What's the chance of having TNT HD before the end of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Season ?

What's the chance of having TNT HD before the end of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Season ?
Not very good.

I figured a few of your sports and cable fans on here would be interested in this article.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=marketsNews&storyID=2006-09-21T234222Z_01_N21389358_RTRIDST_0_MEDIA-COMCAST-SPORTS.XML

I figured a few of your sports and cable fans on here would be interested in this article.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=marketsNews&storyID=2006-09-21T234222Z_01_N21389358_RTRIDST_0_MEDIA-COMCAST-SPORTS.XML


I read the article and in general I think that each channel should be a separate line item on the bill. That probably will generate some discussion here. I would pay for the ones that I want but I surely don't want the 'YES' network forced at me like it is.

I could care less about watching old Yankee highlights. I'm a Mets fan! Used to be a Dodger fan with my dad. The net of this is that 'Geo S' knows that I won't pay and so he is holding the 'real' Yankee fans hostage. He makes the cable company charge me a fee to bring that network to 'us'.. If each subscriber paid for what they want how could they complain.. ??

Unfortunately the specific team channels would not be profitable as the owners want in all but the biggest cities.. and I guess they would be forced to lower the price so sports packages would be popular with the real 'sports channel' subscribers.. IMHO if we let the subscribers pick the channels we want I would get very few and I would pay more per channel.. That goes for the other channels as well. The Vacation channel, the Juice Channel.. etc. That would let the market decide and the good channels will get better and the free ones can use advertising to pay their costs and make a profit.

I like radio but don't like commercials so I bought satellite radio and have been a subscriber now for over 3 years.. it is expensive but I get what I pay for and I never listen to 'free radio'.. mainly cause it ain't free.. I have to endure the commercials..

I stopped heading down to the ballpark at the last minute because you can't get good tickets unless you buy a ticket from a scalper that is in cahoots with the guy in the ticket booth.. Free enterprise at it's worst. The teams know it's happening and I'm voting with my $$.. :( as long as people are paying it will continue.

I probably sound pretty negative but I'm not really.. I think :rolleyes:

It would be nice to be able to only pay for the channels you want. The problem with that is if you were able to pick and choose the channels, they would cost a lot more than if everyone was "forced" to pay for them. Instead of paying $100 a month for 200 channels, you'd be paying $100 a month for 100 channels. And the people who want all 200 channels would be paying $200 a month.

Yes probably costs a few dollars a month for everyone. Not worth trying to change the system.

Yes probably costs a few dollars a month for everyone. Not worth trying to change the system.

There certainly is a volume discount in cable but truthfully how many of the 200 channels would you or could you watch. If I watch 20 different ones over the course of a week it would be a lot. If there was really great channels that you had a real interest in would you pay extra?

One subscriber can't change the system.. If we could it would be changing every minute. It's a common thing to hear people complaining about the cost. :D

Wonder if the cable TV via IP solution that AT&T is proposing will eventually (few decades down the road) bill you per show? :eek:

I've heard from a few sources now that Thursday November, 9 is the scheduled day for the transition to Comcast to begin. At that time, we should see our internet speed bumped up to Comcast speeds (6 MB for basic instead of 4 MB), internet routing switched to Comcast, be able to get our new Comcast.net email address, and begin to see television changes.

This has not been confirmed for our systems yet, but people around New England have begun to receive letters from Comcast stating this date. I would expect our letters to come shortly.

Also, on an unrelated note, it looks like they are doing some other things on the back end as far as TV goes, as they've changed the TEST channel from 780 to 790.

Wonder if the cable TV via IP solution that AT&T is proposing will eventually (few decades down the road) bill you per show? :eek:

I was talking to an AT&T rep about phone service the other day and he brought up the IP TV subject. I was told that AT&T will begin rolling out IP TV to coastal CT by the end of this year, with other areas to follow. I was pointed to the AT&T U-verse web site which has a sample channel line-up from the San Antonio market.

-Josh-

I have been told that December 9th is when we'll be "switched over" to Comcast.

This comes from a very reliable source.

I was talking to an AT&T rep about phone service the other day and he brought up the IP TV subject. I was told that AT&T will begin rolling out IP TV to coastal CT by the end of this year, with other areas to follow. I was pointed to the AT&T U-verse web site which has a sample channel line-up from the San Antonio market.

-Josh-

Have a link to that site?

Have a link to that site?

Here you go:

http://att.sbc.com/gen/press-room?pid=5838

I have been told that December 9th is when we'll be "switched over" to Comcast.

This comes from a very reliable source.
I was contacted by the project leader for the state, and the scheduled date for full-rebranding is Monday, December 4th.

I was contacted by the project leader for the state, and the scheduled date for full-rebranding is Monday, December 4th.That is good to hear that we finally have a date to look forward to. Will this include the realignment of the channels as well?

That is good to hear that we finally have a date to look forward to. Will this include the realignment of the channels as well?
Awaiting a response to that question right now...

Will that include new channels and channel deletions as well?

I just got a call from a source at Comcast. I've been informed that anytime between today and the end of the week, we will see WTXX HD (CW) added to our lineup, along with "The Tube" music video channel, Current TV (network operated by Al Gore), and NBC Weather Plus.

More to come...

woohoo, Al Gore liberal TV. Can't wait to watch that one!!!!!!!!!!!!!

j/k. Keep us posted, it will be awesome to see season opener of smallville in HD.

I just got a call from a source at Comcast. I've been informed that anytime between today and the end of the week, we will see WTXX HD (CW) added to our lineup, along with "The Tube" music video channel, Current TV (network operated by Al Gore), and NBC Weather Plus.

More to come...Hopefully this means that we will continue to see a flow of new channels added until the December 4th date. Very good news for fans of the upcoming season of Smallville.

I find it hard to believe that WTXX-DT is going to be added without also switching FOX affiliates from WNYW-DT to WTIC-DT. WTIC and WTXX are both owned by Tribune and I would imagine the agreement includes both channels. I would expect to see WTIC-DT in the near future as well with WNYW-DT disappearing.

It may not happen at the same time as WTXX HD, but we will see WNYW HD go away, and WTIC HD replacing it. No difinitive answer as far as WABC HD goes.

We won't see any major changes before December 4th, other than what I mentioned in my last post. We may see Versus (formerly OLN) moved from digital to analog before then. On December 4, we will see some new stuff, possibly HD VOD, along with name and billing changing over to Comcast.

I'll let you guys know any other info I get.

HD VOD would be something worth looking forward to. Not sure if you're keeping up on the Comcast thread, but we now have Encore HD, Starz HD and MoviePlex HD movies ON Demand. Starz is free with subscription, Encore is free for digi plus subs and MoviePlex is either plus or digi basic. They've also added CBS HD shows without commercials for $1.49 ea. HD VOD has been available for a while, but until last weekend there wasn't a whole lot to watch.

Also, Comcast seems to like to roll things out on Thursdays. Not sure if that's when you should expect to see the changes, but probably a good bet.

Thursday would be great as that is the season premiere for both Smallville and Supernatural.

That would be a great suprise.

I wanted to add that I was told by my new friend at Comcast, that if we do lose HDNet and HDNet Movies on December 4th, they will be replaced at that time by two other HD channels (some combination of UHD, MHD, TNT HD, etc.).

Paulie, what channels will we be gaining overall, YES-HD? Any others?

Paulie, what channels will we be gaining overall, YES-HD? Any others?
Browse back a few pages in this thread. I made a post outlining the likely additions and losses.

I wanted to add that I was told by my new friend at Comcast, that if we do lose HDNet and HDNet Movies on December 4th, they will be replaced at that time by two other HD channels (some combination of UHD, MHD, TNT HD, etc.).
It will take more than two other HD channels to "replace" HDNet and HDNet Movies. If Comcast is trying to soften the blow of losing these channels, they better make a splash with many HD additions or there will be some upset customers (including myself).

HDNet and HDNet Movies are the 2 very best 24/7 HD channels avaliable. I am not looking forward to losing them. I hope Comcast and HDNet is somehow able to strike a deal in the near future.

It will take more than two other HD channels to "replace" HDNet and HDNet Movies. If Comcast is trying to soften the blow of losing these channels, they better make a splash with many HD additions or there will be some upset customers (including myself).

HDNet and HDNet Movies are the 2 very best 24/7 HD channels avaliable. I am not looking forward to losing them. I hope Comcast and HDNet is somehow able to strike a deal in the near future.
Exactly, they are going to soften the blow by at least giving us some other channels immediately, rather than having to wait for big reallignment for them. Doing this is much better than just taking them away.

Personally, I don't care as much about HDNet and HDNet Movies as I do for HD RSNs, and all the new HD channels Comcast will be giving us. We're going to have around 35 HD channels from them by December of next year, and I'll take those 35 HD channels, whether it includes the HDNets or not.

Personally, I don't care as much about HDNet and HDNet Movies as I do for HD RSNs, and all the new HD channels Comcast will be giving us. We're going to have around 35 HD channels from them by December of next year, and I'll take those 35 HD channels, whether it includes the HDNets or not.Don't get me wrong, I will gladly trade the 17 HD channels we got from Adelphia with the 35ish HD channels from Comcast. However, if you are trying to be the HD leader as Comcast is trying to be, HDNet and HDNet Movies MUST be in your lineup. Great programming and always excellent picture quality...and did I mention 24/7.

Bring on Comcast! I just wish there was some way we could slip HDNet into the party.

Don't get me wrong, I will gladly trade the 17 HD channels we got from Adelphia with the 35ish HD channels from Comcast. However, if you are trying to be the HD leader as Comcast is trying to be, HDNet and HDNet Movies MUST be in your lineup. Great programming and always excellent picture quality...and did I mention 24/7.

Bring on Comcast! I just wish there was some way we could slip HDNet into the party.
I do believe that Comcast will eventually offer the HDNets. But until then, I think we'll all deal.

Just checked using my Slingbox from work, and WTXX HD is live on channel 720.

Current TV has also been added on channel 149.

WTXX-DT is not live on the Seymour branch. Will post as soon as it shows up.

Both WTXX HD and Current TV just disappeared from the guide. This same thing happened when WABC HD was added, so I'd expect them to show up later today.

The channels did not have any guide data, so that could be what they're working on right now.

For those of you with a QAM tuner, you can watch WTXX-DT on QAM channel 86-4.

Well, looks like they won't be putting WTXX-DT back up tonight, since it's so late now. I'd suppose it'll be up tomorrow, along with at least Current TV, which I spotted on channel 149 for a brief time.

Will check tonight. Looking forward to it.

nothing new here in Waterbury...

I noticed that yesterday when Comcast added WTXX-DT on QAM channel 86-4, that they seem to have broken the re-mapping of all the channels on that QAM frequency (WFSB, WVIT, and now WTXX). No biggie to me, since I know that their QAM numbers, and don't need their 700 equivalent, but I'm thinking there could be more to this, which is why WTXX-DT still is not in our guide.

Okay...

Current TV is now live on channel 149 (again).

Hopefully this means WTXX-DT will be soon to follow...

Channel 149 keeps appearing and disappearing from my guide, so I'm not sure what's up with that, and if it means they are still doing stuff.

No WTXX here, and with smallville starting in 20 minutes, looks like the season opener will be in SD.

No biggie I guess.

No WTXX here, and with smallville starting in 20 minutes, looks like the season opener will be in SD.

No biggie I guess.
Do you have a QAM tuner built into your TV, or have a seperate QAM tuner? If so, you can still watch it on 84-6.

Nope

Well, you're not missing much. The picture quality of this channel right now is aweful, even worse than WVIT-DT. This could be why the channel isn't in our guide yet, because it looks like absolute crap.

Well, they've got another week to get it up and running. Thursday night is the only night that matters.

WTXX-DT is now back up on channel 720. Let's see if it's there to stay this time.

quality doesn't look that good for the divorce court...

quality doesn't look that good for the divorce court...
Hopefully they work to improve this soon.

Hopefully they work to improve this soon.

I wouldn't count on it. The quality isn't anywhere near as good as it was when it was first added to Comcast. I don't remember when, but they after they started broadcasting the subchannel "Tube" which is a music video channel the quality has suffered. Similar to NBC due to their weather subchannel.

I wouldn't count on it. The quality isn't anywhere near as good as it was when it was first added to Comcast. I don't remember when, but they after they started broadcasting the subchannel "Tube" which is a music video channel the quality has suffered. Similar to NBC due to their weather subchannel.
True. But why is it that WFSB can have 3 sub-channels, and still have a 1080i picture that is far superior to that of WVIT? Must be lousy equipment they use over at NBC.

The Tube is now on channel 261, and NBC Weather Plus is now on channel 262.

The Tube is now on channel 261, and NBC Weather Plus is now on channel 262.

great.. 2 new channels i probably won't watch.. But the quality of the WB is awful.


Thanks for all the updates Paulie, I probably wouldnt have even noticed the new channels without you letting us know.

great.. 2 new channels i probably won't watch.. But the quality of the WB is awful.


Thanks for all the updates Paulie, I probably wouldnt have even noticed the new channels without you letting us know.
You're welcome.

Apparently, the PQ issue with WTXX is from the station itself. I can't compare it to OTA too well, because for some reason the WTXX signal goes into hiding for me duirng the fall. Come winter, I can compare... odd.

I probably won't watch too much Tube, since I have VH1 Classic for that. I think that NBC Weather Plus could be good, especially during winter storm season.

Well, Im' watching it now, and they are strecthing everything to fill 16x9. That's why the picture is so bad. Has anyone watched anything on wtxx in HD from telemedia-comcast?

Well, Im' watching it now, and they are strecthing everything to fill 16x9. That's why the picture is so bad. Has anyone watched anything on wtxx in HD from telemedia-comcast?
I watched part of Smallville on it last night. It seems like it's in the neighborhood of WVIT as far as PQ goes, possibly worse.

Ouch, channel 720 on telemedia really looks bad. A customer service rep told me today that she expected prices to drop, and the changeover to be complete by January. Pretty much on par with PaulieORF's info :)

WTXX-DT has been added to the channel list on the first post of this thread.

Do you think that if all of us complained about the horrible Stretch-O-Vision on WTXX's digital channel that they would change it? It really makes this channel unwatchable. The other four networks do not do this. Almost every tuner has the ability to stretch/zoom the picture if one desired. If it is forced upon us from the network, it makes the PQ much worse and users do not have the option to watch it un-stretched/zoomed. Combined with the fact that there is not much HD programming on CW to begin with it just makes no sense to me.

WTXX-DT has been added to the channel list on the first post of this thread.

Do you think that if all of us complained about the horrible Stretch-O-Vision on WTXX's digital channel that they would change it? It really makes this channel unwatchable. The other four networks do not do this. Almost every tuner has the ability to stretch/zoom the picture if one desired. If it is forced upon us from the network, it makes the PQ much worse and users do not have the option to watch it un-stretched/zoomed. Combined with the fact that there is not much HD programming on CW to begin with it just makes no sense to me.
I spoke to an engineer at WTIC a couple of months ago, when both WTIC and WTXX were stretching. He told me that WTIC would cease stretching about a month from when we spoke, which it did, and that WTXX would follow suit, since it is locally operated by Tribune as well.

I will check with him again. Perhaps he has a more concrete timeline for WTXX.

I spoke to another friend that has had this channel for a while (had comcast for a long time), and he said that its always been streched like that.

I spoke to another friend that has had this channel for a while (had comcast for a long time), and he said that its always been streched like that.
The signal that is sent out by WTXX over the air (which is where Comcast gets the signal from) is stretched. It's up to WTXX and Tribune to stop the stretching. Nothing Comcast can do about it.

To follow up on a post a few weeks back by another poster:

This is an article from the CT Post. It talks about some local programs that Comcast is cutting. Don't fear, Comcast will still be doing local high school football games on CN8. And from what I've heard, local programming and sports should also be available on demand.

http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_4426532

I'd like to add that in the Waterbury system, we never had any programming like this. All of our local programming was done on public access, by amateurs.

Tonight I watched my first HD program on WTXX (Everybody Hates Chris). Although it is much better quality than the analog channel (which is not saying much) the program was filled with pixalation. The worst HD quality of all of the networks. Luckily my family only watches one program on the CW so I can deal with it but something is just not right with the digital channel of this network. Do other people see the bad PQ on CW's HD programming?

Also, CBS NFL football had all kinds of issues today with dropouts, incorrect placement of local commercials, audio, etc. Today has been a bad day for HD programming.

Also, CBS NFL football had all kinds of issues today with dropouts, incorrect placement of local commercials, audio, etc. Today has been a bad day for HD programming.
Yeah, the Jets game was fine, but as soon as the Pats game started, WFSB had all kinds of issues. First, their digital channel stopped broadcasting (registered no signal OTA). When it came back, they started to insert commercials into the middle of the game. Then, it went into SD and back to HD a few times.

Rough day for WFSB. I have to be nice to them though, they are one of my company's clients :-).

Just about ten minutes ago, nearly all of my analog channels are showing this odd loop of what looks to be some sort of bulletin system. Very strange inded, I've attached screenshots of three of the screens...

Are you guys seeing this on the Seymour system?

I am getting it on channel 7 (WTXX), channel 10 (Community), channel 13 (WEDW), channel 14 (WUVN), 15 (WSAH), 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22....lovely

I am getting it on channel 7 (WTXX), channel 10 (Community), channel 13 (WEDW), channel 14 (WUVN), 15 (WSAH), 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22....lovely
Also, some channels are completely out.

I'm wondering if this is some sort of planned maintenance by Comcast. Maybe they're readying us for digital simulcast... who knows.

I will ask about this tomorrow.

Ask them why we are getting drouputs and pixellation on WVIT HD (730)......

Ask them why we are getting drouputs and pixellation on WVIT HD (730)......
That's WVIT's deal. I'm getting that using my antenna with a 100% signal.

Ok, just checking :)

Everything seems to be back up and running now.

My guy at WTIC is out of the office until Thursday, so I won't be able to find out about WTXX's stretching until then. Will post back.

WTXX is not stretching anymore. HD PQ on whatever is on now is horrible. Much worse than any other channel, including HDNet, which has been pretty bad lately.

The pq is so bad that I don't think I'm going to change my DVR to record Smallville on this channel. Think I'll stick to the analog channel.

WTXX is not stretching anymore. HD PQ on whatever is on now is horrible. Much worse than any other channel, including HDNet, which has been pretty bad lately.

The pq is so bad that I don't think I'm going to change my DVR to record Smallville on this channel. Think I'll stick to the analog channel.
The non-stretched SD programming that you're seeing is non-stretched because it is coming from the network feed. Anything that is airing locally (like syndicated shows, local news, UConn football, etc) is still stretched.

I agree, the PQ is aweful. Especially with any kind of movement.

The pq is so bad that I don't think I'm going to change my DVR to record Smallville on this channel. Think I'll stick to the analog channel.
You know it's bad when people will not watch the HD channel because of picture quality issues and would rather watch the analog channel. Something is terribly wrong at WTXX and needs to be fixed.

December 4th cant come soon enough!!!

December 4th cant come soon enough!!!
Don't forget that December 4th is not when we'll be getting our new lineup. Sure, at that time we will no longer be called Adelphia or Tele-Media, and our bills will say Comcast on them. We may get some additional channels (probably CN8, VS on analog) then, but the big channel realignment won't happen until sometime in early 2007.

Oh, thanks for raining on my channel lineup parade :)

Oh, thanks for raining on my channel lineup parade :)
Just to rain a little more, Dec 4 is when we'll likely lose HDNet and HDNet Movies.

Just to rain a little more, Dec 4 is when we'll likely lose HDNet and HDNet Movies.There better be some channel adds with those losses!!!

There better be some channel adds with those losses!!!
UHD and TNT HD likely at the time of HDNet loss.

John Mason at WTIC tells me that WTXX will stop stretching local SD programming "very soon".

John Mason at WTIC tells me that WTXX will stop stretching local SD programming "very soon".Excellent news. Do you know if they are waiting for new equipment to arrive?

Excellent news. Do you know if they are waiting for new equipment to arrive?
I didn't get into any details with him.

I didn't get into any details with him.WTXX is still using first generation HD broadcast equipment (hand me down from WTNH) and replacing that equipment could result in a better quality HD picture.

WTXX is still using first generation HD broadcast equipment (hand me down from WTNH) and replacing that equipment could result in a better quality HD picture.
That would be great.

Actually, I watched Supernatural in HD from Thursday, well, I recorded it atleast and only watched a minute or so. Recorded Smallville in analog.

The picture on Supernatural was fine. Not great, but decent. So, I will be changing my Smallville and Supernatural recording to WTXX HD from now on.

Not any kind of news, but Comcast did just file this with the DPUC today. It's just their formal notification to the DPUC of them changing the names of the Seymour and Waterbury systems.

http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/DPUCUndocketed.nsf/6e9beec82815c42f85256a61005a47fc/85256a63004def96852571ff006de056/$FILE/STAM1-820762-Ltr%20Rickard%20re%20Comcast%20Adelphia%20Name%20Changes.DOC

WTXX-DT is down (cable and OTA (I know because I'm not even registering a blip from it). Perhaps they are working on their upgrade, and unstretching at the very least.

Does anyone know if the New York Islanders games are blacked out on NHL Center Ice?

I live in Shelton and tele-media doesn't offer Fox Sports NY, but I dont want to spend the money on center ice if the islander games are blacked out.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

WTXX-DT stopped stretching non-HD programming today, but it looks like the audio is now out of synch with the video. Hopefully they work the bugs out.

So, I finally watched Supernatural. The picture was OK, watchable, but not great. There was a scene where the Winchester boys were standing in front of a fire, and the flickering flame caused all sorts of problems with the picture. But, that was the only spot that was bad. Overall, I give it a C+. Not great, but not bad either. CBS and ESPN are the only 2 channels that I give an A.

So, I finally watched Supernatural. The picture was OK, watchable, but not great. There was a scene where the Winchester boys were standing in front of a fire, and the flickering flame caused all sorts of problems with the picture. But, that was the only spot that was bad. Overall, I give it a C+. Not great, but not bad either. CBS and ESPN are the only 2 channels that I give an A.
Grades good idea. Here's my report card for local HD!

CBS: A
ABC: A
FOX: B+
PBS: B+
NBC: B-
CW : C

WTIC is trying to get permission from the NFL to air both the Patriots and Giants games (which are both scheduled for 1:00pm starts on Nov 26 and Dec 3 on FOX). One would be on WTIC and the other on WTXX. NFL's schedule is different this year, in that NBC can pick up pretty much any game from the last 6 weeks of the season that they want, or FOX could decide to change the start time of these games. But as it stands, these games are on FOX at the same time for consecutive weeks, and at least WTIC is looking into getting both games to us if nothing happens with the schedule.

Of course, I'm sure any WTXX NFL games would not be in HD.

Does anyone know if the New York Islanders games are blacked out on NHL Center Ice?

I live in Shelton and tele-media doesn't offer Fox Sports NY, but I dont want to spend the money on center ice if the islander games are blacked out.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


you can get FSNY and watch the Islanders with The Dish Network Or Directv

you can get FSNY and watch the Islanders with The Dish Network Or Directv
Channel 40 on Tele-Media (MSG) is not the actual MSG channel you would get if you lived in NYC. It is a mix of FSNY and MSG. I have seen Rangers and Islanders games on channel 40 in the past. I do not know how they determine who they put on or why, but I know I've seen it.

Anyone else have problems with WTXX last night with smallville?

I'm missing 5 minutes of recording, and everytime there was a commercial break, the picture would break up just before the commercial, and I would miss about 1 minute of the show.

It was very annoying. I'm assuming it was a wtxx problem, and hopefully, it wasn't a problem with my DVR.

Anyone else have problems with WTXX last night with smallville?

I'm missing 5 minutes of recording, and everytime there was a commercial break, the picture would break up just before the commercial, and I would miss about 1 minute of the show.

It was very annoying. I'm assuming it was a wtxx problem, and hopefully, it wasn't a problem with my DVR.
I've learned that problems on the broadcaster's end can affect your DVR recordings. Your DVR will not record a blank screen, I believe, for example.

I think WTXX is working on some new equipment, so I'll give them a pass for the next week or so. We'll see how it goes then.

All my HD channels are bad tonight, lots of pixelation and audio dropouts, anyone else having this problem?

All my HD channels are bad tonight, lots of pixelation and audio dropouts, anyone else having this problem?
No problems here in Prospect.

FOX was looking bad in between the LCS games. The bottom half of the screen was heavily pixalated. Frustrated, I unplugged and rebooted my 8300HD. I do not know if it was just coincidence or not but that seemed to fix the issues.

Anyone else have a problem with CBS and the sound? There is lots of static, popping,hissing, especially in the surround speakers. I had to turn them off, but I can still hear it in the main speakers.

This is the only channel that is doing this.

FOX was looking bad in between the LCS games. The bottom half of the screen was heavily pixalated. Frustrated, I unplugged and rebooted my 8300HD. I do not know if it was just coincidence or not but that seemed to fix the issues.
I haven't seen this problem on FOX.

Anyone else have a problem with CBS and the sound? There is lots of static, popping,hissing, especially in the surround speakers. I had to turn them off, but I can still hear it in the main speakers.

This is the only channel that is doing this.
This also was happening OTA.

Anyone else have a problem with CBS and the sound? There is lots of static, popping,hissing, especially in the surround speakers. I had to turn them off, but I can still hear it in the main speakers.

This is the only channel that is doing this.


Yes I had the problem. I first noticed it during "The Unit" when I had it on my surround sound. Like you I took it off thinking it was the reciever or speakers only to find out it was doing it on the tv speakers also. I just lived with it, but it sounded like crap.

I haven't seen this problem on FOX.The issue with FOX only happened that one day. I have some shows on CBS recorded but I haven't had time to watch them yet. I've been too wrapped up in baseball. I will comment when I see them. Was there a particular show that was having this issue?

Game 7 tonight...Let's Go Mets!!!

It looks like Comcast came through for the Norwich are customers this week. not only did we get CW added a couple week ago with the rest of the state, but in the last day or two we finally got ABC and FOX HD.

I got to watch LOST last night in HD for the first time. The show looked fantastic, but there was a ton of audio glitches. The Sound would occasionally drop out for a second, and there was a ton of stutters.

It seems like most of the HD channels, here in Norwich at least, seem to have one issue or another. NBC is nice, but the picture blinks out and/or flickers quite a bit. HBO has always had a ton of white boxes (almost like static) flickering in different parts of the screen.

Also, I'm having serious problems with my 8300HD. It will lock up, refuse to playback recorded shows, or sometimes just start jumping channels if you try to pause Live TV. Every one fo these errors can be fixed by rebooting the box, but I'm getting sick of doing that twice a week. Does anyone know if Comcast has moved to a different HD-DVR yet? Do they plan to soon? I'm curious if I should try to get a replacement now or suffer through it for a while longer.

This is driving me nuts! All my 700 HD channels are having huge video/audio glitches, some worse than others. FOX, CBS and ABS are unwatchable, NBC isnt too bad and the movie channels seem ok. Is this something I need to call Adelphia, or is it happening to everyone. It seems to get worse as the night goes on.

Brian - I do not see any issues on any of the 700 HD channels. I am in Shelton on the Seymour branch. It could be weather related issues in your neighborhood. It is very windy outside.

Thanks Bill, but its been like this on and off since my last post on 10/13.....

I called Adelphia, no outages or problems reported in my area. The 700's are completely unwatchable now, they either are just a black screen or the video is pixelated and audio pops very loudly.

Thanks Bill, but its been like this on and off since my last post on 10/13.....
I am sorry to hear that. There have been no issues over here. You may want to go into the diagnostic screen and check your signal strength on those channels. Also, you may want a tech to come by and check the wires coming into your home.

They are coming sometime on Tuesday. I know its a line problem, I had huge Internet issues last month. It only went out when it rained or the temps went below 50F (yes I tracked it). Not sure if its a line issue again, but odd its only the 700's.

They have gotten a little better. Watchable but still some pixelation and audio pops.

It looks like Comcast came through for the Norwich are customers this week. not only did we get CW added a couple week ago with the rest of the state, but in the last day or two we finally got ABC and FOX HD.

I'm assuming it's WTNH-DT and WTIC-DT. Just curious, what are the channel numbers?

Hello, here's the local lineup I have for Norwich today:

702 PBS
703 CBS - WFSB
704 NBC - WVIT
708 ABC - WTNH
720 CW - WTXX
761 FOX - WTIC

Also these:
773 NESN
779 FSN

Otherwise, the movie and special HD channels match the first post.

Hello, here's the local lineup I have for Norwich today:

702 PBS
703 CBS - WFSB
704 NBC - WVIT
708 ABC - WTNH
720 CW - WTXX
761 FOX - WTIC

Also these:
773 NESN
779 FSN

Otherwise, the movie and special HD channels match the first post.
That is great news. Maybe RSNs and other HD channels (like TNT-HD for basketball season) will be showing up soon on all branches. Congrats Norwich!

Edit: I have updated the first post to reflect the changes in the Norwich lineup. Please let me know if any other changes take place.

Maybe RSNs and other HD channels (like TNT-HD for basketball season) will be showing up soon on all branches.
Chatter I'm hearing says YES HD (In whatever form it is in at the time, INHD2 preempt or stand-alone channel) is likely to come with the large-scale channel realisgnment. Other than that, as far as RSNs we do not currently receive (SNY and NESN), it's likely that if they are in our future, it may not happen until April.

That's just chatter from Comcast right now. Of course, just a few weeks ago Comcast was telling me they had no plans to add WTIC-DT and WTNH-DT to Norwich, and they did.

Lost all of my HD channels last night, as well as my cable internet. The internet is up now, but painfully slow, and the HD channels are all pixellated now. Must be another line problem, TeleAdelphComcast will be here tommorrow morning.

HD was up for me until 11:30pm (when I went to bed). I did not see any issues.

No problems with any of my channels or internet last night or this morning before work. Brian, your problem is likely localized to your house or immediate vicinity.

I have talked to Adelphia quite a few times, I even have a tech's cell phone. My HD channels and cable internet have been going down everynight now, around 11PM. First the HD channels go down, then the internet. My signal levels on my cable modem drop way down right before it totally goes down. The tech thinks the signals are falling off at night due to cold, maybe the amplifier is going. No matter what, it sucks, and its very frustrating....to be continued.

I'm a little disappointed that no RSNs in HD or TNT-HD was added for the start of the NBA season. I am not really surprised because of the date that we were given but it would have been nice.

I'm a little disappointed that no RSNs in HD or TNT-HD was added for the start of the NBA season. I am not really surprised because of the date that we were given but it would have been nice.
It's certainly possible that we'll get TNT HD soon, but the HD RSNs, not so much. At best, you'll see YES HD Nets broadcasts on INHD2 after December 4th. No deal with SNY or NESN has been made, and I wouldn't expect either network until April.

Ya it would have been nice to see TNT HD ... I agree..

I'm a little disappointed that no RSNs in HD or TNT-HD was added for the start of the NBA season. I am not really surprised because of the date that we were given but it would have been nice.

not sure if you're getting it with tele-media but on dish network we're getting a free week of nba league pass channels 560-572.you might want to check your higher channels on cable.it started last night.no games tonight because of tnt but you may want to check friday night.

My parents just got Dish, and I was pretty impressed with thier HD lineup. I'll keep telemedia for now, in hopes of what Comcast brings, but I can safely say DirecTV has fallen to third as far as Dish and cable go.

My contact at Comcast just informed me that December 4th will no longer be our transition date. It is now scheduled to happen in early January. I'm also working on getting information on a new HD channel that will replace INHD2 after it goes off the air at the end of December. I'll post anything I hear.

Update:
I've been told that I will be very pleased with the new HD channel. I've also been told that it's a channel that Comcast offers elsewhere in CT, but my contact cannot give me any details at this time, and will let me know when she is able to go public with the news.

Bottom line, it sounds like this may be an RSN. My reasoning is that Comcast usually remains tight-lipped like this when it has to do with active or recent contract negotiations. Comcast would not have to negotiate a new contract to add a channel such as TNT HD, MHD, etc., and thus she probably would have been able to tell me about it right now, much like she did with WTXX-DT.

I'm trying to get as much info on this as I can right now, but it certainly sounds like it may be an RSN that's coming, based on what I've been told so far.

Update II:
Well, I'm really starting to think it may be an RSN (hopefully NESN). I asked her if she could tell me if it's just a standalone HD channel, or if it will come with a new SD counterpart. She said that she really can't tell me now, but that she'd tell me as soon as she's able to. I say it's certainly a possibility of it being NESN and NESN HD. It's definitely something that Comcast had to come to terms with for carriage. Since she's shared that it is already offered on other CT systems, and seems to have come from a new agreement, it screams regional sports network.

I REALLY hope it is YES-HD and not NESN, sorry Paulie....

I REALLY hope it is YES-HD and not NESN, sorry Paulie....
Whatever man! :p

Actually, I just wanted to see how long it would take before you posed that!!!!! :)
I did some different zip code inputs on Comcast's website, and it seems some places have NESN and some have YES (both HD), but I dont know if any have both?

Actually, I just wanted to see how long it would take before you posed that!!!!! :)
I did some different zip code inputs on Comcast's website, and it seems some places have NESN and some have YES (both HD), but I dont know if any have both?
hehe...

Comcast offers YES and NESN (and their HD counterparts) in all of their Connecticut systems, with the exception of Danbury, where they only get YES, since they are outside of the Boston broadcast area. A few Comcast systems, including New Haven and Danbury also cary SNY with HD games on INHD.

I think we both agree we wouldnt lose sleep if we didnt get SNY, who wants to watch the Mets anyway? :)

I think we both agree we wouldnt lose sleep if we didnt get SNY, who wants to watch the Mets anyway? :)
There's that one guy.

Ch 703, WFSB is not in HD today, anyone else see that also?

The Giants/Texans game is not being done in HD by CBS.

Well that makes sense, I just assumed all NY games were in HD, I should have did my homework before I posted :)

Well that makes sense, I just assumed all NY games were in HD, I should have did my homework before I posted :)
Actually, I was incorrect (I shoulda done my homework!). The Giants game is (was) listed as being in HD. And if you look now, the Denver/Steelers game is also showing in SD, when it's being broadcast in HD. It is a problem with WFSB. Looks like someone fell asleep at the switch today. You'll also notice that the pre-game show, along with halftime and post-game were all in SD.

Looks like they just fixed it!

When I saw the halftime show in SD, thats why I asked.....nice to see the Steelers in HD, now if they would just win. Nice how they flipped it over from SD to HD in the middle of that touchdown throw....

Coulpe of questions...

What number does one call now to discuss adding or subtracting services?
Is Voice over IP offered?

Coulpe of questions...

What number does one call now to discuss adding or subtracting services?
Is Voice over IP offered?
Call 1-888-683-1000.

Comcast Digital Voice will likely be rolled out here in Q1 next year.

Nothing prevents me from getting Vonage or such in the mean time, does it?

Nothing prevents me from getting Vonage or such in the mean time, does it?
Nope.

Is anyone else seeing a TON of digital static and hearing horrible noise problems on ABC HD? Here in Norwich the channel has become almost unwatchable.

I can deal somewhat with the picture interfereance, but the sound quality seems to be getting worse every day. The audio will pop loudly, buzz, or just cut out every few seconds. I have seen this happen on some other HDs, but never like this. Back to ABC SD until it gets worked out.

Is anyone else seeing a TON of digital static and hearing horrible noise problems on ABC HD? Here in Norwich the channel has become almost unwatchable.

I can deal somewhat with the picture interfereance, but the sound quality seems to be getting worse every day. The audio will pop loudly, buzz, or just cut out every few seconds. I have seen this happen on some other HDs, but never like this. Back to ABC SD until it gets worked out.
Since we all (Waterbury and Seymour) get WABC-DT, rather than WTNH-DT ilke you get, it's hard to compare. I haven't seen any complaints about WTNH-DT in the OTA thread, so I'd have to guess that it's either a signal problem in your location, or is a reception problem at the head-end in Norwich. Check with someone else in your area who has HD, and make sure they are also seeing the problem. Then call Adelphia and complain. If they insist on sending a truck roll to your house, tell them no, and that the problem is happening to other people in Norwich (if in fact that's true, make sure they know that!).

Good luck.

I have Voicepulse for my home VOIP telephone for almost 2 years now....great company, great service and for $15 a month, I'll never go back to a POTS (plain old telephone system).

I have Voicepulse for my home VOIP telephone for almost 2 years now....great company, great service and for $15 a month, I'll never go back to a POTS (plain old telephone system).
Good for you. POTS is bad for you! ;) (I work in IT, I toss around the POTS term a LOT!)

I emailed my contact at Comcast again today, and figured I'd be a little clever. I tried to find a question that she could answer that would help us figure out what the new HD channel will be, moreso, will it be NESN, without her having to actually tell me. I asked her if the new channel we'll be getting would only be new to the Waterbury and Seymour systems, and if it's already on the Norwich system. She couldn't answer.

Obviously, if she said yes, it would mean NESN (possibly FSNNE HD, but I HIGHLY doub that). A simple "no" would mean it's not NESN. She gave no answer. I will be sort of disappointed if it's not NESN, or any other RSN. I'll still be glad that they will add something to take the place of INHD2, though.

Unrelated to my earlier news of a new HD channel replacing INHD2 at years end, looks like Comcast may be starting their own HD sports channel that will be carrying their Versus HD broadcasts, as well as Golf Channel HD stuff, etc.

http://www.tvpredictions.com/comcastsports110806.htm

I emailed my contact at Comcast again today, and figured I'd be a little clever. I tried to find a question that she could answer that would help us figure out what the new HD channel will be, moreso, will it be NESN, without her having to actually tell me. I asked her if the new channel we'll be getting would only be new to the Waterbury and Seymour systems, and if it's already on the Norwich system. She couldn't answer.

Obviously, if she said yes, it would mean NESN (possibly FSNNE HD, but I HIGHLY doub that). A simple "no" would mean it's not NESN. She gave no answer. I will be sort of disappointed if it's not NESN, or any other RSN. I'll still be glad that they will add something to take the place of INHD2, though.

Some Comcast areas (bandwidth-challenged) have been told that the "new" channel replacing INHD2 is ESPN2 HD. I wasn't given a specific channel in the announcement I received so I wouldn't think it's going to be NESN HD. If it were then I would think they would have just announced that INHD2 was going away. I would think you'll get NESN HD before too long one way or the other as long as Comcast considers you to be part of Red Sox territory (in my opinion I don't see why they wouldn't). NESN HD and YES HD have to be full time channels on all systems they're carried on by April 2007 or not carried at all.

I hold out no hope that it'll be FSN NE HD based on some conversations I've had previously with Comcast people.

Hopefully it'll be a new channel to both Comcast and Telemedia areas altogether.

Some Comcast areas (bandwidth-challenged) have been told that the "new" channel replacing INHD2 is ESPN2 HD. I wasn't given a specific channel in the announcement I received so I wouldn't think it's going to be NESN HD. If it were then I would think they would have just announced that INHD2 was going away. I would think you'll get NESN HD before too long one way or the other as long as Comcast considers you to be part of Red Sox territory (in my opinion I don't see why they wouldn't). NESN HD and YES HD have to be full time channels on all systems they're carried on by April 2007 or not carried at all.

I hold out no hope that it'll be FSN NE HD based on some conversations I've had previously with Comcast people.

Hopefully it'll be a new channel to both Comcast and Telemedia areas altogether.
She told me specifically that it is a channel that is already carried on Comcast systems in CT. Plus, we already have ESPN2HD (btw, we were the first cable system in the country to get it :) ). I doubt it's YES HD since they don't actually carry YES HD as its own channel yet on any Comcast systems in CT.

It has to be one of the following channels, as they are channels that Comcast carries in CT already:

TNT HD
UHD
MTV HD
NESN HD

It's got to be one of the four. And if it's one of the first 3 I listed, I don't know why Comcast would have to keep it a secret. I know that NESN and Comcast are always tight lipped on stuff like this, which is what makes me think that it's possible for it to be NESN.

I assume Yankee games will be broadcast on YES HD like DirecTV does? Home games only etc?

I assume Yankee games will be broadcast on YES HD like DirecTV does? Home games only etc?
I'm sure we'll get whatever games YES provies in HD. If all they do is home games, then that's all we'll get.

I doubt it's YES HD since they don't actually carry YES HD as its own channel yet on any Comcast systems in CT.

But, then it would be "new" for us as well (as a full time channel anyway) and it would be considered a channel carried on other Comcast systems already. I believe it's full time on systems that don't carry NESN (Danbury & Lakeville). Also this season is the first season that they're pre-empting INHD2 with YES HD broadcasts of Nets games.

I'm not saying it's going to be YES HD, in fact I hope it's not (not a fan of either the Nets or the Yankees) but it is a possibility.

But, then it would be "new" for us as well (as a full time channel anyway) and it would be considered a channel carried on other Comcast systems already. I believe it's full time on systems that don't carry NESN (Danbury & Lakeville). Also this season is the first season that they're pre-empting INHD2 with YES HD broadcasts of Nets games.

I'm not saying it's going to be YES HD, in fact I hope it's not (not a fan of either the Nets or the Yankees) but it is a possibility.
Once again, if it were YES, I don't think it'd be such a big deal and that they'd have to keep it a secret, like they currently are doing. Heck, I've tried to dig up info from some other people at Comcast, and they weren't even aware of it themselves!

Plus, my contact knows that I'm a huge Red Sox fan, and an advocate of NESN. I doubt she'd say "you'll be very pleased with the new channel" to me, if in fact it ended up being YES HD, unless she's a Yankee fan and just messing with me!

DirecTV carried just about all Yankee home games on a channel similar to INHD1. They carried some away games as well, depending if the away stadium broadcasted in HD. I remember a few Baltimore games being in HD when they played there.

Once again, if it were YES, I don't think it'd be such a big deal and that they'd have to keep it a secret, like they currently are doing. Heck, I've tried to dig up info from some other people at Comcast, and they weren't even aware of it themselves!

Plus, my contact knows that I'm a huge Red Sox fan, and an advocate of NESN. I doubt she'd say "you'll be very pleased with the new channel" to me, if in fact it ended up being YES HD, unless she's a Yankee fan and just messing with me!

What doesn't make sense is why there would be a push to add NESN now when they essentially have until Spring Training to get that added. I don't think their phone is ringing off the hook to get NESN HD for Bruins coverage in CT.

For your sake I hope it's NESN that gets added.

I wasn't trying to increase your blood pressure, just playing devil's advocate. I'll stop now.

Maybe they will add SportsNet NY and make all of us Mets fans happy. :)

What doesn't make sense is why there would be a push to add NESN now when they essentially have until Spring Training to get that added. I don't think their phone is ringing off the hook to get NESN HD for Bruins coverage in CT.

For your sake I hope it's NESN that gets added.

I wasn't trying to increase your blood pressure, just playing devil's advocate. I'll stop now.
I thought the same thing, but then I thought that NESN might say to Comcast "if you want our channel, we want our channel in your lineup as soon as possible".

I'm not getting my hopes up for NESN being the "mystery channel".

Maybe they will add SportsNet NY and make all of us Mets fans happy. :)
SNY is pretty useless in the offseason. :D

SNY is pretty useless in the offseason. :D
Maybe, but I would still like it in the lineup. ;)

Maybe, but I would still like it in the lineup. ;)
You're not even gonna be here to see it! :)

Will we be seeing new DVR/Cable box's? I am finally getting used to the SA 8300 HD, just wondering if it will change? I would love the new HD Tivo, but at $800 its a little too pricey....

Will we be seeing new DVR/Cable box's? I am finally getting used to the SA 8300 HD, just wondering if it will change? I would love the new HD Tivo, but at $800 its a little too pricey....
SA is here to stay. You'll be using that 8300 for some time to come. It is possible that Comcast may eventually offer the TIVO software on the SA boxes, like they are starting to do with the Motorola boxes.

My person at Comcast responded, saying that I'm overthinking this. It likely will turn out to be TNT HD, U HD, or MTV HD.

Ugh! 3 crap channels......

Ugh! 3 crap channels......
Don't fear. Come the start of baseball season, we will have some HD RSNs, that's for sure.

I've decided that I'm pretty sure the INHD2 replacement will be TNT HD, which would be great to have for NBA basketball in HD.

On another note, I decided to contact my friend at NESN this morning. I simply asked her if there had been any talks about our area with Comcast, that she could speak of. She told me that a VP at Comcast had been in contact with her recently about our area, basically telling her about things still being transitioned, and timetables. The good thing here is that there's obviously interest by both parties to bring NESN here, since they are talking about our transition period.

I remain optimistic for the start of the Sox season.

You will come to expect Comcast's channel additions to coincide with what is currently relevant in the sporting world or other major launches. Right now TNT is the most relevant addition because of NBA basketball. ESPN2 HD was added in time for the World Cup, UHD was added in time for the Olympics.

Comcast may not always (or never) add the newest HD channel when we might like but for the last year or so they have made sure the major sporting events were available to most customers in HD.

I don't think you have anything to worry about with NESN being added by the start of Spring Training or the Regular Season but I also wouldn't expect it much earlier.

Not news, but this month's bill says "INHD2 will no longer be available on ch. 775 after 12/14/06. Look for an announcement soon about a new HD network". TNT-HD would be a fine addition I think. Food Network on DISH is pretty cool in HD, but I think DISH has the rights to that for now.....

When your setting up a program to record, does anyone get the "First Run" in the list of features? I was doing some reading in te SA 8300 HD tips/tricks forums, and some people have that option. Version 1.88.19.1 here......I would LOVE to have that feature for "season passes".

Edit: Nevermind, it seems that feature is cable company specific

Not news, but this month's bill says "INHD2 will no longer be available on ch. 775 after 12/14/06. Look for an announcement soon about a new HD network". TNT-HD would be a fine addition I think. Food Network on DISH is pretty cool in HD, but I think DISH has the rights to that for now.....
I was just going to mention that 12/14 is when INHD2 will be going away, and when the new channel (likely TNT HD) will be added. Funny thing is, I have not received a paper bill from Adelphia since July. I called them just now to check on that, and they said that for some reason, it was checked off on my account to not receive a paper bill. I didn't even know they had that option!

Although I pay my bill online, I always like having a paper copy, along with the messages such as the INHD2 deletion message.

Why would this happen?

Set the timer to record a football game, from 1pm to 459pm What it recorded was 1:30 hours, not the 3:59 hours that I set it for. On playback the bar is 1/2 green, one half red. I did not touch the cable box at all after setting the program. Cable box is on a battery backup. Free space availible is at 65% at the moment, with the recording.

Why the hell would this happen?

Why would this happen?

Set the timer to record a football game, from 1pm to 459pm What it recorded was 1:30 hours, not the 3:59 hours that I set it for. On playback the bar is 1/2 green, one half red. I did not touch the cable box at all after setting the program. Cable box is on a battery backup. Free space availible is at 65% at the moment, with the recording.

Why the hell would this happen?
I can't say for sure what caused your problem. However, I do know that the 8300's do not handle any kind of sever picture breakup or complete loss of signal very well. Example: I had a recording set to record a show on FOX HD. I came home to find that FOX HD was out, black screen with no sound. I then loaded up my recording, and noticed that my 8300 had stopped recording at the moment the channel went dark. From what I've heard, this can happen even if the channel is blank for just a few seconds.

I can't say for sure what caused your problem. However, I do know that the 8300's do not handle any kind of sever picture breakup or complete loss of signal very well. Example: I had a recording set to record a show on FOX HD. I came home to find that FOX HD was out, black screen with no sound. I then loaded up my recording, and noticed that my 8300 had stopped recording at the moment the channel went dark. From what I've heard, this can happen even if the channel is blank for just a few seconds.

I was also going to ask a question about the 8300's... They seem like old technology. I tape a show that is typiclly 30 min long. I have it set to record the show in that time slot only (other option being all times), to avoid taping repeats. The show this week happened to be an hour long, but it only taped 30 min of it. Other companies seem to record shows while the 8300 focuses on times. Am I setting it up incorrect or is it just an old box? I would think that if it saw the show started at 8 and ended at 9 it would have continued to record.

Any thoughts?

I was also going to ask a question about the 8300's... They seem like old technology. I tape a show that is typiclly 30 min long. I have it set to record the show in that time slot only (other option being all times), to avoid taping repeats. The show this week happened to be an hour long, but it only taped 30 min of it. Other companies seem to record shows while the 8300 focuses on times. Am I setting it up incorrect or is it just an old box? I would think that if it saw the show started at 8 and ended at 9 it would have continued to record.

Any thoughts?
Sounds like your 8300 is not functioning properly.

On 12/14, TNT HD will replace INHD2 on channel 775.

Sounds like your 8300 is not functioning properly.

really? thats bizzare... so i guess its worth calling them over..

really? thats bizzare... so i guess its worth calling them over..
At the very least, I would call Customer Service and ask them about it. Then they can determine if a tech visit or box swap is necessary.

so from your saying the box should adjust when a show is typiclly 30min long but runs an hour instead?

so from your saying the box should adjust when a show is typiclly 30min long but runs an hour instead?
Ooooooooooh, I was misunderstanding. No, the software is nto smart enough to realize that the show is an hour long one week rather than the normal 30 minutes. It only uses the name of the program as a label for ease of use, it does not actually understand that the show is longer in a particular week.

Is there anyone who can explain the black out rules for NBA games on INHD ? So far every NBA broadcast on INHD has been blacked out. What teams are we allowed to watch or is this just Tele-media not geting the rules right?

Is there anyone who can explain the black out rules for NBA games on INHD ? So far every NBA broadcast on INHD has been blacked out. What teams are we allowed to watch or is this just Tele-media not geting the rules right?We do not get the NBA Channel so we do not have rights to see any games on InHD.

It's very likely that at some point in the future, Comcast will add NBA TV here, and the blackout on INHD will be lifted.

Comcast is adding National Geographic HD to its CT systems (not Adelphia systems) on 12/14. Add that to the list of new HD channels we will see added from Comcast at some point in the coming months.

Comcast is adding National Geographic HD to its CT systems (not Adelphia systems) on 12/14. Add that to the list of new HD channels we will see added from Comcast at some point in the coming months.

I have to ask. Which do I have?

I ask because when I called the support number given a page ago, they helped me, and it was Adelphia...

Live in Shelton CT.

I have to ask. Which do I have?

I ask because when I called the support number given a page ago, they helped me, and it was Adelphia...

Live in Shelton CT.Shelton is a former Adelphia area. We do not "officially" become Comcast until early January.

Comcast is launching their own new HD channel in January. This channel will provide content from the Golf Channel and Versus, at least at the beginning. Details in the article below:

http://www.tvpredictions.com/comcasthdjan111606.htm

Is it just me, or is it a guarantee that Tele-Media/Adelphia service personel will always be late for a scheduled appointment? In the last three years, I've scheduled 3 appointments, and every single time they miss the window. Every one!

Sorry, but nothing pisses me off like wasted time...

Is it just me, or is it a guarantee that Tele-Media/Adelphia service personel will always be late for a scheduled appointment? In the last three years, I've scheduled 3 appointments, and every single time they miss the window. Every one!

Sorry, but nothing pisses me off like wasted time...
Believe it or not, but my last two tech visits (they were long ago) actually showed up early.

Hi All -

Just wanted to introduce myself. I recently upgraded to HDTV from Adelphia.
Ordered on Tuesday and installed on Thursday of last week. After some initial confusion, the friendly lady at the call center generated the work order. Two contractors showed up on time and they were pleasant, efficient and thorough. Actually my wife was still trying to watch her recorded shows on the old DVR when they showed up and replaced it. :)

I was ready for them to miss the window, not show up at all or mess up the work order but was pleased that it all went smoothly.

- Felix

Is it just me, or is it a guarantee that Tele-Media/Adelphia service personel will always be late for a scheduled appointment? In the last three years, I've scheduled 3 appointments, and every single time they miss the window. Every one!

Sorry, but nothing pisses me off like wasted time...

Tech showed up 45 minutes late, did what was needed, and left. Not the end of the earth and in the end did what was needed, but my track record is not good.

Anyone ever mess with CableCards from Telemedia? I know the Series 3 HD Tivo uses only CableCards, so I was curious. Also, I know at some point Comcast will rollout a Moto Box that has some Tivo capability. Not sure if thats waiting for over the Series 3 Tivo.

Anyone ever mess with CableCards from Telemedia? I know the Series 3 HD Tivo uses only CableCards, so I was curious. Also, I know at some point Comcast will rollout a Moto Box that has some Tivo capability. Not sure if thats waiting for over the Series 3 Tivo.
No experience with CableCard from Tele-Media here. As far as the Moto box, we won't be seeing that here since we are an SA system.

I called Adelphia/Comcast, and they are available. I think it was $1.75 for the first card and $3.00 a month for the second (no idea why two prices). It also requires a professional install of $25....I am dying to hear if anyone in here has a Series 3 Tivo yet.

I had a cablecard a while back, just so I could have a 3rd line to watch while 2 shows record. It never worked right. It would lock up, sometimes the channels would show, sometimes they wouldn't.

I think it may have been an issue with my TV, not the cablecard. Someone somewhere said that my TV needs a firmware upgrade to work well with a cablecard.

I know that wouldn't affect anything if I had a series3 Tivo. But I really want one!

Come on Food HD!! I'm rooting for you!

How much do extra premium channels cost? $14.95 each?

My contact at Comcast has informed me that the rescheduled rebranding day for us (originally Dec 4) is now scheduled for Monday, January 8. We will be receiving Comcast's full selection of Video On Demand on, or a few days after that date. No date for Comcast Digital Voice server has been revealed yet, but is expected to be not too far off after rebranding.

Do you know when the internet (HSI) speeds will be increased ? My downloads seem to have gotten slooooower over the past few weeks. My cousin in Hamden has basic Comcast HSI and his speed is approx. 6 Mb.

Do you know when the internet (HSI) speeds will be increased ? My downloads seem to have gotten slooooower over the past few weeks. My cousin in Hamden has basic Comcast HSI and his speed is approx. 6 Mb.
This should also be occurring on 1/8.

http://www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/29/gemstar-and-comcast-to-release-new-version-of-their-ipg/

Looks like we'll finally be rid of the clunky SARA software some time in 2007.

Well I my Tivo Series 3 is on the way....I was so used to the DirecTivo Hr10-250 (HD) that the 8300 was just to, as Paulie said "clunky" for me. I will be the test on getting Cable Cards installed...

Well I my Tivo Series 3 is on the way....I was so used to the DirecTivo Hr10-250 (HD) that the 8300 was just to, as Paulie said "clunky" for me. I will be the test on getting Cable Cards installed...
Be sure to let us know how it ends up working out for ya.

Lots of audio/video burps on House (Fox HD), anyone else getting that as well?

I wonder if the cold isnt affecting my signal levels, like the moisture did last time. They upped the signal strength and all was well for a while.....I hate calling Adelphia for this kinda isolated stuff.

Just got a letter in the mail from Comcast today, confirming the Jan. 7, 2007 takeover etc. The letter doesnt say a whole lot, just stay tuned....

Just got a letter in the mail from Comcast today, confirming the Jan. 7, 2007 takeover etc. The letter doesnt say a whole lot, just stay tuned....
Yup. I wonder why the letter says the 7th (a Sunday), but my person at Comcast told me it would be the 8th (a Monday), which just seems more likely too me. Oh well, no big difference.

Just an FYI: Vince is no longer the GM at Tele-Media. He is now in charge of field operations and been positioned in Middletown. Also, Ray Cenicola is no longer with the company.

I got my hands on some documents issued by Comcast today. They indicate the following for programming changes (there were some very insignificant relcations which I am not mentioning):

Effective 12/13
NECN (New England Cable News) on channel 96. (Waterbury and Seymour)

Effective 12/14
TNT HD added on channel 764 (Waterbury and Seymour)

Effective 1/8
WNYW-DT deleted from channel 718 (Waterbury and Seymour)
HDNet + HDNet Movies deleted from channels 770 and 771 (Waterbury only)

It kind of seemed sloppy to me. I would have to assume that the deletion of WNYW-DT would mean the addition of WTIC-DT, but it's not indicated here. Also, I don't understand why they would show the HDNets removed from the Waterbury system, while remaining in Seymour. That one could go either way. For both of these issues, I will try and get some clarification fron my friend at Comcast. Also, it looks like they decided on channel 764 instead of 775 for TNT HD.

I'll keep you guys informed!

Wow, losing FOX HD is a big blow! I noticed we will be losing the NFL Network in HD as well. At least its not on a couple Comcast lineups I looked at.

Wow, losing FOX HD is a big blow! I noticed we will be losing the NFL Network in HD as well. At least its not on a couple Comcast lineups I looked at.
Like I said, I'm fairly certain that we'll get WTIC-DT to replace WNYW-DT as FOX HD. Also, we will not be losing NFL HD. Comcast has an agreement to carry NFL HD for all of its Connecticut systems. We will be ahead of them, since we have it already. I think eventually you'll see NFL HD added to the other Comcast areas of CT.

Good news on NFL HD, I just hope your right about WNYW/WTIC....I guess it would be odd to just pull one and not replace it when all other systems have WTIC HD....keep us posted Paulie! Great work so far....

I have confirmed that on 2/1, Comcast will be removing HDNet and HDNet Movies from the four acquired Adelphia systems in Connecticut. My friend at Comcast confirmed this, but said she does not currently know which HD channels would take the place of them. I know some of you will be very upset about this, but Comcast is still trying to work out a deal for HDNet, and with any luck maybe they'll strike a deal before 2/1, or at the very least come up with a deal to bring the channels back at some point.

Also, we will have FOX HD, whether it be WNYW-DT or WTIC-DT.

Also, VOD has been delayed until the end of January, probably in the last week.

As always, I'll keep you guys posted!

I realize that this is a Telemedia thread, but... Does anyone know if Verizon FiOS is coming or avail in areas of CT?

Their address app on their site isn't working...

I realize that this is a Telemedia thread, but... Does anyone know if Verizon FiOS is coming or avail in areas of CT?

Their address app on their site isn't working...
Verizon can only deploy FIOS in select areas of Fairfield County, I believe. The rest of the state is serviced by AT&T, and should start seeing "Project Lightspeed", along wtih U-Verse television service next year.

Shelton one of those areas?

AT&T can go rot. Ive never experienced a more disconnected company between their divisions, ever. Actually, Bank of America as well....

Shelton one of those areas?

AT&T can go rot. Ive never experienced a more disconnected company between their divisions, ever. Actually, Bank of America as well....
Who is your land line phone company?

Got rid of Land Line due to having such pain with AT&T.

Cell phone only for me.

Got rid of Land Line due to having such pain with AT&T.

Cell phone only for me.
So AT&T is your provider, no Verizon FIOS in your future.

When you are complaining about AT&T, are you referring to the old company? You realize that the current at&t is really SBC, just renamed to at&t(lowercase, not uppercase), right?

Did you guys in Seymour get NECN on channel 96 today? Here in Waterbury, we don't have a channel in the EPG for it, but if I tune to channel 96 with a TV connected straight to cable, I get a color bar test pattern.

No to NECN on 96, but I do see TNT HD on 774 now, and we lost INHD2 as expected.

I've got TNT HD on 764, and still have color bars on channel 96.

Also, all of my digital receivers (HD and SD) rebooted this morning.

I've got TNT HD on 764, and still have color bars on channel 96.
Are you also seeing the removal of InHD2?

Are you also seeing the removal of InHD2?
Yep, it's gone. It actually disappeared at midnight, and TNT HD poppped up on 764 then as well. Almost as if they had it programmed to happen then.

I've been told there is a delay in the launch of NECN (not that you guys are drooling over it). Seems like it's probably contractual, not engineering. No word on when to expect it.

I forgot to mention INHD2 was gone as well, I do see the color bars on NECN now....waiting for the cable guy to arrive to install my cablecards...this should be fun!

Amazingly enough the cable cards into the Tivo Series 3 went smoothly. The guy was smart and brought 3 cable cards (Tivo need 2, one per tuner), and one of them was a faulty card.

Hello...First time posting. I just hooked up a Sony LCD with Bravia engine, has QAM tuner. With auto-programming i pick up 11 digital stations on the TeleMedia basic cable - in Prospect - is this all there is on TeleMedia, or would I pick up more didital stations if I upgraded connectors? Thanks.

Hello...First time posting. I just hooked up a Sony LCD with Bravia engine, has QAM tuner. With auto-programming i pick up 11 digital stations on the TeleMedia basic cable - in Prospect - is this all there is on TeleMedia, or would I pick up more didital stations if I upgraded connectors? Thanks.
With just a QAM tuner, you will get only the broadcast HD channels (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS). You will also get a couple Music Choice channels, as well as some VOD preview channels. The only way you can get more is by getting either a CableCard (if your TV supports it) or a Scientific Atlanta HD receiver from Tele-Media.

I picked up a pioneer 42 plasma at tweeters today. I did a channel scan an I am getting the basic network channels (703, 718, 730, 707 and pbs) I called to upgrade my SA3200 to a HD STB and got a very confused Comcast service rep. It looks like I can't just go to the Seymour office and do a swap. He turn my request over to a dispatcher. I have have to wait for call. This is a bummer. I am getting a great PC on the clear HD channels but need the STB for the other HD channel.

Is anyone else seeing picture breakup on channels 707, 718, and 720? I thought to myself "I must have some sort of signal problem", so I checked out mysignal level. It's the same as it usually is, and the same as channels that don't have problems. I'd like to know if anyone else is seeing this. Thanks!

Is anyone else seeing picture breakup on channels 707, 718, and 720? I thought to myself "I must have some sort of signal problem", so I checked out mysignal level. It's the same as it usually is, and the same as channels that don't have problems. I'd like to know if anyone else is seeing this. Thanks!
Hi...First time poster...
Paulie...
I've been having the same problem that you reported since yesterday morning. I just put a phone call into the 800 Telemedia/Comcast service department to let them know of the glitch. The service rep said it has been reported and they are working on the fix right now.

Hi...First time poster...
Paulie...
I've been having the same problem that you reported since yesterday morning. I just put a phone call into the 800 Telemedia/Comcast service department to let them know of the glitch. The service rep said it has been reported and they are working on the fix right now.
Glad to hear it's not just me, thanks!

Hi...First time poster...
Paulie...
I've been having the same problem that you reported since yesterday morning. I just put a phone call into the 800 Telemedia/Comcast service department to let them know of the glitch. The service rep said it has been reported and they are working on the fix right now.
Welcome to the forums! ;)

I was having problems with the online bill pay system today, so I called the regular Adelphia number. After I put my phone number in, they transferred me over to the 1-800-COMCAST number, and was able to pay my bill through there.

BTW, the channel breakup problem has been fixed.

Follow up to answer from Paulie last week......if I have a Qam tuner and an ATSC tuner in my set, why would I need to rent a box from Adelphia / Comcast to get the digital signals? I understand that the premium signals, e.g. HBO etc would be scrambled so that you have to rent their box, but are you saying that they scramble or otherwise restrict access to almost all the digital channels unless you rent their box?

Follow up to answer from Paulie last week......if I have a Qam tuner and an ATSC tuner in my set, why would I need to rent a box from Adelphia / Comcast to get the digital signals? I understand that the premium signals, e.g. HBO etc would be scrambled so that you have to rent their box, but are you saying that they scramble or otherwise restrict access to almost all the digital channels unless you rent their box?
Correct. The only digital channels that cable companies provide unencrypted are the broadcast networks (sometimes HD and SD, if digital simulcast is in place), along with some erroneous stuff that I mentioned in the prior post (VOD previews, a couple Music Choice, etc). All the other digital channels are encrypted, so that you have to actually pay the cable company to view them on that TV.

And like I mentioned, if you're like me, you have a CableCard slot in your TV as well. This can be rented from the cable company for less than a digital receiver, and will provide you with access to all the digital channels that you are paying for.

Thanks for the info.....I do not have a cable card slot in this Sony. Somehting to think about for the next TV set.....oh well.
I have hooked up the TV to an indoor UHF antenna - I actually seem to get a better picture on some OTA HD channels than I do with the cable hookup...if I put a signal booster on the cable line as it comes into the house would that improve the quality of the cable signal? My cable line is underground from the street so I wonder if I am losing some signal strength before the cable hits the house.

Thanks for the info.....I do not have a cable card slot in this Sony. Somehting to think about for the next TV set.....oh well.
I have hooked up the TV to an indoor UHF antenna - I actually seem to get a better picture on some OTA HD channels than I do with the cable hookup...if I put a signal booster on the cable line as it comes into the house would that improve the quality of the cable signal? My cable line is underground from the street so I wonder if I am losing some signal strength before the cable hits the house.
Those cable amplifiers (from my experience) do nothing. If you are having a signal issue, I would call Comcast and schedule a tech to come check it out.

And yes, you will get a better picture from an OTA channel than cable, since there is zero compression being used between the broadcaster and you.

If I rent the digital box will that improve the signal, i.e. does the box amplify the signal, or should I call Telemedia to have a servieman check the signal strength....I assume that there nust be some standard of signal strength that you should expect them to deleiver to the house for $50/month.

If I rent the digital box will that improve the signal, i.e. does the box amplify the signal, or should I call Telemedia to have a servieman check the signal strength....I assume that there nust be some standard of signal strength that you should expect them to deleiver to the house for $50/month.
Are you seeing picture breakup on the digital channels? How is the quality of your analog channels, are they snowy?

Analog chaneels are not snowy, but they do not appear as sharp as they were with my SD TV.....there is a certain amount of adjustment you can make with the controls on the TV.
There was some breakup of pictures on a couple of the digital channels the other day, but they appear to be better now.....by breakup I mean that you would see pixels greak out on the image, and the image would momentarily stutter.
I have noticed that the pictures seem a little sharper during the day than in the evening, which leads me to wonder if there might be some relationship to signal strength being not as strong during 'prime time'.

Rich, when the weather gets cold and temps fall into the 20's I lose my HD channels completely. I have an open ticked with Tele-Media/Adelphia on it, I guess the HD signals are very sensitive to cold temps (or so they said).

The analog pictures are not snowy, but they are not as crisp as my old SD set. There is a certain amount of adjustments that i can make with the picture settings. I also have noticed that the pictures seem somewhat sharper during the day as opposed to the evening; could this have anything to do with signal strength?

Digital pictures (on the cable) had a few channels that were showing pixels and stuttering a couple of days ago, but that seems to have disappeared now.

The analog pictures are not snowy, but they are not as crisp as my old SD set. There is a certain amount of adjustments that i can make with the picture settings. I also have noticed that the pictures seem somewhat sharper during the day as opposed to the evening; could this have anything to do with signal strength?

Digital pictures (on the cable) had a few channels that were showing pixels and stuttering a couple of days ago, but that seems to have disappeared now.
The issue a couple days ago with the pixelation on a few channels was system wide. If you read back in the thread to the weekend, you'll see I mentioned it, and then it was fixed yesterday afternoon.

Since I have no way of reading your signal level, I can offer you no help in diagnosing your potential problem in-depth. But, there are some things you can do to see if you have a problem. One thing is to remove splitters and insert couplers where possible, even if it is just temporary. See if that helps improve your picture.

Thanks...will try eliminating splitters. Are there any brands of splitters / couplers that are better than others to minimize signal loss? Does 'gold plated' really mean anything or is it just more costly?

Thanks...will try eliminating splitters. Are there any brands of splitters / couplers that are better than others to minimize signal loss? Does 'gold plated' really mean anything or is it just more costly?
Not for couplers. Pretty much all the same. And don't buy in to that gold-plated stuff that Rat-Shack tries to sell you.