When I try to access a program [been trying HBO onDemand, as well as HD Showcase], I get "is unavailable at this time, Please try later". Sometimes I get an error 106. Tried rebooting, but doesn't help. Anyone else experiencing problem? Anyone knows of solution would save me a call to the TWC idiots. btw, I have the 8300HDC unit. Thanks!

Had the same problem this morning. Went through the "we are sending a signal routine" with the tech and rebooted and it worked.

Yes, it seems that IFC-HD is nearly always stretched. I started a thread about this on the main HDTV Programming thread.

On extremely rare occasions there is some ACTUAL HD content there -- in particular, Blue Velvet looked like it was real HD. I think it's worth checking in on the channel and noting if any real (non-stretched) HD comes up...

Is there any way to tell in advance if a movie is in HD or not - in the program guide or otherwise?

Been an HDXtra customer since a long time. Was pissed a lot of the time as we kept loosing channels and getting nothing in return (as a HD speciality package, adding a bunch of SD sports channels is no consolation). Kinda resolved myself to paying the price JUST for HDNets... which one could argue was well worth the 5 bucks/month.

NOW, we have a pretty decent deal in HDXtra... 2 HDnets, MGM, and now Smithsonian.

Looks like you might have spoken too soon, as it looks like MGM might be going both commercial (based on every movie in last few weeks) and edited....

Smithsonian HD is not adequate compensation for MGM HD becoming unwatchable like Univeral HD.

I just got this month's cable bill with an increase of approximately $12.00 over last month. The proposed RR caps in other markets and these price increases show there is no end to TWC avarice. I just had to vent!

Did anyone else have any trouble with their dvr recording of Bones on 705 tonight? On both of my dvrs, the taping froze at the 20 minute mark and jumped to the 38 minute mark.

Did anyone else have any trouble with their dvr recording of Bones on 705 tonight? On both of my dvrs, the taping froze at the 20 minute mark and jumped to the 38 minute mark.

Sigh, yes same thing. I am so sick of TWC. Fios is planned for my building this Fall. Can't wait.

Northern Manhattan Spreadsheet

I should have not been so broad in my statement and will stick to my area of Queens where the complaints are supported by the Broadband Reports forum with its own thread.

At night in Queens, most users around 8pm will not get over 1-2Mbps on a 10Mbps account. This has been ongoing for a couple of years. Powerboost is no help to us because it is boosting nothing near what the user pays for. The nodes are overloaded and multiple complaints to the DoITT have only resulted in returned phone calls from TWC and no improvement.

I am still considering switching to RCN, but no MSG in HD is a killer for me.

I, like a lot of Queens residents from the Broadband Reports thread are just hoping to be saved by Verizon once FIOS is set up in their neighborhoods.

RCN is working on getting MSG in HD. Of course there is no time frame.

RCN is working on getting MSG in HD. Of course there is no time frame.

If they could secure that, I would jump ship to their triple play until FIOS comes out in my area.

If they could secure that, I would jump ship to their triple play until FIOS comes out in my area.

Isn't RCN really bad? They barely exist anymore, I would stick with TWC over them any day.

Isn't RCN really bad? They barely exist anymore, I would stick with TWC over them any day.

rcn has lost just about every cutomer in my building. there prices are higher than twc go figure.

Isn't RCN really bad? They barely exist anymore, I would stick with TWC over them any day.

I honestly never had problems with RCN outside of the issue with MSG in HD since I watch NY Rangers games.

Not sure about the "barely exist" part. They are an overbuilder. Not a local entity like TWC or Cablevision is. They pretty much set up shop where they are allowed to and/or requested.

I enjoyed their Mach 20 service for about a year and then needed to belt tighten a bit which made me go with the Triple Play of TWC. At the time, Mach 20 was nearly $80 a month.

While I do agree with supersuper about the prices, I found the service better.

When I try to access a program [been trying HBO onDemand, as well as HD Showcase], I get "is unavailable at this time, Please try later". Sometimes I get an error 106. Tried rebooting, but doesn't help. Anyone else experiencing problem? Anyone knows of solution would save me a call to the TWC idiots. btw, I have the 8300HDC unit. Thanks!

FWIW, since the dawn of VOD I have seen issues such as yours. I can remember one thing I wanted to get that after half a dozen attempts over the course of a week I gave up on. I've heard everything under the sun being blamed, but the bottom line is that this "service" is at best infrequent.

BTW, the "likliest" explanation I heard was that the server that does out the actual video was at fault; a tech actually admitted those servers were very flaky... oh, this was something like 3-4 years ago! So nice to see it's still the crappiest service TWC runs!

Is there any way to tell in advance if a movie is in HD or not - in the program guide or otherwise?

Not really. Yes some shows carry a HDTV logo and generally that means HD... but not always. Many is the times you don't see it, but it is in HD.

Compounding this is good upconverts and a film that was made to look very grainy/filmlike. Many is the time it's really impossible to tell for sure.

Looks like you might have spoken too soon, as it looks like MGM might be going both commercial (based on every movie in last few weeks) and edited....

Smithsonian HD is not adequate compensation for MGM HD becoming unwatchable like Univeral HD.

Damn, I just watched something about a week or so ago... no commercials and no censorship.

Another nail in the TWC coffin, paying extra to get channels that carry advertising.

Did anyone else have any trouble with their dvr recording of Bones on 705 tonight? On both of my dvrs, the taping froze at the 20 minute mark and jumped to the 38 minute mark.

Funny, I got that show this morning on the Internet because there was a playoff game last night and at least three shows to record...

BTW, the last third of 24 seemed to be back to the Fox GlitchFest of several weeks ago. Not AS BAD, but at least three or so key bits of dialog that were missed...

Isn't RCN really bad? They barely exist anymore, I would stick with TWC over them any day.

My information says RCN is essentially frozen in place... their old model of demanding 100% exclusive access to a building doesn't cut it anymore AND they stopped all expansion years ago.

My information says RCN is essentially frozen in place... their old model of demanding 100% exclusive access to a building doesn't cut it anymore AND they stopped all expansion years ago.

They do have better HD reception though. Only 2 HD channels per QAM vs. 3 for TWC due to the fact that they have dropped all analog. Virtually no dropouts as well.

Is there any way to tell in advance if a movie is in HD or not - in the program guide or otherwise?

In general, most stations mark what shows are in HD in the guide. But there are some offenders who mark EVERYTHING has HD even when it's not, or other offenders that do the opposite (mark NOTHING) as being in HD -- IFC-HD falls into the last camp. At least if they were like most movie channels and made it clear from their website what movies would be in HD or not, that would be OK, but they don't seem to provide any info about HD on their website.

In general, most stations mark what shows are in HD in the guide. But there are some offenders who mark EVERYTHING has HD even when it's not, or other offenders that do the opposite (mark NOTHING) as being in HD -- IFC-HD falls into the last camp. At least if they were like most movie channels and made it clear from their website what movies would be in HD or not, that would be OK, but they don't seem to provide any info about HD on their website.

Scott, I tuned into IFC last night (was bummed watching the 'ockey game)... they had a very recent movie that SHOULD be in HD... damn, stretch-o-vision WITH bars top and bottom. Plus it was soft enough that I could positively say it's SD. I check 81, sure enough, letterboxed inside a 4:3 box. LB 4:3 I used to always use zoom, so I did it here. So:

IFC HD: soft, SD, horizontally stretched for a distorted AR
IFC SD: Soft, SD, but when using Zoom function, fills the screen with a correct, non-distorted AR.

Totally UNNECESSARY. OK I can accept they might not want to use a HD version, but for God's sake, upconvert and ZOOM the damn image before sending it to your HD channel.

Scott, I tuned into IFC last night (was bummed watching the 'ockey game)... they had a very recent movie that SHOULD be in HD... damn, stretch-o-vision WITH bars top and bottom. Plus it was soft enough that I could positively say it's SD. I check 81, sure enough, letterboxed inside a 4:3 box. LB 4:3 I used to always use zoom, so I did it here. So:

IFC HD: soft, SD, horizontally stretched for a distorted AR
IFC SD: Soft, SD, but when using Zoom function, fills the screen with a correct, non-distorted AR.

Totally UNNECESSARY. OK I can accept they might not want to use a HD version, but for God's sake, upconvert and ZOOM the damn image before sending it to your HD channel.
Yeah, pretty much a waste of a channel at this point. Hopefully they're looking at this as a "foot in the door" and will eventually get their act together to become a real HD channel. IFC & Sundance do fill a nice niche in terms of indie flicks.....

Damn, I just watched something about a week or so ago... no commercials and no censorship.

Another nail in the TWC coffin, paying extra to get channels that carry advertising.

Well, looks like jury is still out - only one movie appears to have been censored from what I've seen in last few days, but it's a slippery slope we've seen before.

FWIW, I'm now reading again that new Samsung STBs are about to be deployed here. The rumor also is that they be 3270, not 30980 DVRs. Folks are saying they are almost identical, but the 3270 is a later (and thus "better") design.

3090s seem now to be actively deployed in 2 TWC markets, NC and Milwaukee, WI.

NC seems to be getting a 32oG unit. As we are also supposedly about to have our 8300HD/Passport boxes desecrated with MDN, I'd be most anxious to get a 3270 to replace it!

SAo here are three questions to askl whnenever any of you have any encounter with TWC:

1. When are we getting Samsung DVRs (I've seen Samsung non DVRs deployed already) and 3090 or 3270?
2. Will they have 320G drives?
3. When and will we really get MDN forced on all 8300HD/Passport boxes?

Speaking of non DVR Samsungs, a while back I posted about a nasty bug my aunt had with a Samsung non DVR box (had to press extra buttons to get the info banner to go away). I recently visited her and it seems she got annoyed with the extra button presses, called and they swapped out the Samsung and gave her a SA/Cisco STB!

I saw the pictures of the new Passport software coming out on newer boxes in other markets. Man oh man, I want me some of that.

I saw the pictures of the new Passport software coming out on newer boxes in other markets. Man oh man, I want me some of that.

Seems like that's never going to happen here. It's all Navigator all the time.

Scott

yeah passport is dead in the city, maybe gone completely by june 1st.

I saw the pictures of the new Passport software coming out on newer boxes in other markets. Man oh man, I want me some of that.

Is this it?
http://www.macrovision.com/products/service_providers/ipg_so/passport_tru2way.htm?link_id=rightnav

Looks pretty cool

Is this it?
http://www.macrovision.com/products/service_providers/ipg_so/passport_tru2way.htm?link_id=rightnav

Looks pretty cool

Yeah...it's like an orgasm for my eyes.

That is a pretty sweet guide.

Random question for you guys here in NYC... do you know what type of coaxial cable TW uses in manhattan?

I have about 10 extra feet of cable wire behind my tv and it is driving my wife crazy.

Thanks

UPDATE: Do they typically use RG6 cabling?

Yes, RG6 is what is used now.

Yes, RG6 is what is used now.

Thanks

Apparently my 8300HDC decided to stop scheduling/recording all of the shows stored in the Series Manager beginning tonight. Excellent.

WNJU-DT 47.1 Telemundo is broadcasting the Latin Billboard Music Awards tonight in 1080i HD, as planned. Even some of their station identification images are in HD as well.

Unfortunately, we'll have to wait until May 1st to get ch. 747.

Tonight is a special broadcast. What regular shows could they have in HD? Local news maybe?

Apparently my 8300HDC decided to stop scheduling/recording all of the shows stored in the Series Manager beginning tonight. Excellent.

I also have the 8300HDC. Tonight Grey's Anat did not record, acc to log said "set top was unable to record this program [7]."
Curiously, I was looking at my set top diagnostics [channel 996] and noticed something I hadn't seen before. On page 2, my Tune Failure Count was 167 and it bolded in red. Anyone knows what this means? Wonder if it's related to the failure to record earlier.

WNJU-DT 47.1 Telemundo is broadcasting the Latin Billboard Music Awards tonight in 1080i HD, as planned. Even some of their station identification images are in HD as well.

Unfortunately, we'll have to wait until May 1st to get ch. 747.

Tonight is a special broadcast. What regular shows could they have in HD? Local news maybe?

I hope the 2010 World Cup qualifiers as well as the World Cup will be in HD on Telemundo. I prefer to listen to the Spanish broadcast, way more enthusiasm when calling the game.

Damn, looked through the last five pages to no avail... what rev of ODN is running on 8300HDC's here?

Picked up a first post in another thread by some guy who says he's getting a Samsung 3090 this Sat. from TWC. Anecdotally, I read 3.1.0_11 on the 3090s seems to have issues with series recordings not happening even though they should. BUT, 3.1.1_3 seems to be the very latest version. The question is what is being used here, because it MAY be the version they equip 3090s with.

Damn, looked through the last five pages to no avail... what rev of ODN is running on 8300HDC's here?

Picked up a first post in another thread by some guy who says he's getting a Samsung 3090 this Sat. from TWC. Anecdotally, I read 3.1.0_11 on the 3090s seems to have issues with series recordings not happening even though they should. BUT, 3.1.1_3 seems to be the very latest version. The question is what is being used here, because it MAY be the version they equip 3090s with.

My 8300HDC runs the 3.1.0_11 and I recently have had intermittent failures to record indicating set top unable to record. I also cannot access any of my onDemands. TWC told me they were having a problem with this in Bklyn and to keep trying every day. WHen successful, I should call for a credit. Unbelievable, right? Does anyone know if they can force change the VOD server that I am attached to? I wondering if that is my problem.

I also have the 8300HDC. Tonight Grey's Anat did not record, acc to log said "set top was unable to record this program [7]."
Curiously, I was looking at my set top diagnostics [channel 996] and noticed something I hadn't seen before. On page 2, my Tune Failure Count was 167 and it bolded in red. Anyone knows what this means? Wonder if it's related to the failure to record earlier.

I haven't checked the diagnostics yet. After a reboot, shows in the Series Manager were scheduled to record over the next week again. We'll see what happens. Kind of aggravating (it missed 3 shows last night). I just switched back to using the 8300HDC from a TivoHD, so it's off to an inauspicious start.

I haven't checked the diagnostics yet. After a reboot, shows in the Series Manager were scheduled to record over the next week again. We'll see what happens. Kind of aggravating (it missed 3 shows last night). I just switched back to using the 8300HDC from a TivoHD, so it's off to an inauspicious start.

I had a similar problem after the ODN update a few weeks back, it was recording something and just stopped after like 10 min for no reason and just kept doing that during what I was trying to record but no problems since then and it is working very well now

was grey a repeat?

if not, mines didnt record either.

was grey a repeat?

if not, mines didnt record either.

It was new. My box skipped it, along with The Office and 30 Rock.

Anyone in Brooklyn Heights having a problem with onDemand. I have an 8300HDC box and a SD box. I can't download any onDemand on either box. They have scheduled a technician even though it seems to me a problem on their end, not my boxes. On my HDC box, channel 966 indicates that my VOD server is 10.232.32.3. So my question to you all whether in Bklynh or not: if you are are on this server, can use access onDemand?

Question why are we being charged 43 cents for public access fee this is nothing but doesnt time warner suppose to finance public access

Comcast Sued By Massachusetts City

Suit Alleges Operator Breached Franchise Agreement by Passing on Costs
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 4/24/2009 2:26:58 PM MT
The city of Springfield, Mass., has sued Comcast, alleging the cable operator breached the terms of its franchise in passing on certain costs on to subscribers.

The city filed the lawsuit last week in Massachusetts Superior Court, accusing Comcast of breach of contract, deceit and fraud. The company's 10-year franchise agreement with Springfield is set to expire Jan. 28.

Comcast has not yet formally responded to the lawsuit and is currently reviewing it, said Kristen Roberts, senior director of community and public relations for Comcast's Western New England region.

"We believe we are in full compliance with our franchise agreement, and look forward to sitting down with the city to resolve this matter," Roberts said in a statement. "We value our relationship with the city and are committed to delivering the most advanced products and services in our industry to our customers in Springfield."

The operator serves about 39,000 customers in Springfield.

The city alleged Comcast improperly added certain fees to subscribers' bills, including charges related to equipment for a public-access TV studio and the cost of an economic development fund, according to Springfield's local newspaper, The Republican. In addition, the city's lawsuit claims, Comcast failed to provide the $300,000 annual operating budget for the studio as required by the franchise agreement.

"We are seeking justice for the city of Springfield and its cable television subscribers," city lawyer Harry Carroll said, according to The Republican. "The city believes that Comcast seriously failed to comply with a number of contractual provisions in passing through these rate increases to Springfield subscribers after they agreed contractually not to do so."

Separately, the city of Springfield has appealed the November 2008 ruling by Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable approving Comcast's rate hikes as well the additional fees that the city is suing over. That matter is currently pending before a single justice of the state Supreme Judicial Court, The Republican reported.

It was new. My box skipped it, along with The Office and 30 Rock.

oops. it recorded it for me. i was on the wrong box. sorry.

Question why are we being charged 43 cents for public access fee this is nothing but doesnt time warner suppose to finance public access

and how can they charge it to those with price lock guarantee?

Everybody should take a look at their new statement...
My new bill has gone up by 5.8%! Everything has increased except converter, remote.
Did anybody recieve a notice that TWC was increasing all services?
This is really crazy! And to top it off they are now charging $.43 for PUBLIC ACCESS FEES!

Received the bill yesterday and did a blink at the balance.

I will be cutting some services come Monday.

My bill went up last month. Must be great having a monopoly in NY.

Franchise fees should be removed. They should be required to advertise a bottom line price and take all the fees out of it, rather than sneaking it in afterward.

If they are required to pay for public access, and want us to pay for it, do it the usual way, by hiking our rates the way they just did, not sneaking in a fee.

http://livewellhd.com/feature?id=6775183

HD subchannel for WABC (yeah... they now have 2 "HD" channels going together OTA)

They're already listing ch 687 for their location on TWC in NYC... i guess that will show up on May 1 "unannounced" with 747

http://livewellhd.com/feature?id=6775183

HD subchannel for WABC (yeah... they now have 2 "HD" channels going together OTA)

They're already listing ch 687 for their location on TWC in NYC... i guess that will show up on May 1 "unannounced" with 747

In S. Manhattan, it's already up on 164.

In S. Manhattan, it's already up on 164.

well this is the new "7.2" OTA that replaced 164


o - wow - it changed here for northern manhattan too... an hour ago it was the old 480i subchannel (i think....)

707 now looks like ****.... but thats not Time Warner Cable's fault...

well this is the new "7.2" OTA that replaced 164


o - wow - it changed here for northern manhattan too... an hour ago it was the old 480i subchannel (i think....)

707 now looks like ****.... but thats not Time Warner Cable's fault...

I was wondering why ABCHD looks like @@, when I was watching the two NBA games today. It is funny with all the Disney channels on a 720P, when they have shows like lost and others. 720P is good if your channel only show sports content. they should take a couple of lessons from CBS and NBC.

Two instances of "The set-top was unable to record this program (7)" on my 8300HDC. No indication of what that means.

Franchise fees should be removed. They should be required to advertise a bottom line price and take all the fees out of it, rather than sneaking it in afterward.

If they are required to pay for public access, and want us to pay for it, do it the usual way, by hiking our rates the way they just did, not sneaking in a fee.

Remember all the TWC ads slamming Verizon as "Sir Charge-a-Lot?" About how you bill has all sports of extra charges that don't figure into the rates they quote for service?

Well, Verizon never had more than 3 such fees. TWC has...11 (ELEVEN).

Hey, is anyone noticing that in the past 2 weeks, we seem to be more "glitched" than prior to that time frame? I'm sure noticing a lot more...

Received the bill yesterday and did a blink at the balance.

I will be cutting some services come Monday.

Same here - went up from $180 (a number I was already not happy with) to $200+.

Drop two premiums, drop one DVR, drop HD Extra, switch to $17 DSL - that should drop my TWC to about $120 and save me net $60 a month.

I'll miss the faster smoother web access, but at the end of the day - do I really want to be surfing the web that much? Time to spend time on real things.

http://livewellhd.com/feature?id=6775183

HD subchannel for WABC (yeah... they now have 2 "HD" channels going together OTA)

They're already listing ch 687 for their location on TWC in NYC... i guess that will show up on May 1 "unannounced" with 747

or maybe 687 will just show up UNannounced today..... :rolleyes:

Another "HD" channel.... (yeah.. it really does look like ****... and now Disney has ruined WABC...)

Hey, is anyone noticing that in the past 2 weeks, we seem to be more "glitched" than prior to that time frame? I'm sure noticing a lot more...

I've not noticed anything out of the ordinary in Southern Manhattan

or maybe 687 will just show up announced today.

That is indeed what happened. Here in Brooklyn, channel 687 "Live Well HD" is up and running in all of its 720 glory.

Another "HD" channel.... (yeah.. it really does look like ****... and now Disney has ruined WABC...)

So it will most likely be like this until June 12 at 12:30 PM?

anyone hear of any update for the dolby digital HDMI problem. It wont keep dolby digital on all the time. Sucks having to switch to dolby digital every time I turn on the tv/cable box. Never had this problem until the stupid update last month.

So it will most likely be like this until June 12 at 12:30 PM?

:confused:

Why would the OTA analog shutdown change anything?

:confused:

Why would the OTA analog shutdown change anything?

I'm not sure of this but doesn't the bandwidth WABC has is being used for both analog and the 2 HD/1 SD channel?

I'm not sure of this but doesn't the bandwidth WABC has is being used for both analog and the 2 HD/1 SD channel?

2 separate channels.

channel 7 for analog

channel 45 for digital (which is them mapped to 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3)

On 6/12, 7, 11, and 13 are moving their digital signal to their analog channel.
The others are going to stay where they are and continue to just simply remap the digital signal. (It seems that the low VHF frequency below 7 isn't great for digital TV)

The Samsung SMT-H3090 is being deployed next month in NYC. It will have a 320 GB HDD though TWC might be very mean to you all and give you one that has a 160 GB HDD. It has home networking and it's all black. The IPG is now stretch-o-vision. It seems like it could be an improvement to the 8300 boxes. It might come out in Queens first. It will be at the Queens TWC mall so you can get one.

Also the SMT-H3090 can do both HDMI and toslink/coax audio. You will have to press Vol+ and Info and enable it. There is an extremely difficult password you must enter. The difficult password you must enter is 3090.

That is indeed what happened. Here in Brooklyn, channel 687 "Live Well HD" is up and running in all of its 720 glory.

A VCR Tape looks better than that garbage called live well HD. If ABC can't offer a good service then they shouldn't be in the hd business. I noticed that the Disney movie division gives its movies a great bluray transfer. I think the tv division should learn something from the movie division.

The Samsung SMT-H3090 is being deployed next month in NYC. It will have a 320 GB HDD though TWC might be very mean to you all and give you one that has a 160 GB HDD. It has home networking and it's all black. The IPG is now stretch-o-vision. It seems like it could be an improvement to the 8300 boxes. It might come out in Queens first. It will be at the Queens TWC mall so you can get one.

if I live in the uws will I still be able to go to the queens twc mall office to get it eventhough my home office is the 23rd street one.

Do you know when next month.

Just noticed it this morning, that annoying old bugaboo. :mad:

The Samsung SMT-H3090 is being deployed next month in NYC. It will have a 320 GB HDD though TWC might be very mean to you all and give you one that has a 160 GB HDD. It has home networking and it's all black. The IPG is now stretch-o-vision. It seems like it could be an improvement to the 8300 boxes. It might come out in Queens first. It will be at the Queens TWC mall so you can get one.

Also the SMT-H3090 can do both HDMI and toslink/coax audio. You will have to press Vol+ and Info and enable it. There is an extremely difficult password you must enter. The difficult password you must enter is 3090.Thanks for the info...
I have two 8300 HDCs that I’m about to return. I’m keeping my two “old” 8300 HDs until they force the software transition. This should probably occur around the same time as when the Sammy boxes debut. That’s when I’ll be at the Queens Center for a swap out. :cool:

if I live in the uws will I still be able to go to the queens twc mall office to get it eventhough my home office is the 23rd street one.

Do you know when next month.

fyi. im in brooklyn. when i went to 23rd to get my boxes, they would work. i had get a twc tech come by. he brought a "new" box and it worked. he said i should of gotten the bow from brooklyn's "store".

i dont know if this is true, but ever since i have gotten my boxes from brooklyn.

oh, and this was a couple of years ago so something might have changed.

The Samsung SMT-H3090 is being deployed next month in NYC. It will have a 320 GB HDD though TWC might be very mean to you all and give you one that has a 160 GB HDD. It has home networking and it's all black. The IPG is now stretch-o-vision. It seems like it could be an improvement to the 8300 boxes. It might come out in Queens first. It will be at the Queens TWC mall so you can get one.

how do we know this?

i wont be the first, unless all the shows i record have had their series finales.

Just noticed it this morning, that annoying old bugaboo. :mad:
I had no problems with a new HDC but my old HD box is already glitching in the first 5 minutes of 24.

I also had audio glitches during tonight's 24 recorded on the 8300HD :mad:

I also had audio glitches during tonight's 24 recorded on the 8300HD :mad:

Me too. The sound was better for a couple of weeks, but tonight's 24 and last night's "Family Guy" were cutting out all over the place. Also, is it just me, or has picture quality on Fox decreased too?

Audio drop outs all over the place during "24" as well with my 8300HD. In fact I had resort to watching it OTA which had no glitches at all.

Too bad we can't "borrow" a new Sammie for a test drive before deciding whether to go for it or not. But I have too many recorded programs on my 8300HD I need to watch before trading in.

anyone hear of any update for the dolby digital HDMI problem. It wont keep dolby digital on all the time. Sucks having to switch to dolby digital every time I turn on the tv/cable box. Never had this problem until the stupid update last month.

exactly, same problem here, it's really annoying !
anyone found a solution to this ?
Thanks

exactly, same problem here, it's really annoying !
anyone found a solution to this ?
Thanks

there have been no updates by TWC yet which stinks. Hopefully soon. Also, hopefully the new sammy dvrs will fix this.

everything worked perfectly before this stupid update last month.

or maybe 687 will just show up UNannounced today..... :rolleyes:

Another "HD" channel.... (yeah.. it really does look like ****... and now Disney has ruined WABC...)

WABC HD's picture quality is terrible.

Stupid decision by Disney/ABC. They've ruined their primary channel.

Audio drop outs all over the place during "24" as well with my 8300HD. In fact I had resort to watching it OTA which had no glitches at all.

Hmmm, I asked about this in general as I noticed a significant increase in the past 2 weeks, but nobody (but Scott who is Man South while I'm Man North) responded. So lat night I watch 24 and have maybe one of two, which is perfection as TWC defines it.

Go figure.

Too bad we can't "borrow" a new Sammie for a test drive before deciding whether to go for it or not. But I have too many recorded programs on my 8300HD I need to watch before trading in.

When I read the rumor they'd force MDN on my 8300HD, I started trying to clear out my recorded list... down to 5 or 6 hours now.

Anyone else having this problem with a 8300HDC:

Today on 3 different recorded programs, the audio cuts out. If I press pause and then play, the audio returns. I even rewound and found that the audio was there all 3 times, so it is randomly dropping out during playback.

Hmmm, I asked about this in general as I noticed a significant increase in the past 2 weeks, but nobody (but Scott who is Man South while I'm Man North) responded. So lat night I watch 24 and have maybe one of two, which is perfection as TWC defines it.

Go figure.

Hmm...can't say that I watch 24....or anything on FOX for that matter, so I can't speak for what's going on there. On the things I tend to watch (HBO, Letterman, other late night talk shows), everything seems normal on my DVR, Manhattan South.

Maaan, I had a weird dream last night.

I dreamed that a Time Warner Cable technician came over to my apartment to give me a new Samsung box. I booted it up, anxious to see what the graphics looked like, and was pleasantly surprised to see that the program guide and menus were non-stretched 16x9. But the guide itself was very...old looking. Like, there were no graphics. Just ugly white text on a sickly blue background.

I wasn't happy about the way it looked, and asked the guy if I could have my 8300HD back, but he said he'd already disintegrated it.(!) He left, and immediately after he left, the cable box graphics suddenly morphed into a squashed AND side-bar'd format. I screamed.

:-(

Audio drop outs all over the place during "24" as well with my 8300HD. In fact I had resort to watching it OTA which had no glitches at all.

I have an 8300HD. Same with me last night for 24. Not that many during Idol, but they are happening constantly during Fringe right now. Plan to file a complaint with DoITT tomorrow. Anyone else having issues? If so, please file a DoITT complaint.

if I live in the uws will I still be able to go to the queens twc mall office to get it eventhough my home office is the 23rd street one.

I'm sort of in the same boat. If I find out from on here or somewhere else that a QS box will would in Manhattan, I will get two (since I told my brother what will happen to his 8300). Or if the boxes release around the same time either on 23st or 220st (making sure all these places had the 320 GB Sammies), I would go there.

Being the fact that I had my 8300HDC pretty much since they showed in NYC back in the summer of 2007, it won't kill me if they have the last ODN 2 on them. I can deal with that for a couple weeks before they are auto-upgraded.

Just found Smithsonian HD on Freq 771 ch # 31

Don't know how long it's been there.....

Too bad we can't "borrow" a new Sammie for a test drive before deciding whether to go for it or not. But I have too many recorded programs on my 8300HD I need to watch before trading in.

actually you should be able to....all they would do is prorate your account for the new box until u swap it with ur old box. They would treat it as if u added a new box to ur account. Just dont' keep it for to long without swapping it or that pro-rated charge will turn into an additional cable dvr rental on ur bill.


ofcourse non of this will work if you have a past due balance...

I have an 8300HD. Same with me last night for 24. Not that many during Idol, but they are happening constantly during Fringe right now. Plan to file a complaint with DoITT tomorrow. Anyone else having issues? If so, please file a DoITT complaint.

I just filed a complaint. I'm having the exact same issues with my 8300HD on FOX 5 HD. The audio drop outs happen on other HD channels as well, but less frequently. Do you guys think it might have something to do with a weak signal getting to the box? I'm assuming the many of us in brooklyn, queens and nyc have lines that are split up to multiple TVs and probably a cable modem. Would a drop amplifier help? Here is how you can check your signal strength on the 8300HD:

1. Tune to any digital station.
2. Depending on the STB, you may need to use the composite, S-video or component video connection.
3. On the box itself (not using the remote), press and hold the "+" (or select) button for a few seconds , the "envelope" (mail) light will come on. (the + button is the "bulls-eye" in the middle of the 4 "arrow" keys - on newer models like the SA8300HD it's the "select" button).
4. Press the "info" key next.
5. This takes you to all kinds of information.
6. Press the right and left arrow buttons (next to the "+" button) to scroll through the pages.
7. The signal strength information is on page 5. You need to look at the QAM side. The "level" should be between -10 and +10, with zero being about optimum (for digital stations). If the level is below -10, you'll see the number change to "orange" for "warning". You may have to change splitters, cable, etc to rectify the situation. Call your service provider and they'll usually rectify with better splitters, cable, possibly an amp or a new "drop" into your house. (Interestingly, many of us have found that the SA8300HD gives "false" signal strength readings of -20. If all other readings are "normal" and you've got no other issues, do not worry about a -20 reading on the SA8300HD)
8. On the same page is the Signal/Noise ratio. The S/N ratio is good if it's at about 35 dB, although a good HD signal can be received with slightly lower numbers. If your S/N is around 30 (or less) though, that could be a source of problems.
9. You can change channels while in the diagnostic menu and see signal strengths, frequencies, etc for various channels, however, they shouldn't vary by more than a few dBs. You will notice that you won't be able to see all the information for analogue channels. It will take a few seconds for the information to refresh for the new channel, so be patient.
10. When you're done, press the exit key to exit.

Maaan, I had a weird dream last night.

I dreamed that a Time Warner Cable technician came over to my apartment to give me a new Samsung box. I booted it up, anxious to see what the graphics looked like, and was pleasantly surprised to see that the program guide and menus were non-stretched 16x9. But the guide itself was very...old looking. Like, there were no graphics. Just ugly white text on a sickly blue background.

I wasn't happy about the way it looked, and asked the guy if I could have my 8300HD back, but he said he'd already disintegrated it.(!) He left, and immediately after he left, the cable box graphics suddenly morphed into a squashed AND side-bar'd format. I screamed.

:-(

If you do not like Navigator on HDC why do you guys think you will like it on the Samsung? I can see for the 320 gig's but other than that it most likely will have the same issues you guys think the HDC has.

actually you should be able to....all they would do is prorate your account for the new box until u swap it with ur old box. They would treat it as if u added a new box to ur account. Just dont' keep it for to long without swapping it or that pro-rated charge will turn into an additional cable dvr rental on ur bill.


ofcourse non of this will work if you have a past due balance...

Have tried this in the past. They will not give you a second box without a service appointment if you have not had 2 boxes at your current location sometime in the past. I tried to borrow an HDC when it first came out, fought with the guy at the TWC store and got nowhere.

If you do not like Navigator on HDC why do you guys think you will like it on the Samsung? I can see for the 320 gig's but other than that it most likely will have the same issues you guys think the HDC has.It’s very simple. If we no longer have a choice between a Passport box or a Navigator, as it appears to be the case, why bother with a box that has known problems. I for one would definitely be interested in trying out the Sammy box and see what it has to offer since it is the freshest offering.

Has anyone seen any notices about the NYC TV HD channel (25)?

Is it available OTA? Is it carried on any MSO?

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycmg/html/assets/assets.shtml

EDIT: According to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYC_TV), it launches in May.

It’s very simple. If we no longer have a choice between a Passport box or a Navigator, as it appears to be the case, why bother with a box that has known problems. I for one would definitely be interested in trying out the Sammy box and see what it has to offer since it is the freshest offering.

Navigator has so called "problems" who says it had anything to do with the box?

Navigator has so called "problems" who says it had anything to do with the box? As I said, with the assumption that change is inevitable, (and if I stay a TW sub) then I must conform and live with their proprietary software –crapagator.

I prefer the latest box it is in-- the Samsung. It might not be a better STB but I know what I have with the SA 8300HDCs. I’ll give it a test drive. Obviously, if the larger hard drive is part of the package –then that’s a major plus.

Problem: my 8300HDC does not allow me onDemand features; just says not available, try again later.
4/22: Called TWC, after rebooting with them still didn't work. I told them I don't think it's the box, but they insisted on scheduling a technician.
4/28: 10:15am Tech checks box, signal strength and said problem was not on my side. He said he would refer it to the engineers [?]. They might have to come out and check the central box in my apartment complex. I asked him how will I know if they've fixed it, or how can I track if they are working on it. He said he would leave this tkt open.
11:00AM I get an automated survey request re latest tech visit. It asks me how satisfied I was with the manner in which problem was resolved. It didn't ask me "IF" the problem was resolved. I got suspicious, so I called TWC and asked to speak to a supervisor. Shaheeda, the purported supervisor said the Tech closed out the job. Said there was not indication about referring the job to the engineers. Had me on hold while they tried to contact him. No luck, said she would call me back after 4pm. Did she call back? Noooooooooo.
4/30: 8:00AM Called TWC, spoke to someone named Charles. Absolutely useless. Said Tech had successfully closed his job, did what had to be done. No indication of any outstanding problem. Said only thing he could do was to send another tech out. When I asked to be transferred to Retention Services, he said they are not open to 9am. Asked to speak to supervisor, he said she was on another call, will have her call me back. I won't hold my breath. I didn't agree to another tech call 'cause the dates he gave me were not convenient. When I told him which date, he said those were not available to sked [too far in future, 5/14 is too far?]

Anybody have any ideas about how I can successfully escalate my problem? Who should I ask to speak to? Oh, btw, my downstairs neighbor has same problem and will call as well. And, my bldg is wired for FIOS but TV portion won't be offered until the Fall.

Any ideas would be helpful, thanks.

As I said, with the assumption that change is inevitable, (and if I stay a TW sub) then I must conform and live with their proprietary software –crapagator.

I prefer the latest box it is in-- the Samsung. It might not be a better STB but I know what I have with the SA 8300HDCs. I’ll give it a test drive. Obviously, if the larger hard drive is part of the package –then that’s a major plus.

And let us NOT forget that according to rumor, our remaining 8300HD/Passport boxes are supposed to get MDNed in May.

Anybody have any ideas about how I can successfully escalate my problem? Who should I ask to speak to? Oh, btw, my downstairs neighbor has same problem and will call as well. And, my bldg is wired for FIOS but TV portion won't be offered until the Fall.

Any ideas would be helpful, thanks.

File a complaint with DOITT... you can do it via a website.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/html/consumer/consumer_cable_service_form.shtml

Generally speaking, in under 24 hours someone from their PR department will call you.

File a complaint with DOITT... you can do it via a website.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/html/consumer/consumer_cable_service_form.shtml

Generally speaking, in under 24 hours someone from their PR department will call you.

Worth a try... But I've come to believe that at the end of the day, all you'll get is a whole lot of sunshine and daisies blown up your hind quarters.

A_C

Worth a try... But I've come to believe that at the end of the day, all you'll get is a whole lot of sunshine and daisies blown up your hind quarters.

A_C

While that may be true, I've had pretty good luck doing this... I got a nasty billing issue resolved and after the last one, I got a very good triple play deal (essentially, the phone part cost and extra 5 bucks/month year one, 10/month year two). I don't file a lot ( maybe 3 times in the last 5-6 years) but I always get someone who seems to really want my business (which is why they have someone from PR call).

While that may be true, I've had pretty good luck doing this... I got a nasty billing issue resolved and after the last one, I got a very good triple play deal (essentially, the phone part cost and extra 5 bucks/month year one, 10/month year two). I don't file a lot ( maybe 3 times in the last 5-6 years) but I always get someone who seems to really want my business (which is why they have someone from PR call).

I meant with respect to reception issues.


A_C

Anybody have any ideas about how I can successfully escalate my problem? Who should I ask to speak to? Oh, btw, my downstairs neighbor has same problem and will call as well. And, my bldg is wired for FIOS but TV portion won't be offered until the Fall.
I think you need to have another tech come out and don't let him leave until you have a contact name/number/appointment with someone from engineering. Once, many moons ago, a problem of mine got escalated to engineering and they were a completely different department, much more reliable and seemingly responsive than the normal service techs. When your problem is assigned to an engineer, at least back then, they worked with you until a resolution was achieved....

Robert Watson
VP Programming, New Business Development
Time Warner Cable
120 E. 23rd Street 9th Floor
New York, NY 10010

Re: WGN America HD

Dear Mr. Watson:

I am a subscriber of Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey.

It has recently come to my attention that Word Wrestling Entertainment (“WWE”) has begun airing a fourth weekly wrestling program, “WWE Superstars” at 8:00 PM on Thursdays on WGN America HD.

Subscribers to Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey currently enjoy access to these three weekly programs (WWE “brands”):

Raw (Live), Mondays at 9:00 PM on USA HD
ECW, Tuesdays at 10:00 PM on Sci-Fi Channel HD
Smack Down, Fridays at 8:00 PM on MyTV 9 HD

As you are doubtlessly aware, these are some of the most popular cablecasts in the country. These programs are episodic, have overlapping storylines and characters (i.e., wrestlers), and continually reference events that occur on different nights. They also serve as advertising for periodic lucrative Pay-per-view and On-demand events that are available for purchase from Time Warner Cable.

As an avid viewer of the three available programs, I write to ask that you look into securing a carriage agreement with WGN America HD so that other loyal fans and I can enjoy all four available WWE wrestling shows, without missing out on the Thursday night fights.

And let us NOT forget that according to rumor, our remaining 8300HD/Passport boxes are supposed to get MDNed in May.

Actually a tech said that MDN is in testing. He doesn't know when it will come out but June 1st is likely. It will probably be a staged rollout though.

File a complaint with DOITT... you can do it via a website.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doitt/html/consumer/consumer_cable_service_form.shtml

Generally speaking, in under 24 hours someone from their PR department will call you.

Thanks for the tip. I filed my complaint this morning, in the afternoon the TWC rep called me. She listened, was sympathetic and promised to look into it. I ddidn't care if her sympathy wasn't genuine -- it beats the indifference that oozes across the phone lines with the regular help desk. Anyhow she called back and said they are sending a foreman tomorrow first thing. She said they can detect that there is a problem with my RF connectors, which doesn't make any sense at all, but at least my problem was getting attention. And, miraculously, just an hour ago, my premium channel onDemands were working again. The only one I'm having a problem with is HDShowcase, ch 699. All I get is a black screen. Can you all acesss the programs on 699?

Again, thanks. Will update tomorrow after tech leaves.

TWC NYC

103 HD channels (+8 announced but postponed)

350 PPV-HD
411 TEAM HD
445/791 GAME-HD
461 NBATVHD******** Postponed to a later date
465 Tennis Channel HD
467 CBS College Sports HD
472 Big Ten Network HD
651 HBO HD
652 HBO2 HD
653 HBO Family HD
654 HBO Comedy HD
655 HBO Signature HD
656 HBO Zone HD
657 HBO Latino HD
658 CineMax HD
659 MoreMax HD
660 ActionMAX HD
661 ThrillerMAX HD
662 WMAX HD
663 @MAX HD
664 5StarMAX HD
665 OuterMAX HD
666 Showtime HD
667 Showtime 2 HD
668 ShowCase HD
669 Showtime Extreme HD
674 TMC HD
675 TMCxtra HD
676 Starz HD
677 Starz Edge HD
678 Starz Kids & Family HD
681 Starz Comedy HD
682 Encore HD
684 Chiller HD******** Postponed to a later date
686 Crime and Investigation HD
687 Live Well HD (WABC 7.2)
689 Style HD
691 Fuse HD
692 G4 HD
699 Showcase On Demand HD
700 Movies On Demand HD
701 NY1 HD
702 WCBS (CBS) HD
703 TNT HD
704 WNBC (NBC) HD
705 WNYW (FOX) HD
706 Nickelodeon HD******** Postponed to a later date
707 WABC (ABC) HD
708 TBS HD
709 WWOR (My Network TV) HD
710 CNN HD
711 WPIX (The CW) HD
712 Lifetime HD******** Postponed to a later date
713 WNET (PBS) HD
715 CNBC HD
716 USA HD
717 SciFi HD
718 Bravo HD
720 Palladia HD
722 Cartoon Network HD
724 E! HD
726 SNY HD
727 MSG HD
728 ESPN HD
729 ESPN2 HD
731 WPXN (iON) HD******** Postponed to a later date
733 QVC HD
734 Universal HD
736 Spike HD******** Postponed to a later date
737 FX HD
738 ABC Family HD
739 HSN HD******** Postponed to a later date
740 History Channel HD
743 Fox Business News HD
744 Fox News HD
746 A&E HD
747 WNJU (Telemundo) HD
748 MSG+ HD
749 Disney HD
750 Food Network HD
752 The Learning Channel HD
753 YES HD
754 AMC HD
759 WE HD
760 Disney XD HD
762 Lifetime Movie Network HD
763 Biography HD
764 HGTV HD
765 National Geographic HD
766 Discovery HD
767 HD Theater
768 Planet Green HD
772 Weather Channel HD
774 Speed HD
775 Science Channel HD
779 Golf HD
781 IFC HD
783 MLB Network HD
784 Hallmark Movie Channel HD
786 Animal Planet HD
787 Africa Channel HD******** Postponed to a later date
788 Travel Channel HD
789 Smithsonian HD
790 TV One HD
792 ESPNews HD
793 ESPNU HD
794 Versus HD
795 NHL Network HD
796 MGM HD
797 HDNet Movies
798 HDNet

TWC NYC

103 HD channels (+8 announced but postponed)

What about 685 Sleuth, my notes say it was one of the "postponed" channels originally promised...

BTW, thanks for the list!

Just caught an article saying NYC is going to be the first market TWC will deploy DOCSIS 3.0... as in this summer. No pricing (expect it to be uber expensive) but they say they CAN go to 132 Mb/s down, 18 Mb/s up, although those speeds won't be available at first..

http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/04/30/twc.going.docsis.30.in.09/

Seems this is 100% due to Verizon having secured it's franchise agreement... and the kinds of speeds it seems to be offering.

What about 685 Sleuth, my notes say it was one of the "postponed" channels originally promised...

BTW, thanks for the list!

Sleuth SD was removed months ago - so I didn't bother

Just caught an article saying NYC is going to be the first market TWC will deploy DOCSIS 3.0... as in this summer. No pricing (expect it to be uber expensive) but they say they CAN go to 132 Mb/s down, 18 Mb/s up, although those speeds won't be available at first..

http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/04/30/twc.going.docsis.30.in.09/

Seems this is 100% due to Verizon having secured it's franchise agreement... and the kinds of speeds it seems to be offering.

I would consider it, the 512 or should I say 490kb upload is really pathetic

Anyone have picture on 747 yet?

May 1st, 2009



Time Warner Cable’s agreements with programmers and broadcasters to carry their services and stations routinely expire from time to time. We are usually able to obtain renewals or extensions of such agreements, but in order to comply with applicable regulations, we must inform you when an agreement is about to expire. The following agreements are due to expire soon, and we may be required to cease carriage of one or more of these services/stations in the near future:



Azteca America, BBC on Demand, Chinese Channel, Chinese Cinema, CV Network, E!, Fuel TV, Great American Country (GAC), Game Show Network, HD Net, HD Net Movies, HITN, Lifetime, NBA TV, ShopNBC, Style, Supercanal, The Arabic Channel, RTVi, RAI, NGTV, TV Japan, TV Polonia, Weather Channel, and WPIX.



In addition, from time to time we make certain changes in the services that we offer in order to better serve our customers. The following changes are planned:



The previously scheduled launch of MTV Tr3s on May 20, 2009 will occur on ch. 167 as well as ch. 888.



On May 20, 2009 Travel Channel will change from ch. 88 to ch. 88 and ch. 835 in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens and from ch. 63 to ch. 63 and ch. 835 in Mount Vernon, Bet J will change from 89 to 89 and 893 in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens and from 64 to 64 and 893 in Mount Vernon.



In addition, the previously postponed launches of TV Globo on ch. 512 and PFC International on ch. 513 will now take now place on May 20th. We will also launch CV Network on ch. 804 in Manhattan and Mt. Vernon and this service will be part of El Paquetazo and DTV en Español.



On or about June 24, 2009 we will drop the following Music Choice services: Ch. 647, Contemporary Instrumentals, ch. 648, Taste of Italy and ch. 649, Tejano.



We are currently in discussions with ABC, Inc. to ensure that all of our customers, regardless of equipment, will continue to be able to view WABC after the end of the broadcasters’ DTV transition on June 12th. However, if we are unable to reach agreement by that date, we may be required to cease carriage of WABC in analog and standard definition formats on channel 7. Regardless, WABC’s HD signal will remain available on channel 707 to customers with HD converters and will continue to be accessible on direct-connect digital televisions and other devices that include a QAM tuner.

We are currently in discussions with ABC, Inc. to ensure that all of our customers, regardless of equipment, will continue to be able to view WABC after the end of the broadcasters’ DTV transition on June 12th. However, if we are unable to reach agreement by that date, we may be required to cease carriage of WABC in analog and standard definition formats on channel 7. Regardless, WABC’s HD signal will remain available on channel 707 to customers with HD converters and will continue to be accessible on direct-connect digital televisions and other devices that include a QAM tuner.

so if they cant agree those who dont have hdtv wont get channel 7?

berk32. other than the live well channel, there is nothing new on that list?

berk32. other than the live well channel, there is nothing new on that list?

2 new channels today

747 Telemundo (WNJU) HD

789 Smithsonian Channel HD

(and they took away The Movie Channel West HD feed that showed up for 2 months probably just so they could say "over 100 HD channels")

From Fredfa's "Hot Off The Press" thread in the 'HDTV Programming' page:

HDTV Notes
Telemundo 47 Now Available In HD On Time Warner Cable New York
Spanish-Language Station Now Transmitting In HD Format On Op's Systems In New York City, Mount Vernon, Bergen County
By Mike Reynolds, Multichannel News - May 1st, 2009

Telemundo 47 today became the first Hispanic station in the nation's top TV market to transmit its signal in high-definition on Time Warner Cable systems.

The station's HD feed is available on channel 717 on Time Warner Cable in Manhattan; channel 747 on its systems serving the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Westchester County city Mount Vernon; and on channel 706 in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Deal terms were not disclosed.

The 2009 Latin Music Awards, which aired on April 23, marked the Telemundo Network's first HD broadcast. Officials said the service graduallywill roll out its HD broadcast offerings to primetime novelas, sports broadcasts and specials.
"From our daily newscasts, to breaking news, to our commitment to the community, WNJU continues to evolve its unmatched local news coverage," said WNJU president and general manager Carlos Sanchez. "This new venture into HD enhances our quality and further expands our brand through cable placement within the tri-state area."

http://www.multichannel.com/article/231064-Telemundo_47_Now_Available_In_HD_On_Time_Warner_Cable_New_Yo rk.php

(and they took away The Movie Channel West HD feed that showed up for 2 months probably just so they could say "over 100 HD channels")

Last night I was trying to watch the 1AM "Law & Order" airing after the NBA on TNT-HD post-game show and I kept getting this Movie Channel feed (in high-def) that didn't match the programming on the regular Movie Channel guide. It went away after about 20 minutes (watched "L&O" in SD Ch. 3 and kept checking during the commercials) so maybe that was the ghost of the Movie Channel HD West Coast feed waving us goodbye! :)

From Fredfa's "Hot Off The Press" thread in the 'HDTV Programming' page:

HDTV Notes
Telemundo 47 Now Available In HD On Time Warner Cable New York
Spanish-Language Station Now Transmitting In HD Format On Op's Systems In New York City, Mount Vernon, Bergen County
By Mike Reynolds, Multichannel News - May 1st, 2009

Telemundo 47 today became the first Hispanic station in the nation's top TV market to transmit its signal in high-definition on Time Warner Cable systems.

The station's HD feed is available on channel 717 on Time Warner Cable in Manhattan; channel 747 on its systems serving the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Westchester County city Mount Vernon; and on channel 706 in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Deal terms were not disclosed.

The 2009 Latin Music Awards, which aired on April 23, marked the Telemundo Network's first HD broadcast. Officials said the service graduallywill roll out its HD broadcast offerings to primetime novelas, sports broadcasts and specials.
"From our daily newscasts, to breaking news, to our commitment to the community, WNJU continues to evolve its unmatched local news coverage," said WNJU president and general manager Carlos Sanchez. "This new venture into HD enhances our quality and further expands our brand through cable placement within the tri-state area."

http://www.multichannel.com/article/231064-Telemundo_47_Now_Available_In_HD_On_Time_Warner_Cable_New_Yo rk.php

just went over to multichannel.com to post a comment which i will post here. telemundo hd is on channel 747 in manhattan not 717.

Last night I was trying to watch the 1AM "Law & Order" airing after the NBA on TNT-HD post-game show and I kept getting this Movie Channel feed (in high-def) that didn't match the programming on the regular Movie Channel guide. It went away after about 20 minutes (watched "L&O" in SD Ch. 3 and kept checking during the commercials) so maybe that was the ghost of the Movie Channel HD West Coast feed waving us goodbye! :)

Yup... turns out they moved the TNT HD frequency to where TMC Xtra West was (on freq 693, with HBO and UniversalHD) - and gave Telemundo HD TNT's spot (pairing it with WWOR on freq 639) - you got to see the mapping updated before the channels actually shifted...

So if you notice TNT's quality go down.... you know why...

just went over to multichannel.com to post a comment which i will post here. telemundo hd is on channel 747 in manhattan not 717.

its 717 in mount vernon - they got them reversed...

Good news on WABC-HD: Livewell and the Accuweather subchannel appear to have been capped at low bitrates. 707 looks much better now.

its 717 in mount vernon - they got them reversed...

hopefully they'll make the corrections.

Help please. I don't have Time Warner cable service. I canceled it a long time ago and they just left me with the coaxial cable from the wall to my HDTV. I do get local HD channels plus a few extra channels like TNT-HD and Foodnetwork but i can't seem to find Telemundo in HD isn't telemundo a local channel that i am suppose to get...I get telemundo on channel 8 which is suppose to be on 47 but thats weird. By the way i live in Manhattan.

Anyone have picture on 747 yet?

Si Senor, las chicas son muy buena :)

Si Senor, las chicas son muy buena :)

Aqui en Brooklyn, las chicas no se veen.

:(

In Brooklyn, Telemundo HD 747 is just a black screen with no sound. It's been that way all day.

Last night I was trying to watch the 1AM "Law & Order" airing after the NBA on TNT-HD post-game show and I kept getting this Movie Channel feed (in high-def) that didn't match the programming on the regular Movie Channel guide. It went away after about 20 minutes (watched "L&O" in SD Ch. 3 and kept checking during the commercials) so maybe that was the ghost of the Movie Channel HD West Coast feed waving us goodbye! :)

you know what the world needs? or at least i need?

a 24/7 law and order channel.

that's my goto show. nothing else on, watch L&O, not just the original, but all of them.

Yup... turns out they moved the TNT HD frequency to where TMC Xtra West was (on freq 693, with HBO and UniversalHD) - and gave Telemundo HD TNT's spot (pairing it with WWOR on freq 639) - you got to see the mapping updated before the channels actually shifted...

So if you notice TNT's quality go down.... you know why...

It is already down, I was watching Leverage and I had to turn the channel because it looks like %@$.

It is already down, I was watching Leverage and I had to turn the channel because it looks like %@$.

Yup, it's soft as can be. 3HD/QAM is just too much.

Also, audio glitches.

Last night I was trying to watch the 1AM "Law & Order" airing after the NBA on TNT-HD post-game show and I kept getting this Movie Channel feed (in high-def) that didn't match the programming on the regular Movie Channel guide. It went away after about 20 minutes (watched "L&O" in SD Ch. 3 and kept checking during the commercials) so maybe that was the ghost of the Movie Channel HD West Coast feed waving us goodbye! :)

Whatever changes they made have resulted in my TV no longer being able to tune in TNT, SD or HD. Channel 9 HD has disappeared as well. I downgraded to basic cable at the end of March and was pleased to see that I still got TNT-HD, which meant that I'd be able to watch the NBA playoffs. Well, not anymore, thanks to this cruel twist of fate. The timing is awful, I was really looking forward to the Bulls-Celtics Game 7 tomorrow. Anyone else experience this? Anyone able to find TNT somewhere other than channel 3.1?

Yup, it's soft as can be. 3HD/QAM is just too much.

Also, audio glitches.

I would understand that they have to do the 3/1 QAM on some channels, but they problem is that they do that with all channels except the 6 locals. Lucky me that I forced TWC to lower my bill for the three services to 99.99 for a year. I wouldn't pay more money for this garbage of services that they provide.

"And let us NOT forget that according to rumor, our remaining 8300HD/Passport boxes are supposed to get MDNed in May".

Does this mean that I will then have access to Showcase HD on my 8300HD? Thanks

"And let us NOT forget that according to rumor, our remaining 8300HD/Passport boxes are supposed to get MDNed in May".

Does this mean that I will then have access to Showcase HD on my 8300HD? Thanks

Yep you should be able to access it. If you have an old Pioneer or SA box then swap it since those can't handle MDN to well. I had a BD-V1100 that could run Passport ok but when it got MDN'd it was slow and terrible. It looked like dos on a blue background. This was before they facelifted it. The newer boxes such as the SA 3250HD and 8300HD can run it just fine. The Samsung SMT-H3090 is also just around the corner in NYC. It does run ODN pretty much the same except its stretch-o-vision. A nice touch is the 320 GB HDD.

The Samsung SMT-H3090 is also just around the corner in NYC. It does run ODN pretty much the same except its stretch-o-vision. A nice touch is the 320 GB HDD.

Except we keep seeing that many who get a 3090 end up with a 160G drive. One would EXPECT we should be getting the 320G as FIOS is now a very legit threat to TWC in the NYC market (the only gotcha being it will take FIOS many years to fully deploy, their "committment" is to have the city fully wired by... 2017).

The other gotcha is that I think the current ODB rev is 3.1.0_11... I doubt they'd deploy 3.1.1_3 when they have an in stalled base of the older version. OR it could be they are waiting until they deploy xx_3 first, then start handing out 3090s.

you know what the world needs? or at least i need?

a 24/7 law and order channel.

that's my goto show. nothing else on, watch L&O, not just the original, but all of them.

Same here! If it's "L&O" I watch it (if I haven't gotten sick from seeing the same episode so many times already) regardless of whether it's the mothership, "SVU" or "CI." This is what bothers me when someone mentions somewhere that all crime procedurals on network TV are the same and/or interchangeable. NO THEY'RE NOT!!! If you put in a room with nothing but Bruckheimer crime shows I'll chew my way through the door to get out of there. Give me any "L&O" flavor though and I'll be a happy, sedate and trouble-free camper. Ditto for just about any crime show on TV out there (before or current), there's just something about "L&O's" minimalism (no flashbacks, no fancy-schmanzy SFX sequences, no 'dream' segments, no 'ghosts from the past pointing the way to a clue' nonsense, etc.) that makes repeat viewing of old and new episodes a pleasant experience. And, now that TWC added USA and Bravo in HD to the HD line-up, I can watch all three "L&O" shows in high-def... if you can call what passes as high-definition on TNT-HD, well, 'HD.' :(

We're lucky that we like all three "L&O" shows (close to 700 episodes between all three shows and counting! :)) because a lot of genuine "L&O" fans don't like one or both of the spinoffs. My sister is a diehard "L&O" fan and can tolerate a few "SVU's" but she will absolutely run out of the the room screaming if a D'Onofrio "CI" episode pops up. I know fans of "CI" that will not even acknowledge the first two "L&O" exist, and so on and so forth.

you know what the world needs? or at least i need?

a 24/7 law and order channel.

that's my goto show. nothing else on, watch L&O, not just the original, but all of them.

Please no :) It seems it is on 24/7 anyway

anyone else having probs with the 705 HD feed for the mets game?

Latest Northern Manhattan spreadsheet
(nothing HD hidden - but some random SD channels are)

I hear they are doing some new tricks to keep MDN working on the old Pioneer/SA boxes but those people should just swap it out for a new one.

So HDNet ran all 3 Godfather films last night in glorious HD. Or was it?

Curious what others thought... boy it sure looked for all the world as soft and grainy upconvert SD. Same PQ as the DVD set which I happen to own. Doesn't diminish the brilliant filmmaking, but damn! A lot of the outdoor shoots seemed to have an excessive amount of blown highlights; shadows were rather blocked up as well.

I mean these are 70s era films... yet I've seen stuff shot 10-15 years earlier that look far better in HD. Haven't seen lll yet, I'd expect it to be far, far better.

I wonder if the issue might not be because they may not have done a "film restoration" like they did with some other (and older) films. I thought they had done a restoration, but maybe these supposed HD ones were derived from old crappy work prints...

anyone else having probs with the 705 HD feed for the mets game?

There are problems right now with the HD channels. No service on 796, 790, 789 and others.

Regards...JL

So HDNet ran all 3 Godfather films last night in glorious HD. Or was it?

Curious what others thought... boy it sure looked for all the world as soft and grainy upconvert SD. Same PQ as the DVD set which I happen to own. Doesn't diminish the brilliant filmmaking, but damn! A lot of the outdoor shoots seemed to have an excessive amount of blown highlights; shadows were rather blocked up as well.

I mean these are 70s era films... yet I've seen stuff shot 10-15 years earlier that look far better in HD. Haven't seen lll yet, I'd expect it to be far, far better.

I wonder if the issue might not be because they may not have done a "film restoration" like they did with some other (and older) films. I thought they had done a restoration, but maybe these supposed HD ones were derived from old crappy work prints...

I recently bought the remastered trilogy on Blu-ray and had the same impression... Excessive grain was my biggest complaint.

I don't share the film purists romantic fascination with grain. There are sophisticated filtering options which virtually eliminate it without altering the content. I think if Coppola hadn't 'supervised' this re-mastering project, it would actually look much better.


A_C

There are problems right now with the HD channels. No service on 796, 790, 789 and others.

Regards...JL

no problems by me

I recently bought the remastered trilogy on Blu-ray and had the same impression... Excessive grain was my biggest complaint.

I don't share the film purists romantic fascination with grain. There are sophisticated filtering options which virtually eliminate it without altering the content. I think if Coppola hadn't 'supervised' this re-mastering project, it would actually look much better.


A_CI think the question is, what are you trying to do, make the film look like it did when it was released, or make it look like. . .something else?

There are problems right now with the HD channels. No service on 796, 790, 789 and others.

Regards...JL

All good in Midtown East

I think the question is, what are you trying to do, make the film look like it did when it was released, or make it look like. . .something else?

In most cases, grain is not a part of the narrative; it's a byproduct of film stock. Some cinematographers cleverly use it to set a mood, but I never thought that was the case with The Godfather.

The re-mastering process is supposed to mitigate the effects of age and improper film storage. Particularly in the case of Godfather I, where the original negative for the first 15 minutes was actually lost (http://www.slate.com/id/2201240), it’s clear this masterpiece didn’t get the archival treatment it deserves.

There was an opportunity to make up for that here that wasn't fully utilized.

A_C

In most cases, grain is not a part of the narrative; it's a byproduct of film stock. Some cinematographers cleverly use it to set a mood, but I never thought that was the case with The Godfather.

The re-mastering process is supposed to mitigate the effects of age and improper film storage. Particularly in the case of Godfather I, where the original negative for the first 15 minutes was actually lost (http://www.slate.com/id/2201240), it’s clear this masterpiece didn’t get the archival treatment it deserves.

There was an opportunity to make up for that here that wasn't fully utilized.

A_C

How do you feel about colorizing black and white movies? Black and white "isn't part of the narrative," after all.

Caught a chunk of Godfather I and was surprised to see the long digital-restoration credits at the end. Agree it looked pretty soft; remarkable it even met HDNet's standards.. Suspect the processing and results have been detailed in various AVS threads and elsewhere. -- John

How do you feel about colorizing black and white movies? Black and white "isn't part of the narrative," after all.

OMG, that's the best analogy you can come up with???

I rest my case...

A_C

OMG, that's the best analogy you can come up with???

I rest my case...

A_C
It's a difference of degree. Apparently you disagree with colorization but not grain removal. You could say that we have to put up with a certain amount of processing to get film into the video realm, and that might be reasonable.

"OMG," on the other hand, is no argument at all.

Whatever.

"Curious what others thought... boy it sure looked for all the world as soft and grainy upconvert SD. Same PQ as the DVD set which I happen to own. Doesn't diminish the brilliant filmmaking, but damn! A lot of the outdoor shoots seemed to have an excessive amount of blown highlights; shadows were rather blocked up as well".


I have both the SDVD and BluRAY sets of the Godfather trilogy. I must admit I am not impressed with the BluRay transfer of these films because they are soft, grainy, and oversaturated. In fact the HDNET presentation was true to those transfers. In fact, I prefer the SDVD disks by far. This is just my personal opinion so yours may vary.

"Curious what others thought... boy it sure looked for all the world as soft and grainy upconvert SD. Same PQ as the DVD set which I happen to own. Doesn't diminish the brilliant filmmaking, but damn! A lot of the outdoor shoots seemed to have an excessive amount of blown highlights; shadows were rather blocked up as well".


I have both the SDVD and BluRAY sets of the Godfather trilogy. I must admit I am not impressed with the BluRay transfer of these films because they are soft, grainy, and oversaturated. In fact the HDNET presentation was true to those transfers. In fact, I prefer the SDVD disks by far. This is just my personal opinion so yours may vary.

The bluray transfer is not that good, that is why I didn't bother to buy it. I rent a lot of bluray movies from netflix , and I noticed that any movie that was made before the year 2000 doesn't have a great transfer except Blade Runner the final cut. Of course Disney/Buena Vista is the studio that provides the best bluray transfers.

I have both the SDVD and BluRAY sets of the Godfather trilogy. I must admit I am not impressed with the BluRay transfer of these films because they are soft, grainy, and oversaturated. In fact the HDNET presentation was true to those transfers. In fact, I prefer the SDVD disks by far. This is just my personal opinion so yours may vary.That’s good to know. I have the SD version and was planning on picking up the Blu-ray but now I think I’ll give my old SD trilogy a spin on my Pioneer BDP 09 FD and see how it looks.

I tried recording it last night on HDNet but it choked on the first few minutes-- even though it appeared to be recording, nothing was happening.

I did turn on GFP2 and was surprised by the way it looked. I was expecting a crisper image. And for those non purists :rolleyes: the film was shot in low light and had some degree of grain. There is no eliminating that unless you’re the type who prefers to dabble with masterpieces. Perhaps you think Vinny laid it on a bit thick in his Starry Night? (http://sonalimanapure.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/vangogh-starry_night.jpg) You want some paint thinner?

And for those non purists :rolleyes: the film was shot in low light and had some degree of grain. There is no eliminating that unless you’re the type who prefers to dabble with masterpieces. Perhaps you think Vinny laid it on a bit thick in his Starry Night? (http://sonalimanapure.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/vangogh-starry_night.jpg) You want some paint thinner?

.....

Actually a tech said that MDN is in testing. He doesn't know when it will come out but June 1st is likely. It will probably be a staged rollout though.
So what does that mean to the masses who have a 8300HD boxes? What will change?

"I can only say from GM Steve Paulos, that it would be in May, but thats it. Once I know more, I will post it here."

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22241916-New-York-1-HD-Full-Time-Channel-update-

Is this the month that NY1 HD lives up to its name?

So what does that mean to the masses who have a 8300HD boxes? What will change?

They will be a lot of crying I imagine until they get used to it. :) Most likely the 8300HD does not have enough memory to run it well unless MDN requires less memory so probably time to let go the death grip of those passport boxes and get an HDC or Samsung before that happens.

They will be a lot of crying I imagine until they get used to it. :) Most likely the 8300HD does not have enough memory to run it well unless MDN requires less memory so probably time to let go the death grip of those passport boxes and get an HDC or Samsung before that happens.

MDN does require less memory -- a lot less. Ask any developer about the difference between running Java code vs. running natively-compiled code on a processor -- the memory overhead for Java is HUGE.

Scott

MDN does require less memory -- a lot less. Ask any developer about the difference between running Java code vs. running natively-compiled code on a processor -- the memory overhead for Java is HUGE.

Scott

So it could possibly be faster then HDC with java. I forget about that java logo in the boot up. I agree Java uses a lot of memory so keep that death grip a little longer in that case :D

So it could possibly be faster then HDC with java. I forget about that java logo in the boot up. I agree Java uses a lot of memory so keep that death grip a little longer in that case :D

Yep, I'll keep my death grip on my 8300HD. Too much content on my external drive for me to ever think about giving it up unless either the hard drive or the internal drive crashes.....

Yep, I'll keep my death grip on my 8300HD. Too much content on my external drive for me to ever think about giving it up unless either the hard drive or the internal drive crashes.....

Question is, is MDN playing nice with external drives, from what people have posted ODN does not anymore after the last update

Yep, I'll keep my death grip on my 8300HD. Too much content on my external drive for me to ever think about giving it up unless either the hard drive or the internal drive crashes.....Have you or others been glitch free (specifically with audio) with your trusty old Passport box?

I have been using the HDC box with no severe audio problems. I recently started using my older Passport boxes this weekend and have been experiencing tremendous audio dropouts. Some shows are fine and some have two second dropout every minute or so. If this is a problem with the Passport boxes then I might dump them sooner than later. Even though I was able to enjoy the two buffers and swapping out between the two tuners—I cannot take the dropouts. I think I’ll record 24 on the HD and the HDC box to see if there is a difference, since many folks here have complained about dropouts on 24.

in my building we have a choice between RCN, Time Warner and in a few months FIOS...I know FIOS is far and away the best in terms of HD picture quality but how does RCN fare vs Time Warner...is one clearly better then the other in terms of HD PQ?...does Time Warner compress their signals/rateshape worse then RCN?...which offers the better set top HD DVR box (in terms of hard drive space, ease of use etc)?

can anyone share any opinions/comparisons...thanks

in my building we have a choice between RCN, Time Warner and in a few months FIOS...I know FIOS is far and away the best in terms of HD picture quality but how does RCN fare vs Time Warner...is one clearly better then the other in terms of HD PQ?...does Time Warner compress their signals/rateshape worse then RCN?...which offers the better set top HD DVR box (in terms of hard drive space, ease of use etc)?

can anyone share any opinions/comparisons...thanks

TWC compress the HD signals for all channels except the 6 locals. They squeeze 3 HD channels in one QAM thus the picture quality suffers. Another problem that you face is audio drops on many HD channels.Now I don't know anything about RCN, but I heard that they only put two hd channels on one QAM and the picture and audio quality don't suffer. Nervertheless your best bet is to get FIOS when it becomes available.

in my building we have a choice between RCN, Time Warner and in a few months FIOS...I know FIOS is far and away the best in terms of HD picture quality but how does RCN fare vs Time Warner...is one clearly better then the other in terms of HD PQ?...does Time Warner compress their signals/rateshape worse then RCN?...which offers the better set top HD DVR box (in terms of hard drive space, ease of use etc)?

can anyone share any opinions/comparisons...thanks

Call them all and see who will give you the best deal and who has the most hd channels. No NY1 on Fios not sure about RCN.

Call them all and see who will give you the best deal and who has the most hd channels. No NY1 on Fios not sure about RCN.

ny1 is a twc joint, so i doubt rcn carries it.

is ny1 that important to ppl?

for me, it wont even be in the thought process.

I don't care about channel lineups...I'm talking about who has the best HD picture quality between TWC and RCN...also does TWC rateshape/compress their HD channels?

in my building we have a choice between RCN, Time Warner and in a few months FIOS...I know FIOS is far and away the best in terms of HD picture quality but how does RCN fare vs Time Warner...is one clearly better then the other in terms of HD PQ?...does Time Warner compress their signals/rateshape worse then RCN?...which offers the better set top HD DVR box (in terms of hard drive space, ease of use etc)?

can anyone share any opinions/comparisons...thanks

rcn has better quality hd but their motorola boxes are huge. they dont compress hd but overcompress sd to the point they look like webcast. no new york 1 news on rcn

rcn has better quality hd but their motorola boxes are huge. they dont compress hd but overcompress sd to the point they look like webcast. no new york 1 news on rcn

RCN is going to deploy the Motorola DCX boxes which are much smaller and are much nicer. The front panel has touch sensitive buttons. The DCX-3200 the HD non DVR is tiny but it uses a power brick. The DCX-3425 doesn't have it and it's much larger but smaller than their current boxes. The DCX-3425 has a 250 GB HDD and it's a HD-DVR.

rcn has better quality hd but their motorola boxes are huge. they dont compress hd but overcompress sd to the point they look like webcast. no new york 1 news on rcn

so Time Warner compresses their HD channels a lot?...I'm mainly concened with HD as I barely watch any standard channels anymore

Have you or others been glitch free (specifically with audio) with your trusty old Passport box?
Yes, pretty much. It's almost the best it's ever been in all the years I've had it, amazingly.

Question is, is MDN playing nice with external drives, from what people have posted ODN does not anymore after the last update
I believe that reports are that yes it does seem to play nice with external drives

That is good news, because the external drive is very important to me. I was actually planning to switch to the HDC after the recent upgrade... until I heard about the external drive snafu.

-barry

So the MDN force-feed is now June 1, according to rumors?

lol Every night when I come home from work, I stare at the Passport menus as though I would never see them again.

Yep, I'll keep my death grip on my 8300HD. Too much content on my external drive for me to ever think about giving it up unless either the hard drive or the internal drive crashes.....

...or the MDN update wipes out previously recorded material! This has happened to folks as well as not happening to folks. I think (based on what I read) the majority do NOT have an issue with content being deleted when they are forced to MDN/ODN.

I'm going to go with caution... watch most of the stuff on my DVR. My issue is they bloody well SHOULD tell us an exact date... at least 2 weeks prior.

...or the MDN update wipes out previously recorded material!
I think that was mostly with older versions of MDN, not what's currently making the rounds. Of course TWC in their wisdom might force a NEWER and more buggy version of MDN down our throats, but hopefully not....

My issue is they bloody well SHOULD tell us an exact date... at least 2 weeks prior.
...never going to happen. When has TWC ever warned us about "upgrades" to the DVR? Not once.....Some supervisor in Engineering will make the call to "flip the switch" and the rollout will start....

Scott

in my building we have a choice between RCN, Time Warner and in a few months FIOS...I know FIOS is far and away the best in terms of HD picture quality but how does RCN fare vs Time Warner...is one clearly better then the other in terms of HD PQ?...does Time Warner compress their signals/rateshape worse then RCN?...which offers the better set top HD DVR box (in terms of hard drive space, ease of use etc)?

can anyone share any opinions/comparisons...thanks

I wouldn't consider RCN. I'm surprised they are still in existence. I don't think they recovered from their original business plan (that required them to be the ONLY connection in any building they wired, everyone had to take TV, Internet or phone service from them only). At some point, they gave up on that god awful idea.

Maybe 5-8 years ago, they started pitching my building. As long as we DID have access to other services (TWC & Verizon then) we saw no issue. BUT, at some point they called us and said they had halted all expansion engineering... that they were going to service current customers, but were not able to run any more wires to buildings not already wired. So no new customers except those already living in, or moving into a previously wired building.

Does anyone know what IB and OOB Carousel Read Errors are? I have 1 on one and 8 on the other.

Does anyone know what IB and OOB Carousel Read Errors are? I have 1 on one and 8 on the other.

I found this link that explains diagnostic screens for Scientific Atlanta cable boxes. It's a .pdf file almost 300 pages long.

forums.cabletechs.org/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=get36

I found this link that explains diagnostic screens for Scientific Atlanta cable boxes. It's a .pdf file almost 300 pages long.

forums.cabletechs.org/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=get36

I get those too sometimes, does not seem to effect anything, I think maybe they are on-demand issues

I found this link that explains diagnostic screens for Scientific Atlanta cable boxes. It's a .pdf file almost 300 pages long.

forums.cabletechs.org/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=get36

This seems to be specific to the SARA operating system. Nobody on TWC's NYC system has that on their box.

I was able to get into the 8300 HDC Diagnostics screen.

What I see under 11. HDMI Port Status Report:
Audio Format - PCM

Is this what is screwing everything up. How do I change it to AC3 or DD. It doesnt allow me to do anything. Am I missing something.

FYI, WPXN-DT 31.1 started broadcasting in 720p yesterday. (Last night, "Boston Legal" was in 720p with 16:9 aspect ratio.)

So ... TWC should be adding 731 Ion HD as previously promised, since this is a must-carry local broadcaster.

(There was an announcement it would be added last month, but WPXN was still broadcasting at 480i.)

I was able to get into the 8300 HDC Diagnostics screen.

What I see under 11. HDMI Port Status Report:
Audio Format - PCM

Is this what is screwing everything up. How do I change it to AC3 or DD. It doesnt allow me to do anything. Am I missing something.

PCM should be fine, that is the way the PS3 sends audio to a receiver that it has decoded internally. I do not believe there is any way to change that setting. Have you considered upgrading to an HDMI capable receiver, or do you have one and not enough ports? They make splitters if that is the case and they are relatively cheap on ebay. I know that is not the answer you are probably looking for but it would solve your problem and you would have it for the future if you get a blu ray player etc...

Starting today, QVC HD (channel 733) is actually in HD instead of SD 4:3 with a sidebar of textual info filling the right side of the screen.

Boy, do those sheets look nice!

Now, if only the other "HD" channels that pull that offset SD with unilateral sidebar trick would invest in actual HD cameras, that would be great.

What about NY1 HD (701)? They don't even bother to fake us out with that trick.

Starting today, QVC HD (channel 733) is actually in HD instead of SD 4:3 with a sidebar of textual info filling the right side of the screen.

Boy, do those sheets look nice!

Now, if only the other "HD" channels that pull that offset SD with unilateral sidebar trick would invest in actual HD cameras, that would be great.

What about NY1 HD (701)? They don't even bother to fake us out with that trick.

NY1 will go HD live sometimes during this month. Still all of them look HD lite to me (too much compression added).

I've been experiencing a new glitch lately. Every so often the picture just locks up and does not correct itself like normally happens when dropouts occur. It's a killer if I'm recording the channel, as that's the end of the road at whatever point it happens. I've only noticed it on VS HD (never on MSG HD for example.) Anyone know why this might be happening?

NY1 will go HD live sometimes during this month. Still all of them look HD lite to me (too much compression added).

I find the overall PQ to be very different from the SD channel (4:3 notwithstanding). Frankly, I have no issue with compression when we're talking studio head shots, save the bandwidth for situations where it's far more necessary!

I've been experiencing a new glitch lately. Every so often the picture just locks up and does not correct itself like normally happens when dropouts occur. It's a killer if I'm recording the channel, as that's the end of the road at whatever point it happens. I've only noticed it on VS HD (never on MSG HD for example.) Anyone know why this might be happening?

Indeed I have seen this "kind" of glitch many, many times. Everything freezes, then 3-5 seconds later, boom it's back to live. Really much the same as a 3-5 second audio dropout without any video freeze.

Indeed I have seen this "kind" of glitch many, many times. Everything freezes, then 3-5 seconds later, boom it's back to live. Really much the same as a 3-5 second audio dropout without any video freeze.

I've not seen this issue yet. Do you think it's limited to certain channels?

Don't think so, then again I'm not keeping a journal! It's just an other type of skippage, as you coined!

Indeed I have seen this "kind" of glitch many, many times. Everything freezes, then 3-5 seconds later, boom it's back to live. Really much the same as a 3-5 second audio dropout without any video freeze.

yup same problem , i even have to switch to another channel to un freeze it..

I get the glitch but have only noticed it on VS HD. I also have to change the channel twice to delete the VS HD from the buffer.

Indeed I have seen this "kind" of glitch many, many times. Everything freezes, then 3-5 seconds later, boom it's back to live. Really much the same as a 3-5 second audio dropout without any video freeze.

But the problem I'm experiencing is that 3-5 seconds later it doesn't correct itself and go back to live. I have to go channel up or down and then back to VS HD to get it to "reboot" so to speak. It's basiclly just stuck, frozen forever. If I'm watching live it's not the end of the world...but if I'm recording a hockey game and watching on delay, one such glitch is game over for the whole recording.

The audio and picture on channel 760 Disney XD have been out of sync for a week now. The picture is also stuttering and jerky. The standard definition channel 60 is fine; this is only with the high definition channel. Does anyone else have this problem?

But the problem I'm experiencing is that 3-5 seconds later it doesn't correct itself and go back to live. I have to go channel up or down and then back to VS HD to get it to "reboot" so to speak. It's basiclly just stuck, frozen forever. If I'm watching live it's not the end of the world...but if I'm recording a hockey game and watching on delay, one such glitch is game over for the whole recording.

Ah, yes I have seen this, but not near as frequently as the "self-correcting" variety I mentioned before. I recall I usually cold boot the box if this occurs.

The audio and picture on channel 760 Disney XD have been out of sync for a week now. The picture is also stuttering and jerky. The standard definition channel 60 is fine; this is only with the high definition channel. Does anyone else have this problem?

Interesting, I was going to post about this... last night while in a bit of a channel surfing mode, I decided to check Dis HD. It was a fairly recent movie that should be in HD, but was very soft 4:3 SD. Not even upconvert widescreen (how frakking lazy is that?) I then noticed an extreme out of sync condition between audio & video.

The fact that this happens for more than a minute or two and is caught says TONS about that channel. I suspect this is 100% on Disney and not TWC.

Interesting, I was going to post about this... last night while in a bit of a channel surfing mode, I decided to check Dis HD. It was a fairly recent movie that should be in HD, but was very soft 4:3 SD. Not even upconvert widescreen (how frakking lazy is that?) I then noticed an extreme out of sync condition between audio & video.

The fact that this happens for more than a minute or two and is caught says TONS about that channel. I suspect this is 100% on Disney and not TWC.

I have no doubt it's a problem with the transmission source but this is also something Time Warner still has responsibility for by pressing Disney XD to correct the error in the signal that Disney is sending Time Warner. And it is a new problem; Disney XD has been fine since its introduction several months ago and this problem started about a week ago. The frustrating thing is that a full week has passed and as of two seconds ago, it's still not fixed. This is not an intermittent problem like the Fox 705 audio dropout issue; Disney XD's problem has been for 24/7 for 7 days and counting now. That's pretty atrocious.

And just to be clear, this is with Disney XD, the Disney cartoon channel 760. Disney HD is a separate channel 749 and is fine.

And just to be clear, this is with Disney XD, the Disney cartoon channel 760. Disney HD is a separate channel 749 and is fine.

Oh... I did see the XD decal, but it wasn't a cartoon, like I said a recently released film. I called is Dis HD because I knew they had a regular and a cartoon channel, looks like the cartoon channel isn't 100% animated!

And just to be clear, this is with Disney XD, the Disney cartoon channel 760. Disney HD is a separate channel 749 and is fine.

FYI - Disney XD is no longer just a "cartoon channel" - thats why they rebranded it.

I have no doubt it's a problem with the transmission source but this is also something Time Warner still has responsibility for by pressing Disney XD to correct the error in the signal that Disney is sending Time Warner. And it is a new problem; Disney XD has been fine since its introduction several months ago and this problem started about a week ago. The frustrating thing is that a full week has passed and as of two seconds ago, it's still not fixed. This is not an intermittent problem like the Fox 705 audio dropout issue; Disney XD's problem has been for 24/7 for 7 days and counting now. That's pretty atrocious.

And just to be clear, this is with Disney XD, the Disney cartoon channel 760. Disney HD is a separate channel 749 and is fine.

AND just in case anyone is forgetting, there STILL is an issue with audio dropouts on 705, esp during the morning news programs...very irritating. :mad:

I posted this a few weeks ago and didn't get a response, but my problem persists....

Does anyone with a HDC experience audio dropouts while playing recorded programs? One of my 2 boxes has this occur regularly but if I press pause and then play, the audio comes right back. It is clearly a glitch and not a problem with the original recording.

I posted this a few weeks ago and didn't get a response, but my problem persists....

Does anyone with a HDC experience audio dropouts while playing recorded programs? One of my 2 boxes has this occur regularly but if I press pause and then play, the audio comes right back. It is clearly a glitch and not a problem with the original recording.

All the time, seems to be system wide issue. Also happens when not recording

I know this is off topic, but I am curious if any of you bought the Blu-ray Star Trek Set. I hear other than ST II the transfers are horrible

I know this is off topic, but I am curious if any of you bought the Blu-ray Star Trek Set. I hear other than ST II the transfers are horrible

ST II??? The second ST series was TNG...

Can't say anything about the BD set, BUT a few years ago, NBC actually ran the "remastered/restored into HD" episodes at a variable time, usually around 3 AM Monday morning. They DID stick to OAR (which was 4:3) BUT they all looked fabulous! Everything was tack sharp, colors were bright and not over-saturated, and one COULD see things one never was aware of (despite having seen each episode about a zillion times over the past 40 years).

Best example is the ep with the Horta... boy does the creature look WAY different than what I remember.

If the BD set is what I saw (should be slightly better due to higher bit rates) I can't imagine anyone not loving what they did.

ST II??? The second ST series was TNG...

Can't say anything about the BD set, BUT a few years ago, NBC actually ran the "remastered/restored into HD" episodes at a variable time, usually around 3 AM Monday morning. They DID stick to OAR (which was 4:3) BUT they all looked fabulous! Everything was tack sharp, colors were bright and not over-saturated, and one COULD see things one never was aware of (despite having seen each episode about a zillion times over the past 40 years).

Best example is the ep with the Horta... boy does the creature look WAY different than what I remember.

If the BD set is what I saw (should be slightly better due to higher bit rates) I can't imagine anyone not loving what they did.

I mean the Blu-Ray set of movies 1-6, they say that Wrath of Khan looks great but the rest are poor quality, basically upconverted versions of the old transfers apparently. Check this post and beware if you are thinking of buying this. What a shame. :(

http://thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

I know this is off topic, but I am curious if any of you bought the Blu-ray Star Trek Set. I hear other than ST II the transfers are horrible

Which set are you referring to? The original TV series, Next Generation, or the movie?

I bought season 1 of the original TV series on HD-DVD when it came out. The restoration is thoughtful and first class. I can't imagine the Blu-ray being that much different.

A_C

Which set are you referring to? The original TV series, Next Generation, or the movie?

I bought season 1 of the original TV series on HD-DVD when it came out. The restoration is thoughtful and first class. I can't imagine the Blu-ray being that much different.

A_C

talking about the movies, a set was released by Paramount today. From what I have read you will not see TNG for a long time if ever on blu-ray since all the effects were shot 4:3 even though the rest was shot on film 16:9

any news on the new samsung hd dvrs being available to nyc twc customers. I thought someone posted here that they should be available sometime in may.

ST II??? The second ST series was TNG...

Can't say anything about the BD set, BUT a few years ago, NBC actually ran the "remastered/restored into HD" episodes at a variable time, usually around 3 AM Monday morning. They DID stick to OAR (which was 4:3) BUT they all looked fabulous! Everything was tack sharp, colors were bright and not over-saturated, and one COULD see things one never was aware of (despite having seen each episode about a zillion times over the past 40 years).

Best example is the ep with the Horta... boy does the creature look WAY different than what I remember.

If the BD set is what I saw (should be slightly better due to higher bit rates) I can't imagine anyone not loving what they did.

WPIX is airing them now, late Saturday night early Sunday morning.

All the time, seems to be system wide issue. Also happens when not recording

I think you are referring to skippage, which I get as well.

But I seem to have a unique problem on only 1 of my 2 HDC's regarding occasional audio drop outs during playback. The drop outs are not problems with the recording as if I hit pause/play/rewind, I get to hear the missed audio.

I think you are referring to skippage, which I get as well.

But I seem to have a unique problem on only 1 of my 2 HDC's regarding occasional audio drop outs during playback. The drop outs are not problems with the recording as if I hit pause/play/rewind, I get to hear the missed audio.


what is the difference between skipping and dropouts?

i used to get something when recording hd where the sound would cut for a tiny bit. not a problem when it happened every 20 minutes of so, but when i recorded blue planet, it happens every 2 minutes or so.

once it would start happening, i would reboot the box. problem gone. i havent had this in a while.

btw, are your bbf corey?

any news on the new samsung hd dvrs being available to nyc twc customers. I thought someone posted here that they should be available sometime in may.

Somebody posted in another thread that he was on his way to 23rd street to get a Samsung DVR... haven't heard boo since then! What we actually know is that there are 2 markets that ARE getting 3090 DVRs and that TWC seems to give them out with 160G or 320G drives.

WPIX is airing them now, late Saturday night early Sunday morning.

Very cool, yes I see it scheduled for 1:00AM Sundays. The guide SHOULD have a HDTV tag, but it doesn't.

FYI, I think the appeal is in the restoration more than the HDness...

Matter of fact, the description seems to be the show I mentioned... with the Horta. If it shows a somehat brightly colored creature then you know you've got the remastered version!

what is the difference between skipping and dropouts?

i used to get something when recording hd where the sound would cut for a tiny bit. not a problem when it happened every 20 minutes of so, but when i recorded blue planet, it happens every 2 minutes or so.

once it would start happening, i would reboot the box. problem gone. i havent had this in a while.

I think Scott B. coined the "skippage" term to refer to any event that interrupted the program flow be it video or audio glitches (most times, a video glitch means an audio one as well, but that it NOT always true, the video can glitch but the audio continues). Practically, it means losing some pierces of dialog that can be inconsequential or presage a major plot turning point.

I think Scott B. coined the "skippage" term to refer to any event that interrupted the program flow be it video or audio glitches (most times, a video glitch means an audio one as well, but that it NOT always true, the video can glitch but the audio continues). Practically, it means losing some pierces of dialog that can be inconsequential or presage a major plot turning point.

Yeah, I guess as the person who coined it, I guess I meant that skippage is a momentary "glitch" that causes some audio/video to "skip" and then catch up with itself soon after. This is opposed to a "dropout" where the audio or video just drop but nothing "skips". The source for either of these could be DVR (or hard drive)-related, encoder-related at the broadcast source, re-encoding related at TWC (when it multiplexes 3 or more channels to 1 QAM frequency), or transmission-related (something interfering with your actual wiring).

what is the difference between skipping and dropouts?

i used to get something when recording hd where the sound would cut for a tiny bit. not a problem when it happened every 20 minutes of so, but when i recorded blue planet, it happens every 2 minutes or so.

once it would start happening, i would reboot the box. problem gone. i havent had this in a while.

btw, are your bbf corey?

Yes, that is me.

Somebody posted in another thread that he was on his way to 23rd street to get a Samsung DVR... haven't heard boo since then! What we actually know is that there are 2 markets that ARE getting 3090 DVRs and that TWC seems to give them out with 160G or 320G drives.


hopefully soon. Getting sick of the stupid dolby digital audio problem. I am hoping the new samsung box resolves it or at least a system upgrade soon.

Yeah, I guess as the person who coined it, I guess I meant that skippage is a momentary "glitch" that causes some audio/video to "skip" and then catch up with itself soon after. This is opposed to a "dropout" where the audio or video just drop but nothing "skips". The source for either of these could be DVR (or hard drive)-related, encoder-related at the broadcast source, re-encoding related at TWC (when it multiplexes 3 or more channels to 1 QAM frequency), or transmission-related (something interfering with your actual wiring).

Sorry Scott, I'm really having trouble understanding what you are describing - I must need a bit more caffeine.

If the character is supposed to be saying "One, two, three, four, five", are you saying it comes across as "One, two, [blank space for a few seconds], three, four, five"?

-barry

Very cool, yes I see it scheduled for 1:00AM Sundays. The guide SHOULD have a HDTV tag, but it doesn't.

FYI, I think the appeal is in the restoration more than the HDness...

Matter of fact, the description seems to be the show I mentioned... with the Horta. If it shows a somehat brightly colored creature then you know you've got the remastered version!

It is the remastered version. I've been watching. They showed the Doomsday Machine last week, which is the one with the planet eating machine...and the difference is one of the most noticeable. Many episodes have little new material of notice, but are much cleaner.

It is the remastered version. I've been watching. They showed the Doomsday Machine last week, which is the one with the planet eating machine...and the difference is one of the most noticeable. Many episodes have little new material of notice, but are much cleaner.

You should see a very noticeable difference in the Horta as well.

Apparently, it was shot on 35mm film back in the early sixties... and I suspect it wouldn't have been that much difference absent the restoration process. I'd be real curious to read a really good description of that process...

You should see a very noticeable difference in the Horta as well.

Apparently, it was shot on 35mm film back in the early sixties... and I suspect it wouldn't have been that much difference absent the restoration process. I'd be real curious to read a really good description of that process...
This isn't exactly that... but it might be interesting nonetheless... :)
http://trekmovie.com/2009/04/29/exclusive-interview-with-mike-okuda-talking-the-cage-tos-r-on-blu-ray-more/

hopefully soon. Getting sick of the stupid dolby digital audio problem. I am hoping the new samsung box resolves it or at least a system upgrade soon.

Yes The 3090 does fix this issue. However you must press Vol+ and Info on the front panel to enable a the manufacturers diagnostics. Then you go to extended diagnostics and there you can enabled it. It's password protected though. Password is 3090 and it will enable it instantaneously. The name of this option is AC3 over HDMI.

The following changes are planned:



On or about May 31, 2009 we will no longer carry HD Net Movies on ch. 797 and HD Net on ch. 798.



On or about June 1, 2009 we will launch MAV TV HD on ch. 787. This service will be part of the HD Xtra tier.



We may cease carriage of a WABC multicast service, currently provided on ch. 687, no earlier than June 30, 2009.

On or about May 31, 2009 we will no longer carry HD Net Movies on ch. 797 and HD Net on ch. 798.

Damn, when they weren't dropped the last time we heard they were being dropped, I thought that was it.

Goodbye HDXtra... I'm canceling. AND I'd encourage everyone to call on 6/1 and drop that tier, saying it was because HDNet HD, THE best HD channel was being dropped. If we could get 50-60-70% of the folks who had subscribed to drop the tier, I'd say there is a good chance things will change.

Of course, it's "why" that I also want to know!

I hope this is just a carriage thing and it gets worked out. HDNet has always been a great go to channel for as good as it gets picture quality on TW, along with classic movies.

I hope this is just a carriage thing and it gets worked out. HDNet has always been a great go to channel for as good as it gets picture quality on TW, along with classic movies.

Seems like it since I did a google search and see that both the Buffalo and Rochester clusters, among other areas, are losing the channel at the same time. I wonder what Mark Cuban and the TWC heads couldn't agree on.

Seems like it since I did a google search and see that both the Buffalo and Rochester clusters, among other areas, are losing the channel at the same time. I wonder what Mark Cuban and the TWC heads couldn't agree on.
I remember back in the day, before we had HDNet, being on their email list reading about what I was missing. I wrote to Mark Cuban, whether it was Cuban or not, I got timely and cordial replies telling me to nag my provider for an agreement. He has a reputation for conversing with the public and he has posted on AVS.

As I said, I hope we don’t lose a great source for HD.

Damn, when they weren't dropped the last time we heard they were being dropped, I thought that was it.

Goodbye HDXtra... I'm canceling. AND I'd encourage everyone to call on 6/1 and drop that tier, saying it was because HDNet HD, THE best HD channel was being dropped. If we could get 50-60-70% of the folks who had subscribed to drop the tier, I'd say there is a good chance things will change.

Of course, it's "why" that I also want to know!


I like having MGMHD, Smithsonian HD, MAVTV HD, TennisHD, College Sports HD, Big Ten Network HD, NHL Network HD (and the other sports package SD channels) for $4.05...... (HD DVR+HDXtra = $15)

Considering the HDDVR alone is $10.95... HDXtra alone is $8.95... and the Sports package is $3.95... its still a great deal.

The following changes are planned:



On or about May 31, 2009 we will no longer carry HD Net Movies on ch. 797 and HD Net on ch. 798.



On or about June 1, 2009 we will launch MAV TV HD on ch. 787. This service will be part of the HD Xtra tier.



We may cease carriage of a WABC multicast service, currently provided on ch. 687, no earlier than June 30, 2009.

Can you send the link to the page with this announcements? I want to see the whole text to see if it is one of those "Due to carriage contractual negotiations, we may be forced to remove..."?

I like having MGMHD, Smithsonian HD, MAVTV HD, TennisHD, College Sports HD, Big Ten Network HD, NHL Network HD (and the other sports package SD channels) for $4.05...... (HD DVR+HDXtra = $15)

Considering the HDDVR alone is $10.95... HDXtra alone is $8.95... and the Sports package is $3.95... its still a great deal.

I like MGMHD quite a lot, but don't watch ANY of the other channels in the HDXtra tier beyond the HDNets. So if HDNets are gone, so goes HDXtra for me....

Can you send the link to the page with this announcements? I want to see the whole text to see if it is one of those "Due to carriage contractual negotiations, we may be forced to remove..."?

http://www.timewarnercable.com/nynj/learn/cable/channelchanges.html

He pasted it exactly...

Interesting. Our TWC division wants to put HDNet in the variety tier. They will swap HDNet for Smithsonian in the HD VIP tier aka HD Xtra. Maybe there are signs of new negotiations. Mark Cuban said he's working with TWC to keep it. I hope they do since I like Dan Rather reports.

http://www.timewarnercable.com/nynj/learn/cable/channelchanges.html

He pasted it exactly...

HMM....Just followed the "contact us" link from their site saying that the HDNets are my favorite channels on the system and that I would be canceling the HDXtra tier without them.

Here's the link to "contact us":
https://www.twcnyc.com/index2.cfm?c=cust_sup/cs_contact_us_kana

HMM....Just followed the "contact us" link from their site saying that the HDNets are my favorite channels on the system and that I would be canceling the HDXtra tier without them.

Here's the link to "contact us":
https://www.twcnyc.com/index2.cfm?c=cust_sup/cs_contact_us_kana

This is very disappointing. FIOS has them so this just may get me to switch when it arrives in my neighborhood. :confused:

This is very disappointing. FIOS has them so this just may get me to switch when it arrives in my neighborhood. :confused::eek::eek: You’re considering switching to FIOS??? But they don’t have Navigator? How will you live without that great box?? :p:D

:eek::eek: You’re considering switching to FIOS??? But they don’t have Navigator? How will you live without that great box?? :p:D

I like my HDNet's, unfortunately my building has an agreement with time warner cable so I am not sure if FIOS will get in plus it has not arrived in my neighborhood yet I don't think. I will get used to whatever they have I guess. I really do not know what TWC is thinking, this is a travesty :(

I am going to miss HD Net and the MMA programming. :(

This will end the HD Xtra tier for me. At least I will save a couple of bucks a month.

I like my HDNet's, unfortunately my building has an agreement with time warner cable so I am not sure if FIOS will get in plus it has not arrived in my neighborhood yet I don't think. I will get used to whatever they have I guess. I really do not know what TWC is thinking, this is a travesty :(

does anyone knows if Verizon has finished wiring the rich neighborhoods in nyc. they said that 54% of manhanttan was wired by the end of 2008.

does anyone knows if Verizon has finished wiring the rich neighborhoods in nyc. they said that 54% of manhanttan was wired by the end of 2008.

54%??? I'm calling ******** on that one.

54%??? I'm calling ******** on that one.
They probably mean that the wires were run along the street (underground and whatnot.) IE, 54% of Manhattan buildings could be hooked up to FiOS today if their management requests it, not that they are hooked up.

If this goes down and it seems like it will this will be the death nail for Time Warner Cable in every market where FiOs rolls out. My building is getting lit up this summer by FiOS and it couldn't happen any sooner. By the way don't forget to record the premieres of "Duffy at LSO St. Luke's, London" Sunday night and "The Girl Friend Experience" next Wednesday night.

They probably mean that the wires were run along the street (underground and whatnot.) IE, 54% of Manhattan buildings could be hooked up to FiOS today if their management requests it, not that they are hooked up.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2309838,00.asp

That is an old article from may 2008. It is very interesting that they will leave BK, BX and Queens to last. I don't know if they changed their strategy regarding wiring BK, Queens and the Bronx.

If this goes down and it seems like it will this will be the death nail for Time Warner Cable in every market where FiOs rolls out. My building is getting lit up this summer by FiOS and it couldn't happen any sooner.

I think this is starting to blow it out of proportion. Of course people on here will lean to FiOS because of the main qualities. However, to say that this will kill the #2 cable company when I feel that #1 cable company (Comcast) is run worse then TWC is a little over the top. The mainstream people who don't visit this site will be upset and complain but this isn't like when ABC was gone a few years ago.

I still think FiOS is a good new competitor to the duopoly of cable in the city along with the satellite providers.

I refuse to give it up because I cant stand the HDC.
However, Id love to get In/On Demand in HD.

Do I have any options?

I refuse to give it up because I cant stand the HDC.
However, Id love to get In/On Demand in HD.

Do I have any options?

Once we get MDN on supposedly June 1, we won't have a choice.

Can you send the link to the page with this announcements? I want to see the whole text to see if it is one of those "Due to carriage contractual negotiations, we may be forced to remove..."?

I recall the last time this was threatened, that language was used. Not so this time, it's a strict "on or about" announcement. Note the "on or about" language...

HMM....Just followed the "contact us" link from their site saying that the HDNets are my favorite channels on the system and that I would be canceling the HDXtra tier without them.

Here's the link to "contact us":
https://www.twcnyc.com/index2.cfm?c=cust_sup/cs_contact_us_kana

Thanks for the link Scott, I just filed a similar note.

I will probably also drop Starz, they seem to never have any compelling movies any more. Money saved on both will go to a Netflix subscription.