The show is on 651 E!. She's great isn't she! Much better in HD.

How funny! Seriously, for those of us who enjoy the best football (soccer) on the planet it's very exciting to see that Fox Soccer Channel (FSC 401) is at least teasing us with "available in HD" in their broadcasts. I'm just curious when the market with the most successful launch of an MLS team in history and one of the most successful pro soccer franchises on earth might get Fox Soccer in the HD they're teasing. Today is Manchester United vs Inter Milan in a Champions League matchup and now that FSC has the contract we're held captive to their whim (or Comcast's?).

It appears maybe FSN will carry it in HD on channel 627? Hmmm.....:confused:

anyone from further up north? I am in burlington, and several of my local feed muxes have stopped working correctly - in particular, my local CIVT (CVT-Vancouver) feed has stopped operating, as well as several other local muxes in the same 117-10** range. It seems like they are received, but when I try and tune, no data actually comes through (basically, I get a single freeze frame, and then nothing else, data throughput drops to 0mbps) - if i tune away, and tune back, i get a new updated frame, and then nothing. This is regardless of tuner source(hd homerun, happauge, etc) - when using actual television built in tuner, it simply gives a black screen - the signal specs all show well within normal range, in fact, strength and quality are both peaked at 100% per diagnotics. Just trying to figure out of I am alone here, or if this is an area wide thing.

on a Sony HD set, CIVTsd shows up on 117.1018. CBUTHD shows up on 60.2.

Has anyone had signal problems with 5-1 and 5-2 over clear QAM? My MythTV failed to record multiple programs from about 9pm on 2/16 to about 1 am on 2/18. There was an error in the log related to signal strength. There may also have been some issues on 2/14 and/or 2/15.

Looks like the guide update happened last night in Sammamish. When I got up this morning, the Guide on both of my boxes was showing TBA for pretty much everything after about noon today, suggesting that they both rebooted overnight.

Looking forward to the A28 update, which will hopefully happen in April...

One of my boxes lost its favorites, the other did not. Both still have their series recording settings intact. I'm not sure why they made such a big deal about this upgrade. It must be because of the parental control settings, which I do not use.

One of my boxes lost its favorites, the other did not. Both still have their series recording settings intact. I'm not sure why they made such a big deal about this upgrade. It must be because of the parental control settings, which I do not use.As I understand it, scheduled recordings will disappear on certain channels.

For example, I have Psych set up as a series recording on USA-HD. I think that there is a new Psych episode tonight that is no longer set to record, although with no guide data, it was hard to tell what might be missing. Hopefully there will be guide data by the time I get home and I will sort it out then.

I just picked up a comcast cablecard to hook up to my Pioneer 5070HD. It will not detect the card. I've tried unplugging, re-inserting everything and nothing will change.

I hooked the same card to my other tv, a Pioneer 5010FD and it detected it with no problems. This tv is currently hooked up to a HD DVR.

I called Pioneer and they said they have no idea what is wrong. I have never tried to hook up a cable card other than today. I just dont see it being damaged as the tv only has 3700 hours and has never had any problems.

Can anyone help me here?

Maybe I missed something earlier, but what is the A28 upgrade?

Maybe I missed something earlier, but what is the A28 upgrade?The A28 Upgrade is described here:

http://www.comcast.net/newguide/

I just picked up a comcast cablecard to hook up to my Pioneer 5070HD. It will not detect the card. I've tried unplugging, re-inserting everything and nothing will change.

I hooked the same card to my other tv, a Pioneer 5010FD and it detected it with no problems. This tv is currently hooked up to a HD DVR.

I called Pioneer and they said they have no idea what is wrong. I have never tried to hook up a cable card other than today. I just dont see it being damaged as the tv only has 3700 hours and has never had any problems.

Can anyone help me here?I had an HP (Sharp OEM) of about the same vintage that worked with certain, early release 'S-Cards' but failed with every 'M-Card' I tried. Part of the problem with CableCards is that the early sets are not fully compatible with the current cards.

What do you professionals use as your most reliable source for accurate listings?

I had an HP (Sharp OEM) of about the same vintage that worked with certain, early release 'S-Cards' but failed with every 'M-Card' I tried. Part of the problem with CableCards is that the early sets are not fully compatible with the current cards.

When I talked to a guy from Pioneer, he said that it could be that the card is a dual stream card. I doubt comcast has different types of cable cards, but I will call to find out. I just dont see how or why the cable card slots could be different. I mean its the same brand tv, one is just a 7th generation and one a 8th generation.

When I talked to a guy from Pioneer, he said that it could be that the card is a dual stream card. I doubt comcast has different types of cable cards, but I will call to find out. I just dont see how or why the cable card slots could be different. I mean its the same brand tv, one is just a 7th generation and one a 8th generation.An 'M-Card' and a dual stream card are the same thing. HP told me that the set I had was not compatible with M-Cards - and as it turned out, it didn't work will all the single stream cards either. I ended up with a Comcast engineering guy trying to solve my problem for me - after 4 different visits by regular techs. All in all, they tried over 15 separate cards and only two worked - the one I picked up and installed years ago and 1 old card they found. None of the newer cards would be recognized by my set.

The slots are different - there is a lot of software and circuitry in each TV to support the card and this differs from one generation of set to another.

IMHO, Cable Card had a lot of complexity that took years for the manufacturers and cablecos to figure out and get working correctly.

Yea i called comcast today and they told me they have a single stream card. I will probably pick one up next week. Hopefully it works.

The A28 Upgrade is described here:

(sorry the board will not let me post URLs yet)

From the reading I've been doing lately, it seems a guide update will cause you to lose your settings such as favorites, season passes, and the like. Is that correct, and if so how frequently does this happen and is there a way to back them up beforehand?

Thanks ... Mike

I can get NorthWest Cable News in SD on channel 2. Is there an HD version, if so what channel?

Anyone else seeing their box act up a little bit today?

Here's what I'm seeing:

1) Inability to pause/rewind/jump in live tv.
2) The submenu (that thing that shows what channel you're on, what show, basically, the thing that pops up when you hit pause) sticking to a certain channel (so, when I switch to CNN, it still shows MSNBC).

(roosevelt area)

I can get NorthWest Cable News in SD on channel 2. Is there an HD version, if so what channel?It is my understanding that NWCN currently does not provide an HD signal at this time. Believe me, it's one thing I've been waiting for!

Anyone hear anything about new HD channels coming from Comcast?

Does anyone know the number to the office in Redmond? I want to see if they have the new DCX boxes.
Thanks.

Does anyone know the number to the office in Redmond? I want to see if they have the new DCX boxes.
Thanks.

Last time I checked, they don't have phone numbers to check that stuff, you have to go down.

Thanks.
Bummer. I really didn’t want to have to take my DVR up there, wait in line, just to be told sorry we don’t have any.

Does anyone know the number to the office in Redmond? I want to see if they have the new DCX boxes.
Thanks.

I have picked up DCX box three times as first two didn't work as expected from the redmond office. They always have them. Make sure you ask for it otherwise they will just give you the old motos.

Has anyone picked up a DCX box from the Northgate office? That office is a bit closer to me than Redmond.

Has anyone picked up a DCX box from the Northgate office? That office is a bit closer to me than Redmond.

Do you mean the one on Aurora? I've picked one up there. They just swapped out my old one with no questions asked.

Do you mean the one on Aurora? I've picked one up there. They just swapped out my old one with no questions asked.

yes that's the one I meant - thanks!

any word if Fox Soccer Channel in HD is coming to Comcast? I checked the forum specific to it but nothing there. Also did the request thing here (http://foxsoccer.channelfinder.net/start.asp). Also would love to see the FSC + make it on Comcast.

Anyone else experience audio problems with last night's Oscar ceremony in HD on KOMO? I had constant glitches, and want to see if it is something in my set-up, or was a problem with the broadcast. I just switched to using a new Yamaha RX-V765 receiver, so it may be an issue with the new set-up. I use the QAM tuner in an LG LST-4200 set-top tuner to get my TV from the Comcast feed to my house. When watching the show in HD, the Dolby Digital signal kept dropping out. When I switched to the digital standard def on 79-3, the audio was fine. The audio out on the LG is hooked to the receiver via toslink, with the video going straight to the TV via component cables. I tried the other HD stations I get, and they had no issues, just KOMO. Would a low signal cause this? The line goes to a 4-way splitter before it hits the tuner.

Anyone else experience audio problems with last night's Oscar ceremony in HD on KOMO? I had constant glitches, and want to see if it is something in my set-up, or was a problem with the broadcast. I just switched to using a new Yamaha RX-V765 receiver, so it may be an issue with the new set-up. I use the QAM tuner in an LG LST-4200 set-top tuner to get my TV from the Comcast feed to my house. When watching the show in HD, the Dolby Digital signal kept dropping out. When I switched to the digital standard def on 79-3, the audio was fine. The audio out on the LG is hooked to the receiver via toslink, with the video going straight to the TV via component cables. I tried the other HD stations I get, and they had no issues, just KOMO. Would a low signal cause this? The line goes to a 4-way splitter before it hits the tuner.

I didn't notice any drop outs. I'm using the DCX cable box with the Audio pumped directly to my receiver via HDMI.

Anyone else experience audio problems with last night's Oscar ceremony in HD on KOMO? ... I've experienced audio dropouts with KOMO-HD in the past, but had no problem at all with the Oscars last night. Was using an older Comcast DCT-5100 feeding optical SPDIF into my receiver, and Component video to my projector.

Thanks for the replies. I guess it's time to troubleshoot the hook-ups in my system.

Anyone else experience audio problems with last night's Oscar ceremony in HD on KOMO? I had constant glitches, and want to see if it is something in my set-up, or was a problem with the broadcast. I just switched to using a new Yamaha RX-V765 receiver, so it may be an issue with the new set-up. I use the QAM tuner in an LG LST-4200 set-top tuner to get my TV from the Comcast feed to my house. When watching the show in HD, the Dolby Digital signal kept dropping out. When I switched to the digital standard def on 79-3, the audio was fine. The audio out on the LG is hooked to the receiver via toslink, with the video going straight to the TV via component cables. I tried the other HD stations I get, and they had no issues, just KOMO. Would a low signal cause this? The line goes to a 4-way splitter before it hits the tuner.

FWIW: I watched the Oscars OTA and it was fine there.

Tonight in Olalla, there was a "barn fire" that took out some fiber optic lines and interfering with all Comcast services (TV/Internet/Phone). If you have one (or more) of these services, you will experience outages for a while.

Sometime over the last day or so, I lost the Science Channel HD on 696. Called it in, and they hadn't heard any other reports. Is anyone else missing it?

Tonight in Olalla, there was a "barn fire" that took out some fiber optic lines and interfering with all Comcast services (TV/Internet/Phone). If you have one (or more) of these services, you will experience outages for a while.Service was restored about 11:20pm. If you were affected by this outage, you should be back online now.

WRT the oscars: we had freezes every once in a while and dropouts. We have the older DVR.

Sometime over the last day or so, I lost the Science Channel HD on 696. Called it in, and they hadn't heard any other reports. Is anyone else missing it?
Never mind, it's back now.

CBS College Sports Network is in clear QAM right now. If previous years are any indicator, it should be that way until a few days after March Madness:

60-1 HD, 115-9 SD

Anyone having any issues with your tv screen going black for about 2 secs then coming back on. Tv doesn't power off and if I rewind the dvr the footage is there. Tv is panasonic g10 hooked up via hdmi. I am leaning toward an issue with my box over tv at this point due to it not happening (yet) with blu-ray or DVD. Happens about once a day over last 2 weeks.

Anyone having any issues with your tv screen going black for about 2 secs then coming back on. Tv doesn't power off and if I rewind the dvr the footage is there. Tv is panasonic g10 hooked up via hdmi. I am leaning toward an issue with my box over tv at this point due to it not happening (yet) with blu-ray or DVD. Happens about once a day over last 2 weeks.

I assume that the box is hooked up using HDMI as well as the BluRay player. Sounds like the same problem we ran into with the TV's at a pizza joint I hang out in. Try unhooking the HDMI cables for the BluRay player physically from the TV. If the problem goes away you've got a direction to look. Then try making sure that the BluRay player is powered off.

The issue you run into is that, for reasons I don't comprehend, the TV will go and 'scan' the inputs that have an active HDMI connection. Even if they're not being used.

It's got something to do with the HDCP via HDMI implementation that most of these sets use.

I see clear QAM of 18-x are moved to 44-x. Anyone else seen the change?

I see clear QAM of 18-x are moved to 44-x. Anyone else seen the change?

There's something a little more complicated going on...

KMYQ's (PSIP 22-1) transport channel is on 18-1 now.

KPST's (with newly added PSIP 44-*) transport channels are now on 96-*.

The original KPST feed on 80-3 is gone.

Here's a full update of the QAM list, including a few other little things, like the FMs I didn't have the patience to find on 67-X last time. :)

Thanks, I came here to see why in the world KMYQ-HD was scrambled in Windows Media Center.

I see clear QAM of 18-x are moved to 44-x. Anyone else seen the change?

There's something a little more complicated going on...

KMYQ's (PSIP 22-1) transport channel is on 18-1 now.

KPST's (with newly added PSIP 44-*) transport channels are now on 96-*.

The original KPST feed on 80-3 is gone.

Here's a full update of the QAM list, including a few other little things, like the FMs I didn't have the patience to find on 67-X last time. :)


18.3 is gone.
It becomes 44.3. (Thanks pastiche).
But, all the 44.x channels are unwatchable for me. TV keeps losing pictures.

Anyone having any issues with your tv screen going black for about 2 secs then coming back on. Tv doesn't power off and if I rewind the dvr the footage is there. Tv is panasonic g10 hooked up via hdmi. I am leaning toward an issue with my box over tv at this point due to it not happening (yet) with blu-ray or DVD. Happens about once a day over last 2 weeks.

Several Panasonic models have this issue. The problem is with the TV's HDMI input. I have a 4 year old 42" Panny with the problem. Good news is that it hasn't gotten any worse, but bad news is it hasn't gotten any better. Best news (for me) is my 54" V10 doesn't have the problem.

Just got the email from Comcast about XFINITY that says "Triple the HD channels." I'd love to get triple the channels I have, so I called Comcast. One rep told me it's triple the HD channels "when compared to our competitors," but then transferred me to another rep that said the extra channels came out in the Seattle area last June-December, and they consider the On Demand choices part of that. That's got to be made up, because On Demand is not a channel. The email they're sending clearly states "Triple the HD channels."

As of today, there are zero new HD channels. When do we get triple the channels as Comcast is advertising?

http://i40.tinypic.com/20p79d.png

18.3 is gone.
It becomes 44.3. (Thanks pastiche).
But, all the 44.x channels are unwatchable for me. TV keeps losing pictures.

Check your wiring, fittings, splitters, etc. Since 44-X is being transported on 96-X, it's subject to the same problems that 22-1 was when it was there: a whole lotta line ingress from a bunch of FM transmitters. :(

It's talking about the channels that were added after the analog channels were cut. You already have the tripled HD channels if you live in Washington. Tripled from before they did the XFINITY upgrades.


Just got the email from Comcast about XFINITY that says "Triple the HD channels." I'd love to get triple the channels I have, so I called Comcast. One rep told me it's triple the HD channels "when compared to our competitors," but then transferred me to another rep that said the extra channels came out in the Seattle area last June-December, and they consider the On Demand choices part of that. That's got to be made up, because On Demand is not a channel. The email they're sending clearly states "Triple the HD channels."

As of today, there are zero new HD channels. When do we get triple the channels as Comcast is advertising?

http://i40.tinypic.com/20p79d.png

It's talking about the channels that were added after the analog channels were cut. You already have the tripled HD channels if you live in Washington. Tripled from before they did the XFINITY upgrades.

Triple the channels comparing to comcast areas who only have around 40 channels. They aren't saying triple the channels of a verizion fios or directv or dishnetwork.

I assume that the box is hooked up using HDMI as well as the BluRay player. Sounds like the same problem we ran into with the TV's at a pizza joint I hang out in. Try unhooking the HDMI cables for the BluRay player physically from the TV. If the problem goes away you've got a direction to look. Then try making sure that the BluRay player is powered off.

The issue you run into is that, for reasons I don't comprehend, the TV will go and 'scan' the inputs that have an active HDMI connection. Even if they're not being used.

It's got something to do with the HDCP via HDMI implementation that most of these sets use.

Thanks for the advice, but unhooked the other hdmi cable (blu-ray player) and the problem still exists.

Several Panasonic models have this issue. The problem is with the TV's HDMI input. I have a 4 year old 42" Panny with the problem. Good news is that it hasn't gotten any worse, but bad news is it hasn't gotten any better. Best news (for me) is my 54" V10 doesn't have the problem.

Until it happens with another source other than the cable box I'm holding out hope that it's a cable issue. The Blu-ray player has still yet to exhibit the problem. This issue didn't arise until after owning the tv for 10 months. I'm still under warranty, I wonder if Panny can fix the problem if it turns out to be the tv.

Thanks for the advice, but unhooked the other hdmi cable (blu-ray player) and the problem still exists.



Until it happens with another source other than the cable box I'm holding out hope that it's a cable issue. The Blu-ray player has still yet to exhibit the problem. This issue didn't arise until after owning the tv for 10 months. I'm still under warranty, I wonder if Panny can fix the problem if it turns out to be the tv.


I have same problem with a 37" LG. Box is a DCH3200. Just started a week or two ago, usually see it on Ondemand programs. Screen goes black for 2-3 seconds at random times (also have problem of TV rebooting occasionally).

Within the last week or two, I've also noticed that the screen will go black for a second or so. Randomly. Different times of day and on different channels.

Always strikes me as odd since my tv has a blue screen when it loses a signal, and not a black one.

I've noticed this on one of my TVs, I think I've only seen it with OnDemand on. I hadn't ruled out the TV as being the cause so I'm kind of glad to see someone else mention it.

oh yeah, HLN-HD coming to channel 649 in most of Washington on 4/28/2010.

I'm not having blackouts, but I am having issues lately on many of my TV's where the picture will freeze for a moment even though the sound continues. This is on HD channels.

I'm not having blackouts, but I am having issues lately on many of my TV's where the picture will freeze for a moment even though the sound continues. This is on HD channels.

Using QAM or a Comcast box? My cheap 19" philips LCD used to get freezing video/dropped frames on QAM KCTS HD (this was at least a year ago, haven't really seen the problem since). In the end I chalked it up to the processor in the TV being not up to the decompression tasks, but that was just a wild guess.

Those sound like signal strength issues. You might have a marginal signal on a particular slice of bandwidth and external conditions sometimes create just enough interference to cause problems.

Using QAM or a Comcast box? My cheap 19" philips LCD used to get freezing video/dropped frames on QAM KCTS HD (this was at least a year ago, haven't really seen the problem since). In the end I chalked it up to the processor in the TV being not up to the decompression tasks, but that was just a wild guess.

Comcast box. Interestingly enough, tonight when watching the golf channel HD on the DVR, I got the blackout thing mentioned above. Just for a second or two, then everything came back. It did it again a bit later. Weird.

Comcast box. Interestingly enough, tonight when watching the golf channel HD on the DVR, I got the blackout thing mentioned above. Just for a second or two, then everything came back. It did it again a bit later. Weird.

Saw it on another TV on a DVR program last night. So now it is 2 different boxes, 2 different tv's and 2 different streams (ondemand and dvr).

Need a 3D tv though :)

Q. What channel is the 3D Masters coverage on?
A. In most markets, Comcast will be airing approximately 2 hours of live 3D content from the Masters. Each participating market is identifying a channel to use for the 3D content. Depending on your area, this channel will be either channel 897, or channel 986.

Channel 897: In areas including but not limited to San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver, and Twin Cities

Need a 3D tv though :)Yep, it's gotta be able to do side-by-side 1080i streams over HDMI. If you're still waiting for delivery of your 3DTV then, I read here (http://hd.engadget.com/2010/03/19/comcasts-3d-masters-broadcast-explained/) that you'll at least be able to DVR it now and watch in 3D later.

Yep, it's gotta be able to do side-by-side 1080i streams over HDMI. If you're still waiting for delivery of your 3DTV then, I read here (http://hd.engadget.com/2010/03/19/comcasts-3d-masters-broadcast-explained/) that you'll at least be able to DVR it now and watch in 3D later.

Do you know if you need the newer HDMI (i think it's 3.0 but I might be wrong) to watch 3D? I don't have 3d tv but planning on buying one before the world cup so I will dvr this event.

Do you know if you need the newer HDMI (i think it's 3.0 but I might be wrong) to watch 3D? I don't have 3d tv but planning on buying one before the world cup so I will dvr this event.Again, from what I've read: they claim this will work with existing Comcast HD/DVR set-top boxes - so it shouldn't be dependent on any fancy new HDMI version. It seems this event will be transmitted in what's essentially 1080i for backwards compatibility. That means it's not full HD - it's half-resolution. Instead of a full 1920x1080 picture, it contains TWO "anamorphic squished" 960x1080 pictures. This is fed to your TV as if it were normal 1080i; it's then up to your fancy new 3DTV to separate & un-squish these two separate images & then display them sequentially in-sync with your 3D glasses. I assume if you were to watch this on a regular TV, you'd see two squished images, side-by-side.

Full-resolution HD 3D will require new set-top boxes, I believe - much like it will require new BluRay players, etc. And the new HDMI 1.4 standard as well.

Again, from what I've read: they claim this will work with existing Comcast HD/DVR set-top boxes - so it shouldn't be dependent on any fancy new HDMI version. It seems this event will be transmitted in what's essentially 1080i for backwards compatibility. That means it's not full HD - it's half-resolution. Instead of a full 1920x1080 picture, it contains TWO "anamorphic squished" 960x1080 pictures. This is fed to your TV as if it were normal 1080i; it's then up to your fancy new 3DTV to separate & un-squish these two separate images & then display them sequentially in-sync with your 3D glasses. I assume if you were to watch this on a regular TV, you'd see two squished images, side-by-side.

Full-resolution HD 3D would require new set-top boxes, I believe - much like it will require new BluRay players, etc.

This is actually how most 3D is going to be displayed for broadcast. It's either going to be frame packed side by side or top bottom images. The only thing that is going to have two 1080p frames is blu-ray (at least for the near future).

I experience the same sporadic 2 second blackout on both of my HD sets (a 50" Samsung plasma and a 40" Sony LCD - both less than a year old). Didn't have this problem before the announced upgrade to the DVRs which was to take place sometime early March (got a voicemail about it).

Not annoying enough to cause an issue but it certainly exists. And no, it's not the TV sets.

Are people still getting lip-sync that is off on KOMO-HD? It was pretty bad on LOST last night and has been for quite awhile.

Are people still getting lip-sync that is off on KOMO-HD? It was pretty bad on LOST last night and has been for quite awhile.I didn't notice any problems with last night's Lost episode. Watched it on ch 104, ~20 min delayed via Comcast DVR.

This is what Vancouver/Portland Comcast area is getting this week:

Ch. 717 HSN HD on Digital Starter
Ch. 718 Hallmark HD on Digital Starter
Ch. 794 Investigation Discovery HD on Digital Preferred
Ch. 795 History International HD on Digital Starter
Ch. 797 Gospel Music Channel HD on Digital Preferred

Up until a few weeks ago I was having sound issues on KOMO HD and Weatherscan (channel 101). On KOMO, the ABC commercials would be distorted and Weatherscan all the time. Local commercials seemed to be OK. On occasion, regular programing on KOMO would be distorted and the commercials OK. Although I didn't mind the commercials distorted, I'd have to switch to channel 4 to get decent sound when the regular programming was distorted. I run the sound through a Denon receiver using an optical cable. Everything seems to be OK now. I even had a truck roll a while back and the tech couldn't figure it out. He even called his boss for advice while he was here. Does anyone know what might have changed?

Are people still getting lip-sync that is off on KOMO-HD? It was pretty bad on LOST last night and has been for quite awhile.

We still have the problem on Desparate Housewives ...

Are people still getting lip-sync that is off on KOMO-HD? It was pretty bad on LOST last night and has been for quite awhile.

4/6/10 2144 It's been OK OTA (Don't have Cocmast) for the last 20 minutes or so.

Did anyone have pixellation problems watching Criminal Minds tonight?

I DVR'd the show and lost about 15 minutes of it due to extreme pixellation. I'm curious whether I had a DVR problem or whether there was a signal problem somewhere along the way.

Did anyone have pixellation problems watching Criminal Minds tonight?

I DVR'd the show and lost about 15 minutes of it due to extreme pixellation. I'm curious whether I had a DVR problem or whether there was a signal problem somewhere along the way.

Yep! I did up here on Lake City, seems like KIRO is doing something because I get no issues on other channels. Had to go download this episode from Usenet so I could make out what happened. Switched over to analog to check, not nearly as bad over there, but horrible on HD.

Horrible breakup & eventual complete signal loss on KIRO HD (107) during Letterman last night. No problem on other channels. Problem seemed to resolve itself after about 25 min.

FYI, same KIRO HD breakup problem last night during CSI-NY (didn't watch the other shows).

Does this only happen at random times during the day, or is this a late night thing (considering the Letterman comment)?

Does this only happen at random times during the day, or is this a late night thing (considering the Letterman comment)?Seems like the KIRO HD feed on Comcast was screwed up for much of the evening last night. It's OK now, was probably a one-time problem - not a regular issue. Only question is whether OTA was screwed up also - eg, was it a general KIRO problem, or just specific to Comcast.

Only question is whether OTA was screwed up also - eg, was it a general KIRO problem, or just specific to Comcast.If I knew about this sooner, I would have helped considering I'm on Wave Broadband.

There's a barker for the Masters in 3D on channel 74-13 right now. The barker is in HD, so that just might be where the actual tournament is, too. :)

There's a barker for the Masters in 3D on channel 74-13 right now. The barker is in HD, so that just might be where the actual tournament is, too. :)Yes, 74.13 seems to be the QAM carrier for the Masters 3D coverage on ch. 897. Only active 2 hours each day during the tournament. Tomorrow 2p-4p looks like the last chance to watch the Masters in 3D. Assuming you have a 3D TV of course - otherwise it will just look like this:
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Does anyone know what the status of the A28 guide update for Renton is? I was under the impression that there are two updates involved, and the updates are separated by several weeks. The first update did in fact hit my DVR about a month ago, and I received a message to my DVR telling me that I'd be receiving a guide update on 4/6. But the update never hit my box and I still have the old guide (vA25?).

Does anyone know what the status of the A28 guide update for Renton is? I was under the impression that there are two updates involved, and the updates are separated by several weeks. The first update did in fact hit my DVR about a month ago, and I received a message to my DVR telling me that I'd be receiving a guide update on 4/6. But the update never hit my box and I still have the old guide (vA25?).Back in February, a Comcast employee posted on another forum that we would get the A28 upgrade in April (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r23779785-a28-Spokane-and-Western-WA).

Apparently, Portland is getting the new guide tomorrow (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=18463694#post18463694).

Hopefully, we'll see it here soon.

What's wrong with the Mariners broadcast on FSN? It's got the jaggies like crazy.

I hope this doesn't go on all season long.

Yeah, the Mariners broadcast is filled with jaggies. What causes that?

What's wrong with the Mariners broadcast on FSN? It's got the jaggies like crazy.

I hope this doesn't go on all season long.

+1. Makes the broadcast unwatchable for me.

FSN or Comcast appears to have remedied the pq problems from the Mariners game yesterday. Picture looks good here in the first inning.

Just wondering...is there a way to listen to the SAP broadcast of a show using the standard Comcastic remote?

Just wondering...is there a way to listen to the SAP broadcast of a show using the standard Comcastic remote?

Go to Setup in the Menu, and then Audio Setup. Change the Default Audio Track to Espanol instead of English.

You may have to tune out of the channel and then back to the channel to pick up the change.

FSN HD (627) still unwatchable for us, having a truck roll out today to look at it. Can't find another channel with the same problem. All good except FSN HD, that I can tell, at least the SD channel (30) is normal.
CSR had me do the usual with the DVR and connections. Nothing has changed for couple years with my equipment, but this FSN HD tiling/"jaggies" problem seems to have started around 4/12 or so?

I had an interesting recording glitch occur last night. I decided to add 15 minutes to the recording of "Glee." When I checked the DVR this morning, the recording was still going. I finally stopped it after 800 minutes were recorded. Luckily, I had enough room on my DVR to keep it from automatically erasing shows. I think I'll switch all of my save options to "Save until I delete". Has this happened to anyone else?

I had an interesting recording glitch occur last night. I decided to add 15 minutes to the recording of "Glee." When I checked the DVR this morning, the recording was still going. I finally stopped it after 800 minutes were recorded. Luckily, I had enough room on my DVR to keep it from automatically erasing shows. I think I'll switch all of my save options to "Save until I delete". Has this happened to anyone else?

Art, What DVR do you have? I add time to my recordings frequently with no issues.

Patrick

Are the channels for Seattle area Comcast that are still broadcast in analog also broadcast in clear QAM? Or, are they also broadcast in encrypted QAM.?

Are the channels for Seattle area Comcast that are still broadcast in analog also broadcast in clear QAM? Or, are they also broadcast in encrypted QAM.?Yes, the digital feeds for 2-29 are still un-encrypted. The digital feeds for 30-79 became encrypted back in December.

I had an interesting recording glitch occur last night. I decided to add 15 minutes to the recording of "Glee." When I checked the DVR this morning, the recording was still going. I finally stopped it after 800 minutes were recorded. Luckily, I had enough room on my DVR to keep it from automatically erasing shows. I think I'll switch all of my save options to "Save until I delete". Has this happened to anyone else?

I had this a few times with my old model (3416?) but have not seen it since I upgraded to the latest one with 320GB drive. You might want to mosey down to the Comcast store for an exchange and get a bigger drive for free. They did not quibble at all about the upgrade.

I had this a few times with my old model (3416?) but have not seen it since I upgraded to the latest one with 320GB drive. You might want to mosey down to the Comcast store for an exchange and get a bigger drive for free. They did not quibble at all about the upgrade.


Thanks. I have the DCX-3425. I might trade it in for the 320GB version once I clear my recordings. Is Comcast consistently offering the 3432?

Right in the middle of watching Doubt on demand, got a call at 84 minutes in,paused the show, came back and got an error trying to resume and then VOD basically reset itself (got the lovely this channel will be available shortly blackscreen) tried everything even recycled power. Ended up calling Comcast and got to a message saying they were experiencing difficulty with VOD. No info on the website (there never is though) 0:mad:

A public service ad in the Sports section of today's Seattle Times says that Comcast will be adding Ion-HD. I think the date was June 2nd (it was definitely early June).

There isn't a lot to see on Ion, so the news isn't very exciting, but it is a new HD channel...

This has nothing to do with Comcast, but I figured some of you may be interested to hear this (if you haven't).

Last Thursday, I had learned that Qwest Communications is being purchased in a "stock swap" by CenturyTel. If you've heard of Embarq, this is the new name. And, I believe CenturyTel is also working to be known as CenturyLink.

Anyway, the point of this is if you live in an area that doesn't provide any IPTV capabilities (like me), CenturyLink is working to provide IPTV (unlike Qwest that wanted nothing to do with it).

I've done some price comparisons between Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse, and I looked at my cable bill and compared prices. Verizon FiOS can double my internet speed (up to 20 MB), and increase uploads from 1 MB to 20 MB, and by overall bill comparison between Verizon & Wave Broadband (my provider) would be roughly $60 less than Wave Broadband, and Verizon can offer more TV channels (SD & HD)! That's when I compare Verizon's top package to the little package that I have now (I don't pay for everything).

Long story short, IPTV provides more, and it costs less at the same time! Considering the amount of channels on Verizon, it's like having a satellite dish for programming, but there's no dish, and your TV runs through your phone line!

If CenturyLink (formerly Qwest ... soon) can give comparable IPTV prices (when available), then I think Comcast will definitely start losing business around the Kitsap Peninsula (Bremerton, Poulsbo, Port Orchard, Bainbridge Island, Kingston, etc.)!

We've had CenturyTel phone service out here in the boonies in North Bend since they bought out PTI back in the late 90s. Mediocre offerings and service, at best. They make Comcast look pretty good out here. It's interesting that CenturyTel is going after big guns like Qwest now. To me, it seemed like their previous strategy was to buy up unprofitable rural phone co's & milk them for whatever they could.

AFAIK, CenturyTel only provides traditional DSL service over copper lines - no fiber to the home like FIOS. That's a big bandwidth disadvantage vs fiber or coax. Maybe this will change with Qwest, we'll see...

A public service ad in the Sports section of today's Seattle Times says that Comcast will be adding Ion-HD. I think the date was June 2nd (it was definitely early June).

There isn't a lot to see on Ion, so the news isn't very exciting, but it is a new HD channel...
Confirmed that the date was June 2 (or shortly thereafter), two things will happen

KWPX (ION) HD will be added on channel 103
KCTS Plus will be added in the Kirkland area on channel 73.

My wife and daughter seem to enjoy "Ghost Whisperer" and "Criminal Minds" so it will be nice to watch in HD. I'm assuming that this will be included with limited basic.

Confirmed that the date was June 2 (or shortly thereafter), two things will happen

KWPX (ION) HD will be added on channel 103
KCTS Plus will be added in the Kirkland area on channel 73.

My wife and daughter seem to enjoy "Ghost Whisperer" and "Criminal Minds" so it will be nice to watch in HD. I'm assuming that this will be included with limited basic.Ion's a local, so it should be part of limited basic as well as digital starter.

The obvious question is whether the local Ion station has the infrastructure to receive and deliver syndicated programming in HD.

For example, KMYQ (Channel 110) shows House reruns and most (all?) movies in SD. Presumably KMYQ shows some stuff in HD, but they sure show a lot of HD-available content in SD.

It will be interesting to see if Ion does any better.

Ion's a local, so it should be part of limited basic as well as digital starter.

The obvious question is whether the local Ion station has the infrastructure to receive and deliver syndicated programming in HD.

For example, KMYQ (Channel 110) shows House reruns and most (all?) movies in SD. Presumably KMYQ shows some stuff in HD, but they sure show a lot of HD-available content in SD.

It will be interesting to see if Ion does any better.
During it's primetime period, ION has pretty good HD coverage. KPXG (ION's Portland affiliate) has been carrying it's primetime lineup in HD for a while. I just confirmed that "Ghost Whisperer" and "Criminal Minds" were both in HD on KWPX OTA last night.

In KMYQ's defense, I believe I have seen more than one of their movies in HD although you are right that they broadcast a lot of movies in SD.

KMYQ does broadcast HD things. Try watching WWE SmackDown on Friday at 7:00pm on 110. You may not be a wrestling fan (like me), but that's proof that KMYQ does broadcast in HD.

KMYQ also shows "Legend of the Seeker" in HD, though when 110 "went dark" for a few weeks some months back, I changed my season pass to KCPQ's re-broadcast.

HLN HD added on 648 in redmond

Message this morning that they will switch to west coast feed for TNT and TBS HD channels. Channels 54 and 55 will be the same as 652 as 654.

Anyone have a update about Seattle getting the A28 guide update?

- features here: http://www.comcast.net/newguide/

Its looking like late May now.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r23779785-a28-Spokane-and-Western-WA~start=20

HLN HD added on 648 in redmond

Also true in Kent on 5 May.

Anyone know what the problem is w/109 KCTS? Lately seems there's been lots of pixelation breakup followed by "One Moment Please This channel should be available shortly"...

Anyone know what the problem is w/109 KCTS? Lately seems there's been lots of pixelation breakup followed by "One Moment Please This channel should be available shortly"...

The "One Moment Please ..." message is your set top box complaining about signal level. If your STB is bad, this would usually be seen on lots of channels, not just one, but you never know. Usually, it means your incoming signal level is too low, but it is possible for the signal to be so strong that some amplifier is experiencing clipping. Ask your neighbors what they are seeing to determine if it is your feed only, or if it is a cable company issue. If it is just you, it is time to check what ever splitters and amps you may be using. You may be able to switch things around temporarily to go through one less splitter to see if you are attenuating your signal too much. If it remains a puzzle, a truck roll from your cable company will include a tech with spectrum analyzer who can probably isolate your problem quickly. Good luck!

Anyone know what the problem is w/109 KCTS? Lately seems there's been lots of pixelation breakup followed by "One Moment Please This channel should be available shortly"...

Both of KOMO's programs (104/114) and all three of KCTS's programs (109/112/119) live on (real, not virtual) channel 82. When you lose 109, do you also lose the other 4 channels that live in that same slice of spectrum? If yes, but you're not seeing dropouts on channels beyond those five virtual channels, my hunch is that there's ingress on the line. Cable channel 82 occupies the same spectrum as broadcast channel 31... where KONG is. Check fittings, splitters, etc.

Some people near QA have seen this in the past. On the other hand, it could be something entirely different. :-)

Thanks. Next time there's trouble on 109 I'll check those other channels (the problem is not constant - just frequent/intermittent). We're in Fremont & for years had miserable ghosting on the analog cable channels 4, 5, 7 & 9. Comcast was out various times in response ot my complaints -they usually replaced the outside splitter, which did not help, and then always told us there really was nothing they could do about the ghosting, claiming it was signal leakage into the cable system from the Queen Ann transmitters - but they always said that the problem would go away with the conversion to digital. Now that that's done, it seems not...

Hey, what's the firmware version on the Comcast (HD-)DVR boxes? I'm on Wave Broadband, and our boxes finally got upgraded after 3 years to a new version that I can't find on Wikibooks ... 22.55. The old version was 22.37.

Finally coming to Comcast Seattle this year...Don't know when but still it's good news.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r24232801-HD-HDNet-to-expand-network-offering-in-5-Comcast-markets

15.2 - KING5HD
15.3 - UNISPORTS

permanent, temporary or glitch

also in some areas of Bham...

18.1 - MYQ22HD

There's something a little more complicated going on...

KMYQ's (PSIP 22-1) transport channel is on 18-1 now.

KPST's (with newly added PSIP 44-*) transport channels are now on 96-*.

The original KPST feed on 80-3 is gone.

Here's a full update of the QAM list, including a few other little things, like the FMs I didn't have the patience to find on 67-X last time. :)

Pastiche,

As noted in a previous post...today I noticed that KING5HD was moved from 5.1 to 15.2, and UNISPORTS from 5.2 to 15.3. Also, on my sets MYQ22HD recently moved from 22.1 to 18.1...however, I visited a neighbor about 2 miles away and MYQ22 is still on 22.1...different "node"?

Also, Pastiche, my Outlook Express recently ate itself and I lost your contact info...if you could drop me a note...levibluewa@comcast.net....thanks, Bruce

I was wondering if anybody in the Seattle area is receiving the hd feeds of both KCTS9 and KBTC28 via Comcast, not over-the-air. I see the "hd bug" in the corner of the screen but the signal is not hd on 28.

15.2 - KING5HD
15.3 - UNISPORTS
18.1 - MYQ22HD

Same in Seattle. The 18/96 flip happened a few weeks ago, but the 85/15 flip seems new. I'll update the list sometime soon.

As noted in a previous post...today I noticed that KING5HD was moved from 5.1 to 15.2, and UNISPORTS from 5.2 to 15.3. Also, on my sets MYQ22HD recently moved from 22.1 to 18.1...however, I visited a neighbor about 2 miles away and MYQ22 is still on 22.1...different "node"? Also, Pastiche, my Outlook Express recently ate itself and I lost your contact info...if you could drop me a note...levibluewa@comcast.net....thanks, Bruce

My hunch is that it's probably a limitation of one set vs. another: I can put together the list I do becuase my living room set isn't capable of getting PSIP on QAM, but my bedroom set is. (In the living room, I see KING on transport 15.2/15.3; on virtual 5.1/5.2 in the bedroom.) PSIP can be a fickle beast: what one set can decode, another might not. (Check some of the posts from Ron at Ch. 11 and/or Tim at Ch. 9 on the OTA forum for more details than I can comprehend on that topic.) Q2 "can't" be at 22.1 transport-wise since there's an analog channel there, likewise KING on 5.1 must be virtual since there's an analog channel in that spectrum.

read the above.

I've totally lost all of the QAM channels on my TV (Comcast in downtown Seattle). I tried to rescan after King HD and Universal Sports stopped working yesterday on 5.1 and 5.2. Now I've lost all of the other HD channels (like Komo on 4.1).

Has anyone with an Olevia set successfully picked up the new layout? I've tried a factory reset and have scanned with the following options and still can't get to any of my HD channels or US (I NEED THE GIRO!!):
- Air
- Cable - Auto
- Cable - Standard
- Cable - IRC
- Cable - HRC

It looks like it finds the chanels since it grabs the 'titles' of things like 5.1, but I get nothing when I tune to the channels.

anyone know what the actual frequency is on king5 hd now? my tv maps the psip, but i cant find the frequency for my hd homerun. scanning either isnt picking it up, or i am unable to find it in the mess of muxes.

anyone know what the actual frequency is on king5 hd now? my tv maps the psip, but i cant find the frequency for my hd homerun. scanning either isnt picking it up, or i am unable to find it in the mess of muxes. I did a scan on my HDHR and it picked it up no problem. As noted in several previous posts - KING HD is now on phy. channel 15-2, at least that's true out here in North Bend. HDHR also reports its PSIP showing virt. channel 5.1.

I did a scan on my HDHR and it picked it up no problem. As noted in several previous posts - KING HD is now on phy. channel 15-2, at least that's true out here in North Bend. HDHR also reports its PSIP showing virt. channel 5.1.

thanks. for some reason hdhr setup just wasnt picking it up last night i guess. it seems to have found it with a fresh channel scan this morning.

pastiche -

do you mind my asking what you use to make the channel list for the seattle area? i would like to start keeping an updated one running for the north sound area as some of the muxes and channels end up being slightly different.

thanks

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

pastiche -

do you mind my asking what you use to make the channel list for the seattle area? i would like to start keeping an updated one running for the north sound area as some of the muxes and channels end up being slightly different.

thanks

I use the Silicon Dust lineup for 98125 (they are current with the King HD move to 15.2)
http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineup_web/US:98125#lineup_2260520

I use the Silicon Dust lineup for 98125 (they are current with the King HD move to 15.2)
http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineup_web/US:98125#lineup_2260520

Yea, they are current for that for me as well. Unfortunately they still do not, and never have, listed many of the regional muxes that I receive from being closer to the us/canada border.

But, what I was actually referring to, was as to what software pastiche uses to create the PDF list that he so graciously posts every so often, as I would like to maintain one as well with the differences for my area.

Thanks

are you in Bellingham?

Also, this afternoon visiting a friend that lives in an apartment complex. She has 2 Insignia tv's. Neither one can find 22.1 or 15.2 / 15.3. There doesn't seem to be a way to force an Insignia to tune to those channels. I'm wondering if it's because the apartment is hooked thru a hub/separator that works if the tv is hooked up via a Comcast box, but not via a qam tuner. Questions, questions, questions!

are you in Bellingham?

Also, this afternoon visiting a friend that lives in an apartment complex. She has 2 Insignia tv's. Neither one can find 22.1 or 15.2 / 15.3. There doesn't seem to be a way to force an Insignia to tune to those channels. I'm wondering if it's because the apartment is hooked thru a hub/separator that works if the tv is hooked up via a Comcast box, but not via a qam tuner. Questions, questions, questions!A Comcast box *IS* a QAM tuner (with additional encryption/security features, of course). In theory there should be no difference between a Comcast box receiving QAM ch 15 vs your own TV's QAM tuner - as long as the channel is unencrypted. If you can receive these channels on a Comcast tuner, then there's nothing wrong with your apartment wiring.

I wonder if Comcast Bellingham somehow screwed up & encrypted these channels?

are you in Bellingham?

Also, this afternoon visiting a friend that lives in an apartment complex. She has 2 Insignia tv's. Neither one can find 22.1 or 15.2 / 15.3. There doesn't seem to be a way to force an Insignia to tune to those channels. I'm wondering if it's because the apartment is hooked thru a hub/separator that works if the tv is hooked up via a Comcast box, but not via a qam tuner. Questions, questions, questions!

Just south of Bellingham. Burlington. But I beleive we share a common system (although It might have changed in the last few years).

I was having a similar problem as you described with my samsung TV - I had to rescan channels, and then it mapped them to the PSIP data (5.1 for king 5 for example). My samsung, surprisingly, will not let me manually enter the 15-2.

I can pick up 15.2/.3 via QAM at home. I suspect the apartment setup. Those sets (Insignia) were never able to find 22.1. By the way 22.1 is still the home to 22hd in parts of Bham, but not at my place (18.1)...must be a "node" thing.

lost King5 HD also. Using a Pinnacle PC2TV USB stick. Rescans can't find it and I don't know eneough details to manually input.
THANKS AGAIN COMCAST!!:mad:

Is there someone in Wallingford (preferably near Wallingford Ave N and Roosevelt Way N) that could help me out? I need to figure out what VCT_ID is used in this area for the comcast set top boxes. I use Mythtv and if I can figure out the correct VCT_ID I can use the scte65scan program to do automatic updates when they shift stations around.

Here are the instructions:

How to determine VCT_ID using a Full Set Top Box

For those without DTAs, it is still possible to determine the VCT_ID using most set top boxes. This method is tested on Motorola DCH-3200s and DCH-6200s, but should work for other Motorola models as well.

1. Power on your box.
2. Press "Power" on the remote to turn off the box. IMMEDIATELY press "OK" on the remote. You should see a long list of menus numbered d01-d18.
3. Select option d6, "Current Channel Status."
4. You should see VCT ID listed on this page. It may only be one or two digits, which should correspond to the last one or two digits in the VCT_ID. You can run the scte65scan tool with no options to see the available tables. If the VCT_ID on your set top box is "10" and the scte65scan program shows that one of the VCTs is 3010, then this is your VCT_ID. Take note of both the decimal and hex VCT_ID and enter them in the table below.

How to determine VCT_ID using the Pace DC50X

1. Make sure the unit is on.
2. Hold down the INFO button until you see the diagnostics screen.
3. Press +/- until you see the VCT_ID. This should be the 2nd screen

Here are screenshots and unboxing:

http://picasaweb.google.com/virgegx/ComcastDTAUnboxing#5276142959144255586

Here is the mythtv-user post about scte65scan:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/382657?search_string=scte65scan;#382657

Update 10/31/09: Pace DC50X box you get from comcast may no longer have the screens listed in the screen shots above. Step 3 above will be different. Use the channel up or down button to go to the Virtual Channel Map and press enter on the remote, it will give you the channel list, complete with frequencies. (along the top of the screen will give the VCT ID)


Thanks for the help!!!!

Neil

Is there someone in Wallingford (preferably near Wallingford Ave N and Roosevelt Way N) that could help me out? I need to figure out what VCT_ID is used in this area for the comcast set top boxes. I use Mythtv and if I can figure out the correct VCT_ID I can use the scte65scan program to do automatic updates when they shift stations around.

Here are the instructions:



Thanks for the help!!!!

Neil

Not sure of the location you really want - Roosevelt NE parallels Wallingford N a couple of miles distance. FWIW, in central Wallingford proper, my DCX3400 has a VCT = 56.

Here's an update of the QAM list. (Scroll down to the bottom of the post.) The only really big change was the move of 5-X from 85-X to 15-X.

I've totally lost all of the QAM channels on my TV (Comcast in downtown Seattle). I tried to rescan after King HD and Universal Sports stopped working yesterday on 5.1 and 5.2. Now I've lost all of the other HD channels (like Komo on 4.1).

I've run into similar, though not on the same brand. Through a lot of trial and error, I discovered that on that particular set, something about scanning channel 110ish or 111ish was freaking it out. If I cancelled the scan before it hit those channels, it had everything up to those ones; if I let it get that far, it either crashed or registered nothing but a few PSIP labels. Your mileage my vary. :)

do you mind my asking what you use to make the channel list for the seattle area? i would like to start keeping an updated one running for the north sound area as some of the muxes and channels end up being slightly different.

At one point it was in Access, now, I just do it in Excel and print-to-PDF. I also dump the Excel file to a text file and clean it up in vi since some people didn't like me posting only a PDF. :) Years ago, I downloaded the font used to create the channel bullets from ftp://ftp.ghg.net/pub/home/jdamm/tvgfont.zip, but the link's long dead.

I'd be interested in what differences you see. I try to compare to the screengrabs on Silicon Dust, and don't see any differences other than Univision, KVOS, and 117-X (though I've never really looked much beyond Seattle/Tacoma/Everett, and an occasional peek at Bellingham.) I do tend to ignore the user-input data columns on Silicon Dust, though: while the screengrabs are very useful, some of the text is hopelessly inaccurate. (I just picked an Everett zip at random, and right now the Emergency Alert System is labeled "ONDEMAND-5", and the City of Lake Stevens PEG is labeled "AZNNW"...)

I can pick up 15.2/.3 via QAM at home. I suspect the apartment setup. Those sets (Insignia) were never able to find 22.1. By the way 22.1 is still the home to 22hd in parts of Bham, but not at my place (18.1)...must be a "node" thing.

I'm not inclined to agree that's something at the node, unless my living room and bedroom are on different nodes. :-D I've got 22-1 in the bedroom, and 18-1 in the living room. (One's got great PSIP-over-QAM support, the other, not so much...)

It's "Comcastic"

Ugh. I have been waiting all year to watch a Sharks game in HD up here in Bellingham. The game is televised today on NBC at 12pm and of course this weird NBC 5-1 switch happens within the last few weeks. :/ I have rescanned channels 15+ times on both of my TVs and I do not get anything on 15 (1/2), 22(1/2), or 18. I'm probably just out of luck for the time being right? Anyone in BHam getting King 5 in HD anymore? Thanks

another sharks fan here:)

I've run into similar, though not on the same brand. Through a lot of trial and error, I discovered that on that particular set, something about scanning channel 110ish or 111ish was freaking it out. If I cancelled the scan before it hit those channels, it had everything up to those ones; if I let it get that far, it either crashed or registered nothing but a few PSIP labels. Your mileage my vary. :)


Holy Cow!! I've got Universal Sports showing up on 5-2 again after canceling the scan after ~40 channels were found on "Auto". I was SO close to caving in and changing my plan from limited (~$13) to Digital Preferred + HD DVR (~$70). This will keep me satisfied for now (although it would be nice to watch the ToC and the TdF on Versus HD).

Holy Cow!! I've got Universal Sports showing up on 5-2 again after canceling the scan after ~40 channels were found on "Auto". I was SO close to caving in and changing my plan from limited (~$13) to Digital Preferred + HD DVR (~$70). This will keep me satisfied for now (although it would be nice to watch the ToC and the TdF on Versus HD).

I'm glad it worked for you!

Sorry for the rant, but I would really like some suggestions. I probably should have expected it, but my "Triple-Play" just went up by $20.00 and Comcast billed me also for last month at the higher rate without warning me beforehand. This is pretty substantial increase ($140 -> $160 nominal)- I thought I could just cancel the HBO part and be back at what I was before, but that is apparently not an option. Of course the new subscriber plans are at even better prices than what I was paying.

I have told them to change from my "HD Plus Bundle" to the Digital Starter Plan which still includes most of the channels I watch - with BBC-America the notable exception (goodbye Dr Who and Top Gear!). I will investigate finding these through some online shenanigans, I guess.

I was told this would not affect my Internet nor Phone service - but we shall see as the new bill won't be generated until tomorrow.

I also tried to price the FIOS bundle, which is nominally $90.00/month, but the web site would not cooperate, so I couldn't add anything or see the real price. Their online chat was unable to help except "try again tomorrow" :(

I can't go to satellite because I love my TiVo, but my wife was already complaining about the monthly price. I had heard of people complaining and getting a new bundle price, but I was not offered this. Is there a strategy any of you could suggest, or do I just frown and bear it?

like others, i found that Comcast moved my King5 HD & DT channels from freqid 85 to 15. these mysql changes to mythconverg got King5 HD back for me. (a backup is always a good idea).

1. in the channel table, i found my King5 HD entry and made a note of the mplexid value.

2. in the dtv_multiplex table, i inserted a new record identical to the record matching the mplexid value from step 1, except the frequency is 129000000. (maybe your dtv_multiplex already has an entry for this frequency...)

3. back in the channel table, i set freqid=15 for the King5 HD & DT channels and set mplexid to the value of the new dtv_multiplex record from step 2.

hope this helps someone.

like others, i found that Comcast moved my King5 HD & DT channels from freqid 85 to 15. these mysql changes to mythconverg got King5 HD back for me. (a backup is always a good idea).

1. in the channel table, i found my King5 HD entry and made a note of the mplexid value.

2. in the dtv_multiplex table, i inserted a new record identical to the record matching the mplexid value from step 1, except the frequency is 129000000. (maybe your dtv_multiplex already has an entry for this frequency...)

3. back in the channel table, i set freqid=15 for the King5 HD & DT channels and set mplexid to the value of the new dtv_multiplex record from step 2.

hope this helps someone.

simply doing a full rescan in MythTV did the trick for me... KING HD still had the PSIP information so it was still mapped to 5.1. I had no need to change the DB tables directly.

simply doing a full rescan in MythTV did the trick for me... KING HD still had the PSIP information so it was still mapped to 5.1. I had no need to change the DB tables directly.

Are either of you using scte65scan to populate mythconverg with the comcast data? I'm about to give it a try and see if it picks everything up correctly.

It seems this latest Comcast remap really caused some headaches!!!

Are either of you using scte65scan to populate mythconverg with the comcast data? I'm about to give it a try and see if it picks everything up correctly.

It seems this latest Comcast remap really caused some headaches!!!

i'm not using scte65scan, and i hate MythTV's scan because it always adds a bunch of "channel crap" to my listings. i used the HDHomeRun Windows setup to scan for channels and then altered mythconverg accordingly after it found King5 HD.

at noon today i had King5 HD, but now it's gone again. Comcast is screwing around with that signal for some reason, and i haven't had HD for six days now. time to call them, i guess. that'll be productive...

i'm not using scte65scan, and i hate MythTV's scan because it always adds a bunch of "channel crap" to my listings. i used the HDHomeRun Windows setup to scan for channels and then altered mythconverg accordingly after it found King5 HD.

at noon today i had King5 HD, but now it's gone again. Comcast is screwing around with that signal for some reason, and i haven't had HD for six days now. time to call them, i guess. that'll be productive...

Let us know what you come up with after you talk with them...

Let us know what you come up with after you talk with them...

Comcast help service has a nice feature - leave your number and you'll get a call back when you're first in line. good deal.

the gal i talked to knew that King5 HD had moved from 85.2 to 15.2 and she said it took place yesterday (Sunday May 16) but other than that she couldn't help. i did an HDHomeRun scan just before i called her around 8:30pm and it didn't pick up King5 HD. we scheduled a technician to come out and check the signal strength (yay). just now - 11pm - i ran another scan and hey, presto, King5 HD is back again at 15.2. i then checked MythTV and it now shows King5 HD again as well. i'll run another scan tomorrow morning. very frustrating.

i'm not using scte65scan, and i hate MythTV's scan because it always adds a bunch of "channel crap" to my listings. i used the HDHomeRun Windows setup to scan for channels and then altered mythconverg accordingly after it found King5 HD.

at noon today i had King5 HD, but now it's gone again. Comcast is screwing around with that signal for some reason, and i haven't had HD for six days now. time to call them, i guess. that'll be productive...


I don't use scte65scan either, although if I were starting with my channels from scratch I might, but between PSIP and the channels I really like not moving much I don't much need it.

The scan does add channels i don't care about, but a couple of clicks in the mythweb channel editor and they are all gone - that's faster for me.

Anyone else seeing their DVR behaving poorly? Namely:

a) Missing recordings.

This week, I've missed both Law and Order and Cougartown, despite verifying that they are, in fact, scheduled to record. With how crappy the scheduler behaves, I check it daily, if not twice daily, to make sure everything looks right.

b) 'Delete this recording' not leaving the screen.

So, when I delete a recording, the box asking if I want to delete or cancel won't leave the screen. If I hit My DVR again, I go right back to the main screen and, sure enough the recording I tried to delete is gone.

This is the new, bigger HD box and not the new guide, Roosevelt area.

couldn't help. i did an HDHomeRun scan just before i called her around 8:30pm and it didn't pick up King5 HD. we scheduled a technician to come out and check the signal strength (yay). just now - 11pm - i ran another scan and hey, presto, King5 HD is back again at 15.2. i then checked MythTV and it now shows King5 HD again as well. i'll run another scan tomorrow morning. very frustrating.

Do you still have King5HD up and running at 15.2? I too, lost it at the same time as you, and so far it hasn't come back yet and I've tried multiple channels.

I am running MCE-Win7 with Avermedia QAM tuner.

Getting King HD on 15.2 with my HDHomerun/Win7 here at 98125 (Lake City).

I just ordered Comcast Digital Preferred and want to add a TV Tuner card to a Win7 PC so I can watch/record TV using Media Center. I know I'll have to do some sort of IR Blaster trick to change channels on the Comcast HD tuner box. Any suggestions on a tuner card? I asked in the Home Theater PC forum but the reponses haven't been helpful so far

Thanks
Mike S

I just ordered Comcast Digital Preferred and want to add a TV Tuner card to a Win7 PC so I can watch/record TV using Media Center. I know I'll have to do some sort of IR Blaster trick to change channels on the Comcast HD tuner box. Any suggestions on a tuner card? I asked in the Home Theater PC forum but the reponses haven't been helpful so far

Thanks
Mike S

I'd wait for the new Silicon Dust Cable Card HDHomerun. The Ceton unit has been delayed again! These tuners would allow you to rent just the Cable Card from Comcast (turn in the box).

But if you must capture the output from a Comcast box (in HD) try the Hauppauge HD-PVR 1212. Any other tuner card will only capture the SD output from the Comcast box!

http://www.geektonic.com/2010/05/deal-of-day-hauppauge-hd-pvr-17999-ar.html

Good luck...

I'd wait for the new Silicon Dust Cable Card HDHomerun. The Ceton unit has been delayed again! These tuners would allow you to rent just the Cable Card from Comcast (turn in the box).

But if you must capture the output from a Comcast box (in HD) try the Hauppauge HD-PVR 1212. Any other tuner card will only capture the SD output from the Comcast box!

http://www.geektonic.com/2010/05/deal-of-day-hauppauge-hd-pvr-17999-ar.html

Good luck...

Thanks for the reply. I can't wait for the Silicon Dust Cable Card, but that is the longer term solution. Basically I want my PC to do what that Hauppauge PVR 1212 does, but maybe that's the only option. I'm not sure what the Comcast box outputs are, probably HDMI and Component, if that's the case a TV Tuner card won't do much good

I can't find KING HD here in 98107 yet. I've scanned numerous times with my Samsung TV as well as Eye TV on my Mac Mini (with Miglia Mini TV tuner).

I also am having no luck looking for KING-HD 5.1 here in Bellevue 98004. Neither my Windows Media Center nor my TiVo HD can find it. Anyone have any clue where they hid it?

In 98008 KING-HD is on 15-2 at the moment.

Just throwing this out as a possibility. If you don't subscribe to limited basic cable but ARE using Comcast internet, then Comcast may have put on a filter that prevents you from getting the low band, midband and hiband frequencies. These are needed for limited basic analog. But you don't need these frequencies for cable internet.

The quick test is to see if you can see analog channel 14 (KBCB if it's hasn't been moved to digital only) or 16 (QVC). If you can see both of those, you don't have a filter that filters out 15.

Just a thought.

Just throwing this out as a possibility. If you don't subscribe to limited basic cable but ARE using Comcast internet, then Comcast may have put on a filter that prevents you from getting the low band, midband and hiband frequencies. These are needed for limited basic analog. But you don't need these frequencies for cable internet.

The quick test is to see if you can see analog channel 14 (KBCB if it's hasn't been moved to digital only) or 16 (QVC). If you can see both of those, you don't have a filter that filters out 15.

Just a thought.

Thanks for the suggestion.

I am in the same boat as the other guys who aren't getting the King-HD, and like you mentioned, I am using only the Comcast internet, and not the limited basic cable.

I do have both QVC and KBCB though.

Thanks for the suggestion.

I am in the same boat as the other guys who aren't getting the King-HD, and like you mentioned, I am using only the Comcast internet, and not the limited basic cable.

I do have both QVC and KBCB though.
If you receive ANALOG QVC and KBCB clearly then a filter is probably not the issue. Digital QVC and KBCB are on different channels than their ANALOG counterparts.

Zyland, I think your diagnosis is correct. We recently moved to this house, and I simply transferred my Internet + Limited basic to this new address. While the installer was connecting the cable to the house, I connected the cable to the TV and cable modem. Both worked immediately as expected, to which the installer mumbled something like "good, I don't need to climb the pole then". I suspect that I do have a filter installed on the distribution splitter on the pole. Everything worked fine until Comcast moved KING HD to 15-2.

Since losing KING, I experimented and made a happy discovery: Using a simple bowtie antenna, I can get all of the local channels, so I called Comcast to cancel Limited Basic cable.

Oh, I forgot to mention: I was not able to receive ANALOG QVC and KBCB, so there must be a filter installed.

OK, I've got an interesting question. I just had my box reset today, and now I have a new icon on the front of my box. It looks like a house with a circle around it. It's located to the left of the display area (clock/channel).

Any thoughts?

After explaining this to a CSR, I was told that this was most likely intended for the "multi-room DVR" feature, but it's not supposed to be activated until a later date.

Anyone else seeing their DVR behaving poorly? Namely:

a) Missing recordings.

This week, I've missed both Law and Order and Cougartown, despite verifying that they are, in fact, scheduled to record. With how crappy the scheduler behaves, I check it daily, if not twice daily, to make sure everything looks right.

b) 'Delete this recording' not leaving the screen.

So, when I delete a recording, the box asking if I want to delete or cancel won't leave the screen. If I hit My DVR again, I go right back to the main screen and, sure enough the recording I tried to delete is gone.

This is the new, bigger HD box and not the new guide, Roosevelt area.

I had something similar a while back on your problem (b). I could not delete a recording no matter what. I finally unplugged the power cord for a minute and replugged. Even though it took 24 hours to fully populate the program grid, it was worth it. The problem recording was gone and everything worked fine. Not sure about problem (a). I have had it skip a recording on me once in a great while and never figured out why. One thing I liked about Tivo was it told you why it did not record something on your list.

BTW, when is the new guide coming to Seattle? Any news?

OK, I've got an interesting question. I just had my box reset today, and now I have a new icon on the front of my box. It looks like a house with a circle around it. It's located to the left of the display area (clock/channel).

Any thoughts?

After explaining this to a CSR, I was told that this was most likely intended for the "multi-room DVR" feature, but it's not supposed to be activated until a later date.

I believe the CSR is correct - it is for a feature not supported by Comcast (and may never be supported). The icon was on my box until the last blackout which reset the box and now it is gone. Not sure why it randomly comes and goes.

Not sure why it randomly comes and goes.Randomly? Oh, wow ... yeah, this is the first time I've seen it in 3 months (only had the box that long)!

Randomly? Oh, wow ... yeah, this is the first time I've seen it in 3 months (only had the box that long)!

Well, in the 5 or so times the box has been reset since I got it last summer, the icon has been on twice and off the other 3 or so times. "Random" seemed like the best term...

TNT HD (662) and TBS HD (664) are now on west coast feed, same as SD (54 & 55).

I kind of liked getting everything three hours earlier on the east coast feed. Oh well. :)

TNT HD (662) and TBS HD (664) are now on west coast feed, same as SD (54 & 55).


Thanks for your post. It allowed me to adjust my scheduled recording.

TNT HD (662) and TBS HD (664) are now on west coast feed, same as SD (54 & 55).

I kind of liked getting everything three hours earlier on the east coast feed. Oh well. :)

Ugh. At least they waited til the network shows were mostly over.

This makes me want either a quad plus tuner or a'la carte packages which include the east coast feeds.

In Mill Creek, 74-3 has ION in HD.

In Mill Creek, 74-3 has ION in HD.

In Seattle, as well. I'll update the list at some point this weekend!

Any rumblings about new HD channels coming to Comcast?

Hrm. Where did CBUT-HD (CBC) go? Does anyone know?

First I had it at QAM 124-6, then QAM 60-2, and now I have no idea where it went :(

I'm in the Bothell area.

Cheers,
Kermee

Have channel numbers for ESPN 3D on Comcast been announced? If so, kindly direct me to the info. Also, if this has been discussed before-- my apologies.
I live in Zip 98001

Thank you!

The Comcast bill I just received has this statement:
"Starting June 11, 2010, ESPN 3D will be available on channel 898 on the Digital Starter level of service."

hrm. Where did cbut-hd (cbc) go? Does anyone know?

First i had it at qam 124-6, then qam 60-2, and now i have no idea where it went :(

i'm in the bothell area.

Cheers,
kermee

60.1 ??

Hrm. Where did CBUT-HD (CBC) go? Does anyone know?

First I had it at QAM 124-6, then QAM 60-2, and now I have no idea where it went :(

I'm in the Bothell area.

Cheers,
Kermee

Up here it's still 60.2. They were playing around with things on Monday? when they added 33 ION HD to 74.3.

Have you tried "add digital channels"? A new scan may find where they stashed it.

Bruce
Bham

Hey all,

In preparation for the World Cup games I'd like to upgrade my DVRs to the high capacity ones they offer. I've got two and I plan to try and get all the games and watch them before I run out of space. Does anyone know what the capacity is on the most recent DVRs and if they are or have been available here in the Seattle area?

TIA!

The Motorola DCX3400 (320GB) may be available. You have to check to see if it is.

When I got mine last month from the Redmond office, they only had 250GB ones available, they claimed that they do not have 320GB ones at all (and not just unavailable at that moment).

When I got mine last month from the Redmond office, they only had 250GB ones available, they claimed that they do not have 320GB ones at all (and not just unavailable at that moment).

They had them at one time, because I got one there in December.

60.1 ??

I'm not getting even any signal or a QAM lock with my HDHomeRun on QAM 60.

Up here it's still 60.2. They were playing around with things on Monday? when they added 33 ION HD to 74.3.

Have you tried "add digital channels"? A new scan may find where they stashed it.

Bruce
Bham

Yeah. I see ION HD on QAM 74.3. Nice addition.

I'm using HDHomeRun tuners and there's not even a signal at QAM 60 to lock onto. Weird. It's the only channel that's missing.

In the process of doing a complete scan to see if it popped up somewhere else...

Thanks, both, for your help. --- I kinda want CBC-HD starting Saturday ;)

Cheers,
Kermee

New scan using HDHomeRun's in the Bothell/Mill Creek area. QAM 60 disappeared. :(

I tried two different dual-tuners out of three. It's not a signal strength or quality issue; other channels above and below Cable 60 are 95%+ on signal strength and 100% on signal & symbol quality. (I use an Electroline EDA-FT08300 drop-amp right off where Comcast comes in and straight into the HDHomeRun's).

Everything else is there... Just missing CBUT-HD unless it's become encrypted:

SCANNING: 99000000 (us-cable:96, us-irc:96)
PROGRAM: 1: 44.1 KPST
PROGRAM: 2: 44.2 Azteca
PROGRAM: 3: 44.3 AAT TV
PROGRAM: 4: 0

SCANNING: 129000000 (us-cable:15, us-irc:15)
PROGRAM: 2: 5.1 KING HD
PROGRAM: 3: 5.2 KING DT

SCANNING: 147000000 (us-cable:18, us-irc:18)
PROGRAM: 1: 22.1 KMYQ HD

SCANNING: 525000000 (us-cable:74, us-irc:74)
PROGRAM: 3: 0

SCANNING: 555000000 (us-cable:79, us-irc:79)
PROGRAM: 1: 79.1 NWCN
PROGRAM: 2: 33.1 ION
PROGRAM: 3: 79.3 KOMO
PROGRAM: 4: 79.4 KING
PROGRAM: 5: 79.5 KONG
PROGRAM: 6: 79.6 CBUT
PROGRAM: 7: 79.7 KCTS
PROGRAM: 8: 79.8 KMYQ
PROGRAM: 9: 79.9 KSTW
PROGRAM: 10: 28.1 KBTC

SCANNING: 561000000 (us-cable:80, us-irc:80)
PROGRAM: 1: 80.1 KCPQ
PROGRAM: 2: 80.2 KIRO
PROGRAM: 4: 80.4 KWDK
PROGRAM: 6: 20.1 KTBW
PROGRAM: 7: 80.7 TVW
PROGRAM: 8: 51.1 KUNS-DT
PROGRAM: 9: 80.9 KCTS+
PROGRAM: 10: 24.1 KBCB-1

SCANNING: 573000000 (us-cable:82, us-irc:82)
PROGRAM: 1: 9.1 KCTS HD
PROGRAM: 2: 9.2 V-ME
PROGRAM: 3: 9.3 KCTS DT
PROGRAM: 4: 4.1 KOMO HD
PROGRAM: 5: 4.2 KOMO-SD
PROGRAM: 51: 0 (no data)

SCANNING: 579000000 (us-cable:83, us-irc:83)
PROGRAM: 8: 0
PROGRAM: 9: 0
PROGRAM: 10: 0

SCANNING: 585000000 (us-cable:84, us-irc:84)
PROGRAM: 4: 0

SCANNING: 621000000 (us-cable:90, us-irc:90)
PROGRAM: 11: 0
PROGRAM: 13: 0
PROGRAM: 420: 0
PROGRAM: 421: 0
PROGRAM: 422: 0
PROGRAM: 423: 0
PROGRAM: 424: 0
PROGRAM: 425: 0
PROGRAM: 426: 0

SCANNING: 669000000 (us-cable:103, us-irc:103)
PROGRAM: 2: 0 (no data)

SCANNING: 699000000 (us-cable:108, us-irc:108)
PROGRAM: 4: 0

SCANNING: 711000000 (us-cable:110, us-irc:110)
PROGRAM: 1: 16.1 KONG-HD
PROGRAM: 2: 7.1 KIRO HD
PROGRAM: 3: 7.2 KIRO-SD
PROGRAM: 1021: 0

SCANNING: 717000000 (us-cable:111, us-irc:111)
PROGRAM: 1: 13.1 KCPQ HD
PROGRAM: 2: 11.1 CW11 HD
PROGRAM: 4: 13.2 AccuWea

SCANNING: 735000000 (us-cable:114, us-irc:114)
PROGRAM: 485: 0
PROGRAM: 486: 0
PROGRAM: 487: 0
PROGRAM: 488: 0
PROGRAM: 489: 0
PROGRAM: 490: 0
PROGRAM: 491: 0
PROGRAM: 492: 0

SCANNING: 741000000 (us-cable:115, us-irc:115)
PROGRAM: 2: 0
PROGRAM: 14: 0

SCANNING: 747000000 (us-cable:116, us-irc:116)
PROGRAM: 1: 0
PROGRAM: 2: 0
PROGRAM: 9: 0
PROGRAM: 10: 0
PROGRAM: 83: 0

SCANNING: 753000000 (us-cable:117, us-irc:117)
PROGRAM: 1002: 0
PROGRAM: 1007: 0
PROGRAM: 1008: 0
PROGRAM: 1009: 0
PROGRAM: 1035: 0
PROGRAM: 1053: 0
PROGRAM: 1059: 0
PROGRAM: 1063: 0
PROGRAM: 1066: 0
PROGRAM: 1067: 0

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/2461/qam60.png

Least I still have CBUT-SD at QAM 79.6...

As I've mentioned before regarding the Sony tv tuners. Adding didn't work. I had to do a complete new AutoProgram. It found the new stuff, deleted the old tables and put channels back where they belong...5.1,5.2,22.1, etc.

CBUT-HD is still on 60.2 here in North Bend, still un-encrypted. Works fine on my HD Homerun.

Seems unlikely, but any chance you're getting interference or ingress from a ham radio station nearby? Cable/QAM ch. 60 is 440Mhz, which is a band used for amatuer radio in the US.

I'm using Windows Media Center on Win7 Ultimate with an AverMedia card in the 98168 zip code and just this week, both KOMODT and KINGDT haven't been getting a signal. I ended up doing two rescans before I got both channels picked up again, but for whatever reason, while KINGDT (5.1) is mapped correctly and I'm getting a signal again, KOMODT (4.1) is now showing the SD feed from KIRO.

When I go to KOMO on 79.3, I see what I'd expect to see on KOMODT (4.1) as far as programming goes, but I can't get the HD feed to show up on 4.1 for some reason.

Anyone have an idea what's going on? Is Comcast messing with stuff or do I just need to keep rescanning (it takes forever)?

Of course the World Cup is showing on the one channel I can't get in HD at the moment. Luckily I've been finding the matches available in HD online, and I also have an OTA antenna to fall back on, but I'd prefer not to have to resort to those options if I can get this figured out.

Any help or insight would be appreciated.

79.3 is KOMO (4). 82.4 is KOMO-HD (4.1). At least that's how it's mapped here in North Bend.

CBUT-HD is still on 60.2 here in North Bend, still un-encrypted. Works fine on my HD Homerun.

Seems unlikely, but any chance you're getting interference or ingress from a ham radio station nearby? Cable/QAM ch. 60 is 440Mhz, which is a band used for amatuer radio in the US.

Definitely possible, but I'm not sure that's the case. If it was, I would assume it would be sporadic.

Has there been filters used in the past where that frequency range might have a notch-filter applied to it? I'm subscribed to Comcast Limited Basic & Internet so I'm assuming I shouldn't have any filters on my line...

Still watching CBUT-SD for now ;)

Cheers,
Kermee

...Has there been filters used in the past where that frequency range might have a notch-filter applied to it? I'm subscribed to Comcast Limited Basic & Internet so I'm assuming I shouldn't have any filters on my line...

Still watching CBUT-SD for now ;)

Cheers,
KermeeDefinitely possible, too - the filters usually used by Comcast usually nuke the channel range ~30-70 (the old-school way to prevent getting analog Expanded Basic for free). Check your HDHR scan results: are there any channels between 30-70 that were detected? Between 30-70 I have Discovery-SD, some shopping channels, UWTV, CSPAN, and CBUT-HD.

Definitely possible, too - the filters usually used by Comcast usually nuke the channel range ~30-70 (the old-school way to prevent getting analog Expanded Basic for free). Check your HDHR scan results: are there any channels between 30-70 that were detected? Between 30-70 I have Discovery-SD, some shopping channels, UWTV, CSPAN, and CBUT-HD.

DUH... I think you're right. LOL! I didn't have Expanded Basic before and was getting them for "free" when the QAM versions became available. I completely forgot. I'm all of FAIL today. I'll ping Comcast to see if they can remove the filter.

Thanks!

Cheers,
Kermee

Of course, Comcast is balking at removing the filter even though it has virtually no practical use now. Guess I have to visit the Lynnwood Store in-person... *Sigh*...

Cheers,
Kermee

I just exchanged my old Motorola box for a new non dvr HD cable converter with HDMI output made by Pace. Is there a URL for a manual somewhere?
sam

I just exchanged my old Motorola box for a new non dvr HD cable converter with HDMI output made by Pace. Is there a URL for a manual somewhere?
samGoogle is your friend - 'Comcast STB Manual' returns this:

http://customer.comcast.com/Pages/FAQViewer.aspx?Guid=f39b3536-8ba2-4fbd-a359-644e00cd0a5a

Google is your friend - 'Comcast STB Manual' returns this:

http://customer.comcast.com/Pages/FAQViewer.aspx?Guid=f39b3536-8ba2-4fbd-a359-644e00cd0a5a

Thanks for the find. I did not type in the proper words at Google.
sam

Did anybody get dcx3200 non dvr box yet? I have the DCX DVR box but was wondering if they started issuing those in our area.

TNT HD (662) and TBS HD (664) are now on west coast feed, same as SD (54 & 55).

I kind of liked getting everything three hours earlier on the east coast feed. Oh well. :)

So did I. Especially now since it's time for the multi-month wait for Tivo to update the schedule (both show "To be announced").

So did I. Especially now since it's time for the multi-month wait for Tivo to update the schedule (both show "To be announced").

My fake zip code (98042) has the correct TiVo listings for those channels. I haven't checked my actual one (98008), but the zap2it listings there are correct.

For those who live on the Eastside, esp. Redmond, can you confirm that Comcast isn't putting copy protection on most channels? (i.e. no copy protection == CCI byte == 0x00) I don't care (much) if they get put on premiums like HBO or Showtime since I won't be subscribing to those.

I'm on FiOS but due to the copy protection fiasco (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=18809194#post18809194 and http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=450307) that seems to be affecting areas being transitioned to Frontier Communications, I'm likely going to drop FiOS if this isn't resolved. The fiasco began (coincidentally) w/an outage that affected most channels >100. Prior to 6/7/10, I'd NEVER seen CP on any channels on my FiOS lineup.

It'd help if you could check the channel list I have in my first post and also could check SCIHD and NGCHD. (These aren't protected on FiOS, yet.)

http://www.tivo.com/copyprotection has a quick way for TiVo users to check w/o setting recordings.

For some reason channel 5 seems to be jumping around on me. I'm using an EyeTV Mac tuner with no STB, and it tunes all the limited channels, plus the local HD channels, but a few weeks ago channel 105 disappeared. Someone from Comcast came out and told me it was on 129mhz so I added that and there it was. But only for a week or so, now it's gone again. The ElGato tuner can find all the other channels, but what it seems to find for King HD has no signal. Does anyone know what's going on? Thanks in advance,

Chuck

Yesterday my son changed channels and all of a sudden we had a blue screen rather than the cable picture. DVR and PS3 both run thru a receiver to the TV, and we do get sound. I checked and the TV works with the PS3 which makes me rule out the TV and the receiver. I'd be thankful for any ideas as to what may be causing the bluescreen from the Comcast box side of the equation.

Yesterday my son changed channels and all of a sudden we had a blue screen rather than the cable picture. DVR and PS3 both run thru a receiver to the TV, and we do get sound. I checked and the TV works with the PS3 which makes me rule out the TV and the receiver. I'd be thankful for any ideas as to what may be causing the bluescreen from the Comcast box side of the equation.The "blue screen" is most likely coming from your receiver, not your cable box. Double-check that you have the correct source selected.

I'll ping Comcast to see if they can remove the filter.

Thanks for posting. I have the same issue. I hope that removing the filter will resolve.

Dale

Definitely possible, too - the filters usually used by Comcast usually nuke the channel range ~30-70 (the old-school way to prevent getting analog Expanded Basic for free). Check your HDHR scan results: are there any channels between 30-70 that were detected? Between 30-70 I have Discovery-SD, some shopping channels, UWTV, CSPAN, and CBUT-HD.

DUH... I think you're right. LOL! I didn't have Expanded Basic before and was getting them for "free" when the QAM versions became available. I completely forgot.

The comcast tech came to my house, removed the filter, and presto, CBUT-HD shows up on my TV.

I am impressed that the tech came the same day I called to resolve this.

I was dismayed that the CSR I talked to on the phone immediately said, "You need a box for that." Even the tech said the same thing when he first came in. After scanning and seeing CBUT-HD we were chatting and he said that he "heard the you'll need a box for 5.1 soon." I (politely) told him that the FCC requires clear broadcast of the OTA channels and for the rest, comcast gets to tighten the screws as much they want to...

Is there any news on Comcast broadcasting the 3D version of this series in the Seattle market? Scheduled games are on 7/10 and 7/11 at Safeco Field.
DirecTV apparently will carry the 3D broadcasts nationally on one of three new 3D channels added to their lineup.
I understand that 3DTV may not be a 'burning issue' for many, but would definitely appreciate any information that one can provide.
Thanks in advance!!

My TiVo tells me there's a new COM3DTV channel 897. Info button says it's carrying NASCAR from Daytona 4:40-8:30PM.

Ya,I tried to view channel and it said you needed a subscription.

Ya,I tried to view channel and it said you needed a subscription.

I think you just have to call Comcast and they'll add it. They did it this way, to keep people with out 3D TV's from viewing it and thinking things were broken.

Thanks to all for the info!!
Yesterday I picked up a DCX3400 DVR at a Best Buy store. When I called Comcast to activate the box, I asked the CSR about 3D Baseball. He claimed they will carry the two games on Ch.897 but the EPG may not list them till close to the date. So scheduling a recording is not possible. :(
Typical Comcrap!

Thanks to all for the info!!
Yesterday I picked up a DCX3400 DVR at a Best Buy store. When I called Comcast to activate the box, I asked the CSR about 3D Baseball. He claimed they will carry the two games on Ch.897 but the EPG may not list them till close to the date. So scheduling a recording is not possible. :(
Typical Comcrap!Can't you just set up a manual recording?

You can buy the gear outright now? or am I just seeing that Comcast lets them set you up with upgrades to your service directly?
If you can do that now I'll get my own box from them and loose the rental they be probably charging me when I get upgraded to phone and a HD box and upgraded package this weds in Portland.

I know it's been a while, but I kept procrastinating.

The only change is the addition of KWPX in HD on 74-3.

(Interestingly, the 33-1 PSIP still points at the SD downconvert on 79-2.)

You can buy the gear outright now? or am I just seeing that Comcast lets them set you up with upgrades to your service directly?
If you can do that now I'll get my own box from them and loose the rental they be probably charging me when I get upgraded to phone and a HD box and upgraded package this weds in Portland.I don't think they're for outright purchase (at least not in the US). My understanding is some BB stores have a "Comcast Connection Center" in them - where you can sign up for a subscription and self-install package. But AFAIK you're still leasing the box from Comcast.

OK, that's kinda what I figured but wanted to make sure before I got all excited and rushed to BB to buy a box like I did for my cable modem within my first week of signing up for the service.
Modem still works fine many years later too, but they took away my big credit for owning my new 200 dollar modem within 6 months of my buying it...:mad:

Can't you just set up a manual recording?
jimre,

Yes I could do that but would like confirmation from Comcast first (on EPG) that they actually plan to broadcast the 3D version. The rep at Best Buy told me "Just connect this DVR to cable and you will be automatically activated and the guide will populate soon after. I have input all your information and you're good to go" Well, NOT. I had to call. Misinformation from Comcast reps/CSRs is all too common.

The Mariners press release (http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100702&content_id=11835740&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea) makes it pretty clear: "In addition to DIRECTV, Comcast (Washington) will deliver the event on alternate channel 897"

So if it were up to me, I'd set up a manual recording for those games & not rely on the guide getting updated in time.

Over the past few weeks, at random times, I have had massive amounts of pixelization on 113 and 111. The audio drops out and the video is basically unwatchable. My DVR loses sync and ends the recording at a random part in the show.

Has anyone else seen this problem in the Seattle area? I'm in Edmonds. I've noticed that Comcast added several new channels, and I'm thinking this issue is related to that. I haven't done a full survey of all channels, but I've found that 113 and 111 are both having problems at the same time.

The problem may be with the network signal that Q13 is receiving. If so then I would expect the problem to be widespread throughout this area.

KCPQ-HD and KSTW-HD (Comcast 113 and 111) are both transmitted on physical QAM ch. 111 -- so it's likely something to do with your ability to receive that frequency. Could be outside interference or ingress, but that's the old UHF ch 55 range - which is no longer used. I think it was recently aunctioned off along with the rest of the 700Mhz spectrum to Verizon or somebody like that.

More likely, you may have some loose connections, or old splitters not rated for full 1 GHz digital cable operation - from back in the days when there were no cable channels > 100. Ch. 111 (717 MHz) is near the upper end of Comcasts QAM frequencies.

KCPQ-HD and KSTW-HD (Comcast 113 and 111) are both transmitted on physical QAM ch. 111 -- so it's likely something to do with your ability to receive that frequency. Could be outside interference or ingress, but that's the old UHF ch 55 range - which is no longer used. I think it was recently aunctioned off along with the rest of the 700Mhz spectrum to Verizon or somebody like that.

Ch. 55 went to Qualcomm/MediaFLO, nationwide. Their key tranmitters are in the 50kW range, so ingress is possible, but unlikely (in comparison to what the 1MW "broadcast" transmitters could cause.)

Do you see issues on 116 (KCPQ/AccuWeather) at the same time? (That's the third channel that rounds out the 111 MUX.)

Hey jimre,
Thanks for the info- did not think to check the Mariners (or Yankees) websites, duh :confused:

Did anybody else have their series recordings all messed up in the last couple of days? Example, Louie set to record on 665 recorded on 53 and all future scheduled recordings set to 53. Series recording was set to record This Channel Only as 665 and did that for the previous two weeks. The Daily Show and Colbert Report were set to record Only New Episodes. This was working for the past month as all others are flagged Repeat. I noticed my scheduled recordings for these two shows now list every episode even though the recording settings are still shown as Only New Episodes and the repeats are flagged Repeat.

Aren't our guides supposed to be updated by now with the new software? So far, mine are still not updated.

Aren't our guides supposed to be updated by now with the new software? So far, mine are still not updated.

Comcast is probably too busy raising our rates again - see bill stuffer in latest billing. A few things go down (so that they can say so), but most everything goes up yet again...

Aren't our guides supposed to be updated by now with the new software? So far, mine are still not updated.
Comcast posted an article about the new guide on their blog site (http://blog.comcast.com/2010/01/new-guide-makes-watching-tv-even-better.html) and, ever since then, there has been an ongoing dialog about the A28 rollout. With respect to Seattle, I got this response from Comcast on June 23:

Joe - I don't yet have a schedule for the new guide for Seattle.

Due to a few issues and competing priorities, we have had to adjust our guide deployment schedule. The new target is to get the new guide to all sites with Motorola cable boxes by the fall. Our teams are all certainly disappointed with the delay.

Our national engineering and local operational teams are managing a dynamic schedule based on a certain preferred (and in some cases required) event sequence and also balanced between other important projects including additional HD channels, increased internet speeds and additional On Demand choices. This continues to be a busy year for Comcast with lots of increased services and enhanced services being rolled out.

The teams are juggling a lot of important priorities in order to deliver the best products and services quickly. We appreciate your patience.
I think the phrase "due to a few issues" refers to the fact that there were a number of new bugs in the A28 guide. Comcast just rolled out a maintenance release to fix them (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r24471370-IGuide-A28-Maintenance-Release). Hopefully the A28 rollout will resume now that some of the bugs are fixed. For the first time in quite a while, the Comcast blog site is listing new cities getting the A28 Guide, which gives me hope that that is in fact the case.

Are others having problems with the signal on channel 104 (KOMO in HD)? I noticed this on Sunday, before the World Cup. The signal is pixelated in my HDTV and in my Comcast box (where the channel 104 signal is really non-existent). The analog signal on Channel 4 is just fine for SD.

Are others having problems with the signal on channel 104 (KOMO in HD)? I noticed this on Sunday, before the World Cup. The signal is pixelated in my HDTV and in my Comcast box (where the channel 104 signal is really non-existent). The analog signal on Channel 4 is just fine for SD.

I have frequent intermittent pixelation and worse (very frequent intermittent but extended blue screen/"channel available shortly" messages) on 104 KOMOHD, as well as on 109 (KCTS HD) & several other channels. In particular, I had the "channel available shortly" message on 104 just as the World Cup Final was about to start, so I switched to the Canadian HD channel and watched the game there instread... But yes, the frequent channel outages (coupled with the latest Comcast rate increases) really have me wishing I had a viable alternative...

Is anyone else having almost constant pixilation on 113 KCPQD at the start of the All-Star Game...?

Is anyone else having almost constant pixilation on 113 KCPQD at the start of the All-Star Game...?The picture has been fine here in Sammamish.

It seemed to clear up after about the first two innings...

So, what's the story on A28? Has anybody gotten it?

Last I heard, Comcast employees were testing it. Maybe some day it will pass the tests.

Last I heard, Comcast employees were testing it. Maybe some day it will pass the tests.I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow. Wave Broadband customers are getting it tomorrow. I doubt we're getting the A24.

KCPQ-HD and KSTW-HD (Comcast 113 and 111) are both transmitted on physical QAM ch. 111 -- so it's likely something to do with your ability to receive that frequency. Could be outside interference or ingress, but that's the old UHF ch 55 range - which is no longer used. I think it was recently aunctioned off along with the rest of the 700Mhz spectrum to Verizon or somebody like that.

More likely, you may have some loose connections, or old splitters not rated for full 1 GHz digital cable operation - from back in the days when there were no cable channels > 100. Ch. 111 (717 MHz) is near the upper end of Comcasts QAM frequencies.

It happened again this evening. Channels 111, 113, and 116 all started to pixelate around 8:20pm, getting progressively worse until at 8:45 my DVR told me that I no longer subscribe to those channels. Channel 13 was ok, so I watched that, and kept checking back to see the other channels. Around 9:30 the HD channels were only dropping audio every 3 or 4 seconds, and by 10pm they were back to normal.

It was like a storm passed by, could it be sun spots? I have a fairly new cable system with RG6 cables and have not seen this problem for the 5 years I've been in this new house. I use a Moxi DVR, but I'm not sure that is related. This loss of signal only seems to happen some evenings, but I'm not running anything that would cause it. Any ideas?

Last I heard, Comcast employees were testing it. Maybe some day it will pass the tests.OK, so ... I got it about 2:00am this morning.

Firmware: 22.65
Software: Version 78.44 - A28p0-2.0908.r4

Again, since I don't use Comcast, not all those advanced features (i.e. remote recording, caller ID) are not available ... yet. However, features like "Watch in HD" work just fine.

I read about a glitch on the HDMI handshake (it seems to be delayed). I'm not sure how accurate that information is, just because it seems to be loading faster.

As for the guide time, I have 15 days. Not the reported 6.

OK, so ... I got it about 2:00am this morning.

Firmware: 22.65
Software: Version 78.44 - A28p0-2.0908.r4

Again, since I don't use Comcast, not all those advanced features (i.e. remote recording, caller ID) are not available ... yet. However, features like "Watch in HD" work just fine.

I read about a glitch on the HDMI handshake (it seems to be delayed). I'm not sure how accurate that information is, just because it seems to be loading faster.

As for the guide time, I have 15 days. Not the reported 6.
Interesting. Comcast is currently rolling out a maintenance release (78.53 - A28p0-4.1005.r-8) that fixes a number of bugs associated with the version that you just got. Bugs in your version that are supposedly fixed in the maintenance release include:


Intermittent blank-screen dropouts when using HDMI

Longer HDMI handshake on TV power-up

Occasional blank channel after HDMI handshake (guide works, but no channel audio/video until channel changed, then changed back)

Occasional channel info pops up on the hour, sometimes not even for the current channel (possibly info from other tuner?)

Favorites list resets at the top of the channel list when exiting info screens.

If you are tuned to an SD channel that has an HD version available, a popup will appear for several seconds when a new HD program starts, even if you are actually watching an unrelated recording.

When starting to play a recording, or after stopping playback, the audio may be muted. (Pause, then Play, will usually restore audio.)

Sometimes after a tuner swap, or stopping a recording playback, the audio and video will continuously cycle on and off.

VCR-style manual recordings (channel, start-time, end-time) that are set to repeat weekly will not record past midnight.

Guide only holds 9-10 days of data, versus 14-15 with previous versions.

Intermittent blank-screen dropouts when using HDMI (I haven't seen any)

Longer HDMI handshake on TV power-up Firmware 22.65 improves it. Loads up faster than previous guide.)

Occasional blank channel after HDMI handshake (guide works, but no channel audio/video until channel changed, then changed back) (Purposely tried making the box "hiccup" and recreate this. It couldn't happen.)

Occasional channel info pops up on the hour, sometimes not even for the current channel (possibly info from other tuner?) (I watched TV from 2:00am to 3:00am this morning, immediately after getting upgraded. Didn't see this.)

Favorites list resets at the top of the channel list when exiting info screens. (I can't seem to find this issue. Nothing different is occurring with my favorites list than before.)

If you are tuned to an SD channel that has an HD version available, a popup will appear for several seconds when a new HD program starts, even if you are actually watching an unrelated recording. (The info bar appeared for half a second. And, it's from the other tuner.)

When starting to play a recording, or after stopping playback, the audio may be muted. (Pause, then Play, will usually restore audio.) (Video loads just fine. No pausing needed.)

Sometimes after a tuner swap, or stopping a recording playback, the audio and video will continuously cycle on and off. (False information)

VCR-style manual recordings (channel, start-time, end-time) that are set to repeat weekly will not record past midnight. (Can't confirm this)

Guide only holds 9-10 days of data, versus 14-15 with previous versions. (I counted 15 days at 8:30am, and again at 11:00am)
I added comments to all of your bullets.

Comcast. Seattle. Tivo HD with Cablecard.

Noticed yesterday we stopped getting channel 104 (KOMO HD) entirely. Several channels are pixelated, for example 66 (BRAVO) and 652 (BRAVOHD).

My wife is most frustrated because she can't watch Top Chef - she recorded it and it was all garbled.

Can Comcast updates be affecting Tivos with a Cablecard?

104 was fine last night on my CableCard TIVO for "Wipeout" here in the Factoria (Bellevue) area.

Anyone else notice that their monthly Comcast statement announces substantial price increases which take effect August 1?

Many of the video services are increasing over $3/month, Internet service is also increasing $3/month and some equipment rentals are jumping $2 or $3/month.

Anyone else notice that their monthly Comcast statement announces substantial price increases which take effect August 1?

Many of the video services are increasing over $3/month, Internet service is also increasing $3/month and some equipment rentals are jumping $2 or $3/month.

That's what happens when the city grants a private monopoly and precludes the potential for any meaningful competition or choice...

FYI Redmond office has the dcx3400 boxes, I picked one up today. I know they were out for a while.

Also they said the new guide should be rolling out 7/31.

Last, I had issues recently with 111 and 113 also, it was a bad connection as someone mentioned earlier in the thread. I replaced my coax to the tv and now I don't have issues with those channels anymore. With the old coax, if I moved it around or jiggled it, the picture quality would get better and worse, so I know it was the connection causing the issue.

Q: Does comcast still provide clear QAM signal for local stations?

I have AVerMedia DUET tuner card (A188) in my HTPC (Win7 Ultimate). And I have comcast cable (internet + basic service) to the tuner card. Recently the tuner card does not pick up any signal (104, 105, 107, etc). But device manager of win7 says the card is working properly. Does comcast still provide clear QAM signal for local stations? Is there an update list of all clear QAM channels? Or my tuner card is bad? Thanks for your suggestions.

Q: Does comcast still provide clear QAM signal for local stations?

I have AVerMedia DUET tuner card (A188) in my HTPC (Win7 Ultimate). And I have comcast cable (internet + basic service) to the tuner card. Recently the tuner card does not pick up any signal (104, 105, 107, etc). But device manager of win7 says the card is working properly. Does comcast still provide clear QAM signal for local stations? Is there an update list of all clear QAM channels? Or my tuner card is bad? Thanks for your suggestions.Yes, all local HD stations are provided in the clear. User "Pastiche" posts frequent updates here on current clear-QAM channel mappings, most recently on July 4. You can use the "Search This Thread" feature, and looks for "QAM Update".

I don't know anything about your particular tuner card - but have you tried re-scanning the channels in setup? Comcast remaps its virtual channels (104, 105, 107, etc) to different physical channels (eg, ch 82.4, 48.3, etc) periodically. See Pastiche's guide for current mappings. Your QAM tuner will not automatically update its channel maps when this happens - you have to either re-scan, or manually edit your channel lists.

Comcast Seattle area subs:

Do you get HDNet and or HDNet Movies?

Comcast Seattle area subs:

Do you get HDNet and or HDNet Movies?

Nope.

Nope.
Thx.

Anyone have luck with getting the 3d channels 897 and 898 enabled on their TivoHD boxes? I just called and they said that they were unable to get it to process. Hoping someone has had a similar experience and a workaround. Thanks in advance.