Stone Mountain headend.

$12 is the same price they get for an HD DVR with two tuners and a working firewire. If a 6200 is an HD box with a single tuner and no DVR, you really are not getting your moneys worth.

As far as 5C although its varied over time and headend, they currently have it at copy freely, at least on the Stone Mountain headend.

Thanks for the info. I kind of thought that might be the case, but I had such an issue just getting this box, that I didn't argue when they handed it to me. Looks like I've got to deal with their "customer service" some more.

Must....get....more....HD....channels

K, i'm having trouble here. I'm trying to pick up the unencrypted local channels through my cable but it seems as if WAGA/FOX5 won't pick up.

Each time I go to 5-1 or 92-1 on my Toshiba, it tells me it's an encrypted digital channel. :S That can't be right--it picks up all the other stations (abc, myatl, nbc, etc_

K, i'm having trouble here. I'm trying to pick up the unencrypted local channels through my cable but it seems as if WAGA/FOX5 won't pick up.

Each time I go to 5-1 or 92-1 on my Toshiba, it tells me it's an encrypted digital channel. :S That can't be right--it picks up all the other stations (abc, myatl, nbc, etc_

If you have Comcast, try 92-21 instead. It should come in the clear, or be re-mapped to 5-1. If your Toshiba does not receive it, then you need to do a channel re-scan. Then check 5-1.

Technical Note: Comcast in Atlanta has recently changed the actual channel 5 (on the cable system) from an anlalog channel (formerly carrying AIB) to a digital QAM channel carrying all encrypted content. This will probably cause a bunch of confusion for people trying to find WAGA-DT. WAGA-DT "Channel 5" is actually broadcast at 92-21 on Comcast at the moment in HD and 80-202 in SD digital.

And it's actually remapped correctly to 5-1 on the Vinings headend, working fine for me as of now.

The mapping below is what I get with my HDHomerun QAM tuner. However, I just got an Olevia HDTV, and it uses a different mapping. For example, the digital SD version of TBS is 80.1 (not 80.204) and ABC is 80.2 (not 80.201).

Is there a name for the different type of mappings, and is there a listing of the other type for Atlanta Comcast?


My internaal tuner works great. This is what I get with it (Fayette County)
080-201 WSB (ABC)
080-202 WAGA (Fox)
080-203 WXIA (NBC)
080-204 WTBS
080-205 GPB (PBS)
080-206 WGCL (CBS)
080-207 WUPA (CW)
080-208 WHSG (TBN)
080-209 WPXA (ION)
080-210 WATL (My Network Atlanta)
080-211 WUVG (Univision)
080-212 WPBA (PBS)
081-005 Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters
081-021 Jewelry Television
081-022 Fayetteville PEG
081-023 Fayette County PEG
081-024 Fayette County School News Service
081-025 Tyrone PEG
081-026 Peachtree City PEG
081-027 TV Guide Channel
081-032 The Weather Channel
085-111 WGN
085-112 WATC
092-021 WAGA (Fox) HD
093-001 Weatherscan
098-003 WSB (ABC) HD
098-010 WTBS HD
101-002 WATL (My Network Atlanta) HD
101-810 WUPA (CW) HD
104-201 C-SPAN
104-202 C-SPAN 2
104-209 HSN
104-210 QVC
104-212 CNN Headline News
108-010 WGCL (CBS) HD
108-030 WXIA (NBC) HD
111-301 Braves HDTV
116-211 NBC Weather Plus

Anyone know how the PBA HD upgrade is progressing? I've been seeing promos for the premiere of Ken Burns' "The War" in Sept., and wondering if, by some miracle, we'll have HD by then so we can see it as it was meant to be seen.

so what is the deal with braves vision channel 755.

the tv i am watching has no qam tuner so i cannot pick up that way. i just have the usual hd digital box. i punch in channel 755 and the box does not even recognize the channel. literally, question marks pop up on the screen. it does not even give me a not authorized pop up.

i called up comcast, customer service said that the braves vision channel no longer exists. yet i was just watching SS and they stated that comcast viewers can watch this game on ch.755...

so, anyone know what is up with this?

so what is the deal with braves vision channel 755.

the tv i am watching has no qam tuner so i cannot pick up that way. i just have the usual hd digital box. i punch in channel 755 and the box does not even recognize the channel. literally, question marks pop up on the screen. it does not even give me a not authorized pop up.

i called up comcast, customer service said that the braves vision channel no longer exists. yet i was just watching SS and they stated that comcast viewers can watch this game on ch.755...

so, anyone know what is up with this?

755 worked for me last night. Has it worked for you in the past?

Do you subscribe to that HD tier of channels?

so what is the deal with braves vision channel 755.

the tv i am watching has no qam tuner so i cannot pick up that way. i just have the usual hd digital box. i punch in channel 755 and the box does not even recognize the channel. literally, question marks pop up on the screen. it does not even give me a not authorized pop up.

i called up comcast, customer service said that the braves vision channel no longer exists. yet i was just watching SS and they stated that comcast viewers can watch this game on ch.755...

so, anyone know what is up with this?


First off, the CSR's at Comcast rarely know what they are talking about. every time this year that there's been a problem with ch.755 they claim that they don't even carry it anymore, which is utter BS.

But last night 755 was definitely working, so either call back until you get a CSR who can help, or try scheduling a service call.

so what's the deal with ONDEMAND right now? hasn't worked for me all week and when i call comcast i still get the canned message about how they are working on the issue. that's a long time for the service to be out for the whole city - anyone actually able to use OnDemand?

First off, the CSR's at Comcast rarely know what they are talking about. every time this year that there's been a problem with ch.755 they claim that they don't even carry it anymore, which is utter BS.

But last night 755 was definitely working, so either call back until you get a CSR who can help, or try scheduling a service call.


If you are an ex-adelphia customer, the HD channel numbers are different. Is the HD receiver in question a SA or Motorola?

Yes, we do subscribe to the hd tier. And yes, we are old Adelphia customers, so we have the Scientific Atlanta explorer 3250 hd box.My HD channel numbers are different, they start around the 200s. I checked online to see the channel list for my area and it states that 755 should still be BravesVision.

This channel has never worked for me, at this address. Back when I lived in Marietta, we had comcast with the hd-tier and channel 755 worked great.

This customer service rep sounded clueless so I guess my best bet is to call and get a service guy sent out there. Maybe he can at least swap out the current one for a better one, as the one I have now seems truly outdated. The on screen guide looks like a first generation version.

Yes, we do subscribe to the hd tier. And yes, we are old Adelphia customers, so we have the Scientific Atlanta explorer 3250 hd box.

This channel has never worked for me, at this address. Back when I lived in Marietta, we had comcast with the hd-tier and channel 755 worked great.

This customer service rep sounded clueless so I guess my best bet is to call and get a service guy sent out there. Maybe he can at least swap out the current one for a better one, as the one I have now seems truly outdated. The on screen guide looks like a first generation version.

last summer I actually had a CSR tell me that Comcast did not carry HD and that I should not expect a sharp picture with cable (!). Good times!

Yes, we do subscribe to the hd tier. And yes, we are old Adelphia customers, so we have the Scientific Atlanta explorer 3250 hd box.My HD channel numbers are different, they start around the 200s. I checked online to see the channel list for my area and it states that 755 should still be BravesVision.

This channel has never worked for me, at this address. Back when I lived in Marietta, we had comcast with the hd-tier and channel 755 worked great.

This customer service rep sounded clueless so I guess my best bet is to call and get a service guy sent out there. Maybe he can at least swap out the current one for a better one, as the one I have now seems truly outdated. The on screen guide looks like a first generation version.

Yep, it sounds like a getting someone out to your house is probably the best idea, as those customer service reps are pretty useless.

I called once during a game to complain about excessive blocking that I was seeing on Channel 755, and they swore up and down that the channel didn't exist anymore - I kept telling them that I was watching at that exact moment - but couldn't convince them.

Has anyone heard of a new hd dvr box coming this month?

Anyone know what the clear qam channel is for Hallmark since they made it digital only? Basic cable only with no stb or cable card.
Thanks, Michael

So I've had Comcast's HD service for a year or two. I live in a large 3 year old apartment/condo complex in Poncey-Highlands (near Carter Center, Little 5 Points, Va. Highlands, etc). When I first got the service HBO HD would experience pixellation and dropouts, but recently there have been periods where not just the HD content but even regular digital cable channels have been doing the same thing (it just stopped again for some reason). I've complained, and am pretty tired of the dance you have to do to get an actual engineer to come out and check it out. It's always been a very temporary solution at best, but usually no help at all, and sometimes they needlessly want to swap out the HD-DVR box which is a PITA due to cabling, etc.

So, I assume that part of the problem is the number of subscribers in my complex, and signal strength problems. Would a small splitter/amplifier like I see at Radio Shack or Best Buy help this situation? I also use their internet service so I see an amplifier as a good idea all the way around if someone can say "yeah, worth a try". The amps I'm looking at look like a 4 way splitter but are labeled "amplifier" and go for around $30. I'm more than willing to make a small investment if it will stop some of the problems. If only a more expensive unit can be recommended, please recommend away.

Anyone know what the clear qam channel is for Hallmark since they made it digital only? Basic cable only with no stb or cable card.
Thanks, Michael

I'm almost positive Hallmark is NOT available on QAM. I get mainly locals and shopping channels on QAM.

I've gone to the Comcast store in Chamblee twice in the last week to try to get a DVR, but the line snakes almost out the door. I'm guessing I didn't pick a good time of the day either time: Friday at 4:30, and Monday at noon. When's the best time to go there and not have to wait in line for an hour?

This morning I wasn't able to view Fox HD on 92-1 on my QAM tuner. Did a rescan and it did not find Fox HD(5-1 or 92-1) at all. Anyone else on the Stone Mountain headend lose it or find it somewhere else?

I've lost almost all my QAM channels.

FOX 92-1 gone.
CBS 108-1 gone.
NBC 108-2 gone.

I don't know what's going on.

I wrote an email to Fox 5 and quickly received this answer back from a broadcast engineer there. So hopefully, the problem will be handled soon.

"First, let me Thank You for contacting us about this Comcast Problem…and it IS Their Problem! And believe me, we are very concerned about it.

I spoke with the Comcast HeadEnd people around 4:45PM this afternoon. It turns-out that they recently re-mapped some Cable Channels in order to add more services, and that remapping included removing Fox5 HD on the Comcast native cable QAM channel 92-21.

It appears that Comcast no longer carries our HD Channel. I just did a clear-QAM channel scan on Comcast cable here at the station, and I am no longer able to find our HD signal on any of their channels. This was as much of a surprise to me as I am sure it was to you.

Comcast continues to carry our Fox5 Atlanta SD Signal on Comcast Clear QAM channel 80-202.

I am certain that Fox Management will address this issue with Comcast Management very soon.

Again, Thank You for writing to us about this problem. You are our Customer, and You Are Very Important To Us. "

I've lost almost all my QAM channels.

FOX 92-1 gone.
CBS 108-1 gone.
NBC 108-2 gone.

I don't know what's going on.


It seems like since yesterday the HD broadcast Networks have moved to more regular positions:

ABC 2-1
Fox 5-1
NBC 11-1
CBS 46-1

Exceptions:
CW 101-810
My 101-2

This is downtown BTW

Anyone else having problems with the HD channels? 807,VSgolf,803 etc are all pixelated and the sound drops out as well.

Anyone else having problems with the HD channels? 807,VSgolf,803 etc are all pixelated and the sound drops out as well.
Yes...same issues for me. And...the tour de france on 847 was unwatchable because of pixelation and audio loss. These problems have been intermittant for me so I have not asked for a service call.

I'm on the Stone Mtn. headend.

It seems like since yesterday the HD broadcast Networks have moved to more regular positions:

ABC 2-1
Fox 5-1
NBC 11-1
CBS 46-1

Exceptions:
CW 101-810
My 101-2

This is downtown BTW

I'm by the airport and I did a re-scan about 10x on my FusionHDTV card and I couldn't pick up any HD QAM channels except 98-1 and 98-2. It got a signal from 5-1 but it didn't show anything and the signal strength was 97%.

This is killing me as I tape most football games with my card. I really hope this is fixed by the start of the regular season. I'm by the airport BTW.

i'm on the stone mountain headend and i'm not experiencing any problems with the hd channels right now.

All of the local HD channels still working on QAM in Austell (Vinings headend). But they had already been remapped correctly earlier this year.

Anyone else missing HBO-On Demand from the HD on-demand section?

Food Network HD and HGTV HD up and running on Comcast. Vinings head end.

Very cool! And of course, when I emailed them last week to ask about NFL Network HD and other HD additions, they couldn't tell me anything...

Food Network HD and HGTV HD up and running on Comcast. Vinings head end.

Do these have actual HD content or only SD simulcasts?

Awesome news! I've been eagerly awaiting these. Hope we have them on the Stone Mountain head end. Can't see why they'd add 'em to one and not the other.

Did we lose anything to get them? What channel numbers are they? 857 and 859?

Yes 857 and 859. We did not lose any HD channels to get them. No not simulcasts. Which originally i was dissapointed w/ but seeing as A&E HD is a 50/50 shot of HD vs not i guess i understand the reasoning. At least for now.

Yes 857 and 859. We did not lose any HD channels to get them. No not simulcasts. Which originally i was dissapointed w/ but seeing as A&E HD is a 50/50 shot of HD vs not i guess i understand the reasoning. At least for now.

I'm actually really happy about that. I'll probably continue to watch both versions of each channel, as there are many shows I like that do not appear to be produced in HD. So it's actually double the amount of Food Network programming and double the amount of HGTV.

Seems like Iron Chef America would be a cinch for HD. Guess they haven't made the switch yet.

For the curious, HD schedules for each channel:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/hdtv/0,2857,FOOD_26756,00.html

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_988/text/0,,HGTV_22056_44656,00.html

I got to watch about two minutes of each channel and then it froze up and I haven't been able to get a signal since. The other channels work fine.

Not going to worry about it since the rollout of new HD channels have typically had a few bumps along the way.

I have never posted on this forum before (because I guess I never had anything to say).

Food Channel and HGTV HD are both coming in clear here in Johns Creek with a beautiful picture.

Do these have actual HD content or only SD simulcasts?

HD content..

Those two channels were working later in the night after my wife and I finished watching The Closer. So far in my opinion they are much better additions than MHD and VersusHD. MHD has to be the biggest waste of bandwidth there is. After the first week of programming I've seen everything that the channel has to offer.

Also, I have been watching Mojo more than I used to watch INHD 1 & 2 combined.

I'm getting both HGTV anf FoodHD in Tucker too, as of last night. Anyone notice how loud FoodHD is compared to the other HD channels? And how they've bumped up the bass when playing back in Dolby 5.1, kind of like what Channel 11 has done?? Hate to complain, but it's a little annoying...

I would vote Versus the worst myself. I continue to occasionally find an interesting concert on MHD. I usually scan ahead on the DVR to find one to record that interests me. They are usually a big hit at the pool gatherings at my house on the weekends.

I can say that I've never watched Versus. I wasn't going to throw that channel under the bus like MHD because if you are into the sports that they show then it might not be as bad as I think it is.

Versus is great. They are showing all of their NHL games in HD this year and they usually have an odd college football game on Saturdays too.

Versus can redeem themselves with a college game or two. I'll give them a chance if that happens. Sometimes the Golf they show is real HiDef and that's OK too.

Are there any confirmed reports about VS showing any football in HD this fall? That would be the first useful thing I've ever seen on VS/Golf HD...

Are there any confirmed reports about VS showing any football in HD this fall? That would be the first useful thing I've ever seen on VS/Golf HD...

Well, Versus DID show the America's Cup and the Tour de France, though neither was in HD (Not Versus' fault. European producers decided against filming in HD. Which means I have to wait another four years to see sailing in HD. :( )

HGTV-HD and FOOD-HD both alive and kicking here in Acworth/Kennesaw. Noticed them while surfing around yesterday.

Thanks Comcast! Keep adding a couple of new HD channels every few months and you'll keep me happy.

Well, Versus DID show the America's Cup and the Tour de France, though neither was in HD (Not Versus' fault. European producers decided against filming in HD. Which means I have to wait another four years to see sailing in HD. :( )

The 07 Tour de France was produced in HD by the French national system, however, Versus chose not to pay for HD carriage.

The 07 Tour de France was produced in HD by the French national system, however, Versus chose not to pay for HD carriage.

Damn...And I bet all those transfusions and steroid injections looked great in HD! ;)

I just noticed that my Comcast HD listings included FOODD. It still shows as "This channel should be available shortly." but it's good to see Comcast's at least making an effort. I'd love to see PBS as well. I'm in a hole in around Virginia Highlands/Little 5 Points and an antenna just does me no good.

I guess HGTVD is also a new one as someone mentions above. It's also not quite there yet but I suspect we'll see it over the weekend.

I’m in Norcross, I believe the stone mountain head.
Whats the standard dual tuner HD DVR box being distributed now?
I wasn’t sure if I’m due a phone call to upgrade my motorolla 6412s (I think that’s what they are)

I’m in Norcross, I believe the stone mountain head.
Whats the standard dual tuner HD DVR box being distributed now?
I wasn’t sure if I’m due a phone call to upgrade my motorolla 6412s (I think that’s what they are)

If they've gone all digital in your area, ask for the 3416. If they're still running a mix of analog and digital, see if they have any 6416's. Either of those will net you 40 more gigs of hard drive space (160 gigs vs. 120 for the XX12 models) and arguably a more stable box. Though if your existing boxes haven't been giving you any trouble, many would advise you to stick with what you have. ;)

I have noticed in the last couple of weeks on Comcast Atlanta that WAGA-DT is carried both on QAM channels 5-21 and 92-21. In the past WAGA-DT was only carried on 92-21. The new 5-21 channel is duplicate of what is on 92-21.

When a channel scan is done while connected to the Comcast Atlanta cable system, some brands of HDTVs or HD tuners with QAM tuners will re-map 92-21 as 5-1 AND 5-21 as 5-1, ending up with two "5-1" channels with the same programming.

Good new for anyone who's a college football fan like me, looks like CSS will be broadcasting one game a week in HD on channel 801:

http://www.csssports.com/college_football.cfm

On a related note, has anyone heard anything about getting the FSN HD feed for their games, or getting CSTV? I can't get anything except the crap form letter response out of them and I'm really getting tired of it...

If only they would do UGA PPV in HD...

If only they would do UGA PPV in HD...

According to secsports.com, ESPN2 has the Georgia game in HD at 6:45 pm.

Mongo

Should have clarified that I was referring to the Western Carolina game that will be on Comcast PPV on 9/15. It'd make the decision whether to spend $30 a lot easier if it was in hd. :)

Another weird thing... last night the Braves game was on 755... but... it was at Florida :confused:

I don't remember hearing anything about away games being in HD this year, I'll be sure to check 755 during all of the SportSouth and FSN South away games for the rest of the season. It kind of makes sense, I haven't understood why at least the away games where the home broadcast is by FSN couldn't be given to us in HD...

And buckloons, I'm with you, I would be a lot more excited about paying out the butt for the Western Carolina game if it was HD (I'm a whore for UGA football so I will regardless)

Another weird thing... last night the Braves game was on 755... but... it was at Florida :confused:

I don't remember hearing anything about away games being in HD this year, I'll be sure to check 755 during all of the SportSouth and FSN South away games for the rest of the season. It kind of makes sense, I haven't understood why at least the away games where the home broadcast is by FSN couldn't be given to us in HD...


I don't have the link, but I seem to remember there being 1 road game on the 755 schedule for some reason.

Also, on a related note, I wonder if the September 1st TBS-HD launch is still going to happen. And if so, will the remaining Braves games on TBS be broadcast in HD? I seem to remember reading that all programming after September 1st would be in HD. It makes sense that they would use a few Braves games to work out any issues before they jump into the playoffs in October.

Should have clarified that I was referring to the Western Carolina game that will be on Comcast PPV on 9/15. It'd make the decision whether to spend $30 a lot easier if it was in hd. :)

Understand completely now.

noticed a weird audio problem with MOJO last night....on one of my setups, the audio was locked in on my receiver as "full mono", and today on my upstairs setup I noticed that I wasn't getting ANY audio from MOJO HD (formerly INHD).

Anyone else having this problem?

I'm on the Stone Mountain headend...

-oleus

MOJO has been acting weird ever since they presented the Oklahoma game in HD on Saturday night. I could watch the game in the HD glory, but no sound. Sunday, MOJO was out, Monday it was out also, and this morning I finally got it back.

Former Adelphia area in South Forsyth County is my location.

Mongo

Woah woah woah woah. Mojo showed North Texas/Oklahoma from FSN HD? Did they show Colorado State/Colorado and Idaho/USC in HD as well? I was at the UGA game and we only had SD D* at my tailgate... I swear I flipped through the guide last friday and I didn't see those games in there on Mojo... When I emailed Comcast about this last week, I got a canned response about how they don't have an agreement with FSN HD :mad:

I can only confirm the Oklahoma/Texas game was on around 10:30 pm on MOJO. Keep in mind that there was NO SOUND, so it was pointless to watch during the UGA commercial breaks.

I am in the old Adelphia area, so I am not sure if that had something to do with it.

Mongo

still getting no sound on MOJO on one of my receivers, and forced "mono" flagged on my other receiver...VERY weird!!!

Mojo is working fine for me (pointless as ever though). Also, I noticed Spike moved from 76 to 78 today... weird, considering there was no message on the box or my bill about it...

The AJC had a Comcast ad today stating on October 1, there will be the following changes (numbers may vary depending on where you live):
Oxygen goes to 79/198 (they don't say who gets which channel)
ABC Family goes to 54 (I wish they would change their name, too, as they are no longer family-safe)
TBS goes to 39 along with its name change to Peachtree TV.
TBS-HD (807) goes away (yes, goes away on Comcast even though it now broadcasts in HD)

TBS goes to 39 along with its name change to Peachtree TV.
TBS-HD (807) goes away (yes, goes away on Comcast even though it now broadcasts in HD)

Since WTBS changes to WPCH, did they mention if we'll get the national TBS channel?

Yeah, I would think they'd keep WPCH on 7 and put national TBS on 39... don't suppose this ad is floating around online anyhwere... Sucks that they're removing 807, I guess WPCH has no intentions of doing their Braves games in HD next year :(

Interesting thread here (http://forums.atlantathrashers.com/index.php?showtopic=11650) regarding the possibility of a Sportsouth HD channel (more than just a few Braves games on 755), even rumors that Charter will be adding this station October 1 2007.

Has anyone heard that this is going to happen? I'm not convinced that any Thrasher games on Sportsouth will be in HD, but I believe this is good news for the 2008 Braves HD possibilities.

Well the satellite services and many cable systems outside Atlanta have discrete FSN South and SportSouth HD channels. This makes infinitely more sense to me so we don't have the situation we have now where we aren't getting FSN college football in HD and hopefully to take the decision to switch on 755 for HD braves games out of whatever idiot at Comcast's hands it's in right now (WHY COULDN'T THEY TURN IT ON LAST NIGHT :mad:)

Did anyone notice problems with WUPA-DT this weekend, either on Comcast or OTA? I tried watching during the ACC football game Saturday afternoon. When I tried tuning via my cable box, the picture froze on whatever my previous channel showed. When I tried via OTA, it reported no signal. (I admit, I have not checked since then and I'm not home to try right now.)

Not that I cared about the Virginia-Dook game, but my Tar Heels are playing on WUPA this Saturday! Yes, we do have a football team.

Thanks,

Andy

for those who are NOT having a problem with MOJO, how are you getting your audio? analog, digital, or HDMI?

on my receiver where I am using toslink/digital connection, I am getting NO audio from MOJO. On my hdmi receiver, i am seeing a 2.0 mono signal on MOJO.

the Comcast techs are absolutely clueless...it's the only channel i'm having a problem with. is there anyone else on the Stone Mountain headend using a digital audio connection that can check MOJO again for me????

Using HDMI with Sony XBR3, no problem here in Sandy Springs and we are on the Stone Mountain headend. I wonder if your cable box needs to be reset. There were some boxes out there with Vinings settings.

Barry - are you getting 5.1 from MOJO over HDMI? I'm getting sound but it's 2.0.

Did anyone notice problems with WUPA-DT this weekend, either on Comcast or OTA? I tried watching during the ACC football game Saturday afternoon. When I tried tuning via my cable box, the picture froze on whatever my previous channel showed. When I tried via OTA, it reported no signal. (I admit, I have not checked since then and I'm not home to try right now.)

Not that I cared about the Virginia-Dook game, but my Tar Heels are playing on WUPA this Saturday! Yes, we do have a football team.

Thanks,

Andy

Had the same problem on Sat. Seemed to be back up on Sun. I saw a message on the Atlanta OTA thread that it was out OTA, so they prob had some problems at WUPA.

Barry - are you getting 5.1 from MOJO over HDMI? I'm getting sound but it's 2.0.

Sorry, but the quick reply doesn't seem to work tonite without previous quote. But to answer the question about whether I am getting 5.1, I don't know, since I don't have my aux sound system up and running yet. All I have is what's coming through the TV's speakers.

Barry -

if you're listenign through your TV speakers (via HDMI) you are probably hearing the same 2.0 i am over hdmi...

curious to see if ANYONE in ATL is getting 5.1 from MOJO anymore. 2 weeks and multiple phone calls to comcast later, i am still only getting audio on my HDMI receiver (2.0 mono from MOJO, all other 5.1 channels are fine) and nothing from MOJO on my other receiver via digital optical.

I'm getting 5.1 from Mojo in Alpharetta, using optical from the cable box to my receiver.

I'm getting 5.1 from Mojo in Alpharetta, using optical from the cable box to my receiver.

thanks commodore dude, i guess i'll have to have one of the sonferful techs come out to take a look. if MOJO had anything worthwhile on these days i'd actually be upset.

Here is the channels lineup my QAM tuners pickup, in N. Fulton -
(Technically channel 1 does not come in directly, but 100-1 does..)

Cable SD HD
Channel Channel Channel
1 100-1 ON DEMAND
2 WATC 85-112 WATC (Ind. 57) Atlanta
3 WSB 80-201 98-3 WSB (ABC 2) Atlanta
4 WAGA 80-202 92-21 WAGA (FOX 5) Atlanta
6 WXIA 80-203 108-806 WXIA (NBC 11) Atlanta
7 WTBS 80-204 98-10 WTBS (Ind. 17) Atlanta
8 GPTV 80-205 GPTV (PBS 8) Atlanta
9 WGCL 80-206 108-010 WGCL (CBS 46) Atlanta
10 WUPA 80-207 101-810 WUPA (CW) Atlanta
11 WHSG 80-208 WHSG (TBN 63) Monroe
12 ION 80-209 WPXA (PAX 14) Rome/Atlanta
13 MYATL 80-210 101-2 WATL (WB 36) Atlanta
14 WUVG 80-211 WUVG (Univision 34) Athens
15 WGN 85-111 WGN (Ind. 9) Chicago
16 WPBA 80-212 WPBA (PBS 30) Atlanta
20 QVC 104-210 QVC
21 JTV 81-21 Jewelry TV
22 Access 81-22 Access News & Info
23 GA 81-23 Government Access
24 EDUC 81-24 Educational Programming
25 BULB 81-25 Community Bulletin Board
26 ATL 81-26 Atlanta Homes on Demand
27 TVG 81-27 TV Guide Network
29 HSN 104-209 Home Shopping Network
30 C-SPAN 104-201 C-SPAN
32 TWC The Weather Channel
33 TLC The Learning Channel
34 CNN CNN
35 CNNHN CNN Headline News
36 CNBC CNBC
37 FNN Fox News
38 A&E A&E
39 FAM ABC Family
40 DSC The Discovery Channel
41 TNT TNT
42 USA USA Network
43 FX FX
44 VS. Versus
45 CSS Comcast Sports SE
46 ESPN ESPN
47 ESPN2 ESPN2
48 FSN Fox Sports Net
49 GOLF The Golf Channel
50 MTV MTV
51 VH-1 VH-1
52 HIST History Channel
53 SPSO Turner South
54 OXGN Oxygen
55 LIFE Lifetime
56 E! E!
57 Food Food Network
58 Court Court TV
59 HGTV Home & Garden TV
60 TRVL Travel Channel
61 APL Animal Planet
62 TOON Cartoon Network
63 NIK Nickelodeon
64 DIS Disney Channel
65 TVLND TV Land
66 AMC AMC
68 COM Comedy Central
69 TCM Turner Classic Movies
70 Bravo Bravo
71 TVONE TV One
72 BET BET
73 TLMUN Telemundo
74 Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
75 Speed Speed Channel
78 Spike Spike TV
C-SPAN 2 104-202 C-SPAN 2
PREV 116-2 PPV Previews
NBCW 116-211 NBC Weather Plus
AIB 81-5 Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters
WTHR 93-1 Weatherscan
HDPPV 111-801 HD PPV

Music Choice channel and format changes coming on 9/18/07:

http://www.comcast.com/atlantachannelchanges/changes091807.html

Music Choice channel and format changes coming on 9/18/07:

http://www.comcast.com/atlantachannelchanges/changes091807.html

Ooo. Exciting. :mad:

Music Choice channel and format changes coming on 9/18/07:

http://www.comcast.com/atlantachannelchanges/changes091807.html

I find it odd that they put a message on the box and put out a press release for stuff like this, but when Food HD and HGTV HD -- channels people might actually watch -- were added, not a peep. They just appeared.

Digital cable is basically unwatchable right now in Alpharetta, lots of breakups... anyone else having problems?

EDIT
OK, appears to be fixed now.

Now it's out in Norcross.

Did anyone else notice the Saturday and Sunday Braves games in Washington were in HD? First time they have done that for road games. At least we can enjoy that for a couple weeks.....

Yeah, I gather this was because TBS is practicing their HD broadcasts for next month. One other thing I noticed, it looks like FSN Florida is going to be broadcasting the games from Atlanta in HD this week, so I would assume that, combined with the FSN South HD broadcast from there a couple of weeks ago, we can expect reciprocity with the Marlins to get all future FSN Florida/Sun Sports HD broadcasts of the Braves here, as well!

I have a problem with my Comcast box. For some reason when I am viewing any of the HD channels, I can't get the Guide to come up at all. On SD channels it works fine and I can scroll through the guide at will, but on HD channels when I push the Guide button nothing happens.

Am I missing something?

Well, the FSN HD college football game is on 876, but there's no sound...

Speaking of sound, is anyone else here extremely annoyed at how LOUD CBS HD is compared to every other HD channel on Comcast? And when a commercial comes on, it's just ridiculous. I run the sound from the cable through my TV into coax digital out to my Onkyo 7.1 receiver, and I can't turn down the volume enough to where I can still hear the other HD channels while keeping CBS tolerable.

Really sucks when you're switching channels watching football. IMO this is one area that the FCC should mandate, some sort of universal sound level across channels.

Speaking of sound, is anyone else here extremely annoyed at how LOUD CBS HD is compared to every other HD channel on Comcast? And when a commercial comes on, it's just ridiculous. I run the sound from the cable through my TV into coax digital out to my Onkyo 7.1 receiver, and I can't turn down the volume enough to where I can still hear the other HD channels while keeping CBS tolerable.

Really sucks when you're switching channels watching football. IMO this is one area that the FCC should mandate, some sort of universal sound level across channels.

Good, I'm glad I'm not the only one! I have to turn CBS HD down by 10 Db whenever I use that channel. I thought it might just be the Comcast Motorolla DVR, but after I switched the the Tivo HD, it still happens.

Nope, you two aren't the only ones with the problem. I turned to CBSHD earlier tonight during one of the Tonight Show's breaks and the speakers nearly blasted me into oblivion. I muted the receiver as quickly as I could and my roommate yells from his room, "You turned it to CBS, didn't ya?" LOL

Bravo is way loud too.

Since WTBS changes to WPCH, did they mention if we'll get the national TBS channel?

I think the answer is yes as of October 1st.

"Q: Q: Why am I losing WTBS HD?
A: When WTBS is re-branded to WPCH (Peachtree TV), it will no longer offer High Definition programming. TBS HD will replace WTBS HD on the line-up, using the same channel number previously assigned to WTBS-HD."

Is anyones ABC HD audio not coming through in 5.1? I'm getting 2.0 Wed and Thursday. Other channels coming in 5.1 just fine. Anyone else? Comcast Vinings Head End.

I think the answer is yes as of October 1st.

"Q: Q: Why am I losing WTBS HD?
A: When WTBS is re-branded to WPCH (Peachtree TV), it will no longer offer High Definition programming. TBS HD will replace WTBS HD on the line-up, using the same channel number previously assigned to WTBS-HD."

Where did you see this Q and A? was it on the tbs or comcast website?

This is strange. My TBS HD channel used to not show anything listed as HD -- the little HD icon to the left of the program bar -- but now a lot of things are. I wonder when they made the change. Also, The Science Channel is no longer listed, thought it's still on the air. It's now listed as DSCT and every show on the channel has the HD icon next to it even though nothing is being broadcast in HD and the channel number (110) is way far away from the other HD channels (202-237). Are we getting more channels?

The HD programming notation in the guide just notes that shows are available in HD, but since Comcast doesn't have The Science Channel HD, it doesn't matter for us.

ABC WSBTV still in dolby digital 2.0 stereo sound for me. Has been this way all week. Neighbor down the street is seeing the same thing. Comcast Vinings Head end. Is anyone else experiencing this? Thanks.

Edit: Per WSB there is an issue with the sterio audio ABC is passing to their station. The stereo sound was having an echo effect during live television events. They are attempting to diagnose the problem and have ordered new equipment but 5.1 will be inactive until the issue is resolved.

Anyone else here get horrible lip sync with TNT HD channel also? I have spoke to other comcast users throughout the country and they do not get TNT HD lag (I assumed it was universal everywhere if they owned comcast service) Now I am starting to think the broadcast we get here in Atlanta from that channel here in Atlanta has the audio not properly timed.

I try not to set my receivers A/V audio lag sync to TNT HD channel, because If I set it to work normally for that channel, all my other HD channels will be off.

Whats really ironic about this is Turner Broadcasting is HQ'd down here and we get the shaft on audio sync.

Where did you see this Q and A? was it on the tbs or comcast website?

Comcast website

http://www.comcast.com/atlantachannelchanges/default.html

Hopefully they'll keep updating this page

Do you guys have to pay extra to get the network broadcast channels (ABC, CBS, etc.) in HD? I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be the case because usually those channels are broadcast as an in the clear QAM signal. I have a friend in Atlanta who says he has to pay extra for HD channels but all he is getting is the NBC, CBS, etc. broadcast channels. He says he confirmed that with the Comcast folks and they said that is all he should get.

Is anybody suddenly having any problems with TBS HD? It was working fine during yesterday's Braves game but I just turned on tonight's game and I'm getting an occasional picture but mostly nothing but a black screen.

TBS HD looks fine for me here in Alpharetta. I turned it on and was surprised to see the Braves game in HD. I had forgotten that we were getting TBS HD today.

Do you guys have to pay extra to get the network broadcast channels (ABC, CBS, etc.) in HD? I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be the case because usually those channels are broadcast as an in the clear QAM signal. I have a friend in Atlanta who says he has to pay extra for HD channels but all he is getting is the NBC, CBS, etc. broadcast channels. He says he confirmed that with the Comcast folks and they said that is all he should get.No you don't have to pay extra to get the locals in HD, so if you have a TV with a QAM tuner you should be able to get all of them.

I had the same problem with Comcast with the other HD channels however - if all you have is Digital Starter (or expanded basic) and you add on HD, you will NOT get all the HD channels that they offer. All you will get is the locals in HD. You have to give them $12 more a month to step up to Digital Basic to get all the other non-premium HD channels (i.e. everything else except HBO, SHO, etc.). Really sucks and IMO is deceptive marketing because they are tiering HD like everything else but do not explain this on the rate card. Plus you're paying for more mostly crap channels just to get the HD channels that you do want.

You get the locals whether you want them or not, they can't turn them off. Whether your POS Comcast DVR shows them to you or not is another thing, but they are there, and cannot be turned off if you have comcast internet.

anyone else having problems receiving digital audio from ESPN-2 HD???

Yep, hasn't worked here in Alpharetta since last night.

Nope, you two aren't the only ones with the problem. I turned to CBSHD earlier tonight during one of the Tonight Show's breaks and the speakers nearly blasted me into oblivion. I muted the receiver as quickly as I could and my roommate yells from his room, "You turned it to CBS, didn't ya?" LOL

Just thought I would chime in. I have Charter here in Athens, but the CBS station is always 10,000 louder. Really annoying while switching between football games on Saturdays.

No you don't have to pay extra to get the locals in HD, so if you have a TV with a QAM tuner you should be able to get all of them.

I had the same problem with Comcast with the other HD channels however - if all you have is Digital Starter (or expanded basic) and you add on HD, you will NOT get all the HD channels that they offer. All you will get is the locals in HD. You have to give them $12 more a month to step up to Digital Basic to get all the other non-premium HD channels (i.e. everything else except HBO, SHO, etc.). Really sucks and IMO is deceptive marketing because they are tiering HD like everything else but do not explain this on the rate card. Plus you're paying for more mostly crap channels just to get the HD channels that you do want.

Yeah I figured that about the locals but was trying to figure out what my friend is paying for. He said he is paying for some sort of "HD" package but all he gets are locals. Maybe he does only have Digital Starter like you say above, but would Comcast let him add the HD package then? It seems like you would be paying for nothing.

So tonight our local HD channels, except for 804/WAGA/Fox, are going out every 25 minutes or so, for about 2 minutes each time. Doesn't affect the non-local HD's. Thank you Comcast for servicing the system in prime-time...proof once again that you don't need to think when you work for Comcast. Ever hear that there's time of the day when viewership is much less than it is during prime time? Perhaps midnight to 6am? Oh, wait, you'd have to think about that.

At least that's what's happening here on the Southside.

Glad I put an antenna in the attic.

Did another scan to see if I could find anymore channels yesterday and Success! In the old Adelphia area, I was able to locate the new HGTV- HD and Food HD channels. See list below:



19.1 PBS HD
19.8 CW HD
67.379 (SXRD), my Westinghouse QAM tuner could not find Oxygen
77.1 (77.859 on my SXRD) HGTV HD
77.2 (77.857 on my SXRD) Food HD
92.21 FOX – HD
99.3 ABC – HD
99.10 TBS – HD
101.2 ATL – HD
108.10 CBS – HD
108.30 NBC – HD
116.12 Weather

Anyone else see anything new?

Mongo

Yeah I figured that about the locals but was trying to figure out what my friend is paying for. He said he is paying for some sort of "HD" package but all he gets are locals. Maybe he does only have Digital Starter like you say above, but would Comcast let him add the HD package then? It seems like you would be paying for nothing.

If you have digital basic, you just need the hd box or cablecard to get all of the non-premium hd channels.

A lot of people rent the hd dvr box for the dual tuner dvr capabilites alone. I had the hd dvr box for over a year before I bought an hdtv.

FWIW even though the new Comcast rate card shows TBS-HD on the digital basic tier, it's still on 17-1 in clear QAM, which means we get the baseball Division Series and NLCS in HD.

Is it true that PeachtreeTV will not be broadcasting HD at all?

Everything I've heard suggests WPCH has no HD plans at this time. I really wouldn't care except for their 45 Braves games next year...

Hey guys, does anyone know if TNT-HD is "in the clear" with QAM on comcast? been lookin for it...my tv's tuner didnt pick up TBS-HD on scan, but once i knew which channel number it was, it went right to it...trying to see if its the same for TNT-HD.

I am not sure if this is old information (sorry if it is). However, a forum friend posted this link today and it seemed like a good place to copy it over since we all have Atlanta comcast HD here.

http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0082/t.8587.html

It seems that TNT HD audio lag is finally going to be corrected. :)

woots, do u get TNT-HD on comcast without a comcast hd box? if so, which channel is it on?

No TNT HD via QAM, but you can now see HGTV HD and FOOD HD in the clear.

19.1 PBS HD
19.8 CW HD
67.379 (SXRD), my Westinghouse QAM tuner could not find Oxygen
77.1 (77.859 on my SXRD) HGTV HD
77.2 (77.857 on my SXRD) Food HD
92.21 FOX – HD
99.3 ABC – HD
99.10 TBS – HD
101.2 ATL – HD
108.10 CBS – HD
108.30 NBC – HD
116.12 Weather

Anyone else see anything new?

Mongo

woots, do u get TNT-HD on comcast without a comcast hd box? if so, which channel is it on?

I use a cable box for my HD.

Well, looks like Comcast finally got the sound fixed for the FSN HD college football games on 876, that's a plus...

The NHL Network is live on channel 296, I assume it requires the Sports & Entertainment pack.

What the best price/package for Comcast in our area to still get all the HD's? Premiums(hbo etc) excluded, unless I can swing a great deal.

I have one regular HD box, and one dual tuner HD box. I don't care much at all about the SD channels. Any insight/ammo appreciated. I'm going to see them Monday morning.

I don't have HDTV yet. My tv and HD DVR arrive this week. :D

Anyway, does Comcast offer CNN HD? Their website is horrible and I am having a hard time finding a list of HD channels.

I don't have HDTV yet. My tv and HD DVR arrive this week. :D

Anyway, does Comcast offer CNN HD? Their website is horrible and I am having a hard time finding a list of HD channels.

Their website is not that bad once you figure it out. You go to customer support, pick lineups out of the tv tab, and then they make you put in your address. They then let you display by package. No CNN HD yet, here is what they have:


755 Braves HDTV# High-Definition TV
803 WSB (ABC) HDTV* High-Definition TV
804 WAGA (FOX) HDTV* High-Definition TV
806 WXIA (NBC) HDTV* High-Definition TV
807 TBS HDTV# High-Definition TV
809 WGCL (CBS) HDTV* High-Definition TV
813 WATL (WB) HDTV* High-Definition TV
841 TNT HDTV# High-Definition TV
844 Discovery HD Theater# High-Definition TV
846 ESPN HDTV# High-Definition TV
876 MOJO # High-Definition TV
880 HBO HDTV High-Definition TV
885 Cinemax HDTV High-Definition TV
890 Showtime HDTV High-Definition TV
895 Starz HDTV High-Definition TV

*Included in Basic or Expanded Basic, requires additional equipment.

#Requires Digital Basic package or above, additional equipment required.
## Requires Sports & Entertainment Tier, additional equipment required.

KM you are actually missing a few of the recent channels in your listing.

This appears to be the latest Atlanta channel lineup (http://www.comcast.com/MediaLibrary/1/2/CM/VanityURL/documents/atlantachannelchanges/Atlanta10107.pdf):

755 Braves HDTV
803 WSB (ABC) HDTV
804 WAGA (FOX) HDTV
806 WXIA (NBC) HDTV
807 TBS HDTV
809 WGCL (CBS) HDTV
810 WUPA (CW) HDTV
813 WATL (My Network) HDTV
838 A&E HDTV
839 National Geographic HD
841 TNT HDTV
844 Discovery HD Theater
846 ESPN HDTV
847 ESPN 2 HDTV
849 VERSUS / Golf HD
850 MHD
857 FOOD HDTV
859 HGTV HDTV
870 NBC Universal HDTV
876 MOJO
895 Starz HDTV
880 HBO HDTV
885 Cinemax HDTV
890 Showtime HDTV

As a note for everyone all channel change lineups are now being announced here:
http://www.comcast.com/atlantachannelchanges

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this; so please point me, if I'm off topic.

I currently have BellSouth Entertainment which has no capability for HDTV and cannot be upgraded; so it looks like I need to change. Comcast is my only alternative, since I have too many trees for a dish.

I just purchased a new HDTV Plasma and only need the digital and HD programming on that TV. I have three other TV's in the house that would be perfectly fine on plain old non-digital programming.

Is it possible to split the feed before the digital converter box so as to feed the new HDTV through the digital box and the other three with analog? I used to be able to do this with BellSouth Entertainment, and am curious if I can do that with Comcast.

TIA for your advice!

Yes, Dutch. You can use a 4-way splitter if you have sufficient signal strength at your end of the line. Otherwise, you can use a distribution amp. But it remains to be seen how long Comcast will maintain its analog channels that can be tuned with your cable-ready sets. When they go all-digital, you will need to rent a set-top box from them for each receiver. Of course, to receive premium channels you need the STB anyway.

Picspop, Thank you!

In Cartersville, they've added Fox Business Network on channel 106 -- no HD version -- and they added NFLHD this morning on channel 219, but apparently I need to pay extra to watch it. WTF?

NFL Network has been part of the sports pack for a while now.

but NFL-HD (channel 879) is new in Atlanta

Well, I was all excited to get home & watch NFL HD last night; then discovered the studio shows are in SD & then they replayed an SD game from Sunday. Buzzkill. At least the SD looks a little sharper than on the regular SD channel.

but NFL-HD (channel 879) is new in Atlanta

Ya i got that here too.

seems NFL-HD, CNN-HD, History-HD, USA-HD are 4 new networks getting rolled out into cable markets across america. We got the NFL channel from that list... I wonder if we will be seeing those others too?!?

We "should be" the 1st in the country to get CNN-HD honestly... but I know it doesn't work out so logically.

Yeah I'm rather surprised, as I've heard Savannah already has CNN HD and they're usually pretty far behind...

Yeah I'm rather surprised, as I've heard Savannah already has CNN HD and they're usually pretty far behind...

:mad: I wonder what the hold up is.

The bad thing is that the only HD content on CNN HD is at night from their New York studio. At least that's the word at tvpredictions.com (which is a cool place to find out what's going on with HD developments).

Guess CNN hasn't converted their Atlanta facilites to Hi Def.

Does anyone else have problems with the HD CW channel? That is the only HD channel I received that consistently breaks up/pixelates.

Does anyone else have problems with the HD CW channel? That is the only HD channel I received that consistently breaks up/pixelates.It seems that almost all of my HD channels break up/pixelate. NBC seems to be the worst for me. I've called Comcast CS and they said they'd "reset my box"...no help there...

The CW seems to be one of my weaker channels. I got really bad breakups on this channel because I had the cable from the wall going to a surge suppressor then a 4-way splitter/amplifier. When I took the surge suppressor out of the loop, the signal was fine.

Do you have anything between the cable from the wall and your box? You may just have a weak signal.

A Comcast tech was out here yesterday and he showed me a neat trick. Your cablemodem has a status page that shows you the signal strength. http://192.168.100.1. Click on the "signal" page and you can see the signal strength you are getting. Mine (downstream) is 34db. They actually had to lower the signal in my neighborhood b/c it was too high and overpowering the upstream connection. It started out about 48db.

Also, if you have signal problems, On-Demand is usually the first thing to stop working.

It seems that almost all of my HD channels break up/pixelate. NBC seems to be the worst for me. I've called Comcast CS and they said they'd "reset my box"...no help there...

I had the same problem as Comcast was installing service in my new house. They replaced the main splitter and rewired each jack and all is good.

Basically the "contractor-special" jacks didn't extend the white insulation all the way to the end and I was losing signal strength. Not a big deal for standard def, but a huge deal for HD.

Do you have anything between the cable from the wall and your box? You may just have a weak signal.

Nothing. I had a problem with signal but they put an amplifier on the circuit and I had good strength. This is the only channel that gives me problems.

A Comcast tech was out here yesterday and he showed me a neat trick. Your cablemodem has a status page that shows you the signal strength. http://192.168.100.1. Click on the "signal" page and you can see the signal strength you are getting.

I click on the link and I get the page you are referring to but it will only let me go to the System page. If I hit any of the other links I get the message "This Feature Is Not Enabled".

This is the information I get. Does it make any sense?

Name
WebSTAR DPCxxxx
Modem Serial Number
xxxxxxxxx
Cable Modem MAC Address
xxxxxxxxxxx
Hardware Version
v1.1
Software Version
v2.0.1r1142-050302(dpc2100-v201r1142-050302a.p7b.csg)
Receive Power Level
1.7 dBmV
Transmit Power Level
52.0 dBmV
Cable Modem Status
Operational

I had the same problem as Comcast was installing service in my new house. They replaced the main splitter and rewired each jack and all is good.

Basically the "contractor-special" jacks didn't extend the white insulation all the way to the end and I was losing signal strength. Not a big deal for standard def, but a huge deal for HD.lindros2, how did you get Comcast to spring for this upgrade?

When I first moved into my house a few months ago, they did have to come out because of signal strength issues, but they ended up "fixing it at the street." Well, the problems are still there, and I think a rewire would be awesome- I think the previous owners wired the house themselves, and it's definitely a hack job.

Maybe I just have to keep calling and complaining of the problem while also reminding them of their previous "fix."

Anyone else getting a "Not Authorized" message on channel 879?

yes, i get it since i don't subsribe to the sports tier for an extra $5 a month

Does anyone else have problems with the HD CW channel? That is the only HD channel I received that consistently breaks up/pixelates.

The CW and My-ATL are the only two channels that my Series 3 Tivo has a problem with -- they pixellate and are totally unwatchable. I've tried running the line directly with no amplifiers or splitters directly into the Tivo, but nothing seems to work. The strange thing is, the motorola HD box has no issue with the channel.

The CW and My-ATL are the only two channels that my Series 3 Tivo has a problem with -- they pixellate and are totally unwatchable. I've tried running the line directly with no amplifiers or splitters directly into the Tivo, but nothing seems to work. The strange thing is, the motorola HD box has no issue with the channel.

I had a similar problem. The signal on the CW and MY-ATL channels (WATL and WUPA) would bounce all over the place according to the diagnostics screen on my Sony LCD HDTV. And so would the BER (bit error rate). When that happened, the picture would pixelate. That's all using the QAM tuner in that TV.

On my Motorola 3412 HD-DVR, no problem with those two channels (810 and 813). Looking at the diagnostics screen in that DVR, you could see the errors too, but they were being corrected, and that was indicated too on that diags screen. It was tough getting through to someone at Comcast who understood what a QAM channel was, but once I did, the problem got fixed rather quickly. To do that I kept having to escalate the issue, which is also not an easy thing to do. But finally I did speak with the local "foreman" here on the southside, and he took the info and got it fixed.

Anyone watching the new Fox Business channel on Atlanta Comcast? Do you notice that the signal disappears for about 45 seconds every 20-30 minutes or so? Happens here on both the in-the-clear QAM, and on their 3412 DVR (Ch. 106). You'd think someone at Comcast would notice. Guess it's just a few of us that do the QC for them. We ought to send them a bill charging them for that...

The Atlanta Hawks schedule

http://www.nba.com/hawks/schedule/

shows that most of the FSN games will be in HD. Anyone know if Comcast will be carrying them in HD?

Last year there were some Hawks FSN HD games on 876, no correct guide info I believe. Someone want to explain why the heck the FSN games are HD but the SportSouth games aren't? Both channels produced Braves games in HD, they share production facilities and such... what's up with that?