Just wondering what qualifies as being able to add an HD moniker to your station name……one HD program per month ? :confused:

Good question, and I'd have to say I'd rather they broadcast it than not, because at least it's digital so the PQ is a little better (IMO).

However something still confuses me. If Friday's game wasn't shown in HD, how come Saturday's was when it was shown on Fox? So OK, they probably don't use the same cameras, but you can't blame it on the ballpark not being able to handle HD technology. So what was ESPN doing with their HD cameras? I mean, it's not like the game was "just another game."

-Dan

I don't know, but I would guess that ABC/ESPN rented an SD truck since it was on ESPN and Fox sprang for an HD truck because it was on the network. These operations are operating within a budget and they can't do everything in HD for the less than 10% of Americans that can currently see it. It could also be that the Friday night game was a simulcast of a local station that has TV rights and ESPN just piggybacked on that feed. Even here in L.A. we only see the Dodgers in HD when it's a national game.

Even here in L.A. we only see the Dodgers in HD when it's a national game.
Being a Dodger fan myself, I have to say that I'm not sure I would have wanted to see much of this ugly season in HD.

By the way, does anyone know why we don't have all the local LA stations in HD on Adelphia? At least here in the Fullerton area, we only get 2, 4, 7, 11 and 28 (PBS). I think 5 and 13 also broadcast in HD, don't they?

-Dan

I would rather see dancin girls during the SD broadcasting rather than complete darkness. :D

Agreed, good idea! :cool:

I don't know, but I would guess that ABC/ESPN rented an SD truck since it was on ESPN and Fox sprang for an HD truck because it was on the network. These operations are operating within a budget and they can't do everything in HD for the less than 10% of Americans that can currently see it. It could also be that the Friday night game was a simulcast of a local station that has TV rights and ESPN just piggybacked on that feed. Even here in L.A. we only see the Dodgers in HD when it's a national game.

Then, why call your self "XYZ"-HD and charge EXTRA for this channel?? Discovery-HDT is wall to wall HD and included in the basic HD package of most if not all providers.

Being a Dodger fan myself, I have to say that I'm not sure I would have wanted to see much of this ugly season in HD.

By the way, does anyone know why we don't have all the local LA stations in HD on Adelphia? At least here in the Fullerton area, we only get 2, 4, 7, 11 and 28 (PBS). I think 5 and 13 also broadcast in HD, don't they?

-Dan

5 (WB) does A LOT, 13(UPN) just watching, don't forget 9 on Sundays sometimes!

Yeah, Joe, that was lame not having the Sox/Yanks in HD on ESPN.

ESPN-HD is mysterious in another way for me; three times in the last month I've turned it on to watch a scheduled Angels game, and I got the "Blue Screen of Death (you aren't subscribed to this channel...if you are, check your cable blah blah blah...).

Anyone know what is the deal with that? It can't be some blackout rule - the last time it happened it was an away game (Boston, I think)! The channel comes back on right after the game ends. The game is also always on ESPN SD.

Of course, every time it happens I try to call Adelphia but, as you all know, Adelphia's "help" line is either overwhelmed (so they say), or disconnected...

pj1016

Yeah, Joe, that was lame not having the Sox/Yanks in HD on ESPN.

ESPN-HD is mysterious in another way for me; three times in the last month I've turned it on to watch a scheduled Angels game, and I got the "Blue Screen of Death (you aren't subscribed to this channel...if you are, check your cable blah blah blah...).

Anyone know what is the deal with that? It can't be some blackout rule - the last time it happened it was an away game (Boston, I think)! The channel comes back on right after the game ends. The game is also always on ESPN SD.

Of course, every time it happens I try to call Adelphia but, as you all know, Adelphia's "help" line is either overwhelmed (so they say), or disconnected...

pj1016
I always assumed it was because of a blackout rule. I don't remember it happening during an away game, but it might have and you're right, that wouldn't make as much sense.

-Dan

Yeah, Joe, that was lame not having the Sox/Yanks in HD on ESPN.

ESPN-HD is mysterious in another way for me; three times in the last month I've turned it on to watch a scheduled Angels game, and I got the "Blue Screen of Death (you aren't subscribed to this channel...if you are, check your cable blah blah blah...).

Anyone know what is the deal with that? It can't be some blackout rule - the last time it happened it was an away game (Boston, I think)! The channel comes back on right after the game ends. The game is also always on ESPN SD.

Of course, every time it happens I try to call Adelphia but, as you all know, Adelphia's "help" line is either overwhelmed (so they say), or disconnected...

pj1016

I thought it was a blackout rule too. Are you sure it was ESPN, not FSW?

Yeah, Joe, that was lame not having the Sox/Yanks in HD on ESPN.

ESPN-HD is mysterious in another way for me; three times in the last month I've turned it on to watch a scheduled Angels game, and I got the "Blue Screen of Death (you aren't subscribed to this channel...if you are, check your cable blah blah blah...).

Anyone know what is the deal with that? It can't be some blackout rule - the last time it happened it was an away game (Boston, I think)! The channel comes back on right after the game ends. The game is also always on ESPN SD.

Of course, every time it happens I try to call Adelphia but, as you all know, Adelphia's "help" line is either overwhelmed (so they say), or disconnected...

pj1016

The game will be blacked out on ESPN if it is being shown on FSW or a local station as the regional telecasts will usually take precedent. Usually, ESPN will show a different game, but if that is the only thing that they are showing in HD perhaps they just black it out instead.

The game will be blacked out on ESPN if it is being shown on FSW or a local station as the regional telecasts will usually take precedent. Usually, ESPN will show a different game, but if that is the only thing that they are showing in HD perhaps they just black it out instead.

As I said, the Angel game was being shown on ESPN SD...but not on HD.

pj1016

Los Angeles 'Desperate' for cable contracts after TV snafu


After "Housewives" is mistakenly broadcast in Spanish, City Council members tell regulators six years is too long to make a new deal.

By Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 4, 2005

A day after Adelphia Communications Corp. erroneously broadcast "Desperate Housewives" in Spanish to 175,000 Los Angeles cable customers, City Council members rebuked its regulators for the slow pace of negotiating new contracts — which they said could improve service.

The city's cable regulatory agency was the subject of a highly critical audit in May by Controller Laura Chick, saying that Los Angeles had delayed negotiating new contracts with cable providers since 1999 and missed opportunities to require better service from the companies.

Officials with the city's Information Technology Agency said they began negotiations with cable companies in July but were unsure when they would be finished.

This was met with looks of consternation from some council members on the audit and government efficiency committee, who said they couldn't believe it was taking so long.

"It takes the city multiple years, then it becomes a joke because it doesn't happen," said Councilman Tom LaBonge. "Who is the point person who says, 'Hey … you can't go home … until we work this out' ?"

He added that updated cable contracts could bring in more money for the city than the existing 18-year-old agreements.

The debate comes several months after the city approved one of the nation's strictest consumer protection rules covering cable service. The rules allow the city to impose fines and place limits on how long customers can wait on the phone for service. City officials said they receive about 2,000 complaints a year about cable service.

The latest issue to draw customers' ire was the transmission of "Desperate Housewives." Adelphia said that the cause of Sunday night's broadcast in Spanish was traced to an equipment failure that erroneously picked up KABC TV's simulcast of the popular show — which is supposed to be aired on a secondary audio programming channel — and fed it into the primary English-language broadcast.

While City Council members were unaware of that problem, officials said it's the ongoing complaints about poor cable service that underscore the need to quickly renegotiate the contracts, which were negotiated in 1987 and expired in 2002.

"We made it clear [to the agency] that we only have leverage [to demand better service] when we have an agreement," said Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, who noted that she was told in 2002 that negotiations were about to begin. "I think the city needs to take a stronger position to make those companies accountable."

Greuel also noted that the agency has historically been years behind in auditing the cable companies' performance. But she praised the agency for catching up with the audits, which General Manager Thera Bradshaw said are up-to-date.

Bradshaw also said in a report to Chick that the agency is supporting the efforts of the cable TV franchise renewal negotiating team, which is being led by the chief legislative analyst, the city attorney and a lead negotiator hired by the city.

In the meantime, Adelphia was busy explaining to customers what went wrong with "Desperate Housewives."

The equipment failure was indirectly related to cable equipment damaged Wednesday in the Topanga fire, which caused a temporary outage for an unknown number of Adelphia customers. Adelphia then rerouted its cable signal at an alternate location; a malfunction in that setup caused the problem to occur Sunday night, the company said.

About 20% of Adelphia's Southern California's customers were affected, including 65,000 subscribers in Hemet, Moreno Valley and Redlands, said spokesman Art Maulsby.

The problem continued for the first 50 minutes of the one-hour show — ABC's No. 1 program nationwide according to Nielsen Media Research — when the network's Los Angeles affiliate, KABC-TV Channel 7, shut off the Spanish simulcast, according to the station.

Adelphia customer Diane Feldman was at a theater rehearsal when she received a call from her distraught husband as he tried to record the show.

"He called me, and said, 'I'm really sorry, but it's in Spanish,' " said Feldman, 37, a West Los Angeles subscriber. "He was kind of panicky. He's totally addicted to 'Desperate Housewives.' "

This is the second time in a week that Adelphia customers have called to complain about outages affecting KABC programming.

Because of the outage Wednesday night, the station received 1,000 calls from viewers who missed a new episode of "Lost," the network's second most popular program, ranked third nationally. In response, KABC rebroadcast that episode Monday night.

The station received hundreds of calls Monday complaining about the "Desperate Housewives" broadcast. The show is ranked No. 2 overall in national ratings. The episode is to be rebroadcast Saturday night.

"Our phones have been lit up like a Christmas tree," station spokesman William Burton said.

http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-me-cable4oct04,0,3375537,print.story?coll=cl-tvent

I'm having severe pixelation on all channels via either my Moxi DVR or directly through the CableCard into my HDTV. This is on all channels analog or digital.
Is anyone else having issues tonight or is it possibly my TV taking a dump? I forgot to check OTA will update this. :eek:

Update: OTA is fine, TV is OK. It's an Adelphia problem? Anyone else??
Update 2: It's affecting my regular digital cable box too. Even on analog channels (below 100)

I'm having severe pixelation on all channels via either my Moxi DVR or directly through the CableCard into my HDTV. This is on all channels analog or digital.
Is anyone else having issues tonight or is it possibly my TV taking a dump? I forgot to check OTA will update this. :eek:

Update: OTA is fine, TV is OK. It's an Adelphia problem? Anyone else??
No problems here in Orange County (Placentia).

-Dan

I'm having severe pixelation on all channels via either my Moxi DVR or directly through the CableCard into my HDTV. This is on all channels analog or digital.
Is anyone else having issues tonight or is it possibly my TV taking a dump? I forgot to check OTA will update this. :eek:

Update: OTA is fine, TV is OK. It's an Adelphia problem? Anyone else??

No problems this evening in North Redondo Beach (zip 90278).

I'm having severe pixelation on all channels via either my Moxi DVR or directly through the CableCard into my HDTV. This is on all channels analog or digital.
Is anyone else having issues tonight or is it possibly my TV taking a dump? I forgot to check OTA will update this. :eek:

Update: OTA is fine, TV is OK. It's an Adelphia problem? Anyone else??

Looks fine here in Yorba Linda

OK lets concentrate on West LA. It looks like it may be local. Anyone from here?

This morning it was a totall outage, snow. At 8AM it's started to come back. Interestingly channels are mis-alligned. HSN is where FoxNC should be. Some might say that's an improvement! ;)

This morning it was a totall outage, snow. At 8AM it's started to come back. Interestingly channels are mis-alligned. HSN is where FoxNC should be. Some might say that's an improvement! ;)

We're seeing that here in Redondo Beach as well, so this problem seems to be wider spread than the earlier pixelation issue.

Same problems here in West Hollywood this morning. :-(

Not sure if this is the same problem, but late last night and this morning, I received the "you don't subscribe to this channel" message not only on some of the Showtime channels I normally get but also channel 2 & 4.

Not sure if this is the same problem, but late last night and this morning, I received the "you don't subscribe to this channel" message not only on some of the Showtime channels I normally get but also channel 2 & 4.

BINGO!

Not sure if this is the same problem, but late last night and this morning, I received the "you don't subscribe to this channel" message not only on some of the Showtime channels I normally get but also channel 2 & 4.
I got that too, but for a different reason. I was trying to put a new connector on the end of my cable, and I suck at it! :o

-Dan

I was trying to put a new connector on the end of my cable, and I suck at it!

Your coaxial cable, I hope. :D :eek:

pj1016

Your coaxial cable, I hope. :D :eek:

pj1016
Uh, yeah, that one. :confused:

I'm still down on the Digital front. Anyone else still with bad signal??

Joe,

Yes, I'm in west la (90025) and have been having the same problems. Some channels are fine, but others have pixelation and audio drops every few seconds. Supposedly this is because of the fires, but I don't know. I'm glad it's not just me.

Joe,

Yes, I'm in west la (90025) and have been having the same problems. Some channels are fine, but others have pixelation and audio drops every few seconds. Supposedly this is because of the fires, but I don't know. I'm glad it's not just me.

I just called again, still bad Sat. AM, they're blaming Sun spots! Supposedly the event will end in a couple of days. :(
BTW I'm in 90025 too.

I just called again, still bad Sat. AM, they're blaming Sun spots! Supposedly the event will end in a couple of days. :(
BTW I'm in 90025 too.

Looking at NOAA's Space environment center website, there looks like that might have been a spike in solar activity, but I've been having this same problem for about a week now. The sun spot excuse doesn't seem credible. All of my fox shows from last sunday were messed up along with other network shows through out the week (thank goodness for **********).

I just called again, still bad Sat. AM, they're blaming Sun spots! Supposedly the event will end in a couple of days. :(
BTW I'm in 90025 too.

If that's the case would sun spots only cause problems in one area? Haven't seen any problems like that here.

Jim

I just called again, still bad Sat. AM, they're blaming Sun spots! Supposedly the event will end in a couple of days. :(
BTW I'm in 90025 too.
Hmmm, sunspots that affect LA county but not Orange county? Very interesting!

-Dan

I keep staring at the Sun and don't see any spots?! :confused:
On the other hand I don't see much of anything else either! :eek:

They also blamed the fires near the Ventura/LA line.

I'm waiting for the blame to fall on the EQ in Pakistan! :D

I keep staring at the Sun and don't see any spots?! :confused:
On the other hand I don't see much of anything else either! :eek:

They also blamed the fires near the Ventura/LA line.

I'm waiting for the blame to fall on the EQ in Pakistan! :D
No, no, it's President Bush's fault. Or FEMA's. :p

-Dan

No, no, it's President Bush's fault. Or FEMA's. :p

-Dan

It's all the Rigas families fault....

Adelphia = crap.

Complete outage here in studio city since 10/3! They even flaked on my HD install appointment saturday without calling!

Anyone else completely out and got a response from them on an ETA?

It's all the Rigas families fault....
You got that right!

-Dan

Adelphia = crap.

Complete outage here in studio city since 10/3! They even flaked on my HD install appointment saturday without calling!

Anyone else completely out and got a response from them on an ETA?

Yeah, something about "When the Moon hits your eye, lika..." ;)

Yeah, something about "When the Moon hits your eye, lika..." ;)
"...big piece of sh*t that's Adelphia!" :p

-Dan

"...big piece of sh*t that's Adelphia!" :p

-Dan

Couldn't have said it better, myself! :D

Friday 10/14 Encino:
Extremely frequent pixilation on both my Moxi's all week long. Last night, I noticed that changing channels caused freeze up. No problems on my third tv that just has the cable running directly into the tv. Are others still having this problem?

Friday 10/14 Encino:
Extremely frequent pixilation on both my Moxi's all week long. Last night, I noticed that changing channels caused freeze up. No problems on my third tv that just has the cable running directly into the tv. Are others still having this problem?

Yes, it's getting better though. It took me having a tech out on Wed to confirm it. It's their fault, I had good signal. Only on digital channels. It affects my Moxi and CableCard only. Analog (2-99) is OK. But, Adelphia has started converting lower channels to digital and those were also affected.

Yes, it's getting better though. It took me having a tech out on Wed to confirm it. It's their fault, I had good signal. Only on digital channels. It affects my Moxi and CableCard only. Analog (2-99) is OK. But, Adelphia has started converting lower channels to digital and those were also affected.
Are you saying that Adelphia didn't know they were having these problems until a tech came out to your house? Hadn't anyone else complained?

The reason I'm asking is I've been having periodic problems with NBCHD here in Orange County, and I just assumed it must be related to the other problems I've been having with grounding issues and signal strength. I figured if it was actually Adelphia's problem, someone else would have complained. Now you've got me worried!

-Dan

Are you saying that Adelphia didn't know they were having these problems until a tech came out to your house? Hadn't anyone else complained?

The reason I'm asking is I've been having periodic problems with NBCHD here in Orange County, and I just assumed it must be related to the other problems I've been having with grounding issues and signal strength. I figured if it was actually Adelphia's problem, someone else would have complained. Now you've got me worried!

-Dan

It may be NBC directly, there is some discussion in the OTA LA thread.
I haven't noticed the issue, mine was on ESPN-HD, Discovery HDT and NFL HD.

By the way, when I called Adelphia, their message said they are aware of "the problem." Of course, I knew that thanks to your prior posts. The reason I called was to get a credit on my cable bill for that past 7 days. I said that the cable was virtually unwatchable. They obliged and said it should be fixed in the next few days. I said, "Good, I'll call you back to let you know how may more days of credit you owe. me."

Can anybody out there in Adelphia land see the ND-USC game in HD? It is not in widescreen here, although the opening shots of the stadium were. Is it an Adelphia issue or an NBC issue? I don't have OTA here to check it

I get it over the air, the picture was hd in the opening shots like you said, but not
now, so it's NBC. Nevermind it's fixed now.

Well it just flipped back to widescreen and HD, hopefully it doesn't keep flipping back and forth.

Can anybody out there in Adelphia land see the ND-USC game in HD? It is not in widescreen here, although the opening shots of the stadium were. Is it an Adelphia issue or an NBC issue? I don't have OTA here to check it
As of 1:04 here in Placentia, it's in HD. However, it's lousy reception as usual. For some reason, NBCHD has all sorts of problems at my house, via my Moxi. If it would be consistently bad, I'd call a tech out to look at it. But it comes and goes. Sigh...

-Dan

Just turned it on, and it's OK and in HD for now.

I keep staring at the Sun and don't see any spots?! :confused:
On the other hand I don't see much of anything else either! :eek:

They also blamed the fires near the Ventura/LA line.

I'm waiting for the blame to fall on the EQ in Pakistan! :D

The sat feeds are off Encinal Canyon and Mulholland or somewhere in that area. No fires near there.

They'll probably invent "smoke fade" as an excuse.

There was a big solar flare a few weeks ago.

Still no VOD on Moxi's.

Still no VOD on Moxi's.

I believe that's because of the flooding in the North East. :eek:

I have two Moxi boxes already. In my third room, I have the cable going directly into the tv with no cable box, so it gets only channels 2-78. If I get a new tv that comes with a "cable card," does that mean I will get all of the digital channels that I subscribe to (of course without the guide)? Or does Adelphia So Cal not support "cable cards" yet?

I have two Moxi boxes already. In my third room, I have the cable going directly into the tv with no cable box, so it gets only channels 2-78. If I get a new tv that comes with a "cable card," does that mean I will get all of the digital channels that I subscribe to (of course without the guide)? Or does Adelphia So Cal not support "cable cards" yet?

I have the CC you get all the channels you pay for. No VOD or Guide. But you can use your PiP.

Thanks, Joe. That's good news . . . and surprising. Since Adelphia wanted to charge me about $6 for the regular digital box, I wonder is there a fee for getting the channels via a cable card? And I assume you cannot get the HD channels in actual HD via the cable card, right?

Thanks, Joe. That's good news . . . and surprising. Since Adelphia wanted to charge me about $6 for the regular digital box, I wonder is there a fee for getting the channels via a cable card? And I assume you cannot get the HD channels in actual HD via the cable card, right?

Wrong, HD is fine. 902 904 904 etc...
Just no fancy stuff like PPV or VOD.

Looks like Adelphia West L.A. just went down AGAIN! No digital channels! :eek:

I believe that's because of the flooding in the North East. :eek:


And I thought it was because of Hurricane Wilma.

And I thought it was because of Hurricane Wilma.

That's what I just said when I called this morning to get 2 days credit. It's better this morning but still breaking up.

So let me get this straight: Because I have a Moxi in one room (which gets the HD channels), any other HD tv I have in the house that has a cable card will get the HD channels (but no guide, PPV or VOD)? Does Adelphia charge anything extra for this service; i.e., for the cable card activation or the use of the card? Do they have to install the card or does it come with the tv? Clearly, I am in the dark on this issue.

Ok, I took a chance and called Adelphia with the above questions. The CSR barely knew what a cable card was, so he transferred me to a tech representative who told me:
The cable co. provides and installs the cable card (and can do so within three days), and the cost is $1.75 per month. Not a bad deal. She also told me that VOD is 30-60 days away from being added to Moxi, and that PPV is already there (which I didn't know). She had no info on Moxi mate.

Ok, I took a chance and called Adelphia with the above questions. The CSR barely knew what a cable card was, so he transferred me to a tech representative who told me:
The cable co. provides and installs the cable card (and can do so within three days), and the cost is $1.75 per month. Not a bad deal. She also told me that VOD is 30-60 days away from being added to Moxi, and that PPV is already there (which I didn't know). She had no info on Moxi mate.

Rule #1 is ADELPHIA LIES! It's $1.75 "IF" you have no other device.
You have a MOXI (like me) so the CableCard gets no "discount" so it's $4.75. AND $25 to install.

Rule #1 is ADELPHIA LIES! It's $1.75 "IF" you have no other device.
You hace a MOXI (like me) so the CableCard gets no "discount" so it's $4.75. AND $25 to install.
Errrrrrrrrrrrr, that's known as the Adelphia/Moxi penalty. :)

If you have more than one Dee-vice, you must be rich and immoral.....so you pays a premium for that little ole card.

Oh that is INFURIATING! The rep. had my info on her screen AND I told her that I had a Moxi in one room. And she still told me it was only $1.75. Since I actually have TWO Moxi's (which itself means I'm automatically overpaying for the second one) and would put the cable card tv in the third room, maybe they'll want to charge me even more -- how about $10 per month.

Oh that is INFURIATING! Since I actually have TWO Moxi's (which itself means I'm automatically overpaying for the second one) and would put the cable card tv in the third room, maybe they'll want to charge me even more -- how about $10 per month.
Well if you have TWO Moxi's that makes you REAL rich so.........you're correct perhaps the Moxi/Adelphia penalty will be doubled in your case. :D

Welcome to Adelphia! AND Thanks For Playing!
:p

After evil Adelphia told me today that I have PPV on the Moxi, I checked tonight. On the PPV menu it says no programming is contained there. Anyone in SoCal Evil Adelphia land getting PPV on their 3.2 Moxi?

Really Rich (2 moxi's + net flix)
Minus
Wifey
= not really rich

Not yet... :(

What the heck is up with all the darn pixelization on the HD channels the last few weeks (if not longer). It seems to be almost always at night. I was able to watch LOST and was flipping through the other channels, which were all pixelized. Luckily, LOST on ABC stayed steady. I have seen this brought up before, anyone get an answer out of Adelphia? I have rebooted the Moxi which didn't help.

Really Rich (2 moxi's + net flix)
Minus
Wifey
= not really rich

Really rich (a Qualia 006)
Minus
A compensatory(for purchasing the 006) cruise thru the Tahitian islands(o.k.....purists- the Society Islands!) ending with the purchase of a black pearl necklace :eek: for wifey in Papeete
= Currently in debt up to my eyeballs!

Is anyone still having pixelation problems in west la? I called the CSR and he supposedly said it is a timing issue between the moxi and adelphia, but wtf? Said that it would be fixed by the morning; surprise surprise, it wasn't. Can't watch starz or max, and abc and nbc pixelate and drop audio every 5 seconds. Thank god for **********.

Is anyone still having pixelation problems in west la? I called the CSR and he supposedly said it is a timing issue between the moxi and adelphia, but wtf? Said that it would be fixed by the morning; surprise surprise, it wasn't. Can't watch starz or max, and abc and nbc pixelate and drop audio every 5 seconds. Thank god for **********.

Not as bad as it was but still noticing pixelization every so often. Including the KTLA Morning News this AM. (Yup it's Digital! just not HD) :confused:

I've been having a problem here in Orange County (Fullerton office) with NBC HD (904). I've had the problem on and off for months, ever since I got HD. BTW, I use the Moxi DVR. The problem is I get a few horizontal lines of pixelation whenever they broadcast something that's truly in HD. The problem doesn't happen when they're broadcasting a program that obviously isn't HD. I have no problems on the other HD channels.

I had a tech out today, but of course he couldn't find anything wrong, because 904 isn't broadcasting anything in HD now. The tech said he's going to give my cell phone number to his supervisor, but I'm not going to hold my breath...

What I want to know is, is anyone else experiencing this problem? Does anyone have any ideas of what to do to fix the problem?


-Dan

If my Sony Plasma accepts the following: Input Signals: --- 480i, 480p,1080i, 720p

What should I set Moxi at in HD Setup?

Check the box for all of the above?

(I swear! the more I read the less I know) :confused:

If my Sony Plasma accepts the following: Input Signals: --- 480i, 480p,1080i, 720p

What should I set Moxi at in HD Setup?

Check the box for all of the above?

(I swear! the more I read the less I know) :confused:

Check all you can. That will allow for the best picture when each resolution might be broadcasted.

Cable Deal a 'Mixed Blessing'
# Time Warner has a reputation for good service. But some worry about a near monopoly.
October 22, 2005
By Rong-Gong Lin II, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cable22oct22,0,4262222,full.story?coll=la-story-footer

Officials in Los Angeles and elsewhere are concerned about a key element of the proposed sale of Adelphia to Time Warner and Comcast, because it would give one cable provider a near-monopoly in communities that now are served by several companies.

At this point, their doubts appear unlikely to stop the mega-deal. But they could force the cable giants to make specific commitments to upgrade technology and improve customer service.

Under the complicated deal, which was announced in April, Time Warner would go from providing service to about 20% of Los Angeles — mainly in the west San Fernando Valley — to covering 98% of the city.

The deal would also bring major changes for cable customers across Southern California: Nearly all Comcast and Adelphia customers in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties, as well as parts of the Inland Empire, would see their cable service switched to Time Warner.

Similar swaps would occur across the nation, giving Time Warner market domination in Ohio and the Carolinas as well as Southern California. Comcast would take over swaths of Florida, New England and Pennsylvania.

With only one operator in town, some cities say, they would lose their ability to compare the performance of cable operators against each other — information they use to pressure companies to improve their service. Moreover, local officials said dealing with one dominant operator could make it harder to extract generous franchise agreements. While the federal government caps the amount that municipalities can charge in franchise fees, cities have often sought such bonuses from providers as free Internet hookups for schools and fire stations.

The Time Warner deal would not reduce the number of choices cable subscribers have in Los Angeles, because each neighborhood is assigned a particular firm. But officials in L.A. believe that having more than one provider in the city benefits consumers.

The Adelphia sale must be approved by federal regulators, who are considering it. But municipalities have the final word on the swaps.

L.A. returned the first applications from Time Warner, Comcast and Adelphia for the transfer because officials said they didn't give enough information.

Last week, the agency that oversees cable service for Charlotte, N.C., and surrounding communities issued an initial denial of Time Warner's bid to absorb Adelphia's franchises, though the company is allowed to refile an application.

"There will be a loss of things such as yardstick competition within the city," said Dean Hansell, president of the Los Angeles Board of Information Technology Commissioners. He said that the city in the past has used Time Warner's superior customer service to pressure Adelphia to improve the way it deals with customers.

Federal regulators are expected to complete their review of the Adelphia sale in December, about the time Los Angeles is set to decide on the Time Warner swap. If the city ultimately rejects the idea, Time Warner might have to go back to the drawing board and present a new plan or take the city to court.

It's possible that the cable giants and city regulators could work out a compromise that would more specifically spell out what Time Warner would do to improve customer service and technology citywide.

Some members of the City Council, which would have the final say on the swap plan, also expressed concern about Time Warner's dominating the city's cable service.

"It's a decidedly mixed blessing," said Councilman Jack Weiss. "The good news is, they're not Adelphia. I don't see how an operator could have treated its customers more poorly than Adelphia over the past few years." At the same time, Time Warner is "going to become essentially a monopoly. I can tell you this: A lot of people are going to do what I just did and switch" to satellite service.

The debate comes amid increased focus in Los Angeles on the quality of cable service. In the last few weeks, customers flooded Adelphia with complaints after the provider accidentally fed the Spanish simulcast of "Desperate Housewives" over its main audio broadcast.

The city, which gets about 2,000 complaints from cable customers a year, recently imposed some of the nation's toughest rules, giving officials the ability to fine operators for poor service.

Time Warner insists that the Adelphia sale would be a boon to customers, allowing providers to achieve economies of scale and thus making it easier to provide improved digital cable service to more areas.

Time Warner and Comcast have argued to federal regulators that Adelphia, the nation's fifth-largest cable provider, has lagged in improving service. They also say concerns about a lack of competition are unwarranted, because the cable giants are in a pitched battle for customers with satellite television, which is not regulated by local governments. Local telephone companies such as Verizon and SBC are gearing up to compete against local cable companies in providing video services.

Moreover, Time Warner and Comcast say many cities, including Boston, San Jose and San Francisco, are already served by a single cable provider.

Time Warner spokesman Deane Leavenworth said the purchase is a win for L.A. subscribers. The city's own records show that the firm has a reputation for good customer service, he said, adding that the deal would only speed up the deployment of advanced services, such as digital and high-definition cable service, to the rest of the city.

"For years, Time Warner has had the best customer service record and lowest level of complaints to the city of any major cable operator in Los Angeles," he said.

Los Angeles officials agree that Time Warner has provided good customer service for the West Valley areas it now serves.

But "they are acquiring areas where the customer service is unacceptable, and what are they going to do to address those issues?" Hansell asked.

When cable TV was introduced to all of Los Angeles decades ago, the city created 14 distinct cable regions. The hope, Hansell said, was to have a variety of providers so officials could compare service, technology, programming and pricing.

But the industry has consolidated, with smaller companies being bought out by the likes of Time Warner and Comcast.

"There's a lot of political leverage that's lost," said Cheryl Leanza, principal legislative counsel for the National League of Cities. When cities have only one major provider, she said, they become stuck with a "take it or leave it transaction."

But Los Angeles Councilman Bill Rosendahl, a former Adelphia executive, said the city can get top-quality cable service even with just one provider.

"The old monopoly mind-set that we had five years ago isn't as prevalent today," he said. "When you have competition from [satellite TV and phone companies], the cable operators have to be careful how they keep their market share."

Times staff writer Steve Hymon contributed to this report.

Adelphia hangs up VoIP plans

Jeff Baumgartner, CED, October 19, 2005
http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2005/1005/cedaily051019.htm#1

Adelphia Communications confirmed a report that it has put aside plans to deploy IP telephony services as its expected sale to Time Warner and Comcast Corp. draws closer.

The high-costs of ramping up VoIP service and "marketing challenges" associated with the launch of the service also contributed to the decision, Adelphia said.

News of Adelphia's decision to cease its VoIP deployment plans first appeared in Wednesday's Rocky Mountain News.

The MSO "has concluded that it is not commercially reasonable to launch voice-over-Internet Protocol telephony at this time," Adelphia VP of Corporate Communications Paul Jacobson said, in a prepared statement.

Adelphia was in the midst of launching VoIP when the decision was made, but the MSO was not as far along as many other cable operators. According to an amended disclosure statement filed Sept. 28, Adelphia had plans to launch VoIP in Colorado Springs in the fourth quarter of this year. Deployments in other markets were to hinge on "operational readiness tests."

In the wake of the decision to hold off on VoIP, the company said it will eliminate 21 VoIP-related engineering and marketing positions effective Dec. 15. Twelve of those affected are based in the Denver area. The other nine are based in Coudersport, Pa.

Those affected "can apply for open positions elsewhere in Adelphia and, if no positions are available, they will receive appropriate severance," Jacobson noted.

The company said it will continue to move ahead with planned network improvements, and that its networks will be capable of supporting VoIP in "selected markets" once they are in the hands of Time Warner or Comcast.

The decision on VoIP will not stop the company from aggressively marketing other advanced services, including HDTV, VOD, high-speed Internet and digital video recording, Jacobson said.

Anyone living in the Adelphia Socal area, Eaglerock as their main office, receive the 3.2 MOXI update yet. Im turning blue from holding my breath. I was under the impression the entire SoCal area would be upgraded by 10/15. Anyone with any info on this???

Los Angeles is now divided among the three cable carriers. But a planned nationwide split of Adelphia between Time Warner and Comcast could result in Time Warner's serving 98% of LA's cable subscribers, taking over both Adelphia and Comcast's territories.

October 24, 2005
http://www.cableworld.com/cgi/cw/show_mag.cgi?pub=cw&mon=102405&file=forhd.htm

Cable operators are still analyzing the best way to dedicate more bandwidth to HD. Time Warner Cable and Comcast are taking different routes--Comcast is testing different technologies, including compression, while Time Warner favors digital switching. Another tactic is shuttling premium channels to the digital tier. Until operators go to an all-digital platform, however, it's going to be difficult for them to have robust HD offerings.

It's "absolutely imperative" for operators to come up with solutions for their bandwidth issues, media consultant David Large says. "Most cable operators have 12 to 15 HD channels," he says. "They're going to need to about triple that...because the competition is going to have them all."

Time Warner Cable will be able to handle about 50 HD channels by implementing switched digital video, says Kevin Leddy, SVP strategy and development, Time Warner Cable. The technology being tested in two markets, allows the MSO to move lightly viewed channels to a switch. They are then sent to an entire node when one home in that viewing area requests them. New and niche HD services will be placed on the switch, Leddy says. "We'll continue to offer 15 or 20 in a linear broadcast format, but the last 30 to 35 [HD channels] will be on the switch."

If the switches are used effectively, Leddy doesn't foresee needing further bandwidth upgrades, except in very large markets. Los Angeles, for example, may be upgraded to 860 MHz from 750, he notes; Time Warner's New York system is already at 860.

If the technology works "the way we expect it to over the next couple of months," Leddy says, the MSO will launch it in more markets, and by the end of next year a significant part of Time Warner Cable's digital subscriber base will have it. --M.S.

Los Angeles Business Journal

It’s a sizeable challenge. Time Warner will go from serving just 365,000 customers in Los Angeles and Orange Counties to around 1.9 million customers in a five-county region that also includes Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. In Los Angeles County, that includes Santa Monica and 95 percent of cable subscribers in the City of Los Angeles.

As part of the deal, Comcast Corp. would also gain control of a share of Adelphia’s franchises nationwide, but in Los Angeles would turn over its franchises to Time Warner. That would leave Time Warner servicing nearly the entire city.

http://www.labusinessjournal.com/article.asp?aID=548028602.8078577.1210495.2421185.4065602.94 9&page=2

I live in Hollywood and I am served by the Van Nuys Adelphia office. I pay $12 for the broadcast basic package, and receive these 5 unscrambled HD channels with my Dvico Fusion 3 Gold-Q HDTV card:


NBC 94.1
PBS 100.1
FOX 100.2
CBS 101.1
ABC 102.1


Originally I was paying about $80 for one of their digital packages. In Feb 2005 I bought a front projector and the HDTV card. At that time I wasn't receiving FOX. All my calls to customer service resulted in replies in the line of - "you need to get our HDTV box to receive HDTV" which of course wasn't and isn't true.

Soon I returned the digital box and downgraded first to basic cable, and then to broadcast table. I was glad to find out that I could still receive the unscrambled HD channels, Eventually FOX was added as well, and I believe Adelphia now clearly advertises that these 5 HD channels are unscrambled and available under broadcast basic.

Earlier this year Adelphia used to shift the actual QAM channel numbers for the HD channels around all the time, which of course caused havoc with the software that records HD shows on my PC's hard drive.

Lately, the channel numbers have been stable. Still Adelphia is one horrible company. I hope Time Warner will be an improvement.

(BTW I also tried OTA and found out that the only channel I could receive with an indoor Silver Sensor was FOX. I live at the bottom of the Hollywood Hills and have no line of sight with Mt. Wilson.)

Still Adelphia is one horrible company. I hope Time Warner will be an improvement.



I don't agree that they are "horrible"; they are worse than that. For about a month I've been having pixelation and audio dropouts on a lot of channels on my Moxi. WTS!

I've been hearing about Time Warner taking over; when is this going to happen? Does anyone know? When it happens am I going to be able to know the difference?

...I've been hearing about Time Warner taking over; when is this going to happen? Does anyone know? When it happens am I going to be able to know the difference?
Time Warner is trying to, but according to yesterday's Times, since this will create a near monopoly in the LA area, the City Council has to approve (or at least be instrumental in getting the deal done). So it's possible that the entire plan could go back to the drawing board and have to start over. So, unless I'm misunderstanding, nothing will be happening soon. I'm guessing it will be at least a year, but who knows.

Check all you can. That will allow for the best picture when each resolution might be broadcasted.

Thanks!

I was starting to wonder if having them all checked was bad (for PQ).

Time Warner is trying to, but according to yesterday's Times, since this will create a near monopoly in the LA area, the City Council has to approve (or at least be instrumental in getting the deal done). So it's possible that the entire plan could go back to the drawing board and have to start over. So, unless I'm misunderstanding, nothing will be happening soon. I'm guessing it will be at least a year, but who knows.

Man I hope it's not that long. I was hoping right after the first of the year but it's been pretty quite about the change so it probably will be longer. I would just like to get some new HD channels instead of the original 6 plus HBO & SHO. Maybe a different DVR with more storage to.

...I would just like to get some new HD channels instead of the original 6 plus HBO & SHO. Maybe a different DVR with more storage to.
I suspect that's everyone's wish list. It's certainly mine. :)

I suspect that's everyone's wish list. It's certainly mine. :)


totally agree....from the top of my head, at least TNT, WB, and Starz in HD would be great in orange county..... :p

totally agree....from the top of my head, at least TNT, WB, and Starz in HD would be great in orange county..... :p

NBC-Universal HD & HDNet would be nice too!

Oh, hell, let's just have it all: all those stations plus a 50% reduction in rates. :D

I just want one of dem "Halon anti-fire systems" that Joe has for his Moxi. :D

That dude with the smokin Moxi has got me scared now. :eek:

Anyone living in the Adelphia Socal area, Eaglerock as their main office, receive the 3.2 MOXI update yet. Im turning blue from holding my breath. I was under the impression the entire SoCal area would be upgraded by 10/15. Anyone with any info on this???

taconugget, something's up. Call Adelphia, I'm in same area and I've had 3.2 for at least a month.

Lots of pixilation and three second audio drop outs over the last several days. I'm in Encino, but I assume the problem is throught out magical Adelphia socal land.

Lots of pixilation and three second audio drop outs over the last several days. I'm in Encino, but I assume the problem is throught out magical Adelphia socal land.

This has been the problem I've been having for a while now. I called Adelphia on Friday and they sent a guy on Saturday. He said that the signal was "too strong" and put in a splitter that decreased the signal. Since then I've had no problems and believe it or not, my picture has been clearer. He said something about Adelphia adjusting their levels in SoCal, so I'm guessing it might be the same thing.

So, finally I've got iGuide! zip 91301

Looks and works much better than the previous Guide, but here are some issues they should address:

- you can't set the iGuide to show ONLY the favorite channels; this is a major deficiency compared to the guide used on DirecTV where you can set up to 5 separate sets of favorites [for ex. a set only with movie channels, or sports, or per viewer, etc.].
- while you can use the "fav" button on your remote to move up the favorite channels, you can't move down w/o going through all the channels.
- the time grid shows now 1.5h in advance, but with Adelphia the programming stops somewhere after a few hours only for most channels; on DTV you can see the schedule for days in advance.
- only 4 rows of channels in the grid instead of at least 5 possible due to the banner advertising at the bottom of the screen!
- to set a reminder, it's still too complex: instead of a single click on a button, you need to go trough another menu to set a reminder! Should be a single click setup, like it is on the DTV guide.
- no opacity adjustment possible for the guide.

so any new channel additions planned for Adelphia HD?

so any new channel additions planned for Adelphia HD?
Hey, I see you’re in North Orange County.
We’re serviced by the same Adelphia headend.

Do you ever experience no audio over NBC HD ?
It’s been an intermittent nagging problem for me.
It’s happened most often when I’ve tried to watch/record Las Vegas or Medium.

so any new channel additions planned for Adelphia HD?

Last one I heard about was Logo-HD ;)

Hi folks, I live in Sherman Oaks and I'm thinking of getting an HD package from Adelphia. It looks like most of you have the Moxi setup. Can anyone tell me approx how much I can expect my bill to be with a modest programming package??

Hi folks, I live in Sherman Oaks and I'm thinking of getting an HD package from Adelphia. It looks like most of you have the Moxi setup. Can anyone tell me approx how much I can expect my bill to be with a modest programming package??

I've got the Moxi and all the digital channels + HBO-HD,SHO-HD and ESPN-HD and the network HD channels and I'm right at $96.00 a month. I'm thinking about dropping HBO and SHO just because I hardly ever watch them. No new HD channels have been added for us in a long time. It's the bandwidth problem for our area or that is Adelphia's story this month.

Jim

Hey, I see you’re in North Orange County.
We’re serviced by the same Adelphia headend.

Do you ever experience no audio over NBC HD ?
It’s been an intermittent nagging problem for me.
It’s happened most often when I’ve tried to watch/record Las Vegas or Medium.


for the month or so that I've had the Moxi, I haven't had any audio problems yet with NBC HD

I've got the Moxi and all the digital channels + HBO-HD,SHO-HD and ESPN-HD and the network HD channels and I'm right at $96.00 a month. I'm thinking about dropping HBO and SHO just because I hardly ever watch them. No new HD channels have been added for us in a long time. It's the bandwidth problem for our area or that is Adelphia's story this month.

Jim

Thanks, Jim. So does that package include HSI too? Seems pricey compared to the pricing they show for the Ultimate Pak. I know its an extra $8 + $5 for the Moxi...

Thanks, Jim. So does that package include HSI too? Seems pricey compared to the pricing they show for the Ultimate Pak. I know its an extra $8 + $5 for the Moxi...

No internet service just cable. I can never get the pricing to match what they tell you on the phone or their published lists. They dink you for every little thing they can.

Jim

$96 a month? A complete ripoff.

I pay $12 for broadcast basic, which includes 5 HD channels: ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and FOX. I have an HDTV PC card, and an HD projector hooked up to the PC. The PC records HD shows on its hard disk.

My setup is not for everyone, but if you rarely watch any of the other cable digital channels, I think it is the way to go.

$96 a month? A complete ripoff.

I pay $12 for broadcast basic, which includes 5 HD channels: ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and FOX. I have an HDTV PC card, and an HD projector hooked up to the PC. The PC records HD shows on its hard disk.

My setup is not for everyone, but if you rarely watch any of the other cable digital channels, I think it is the way to go.

I watch allot of Speed Channel,TNT,TV Land etc. so I have to keep the digital package. I still plan on dropping HBO & SHO just because I rarely watch those and can drop the monthly bill a little.

Jim

Hey, I see you’re in North Orange County.
We’re serviced by the same Adelphia headend.

Do you ever experience no audio over NBC HD ?
It’s been an intermittent nagging problem for me.
It’s happened most often when I’ve tried to watch/record Las Vegas or Medium.

I'm an Adelphia customer in Redondo Beach using a MOXI and I've the same problem with NBC-HD here. Las Vegas will switch from 5.1 to 2-channel and the picture will go from full screen HD to what I would call a 'reduced' wide screen where the picture is still kind of wide screen but does not fill the entire screen. Then all of a sudden the picture will go back to normal and the audio will restore to its normal 5.1 mode. This tends to happen a lot with NBC. I've also noticed pixelation and picture loss with NBC from time to time when watching E-ring.

I've becomes extremely frustrated with Adelphia's services lately. They can't seem to get their act together. I've had digital channels completey drop for minutes at a time where I can't get any channels upwards of 100. Then they'll just come back on. All I see on the screen is that message that says something like

'If you don't subscribe to this channel, you can add it by calling Customer Service. If you currently subscribe to this channel but can't see it, check your cable connection in case you have lost your video signal.'

I've also noticed that football games on FOX-HD seem to be a lot sharper than CBS-HD. At least the action on the field appears to be that way. Wide angle shots that show the large areas of the field are crystal clear on FOX but for some reason CBS looks a bit fuzzy. Even when close up shots are compared, FOX looks much better. Do the networks broadcast HD differently? Or is this an Adelphia thing?

I may just go back to DirecTV if this keeps up. The cost of renting th MOXI DVR is a bit more cost effective at this time since the DirecTV HD receiver together with the cost of the multi-satellite dish is a bit pricey but it may be worth it if the service is better.

I'm an Adelphia customer in Redondo Beach using a MOXI and I've the same problem with NBC-HD here. Las Vegas will switch from 5.1 to 2-channel and the picture will go from full screen HD to what I would call a 'reduced' wide screen where the picture is still kind of wide screen but does not fill the entire screen. Then all of a sudden the picture will go back to normal and the audio will restore to its normal 5.1 mode. This tends to happen a lot with NBC. I've also noticed pixelation and picture loss with NBC from time to time when watching E-ring.

>>I've often checked the over the air signal when weird stuff like the above happens. Usually (and I hate NOT blaming Adelphia) the problem is coming from the broadcaster.

I've becomes extremely frustrated with Adelphia's services lately. They can't seem to get their act together. I've had digital channels completey drop for minutes at a time where I can't get any channels upwards of 100. Then they'll just come back on. All I see on the screen is that message that says something like

'If you don't subscribe to this channel, you can add it by calling Customer Service. If you currently subscribe to this channel but can't see it, check your cable connection in case you have lost your video signal.'

>> Yes THAT usually IS Adelphia! Yay, one for us!

I've also noticed that football games on FOX-HD seem to be a lot sharper than CBS-HD. At least the action on the field appears to be that way. Wide angle shots that show the large areas of the field are crystal clear on FOX but for some reason CBS looks a bit fuzzy. Even when close up shots are compared, FOX looks much better. Do the networks broadcast HD differently? Or is this an Adelphia thing?

>> Fox broadcasts in 720p CBS in 1080i. That "can" account for some of the differences. As for the other times, not ALL the cameras at an event are always HD. Some are standard and get up-converted. Todays Giants game on Fox was an example. The camera in the highest reaches of the statium was a painfully obvious SD camera. It looked awful when they cut to an all field view.

I may just go back to DirecTV if this keeps up. The cost of renting th MOXI DVR is a bit more cost effective at this time since the DirecTV HD receiver together with the cost of the multi-satellite dish is a bit pricey but it may be worth it if the service is better.

Answer in message see ">>"

$96 a month? A complete ripoff.

I pay $12 for broadcast basic, which includes 5 HD channels: ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and FOX. I have an HDTV PC card, and an HD projector hooked up to the PC. The PC records HD shows on its hard disk.

My setup is not for everyone, but if you rarely watch any of the other cable digital channels, I think it is the way to go.

What HDTV QAM tuner card are you using in your PC?

I just moved to N Brea from NCal and can only get ABC and CBS HD from San Diego. A hill blocks all the Digital OTA LA stations. This is quite an adjustment because where I lived in Ncal I could get all five you mentioned plus UPN and WB and others. This is limiting the capability of my dual HDTV tuner 600gig Media Center Edition HTPC. I have Adelphia installing Broadcast Basic on Wednesday just so I can get the HDTV broadcast stations. My TV has a QAM tuner so will be able to at least watch the other stations but not record them (I don't think). I have an RCA DVR10 for my Mits which records OTA, but don't know if it records QAM, have never tried it. Maybe I need to add another tuner card to my pc.

Another question, do you know how the Adelphia QAM PQ compares to OTA digital PQ, meaning are they compressing the eye candy out of it?

Bryan

Is there a compiled list anywhere for West Los Angeles channels in the clear via builtin QAM decoding? I got my tv this morning and I'm seeing 50ish digital channels. I've got my trusty yellow pad out and have been keeping tabs of what is what but thought maybe someone has already got this info and could share?

I've seen doubles on local channels (some in hd and some in SD - both in the digital range) and found at least Discovery HD in 1080i (which was an awesome site the first time I landed on it).

What HDTV QAM tuner card are you using in your PC?

Another question, do you know how the Adelphia QAM PQ compares to OTA digital PQ, meaning are they compressing the eye candy out of it?

Bryan

I have the Dvico Fusion hdtv 3 gold Q card.

I checked the actual Mbps rates using Tsreader. ABC and FOX (both 720p) are at about 10Mbps, CBS (1080i) is about 16.5Mbps. Not bad. I was able to compare FOX with its OTA counterpart and found no difference.

Onastov,
I was just installed this morning. The techs could not tell me what the clear QAM channels were for the major networks. Was able to find these so far
NBC 94.1
PBS 100.2
CBS 101.1
ABC 102.1
I have not found Fox yet. There are many SD digital channels on 103 and 104. I just have to find where they are hiding Fox at.
Bryan

Onastov,
I was just installed this morning. The techs could not tell me what the clear QAM channels were for the major networks. Was able to find these so far
NBC 94.1
PBS 100.2
CBS 101.1
ABC 102.1
I have not found Fox yet. There are many SD digital channels on 103 and 104. I just have to find where they are hiding Fox at.
Bryan

Those are the same unencrypted QAM channels I have as well, except for PBS which is at 100.1 for me. FOX is at 100.2 .

Wow, I just came across this website and what a great source of information you guys are!! Does anyone know why Adelphia does not have HD in Studio City. Since December 2004, I have been told by Adelphia that HD is coming to my Zip 91604...coming....coming...that's all I can get from them. So frustrating to not be able to utilize available technology.

I got a postcard from Adelphia telling me that although my free Starz deal was ending, I could call and get another deal. The new deal is 25% off total cable bill for three months. I recommend that you all call and see about getting this deal. Good luck.

I got a postcard from Adelphia telling me that although my free Starz deal was ending, I could call and get another deal. The new deal is 25% off total cable bill for three months. I recommend that you all call and see about getting this deal. Good luck.

I got the same card and had the same deal. I don't think I watched one movie on Starz. For the longest time I had an unwatchable picture thanks to Moxi and there's no HD channel. Dropping Starz, wonder if that nixes the "deal". Will call soon.

Those are the same unencrypted QAM channels I have as well, except for PBS which is at 100.1 for me. FOX is at 100.2 .

I've got Fox at 100-3 and KCET at 100-2. Close enough.

103 and 104 have a number of SD digital local feeds on the sub-channels.

anyone else's cable tv out in the Los Feliz area this Thanksgiving morning?

anyone else's cable tv out in the Los Feliz area this Thanksgiving morning?
Yes, for about 2 hours or so (~8-10am). It also affected my Internet service, but things are back to normal now.

Ventura County Star
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/sv/article/0,1375,VCS_239_4221279,00.html
Time Warner set to take over Simi Valley Adelphia franchise
By staff reports
November 8, 2005

Time Warner is likely to take over Simi Valley's cable franchise agreement from an Adelphia Communications Corp. subsidiary early next year.

The Simi Valley City Council unanimously approved the transfer, which is rooted in Adelphia's 2002 bankruptcy.

The city's role and authority in the transfer process was limited to reviewing Time Warner's financial, legal and technical ability to operate the Simi Valley's cable system and ensuring no outstanding compliance issues existed with Adelphia, according to a report prepared by city staff.

Three years ago, Adelphia filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

As part of its bankruptcy proceedings, Adelphia agreed to sell most of its assets to Time Warner and Comcast Corp. Because of this, Adelphia has asked to transfer its franchise with Simi Valley to Time Warner.

The franchise agreement between the city and Adelphia was extended by the City Council in 2003. It runs through Feb. 11, 2010.

Time Warner has agreed to continue offering a $3 discount to local seniors 65 and older who have an annual household income of less than $20,000.

Time Warner would formally take over the cable system next year, once the FCC and federal bankruptcy court approve.

Ventura County Star

Anyone recording HD over firewire and noticed that HBOHD (961 for me) and SHOHD (971 for me) can't be recorded anymore? I don't know if there's any good way to be sure, but it looks like they've enabled 5C copy protection on those channels. My firewire recording only works on the locals (902 - 928) now. I suppose this could be isolated to Adelphia in Glendora.

It's a bummer that they never rolled out Discovery HD and Cinemax HD, and now this. I can get the same channels OTA, so I might just send the HD box back. I can still watch HBO-HD and SHO-HD live, but who really watches anything live anymore? :)

Anyone recording HD over firewire and noticed that HBOHD (961 for me) and SHOHD (971 for me) can't be recorded anymore?...
I'm not having that problem here (Los Feliz - Eagle Rock office), recording via firewire to a JVC 5U deck. <knock on wood :) >

By Steve Hymon, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cable1dec01,1,6732877.story

Time Warner received unanimous approval Wednesday from the Los Angeles City Council to eventually become the new cable provider for most Los Angeles residents.

Time Warner and Comcast are buying Adelphia, one of the city's largest providers, pending approval from the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission.

As part of that deal, Time Warner would eventually assume Adelphia's and Comcast's customers in L.A., making it the provider for about 98% of the city. It currently serves about 20% of the city. During a short debate, council members said they believe the deal will benefit residents because Time Warner has a better reputation for service than Adelphia.

In a Nov. 14 letter to city officials, Deane Leavenworth, vice president of corporate relations for Time Warner, wrote: "While the availability of advanced cable services will increase as a direct result of this transaction, cable rates will not increase as a direct result of this transaction."

Time Warner officials have said they will hire about 4,000 Adelphia and Comcast employees at similar positions and wages.

The transfer agreement approved Wednesday is a prelude to the city negotiating a contract that allows Time Warner to operate in Los Angeles. That contract is the vehicle in which the city can push for better customer rates and hammer out the fees that cable firms must pay the city.

The city's contracts with its current cable providers expired three years ago. City Controller Laura Chick has blamed the city's Information Technology Agency for the delay in reaching new ones. Agency officials have said it's up to the council to work out those agreements.

In a related issue, the council in closed session approved a $4.5-million settlement offer from Adelphia. The company was sued to recover money it owed the city.

By Dan Laidman, Staff Writer
LA Daily News
http://www.dailynews.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=3266256

Time Warner Inc. won approval Wednesday to become the cable television provider for almost all of Los Angeles after city officials helped broker a deal between company workers and management.

The unanimous City Council vote smooths the path for the local component of a multibillion-dollar deal between Time Warner and Comcast Corp. to distribute the assets of Adelphia Communications Corp.

"When these systems are under the Time Warner banner, the city will win, the cable customers in Los Angeles will win, our employees will win, and the residents of the communities, whether they're cable subscribers or not, will win, because we are involved in our community," said Deane Leavenworth, vice president of corporate relations for Time Warner Cable.

While federal law limits the city's role in such matters, local officials have some regulatory jurisdiction over cable franchises.

Los Angeles officials have been scrutinizing the deal since spring, when Time Warner and Comcast announced their plan to acquire the assets of Adelphia, which filed for bankruptcy and saw some executives convicted of fraud.

Both Time Warner and Comcast stand to receive Adelphia franchises. The two companies will swap various areas, with Time Warner taking over Los Angeles.

Time Warner has promised the city that basic cable rates will not go up because of the transfer. Officials also negotiated performance guarantees and several hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements for various claims.

Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who chairs the council's Information Technology Committee, resolved a final sticking point this week when she brought Time Warner and Comcast officials together with Communications Workers of America representatives.

The gathering, in which the union voiced concerns about the effect of the deal on local workers, resulted in CWA dropping its opposition.

"My members are anxious to work for a company that respects their skills and honors their rights to be union members and collectively bargain," said T. Santora, executive vice president of CWA Local 9000. "Time Warner and Comcast have now promised to do both. At this time, we must take them at their word and support this transfer."

Some council members, including several from San Fernando Valley districts that now have Adelphia, said they think their constituents will be better served by Time Warner.

While some have raised concerns about the company having such dominance of the Los Angeles market, Councilman Alex Padilla pointed to new technology like wireless and satellite services that are creating new competition.

"We're in an exciting time for this whole industry that, from a consumer's standpoint, can only be a benefit," he said.

Dan Laidman, (213) 978-0390

dan.laidman@dailynews.com

Had a tech out to diagnose my pixelization problem on mainly HD programming and said it has typically been from a strong signal, so a 3-way splitter was added to drop the signal -7db from what it was. I think it was -10, so now is about -3 (haven't checked that since he left).

Anyways, I asked him about why we still don't have DiscoveryHD or CinemaxHD, in some areas. He mentioned that in a recent meeting, that was brought up and seemed to be a surpise to the higher ups, that it still wasn't being broadcasted to the missing areas (no shock there)! So, they said they would work on fixing that and maybe have that ironed out in the next couple weeks. Also, apparenlty Time Warner will be the provider, atleast in the Glendora and surrounding areas.

When will this become available?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Samsung Electronics said it is manufacturing its first set-top box for the North American digital cable TV industry, which will be based on Digeo's next-generation Moxi Media Center technology.

The Moxi II Media Center box, which will be available in the fall, will offer cable system operators a single device that combines the functions of a digital cable tuner, a standard/high-definition digital video recorder (DVR), a digital music jukebox, a digital photo viewer and an Internet telephone.

Cable providers will have the option to determine how many of the various feature capabilities they would like to include in the boxes they order, Samsung said.

Steve Goldstein, Samsung's senior business development manager, said Samsung opted to manufacture the Digeo box as a means of quickly entering the digital cable business.

More info available at this link:

http://www.twice.com/article/CA525631.html

Arrived in Simi Valley on my Moxi this passed Wed. nite! Played around with it, yesterday - seems like a great feature!

Does anyone know what the 24 expiration period means? Is this just going to cause the 'resume' to go away once you've stopped a VOD midstream??

Synchron :cool:

Good news synchron,
Can any of the VOD programs or movies be played back in HD?

Arrived in Simi Valley on my Moxi this passed Wed. nite! Played around with it, yesterday - seems like a great feature!

Does anyone know what the 24 expiration period means? Is this just going to cause the 'resume' to go away once you've stopped a VOD midstream??

Synchron :cool:

Please post this news in the Moxi forum!! :D

No HD yet, just SD Digital. Response time from starting or ending a VOD is a little slow, sluggish and sometimes trailers and previews are unavailable.

Lots of menus, submenus, choices to choose from. Movies like in demand ppv are available mostly for $3.95. There are some old movie classics (i.e. Home Alone) you can choose for $1.95.

Premiums are free if you subscribe. I got HBO and can already watch all the old Curb, SATC, SFU, Rome, Sopranos episodes, etc.

There is tons of free stuff!! It's a pisser to choose 2 min infomercials to watch. I like the NFL Channel recap football channel which is free. But I would not want to pay $$ to watch last months PPV fight.

Good job Adelphia for giving us in Simi Valley an early Xmas present. Must be payback for the Rodney King incident.

Synchron. :cool:

Verizon Communications Inc.’s FiOS TV video product will be heading for the beach in California.... The council will have to take a final vote in January. Verizon will compete with Time Warner Cable, which is acquiring the Adelphia Communications Corp.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6291679.html?display=Breaking+News

City Council Action Heralds Improved Competition, Greater Consumer Choice

HERMOSA BEACH, Calif., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hermosa Beach City
Council Tuesday night (12/13) took a major step toward providing residents
here with true choice for their cable television services, voting in favor of
Verizon's video-franchise application. The council is expected to take up the
issue again in January for a final vote.
If approved on the second vote, the franchise would allow Verizon to
deliver its technologically advanced FiOS TV product to Hermosa Beach's 10,000
households via the company's new, fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network.
This South Bay city is the fourth community in California to vote on a
video-franchise application from Verizon. The company obtained its first
franchise in Beaumont last year and reached similar agreements with Murrieta
and Apple Valley this year. Communities in Florida, Texas, Virginia and
Massachusetts and New York have also approved franchises for Verizon.
"This is great news for the residents of Hermosa Beach, who are now much
closer to having greater choice for their video entertainment," said Tim
McCallion, president for Verizon's Pacific region. "We commend the City
Council, mayor, city staff and city attorney for their dedication and hard
work throughout this process and await their final vote next month. Hermosa
Beach's leaders recognize and support the technological advantage and
competitive benefits fiber will bring to their community."
Many Verizon customers in Hermosa Beach are already enjoying FiOS Internet
Service, which delivers blazing-fast download speeds ranging from up to 5 Mbps
to up to 30 Mbps (megabits per second).*
"The incredible bandwidth of FiOS opens up many possibilities for our
customers, including telecommuting, distance learning and, with the council's
decision, a new choice in video programming," McCallion said. "Verizon's fiber
network brings a distinctive edge in economic development and quality of life
to Hermosa Beach."
Verizon launched FiOS TV Sept. 22 in Keller, Texas, unveiling a broad
collection of all-digital programming with more than 330 total channels and
more on the way.
Verizon FiOS TV delivers digital video and music channels, high-definition
programming, video-on-demand content, a robust interactive programming guide
and other customer-friendly features via the company's FTTP broadband network.
Verizon is currently constructing FTTP networks in more than half the states
where it offers landline communications services.
Customers will be able to buy FiOS TV as a stand-alone service or packaged
with voice and FiOS Internet Service. Verizon has announced video content
agreements with major and independent network groups, including NBC Universal
Cable, The Walt Disney Company, MTV Networks, BET, Starz Entertainment Group,
Showtime Networks, Turner Broadcasting System, A&E Television Networks,
Discovery Networks, SiTV and NFL Network.

* NOTE: Actual (throughput) speeds will vary.

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delivering broadband and other communication innovations to wireline and
wireless customers. Verizon operates America's most reliable wireless
network, serving 49.3 million customers nationwide, and one of the nation's
premier wireline networks, serving home, business and wholesale customers in
28 states. Based in New York, Verizon has a diverse workforce of nearly
215,000 and generates annual revenues of more than $71 billion from four
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(December 9, 2005) — Jeff Hirsch, president of Time Warner Cable's Rochester division, is heading to Los Angeles to take a similar post there.

Time Warner is promoting Hirsch to the presidency of its Metro Los Angeles division, one of three divisions the company has in the Los Angeles area. The metro division encompasses about 750,000 subscribers; the Rochester division has about 320,000 subscribers.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051209/BUSINESS/512090405/1001

Will wonders ever cease?!?!

Finally got VOD active on my MOXI box here in Fullerton. Now if we could only get some more HD channels! Can you believe some of "Adelphia " networks offer over 20HD channels and we're stuck with only 8!! The number 2 media market in the country and we're getting jacked!! :mad: :mad:

Hey Santa can u stuff our stockings with "DiscoveryHD " and "CinemaxHD " ???!?!? ;)

Posted on Sat, Dec. 10, 2005


FCC uses Adelphia deal for leverage
The agency reportedly pushed Comcast and Time to limit programs that are sexually explicit.
By Sallie Hofmeister
Los Angeles Times

The Federal Communications Commission is trying to use its leverage in a proposed cable-TV acquisition to force Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to curb sexually explicit programming on their pay-TV systems, company sources said.

Faced with what some are describing as an ultimatum, Comcast and Time Warner, the nation's two leading cable-TV providers, have sought to satisfy FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin's demands by pressuring the industry to come to a consensus on the indecency issue, the sources said. They requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the regulatory approval process.

Martin publicly called last week for all cable operators to offer channels "a la carte" instead of in bundled packages, reversing the agency's position under Martin's predecessor, Michael Powell. A la carte pricing would allow subscribers to have only the channels they wanted.

Also in recent weeks, sources say, Martin has made clear in closed-door meetings that he would like Time Warner and Comcast to help advance his anti-indecency agenda.

The two companies need FCC approval for their proposed $17.6 billion purchase of bankrupt Adelphia Communications Corp.

Through a spokesman, Martin declined to comment. So did representatives of Comcast, of Philadelphia, and Time Warner, of New York.

Cable operators are not eager to pick a fight with the FCC. While the agency lacks the authority to make rules, it does have the power to rein in the industry on several fronts. For example, it will determine the speed at which telephone carriers are allowed to enter the pay-TV business.

Phone companies, seeing this as an opportunity to build political capital in Washington, have seized on the indecency issue by agreeing to allow customers to subscribe only to channels they want.

Although reluctant to anger Martin, many cable programmers quietly complain that he is trying to extract concessions from an entire industry using leverage from a single transaction - the Adelphia deal - that stands to benefit only two companies.

The cable industry fears that if it doesn't agree to a voluntary solution on the indecency issue, federal policymakers could soon force an alternative on them that would far more restrictive.

Eager to avoid that, Comcast and Time Warner have been lobbying their programming suppliers in recent weeks to adopt the indecency standard that now applies to broadcasters.

Several suppliers, however, object to the broadcast standard, which restricts indecent programming between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

The suppliers argue that imposing the same rules on cable and satellite that apply to networks that use the public airwaves is logistically impossible and would be particularly disruptive to any channels that air uncut theatrical movies or racy shows.

Comcast and Time Warner are now actively promoting the creation of a family-friendly tier of channels, despite resistance from some of their suppliers and the limitations posed by existing contracts between programmers and distributors.

"If there's a need for a family tier and it could be accommodated with programming contracts, we can meet those concerns," John Alchin, Comcast's cochief financial officer, told investors Thursday at a conference in New York.

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/13374243.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

Will wonders ever cease?!?!

Hey Santa can u stuff our stockings with "DiscoveryHD " and "CinemaxHD " ???!?!? ;)

I am getting DiscoveryHD included with the broadcast basic package ($12/month). It is at 123.1 .

I am serviced by the Van Nuys office even though I am located in Hollywood.

Will wonders ever cease?!?!

Finally got VOD active on my MOXI box here in Fullerton. Now if we could only get some more HD channels! Can you believe some of "Adelphia " networks offer over 20HD channels and we're stuck with only 8!! The number 2 media market in the country and we're getting jacked!! :mad: :mad:

Hey Santa can u stuff our stockings with "DiscoveryHD " and "CinemaxHD " ???!?!? ;)

That's weird. I am just down the road from you in Yorba Linda and I have DiscoveryHD and CinemaxHD (although I don't subscribe, it show up as a channel). I would have thought that we are serviced out of they same office.

Got VOD in Encino, but the premium channels don't work. They say I don't subscribe to them, but I do. Called Adelphia -- first they did something from their end which didn't work; second call, they had me hit reset button which didn't work. Both insisted they knew what they were talking about, but I knew they didn't. ANy ideas?

Got VOD in Encino, but the premium channels don't work. They say I don't subscribe to them, but I do. Called Adelphia -- first they did something from their end which didn't work; second call, they had me hit reset button which didn't work. Both insisted they knew what they were talking about, but I knew they didn't. ANy ideas?


If you have Moxi, I was told that this is a software glitch. Cinemax doesn't work for me, hopefully it will be fixed soon.

Anyone recording HD over firewire and noticed that HBOHD (961 for me) and SHOHD (971 for me) can't be recorded anymore? I don't know if there's any good way to be sure, but it looks like they've enabled 5C copy protection on those channels. My firewire recording only works on the locals (902 - 928) now. I suppose this could be isolated to Adelphia in Glendora.

It's a bummer that they never rolled out Discovery HD and Cinemax HD, and now this. I can get the same channels OTA, so I might just send the HD box back. I can still watch HBO-HD and SHO-HD live, but who really watches anything live anymore? :)

How are you recording anythign firewire? I'd love to go firewire into my Windows XP machine. Do you have MOXI? I have MOXI, if I need another box I'll switch but I really need to be able to send DTV and HDTV firewire. The moxi has no space to store this stuff.

-mikey

I am getting DiscoveryHD included with the broadcast basic package ($12/month). It is at 123.1 .

I am serviced by the Van Nuys office even though I am located in Hollywood.

Is your discoveryHD on 123.1 still working. I was getting it as well until two days ago, and then BAM - no signal.

Anyone else.

-josh

Got VOD in Encino, but the premium channels don't work. They say I don't subscribe to them, but I do. Called Adelphia -- first they did something from their end which didn't work; second call, they had me hit reset button which didn't work. Both insisted they knew what they were talking about, but I knew they didn't. ANy ideas?

I had the same problem. First, the guy at the call center tried to tell me that I couldn't get VOD at all on a DVR. I told him his company finally got their act together and I was watching it as we spoke. Guess he didn't read the memo.

The call center had me do a reset, and then told me I needed a new box when it didn't work. Tech came out yesterday, called the dispatcher and asked her to make sure the premium channels were enabled for VOD. They weren't - she hit the appropriate buttons, and presumably the enter key - and there's premium VOD. Neither the tech nor I could figure why the call center couldn't do that.

- Rick -
(Moorpark 93021)

Rick, I just called Adelphia for the third time, this time I read the CSR my post and your post which perfectly present the problem and the solution. He read from the call center script: "you can't get VOD on a DVR." He became very belligerent as I explained calmly to him that I was getting all the VOD stuff except the premium channels, and then he said if I was getting them that it was a mistake. I told him that his information is wrong. Since I made no headway with this a-hole, I politely requested that a service tech come to my house. So Xmas eve day, some tech is going to come over and make a phone call to someone who will hit an enter key. What a waste of time and money.

Is your discoveryHD on 123.1 still working. I was getting it as well until two days ago, and then BAM - no signal.

Anyone else.

-josh

Yes, I am still getting DISC-HD at 123.1 . It is unencrypted (I am using a FusionHDTV PC card).

VOD looks promising, but there really needs to be HD programming available before I start watching a lot. Considering that this is Adelphia we're talking about, that should happen around, oh 2008 or so.

-R

VOD premium problem noted above is now fixed at my home in Encino. I don't know what they did, but now the premium channels appear on VOD. Yes, it would be nice to see those programs in HD, but that will be years from now. It seems ridiculous for the pay per view movies not to be in HD -- I'll stick with netflix until then.

VOD looks promising, but there really needs to be HD programming available before I start watching a lot. Considering that this is Adelphia we're talking about, that should happen around, oh 2008 or so.

-R

It should be Time-Warner before then. So the is hope! :D

When is the TWC deal closing?

When is the TWC deal closing?

In our lifetime?
:D

http://www.ct-magazine.com/news/121905.html

Despite the onus of being parceled up and sold off to Time Warner Cable and Comcast, Adelphia has forged ahead this year with its digital simulcast plans.

Basil Badawiyeh, Adelphia's manager of advanced video engineering and development, said Adelphia will be in eight to 10 markets, which represent 5 million homes passed, by the end of the year.

"As part of migrating to the digital domain, we're using a couple of things," Badawiyeh said. "One of them is called open-loop encoders, and the other is closed-loop encoders. The difference between the two is that the open-loop encoder is usually a single task, analog on one side, or baseband, and MPEG-2 on the other side. It's a one-pass type device that converts things into the MPEG-2 domain."

"For the closed-loop encoders, we have multiples of them, in general 14, and they're interconnected into a single statistical multiplexer, which makes up the closed-loop encoding solution. The advantage of that solution is that you have certain settings for how you want particular analog content encoded. When the encoders do their job, MPEG-2 comes out on the output side that goes into the statistical multiplexer."

At the next stage, the statistical multiplexer looks at the video bit rates and the complexity in all 14 encoders and compares them against each other. If there is one piece of content that can get by with fewer bits, the statistical multiplexer robs those bits and gives them to a piece of content that needs more. Then the statistical multiplexer gives that information back to the encoders, which then re-encode the content based on the new information.

"The output of this entire process is a very efficient 14 or 16 services on a QAM-256 multiplex," Badawiyeh said. "That's how we gain efficiency on bandwidth, as well as a lot of video quality improvements with the better front end processing that is associated with these encoders and that system."

Adelphia slated its over-the-air core channels—the most watched channels such as CBS, NBC, etc.—to go through the closed loop solutions.

Adelphia uses Harmonic, Motorola, EGT and Scientific-Atlanta for its encoders, and Terayon and BigBand for the statistical multiplexers. RGB Networks and VCom are the decoder vendors.

"We wanted to make sure we got out of the gate with the best video quality possible on those channels," Badawiyeh said. "As far as numbers, we have about 28 services in each of our five regions. In Los Angeles, we have four super headends, two primaries and two secondaries, so we have set of 28 in two locations because we're running things in a redundant configuration."

Tracking video content

Adelphia has large regional transport rings in each of its five regions that are Gigabit Ethernet-based, and currently it's in the process of attempting to identity the video quality of a piece of video content as it runs from the East Coast to the West Coast.

"The reason this is attractive to us is because we don't want to have to go in and encode a common piece of content five different times," Badawiyeh said. "If it's common across everyone, then we can further augment it based on that specific region's needs. We can encode it once and then ship it across our backbone network, which covers the East Coast to the West Coast.

"It's a lot cheaper and it allows us to eliminate a lot of redundant hardware. It's easer to manage because we have centralization in a way we haven't had before."

—Mike Robuck

I like my digital video clear & crisp. Bit-starved DTV is acceptable only when subscribers continue to pay for it.

By Mike Farrell 12/15/2005 5:17:00 PM
With its $17.6 billion purchase of Adelphia Communications expected to be approved by the end of the first half of 2006.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6291910.html?display=Breaking+News

I see I picked up a new HD channel on my Moxi grid!!!!

CSTV (College Sports TV)

So, I watched Princeton vs Stanford in BBall in……………….

480i of course……..

I suppose it’s one of those *fake* HD offerings. :rolleyes:

I see I picked up a new HD channel on my Moxi grid!!!!

CSTV (College Sports TV)

So, I watched Princeton vs Stanford in BBall in……………….

480i of course……..

I suppose it’s one of those *fake* HD offerings. :rolleyes:

Hey Penton! I have the same addition feature! :rolleyes:

I'm thinking of adding an HTPC (ABS's E2 Media Center PC), but am not sure how it works with the cable input (moto6200 STB).

Right now, the STB is connected via component to a Sam HLP-5063. Would I be connecting the box to the PC via component, then out to the TV (via DVI)? Any problems with HiDef channels? Apparently, the only way to record HDTV is via OTA, which is problematic in my area. That's OK, but I want to be sure that simply watching HDTV live won't be a problem.

If anyone has a similar setup, I would appreciate any advice/tips before I spend the $$. :)

Hey guys,
I'll admin I've only read the last 10 or so pages (tried to start at the beginning, but since it was from 2003, figured a lot of it's outdated and it might just confuse me) so flame if you must, but I was hoping someone could give a quick overview of the current LA cable & hdtv landscape. I'll be moving out in January, probably ending up in Santa Monica or other "western" parts of the city - westwood, culver city, etc.

Is Adelphia going to be my 1 and only cable option, or does it vary between locations in those parts of the city?

What HDs are available on cable currently? Can't seem to find much info on adelphia's website - it keeps saying "hdtv MAY be available in your area" when I put in a Santa Monica zip.

Is OTA a viable option in those areas, and if so are there more channels than what cable offers?

I'm moving from Tallahassee, FL where I have a Moto 6412 through Comcast getting ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox, Disc, InHD1, InHD2, TNT, & ESPN as my "non-premium" HDs. All the aforementioned networks except Fox are available OTA. I would hope that a move to the #2 DMA would offer even more, but it seems like many here are unhappy overall with their Adelphia service.

Thanks for any insight you can give!

Hey guys,
I'll admin I've only read the last 10 or so pages (tried to start at the beginning, but since it was from 2003, figured a lot of it's outdated and it might just confuse me) so flame if you must, but I was hoping someone could give a quick overview of the current LA cable & hdtv landscape. I'll be moving out in January, probably ending up in Santa Monica or other "western" parts of the city - westwood, culver city, etc.

Is Adelphia going to be my 1 and only cable option, or does it vary between locations in those parts of the city?

What HDs are available on cable currently? Can't seem to find much info on adelphia's website - it keeps saying "hdtv MAY be available in your area" when I put in a Santa Monica zip.

Is OTA a viable option in those areas, and if so are there more channels than what cable offers?

I'm moving from Tallahassee, FL where I have a Moto 6412 through Comcast getting ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox, Disc, InHD1, InHD2, TNT, & ESPN as my "non-premium" HDs. All the aforementioned networks except Fox are available OTA. I would hope that a move to the #2 DMA would offer even more, but it seems like many here are unhappy overall with their Adelphia service.

Thanks for any insight you can give!


The "West side" is dominated by Adelphia, soon to be Time Warner, but it's not complete. There are little spots with independent or ComCast coverage. You will ned to check with your agent/manager to be sure. If it's "A" then HD is available in the form of the 4 big networks, PBS, NFL, Discovery HDT, and for a fee, ESPN-HD, and if you subscribe, HBO, Sho & MAx.
Welcome to as Penton might say, ..., well, I'll let him chime in! ;)

The "West side" is dominated by Adelphia, soon to be Time Warner, but it's not complete. There are little spots with independent or ComCast coverage. You will ned to check with your agent/manager to be sure. If it's "A" then HD is available in the form of the 4 big networks, PBS, NFL, Discovery HDT, and for a fee, ESPN-HD, and if you subscribe, HBO, Sho & MAx.
Welcome to as Penton might say
Hi-Def Hell ! :eek:

Hi-Def Hell ! :eek:

Mmmm... that sounds nice. I'll have that.

So, I guess it pretty much sounds the same as Tallahassee, only a little worse. I had no idea we were so technologically forward! :rolleyes:

Can I assume that all of the networks & PBS are available OTA as well?

And with Adelphia, is there a standard dvr/hd box that's available? I'm guessing from past posts it's the Moxi, right? And it doesn't sound like people are all that in love with it?

Thanks again, even if only for the bad news...

What channel is College Sports TV in HD? Is it a 9xx? or is just it's regular channel but sometimes a game will be in HD?

I was talking to customer service few days ago. She said we will be getting more HD channels in early 2006. She couldn't tell me what channels but we will be getting more soon. Anyone have idea what HD channels we are getting?

I see I picked up a new HD channel on my Moxi grid!!!!

CSTV (College Sports TV)

So, I watched Princeton vs Stanford in BBall in……………….

480i of course……..

I suppose it’s one of those *fake* HD offerings. :rolleyes:


Weird, I don't see this channel on mine. Is it in the 900s?

Also, I currently don't have ESPN HD; I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it was worth it. I heard that not every game is in HD, is this right? I'm not interested in any bowl game on ESPN, and I don't watch sportscenter, but I do like Sunday Night Football, Cold Pizza, Around the Horn, and PTI; are these in HD (I'm guessing that Sunday Night Football is)?

Weird, I don't see this channel on mine. Is it in the 900s?

Also, I currently don't have ESPN HD; I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it was worth it. I heard that not every game is in HD, is this right? I'm not interested in any bowl game on ESPN, and I don't watch sportscenter, but I do like Sunday Night Football, Cold Pizza, Around the Horn, and PTI; are these in HD (I'm guessing that Sunday Night Football is)?

Sports Center is in HD! So you get to see Chris Bermans BFA in glorius High Definition. Not much else! Worth a buck fifty IMHO. :confused:

Hi-Def Hell ! :eek:
That was not really a joke.................it was secret code, just ask Letterman.

Weird, I don't see this channel on mine. Is it in the 900s?

Funny thing is, one night I see it listed on the HD grid, and another night it's not.

This must be a *really fake HD channel* that some Adelphia engineer is using to have fun with us cause he has to work over Christmas.

I don't recall the number when it was listed.

Sports Center is in HD! So you get to see Chris Bermans BFA in glorius High Definition. Not much else! Worth a buck fifty IMHO. :confused:

So is that a no [for HD] on Cold Pizza, Around the Horn, and PTI?

Funny thing is, one night I see it listed on the HD grid, and another night it's not.

This must be a *really fake HD channel* that some Adelphia engineer is using to have fun with us cause he has to work over Christmas.

If this is true that would be really funny. I would definitely do the same.

So is that a no [for HD] on Cold Pizza, Around the Horn, and PTI?

I don't watch those, but am fairly sure they're not in HD. SC is and most of the weekly main games are. BUT there's tons of stuff that is not! It's really a crock that Adelphia surcharges for this channel, instead of just bundling it in with the rest. It's more of a crock, that I pay it. I'm hoping against hope that it will get better.

I don't watch those, but am fairly sure they're not in HD. SC is and most of the weekly main games are. BUT there's tons of stuff that is not! It's really a crock that Adelphia surcharges for this channel, instead of just bundling it in with the rest. It's more of a crock, that I pay it. I'm hoping against hope that it will get better.

When it does [or when college football starts up again] I'll probably give it a try. Thanks Joe.

paying a surcharge for espnhd is akin to purchasing it ala carte.

however in order to receive discovery hd adelphia requires one to subscribe to an additional tier - expanded basic i think. and if you want nfl network in hd you'll need an additional tier, digital plus i think.

another so cal cable op offers HDTV Plus: INHD, INHD2, HD Net, HDNet Movies & ESPNHD as a bundled tier. They too require subscriptions beyond basic in order to qualify for HDTV Plus.

sometime ago consumers were protected from being forced to pay for "intermediate"tiers of programming bundles in order to qualify for an "advanced tier." You didn't need digital basic if all you wanted was a premium channel. so why did that change?

Will the dominant cable op in So Cal force their subscribers to pay for extra channels they don't want in order to qualify for a level of service they do?

Hello folks and happy holidays,

I've been playing with my Sasem Onair with Time Warner Digital Cable for Santa Clarita (Los Angeles) and got the following HD results with channel scan...

The good:
91-3 TNT 1920 x 1080 AC3
116-1 FOX 1280 x 720 AC3
116-2 ABC 1280 x 720 AC3

and a bunch of other uninspiring 480p (mostly advertising) digital cable channels

The bad:
I was expecting that I would get the following as listed from timewarnercable.com's page as HDTV Broadcast Stream:

1102 KCBS-HD
1104 KNBC-HD
1107 KABC-HD
1108 KCET-HD
1111 KTTV-FOXHD
1120 Discovery HD
1121 TNT TurnerHD


But Sasem displayed the message that "the stream is scrambled" for all of the above.

So my question is:

Am I doing something wrong with the Sasem unit or is Time warner encrypting channels which aren't supposed to be scrambled? Is Time warner locking its customer's to get their HD terminal to get these broadcast hdtv channels?

Or am I confused because I assumed that free OTA public HDTV channels, but Time Warner's same "public" channels are encrypted because it's their right to do so? I havn't tried much with OTA since it's gona take some effort to mount an antenna in my attic to point it towards Mt. Whitney's antenna farms?

Could anyone else in the LA area relate to this? I'm only missing four local non-premium channels CBS, NBC, KCET and Discovery HD.

Thanks,

Kvit

Can anyone record HD to their PC via firewire using Moxi with Adelphia in the San Fernando valley? HBO or Showtime?

Thanks.

...sometime ago consumers were protected from being forced to pay for "intermediate"tiers of programming bundles in order to qualify for an "advanced tier." You didn't need digital basic if all you wanted was a premium channel. so why did that change?...
I have the regular HD channels (including DISC-HD), ESPN-HD ("a la carte"), SHO-HD and HBO-HD, along with Broadcast Basic and Broadcast Extended. When I signed up for HD, I assumed I would have to have at least Digital Basic, but later discovered that I don't. In fact, I was told I could even have Digital Plus without Digital Basic if I wanted (something like $5/mo). I do get digital music, though. Perhaps this is because I subscribe to two premium channels.

I've never heard of HDTV Plus. Is this something new? I just wish TNT-HD were available.

Can anyone record HD to their PC via firewire using Moxi with Adelphia in the San Fernando valley? HBO or Showtime?

Thanks.

I think this has been discussed in the Moxi forum here. I think, it's yes. I assume you have a Firewire Moxi.

for the longest time I couldn't receive DiscHD even though I did receive the HD feeds for the majors & HBO. I also paid for ESPN HD. When the Eagle Rock bundling was realigned to match Santa Monica's and I "upgraded" to expanded basic DiscHD then showed up. When NFL Net launched cs said I'd need to upgrade to an add'l tier for the HD feed.

HDTV plus is available thru Time Warner Cable.

Sasem looks cool. Sorry cant answer your question.

I can't wait till TIME WARNER CABLE takes us over. Then we'll see more HD programming on our systems.

I can't wait till TIME WARNER CABLE takes us over. Then we'll see more HD programming on our systems.

To quote Scotty, "That would be a miricle, Captain!"
:cool:

My good friend/co-worker, who we enjoy talking about TV programming together, has Adelphia - Arcadia. He mentioned that, if I remeber correctly, that he got a letter (or at least was told by Adelphia, that they were going to add 4 un-annouced HD channels to their line-up before the end-of-the-year 2005. I think he said they added ONE of them already, but can't remember which one. They have NOT added any other.

1. Does anyone have any inside "scoop" to which (other) HD channels they might be?

[All so he mentions about a possible merger w/ Comcast.]

Thanks for the welcomes and help. I'll be sure to tell him that the help (like I mentioned to him before), comes from the "#1"/best home theater site. ;) Thanks again.

- Matthew

P.S.

Sorry for crappy grammar/formatting.

Here in Fullerton we were told we would get Discovery HD & Cinemax HD during the course of 2005, they lied. We still don't have either of them. It's pathetic really. Other Adelphia HD markets boast over 20 HD channels and we're stuck with a meager 8. L.A. is the number 2 media market and we're lagging big time, TY Adelphia, bring on Time Warner already.

re. Discovery-HD

A quick question for those on the West Side. I just got an HDTV, and decided to try using it's QAM tuner before ordering cable. Well i was able to pull in a number of HD channels, including DiscoveryHD on 123.1. However after about 2 weeks, Discovery dissapeared.

Feeling guilty, i signed up with Adelphia, got the moxi box, and the HD package, but still no Discovery. Adelphia CS says it's not available in socal.

So since Bruce73 has DiscoveryHD, is there anyone on the West Side who has it?

Is it a santa monica thing, or should i call back CS and try to convince them that YES, you do have it?

I also had DiscoveryHD for 2 weeks in December. It must have been a test because I was not able to receive it with my MOXI box, but did find it with a QAM tuner. It looked great while I had it.

I'm in Brea, and I've had Discovery HD ever since I signed up a few months back.

We don't have Discovery-HD or Max-HD in our area. Last year I was told we would have it by the end of 2005. Last week I was told it should be coming to our area soon. I won't be holding my breath :mad:

You will always get a different story every time you call. They really do not have a clue.

Jim

re. Discovery-HD

So since Bruce73 has DiscoveryHD, is there anyone on the West Side who has it?

Is it a santa monica thing, or should i call back CS and try to convince them that YES, you do have it?


I'm in 90025 (I'm pretty sure my Adelphia office is Santa Monica) and I've had Disc HD for quite a while now. I have it via Adelphia's DVR. I haven't looked for it on the QAM yet.

So since Bruce73 has DiscoveryHD, is there anyone on the West Side who has it?
I'm not on the West Side; I'm in Los Feliz (90027) with Adelphia out of Eagle Rock and have had Disc-HD for at least a year now, Max-HD has been available since last summer, I think.

I'm in 90025 (I'm pretty sure my Adelphia office is Santa Monica) and I've had Disc HD for quite a while now. I have it via Adelphia's DVR. I haven't looked for it on the QAM yet.

I'm in 25 too and we've had D-HDT for over a year. I believe we're serviced out of Sherman Oaks, although the Sta. Monica office is closer.

I never got it via my TV's tuner but got the cablecard and it's available via that and Moxi. I recently set up a Panny plasma near by and it found Disc. in the open about 2 weeks ago. I can't update that info though.

Quick update.

So i call Adelphia CS about the Disc-HD, explain that i know of multiple people who live less than 10 minutes from me, who are serviced through the same office, and they have Discovery. I politely ask that they see if they can add it for me.

Nope. Not available in my area. You can leave a request for it. Sure thing.

So there we go... apparently if i wanted to explore the wonders of the Equator in HD, i should have moved a 4 miles East.

Just ridiculous.

I'm in Brea, and I've had Discovery HD ever since I signed up a few months back.
You have it in Brea? I'm in Placentia (Brea's literally across the street), and I don't have it.

Do you know if you're serviced out of the Fullterton office? Also, what channel is it on?

-Dan

You have it in Brea? I'm in Placentia (Brea's literally across the street), and I don't have it.

Do you know if you're serviced out of the Fullterton office? Also, what channel is it on?

-Dan

I just moved from Yorba Linda, where I had Discovery HD (don't remember when I got it). I am now in Anaheim Hills and still have Discovery HD. Very odd that Placentia doesn't have it but other towns right next door have it.

Did anyone have audio problems on the Rose Bowl? My audio on channel 907 was not working through my receiver, but it was working through the tv. Audio was fine the other channels? Late in the game it healed itself. Anyone else affected?

Did anyone have audio problems on the Rose Bowl? My audio on channel 907 was not working through my receiver, but it was working through the tv. Audio was fine the other channels? Late in the game it healed itself. Anyone else affected?

No problem here, other than a few brief drop outs (which seems normal). I often had a problem with my Motorola HD box (and now even with the Moxi box) where I would seem to lose sync or something on my digital audio. The speaker lights on my receiver would go all nuts and the audio would disappear. The only solution I have found is to unplug the box for a bit and then let it restart. Cured the problem every time.

Im in Fullerton right behind the Target @ Yorba Linda Blvd & the 57 and we don't have "Discovery HD" either. For those of you in YB & Anaheim Hills what channel number do you show for Disc. HD? Also do you have "Cinemax HD" ???

Here's another HD Channel listing from another Adelphia channel line-up, it's in Pennsylvania but still check out all these channels:

704 WTAE Broadcast HD (High Definition)
713 WQED Broadcast HD (High Definition)
725 KDKA Broadcast HD (High Definition)
748 WPXI Broadcast HD (High Definition)
750 HD HBO (High Definition)
751 HD SHOWTIME (High Definition)
752 HD STARZ (High Definition)
753 HD CINEMAX (High Definition)
770 HD NET HD PLUS TIER
771 HDN MOVIES HD PLUS TIER
772 ESPN HD HD PLUS TIER
773 ESPN2 HD HD PLUS TIER
774 iNDemand HD HD PLUS TIER
775 iNDemand HD 2 HD PLUS TIER
776 Discovery HD HD PLUS TIER
777 NFL Network HD HD PLUS TIER

when asked why the hd channel lineup disparity comparing Adelphia SoCal to Adelphia systems in the east the explanation from the socal regional office was Adelphia has 25 must carry local stations in Los Angeles. It is impossible to offer as many hd channels when so much bandwidth is taken up by local channels. It is interesting to note Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles doesn't carry as many local stations. Just because an ota station's signal reaches LA doesn't automatically qualify for carriage on their cable systems. Some stations who's transmitters are located on Mt. Wilson are actually licensed to serve communities 50 or more miles from downtown LA. Infomercials abound on many of these "locals".

Im in Fullerton right behind the Target @ Yorba Linda Blvd & the 57 and we don't have "Discovery HD" either. For those of you in YB & Anaheim Hills what channel number do you show for Disc. HD? Also do you have "Cinemax HD" ???

In both locations, Discovery HD shows up as 930. I do not subscribe to Cinemax, however, it does show up in the lineup at 963.

In both locations, Discovery HD shows up as 930. I do not subscribe to Cinemax, however, it does show up in the lineup at 963.
On a lark, I checked all channels in the 900 range, and all I got were the ones I already knew were there.

Crap! :mad: I'm so starved for something to watch in HD, I've actually been watching football, and I don't even like football!

-Dan

On a lark, I checked all channels in the 900 range, and all I got were the ones I already knew were there.

Crap! :mad: I'm so starved for something to watch in HD, I've actually been watching football, and I don't even like football!

-Dan

We could all just move to PA! :eek:

On a lark, I checked all channels in the 900 range, and all I got were the ones I already knew were there.

Crap! :mad: I'm so starved for something to watch in HD, I've actually been watching football, and I don't even like football!

-Dan

Do you have a view to Mt Wilson from where you are in Placentia? More than Adelphia provides can be gotten straight off the air. I know that when I was in Yorba Linda I couldn't get anything off the air because of the hills. Now that I am in Anaheim Hills instead, I can get CBS, NBC (multicast), ABC (multicast), FOX, KTLA, KOCE (multicast), KCET (multicast), KCOP, and KCAL all in HD. It may not be movie channels, but it does open up your possibilities more. Of course, you do need an ATSC tuner, but if you can get antenna reception, it might be a good investment.

Do you have a view to Mt Wilson from where you are in Placentia? More than Adelphia provides can be gotten straight off the air. I know that when I was in Yorba Linda I couldn't get anything off the air because of the hills. Now that I am in Anaheim Hills instead, I can get CBS, NBC (multicast), ABC (multicast), FOX, KTLA, KOCE (multicast), KCET (multicast), KCOP, and KCAL all in HD. It may not be movie channels, but it does open up your possibilities more. Of course, you do need an ATSC tuner, but if you can get antenna reception, it might be a good investment.
I have everything but KOCE, KCAL and KCOP in HD from Adelphia. What I'd really like is something other than local channels, like Discovery or something like that. Some channels that actually have stuff worth watching in HD.

-Dan

I have everything but KOCE, KCAL and KCOP in HD from Adelphia. What I'd really like is something other than local channels, like Discovery or something like that. Some channels that actually have stuff worth watching in HD.

-Dan

You have KTLA in HD from Adelphia? We don't.

Well, I finally odered the HD DVR from Adelphia and got it installed on Friday. I've had the HD Moto box for a while now, but wanted the Moxi.

As many other have experienced, the installers were pretty much clueless. I had told them what cables to use and had them ready. Of course, one guy goes straight behind the equipment and hooks everything up directly to the TV while the other one plays with the power of my RP TV. I figuratively slap their hands and tell them not to touch my equipment and to not turn the TV on or off.

We get things connected and none of the HD channels scale to the screen properly. They say "that's how it is and you have to fix it on the TV." I recall this was an issue in early versions of the Moxi software, but was pretty sure it was fixed. So after a bit of discussion, I grab the remote from them and find the HD settings and show them how to fix the problem.

Despite all of that, I am pretty happy with the Moxi box. Just wish it had more storage and we got more HD channels in Seal Beach.

BTW - anyone know what the status is on the DVI output? I was hoping it was active, but it didn't seem to be on my box.

You have KTLA in HD from Adelphia? We don't.
No, you're right, I don't have that one either.

-Dan

Well, I finally odered the HD DVR from Adelphia and got it installed on Friday. I've had the HD Moto box for a while now, but wanted the Moxi.

As many other have experienced, the installers were pretty much clueless. I had told them what cables to use and had them ready. Of course, one guy goes straight behind the equipment and hooks everything up directly to the TV while the other one plays with the power of my RP TV. I figuratively slap their hands and tell them not to touch my equipment and to not turn the TV on or off.

We get things connected and none of the HD channels scale to the screen properly. They say "that's how it is and you have to fix it on the TV." I recall this was an issue in early versions of the Moxi software, but was pretty sure it was fixed. So after a bit of discussion, I grab the remote from them and find the HD settings and show them how to fix the problem.

Despite all of that, I am pretty happy with the Moxi box. Just wish it had more storage and we got more HD channels in Seal Beach.
Your experience is similar to mine. One of the installers looked at my cables and said "You don't really need all this, you know." It was all I could do to keep from laughing in his face. I said "Yes I do, trust me" and he left it alone.

BTW - anyone know what the status is on the DVI output? I was hoping it was active, but it didn't seem to be on my box.
You should go over to the MOXI Discussion (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=412846) and catch up on things there. This has been discussed a lot. (Start at the end and work backwards.)

-Dan

You should go over to the MOXI Discussion (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=412846) and catch up on things there. This has been discussed a lot. (Start at the end and work backwards.)

-DanThanks. I know that it was discussed in this thread during it's younger years, so I thought I'd check here first.

Thanks. I know that it was discussed in this thread during it's younger years, so I thought I'd check here first.
One of the regular posters, splinke, has a great FAQ (http://users.adelphia.net/~ksoltmann/SPLMoxiFAQ.htm). You'll probably find your answers there.

-Dan

BTW, what's the status of the sale to TWC? Anyone?

Press Release Source: Adelphia Communications Corporation

Monday January 9, 8:13 pm ET

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Adelphia Communications Corporation (OTC: ADELQ - News) today filed the "Plan Supplement" to the company's fourth amended plan of reorganization with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

This filing is called for in Section 15.07 of Adelphia's fourth amended plan of reorganization and contains forms (which remain subject to change) of various "Plan Documents" related to the plan.

On April 21, 2005, Adelphia announced that it had reached definitive agreements for Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX - News) and Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA - News, CMCSK - News) to acquire substantially all the U.S. assets of Adelphia for approximately $12.7 billion in cash and shares expected to represent, subject to certain assumptions, 16 percent of the common stock of Time Warner's cable subsidiary, Time Warner Cable Inc.

Copies of the "Plan Supplement," the fourth amended plan of reorganization and the related amended disclosure statement are available in the investor relations and press room sections of the Adelphia corporate web site www.adelphia.com.

About Adelphia

Adelphia Communications Corporation is the fifth-largest cable television company in the country. It serves customers in 31 states and offers analog and digital video services, high-speed Internet access and other advanced services over Adelphia's broadband networks.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements regarding the Company's and its subsidiaries' and affiliates' expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, sale of the Company, settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (the "U.S. Attorney"), sale of Century/ML Cable Venture, restructuring and financing plans, expected emergence from bankruptcy, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, capital expenditures, network upgrades, products and services, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future operations, as well as statements that include words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and readers must recognize that actual results may differ materially from the Company's expectations. The Company does not undertake a duty to update such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include whether the proposed sale of the Company's assets to Time Warner NY Cable LLC and Comcast Corporation is approved and consummated, whether the transactions contemplated by the proposed settlements with the SEC and the U.S. Attorney and any other agreements needed to effect those transactions are consummated, the Company's pending bankruptcy proceeding, results of litigation against the Company, results and impacts of the proposed sale of the Company's assets, the effects of government regulation including the actions of local cable franchising authorities, the availability of financing, actions of the Company's competitors, pricing and availability of programming, equipment, supplies and other inputs, the Company's ability to upgrade its broadband network, technological developments, changes in general economic conditions, and those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. Many of these factors are outside of the Company's control.

Source: Adelphia Communications Corporation

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2006--Mixed Signals, Inc., providers of digital content monitoring systems, announced the deployment of their Sentry(TM) Digital Content Monitor in the Adelphia Cable System in Ontario, Calif. The monitoring solution will provide digital advertisement tracking and auditing in the Los Angeles area for Adelphia's digital network.

"Sentry is the best solution that can provide us with the ability to report and alert on all of the content in the multi-program transports across our headends and ad zones," said Tony Jensen, Technical Operations Manager at Adelphia Media Services. "The engineering, IT and media services groups will have one system we can use to keep track of our entire digital broadcast network, even as we add services in the future."

Mixed Signals' Sentry Digital Content Monitor is the most comprehensive digital enterprise monitoring solution for cable operators, satellite providers and telecommunications companies. In addition to real-time monitoring, Sentry provides historical reporting and alerting options based on network-specific business rules, enabling operators to gain insight and solve problems in their digital networks.

Sentry also provides complete ad insertion auditing for Digital Program Insertion (DPI) systems. Delivering historical and real-time transmission reports, Mixed Signals' Sentry offers cable operators and DPI vendors the ability to accurately verify the insertion of digital ads.

The latest feature of Sentry includes an MPEG/IP interface which supports monitoring of MPEG streams across MPEG/IP unicast or multicast groups. This enables cable and satellite operators to verify transport of fiber loops, digital services and ad insertion systems within headend environments and satellite uplinks. These comprehensive enterprise monitoring capabilities allow operators to identify problems within their network before they become outages or customer impacting events.

About Mixed Signals

Mixed Signals is the leading provider of digital content monitoring including digital services, transport stream and ad insertion. Mixed Signals' innovative Sentry product provides unparalleled visibility into video streams and digital services delivery in real time. Comprehensive intelligence about overall network transport stream behavior combines with an integrated analysis of signal and stream data patterns to deliver actionable alerts when anomalies are detected. More than any other product on the market today, Mixed Signals Sentry enables network operators, wireless carriers, and telecommunications companies to future-proof and maximize the return on their investment in digital networks. For more information, visit www.mixedsignals.com or call 310-574-4690.

About Adelphia

Adelphia Communications Corporation is the fifth-largest cable television company in the country. It serves communities in 31 states, and offers analog and digital video services, high-speed Internet access and other advanced services over Adelphia's advanced broadband network.

Boston.com
The Boston Globe
GLOBE EDITORIAL

January 8, 2006

'THESE CABLE bills are outrageous," our friend said, ''and the stuff that is on some of them! I've got two teenage girls, and I wouldn't want them to watch a lot of it."

Comcast, the nation's largest cable television company, just unveiled a new 16-channel Family Tier that might satisfy our friend's needs. So we showed him the channel lineup.

''The Weather Channel is good, and so is CNN Headline news, and I like it that they've cut out MTV. But a lot of it is geared for little kids. Who needs Toon Disney? And I like to watch the Red Sox, but that's NESN, and how about the other news channels? Can't I get them added on?"

We called Shawn Feddeman, Comcast regional spokeswoman, to find out. She confirmed that the package offered was take it or leave it, like all the other cable packages.

Comcast and the other cable companies argue that allowing subscribers to pick and choose would be too expensive and force little-watched channels off the air. Maybe they are right, but without trying the a la carte option, no one will ever know for sure.

Congress deregulated the industry in 1996. The only hope for relief comes from the Federal Communications Commission, which cannot determine what the industry must carry, but does exercise leverage when cable companies decide to buy each other out. Comcast wants to acquire part of Adelphia Communications, and the FCC chairman, Kevin Martin, has hinted he might delay approval until the company gives customers the option of avoiding inappropriate programming.

''Looks like Comcast has put out something just to keep him off their backs," our friend said. ''That Family Tier is designed to fail."

Feddeman noted that even with the present package, our friend can use the remote control to program the cable box so it could block undesirable channels. ''I can barely get the remote to turn the box and the TV on at the same time," he replied in a huff.

Cable television is the kind of semimonopoly that cries out for government regulation -- maybe not the price controls that were lifted in 1996, but some consumer protection.

It's probably too much to expect the FCC to insist on a la carte immediately. But the commission should make it a condition of the Adelphia deal that Comcast -- and Time Warner, which is also buying part of the company -- report back in a few months with the numbers of subscribers who sign up for the Family Tier. If it is not popular, the next step is to insist on an a la carte experiment.

As for our friend, he should put down the remote and write his senators and US representatives, urging them to mandate that option. In a competitive marketplace, consumers should be able to order what they want to watch, and only that.

Posted on Mon, Jan. 02, 2006

Adelphia struggles to transfer franchises in cable merger mess

By Joyzelle Davis
Scripps Howard News Service
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/13533896.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

Some days, the screaming doll says it all.

Maria Arias, in charge of seeing that Adelphia Communications’ cable-TV franchises get transferred to proposed new owners Comcast and Time Warner, has a palm-sized, fright-wigged doll in her neatly organized office.

The doll, a gift from her staff, emits a curdling shriek when throttled.

“It is the most complicated transfer ever, and I think Time Warner and Comcast would say the same,” said Arias, 44, Adelphia’s vice president of law and government affairs.

Based in Greenwood Village, Colo., Adelphia – the nation’s fifth-largest cable operator – filed for bankruptcy in 2002 after revelations of an accounting fraud orchestrated by company founder John Rigas and his son, Timothy.

The transfer of Adelphia’s franchises is just one part of the complicated choreography of its planned $17.6 billion sale to Time Warner and Comcast, which also requires approval from the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission and the bankruptcy court.

If everything falls into place, Adelphia’s sale is expected to close before July.

Further complicating things, Comcast and Time Warner in several markets are swapping their own franchises – on top of the Adelphia purchase – in an attempt to consolidate their operations.

In Southern California, for example, Time Warner subscribers will go from 200,000 to 3 million after it takes over franchises held by both Adelphia and Comcast.

“What they are really trying to do is cram 10 elephants into a 5-pound bag,” said Carl Pilnick, president of Telecommunications Management Corp., which has consulted several local governments including the county of Los Angeles on the Adelphia franchise transfer.

Most cities and counties require a cable company to sign a franchise agreement before it can use public rights of way such as streets and alleys to lay its network of cables.

In exchange, the cable carrier pays a franchise fee and agrees to provide community services such as public-access TV channels.

More than 30 percent of Adelphia’s 2,731 cable franchises have clauses in their agreements that give the municipalities the right to approve any change in control. It’s Arias’ job to get local officials to agree to a change.

Under FCC rules, a municipality can reject a new owner if the city determines the owner lacks the financial, legal or technical ability to operate the cable system – something that wouldn’t seem to be a concern in the case of Time Warner and Comcast, two of the nation’s largest cable operators.

But some cities are frustrated that Time Warner and Comcast haven’t provided adequate information about what their local cable operations will look like after the merger is complete, Pilnick said.

“From the point of view of the cities, this is a very complicated transaction,” he said. “Even though the cities know that their authority is very limited, they’re not happy about the information they’re not being provided.”

Adelphia declines to say what percentage of communities has agreed to transfer franchises.

If the number that refuse transfer becomes “material” – a threshold that Arias says isn’t defined in the merger agreement – it could thwart the buyout.

Industry observers say most cities are agreeing to the transfers.

“I think the vast, vast majority are,” said John Howell, who runs Telecommunications Consulting Associates, which has consulted areas including Cherokee County, Ga., and Laurinberg, N.C., on the transfer.

“If a city denies, they have to have grounds to deny and, at that point, a very good attorney.”
Rocky road

Timeline of Adelphia events heading into and through bankruptcy:

•May 15, 2002: John Rigas resigns as chairman and CEO.

•May 16, 2002: Timothy Rigas resigns as executive vice president, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer and treasurer.

•June 25, 2002: Adelphia and certain of its affiliates and subsidiaries file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

•March 7, 2003: Employment of William Schleyer as CEO and Ron Cooper as chief operating officer approved.

•March 31, 2003: Bankruptcy court approves relocation of Adelphia corporate headquarters from Coudersport, Pa., to Greenwood Village, Colo.

•April 22, 2004: Adelphia announces it will explore possible sale of the company as part of the Chapter 11 process.

•Feb. 4, 2005: Adelphia files amended Plan of Reorganization and amended disclosure statement.

•April 21, 2005: Adelphia reaches definitive agreements for Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. to acquire substantially all of the U.S. assets of Adelphia.

•April 25, 2005: Adelphia agrees to settle pending and potential claims by SEC and U.S. attorney’s office related to conduct of the company’s prior management.

•Nov. 8, 2005: Adelphia files fourth amended plan of reorganization.

Source: Adelphia Communications

By Ted Hearn 12/28/2005 5:25:00 PM
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6294400.html?display=Breaking+News
(subscription required)

EchoStar is seeking from the FCC a host of programming restrictions on Comcast and Time Warner Cable in connection with their takeover of Adelphia.

IIRC, the LA City Council did agree to offer a franchise to Time Warner a couple of months ago.

-Valley Village/Studio City-
I've had absolutely no cable TV for the past few weeks. I'm a lurker here and would have expected to see someone else mention the same, but so far nada. Every time I call Adelphia, they say that system upgrades are in progress down the line, and that there's no estimate for a completion timeframe. I've got a Moxi 9012; hit the reset a few times and even hit the triggers to see if it would do anything, but so far...zip.

Is anyone else in this area experiencing the same? Is it my Moxi box? All I get when plugged into the Moxi is the "You don't subscribe to this channel..." blue message. When I bypass the Moxi box, I get the regular old signal, but no digital channels. This leads me to believe that it's the box, but customer service says its a known issue and will be resolved.

Help or hints? Info that I'm not privy to?

-Valley Village/Studio City-
I've had absolutely no cable TV for the past few weeks. I'm a lurker here and would have expected to see someone else mention the same, but so far nada. Every time I call Adelphia, they say that system upgrades are in progress down the line, and that there's no estimate for a completion timeframe. I've got a Moxi 9012; hit the reset a few times and even hit the triggers to see if it would do anything, but so far...zip.

Is anyone else in this area experiencing the same? Is it my Moxi box? All I get when plugged into the Moxi is the "You don't subscribe to this channel..." blue message. When I bypass the Moxi box, I get the regular old signal, but no digital channels. This leads me to believe that it's the box, but customer service says its a known issue and will be resolved.

Help or hints? Info that I'm not privy to?

What happens if the cable is attached directly to the TV? Have you done this?

Yea, when I skip the Moxi and go direct from the splitter to the TV I get the basic channels, but none of the digital package channels that we pay for. HSI is working great as well so I'm stumped.

http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/ve/article/0,1375,VCS_251_4382546,00.html

Agreement with Ventura would shift service to Time Warner

By Kevin Clerici, kclerici@VenturaCountyStar.com
January 12, 2006

Ventura officials are severing ties with troubled cable television provider Adelphia Communications Inc. and plan to transfer the city's franchise agreement to Time Warner Inc.

A settlement agreement between the city and Adelphia should be formalized by the end of April, with the transfer being completed by the end of the year.


Adelphia serves about 12,500 cable and high-speed Internet subscribers in east Ventura. The cable giant, which has an estimated 5.4 million subscribers nationwide, is in bankruptcy, but a sale of the company is pending to Time Warner and Comcast Cable.

"We anticipate a smooth and seamless transition," attorney Ken Bernetti told the Ventura City Council on Monday night before its unanimous vote to reach a settlement with Adelphia and initiate the transfer. The city hired Bernetti to deal with the cable issue.

The transfer agreement will ensure that all costs incurred in Time Warner's takeover will not be passed on to ratepayers, city officials said.

Time Warner has indicated to the city that it plans to aggressively roll out new services. Channels for government and public access programming would remain.

The city, however, has virtually no authority under federal rules to limit rate increases. Adelphia's most basic cable package costs about $30 a month and quickly goes up for expanded services.

"We are at the mercy of the cable companies to some degree," Councilman Brian Brennan said.

Ventura's cable provider must give subscribers 30 days' notice and the city 60 days before any rate increase.

This will be the second time in two years that Ventura officials have transferred a cable franchise. Wave Broadband acquired Avenue Cable TV Services Inc. in 2004. Wave serves about 9,000 cable and high-speed Internet subscribers in western Ventura and the Solimar and Rincon beach communities.

Since taking over, Kirkland, Wash.-based Wave has spent about $2 million to complete a system-rebuilding project. The company added high-definition television, digital video recording -- enabling viewers to record shows without purchasing equipment -- and expanded basic cable and digital programming offerings to nearly 300 channels.

The franchises are lucrative for the city. The current Adelphia and Wave Broadband deals generate about $1.7 million a year in franchise and other fees.

Under the proposed settlement with Adelphia, the city will receive $187,638 in cash and not have to pay $62,000 for a new cable network linking public facilities. Adelphia also agreed to pay up to $50,000 to cover the city's attorney fees and transfer costs, records show.

Anyone else having Adelphia constantly do a very quick version of the "This is only a test" test? It's getting annoying! :eek:

Anyone else having Adelphia constantly do a very quick version of the "This is only a test" test? It's getting annoying! :eek:

I've been noticing it on the bottom of every hour on fridays. I haven't noticed it on anyother day. I'm okay with them doing it once a week, but every hour, what the hell?

I noticed it twice during the lakers/heat game yesterday. Including in the middle of an important play.

Not only annoying... but who needs to test twice in the same program?

Anyone else having Adelphia constantly do a very quick version of the "This is only a test" test? It's getting annoying! :eek:

I haven't see that message, but this weekend, I had channel 2 and 4 HD feeds go out in the middle of the day. I didn't keep track of how long they were out, but it was for a bit. I got the "you aren't subscribed" type message. Could this be Time Warner coming in and doing some work?

I haven't see that message, but this weekend, I had channel 2 and 4 HD feeds go out in the middle of the day. I didn't keep track of how long they were out, but it was for a bit. I got the "you aren't subscribed" type message. Could this be Time Warner coming in and doing some work?


I noticed the same thing....

Got a message today that Adelphia will preview HDNet & HDNet Movies Feb. 18-28 (90027/Eagle Rock office). I guess HDNet Movies is another movie channel showing the same old, same old. Does HDNet do original programming or carry sports, etc? I wonder what the cost will be, once the preview concludes.

Anyone have more info?

I got a message that Starz on Demand will no longer be included if you already have Starz! It will be $1.95/mo more. This is not good. The rest will have to follow. So much for In Demand. Bye Bye.

Actually, if I was a Starz subscriber, I'd cancel it in protest as I will do when they do this to HBO. If this is war then, fire back!

Got a message today that Adelphia will preview HDNet & HDNet Movies Feb. 18-28 (90027/Eagle Rock office). I guess HDNet Movies is another movie channel showing the same old, same old. Does HDNet do original programming or carry sports, etc? I wonder what the cost will be, once the preview concludes.

Anyone have more info?

My message says HDNet 931, HDNet Movies 932, NFL-HD 938, ESPN-HD viewers also get ESPN-HD2 940 Free Feb 18-28.
West LA 90025

http://www.hd.net/factsheet.html

* HDNet is the first national television network broadcasting all of its programming in 1080i HD, the highest-quality format of high-definition television (HDTV).
* Launched September 2001 by co-founders Mark Cuban, owner of Dallas Mavericks, and Philip Garvin of Colorado Studios.
* Produces and televises more hours of HDTV sports, news and entertainment programming each week than any other network.
* HDNet and HDNet Movies are available on Adelphia Communications, Charter Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight Communications, Mediacom Communications, Time Warner Cable and several National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) cable affiliate companies.
* HDNet provides the highest level of digital broadcast quality available, delivering crystal-clear resolution in a widescreen 16:9 theater-like format (16 units wide by 9 units high, compared with the 4:3 format of standard television sets).
* All HDNet original programming is HD-DVR compatible, allowing viewers to pause and time-delay shows so that they can watch them when they want.

State-of-the-art technology includes:

* Two HD mobile production trailers paired with digital satellite uplink trucks.
* HD Broadcast Center in Denver, CO equipped with editing rooms and MPEG-2 based digital switching facility.

HDNet Programming

* HDNet, the leader in high definition broadcasting, produces and televises more hours of original HDTV sports, entertainment and news programming each week than any other network.
o Original HDNet series include the groundbreaking HDNet World Report, True Music, HDNet Concert Series, Bikini Destinations, Get Out!, Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone, Art Mann Presents... and Higher Definition. Also, keep a lookout for new the HDNet series Sound Off with Matt Pinfield.
o Licensed programming includes series from Paramount, Warner Brothers, Sony and other studios. Licensed series include: Smallville, Summerland and The Agency.
o Live HDNet sports productions include National Hockey League games, Major League Soccer games, The HDNet Horse Racing Challenge, NASCAR Grand National Division auto racing, HDNet Boxing, and NCAA football and basketball games.
* HDNet Movies delivers a commercial-free schedule of full-length feature films transferred from 35mm to high definition, in addition to movies produced and finished in true 1080i high-definition. HDNet Movies broadcasts 24/7 full-length feature films from Warner Bros, New Line, Paramount, Buena Vista, LionsGate/Artisan, MGM, Universal, Sony Pictures and other independents - thousands of films licensed to date.
* HDNet Movies also features original high-definition movies produced by HDNet Films. HDNet Films have their world debut on HDNet Movies the same day they debut in theatres.

Thanks, bgooch, looks good. Guess my monthly Adelphia bill will be going up. :rolleyes:

I'm getting my adelphia digital cable with HD box hooked up this weekend. Just wondering what kind of prices/promotions people are getting.

I think I'll be paying

$39.95 (digital cable)
$7.95 (HD box)

And I was told this is a promotional price for 3 months.

Also, what kind of performance do people see with the Adelphia HSI service? I'm not eager to get it now, but I might add it at some point.

Thanks,
Arash

noticed the message this morning also.....whats the cost to subscribe to HDNet?

Also, will you automatically get ESPN 2 HD if you already subscribe to ESPN HD?

Finally... I see that I now have these channels. Somebody woke up at Adelphia or Time Warner is starting to get the ball rolling, especially with the HDnet previews coming up. I am in the La Verne/San Dimas/Glendora area.

Finally... I see that I now have these channels. Somebody woke up at Adelphia or Time Warner is starting to get the ball rolling, especially with the HDnet previews coming up. I am in the La Verne/San Dimas/Glendora area.

Still don't have 'em in Fullerton, this bloooooooooooOOOOWs !!
Where'd u peeps get the msg bout HDnet n HDmovies HDESPN2 stuff in your bill?

Time Warner cannot begin developing integration plans until the FTC approval has been granted.

"We don't have a date for when it will be approved, but I've heard April or May might be a time to close."

Once the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission -- and the bankruptcy court -- finally give the go-ahead, Adelphia will be no more.

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/jan/1285764.htm

Critics Ask Conditions on Adelphia Bid

Todd Shields

JANUARY 18, 2006 -

An unusual coalition of consumer groups and cable rivals on Wednesday asked federal regulators to place conditions upon any approval of Comcast and Time Warner's bid to buy the customers of the bankrupt cable operator Adelphia.

The group, calling itself the Competition and Diversity Coalition on the Adelphia Transaction, includes satellite operators EchoStar and DirecTV as well as frequent critics of big media such as the Center for Creative Voices in the Media and the Media Access Project.

The group wants federal regulators to forbid exclusive regional programming where Time Warner and Comcast dominate regional markets, and it wants recourse to challenge pricing and terms for programming that is affiliated with the cable operators, said Susan Eid, a DirecTV executive in Washington. She likened the potential conditions to those imposed when News Corp. purchased control of DirecTV.

After buying Adelphia's 5 million customers and dividing them, Comcast or Time Warner will have an increased portion of TV households in such cities as Washington, D.C., West Palm Beach, Fla., Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and Cleveland.

Comcast brushed aside the new group's objections.

"We have demonstrated the benefits of these transactions to the appropriate reviewing agencies and in the absence of legitimate objections, anticipate the timely completion of the approval process," said Comcast spokesman Tim Fitzpatrick. The company says former Adelphia customers will enjoy quicker rollout of high-speed Internet services, including telephone services.

The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission are reviewing the deal, which analysts generally expect will be approved.

Find this article at:
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/cabletv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001881163

Adelphia creditors oppose exit plan

A group of Adelphia Communications Corp. creditors said it would oppose the cable operator's plan to exit bankruptcy because it fails to release its members from a lawsuit and pay sufficient interest on their claims.

The creditor group, which is owed more than $2.2 billion, asked a federal judge for permission to inform other Adelphia creditors of its position on the proposed reorganization plan.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber will consider approval of the plan in February.

Adelphia is seeking approval of a plan to exit bankruptcy and repay creditors by selling most of its assets to Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. in a transaction valued at $17.6 billion. The Greenwood Village-based company owed creditors more than $18 billion when it filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2002.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/other_business/article/0,2777,DRMN_23916_4398042,00.html

Still don't have 'em in Fullerton, this bloooooooooooOOOOWs !!
Where'd u peeps get the msg bout HDnet n HDmovies HDESPN2 stuff in your bill?

The red light on the cable box.
Moxi's don't get messages.

NE1 know where I can get a listing of the channels and their tuned station number. My new DVR mapped the program guide info to the analog station and I want to map them to the digital counterparts. I presume the digital ones have a better PQ. Unless I have a tv side by side, it's like finding a needle in a haystack for most of the stations.

The red light on the cable box.
Moxi's don't get messages.
Do you think these channels will show up on the Moxi's "HD Channels" menu when they're available? I don't have a normal STB, so I don't get those messages. But I look at the channel listings every day hoping to see something new.

-Dan

Do you think these channels will show up on the Moxi's "HD Channels" menu when they're available? I don't have a normal STB, so I don't get those messages. But I look at the channel listings every day hoping to see something new.

-Dan

They should. But, it is Adelphia so all bets are off. ;)

Hey MG! Why doesn't the Moxi push messages from the cable company?? :confused:

January 18, 2006

WASHINGTON Dow Jones/AP — Adelphia Communications Corp. said Tuesday that it is asking a bankruptcy court to erase more than $3.5 billion in claims made against it.

The Greenwood Village, Colo.-based cable provider, which has been operating under Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan since 2002, announced the move in a regulatory filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The effort is part of an overall strategy by the company to disallow or erase more than $8 billion in claims filed against it during its bankruptcy case.

A hearing on the claims issue has been scheduled for March 1 in Manhattan, and the company said it expects to submit additional objections to claims filed in the case.

On Nov. 23, the bankruptcy court approved Adelphia's disclosure statement outlining how creditors will be paid. The proposal is now being sent to the cable provider's creditor groups for a vote, and a confirmation hearing is scheduled for Feb. 2 in Manhattan.

Adelphia's Chapter 11 plan is based on a deal to sell the majority of its properties to Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp., the nation's two largest cable operators, for $17.6 billion in cash and stock. Time Warner has said the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2006.

http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2006/0118/biz/stories/02biz.htm

NBC plans two separate high-definition channels showing about 100 hours of Winter Olympics coverage from Turin, Italy on Universal HD and another 200 hours on NBC. Some cable operators are making sure their HD lineups include both.

NBC plans two separate high-definition channels showing about 100 hours of Winter Olympics coverage from Turin, Italy on Universal HD and another 200 hours on NBC. Some cable operators are making sure their HD lineups include both.

But apparently NOT Adelphia. :confused: :eek: :(

My message says HDNet 931, HDNet Movies 932, NFL-HD 938, ESPN-HD viewers also ger ESPN-HD2 940 Free Feb 18-28.
West LA 90025

Hell yes! HDNet is an awesome channel!

Does any one have trouble receiving TV-Guide data??I now have 3 different gemstar devices-2 dvd recorders and a LG3410A dvr and since about october no information is received for the guide data.With the first two devices including the LG(wich seems to have guide problems but worked perfectly for me for a year) I figured both had a glitch but when i got a brand new Philips dvd recorder with the latest firmware i now know somthing is wrong.The Philips searches EVERY channel for guide data several times over and then displays an error code.Has Adelphia somehow started to block the guide data for some reason?I'm in Hollywood Hills-any other person here with gemstar devices?

Well,I just confirmed that Adelphia do NOT pass the TVGOS guide signal.I beleive they are under contract with Gemstar to do so but i guess they don't care.When i switched my LG 3410 to ANALOG OTA overnight,the data grid filled in beautifully even though the actual channels were unwatchable due to poor reception.As a second confirming test i took my Philips recorder to my friends house with Comcast service and there the guide worked perfectly!Here i have been thinking i have had the same problem as many others in the long and frustrating LG 3410 thread and all this time Adelphia has not passed on the signal!Unbeleivable!So who do i contact about this?The regular csr's barely know what HD is and much less what i'm talking about.

The first weekend of my new Sony DVR (around 1/14), I was about to tear my hair out because of TVGOS or lack of. As it turns out, someone said the LA KCET vbi feed for TVGOS was down. A few days later, my program listings came in nicely. My cableco is Adelphia Calabasas and I don't have a cablecard. Sorry to break the news but I don't have an ota antenna so my data is definitely coming from Adelphia.

I wish we got HDnet, discovery hd and espn 2hd. If we only had the 860 mhz system in santa monica you all have in west LA, or just dump the stupid analog channels and make them digital (its overdue!)

I wish we got HDnet, discovery hd and espn 2hd. If we only had the 860 mhz system in santa monica you all have in west LA, or just dump the stupid analog channels and make them digital (its overdue!)

Many of the below 100 channels have switched to digital. I can see them via my cablecard. In West LA anyway.

The first weekend of my new Sony DVR (around 1/14), I was about to tear my hair out because of TVGOS or lack of. As it turns out, someone said the LA KCET vbi feed for TVGOS was down. A few days later, my program listings came in nicely. My cableco is Adelphia Calabasas and I don't have a cablecard. Sorry to break the news but I don't have an ota antenna so my data is definitely coming from Adelphia.
May I ask what model you purchased and how do you like it so far ? as a supplement to another Adelphia box ?

Also, how did you hook it up to your display ?

I wish we got HDnet, discovery hd and espn 2hd. If we only had the 860 mhz system in santa monica you all have in west LA, or just dump the stupid analog channels and make them digital (its overdue!)
Joe's correct.
Adelphia has been sending out digital simulcasts of channels below 100 for some time now.

It's not all one sweep and is more of a piecemeal geographical thing.

For instance, I believe that La Mirada, La Habra, Anaheim, Fullerton, Brea...may be getting about 15 or so more digital simulcasts.......MSNBC, CNBC, Discovery stuff, Fox Sports stuff.....

I just can't recall the specific channels from my source.

P.S. Oh, yeah, I do remember ESPN and ESPN2 is also in that batch of 15 -20.

Does anyone have any clue as to when Adelphia (Redondo Bch, CA) is going to add F/X, Discovery, NFL Network and TNT in HD to their lineup?

Mine is a DHGHDD500 Sony (since discontinued) with two 250g drives. Hooked it straight to the cable and was pleasantly surprised to get HD stations as well. So I avoided the OTA antenna route though I eventually did hook up an indoor one. This way, at least I have choices if the cable goes down and at least I can still get the TVGOS data. The box is limiting but so far it looks like its as good if not better than the competition, which btw, is almost non-existent. There is a good forum on this model in HDTV recorders.