I emailed Tim Burt today, didn't call him because I figured I bug him enough on the phone. He emailed me back confirming that Comcast is the taker of Tele-Media. He said that he currently does not know how the channel agreements will work out. Bill, your info from Comcast seems to back up the consensus that we'll keep our current channels, and get new ones that Comcast has agreements for, that we currently don't.

I got another email today from Tim. He said that they are conducting business as usual, and are still working on getting new carriage agreements for channels such as TNT-HD and others, despite the impending changes in about nine months or so.

Great. Another nine months with no FOX, ABC, and PBS. Business as usual.

Forget TNT-HD! Where are our locals!?! (Paulie - Make sure you tell Tim Burt that.)

I have recently asked him about the locals, and he said that there is nothing new to report.

I decided to get an ATSC/QAM tuner, so I could watch the locals that we don't have. I tried it with connecting cable to the tuner and checking out what was "in the clear" from Tele-Media, hoping that WTNH-DT might still be on there. No go. The only stuff you can get for free with QAM from Tele-Media is WFSB-DT, WVIT-DT, and a bunch of the promos that play on the premium VOD channels. This is neat to have though, for any future channels that they add. I might get a sneak preview by using this.

I was just watching some HD a while ago on both WFSB and WVIT. It seems that the problem that I've been seeing on WFSB-DT, WVIT-DT, and Discovery HD is a problem with the SA 3250HD receiver. The problem seems to be gone when doing a comparison between the picture I get on my QAM receiver and SA3250HD.

Which specific problems?

Just search this forum for the complaints that I've been making about WFSB-DT. WVIT-DT. and Discovery. They all seem (on my SA250HD) to have choppy, jittery motion on them. On my LG QAM tuner, WFSB-DT and WVIT-DT do not. Can't tell ya about Discovery, because it is scrambled QAM.

OK, that's what I thought you meant, but was not sure.

Well, I talked to Tim Burt a few days ago about my my problem with the above mentioned HD channels. He talked to engineering and they suggested I try out the SA 8300HD DVR receiver. So I went to the Waterbury office today and got one. It fixed the problem! How weird is that? I do not understand why one receiver would have this problem, and one would not.

Originally posted by PaulieORF

I tried it with connecting cable to the tuner and checking out what was "in the clear" from Tele-Media, hoping that WTNH-DT might still be on there. No go. The only stuff you can get for free with QAM from Tele-Media is WFSB-DT, WVIT-DT, and a bunch of the promos that play on the premium VOD channels.

Are you still seeing those stations? I saw your post and I did a rescan and I get nothing but the premiums that are blocked. I have an OTA and get WVIT and WTNH but would like to get WFSB...

Jack

Originally posted by jackmd
Are you still seeing those stations? I saw your post and I did a rescan and I get nothing but the premiums that are blocked. I have an OTA and get WVIT and WTNH but would like to get WFSB...

Jack

Yes, I am getting WFSB-DT on channel 86-3, and WVIT-DT on 86-30.

I want to clear some things up, in case you are not informed as to what's going on with Tele-Media.

They WANT to offer us WTNH-DT and WTIC-DT, but the owners of these stations are trying to force Tele-Media to carry channels that a) No one wants to watch, and b) No one wants to pay for. To prove that Tele-Media is wanting to offer us FOX and ABC in HD, you just have to know that they are trying to acquire the New York feeds for WABC-DT and WNYW-DT. They need to get some cooperation from Cablevision and Comcast in order to get a hold of these feeds, but they understand the importance of offering these channels. So please understand that Tele-Media is trying to get these channels to add to our already amazing HD lineup, which combined with ABC and FOX would be unrivaled by any HD lineup in the state.

The current version of Tele-Media, starting in 2003 through today, has been like a completely different company. They have added Video On-Demand for FREE, as well as about 30 new channels (digital mostly), and a plethora of HD channels in the past year. That is a LOT of progress.

They have done such a good job, and in fact the only beef I still have with the company is that fact that they do not offer NESN. But they are even working on that. They realize that the service is highly desired by many of their customers.

I really like the direction that Tele-Media has gone in the past year and a half or so, and in a perfect world, for me, they would add NESN, and wouldn't get sold to Comcast.

Originally posted by PaulieORF
I want to clear some things up, in case you are not informed as to what's going on with Tele-Media...

Paulie - I agree with you that the service of Tele-Media has been better this past year with a great HD lineup. But maybe the reason why I get so irritated about the local HD channels is that they keep telling us they are going to add it. (Remember when FOX-HD was supposed to be added before the World Series, and then the SuperBowl, and then soon after...?) I would've thought that in two years Tele-Media would have been able to work something out since with Tribune to carry WTIC-DT like other cable companies in the state. Also, Tele-Media already had a deal in principle with WTNH-DT. I would have thought striking a deal with them would have been easier then it has been. And I still have no reason why they are not able to carry PBS.

You have never seen me in here bashing Tele-Media's HD picture quality. I absolutely love the HD DVR service. Also, with the exception of the local channels I know we have a fantastic HD lineup. More is always better but locals are a must for me. And I don't want to hear about adding channels that no one watches. Have you looked at the digital lineup recently? Most of them are filled with "Paid Programming" half the time. How many viewers can G4TV on channel 129 (a video game channel) and AZN on channel 114 have? Can't we replace these channels with other channels people don't watch to make some deals?

In all seriousness, I am hoping that the recent agreement with Comcast will allow a way for Tele-Media to get a hold of the WABC-DT and WNYW-DT feeds. That would make me a VERY happy customer for a long time.

Well said, Bill.

It's very hard to speak about what is in the future, as far as the HDTV locals. One would think that if the Comcast deal is approved at every level and goes through, that we'll probably get the locals that they offer in the area.

I know that I personally am hoping for FOX HD in the next couple of weeks because of the start of FOX's carriage of Saturday MLB games in HD. The only bad thing about Tele-Media carrying WNYW-DT instead of WTIC-DT is that a deal with WTIC would also bring us WTXX-DT, which has a surprising amount of prime time HD programming, along with moves on the weekend in HD.

Only time will tell.

Originally posted by PaulieORF
Yes, I am getting WFSB-DT on channel 86-3, and WVIT-DT on 86-30.

Thanks... I'm out of town on a business trip.

When I get back I will try to direct access those channels... I did not see them mapping back to the regular channel but maybe that only happens with OTA broadcasts... ??? I have no experience with getting HD something off the cable.

Jack

Originally posted by jackmd
Thanks... I'm out of town on a business trip.

When I get back I will try to direct access those channels... I did not see them mapping back to the regular channel but maybe that only happens with OTA broadcasts... ??? I have no experience with getting HD something off the cable.

Jack

Correct, cable QAM channels do not re-map. Since you are on the Seymour system and I'm on the Waterbury system, there is a chance for discrepancies between the available QAM channels. When you get home and if you still cannot get 86-3 or 86-30, let me know. I will talk to someone at Tele-Media about this and see if it can be looked at.

Originally posted by PaulieORF
Correct, cable QAM channels do not re-map. Since you are on the Seymour system and I'm on the Waterbury system, there is a chance for discrepancies between the available QAM channels. When you get home and if you still cannot get 86-3 or 86-30, let me know. I will talk to someone at Tele-Media about this and see if it can be looked at.

Thank you I will look at every channel it found and see what I get... !

I ordered a CC but they told me it didn't work... so it's probably time to ask again... they were calling every week telling me they were working on it... but they got tired of it...

Jack

Originally posted by PaulieORF
Correct, cable QAM channels do not re-map. Since you are on the Seymour system and I'm on the Waterbury system, there is a chance for discrepancies between the available QAM channels. When you get home and if you still cannot get 86-3 or 86-30, let me know. I will talk to someone at Tele-Media about this and see if it can be looked at.

Well, I'm happy to report that they are there at 86.3 and 86.30 and remapped to 703 and 730 respectively... How would I know what else is there?

Thank you...

Jack

Originally posted by jackmd
Well, I'm happy to report that they are there at 86.3 and 86.30 and remapped to 703 and 730 respectively... How would I know what else is there?

Thank you...

Jack

I guess it depends on your receiver. My LG has a feature called "EZ Scan" where it will scan every channel, and then show me which ones are there, and which of those are scrambled, and which are "in the clear".

I guess it depends on your receiver. My LG has a feature called "EZ Scan" where it will scan every channel, and then show me which ones are there, and which of those are scrambled, and which are "in the clear".

I have a mitz and after the scan you just have to surf. I never looked above 75 because I never saw anything of value there... If it is scrambled I get a black picture and no sound.

So far I am disappointed with the difference with cable WVIT and OTA WVIT.. they appear to be signifigantly different.. I haven't had the oppurtunity to sit and compare but the quick look makes me start thinking of going outside with my antenna and getting a rotor...

Do you see the same?

Jack

I have a mitz and after the scan you just have to surf. I never looked above 75 because I never saw anything of value there... If it is scrambled I get a black picture and no sound.

So far I am disappointed with the difference with cable WVIT and OTA WVIT.. they appear to be signifigantly different.. I haven't had the oppurtunity to sit and compare but the quick look makes me start thinking of going outside with my antenna and getting a rotor...

Do you see the same?

Jack

I do see the difference in quality between OTA and cable, but that is to be expected. WVIT-DT and WFSB-DT are broadcasting at 19 Megabits per second OTA. Tele-Media, and pretty much most cable companies compress the signal to make it more managable. I think that Tele-Media compresses it to somewhere between 10 and 15 MB/ps. So a drop in quality is expected. I personally do not have a problem with the quality of these channels over cable.

Does the SA 8300HD DVR receiver offer any new features over the SA 8000HD? Does it support multi-room DVR capabilities or anything?

There is a version of the 8300HD that supports multiroom veiwing but not on the ones that are being handed out right now. Mainly, the 8300HD has a bigger hard drive and is much more responsive to the remote control due to the added RAM in the box. Basically, the performance of the 8300HD is faster than the 8000HD. So much so that as soon as I used a 8300HD I had to replace my 8000HD with one. That was about 8 months ago and have been very happy since then.

Are you getting any stuttering with HD recordings? That's all I got with my 8000HD and that is why I gave it back.

Also, are there Firewire ports on your 8300HD? In July the FCC will require PVR's with Firewire be available and that is when I will try the 8300HD.

Did this thread just die? Wow.

I'm calling TeleMedia tomorrow to enquire about the 8300's Firewire ports being enabled, which is reguired as of July 1st of this year.

Yeah, this thread has been pretty dead. There really hasn't been anything to talk about on here. No news on anything, HD locals, nothing.

I have noticed several more On Demand channels popped up but until something gets started with the Comcast merger I am afraid that we will not see any changes with the current HD landscape.

Here's to hoping that the HD locals will get turned on soon. It is almost time to start thinking about NFL and MLB Post-season on FOX.

I have noticed several more On Demand channels popped up but until something gets started with the Comcast merger I am afraid that we will not see any changes with the current HD landscape.

Here's to hoping that the HD locals will get turned on soon. It is almost time to start thinking about NFL and MLB Post-season on FOX.

I've talked to my contact at Tele-Media recently about the HD locals. He said that they are still trying to acquire the signal for FOX and ABC HD out of NYC. They cannot receive them OTA, so they are trying to work out a deal with Comcast, Charter, or Cablevision to get a fiber line for these signals to Tele-Media. Afterall, Tele-Media's agreements with both WNYW and WABC include the carriage of their HD signals. My contact tells me that Comcast is completely ignorning any contact that Tele-Media tries to make with them, and that they are trying to get it worked out with the other two companies. Personally, I don't see it happening, ever. And even if they do work out deals with them, we will likely see these channels dropped in favor of all CT HD locals when Comcast takes over.

It really is nuts, isn't it? My friend in Brooklyn CT just got all the locals via HD through Charter. But we suffer over here (and the locals we do get are incorrectly flagged and therefore not recordsable via Firewire).

I'm trying to get an 8300 DVR this week, IF (and this is a big IF) the Firewire is enabled, as it should be.

Well, those are already on Tele-Media!!!!

Matt, what are you talking about in this post?

Matt, what are you talking about in this post?

A post that was deleted earlier for some reason (after I responded, of course). No idea why it was deleted, but now that it is, my reply is useless. :(

Hopfully with all the changes happening with the Comcast system, it will meen their engineers will be over to Tele-Media fix their mess and get us some new channels in the next year or two. :rolleyes:

(I can't believe I am going to miss another MLB post season, NFL, and 24 in high definition again on WTIC-DT!)

Hopfully with all the changes happening with the Comcast system, it will meen their engineers will be over to Tele-Media fix their mess and get us some new channels in the next year or two. :rolleyes:

(I can't believe I am going to miss another MLB post season, NFL, and 24 in high definition again on WTIC-DT!)

I just don't believe that Tele-Media will have anything in the way of ABC or FOX in HD for us as long as they're around. I mean, why go through all this trouble of getting a fiber line from another MSO, when in a year or less we'll be getting these channels from Comcast? No MLB postseason, no Monday Night Football, no FOX NFL Sunday, no NFL Playoffs, and no SuperBowl. That's the way it's looking right now.

For two weeks I have been trying, with no luck, to find out if the Firewire ports on the 8300 DVR's are enabled. Nobody over there will return my calls. And the shleps at the 1-800 # don't have a clue.

Very frustrating. I may just have to drive down there. :mad:

For two weeks I have been trying, with no luck, to find out of the Firewire ports on the 8300 DVR's are enabled. Nobody over there will return my calls. And the shleps at the 1-800 # don't have a clue.

Very frustrating. I may just have to drive down there. :mad:

When my Friend Tim gets back in the office on Monday, I'll try and contact him about this, and get a definitive answer for you.

Thanks. Here is some info that will be helpful:

Part Number for 8300HD with 160GB drive and HDMI and Dual IEEE 1394: 4006781

There are some 8300's out there with no Firewire and they have a different part number.

Thanks. Here is some info that will be helpful:

Part Number for 8300HD with 160GB drive and HDMI and Dual IEEE 1394: 4006781

There are some 8300's out there with no Firewire and they have a different part number.

I have this 8300HD, but I don't have a firewire cable long enough to make it from my TV to my computer, otherwise I'd test it for you myself. Anyway, I'll ask Tim about this tomorrow.

Matt, here are two screenshots that may help you. I took one of the 1394 info page and Copy Protection page from my 8300HD's diagnostic mode.

OK. They are disabled. No surprise.

OK. They are disabled. No surprise.

I just got a response back from Tim. He said that the firewire ports ont he 8300HD are active. He did however, say that he would be double-checking that.

They are very clearly disabled on your unit. I STILL cannot get anyone at Telemedia to call me back. Unreal. I have to go down there tomorrow. :mad:

Thanks for your help, Paul. I do appreciate it.

I spoke to my guy at Tele-Media today. Here is some stuff he filled me in about:

Very soon, possibly next week, we will have PBS-HD added to our HDTV lineup. CPTV is supposed to be broadcasting some UConn women games in HD this season.

The GM of Tribune (parent company of WTIC) has been replaced, and the new guy seems to care more about getting his stations carried on cable outlets like Tele-Media. Talks will begin again shortly about getting WTIC-DT and WTXX-DT. Seems that right now we have a better chance of getting FOX in HD before we get ABC in HD.

Sticking on the locals, he let me know that their agreements to carry local channels (re-transmittal agreements) are up at the end of the is year. He thinks that any locals that we don't have in HD by the end of the year will be added as a result of new deals they will reach for transmitting local analog AND digital channels. So, from this we can be almost sure that we'll have every NFL post-season game in HD. Cross your fingers.

He will be speaking to someone (hopefully) tomorrow about an update on the status of YES-HD. Just because the season is coming to an end in less than a couple months doesn't mean we'll have to wait until next year for YES-HD, a deal can still get done for that.

National HD channels: Adelphia is actively talking to TNT about getting TNT-HD for its viewers. Still exploring Universal HD. I asked him about the VOOM HD channels, and as I suspected, there is very little interest, not only by Adelphia, but most MSOs in offering these channels. He agrees with me that these channels just aren't worth it, as a lot of their programming is up-converted from SD, is repeated, and is just overall dry. There are many other channels that he'd rather focus on adding than these.

NESN: He confirms my belief that there is no chance of NESN being added this year. "Wait for Comcast" he said, as I suspected would be the case. After the acquisition, Comcast will have over 3 million customers across New England, and would have about 87,000 in the former Tele-Media region that wouldn't have it. He thinks it's likely that they will add NESN here, likely getting a similar deal that Comcast got in New Haven, where the cost of adding the channel in that one system was spread across all Comcast subscribers in New England, meaning that it would end up costing about a penny or so for this channel to be added (which, by the way, is a significant advantage of having Comcast as our provider. This type of deal for other channels will be obtainable, as they aren't so much with Adelphia.)

He said that when he meets with the Comcast people, he will tell them that the first thing they need to do here is add NESN. Along with that, is improving the on-demand content here.

If I hear anything new and interesting from him in the future, I'll let you guys know.

This is fantastic news! Anything about adding HD locals makes me happy. I am glad that Adelphia has not abandoned trying to add HD locals. I hope that negotiations go smoothly and quickly with the new personnel. Please tell Burt thank you.

I have helped a couple people set up their HD home theater systems this past week and both were on Cablevision's iO Digital Cable. I was amazed at the amount of HD content they have. Not only do they have ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and PBS. But they have FSN-HD, MSG-HD, YES-HD, Universal-HD, HD OnDemand, and a HD Pay Per View channel.

Although I am extremely jealous that they have most Mets games in HD, I love that Tele-Media has 5 full time HD channels and would take them over the FSN/MSG/YES combination any day. I was surprised of the HD OnDemand and HD Pay Per View channels. Are these channels something that Adelphia is looking at adding when you mentioned "improving the OnDemand content?" Maybe that is something you can ask him next time you talk to them.

Also, I know other cable companies are have issues not being about to add channels because of bandwidth. With all the new OnDemand channels being added plus (hopefully) 4 more local channels, YES, Universal, Mets Network (with Comcast), NESN, TNT, and other HD channels that we have not talked about yet, we are easily talking about adding 9+ HD channels. Does anyone know if this system can handle all the additional channels? I am sure that this is something that they have talked about. Just curious.

Thanks for the fantastic update Paulie! :)

This is fantastic news! Anything about adding HD locals makes me happy. I am glad that Adelphia has not abandoned trying to add HD locals. I hope that negotiations go smoothly and quickly with the new personnel. Please tell Burt thank you.

I have helped a couple people set up their HD home theater systems this past week and both were on Cablevision's iO Digital Cable. I was amazed at the amount of HD content they have. Not only do they have ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and PBS. But they have FSN-HD, MSG-HD, YES-HD, Universal-HD, HD OnDemand, and a HD Pay Per View channel.

Although I am extremely jealous that they have most Mets games in HD, I love that Tele-Media has 5 full time HD channels and would take them over the FSN/MSG/YES combination any day. I was surprised of the HD OnDemand and HD Pay Per View channels. Are these channels something that Adelphia is looking at adding when you mentioned "improving the OnDemand content?" Maybe that is something you can ask him next time you talk to them.

Also, I know other cable companies are have issues not being about to add channels because of bandwidth. With all the new OnDemand channels being added plus (hopefully) 4 more local channels, YES, Universal, Mets Network (with Comcast), NESN, TNT, and other HD channels that we have not talked about yet, we are easily talking about adding 9+ HD channels. Does anyone know if this system can handle all the additional channels? I am sure that this is something that they have talked about. Just curious.

Thanks for the fantastic update Paulie! :)

When I speak to Tim next, I will ask him about HD On Demand, as well as HD PPV. Now that I think about it, I belive that HD PPV was planned a while ago, but then something happened in getting it up and running. Perhaps they figured they would just offer HD On Demand as opposed to offering a standard HD PPV channel.

As far as capacity for new channels, don't worry. Tele-Media's system is a state of the art 860MHz system, which can handle many more channels than we already have. Not only this, but I'm sure an initiative of Comcast will be the digital simulcast of all of the current analog channels, and ultimately the elimination of all analog channels, with the exception of broadcast basic. If what I understand is correct, for every analog channel delete, you add the capacity for 2 HD channels, or about 10 digital channels.

Back to the locals...I think we'll see FOX in HD before the end of the year, hopefully in time for the NFL, or the MLB Playoffs. As far as ABC goes, I just think we'll be waiting until the new re-transmittal agreements are reached at the end of the year. This end of year agreement expiration could be a good thing, as we could possibly end up, after the new agreements are reached, with ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, WB, and UPN all in HD. Not saying that we will, but if all locals need to be renewed, why not UPN? This would be great, as I could then eliminate my huge outdoor antenna.

If anyone here thinks of anything else they'd like me to ask him the next time I speak to him, post it here and I'll try my best.

This is slightly off-topic, but I figured I'd post it up for you guys.

I have an OTA antenna (the big kind on my roof), and an OTA/QAM set top box. I had been using my antenna to get the locals that Tele-Media doesn't carry. I decided to buy an in-line signal amplifier, just to see what difference it would make.

WOW! I used to get all of the CT locals at levels that were just good enough to not have picture break up, with the exception of WTNH and WTXX which I always get just about 100%, the rest I would get like 30-40%, but no picture drop. After the amplifier was installed, I now get at least 65% on all the CT locals. Not only this, but I now get channels that I never got before, like NBC and ABC from Springfield, along with PBS out of Bridgeport and PAX channel 17 out of Providence, RI! I know it's only PAX, but think about it. It's the middle of the summer right now, and every tree is in bloom. We all know that OTA reception increases greatly when the trees lose all their leaves. I can only imagine what I'll be able to pick up come this fall.

Just figured I'd post this up for you guys, in case you suffer from a weak signal with your OTA, you should definitely try an amplifier.

I decided to buy an in-line signal amplifier, just to see what difference it would make.


Which amplifier did you get? I'm in the market as I can no longer pickup WTNH (ABC) in New Haven :(

Frank

Which amplifier did you get? I'm in the market as I can no longer pickup WTNH (ABC) in New Haven :(

Frank

I got the Genral Electric in-line amplifier, I belive they make only one kind. I think that it's the same exact thing as the one you can buy for like $35 at Radio Shack.

I got the Genral Electric in-line amplifier, I belive they make only one kind. I think that it's the same exact thing as the one you can buy for like $35 at Radio Shack.
Cool! Thank you very much... :cool:

CPTV HD is now live on Tele-Media channell 724.

Fantastic! It looks good. Love to see the locals added. I hope this is a sign of things to come. :) Can't wait for Soundstage and UConn Woman's Basketball.

I've noticed that nothing is being broadcast in HD on channel 724. What we are seeing is a streteched simulcast of WEDH, SD version. There are a couple problems here:

What is showing on channel 724 is not matching up with what CPTV.org says is showing on CPTV HD. Instead, channel 724 is showing the exact same thing as analog CPTV.

The other thing is that it looks like Tele-Media just duplicated the channel 10 (in the Waterbury system) schedule and stuck it on 724.

So, so far there has been no HD on 724. Has anyone else here noticed this? I'm going to call my guy at Tele-Media on Monday about this.

You know, I was just coming on to write about the same thing. They are not passing the HD channel. CPTV has 5 different sub channels if you are able to receive it over the air. I can't remember them off the top of my head because I am not at my house but they include the national HD channel, PBS Kids, etc.

If you look at the schedules on CPTV.org, the CPTV (channel 24) is different than the PBS-HD channel (which is HD 24/7). I have seen on other cable systems that they provide both channels (the local and the national HD). What we are getting is not HD and just the digital local channel.

Did they just add the CPTV without thinking about the sub-channels or is local HD content going to start being broadcast on the local channel? Either way I would like to see the 24/7 national PBS feed provided as well.

Edit: Just called Adelphia customer service to have send a request to the local office as to why PBS-HD is not being shown on the HD channel. I don't have much faith in that because they do not have a clue but at least a formal request was put in. Paulie, any explaination from Tim?

I left him a message yesterday, but haven't heard anything from him yet. I also left a message with Engineering today. We'll see if we can get any info on this in the next few days.

I spoke to Ray Cenicola and Tim Burt at Tele-Media. They said their setup is fine, and they are passing along what CPTV passes along on channel 45, at a full 18 mb/s to boot. That made me think, "Duh! Try tuning intot channel 45 with my ATSC OTA receiver!" So I did, and sure enough, on channel 45-1 it is showing the same stretched, non-HD picture that we are getting on Tele-Media channel 724. There are 4 sub channels, but they are all black, and none have any program data. Not only this, but the guide data provided OTA is the same as analog WEDH, or channel 10 on Tele-Media Waterbury. So, this all seems to be a CPTV problem. I will try and inquire about this with them.

I wonder if CPTV has plans to simulcast the HD content on a single channel. I have not viewed OTA PBS-HD in a while but in the past they would have the 4 sub-channels during the day and just have the one HD channel during the evenings showing the national HD channel when they were only showing a couple hours of programming. I would have thought that would have changed when PBS-HD started 24/7. Hopfully PBS is getting ready to pass HD content soon because I have yet to see anything in HD on the 724.

Here's what's going on with CPTV-HD:

Despite what people at Tele-Media may tell you, they are not giving us the WEDH digital signal. They are infact giving us the WEDN digital signal, on channel 45-1 out of Norwich. I know this because WEDH is not broadcasting a digital channel at all. Now, onto why that is important.

WEDN has pulled their analog channel (channel 53) off the air. They have said that there is something wrong with their analog antenna, and expect to have it back up and running by the 30th (Sept 30). Until then, they will broadcast their standard definition channel, which is usually on channel 53, on their digital channel, channel 45-1. After that time, they should be going back to having the 24/7 PBS HD channel on 45-1, thus we will get the 24/7 PBS HD channel on channel 724 at that time.

That is just odd.

I agree 100%, Matt. I guess we'll know for sure come the 30th.

Before they took down the analog transmitter they had CPTV kids on till 6 or 7pm, then they
switched to the PBS National HD feed. Then they sign off around midnighton both 53 and 45.1.
So I would guess they will be back on that lineup when everything is done with the analog.

Thank you Paulie for all the time and effort you put in to keeping us informed. You are the one with the contacts right now (for better or worse). :)

We have been playing this same game with Tribune for every big event on FOX for the past year and a half. Being told that a deal is close and then Tribune pulling out. Should we have expected anything different? However, the fact that they are talking about cantracts being completed sometime very soon is encouraging.

Of course I could just be getting my hopes up only to be crushed again...

I was just screwing around with my OTA receiver tonight and found a pleasant surprise. I rotated my antenna towards Rhode Island, and here are the channels that I am able to get in:

CBS: WPRI-DT Channel 13 Providence (Excellent signal)
PAX: WPXQ-DT Channel 17 Providence (Excellent signal)
PBS: WSBE-DT Channel 21 Providence (Excellent signal)
FOX: WNAC-DT Channel 24 Providence (Excellent signal)
NBC: WJAR-DT Channel 51 Providence (Decent signal)
ABC: WLNE-DT Channel 49 New Bedford, MA (Excellent signal)
UPN: WLWC-DT Channel 22 New Bedford, MA (Excellent signal)

And how about these?
PBS: WGBH-DT Channel 19 Boston, MA (Decent signal)
PBS: WGBX-DT Channel 43 Boston, MA (Poor signal, but can maintain steady picture)
WB: WLVI-DT Channel 41 Cambridge, MA (Decent signal, ocassional breakups)
NBC: WHDH-DT Channel 42 Boston, MA (Good signal

I'm very surpised that I'm able to pull in some Boston channels! Even more surprised that I can get them while all the trees still have their leaves!

I think I have found a new resting place for my antenna to point to. I now no longer need to rotate at all to get any of the major networks. I t that if WSBK-DT UPN Boston wasn't the same channel as WCTX-DT (39), we'd probably be able to get that in as well, same thing with WFXT-DT FOX Boston and WTIC-DT, both channel 31.

Cool thing is now I can watch the PBS-HD feed (the real feed) on WGBH-DT subchannel 2.

When I turn off my amplifier, I am unable to get ANY of these channels. So if any of you have an amplifier, I encourage you to point your antenna that way and see what you can get!

I have attached two screenshots, one of WGBH-DT during SoundStage, and one of WHDH-DT during ER.

Turns out I am unable to tune into ANY of the above mentioned channels this morning. Must be something that can only be done at night for some reason.

Atmospherics.

Has anyone's 8300HD DVR had Firewire activated yet? I still cannot get TeleMedia to talk to me about this after months of trying. Ray Cenicola no longer returns my calls. I guess he knows TeleMedia wants to ignore the FCC ruling on this one. @sshole. :mad:

Good news!

Tele-Media made an agreement with Comcast which will allow them to get NYC locals via fiber. Tim says we will "hopefully" have FOX HD (be it WTIC or WNYW) and ABC HD (WABC) by week's end, but made no guarantee.

This is the BEST news I have heard from TeleMedia since they were going to begin HDTV! I can not remember a time when TeleMedia has worked out an agreement to carry new channels at the "peak season" (remember the NFL network being added after the football season for a discount) and working together with another cable provider. Granted, Comcast now owns them but this required a lot of effort and cooperation from many other offices to make this happen.

I truly believe that this is the beginning of the change that we have all been looking for when Comcast bought Adelphia/TeleMedia. Once FOX-HD and ABC-HD are on, I think we should all write a short "Thank You" to TeleMedia for making this happen. Paulie - Do you think it would it be better received if we sent a short e-mail to Tim or to someone else?

MLB Playoffs, World Series, NFL of FOX, Monday Night Football, Lost, 24, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break, the list goes on and on... :D

This is the BEST news I have heard from TeleMedia since they were going to begin HDTV! I can not remember a time when TeleMedia has worked out an agreement to carry new channels at the "peak season" (remember the NFL network being added after the football season for a discount) and working together with another cable provider. Granted, Comcast now owns them but this required a lot of effort and cooperation from many other offices to make this happen.

I truly believe that this is the beginning of the change that we have all been looking for when Comcast bought Adelphia/TeleMedia. Once FOX-HD and ABC-HD are on, I think we should all write a short "Thank You" to TeleMedia for making this happen. Paulie - Do you think it would it be better received if we sent a short e-mail to Tim or to someone else?

MLB Playoffs, World Series, NFL of FOX, Monday Night Football, Lost, 24, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break, the list goes on and on... :D

Just for the record, the agreement between Tele-Media and Comcast is completely unrelated to the impending sale of Tele-Media, which should happen around March of next year. So this is a deal that Tele-Media had to work out just as hard as any other. no favors from Comcast.

When these channels are added, you should definitely email Tim. His email is tim.burt@adelphia.com.

Just did a QAM scan and found WNYW-DT (FOX 5 out of NYC) on channel 86-5. I also noticed that WTIC-DT which used to be on 86-61 is no longer there. From this, I am gathering that we will likely have WNYW-DT up tomorrow. No sign of WABC-DT on QAM yet, but I'll keep you posted.

WNYW-DT is now live on channel 718.

This is absolutely fantastic. Too bad that there is nothing good to watch on FOX tonight but this weekend should be fantastic with MLB Playoffs getting ready to begin and football. :D

Just checked in for a minute to see the OC in HD and it looks good. I really like the miniature Fox 5 logo in the extreme lower right corner.

For the people who are new to the thread (or who will join in the future), I have started to keep a summary on the first post regarding HD channel lineups and equipment. This thread is now long enough where it is very cumbersome to read all 570+ posts. Hopefully we can capture the main points to get people up to speed.

If you have an update or something you would like added to this summary, please PM me and I will get it up there.

WEDN has pulled their analog channel (channel 53) off the air. They have said that there is something wrong with their analog antenna, and expect to have it back up and running by the 30th (Sept 30). Until then, they will broadcast their standard definition channel, which is usually on channel 53, on their digital channel, channel 45-1. After that time, they should be going back to having the 24/7 PBS HD channel on 45-1, thus we will get the 24/7 PBS HD channel on channel 724 at that time.

It is September 30th, what are the odds that WEDN is on schedule with their analog antenna fix? I have never seen an antenna deadline be met.

It is September 30th, what are the odds that WEDN is on schedule with their analog antenna fix?

We will find out. I have a feeling that they won't stick to that deadline, afterall, noone in this business ever does.

Good luck you are dealing with Adelphia, I used to work for them in one of thier headends and
I am surprised you got Fox. I set up the Norwich System for the WTIC HD about 18 months
ago and as far as I know it is still sitting at the back of the Cherry Picker waiting to get muxed
in onto the system.
Cross your fingers cause CPTV is easier to deal with.
CPTV was only in HD from 6 or 7pm till midnight signoff, during the day it is upconverted
CPTV Kids

Looks like there must be something wrong with the signal on WNYW-DT. Black screen.

Knowing them in this region they probly messed up and had too shut it off, that kinda
stuff happened all the time, hurry up and wait and you the customers suffer! I'm sure you
are well aware of that.

Knowing them in this region they probly messed up and had too shut it off, that kinda
stuff happened all the time, hurry up and wait and you the customers suffer! I'm sure you
are well aware of that.

I suspect it has something to do with their fiber connection from Comcast. Usually when negotiations go arye, they don't leave the channel in the program guide with a blank screen. Of course that isn't the case, since they have had the agreement in place for WNYW for quite some time now. And actually, since about 2 years ago, Adelphia has done an excellent job here. They will definitely be going out on a high-note next year.

You are correct it could be a fiber issue or something on the technical side but I am telling you not to be suprised if a contractual issue mayby did the same. Take it from someone that was on the there when Adelphia first bought Century Cable and the first 40% of Telemedia and when they completly took over the Telemedia system and through the bankrupcy (that was interesting....lol).
I wasn't trying to shoot you down but I know how the game is played there and was tyring
to give you a little fair warnig.
The guide information for the boxes and mapping of channel is run from the data center wich is if I remember right in West Seneca N.Y., if something went bad it is a lot easier and
much quicker to hit the on/off button in the local headend.
The people in this region answer to regional vp's in Plymoth Mass., It is a huge machine
that isn't always that well oiled.
Comcast is an even bigger machine and I worked for them also back when they were
smaller, Comcast has a lot of Sytems Ct and Mass and are known for absorbing systems
into others so look for some other changes, some good for the customer some not.

WNYW-DT (FOX) is back on as of 10pm. Could have been an issue at the station.

The FOX NFL doubleheader looked damn good on 718 today. Can't wait to see the MLB Playoffs on FOX!

I wonder if we're going to have WABC-DT in time for MNF tomorrow night. That would be excellent timing...

FOX Saturday Baseball looked pretty good even though it was not HD (SD Widescreen). The NFL games on Sunday were a real treat. They did look great. The PQ was as good as ESPN-HD but with Dolby Digital 5.1 I think FOX may have the edge right now. (ESPN-HD is supposed to switch to DD5.1 "sometime in the very near future" as reported on http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=571221)

In the reply I got from Tim Burt's thank you note, he said "we are optimistic for the WABC HD feed at some point in the near future." That does not not sound like it is going to be in time for MNF this week. Hopefully soon though.

FOX Saturday Baseball looked pretty good even though it was not HD (SD Widescreen). The NFL games on Sunday were a real treat. They did look great. The PQ was as good as ESPN-HD but with Dolby Digital 5.1 I think FOX may have the edge right now. (ESPN-HD is supposed to switch to DD5.1 "sometime in the very near future" as reported on http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=571221)

In the reply I got from Tim Burt's thank you note, he said "we are optimistic for the WABC HD feed at some point in the near future." That does not not sound like it is going to be in time for MNF this week. Hopefully soon though.

Oh well. Guess I can't throw away my antenna just yet. :-)

Hey guys. I just bought a new HDTV last week. My old one only had component input, this one has DVI. I got the HDMI-to-DVI cable and connected my 8300HD DVR to my TV via that cable. The picture is absolutely amazing, but there are just a few annoyances, which I want to see if anyone else here is experiencing using HDMI/DVI.

On WVIT-DT, I get a green one-pixel wide vertical line down the very right side of the screeen, during both 16:9 and 4:3 shows.

On INHD, I get the same thing, except its a yellow line and it's on the very left side of the screen.

There really are no issues on other channels. I just wanted to see if any one else is getting this, thanks.

What kind of TV did you get, I know Samsung has 2 different settings for the DVI connection in the menu. I don't remember what ther are but it did have something size of the picture, other than that try a new cable box.
WVIT doesn't do that here, just got done watching the race on that Ch in HD and it was fine.
I don't have INHD yet so I can't help you with that 1.

Hmmm... Interesting. I would guess the problem is due to the SA box, as they are notorious for having HDMI problems. Frankly I am amazed you get a signal at all.

Cable70...The brand of the TV is Orcom. I got it from TigerDirect. It was an amazing deal, and the picture is awesome.

Matt... I believe the "problem" (which it really isn't, it's not a huge thing) is either with the SA box or with Tele-Media, since it is only on certain channels. If it were on all, I would then guess it was my TV.

I haven't had a problem with the HDMI output. If you use it, you have to make sure that your SA box is outputting either 1080i or 720p at all times, not switching inbetween. This is because if you let it switch between, you get an annoying message every time you change channels that pops up for a couple seconds saying that HDMI is disabled, but then quickly diappears. I'm going to try using the DVI output on my ATSC/QAM tuner to see if I get the same results, later today.

Yea that looks like a great set at a reasonable price, good luck!
I can't remember all the settings from when I delt with SA's or would help, everything
is Motorola for me now, they are finally getting up to speed with the SA boxes.

Yea that looks like a great set at a reasonable price, good luck!
I can't remember all the settings from when I delt with SA's or would help, everything
is Motorola for me now, they are finally getting up to speed with the SA boxes.

The only bad thing about the SA boxes is the clunky user interface. I liked the old Motorola tan guide more than the current SA interface. The I-Guide is awesome, wish they had that on SA boxes.

On another subject, have you heard anything on when WEDN-DT will be broadcasting HDTV again?

No I am waiting for an e-mail back from one of thier techs now, I think they are still having
problems with the 53 transmitter, it went down for a while last week and I had to switch things around again.
The I-Guide is pretty cool !

Anyone have a cable modem from Telemedia?

Signed up for it with the TV service and I'm wondering what kind of speed I will see compared to SBC DSL.

Anyone have a cable modem from Telemedia?

Signed up for it with the TV service and I'm wondering what kind of speed I will see compared to SBC DSL.

I have HSI from Tele-Media. It blows SBC DSL out of the water! I subscribe to the basic service level. Just ran a speed test now and here's what I got:

Download speed: 4459.176 Kbps
Upload speed: 400.816 Kbps

I know that there have been reports that CPTV might be broadcasting some games in HD this year. I have not been able to find any information to confirm or deny these rumors. Earlier today I was able to talk to Harriet Unger, the Executive Producer of UConn Women's Basketball for CPTV about their HD plans and here is what she said:

We are actually an all digital HD facility and broadcast in HD on Comcast, I believe Cox, and over the air on our Norwich transmitter. We have all HD cameras but until the FCC assigns us a channel in the Hartford area (and other tech problems) we shoot in 4:3 protect.

Away games are usually produced by us...HD trucks are still too scarce and way too expensive for our budget. Graphics packages have to be redesigned. There are a host of things that need to happen...not just getting the signal out. As of now, the only games we will carry that aren't ours are at Villanova (CN8), at Louisville and Rutgers home (CSTV). It is doubtful they'll be broadcasting this season in HD for the same reasons we aren't.

No way to share equipment with a commercial broadcaster. We have the ability to broadcast in HD - it's the production part. No one owns their own sports trucks. One other factor...we can get an HD signal to us from Gampel, but SBC's fiber from the Civic Center is still analog. We'd have to go up on a satellite...again, not economically feasible.

IF we do one HD game, it would be the Marquette game (Senior Night). Hope that explains a few of the obstacles.

****************************
Harriet Unger
Senior Producer, National Programming
National Projects Manager
UConn Broadcast Executive Producer
Connecticut Public Television
1049 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
860-275-7290
860-275-7437 - fax
It looks like maybe the 2006-07 season should have several games in HD at least from Gampel. I just didn't want to get anyone's hopes up for this season.

Bill, thanks for doing some homework on that. I have emailed CPTV about WEDN and when they'd be broadcasting in HD again, I have not received a response and it's been over two weeks now. Bill, living in Shelton are you able to pull in WEDW out of Bridgeport on channel 52? I am able to pick it up during the later fall into spring. If you are able to pull it in, could you tell me if they are broadcasting in HD? If that's the case, I wonder if Tele-Media's agreement for CPTV would allow them to pull in that channel, as opposed to WEDN.

Also, is anyone here using the HDMI output on their box? If so, tell me if you have a green line going on the very right side of your screen on channel 730.

QAM scanning today shows that WNYW-DT has moved from channel 86-5 to a different QAM channel, the same one that WEDN-DT is on (I forget which one exactly right now). But what this means is that WFSB, WVIT, and WNYW are no longer all sharing one QAM, but it's now WFSB & WVIT on one, and WNYW & WEDN on the other. Should improve picture quality. The shifting of channels also makes me think that PERHAPS they are getting ready for WABC-DT, we'll see.

I got a flyer in the mail yesterday from Telemedia and it said on it something about "locals in HD, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox".

I got a flyer in the mail yesterday from Telemedia and it said on it something about "locals in HD, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox".

I did not receive this. Hate to bother you, but would it be possible for you scan the flyer and post it? Thanks.

I did not receive this. Hate to bother you, but would it be possible for you scan the flyer and post it? Thanks.

Can't scan, but here is a quick camera phone shot of it.

Can't scan, but here is a quick camera phone shot of it.

Thanks. Interesting how they did not mention the HDNets, INHDs, NFL HD, and ESPN2HD.

This look like old documentation because it does not mention Starz or Showtime either. Is there a copyright date somewhere on this flyer?

No copyright date, but it does say, "all HDTV channels listed may not be available in all areas".

How could that be if Telemedia only covers a few towns.

Thanks. Interesting how they did not mention the HDNets, INHDs, NFL HD, and ESPN2HD.

Do you guys actually get all the channels you mentioned? If so, :eek: !

Plus Fox, and ABC soon to come.

703 WFSB - CBS 3 HD
708 For future HD use.
730 WVIT - NBC 30 HD
750 HBO HD
751 Showtime HD
752 STARZ! HD
753 Cinemax HD
770 HD Net
771 HD Movies
772 ESPN HD
774 iNHD
775 iNHD2
776 Discovery HD
777 NFL Network HD
778 ESPN2 HD

Do you guys actually get all the channels you mentioned? If so, :eek: !

Yes, all the channels we get are listed in the first post of this thread. We do get quite a bit of HD channels which is surprising for people who are familiar with Tele-Media's past.

Hopefully a couple more will be added with the aquisition by Comcast. :)

Plus Fox, and ABC soon to come.

703 WFSB - CBS 3 HD
708 For future HD use.
730 WVIT - NBC 30 HD
750 HBO HD
751 Showtime HD
752 STARZ! HD
753 Cinemax HD
770 HD Net
771 HD Movies
772 ESPN HD
774 iNHD
775 iNHD2
776 Discovery HD
777 NFL Network HD
778 ESPN2 HD

We actually do already get Fox on 718, just waiting for ABC. Oh, and we also get PBS on 724. That list you got from Tele-Media's website is ancient, they seem to update their website maybe once a year or so.

Yes, all the channels we get are listed in the first post of this thread. We do get quite a bit of HD channels which is surprising for people who are familiar with Tele-Media's past.

Hopefully a couple more will be added with the aquisition by Comcast. :)

Sorry for the stupid question, I didn't think to look at the first page for the listing.

As for hoping for more when Comcast takes over, I wouldn't hold my breath. You already have more than we do except for ABC and WB.

We don't get either HD Net, NFL HD or ESPN2 HD. New Haven gets or is getting TNT HD, but haven't heard or seen anything about any other Comcast CT area having or getting it.

I just spoke to Ray Cenicola because I was interested in finding out if there was any certainty as to when WABC-DT would be on Tele-Media. He said that they are currently waiting on a piece of equipment from a vendor, but once it is in they will get it up and running ASAP. He said they'd have a better idea of when it would be come next week.

He also mentioned something interesting, in that the new equipment that they've purchased for WNYW and WABC will not be used anymore in a few months, because Comcast is coming in and changing over Tele-Media's current way of delivering locals in HD. He says it has to do with a new way that Comcast is going to be transmitting HD locals throughout the state. I asked him if this, coupled with the re-trans renewal in December would mean we would lose WNYW and WABC, and get WTIC and WTNH instead, and he said it's very likely.

That's about it, but it was a very informative conversation.

Sorry for the stupid question, I didn't think to look at the first page for the listing.

As for hoping for more when Comcast takes over, I wouldn't hold my breath. You already have more than we do except for ABC and WB.

We don't get either HD Net, NFL HD or ESPN2 HD. New Haven gets or is getting TNT HD, but haven't heard or seen anything about any other Comcast CT area having or getting it.

I've been told by some people near the situation that we would likely not lose any channels that we currently have that Comcast doesn't currently offer, i.e. ESPN2HD, NFLHD, but could only gain channels from Comcast taking over, i.e. NESN HD, YES HD, TNT HD.

I've been told by some people near the situation that we would likely not lose any channels that we currently have that Comcast doesn't currently offer, i.e. ESPN2HD, NFLHD, but could only gain channels from Comcast taking over, i.e. NESN HD, YES HD, TNT HD.

I didn't mean to suggest that you'd lose anything, just that you wouldn't gain anything of any significance.

Do you know if the contracts that Comcast would then own would apply to all of CT or just to the Tele-media area they're taking over? What I mean is, is there any chance at all that the rest of Comcast CT areas would gain ESPN2, HD Net, HD Net Movies, NFL HD, etc. from the merger?

My contact at Comcast Executive Customer Care has stated many times that their HD is delivered on a state-wide platform and that it is/will be uniformly delivered. That would not be the case if the Tele-media area continues to receive those channels mentioned and the rest of the Comcast areas do not.

I am excited to here that Comcast is starting to make changes to Tele-Media. Do you think that since we get the analog channels to both local markets that we would keep WNYW (718) and WABC (707) and in addition get WTIC (706) and WTNH (708)? Since they already have the contracts and equipment in place you might as well just leave them up. (I know that is easy for me to say and that it probably won't happen but I can dream.) ABC would be really nice to have back.

As far as new Comcast HD channels, don't forget about the new Mets channel SportsNet NY :) which is Comcast owned and WB-HD which is on most Comcast systems in addition to NESN-HD, YES-HD, and TNT-HD.

Do you know if the contracts that Comcast would then own would apply to all of CT or just to the Tele-media area they're taking over? What I mean is, is there any chance at all that the rest of Comcast CT areas would gain ESPN2, HD Net, HD Net Movies, NFL HD, etc. from the merger?
From the press releases and the people that we have talked to, those channels should be avalible to the rest of the state after the merger. The only issue will be if some of the older Comcast systems would be able to handle that many HD channels before they upgrade. Also, I would not expect these changes to happen overnight. Figure "sometime in 2006".

I didn't mean to suggest that you'd lose anything, just that you wouldn't gain anything of any significance.

Do you know if the contracts that Comcast would then own would apply to all of CT or just to the Tele-media area they're taking over? What I mean is, is there any chance at all that the rest of Comcast CT areas would gain ESPN2, HD Net, HD Net Movies, NFL HD, etc. from the merger?

My contact at Comcast Executive Customer Care has stated many times that their HD is delivered on a state-wide platform and that it is/will be uniformly delivered. That would not be the case if the Tele-media area continues to receive those channels mentioned and the rest of the Comcast areas do not.

I have heard similar things to what Bill has heard. The reason why Comcast doesn't have the HDNets and ESPN2HD is monetary. Once the sale is final, Comcast will have a much larger customer base, thus making the addition of new channels less expensive. I believe what will happen is that the deals that Adelphia already has will remain in place until new deals for the entirety of the "New Comacst" and the old Comcast areas are worked out. And Bill also made an excellent point in that not all Comcast systems are on par with what Tele-Media has technology-wise, not to mention what other Cocmast systems have.

As far as new Comcast HD channels, don't forget about the new Mets channel SportsNet NY :) which is Comcast owned and WB-HD which is on most Comcast systems in addition to NESN-HD, YES-HD, and TNT-HD.

Bill,

Keep in mind that not all of CT has NESN. Everyone except for the Danbury system does, I believe. Danbury has YES HD instead. The rest of CT gets YES HD games when they're available and NESN isn't broadcasting in HD. It could be the reverse in your area since you're closer to NY, if you get NESN HD at all. Or maybe by next season everyone has both, who knows what will happen.

Again, TNT-HD isn't available to anyone on Comcast in CT at the moment except for New Haven who has it or is getting it soon.

Anyway, I guess we'll see what happens. I know the changes won't happen overnight, nothing ever does with Comcast. My area is 750 mhz currently, and with all the reconfiguring of the lineups and QAM 256 in place, I would guess we have room for more HD. But maybe not.

-Scott

Bill,

Keep in mind that not all of CT has NESN. Everyone except for the Danbury system does, I believe. Danbury has YES HD instead. The rest of CT gets YES HD games when they're available and NESN isn't broadcasting in HD. It could be the reverse in your area since you're closer to NY, if you get NESN HD at all. Or maybe by next season everyone has both, who knows what will happen.

Again, TNT-HD isn't available to anyone on Comcast in CT at the moment except for New Haven who has it or is getting it soon.

Anyway, I guess we'll see what happens. I know the changes won't happen overnight, nothing ever does with Comcast. My area is 750 mhz currently, and with all the reconfiguring of the lineups and QAM 256 in place, I would guess we have room for more HD. But maybe not.

-Scott

I believe that the reason that the Comcast areas that get YES HD games only when NESN doesn't hav ea game is because of a lack of bandwidth. If you look around, you'll see that cable systems that have newer headends and more bandwidth (860mhz like Tele-Media) carry regional sports networks on dedicated channels. For example, Adelphia in Norwich has NESN HD on it's own channel, 773, as opposed to Comcast throughout CT where NESN HD broadcasts preempt INHD. Also, take a look at Cablevision in Litchfield where they get MSG HD, YES HD, and NESN HD, all on independent channels. I think that before next baseball season starts, you'll see Comcast give YES HD and NESN HD their own channels, depending on the bandwidth on each system.

As far as NESN being offered or not, it is offered on every cable system in the Boston broadcast territory, with the exception of the Waterbury-Naugatuck area. This is because Adelphia doesn't have a big customer base in New England, and adding NESN here would cost a lot. But now that we will be part of Comcast, I've been told that they will almost surely add it. As a matter of fact, the director of Marketing for the Northeast Region of Adelphia has told me that when he meets with the Comcast people, the first thing he's going to tell them they need to do is add NESN. Afterall, the way it will work out is it will cost every CT Comcast subscriber half a penny more a month for Comcast to add NESN in the Waterbury and Naugatuck Valley area.

Like you said, we'll have to wait and see what happens. No one knows exactly when it will all start, or in what order.

I am excited to here that Comcast is starting to make changes to Tele-Media. Do you think that since we get the analog channels to both local markets that we would keep WNYW (718) and WABC (707) and in addition get WTIC (706) and WTNH (708)? Since they already have the contracts and equipment in place you might as well just leave them up. (I know that is easy for me to say and that it probably won't happen but I can dream.) ABC would be really nice to have back.

As far as new Comcast HD channels, don't forget about the new Mets channel SportsNet NY :) which is Comcast owned and WB-HD which is on most Comcast systems in addition to NESN-HD, YES-HD, and TNT-HD.

Sorry Bill, I forgot to respond to this one.

There is small chance that we'll still have WABC-DT and WNYW-DT when Comcast comes in, and there is an even smaller chance that we'll still have them around after Comcast gets in here. However, I do believe it's feasible to think that once they either switch to MPEG-4, or get rid of all analog channels, that we'll see not only all of our CT locals in HD, but all of the NY locals (at least ones that Comcast will have access to) in HD as well because there will be so much bandwidth avaialable. But I don't see that happening for quite some time. Although good news on this front would be that I hear that Comcast is pushing to have all its systems on an All Digital Simulcast by the end of next year.

Can somebody PM me when the apparent buyout by Comcast occurs? I'd like to keep the first post of this thread up-to-date with current info (as it is now) - however after the buyout, I'd like this thread to become the Hartford, CT - Comcast thread which means the first post will need to include info for both the existing Comcast areas and the areas that were previously Telemedia - assuming they don't standardize equipment and programming (for your sake, let's hope not).

BillN96 - can you handle that? PM me if you want an additional post or 2 added to the beginning of the thread that you can edit - if you need them.

Paulie,
Got word from CPTV they are going to try to get the national PBS-HD feed going in the
evenings this week, could be tonight !
They also said they are only going th have the last girls basketball game in HD, I
think it's the senior game.

Paulie,
Got word from CPTV they are going to try to get the national PBS-HD feed going in the
evenings this week, could be tonight !
They also said they are only going th have the last girls basketball game in HD, I
think it's the senior game.

That's great to hear. Do you know if this evening thing is a short-term thing, or is it permanent? Do they ever plan on broadcasting the PBS-HD feed 24x7 like WGBH in Boston dose? Thanks!

Got word from CPTV they are going to try to get the national PBS-HD feed going in the evenings this week, could be tonight !
They also said they are only going th have the last girls basketball game in HD, I
think it's the senior game.
This is good news. Thank you Cable70. I was not very optimistic that this was going to get done any time soon because of all the rain and high winds. Also, Harriet gave us a "might" on HD for the Senior Game but it sounds like the engineers are a little more optimistic. Sounds good to me.

CPTV finally broadcasting HD and we should find out about when the equipment will be arriving to start broadcasting WABC in HD this week. The high definition ball keeps on rolling at Tele-Media.

That's great to hear. Do you know if this evening thing is a short-term thing, or is it permanent? Do they ever plan on broadcasting the PBS-HD feed 24x7 like WGBH in Boston dose? Thanks!

I did ask that same question and they said no to multicasting like WGBH, they are
trying to make 1 broadcast similar to what they have now but full time HD. So the
switching from CPTV to PBS-HD sounded permanent.
I used WGBH as an example since I use that SD digi feed now for a different channel on the system and switched to WGBH-HD temp. so I would have an HD feed on the system instead of a duplicate full time SD CPTV feed.

I did ask that same question and they said no to multicasting like WGBH, they are
trying to make 1 broadcast similar to what they have now but full time HD. So the
switching from CPTV to PBS-HD sounded permanent.
I used WGBH as an example since I use that SD digi feed now for a different channel on the system and switched to WGBH-HD temp. so I would have an HD feed on the system instead of a duplicate full time SD CPTV feed.

I just don't understand why they don't want to transmit the PBS-HD broadcast all the time. The whole evenings only thing is very weird.

From what I got from them they only want to run the 1 stream in the broadcast
to run it at the full boat 18mgbts.
And they are looking in to a fiber interconnect to the cable headends but I don't
see that being feesable.
The should look into fiber from hartford to the Bozrah 53&45 transmitter to replace
the micowave feed.
The national PBSHD has some great programing and I hope they keep it at
least that way.
This is much better than full time CPTV in my book!...lol
Every once in a great while I can get the Boston stations at my house but
that isn't very reliable .
WBSE in RI only transmits at 50kW so no chance of getting then so I hope
they at least keep the evenings !

From what I got from them they only want to run the 1 stream in the broadcast
to run it at the full boat 18mgbts.
And they are looking in to a fiber interconnect to the cable headends but I don't
see that being feesable.
The should look into fiber from hartford to the Bozrah 53&45 transmitter to replace
the micowave feed.
The national PBSHD has some great programing and I hope they keep it at
least that way.
This is much better than full time CPTV in my book!...lol
Every once in a great while I can get the Boston stations at my house but
that isn't very reliable .
WBSE in RI only transmits at 50kW so no chance of getting then so I hope
they at least keep the evenings !

Do you know if this applies only to WEDN, or will it also apply to WEDH (whenever they get up and running) ?

I just don't understand why they wouldn't broadcast HDTV content all the time. I mean, why can't they boadcast PBS-HD all the time, with an exception for when CPTV is doing a local HD program such as a Women Huskies game?

I hope that when WEDH-DT goes live they will do like WGBH does.

I mean, why can't they boadcast PBS-HD all the time, with an exception for when CPTV is doing a local HD program such as a Women Huskies game?
Exactly. I think that would be the best solution for the HD channel. To show HD content. ;)

All the programing for WEDH including DT is microwaved from hartford and the analog 24
and 53 are identical so it will probably be the same.
For them to run PBS-HD full time they would have to run 2 streams cause there are laws
for minimal amounts of programing such as childrens educational programing that have to
be met.
CPTV during the days do that for them, I would much rather them stay on 24 hrs instead of
signing off at midnight. That bothers me more than the CPTV kids.
The PBS-HD programing during the day looks to me like it is a bunch of repeats anyways.
When I luanched the first round of HD's at Adelphia Norwich we put on WGBH-HD cause they were the only HD except that LIN TV station WTNH. It was nothing but scenery from around the US all day. Was cool to watch for a while !
They were talking about it all being HD even CPTV, not upconverted.
This years ball games aren't going to be HD except for the last senior game from what
he told me, I don't know about next year.

CPTV HD, 724 on Tele-Media, is broadcasting PBS-HD this morning! Let's see how long this lasts.

Yea I see that , you have an audio/video separation?

I'll have to check it out in a bit.

Don't worry I had to reboot my receiver wich I hate doing cause it recieves 4 HD channels
and they all go out on the system.
It didn't like the shift they did I guess.
Thanks anyways Paul !!!!!!

They are doing some testing, CPTV is back on.

I tuned in at 6:50pm and PBS-HD in is on the air. I would like to see the program guide be updated to show the PBS-HD schedule when it is on. I am looking forward to the next SoundStage: Dave Matthews Band on Nov 24th.

My guide wasn't updated with the HD info till about a month ago so maby soon.

Adelphia was preparing to launch VoIP telephone service this quarter, including the Tele-Media service area. Because of the impending sale to Comcast and Time Warner, they have scrapped the project. But, if you were looking forward to that service, it should be launched for us sometime next year, as Comcast is having a nation-wide rollout of the service shortly.

Ok, so I've had Telemedia for a few days now Here is a quick review.

The picture on the analog channels is awful. I forgot how bad analog really is. The HD picture is nice, but it's not great. It's only marginally better than Directv. I think the picture on still images(focusing on Andy Pettites face right now in the World Series for example) is better than on D*. On fast motion, and on bright flashes of light, there is slight breakup of the picture. D* does the same thing, but a little worse. It's nice having the HD DVR, but I'm used to a Tivo, so the interface sucks. Plus, I hate that you can't do wishlists by name, that's really a big thing with Tivo.

So, anyway. Is there any update on when ABC-HD will be turned one? Also, really looking for the WB because it was really painful watching Smallville on an analog channel.

Anyone else notice the video breaking up like I mentioned above?

Thanks

I'm sorry that you are not totally happy with the PQ. I think that PQ is actually very good and just a little off from OTA. The only time I get frustrated with the quality of the picture is with NBC but that is not Tele-Media's fault. NBC just sucks at HD and I see the same thing with OTA. I have been watching a lot of sports today and have not seen any video breakup today on the World Series, Giants game, and the early NFL games on FOX and CBS.

The nice thing with me is that I have never have Tivo so I am perfectly happy with the 8300 since it does everything I want. Remember that Comcast made a deal with Tivo earlier in the year and Comcast/Tivo boxes will be avaliable sometime mid-2006. (http://www.cmcsk.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=147565&p=irol-newsArticle&t=Regular&id=685606&)

WB (WTXX) will most likely be added when FOX (WTIC) is added because they are owned by the same parent company Tribune. The Comcast HD equipment will need to be installed at Tele-Media before that happens. (I am not expecting that to happen until around the New Year.) I have not heard anything new with WABC other than they were waiting on equipment to be delivered and installed. Maybe Paulie could add more information on this topic?

I was watching a few different shows that had some video breakups, not bad at all, but not perfect. I was hoping it would be night and day betwen directv and telemedia, but it's more like a step up.

So, WB should be added early in the new year? That would be nice as I could catch the last few months of Smallville and Supernatural in HD. I think that I only watch one show on ABC, so it's not awful not having it in HD, but it would be nice for the occasional time I watch it.

edit-I think the INHD channels have the worst pq out of all of them. The pq on HBO for spiderman is great.(it's a crappy picture with the camera phone, see attachment)

harlenm,

Like Bill, I don't see any video breakup on any of the channel. The only time I see it is when there is inclement weather, and the reception from Tele-Media's antenna is not optimal. I'm very surprised that you think that INHD has the worst quality, since I see all the satellite feed channels (770,771,772,774,776,777,778) are all pretty much equal in quality and can't really notice a difference (other than 720p vs. 1080i). You mentioned that your analog channels were very poor in quality, I think that you may want to check your signal strength on the HD channels that you are complaining about. To do this...tune to the channel that you want to check the quality of. Then on your receiver, press and hold the SELECT button until the mail indicator blinks on the box. Now hit the INFO button on the remote. A black screen will appear. Look under "RF Parameters" at the value for Tuner 1. You are looking for the dBmV value. If this value is anything below -10 dBmV, then the breakup you are seeing may very well be a result of poor signal coming into your box. You can change the channel while this screen is up to check all of your channels, especially ones that you think have more breakup or worse quality than others. Post your results here. We'll see if maybe Tele-Media should come out and check out your signal and see if they can improve it. They did for me, improved it by about 9 dBmV just by dropping a new line from the pole.

Regarding the locals....

First, WABC-DT. I tried to get a hold of Ray last week to see if he had an idea of when the equipment would arrive, like he said he would the week prior. I was unsuccessful. I'll try again tomorrow

As far as WB goes, there are 3 things that could happen that will result in us getting this.

1. Tele-Media adds WPIX-DT out of New York via the fiber line that they are now giving us WNYW-DT and soon to be offering WABC-DT.

2. The retrans agreements with all the locals for HD is signed at the end of this year. This agreement would likely give Tele-Media the go-ahead to give us all of our CT locals in HD, and would likely mean no more NY locals in HD.

3. Comcast comes in and gives us WTXX-DT. since they have an agreement to carry them, along with the two CT locals we don't have (WTIC-DT and WTNH-DT).

I think that WPIX-DT is the unlikeliest to happen. Depending on the Comcast transition timeline, I believe that the retrans situation is the most likely thing to happen. If neither of these happens, it is just about 100% certain that we will have it added when Comcast comes in.

Just to throw this in, I do believe we're going to see (at some point in 2006) a channel realignment with the likes you've never seen, followed by the elimination of all analog (with the exception of the very basic first 20 channels or so) later on in the year. I'm sure a LOT of people who have Tele-Media and Adelphia will be not be too happy with this, but it all seems likely as Comcast is in the process of making all of their systems lineups in the state nearly identical, and are planning on the all digital simulcast next year in most of their systems nationwide.

That number is anywhere from -1 to -6 depending on the channel. INHD and INHD2 were at -3.

Watch HDNET for a show called Hollywood Red Carpet. It hasn't been on in a while, but it really shows the limitations of HD. I was watching Deadline on HDNET and they showed some red carpet shots. All the flashes cause massive breakups.

I think the future of home television might be better with telemedia and cable in general than it is with directv. Yes, directv is launching all these satellites with expanded capacity, but it is so much easier for a local company to add bandwith and other channels than it is for something that has to be added nationally.

The only question is how much does comcast care about satisfying it's customers needs and will they give us what we want. There are a few HD channels missing from our lineup right now, and it would be nice to see them added in the near future. YesHD, MSGHD, NESNHD, WB, UPN, TNT, UniveralHD, OLN HD, Playboy HD, etc.

harlenm... Seems that your signal levels are decent, and not the cause of the problem you are seeing. I think what you are seeing is referred to as macro-blocking, not video breakup. Macro-blocking is often dependant on the type of programming, the HD camera in use, and the quality of the original broadcast. For instance: NBC is prolific for lots of macro-blocking during sporting events, and even during other shows in which there is fast motion or flashing or pulsing lights. Similar programming on CBS for instance looks much better, with little to no macro-blocking. The same goes for the red carpet show you are speaking of on HDNet. I've seen this program and saw lots of macro-blocking, even during parts with not too much movement. I have also seen concerts on HDNet with lots of flashing lights and movement in which there was far less macro-blocking going on. This is a result of the original production, and would look the same way on Tele-Media, Dish, or DirecTV

Yeah, I see it on directv too, but it's worse. Does telemedia compress the video at all, or is it full bandwith?

The picture on the baseball game looked great last night. I'm pretty happy, just waiting for ABC and WB in HD would be perfect. I'm looking forward to a turn off of analog, that's a really big drawback to cable now, as a lot of the popular channels are still analog.

I guess we'll have to see what changes occur in the next few months.

Yeah, I see it on directv too, but it's worse. Does telemedia compress the video at all, or is it full bandwith?

The picture on the baseball game looked great last night. I'm pretty happy, just waiting for ABC and WB in HD would be perfect. I'm looking forward to a turn off of analog, that's a really big drawback to cable now, as a lot of the popular channels are still analog.

I guess we'll have to see what changes occur in the next few months.

Tele-Media does not compress their HD channels. Everything is passed along in its original form, along with a full 18 mbs. This is because they are not short on bandwidth because of their state-of-the-art 860mhz head-end, as opposed to many cable operators who are still 600mhz or 750mhz. So any blocking you may see on Tele-Media is generally a result of the original broadcast.

Tele-Media does not compress their HD channels. Everything is passed along in its original form, along with a full 18 mbs. This is because they are not short on bandwidth because of their state-of-the-art 860mhz head-end, as opposed to many cable operators who are still 600mhz or 750mhz. So any blocking you may see on Tele-Media is generally a result of the original broadcast.

Well, that's good to know. I was watching I robot on HBO on Demand and saw some blocking/breakup on that during one scene. Guess any source can have that problem.

Well, that's good to know. I was watching I robot on HBO on Demand and saw some blocking/breakup on that during one scene\. Guess any source can have that problem.

Video on demand's video quality is considerably less than you rstandard digital channels, and suffers from a number of PQ issues.

That's what I figured.

OK, attached is an example of what I see. This was on HDNET at about 8:40pm today during a preview.. You can see there is little detail in the horses and locks of blocking.

Actually, now that I look at it on the computer, it doesn't look as bad as it did on the tv.

OK, strike 2. Trying to watch Medium on NBCHD and it's unwatchable. Every minute or two the picture goes black, and doesn't come back for about 5 seconds. I had to turn it to channel 4 analog to watch.

I know it's raining, but come on, it's 2005, the picture should work in the rain.

see video below, crappy from cell phone, will need latest quicktime to view.

EDIT- This isn't a telemedia issue maybe. Seems NBC has major problems in the HDTV programming forum.

I spoke to Ray today, and he told me that their vendor had the equipment for WABC-DT on backorder until December, so they went ahead and purchased a refurbished unit instead. He expects to have it arrive by the end of this week and estimates it will take about a week for them to have the channel up and running. There is a very good chance that we will have the channel in time for the Colts vs. Patriots Monday night football game in 2 weeks.

I also asked him more about Comcast and he said he hadn't spoken to them recently. He said that the consensus seems to be that Comcast will be in control of Tele-Media anytime before the end of the 2nd quarter of 2006.

I spoke to Ray today, and he told me that their vendor had the equipment for WABC-DT on backorder until December, so they went ahead and purchased a refurbished unit instead. He expects to have it arrive by the end of this week and estimates it will take about a week for them to have the channel up and running.
Thank you Paulie! Good news that they are going ahead with the refurb to get the channel up as soon as possible. Very impressed.

Also, it looks like Comcast will get in there a little later than what we (I) was anticipating. Sometime by the end of Q2 2006 sounds good to me. I am sure that we will start to see some changes when they get some of their equipment in and configured.

Thank you Paulie! Good news that they are going ahead with the refurb to get the channel up as soon as possible. Very impressed.

Also, it looks like Comcast will get in there a little later than what we (I) was anticipating. Sometime by the end of Q2 2006 sounds good to me. I am sure that we will start to see some changes when they get some of their equipment in and configured.

I just hope I don't have to renew my subscription with DirecTV so I can watch the Sox next season. But if Comcast does come in that late, looks like I will really have no choice.

I put my directv account on hold today. Have up to 9 months to reactivate. I would like to have YESHD from telemedia and sever my connection to directv if possible.

I put my directv account on hold today. Have up to 9 months to reactivate. I would like to have YESHD from telemedia and sever my connection to directv if possible.

I straight-up cancelled my account. I only had it for NESN, and it was pointless to me to pay $45 a month during the winter when it's very possible that I'll have NESN if Comcast comes in before baseball season.

Here is a web page to bookmark. It is the FCC's timeline for this transaction:

http://www.fcc.gov/transaction/tw-comcast_adelphia.html

Here's something to look forward to with Comcast:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051026/phw030.html?.v=31

I have figured out my problem with seeing lines at the top and side of certain channels picture. Here is a C&P of my post in another thread about this, in the Hardware section:


I have figured it out! HDMI out from my 8300HD is showing me the entire screen, every pixel, unlike component out. How do I know this? At first, I used my OTA / QAM tuner connected to cable to see if I could see it on that box as well. I did! This made me think it could just be something with my HDMI/DVI cable. So I then connected my tuner to my TV via component. I did not see the problem, but I then used my tuner's "shrink" function and sure enough, on NBC, there was the very same green line on the very right side of the picture! So now I know it has absolutely nothing to do with my HDMI/DVI cable and nothing to do with my TV. Now I wanted to figure out if the problem was occuring at my local cable company or if it was happening at the source, that being the channel source, in this case, WVIT-DT. So I disconnected my cable from my OTA / QAM tuner and connected my antenna and tuned to the OTA channel. Same thing!

So, I guess I'm suffering from being able to view the whole screen. Do you think that if I contacted the affected channel(s) about this, they would fix it? Has anyone ever done this? Thanks.

Is there a way to add a slight overscan to your television? That would fix your problem (but you already knew that :)).

Is there a way to add a slight overscan to your television? That would fix your problem (but you already knew that :)).

There is not a standard menu that allows me to do overscan, so I may have to look into getting into service menus.

I just realized that if I use overscan, I'm going to lose the edges of my desktop when I use my HTPC, UGH!!!!

Are you able to adjust the amount of overscan or is it just an on/off type thing?

What is going on here? I'm subsribed to this thread, and have gotten about 10 emails in the past hour about new posts, but there hasn't been one.

See picture below.


AVS Forum is going crazy!

Are you able to adjust the amount of overscan or is it just an on/off type thing?

I'm not able to really do any overscan adjustment at all. There is a function on my TV called digital zoon, where I can zoom in a little bit at a time, but the smallest amount of zoom is too much.

I mean, it's not really a problem. I guess seeing the whole screen and seeing imperfections by the broadcaster is better than missing parts of my screen.

What is going on here? I'm subsribed to this thread, and have gotten about 10 emails in the past hour about new posts, but there hasn't been one.

See picture below.


AVS Forum is going crazy!

Interesting. I usually get less email alerts than I should. The opposite of your problem.

Hey everyone,

Just joined the HD scene a few weeks ago. I'm on the wonderous telemedia cable system without a box or cable card on my HD set. I get all of the local channels that you've discussed with my in set tuner, but I've noticed that WNYW, the Fox station, choses to just not work 75% of the time.

A few days ago, after channel 718 being black for two weeks straight, I did another channel search, I found that it moved to channel 106.5. Now after my brief joyous praise for telemedia, I'm back to WNYW being on the fritz again. Any of you experiencing this? Should I just suck it up and get a cable card? If I do anyone know how much extra it is?

-Scott

Hey everyone,

Just joined the HD scene a few weeks ago. I'm on the wonderous telemedia cable system without a box or cable card on my HD set. I get all of the local channels that you've discussed with my in set tuner, but I've noticed that WNYW, the Fox station, choses to just not work 75% of the time.

A few days ago, after channel 718 being black for two weeks straight, I did another channel search, I found that it moved to channel 106.5. Now after my brief joyous praise for telemedia, I'm back to WNYW being on the fritz again. Any of you experiencing this? Should I just suck it up and get a cable card? If I do anyone know how much extra it is?

-Scott

I have both a QAM tuner and the SA8300HD box from Tele-Media and have had no problems on either box receiving WNYW. I just checked my QAM box and channel 106-5 is coming in fine.

I think it's 1.75 for a cable card. Might as well just get the dvr for 9.95 a month.

Interesting. I usually get less email alerts than I should. The opposite of your problem.
Same with me. I find that the e-mail notification is not very reliable. I usually just take a look at the thread and find new posts.

It usually works perfectly. Just got an email alert and then it forwarded a text message to my phone.

It usually works perfectly. Just got an email alert and then it forwarded a text message to my phone.

Luck you. :)

I just wanted to call attention to those people who who the "record all episodes in this time slot" on their SA 8300HD (and possibly 8000HD too).

I have seen on two different SA 8300HD, some of the recording times did not change with the time change. For example, Smallville set up for "record all episodes in this time slot" for Monday at 8pm now shows that is recording 7pm - 8pm. I would say that 75% of my recordings were not correct and I had to redo them. This is a major inconvenience but I just wanted to let everyone know so you don't miss your favorite programs. I know this is not the hardware thread but I would like to know if anyone else sees this on their box?

Here is an interesting read about PBS-HD. With all the talk recently about wanting the 24/7 PBS-HD feed in this thread, I thought this may be worth a look.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=598388

Depending on when the Comcast deal is made final, Tele-Media customers could find themselves without Mets games, at least until the Comcast deal takes place. The same could go for Red Sox games. You see, the Mets are going to be on a new Regional Sports Network next season, called SportsNet New York. And if the Comcast takeover hasn't occurred yet by the start of baseball season, but is only a few months off, it would likely mean that Adelphia would not negotiate a deal that would be more costly to its customers, and for only a couple of months. The same could for the NESN and Red Sox games. It's likely that Comcast will add NESN here when they come in, but it is almost 100% certain that Adelphia won't add it if the sale doesn't occur before the season starts.

I got this info from a reliable source. If you are a Mets or Red Sox fan, cross your fingers and hope that the deal happens closer to March, rather than around June, as others have speculated.

Being a big Mets fan, I have expected and have been preparing myself for this since I heard the news of Sportsnet New York. I keep telling myself to look long term. When the Comcast deal is finalized, we should have the Mets (SportsNet New York), Red Sox (NESN), and Yankees (YES) all in high definition. That is pretty exciting and amazing. I am still holding some hope that everything will get finalized before April but until then I can look to the future and "the future's so bright I gotta wear shades." (If you're a baseball fan.)

Anyone else having major problems with WNYW HD?

Both episodes of the simpsons tonight were unwatchable, and now that 70's show is unwatchable.

This stinks, good thing there isn't anything on Fox worth watching tonight.

Anyone else having major problems with WNYW HD?

Both episodes of the simpsons tonight were unwatchable, and now that 70's show is unwatchable.

This stinks, good thing there isn't anything on Fox worth watching tonight.

Yep, same problems here. Either Tele-Media's fiber is having issues, or Comcast's reception on their antenna is screwy.

I'm watching NBC from the night before and there are breakups on that as well.

To be honest, I'm getting a little annoyed.

edit, tonights E-ring has breakups as well. Arghh!

I saw the same issues with WNYW-DT last night as well and had to flip to analog.

I also tried to watch UConn football on ESPN2HD last night but when the score is 35-3 with 7:00 left in the 2nd quarter (not in favor of the huskies) then that becomes unwatchable too. Can't wait for UConn Basketball season to get started.

I haven't seen the breakups that you speak of on WVIT. WNYW has had all kinds of issues for the past 2 days. My guess is that if it was on Tele-Media's end, they would have done something by now to correct it, they don't let stuff like this go on this long. I hope that it's not an issue with their fiber line, as that may hamper efforts to get WABC-DT up and running in the next few days (hopefully). I do know that their fiber line is "collapsible" rather than redundant. Meaning that they could take a single fiber hit and our picture is screwed up, rather than a redundant fiber connection where you can take a few hits and not have interruptions. Oh well, we'll see.

WABC-DT is now live on channel 707. It was up for a short while on Friday on 719 for testing, but is now up full-time on 707. Seems like Tele-Media doesn't really have a method to channel numbering.

Looks like Monday Night Football in HD tonight. :)

I am also happy to see that Tele-Media went live the date that they though they were doing to. Sounds like thinks are running smoothly at Tele-Media (relatively speaking).

I just got home and looked for 719, but couldn't find it!!!

ABC is channel 7 in NY, so hence why it's 707. If it follows the analog channels, nbc HD should be 704, not 730, CBS should be 703, which it is. WNYW on analog is 18, hence 718, and WABC is 19, so it should be 719.

Seems as if they can't make up there minds as to whether they want to use their analog channel number plus 700, or if they want to use the actual channel number(wvit30, abc7)

I just got home and looked for 719, but couldn't find it!!!

ABC is channel 7 in NY, so hence why it's 707. If it follows the analog channels, nbc HD should be 704, not 730, CBS should be 703, which it is. WNYW on analog is 18, hence 718, and WABC is 19, so it should be 719.

Seems as if they can't make up there minds as to whether they want to use their analog channel number plus 700, or if they want to use the actual channel number(wvit30, abc7)

Exactly. I think they should be 703, 705, 707, 724, and 730. If not, then use the 7 + analog formula, except that logic doesn't work for CPTV HD, because WEDH is on channel 10 on the Waterbury system, and channel 10 in the Seymour system is a public access channel.

Exactly. I think they should be 703, 705, 707, 724, and 730. If not, then use the 7 + analog formula, except that logic doesn't work for CPTV HD, because WEDH is on channel 10 on the Waterbury system, and channel 10 in the Seymour system is a public access channel.

I agree. One standard or the other please.

I never thought I'd see the day where Tele-Media would give us the 4 major networks, plus PBS in HD. 17 HD channels in total, wow.

I never thought I'd see the day where Tele-Media would give us the 4 major networks, plus PBS in HD. 17 HD channels in total, wow.

I have always been saying I would rather have HD locals first before any other HD channels from when Tele-Media from back when HD was rumored. With every correspondence with Adelphia and Tele-Media I would ask them for the local networks in HD saying that these were the most important HD channels for a cable system. Sometimes I would bring up HD locals with a smile knowing that having all the major networks was so far out of reach.

On the eve of being acquired by Comcast, Tele-Media has achieved a major milestone that I'm sure no one who has been with Tele-Media for several years thought was possible.

Well, not quite complete yet, still missing the WB, they've got some really popular shows that I'm sure lots of people would like to see in HD.

Now, if only they could broadcast a full HD signal, minus multicasting, which really messes up the HD Signal at times.

I was very happy to hear this evening that Telemedia added ABC to the HD lineup. I've been waiting for it ever since it was dropped earlier in the year. Being able to watch MNF in HD is a treat. The picture quality tonight is top notch, better than CBS, possibly FOX, IMHO. My wife will be thrilled to watch DH in hi def as well. Great job!

Thanks everyone for keeping on top of this topic.

-Josh-

Now, if only they could broadcast a full HD signal, minus multicasting, which really messes up the HD Signal at times.

"They" meaning the broadcast networks. Tele-Media just passes the signal along how they receive it from the networks. In Connecticut, the PBS channels, WTNH (ABC), WFSB (CBS), and WVIT (NBC) all have multicast programming. To my knowledge WTIC (FOX) is the only one of the big networks that does not multicast.

Yes, exactly, "they" meaning the networks. And if ABC and Fox multicast it isn't that big of a deal. From what I've read, 720p sources aren't as affected as 1080i sources when the networks multicast.

I think that the stations shouldn't be allowed to multicast, it's a waste of bandwith that should be provided to the show we are watching.

NBC's picture on Telemedia is the worst of all of the HD channels.

Yes, exactly, "they" meaning the networks. And if ABC and Fox multicast it isn't that big of a deal. From what I've read, 720p sources aren't as affected as 1080i sources when the networks multicast.

I think that the stations shouldn't be allowed to multicast, it's a waste of bandwith that should be provided to the show we are watching.

NBC's picture on Telemedia is the worst of all of the HD channels.

I agree on all parts of this comment, with the exception of they mustn't be allowed to multicast. I think that having one other channel is fine, it allows the network to do some other things, news specials, or in the case of CBS, broadcast more than one NCAA tournament game at once. It also has to do with how the channel handles the multicast. WFSB seems to have the best PQ for any multicast channel. As far as WVIT goes, their OTA PQ is the worst of any channel I can receive both OTA and via cable. I have emailed them asking them if there is a problem or if they are ever going to get new equipment, but they never respond.

As far as WVIT goes, their OTA PQ is the worst of any channel I can receive both OTA and via cable.
Judging from the comments on the HDTV Programming thread, it sounds like NBC has a national issue with HD picture quality. It really is awful.

On the flip side, Monday Night Football still has the very best picture quality of any HD program that I have ever seen. Incredible picture detail.

Been reading the thread for a while now and looking to switch back to telemedia now that they have CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX in HD. Unfortunately ever time I called them over the past couple of weeks they would say that they didn't offer FOX and ABC in HD in my area yet. BTW I live in Seymour. 06483 Anyone know what's going on with this cause I'd really like to get switched over but I want to make sure that I'm gonna get those channels. Hopefully someone can help. Thanks guys.

This is from the Telemedia website. Keep in mind that the ABC channel is wrong, it's 707, not 719.

703 WFSB - CBS 3 HD
718 WNYW - FOX 5 HD
719 WABC - ABC 7 HD
724 CPTV HD
730 WVIT - NBC 30 HD
750 HBO HD
751 Showtime HD
752 STARZ! HD
753 Cinemax HD
770 HD Net 771 HD Movies
772 ESPN HD
774 iNHD
775 iNHD2
777 NFL Network HD
778 ESPN2 HD

Judging from the comments on the HDTV Programming thread, it sounds like NBC has a national issue with HD picture quality. It really is awful.

On the flip side, Monday Night Football still has the very best picture quality of any HD program that I have ever seen. Incredible picture detail.


Has anyone noticed that whenver NBC comes back from a commercial there is a few seconds of major video breakup. Also, just as going to a commercial it does the same thing.

Has anyone noticed that whenver NBC comes back from a commercial there is a few seconds of major video breakup. Also, just as going to a commercial it does the same thing.
Yes. It is a national HD problem that occurs when switching from local to national feeds. It has been documented in the HD Programming thread.

I wish NBC would get their act together. They just don't seem to care.

Been reading the thread for a while now and looking to switch back to telemedia now that they have CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX in HD. Unfortunately ever time I called them over the past couple of weeks they would say that they didn't offer FOX and ABC in HD in my area yet. BTW I live in Seymour. 06483 Anyone know what's going on with this cause I'd really like to get switched over but I want to make sure that I'm gonna get those channels. Hopefully someone can help. Thanks guys.
I sent jamrchetti a PM about his question in detail.

We all know that the Tele-Media/Adelphia CSRs are clueless when it comes to new channels and they especially do not know have a clue when it comes to anything HD. Currently Tele-Media has the same programming on both of it's branches in Connecticut (and have for quite a while).

The first post of this thread has a (very literal) up to the minute channel lineup for all high definition channels offered by Tele-Media/Adelphia in Connecticut thanks to all the contributors of this thread and contacts at Tele-Media/Adelphia.

This is from the Telemedia website. Keep in mind that the ABC channel is wrong, it's 707, not 719.

703 WFSB - CBS 3 HD
718 WNYW - FOX 5 HD
719 WABC - ABC 7 HD
724 CPTV HD
730 WVIT - NBC 30 HD
750 HBO HD
751 Showtime HD
752 STARZ! HD
753 Cinemax HD
770 HD Net 771 HD Movies
772 ESPN HD
774 iNHD
775 iNHD2
777 NFL Network HD
778 ESPN2 HD

Silly Tele-Media website editor person. They forgot to list Discovery HD Theater, 776.

Oh yeah, didn't even notice that.

Anyone here switch from DirectTV to Tele-Media/Adelphia/Comcast?

1) How does the HD and SD PQ compare?
2) How are their HD PVR units compared to the HD DirectTV Tivo unit?
3) How many HD minutes can/will it record?
4) Is there noise in the signal?

I just made the switch 2 weeks ago.

1. Digital SD is equal to directv. Analog channels are very poor. Someone on this board said that the analog channels will be converted to digital in the near future. HD is very good, better than directv, but there are some problems with macroblocking. If you read up a few pages in this thread you will see where I was complaining about pq issues. But I'm very happy being able to record HD channels because I didn't have the HD Tivo.

2. The DVR is very simple to use, you press record while on the guide to record something and choose whether to record future shows. There aren't season passes, you can't prioritize recordings, and you can't search by show based on name. You can only record what is in the guide, and it only goes one week in advance, not two like the tivo does. You also can't do wishlists.

3. It looks like it will do 30 hours or so of HD. I've gotten a week worth of shows on it, a couple hours a day of mixed HD and SD and have gotten up to about 70% filled. There is a meter that shows how much of the hard drive is used, so you can monitor it.

4. The only channel that is bad besides for the analog channel is NBC HD, it's by far the worst of the HD channels.

Analog channels are very poor.

I would just like to point out that my analog channels are of excellent quality, and I have never seen anyone anywhere have better looking analog than I do with Adelphia. The quality of your analog channels is highly dependent on the wiring in your house, as well as your neighborhood.

Well, they are poor compared to a digital channel. With Directv, all channels are digital. Some have better pq than others. Analog tends to be very grainy, and has a different look to it. I just finished watching Supernatural which was recorded from wtxx. The picture was very good for an analog channel. I was comparing wtxx to wpix the other day and the picture on wtxx is much better.

I really can't wait to get WB in HD because that is the only channel that I watch that has an HD channel that we don't get that I watch programs on.

How many tuners does the DVR have, and can you record two programs at once WHILE playing back something that you recorded previously?

For what I want, seems like they might be a year away, including wanting the whole aquisition process to be over...

How many tuners does the DVR have, and can you record two programs at once WHILE playing back something that you recorded previously?
Yes. You can record two shows while watching a previously recorded third. I have done this with all three programs being HD without any issue.

I would just like to point out that my analog channels are of excellent quality, and I have never seen anyone anywhere have better looking analog than I do with Adelphia. The quality of your analog channels is highly dependent on the wiring in your house, as well as your neighborhood.
I find that the local analog channels are the only ones that are lacking in quality. Sometimes analog WFSB and WTNH can be almost unwatchable. But if you compare those pictures with their NY counterparts (WCBS and WABC) the NY channels almost always look better.

Again, I have only seen this with local analog channels. Other analog channels further up the dial like ESPN, ESPN2, Weather Channel, TNT, etc. look pretty good.

Is anyone else not getting inhd2? I have a blank screen and have for the last few days. Haven't had time to call telemedia.

Is anyone else not getting inhd2? I have a blank screen and have for the last few days. Haven't had time to call telemedia.

No INHD2 here either. I would have called Tele-Media about this if there was something I planned on watching on there.

InHD2 video is blank. My audio receiver (which displays which channels are being used) blinks on and off (as signals are received or not received) which tells me the signal is interrupted/faulty/compromised.

When I view HD channels, it displays the audio channels used. Most are DD5.1. Some are just stereo. And strangely enough, as I was typing this..the whole system just STB! It's 02:16am Fri Nov. 11, 2005.
And now it's counting down in hex on the SA3250HD cable box display. Diagnostics check anyone? Or checking for firewire connections? Or what do I know, just guessing? It slowed at r.038 and is progressing very slowly..until it hit r.018 (or so), and now it's ...forget it..somethings going on and there's no reason for me to speculate. Doing another hex countdown though...

If the INHD2 issue and this are connected..maybe, maybe not. Don't know. I guess we'll find out at some point!

TeleMedia was so bad for so long...then they put in the 860Mhz, which has been reliable. Actually, pretty damn good. I hated them for so long..and now this! Wait...really can't complain...how many people are actually watching at this time of night? It's like a web site that needs maintenance...do it when traffic is the lowest. It better be up fairly quick though...! lol

InHD2 video is blank. My audio receiver (which displays which channels are being used) blinks on and off (as signals are received or not received) which tells me the signal is interrupted/faulty/compromised.

When I view HD channels, it displays the audio channels used. Most are DD5.1. Some are just stereo. And strangely enough, as I was typing this..the whole system just STB! It's 02:16am Fri Nov. 11, 2005.
And now it's counting down in hex on the SA3250HD cable box display. Diagnostics check anyone? Or checking for firewire connections? Or what do I know, just guessing? It slowed at r.038 and is progressing very slowly..until it hit r.018 (or so), and now it's ...forget it..somethings going on and there's no reason for me to speculate. Doing another hex countdown though...

If the INHD2 issue and this are connected..maybe, maybe not. Don't know. I guess we'll find out at some point!

TeleMedia was so bad for so long...then they put in the 860Mhz, which has been reliable. Actually, pretty damn good. I hated them for so long..and now this! Wait...really can't complain...how many people are actually watching at this time of night? It's like a web site that needs maintenance...do it when traffic is the lowest. It better be up fairly quick though...! lol

The countdown on your 3250HD that you are talking about is what happens when your STB receives new firmware or updates to the software. This did not happen with the 8300HDs. I know this because after this happens, when you turn your STB back on you will be tuned to channel 02, and mine was still on ESPN HD from last night.

Well, Friday morning at 7:40am, no inhd2 still. Getting ready for work in a few minutes. Can someone please call telemedia and let them know so they can get the problem fixed.

Still no InHD2 at 5:40pm. Called Adelphia tech support and they are going to send a technician to my house to take a look. What a freakin' joke! I tried to explain that at least 4 other people are experiencing the outage in different towns but she just would not listen. She said that more people have to call in before it is concidered an outage. I asked her to put comments on the ticket asking the tech to try channel 775 at the Seymour office before they even come out and she said she can't do that. She also added that they probably don't even get all these HD channels at the office. Then started talking about how sometimes a street will lose a channel or two. What is she talking about!?! Multiple people all over the area is seeing the issue and she is going to send a tech to my house. What a dope!

Just when I started to get a warm fuzzy feeling about Tele-Media I have to deal with the stupid CSRs are ruin everything.

I would advise everyone to call the support number 888-683-1000 so that this can be classified an "outage" and maybe this can be fixed sometime soon.

What an idiot.....

The new firmware they sent to 3250's is OLD firmware 1.52, which has ZERO firewire support. I did not find this out until tonight and now it is too late to do anything about it until Monday, which means I will miss three critical recordings this weekend.

I HATE HATE HATE TeleMedia.

The new firmware they sent to 3250's is OLD firmware 1.52, which has ZERO firewire support. I did not find this out until tonight and now it is too late to do anything about it until Monday, which means I will miss three critical recordings this weekend.

I HATE HATE HATE TeleMedia.

Is Tele-Media up to it's old tricks? Or could they possibly have a reason to have sent down the old firmware? I mean, I doubt they sent it down for no reason. I guess we'll find out on Monday.

They had no idea last night. No one knew anything at all. It was pathetic.

They had no idea last night. No one knew anything at all. It was pathetic.

I assume you're talking about the Adelphia CSRs. They are terrible. I haven't talked to one in forever, and it's because if really want to know something, or if there really is a problem in their system that you have to report, you have to call the local guys.

No, I mean the local Syemour office people. SInce it's a holiday anyone with any authority or knowledge is off and that means if there is a problem, oh well on us. We have to wait until Monday.

And that is what I am doing. Firewire is shut off and I cannot do dick about it until Monday.

anyone get inhd2 back yet?

Nope. No INHD2.

Has anyone called and complained about the old 1.52 firmware being sent to the 3250HD boxes last Thursday? If not, then please, DO CALL because it makes DVI unworkable with most monitors and shuts off Firewire completely.

Adelphia will not force the local Seymour office to do anything about this unless more people call. So far I am the only one to call them about this and so they refuse to do anything but send someone to my house, which we all know is a waste of time.

Please, call Adelphia and simply tell them they sent the wrong firmware out and that it has shut off DVI and Firewire. Ask them to send the 1.56 firmware back out. That is the firmware they have had all year. You do not need to get more specific than that.

It will only take 5 minutes of your time.

Thanks

Nope. No INHD2.

Has anyone called and complained about the old 1.52 firmware being sent to the 3250HD boxes last Thursday? If not, then please, DO CALL because it makes DVI unworkable with most monitors and shuts off Firewire completely.

Adelphia will not force the local Seymour office to do anything about this unless more people call. So far I am the only one to call them about this and so they refuse to do anything but send someone to my house, which we all know is a waste of time.

Please, call Adelphia and simply tell them they sent the wrong firmware out and that it has shut off DVI and Firewire. Ask them to send the 1.56 firmware back out. That is the firmware they have had all year. You do not need to get more specific than that.

It will only take 5 minutes of your time.

Thanks

I am sending an email to someone about this right now. INHD2 also.

Thanks

INHD2 is back.

INHD2 is back.


Yes it is, howerver inhd is now missing!


ARGHHH!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Yes it is, howerver inhd is now missing!


ARGHHH!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:


Relax. INHD is not on right now because it is an NBA TV game, which is always blacked out on Tele-Media. Adelphia does not offer NBA TV, therefore the HD games on INHD are blacked out.

It can happen to you. The idiots at Tele-Media have decided to downgrade all 3250HD box firmware to NO firewire support. They refuse to admit that this is the case, but have advised me I can pick up the 8300DVR. Thanks, but no thanks. I want my firewire, which FCC regulations guarantee I am supposed to have.

All calls I make result in them hanging up on me. They do not want to talk about it at all.

Needless to say, I will be forced to re-open my FCC complaint against them. The problem is, that will take MONTHS. In the meantime, I have no Firewire.

:mad:

Do we know why InHD2 was down for approximately 4 days?

Do we know why InHD2 was down for approximately 4 days?

Nope. No word as to whether my email had anything to do with it coming back up or not either. I am also hoping for a response about the firmware issue ont eh 3250 today.

I have gotten a response from Tim regarding this issue. He said that they experienced a glitch in updating software last week, and that they corrected it this morning. He wanted me to check with you guys to see if you still have the old firmware. This may require a hard reboot.

He said that if any of you are still having problems because of the upgrade glitch, you can contact him directly at tim.burt@adelphia.com, and tell him what the issue is, and give him your receiver's serial number.

Hope this info helps!

I have Firewire. It works. So I am happy.

I also took home the 8300 HD-DVR because the firewire is supposed to be turned on. Problem is, the Firewire is on, but crashes JVC and Mitsubishi D-VHS decks. The two just cannot talk to each other properly. The JVC in particular goes completely insane and locks up so bad I have to yank the Firewire cable out of the connection to set it free from the clutches of the SA box.

Nice. :(

I have Firewire. It works. So I am happy.

I also took home the 8300 HD-DVR because the firewire is supposed to be turned on. Problem is, the Firewire is on, but crashes JVC and Mitsubishi D-VHS decks. The two just cannot talk to each other properly. The JVC in particular goes completely insane and locks up so bad I have to yank the Firewire cable out of the connection to set it free from the clutches of the SA box.

Nice. :(

So you don't have your 3250 anymore?

No, I kept it. I have two, actually. I knew in my heart the 8300 would be a bust, so I took no chances. I will work with it more tonight and if the problem cannot be solved by tomorrow afternoon, it goes back. It's just not worth the hassle.

Just switched over to Telemedia for the locals in HD. I have the 8300 box. Was wondering if there is a way to record from the DVR to my computer through a firewire cable. If this is the wrong thread to discuss this is could you please link me to the right one.
Thanks

Try this forum.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=42

Just switched over to Telemedia for the locals in HD. I have the 8300 box. Was wondering if there is a way to record from the DVR to my computer through a firewire cable. If this is the wrong thread to discuss this is could you please link me to the right one.
There are some good recording threads in the HD Recorders & Players forum (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=42) as harlenm mentioned. I think the only person that does firewire recording here on a consistant basis is Matt_Stevens. He has several threads in the above mentioned forum or maybe you can PM him if you have specific questions. Good luck!

No PC recording through Firewire because of 5C copy protection. It is impossible.

If you told me a year ago that our cable company would be Comcast and we'd be using Cisco set top boxes, I wouldn't believe you....

http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=84450&WT.svl=news1_1

If you told me a year ago that our cable company would be Comcast and we'd be using Cisco set top boxes, I wouldn't believe you....
Believe it! It is now official...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/18/business/18cisco.html?hp&ex=1132376400&en=5fe90d822ea8c07e&ei=5094&partner=homepage

New York Times confirms the sale of Scientific-Atlanta to Cisco for $7 billion. I do not know how soon we will start to see something from this but it could be very interesting what changes Cisco will bring to the SA boxes. The article was correct in saying that in the VERY near future the cable set-top boxes will be more like routers. All you have to do is look at Verizon and SBC (soon to be AT&T) pushing this market with delivering fiber to every home and offering video over IP. Wireless TV anyone. :)

Remember, Comcast uses both Motorola and Scientific-Atlanta boxes in Connecticut but those area should not change anytime soon one way or the other.

CNet News has another good article as well: http://news.com.com/Cisco+goes+for+video/2100-1034_3-5960479.html?tag=nefd.top

Not that anyone wants to fork out $13.95 a month for the service, but Adelphia now offers Howard Stern Uncensorced On Demand on channel 908.

For $5 I would do it, but $14? It's a bit much. :(

For $5 I would do it, but $14? It's a bit much. :(

Agreed.

Can your sources find out why they still cannot provide HBO's Boxing PPV's in High Def? HBO has offered it to all Cable Co's at no additional cost.

Can your sources find out why they still cannot provide HBO's Boxing PPV's in High Def? HBO has offered it to all Cable Co's at no additional cost.

I've inquired and I'll let you know if I hear anything.

Thanks much

Thanks much

Well, in my inquiry I asked about both HD PPV and HD On Demand. He did say that it was kinda ironic that I asked, because they are currently gathering HD content for VOD, and that we should see movies available shortly. He didn't say anything about PPV. I followed up asking him if HD VOD would be its own channel, and also asked about HD PPV again. I'll let you know when I hear.

OK. I appreciate your asking. I'll have to call Ray this week to try and talk to him about the 8300 DVR.

Can someone in the know please find out what is going on with NBC HD. The picture gets worse each week. Watching Las Vegas now, and it's rediculous how bad the picture is. Macroblocking like crazy, and fuzzy.

edit, here are some pictures. Danny is helping someone laying on the ground, and someone walks in front of the camera. In the second picture you can clearly see an arm.

Wow. That is horrible. Email those to Paulie's source inside Tele_Media. I forget his name.

Wow. That is horrible. Email those to Paulie's source inside Tele_Media. I forget his name.

This is not a problem with Tele-Media. It is a problem with NBC. Anyone with an OTA setup can tune to channel 35-1 and you'll see the exact same problems. I've done this comparison before just to make sure it wasn't Tele-Media, and sure enough it's not. Simply put: NBC does not know how to do HDTV.

Well, do you have a contact with WVIT that you can call?

Well, do you have a contact with WVIT that you can call?

No. But I have emailed them several times concerning both the macroblocking issue, as well as the green line on the very right of the screen (you can see this line while using DVI with no overscan). They have never responded to any of my emails, unlike WTIC who has always responded quickly to emails.

There is now a section called "HD Movies" on the Moves On Demand channel. Currently there is only one movie, Crystal, which I have no intentions of spending $3.95 on, so I have no idea how the PQ is of Tele-Media's HD VOD. I assume they will be adding more movies as time goes on.

Cannot even find CRYSTAL on the IMDB. :rolleyes:

Cannot even find CRYSTAL on the IMDB. :rolleyes:

I spelt the title wrong in my post. It's actually "Chrystal", and here is the link:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362506/

4.9 rating. I don't like Billy Bob that much either, so I think I'll pass on this one.

Wow. What a blockbuster!