Originally posted by NoUDont
What I wonder is if it will be in HD since it was scheduled to be broadcast in HD originally. As far as the tennis over NFL anything, they'll move the tennis to 33. I, for one am glad they can do that, though I will be at the game. Shutters stayed up and would like to be outdoors for as long as I can before we might have to bunker down. Sister stations with HD capabilities are sweet.:D

US Open and Dolphins

The plan for Saturday as of now is: (and keep in mind that it could change before air time)
WFOR/WFOR-DT will air the US Open at Noon and switch to the Dolphins game at 1 PM, the Dolphins game will be in HD on WFOR-DT.

WBFS/WBFS-DT will air the US Open from Noon to 5 PM and from 8 to 10 PM. HD on WBFS-DT.

WTVX analog will air the US Open.
WTVX-DT is off the air to conserve fuel. If FP&L power returns to the transmitter site WTVX-DT will be back on and the US Open would be in HD.

Originally posted by Ken MacKinnon
US Open and Dolphins

The plan for Saturday as of now is: (and keep in mind that it could change before air time)
WFOR/WFOR-DT will air the US Open at Noon and switch to the Dolphins game at 1 PM, the Dolphins game will be in HD on WFOR-DT.




This is excellent news that the Dolphin game will be in HD.

Originally posted by prpolo
I'm going to buy a Samsung off air tuner for the HDTV today. Does anyone know what kind of antenna I should be using and what's the least I can get away with now on short notice since I'll be using it tonight?

If you're looking for an indoor antenna, make sure it receives both UHF AND VHF. There is at least one on the market right now that is UHF only and you will not get WSVN Channel 7 which is a VHF digital channel on channel 8. You have to be able to point it directly to the stations' transmitter or you will not receive any signal from them. Prices go for about $20.00 or more.

I live in a concrete appartment building and I face north. I cannot get the Miami channels in HD with the antenna. I have to point it toward West Palm Beach and watch those channels when I'm not watching Cable.

Originally posted by Tuneman640
If you're looking for an indoor antenna, make sure it receives both UHF AND VHF. There is at least one on the market right now that is UHF only and you will not get WSVN Channel 7 which is a VHF digital channel on channel 8. You have to be able to point it directly to the stations' transmitter or you will not receive any signal from them. Prices go for about $20.00 or more.

I live in a concrete appartment building and I face north. I cannot get the Miami channels in HD with the antenna. I have to point it toward West Palm Beach and watch those channels when I'm not watching Cable.

You probably already know this, but if you're getting your cable TV service from Comcast, you can get all of the HD locals (as well as Discovery HD Theater, ESPNHD, INHD1 & INHD2, STARZ, CINEMAX, SHOWTIME, & HBO) through cable. The WB is to be added in 2005.

The U.S. Open is on CBS right now in HD and DD5.1 and on UPN in HD and DD2.0.

The Dolphin game is being shown in HD but the announcers are not being heard. I can hear the crowd cheering but I am not hearing the announcers.

Same here on WPEC. So it must be a network prob..

Mike--
Same here. Isn't it wonderful to not listen to Dan Dierdorf doing play by play?

Did you post the HD part in the Programming Forum? That will really drive them nuts over not seeing the game.

not a network problem....when i switch from 4-1 to directv 4 i hear announcers

Bill - I posted it in HDTV Programming Forum and they are having problems with hearing the announcers in Alabama on their CBS station.

BTW, I am very happy that the Titans missed that field goal.

The announcers can now be heard.

Not here they cant...

Kinda sucks... I wanna watch in HD but wouold really like to hear the announcers.

Actually, I have to agree with Bill about how it would have been nice to not hear Dan Dierdorf during the game.

The Dolphins have been playing like crap today.

The only good thing that I can say about this game is that is in in HD and I hope that the rest of the Dolphins games are shown in HD.

I am having trouble getting 6-1 (NBC), so I put in 5-1 and I get a better signal. Same results as 6-1 but a stable signal. It appears that when 6-1 shows SD (when it should be HD) then 5-1 does the same. Must be a network problems.

no sound tonite on 7-1 COPS or AMERICA'S MOST WANTED.....anyone else?

Maybe I missed something but did DirecTV move the HBO HD to another sat?
I used to get it on 509 sat B and I thought 80, but now I read it is on ch 70, but I can't get it.
Do I need sat C for HBO HD ?

I am watching the Fox NFL pregame show and it's widescreen. However, I am not getting any sound on 7-1 but there is sound on 7-2.

no sound on 7-1 ota on network programming since last nite. their news and local commmercials have sound

Not only is there no sound, but it's not in HD. It's stretched SD - I compared it to the analog broadcast. Mofo, I HATE wsvn...

The game on Fox is not HD. The game on CBS is HD and looks amazing.

WFOR just switched from the Raiders/Steelers game in HD to the Bengals/Jets game in SD. Why?

what's up with 7-1?? i called their station and asked for the engineering dept to ask about no sound......THEY ARENT IN??????

What phone number do you have for wsvn? The only one I can find turns out to be a fax machine (305-751 5878

Found a number, and I got hold of someone there at (305) 795-2777, and they said they are working on the audio problem. When I mentioned it was not in HD either, she said "oh - I'll let them know". Doh!

Hopefully the 4:15 game on Fox will be HD and hopefully they will fix the audio problem by then.

They got it all fixed. Looks pretty good - I think I'm gonna like this football season.

Fox HD looks fantastic and the DD5.1 sound is great. This is gonna be a great football season.

CBS went to bonus coverage of the Raiders game after the Jets game ended but 4-1 is showing it in 4:3 SD when the game is being broadcast in HD.

Fox HD was great for the game.
CBS poor SD, bounced back and forth.
What a difference. Going to like FOX !

Does anyone else get a freezing or stuttering on the OTA ? I am getting a stuttering on the OTA, but clean and smooth on the Satellite.

Doug

I am not experiencing any stuttering on 7-1 via my OTA.

Thanks Mike. I wonder if my signal strength is weak. This did not happen during the 480p preseason games. Sometimes happens during ESPN HD commercial or non HD material, Could be my STB as well, I guess.

Doug

Doug - I did experience some audio dropouts during the Giants/Eagles game during the 1st half but none during the 2nd half. There were no problems with the PQ on 7-1.

fox is 720 right?

Fox is using 720P for its HD shows and sporting events like ABC and ESPN.

That is why I think my choppiness is a fox specific. My ABC OTA is smooth as silk as well as my ESPN satellite and ABC and Fox are at the same tower farm. It could be my STB as well. Just waiting for the HD Tivo to come down just a little.

Doug

I was also having alot of chop in 7-1. It was really noticable during the game with a stop or pixelation and audio drop. Occured frequently toward the end of plays or when they switched to graphics etc. I figured I was having reception problems although my signal bars never waivered. With all the trouble they had at teh start I figure I'll have to wait a couple of weeks to see if things smooth out

Ray

What type of set top box do you have. I have a older Panny with native output for all formats. No problem with any of the other 720p originators like ABC and ESPN.

Doug

I know this will sound like a rant but the US Open coverage on WFOR was so disappointing this year. Almost no coverage Labor Day weekend due to hurricane (over-) coverage, constant hurricane updates when it was being broadcast, switch to news coverage after 5pm on the Friday (missing other women's semi-final) and then Dolphins game instead of tennis on Saturday.

Next time WFOR have those who care about a hurricane (or lack thereof) tune to the analog channel!!! What a waste of good HD coverage...

Will

Will-
Had you stayed with DirecTV, you could have watched the tennis uninterrupted and in glorious HD via CBS New York.

Doug888,

I am using a Samsung SIR-T351 with a Radio Shack 15-1880 indoor antenna. I have not had any real problems like this with Fox before and did not have any problems with CBS.

I was thinking about that Bill but I figured that DirecTV wouldn't be working because of the weather. Turns out that the weather wasn't a problem for those on satellite...

Also I was recording the whole thing on my Zenith HDR230 and recording isn't an option for me off DirecTV right now.

On another topic, anyone else out there recording from Comcast Moto 6200 to JVC 30K? This is a beautiful thing!!! (when it works that is)

I had a video stuttering problem with WSVN on both games Sunday on both my HD set ups. I was unsure if it was just me since I just put my antenna back up after the scare of Ivan subsided. I had no problems with other stations yesterday and never had any problems with WSVN in the past.

I-95 and Sheridan Street
Hollywood

STB - Samsung T-150
Samsung TXP2675WHX
Full size RS roof mounted antenna.

Once wsvn fixed their audio and HD problem, I had a rock solid video on the remainder of the Bucs/Skins game. Didn't notice any artifacting at all. I use a medium sized outdoor antenna and am near University and Taft.

Edited to add - I did have a slight sound synch issue while watching the Vikes/Cowboys game via Directv HD. I have a brand new Hughes HTL-HD stb (my DST-3000 died after 3 years).

I see that WPLG 10-1 would rather air Sports Jam Live tonight instead of The Benefactor which is being broadcast in HD.

Mike--
Based on the reviews I have read, it is no great loss.

I am enjoying the game with the center speaker turned off.

Bill - Do you think the game on 10-1 is a little soft? It just doesn't look that good compared to the game on ABC last Thursday or the game yesterday on ESPNHD.

It looks OK to me, perhaps not as sharp as ESPN last night. Maybe it's the Carolina mountain air.<g>

Gary,

I am using a CM 8 bow tie (3028 ?) from my balcony. We are about 160 feet up, but my panny set top box does not have a signal meter on it for OTA. I have not had this type of OTA problem before. I get all the WPB channels as well as all the Miami channels. I tuned in last night to 7-1 and did not get the choppiness, although it was not 720p. I will try to adjust my antenna, maybe I am getting some multi-path. I really don't know at this point.

Doug

For all Directv users(with locals package and a HD receiver), NBCHD should now be available on Channel 82.

Originally posted by Mike4HDTV
For all Directv users(with locals package and a HD receiver), NBCHD should now be available on Channel 82.

Did you had to call them ? or did they appear on their own ? I am at work just wondering if I need to call b4 I get home:D

I don't have Directv. I got this information from the HD programming thread and I was looking at Directv's website and it was listed.

Mine is on loud and clear via DirecTv. No action taken on my part.

Originally posted by wjbjr
Mine is on loud and clear via DirecTv. No action taken on my part. :) Bill...mine is on also...guess the letter from W.P.B. I sent
Re: waivers did some good huh?? Judging from some of the replies I
have seen, some people who were also covered by a secondary affiliate
in the O/O market, were made to call and request waivers!!!!(a 45 day torture)
Ken.....

I didn't have NBC automatically turned on, so I called. I eventually got transfered to a guy in the "special projects" department that finally agreed that I was eligible, and turned it on. I'm not sure he was really up on the whole "secondary market" thing, but it's not my problem, at least at the moment....

On Sunday 9/19, we will be able to see the following 4 NFL games in HD:

CBS: Colts/Titans 1PM
FOX: Redskins/Giants 1PM
CBS: Browns/Cowboys 4:15 PM
ESPNHD: Dolphins/Bengals 8:30 PM

Originally posted by Mike4HDTV
On Sunday 9/19, we will be able to see the following 4 NFL games in HD:

CBS: Colts/Titans 1PM
FOX: Redskins/Giants 1PM
CBS: Browns/Cowboys 4:15 PM
ESPNHD: Dolphins/Bengals 8:30 PM


Six additional games will be available in HD on Sunday Ticket. See DirecTv channel 220 or 753 for time and channel.

Originally posted by Mike4HDTV
On Sunday 9/19, we will be able to see the following 4 NFL games in HD:

CBS: Colts/Titans 1PM
FOX: Redskins/Giants 1PM
CBS: Browns/Cowboys 4:15 PM
ESPNHD: Dolphins/Bengals 8:30 PM
The first three will be available only O/A not on D* S/T due to NFL
restrictions! Games covered by local stations are not available to D*
customers Sunday tkt or not!

when it rains i get occasional pixelation on ota 7-1 fox. my signal strengths are in the 80's on my hd tivo hr10-250 so i'm wondering if rain affects their tower or something. this is the only channel this happens on when it rains. maybe a small indoor amplifier might fix this? i have an outdoor antenna and mounted on the 2nd floor of my apartment. it's a winegard sensor.

greg

The Redskins/Giants game on 7-1 looks amazing. The audio is a low compared to the game on the CBS 4-1.

Couple of questions:

Which looks better Miami CBS vs. Miami Fox HD?
WPB CBS vs. Miami CBS (I'm curious if those that can get a good lock on both can see a difference since WPB CBS runs the weather subchannel)?
WPB FOX vs. Miami FOX?

I'm not looking to create a bash session, but I am curious about any visual differences. Regardless of the feedback, isn't it great to have so much free NFL HD?

I think the Skins/Giants game on 7-1 looks better than the Colts/Titans game on 4-1. Last week, I thought the opposite (CBS had better PQ than Fox).

As for 7-1 vs. 29-1, I see very little difference between the two. I am comparing the Giants game.

I don't get the WPB CBS station so I can't do a comparison.

Stonscrd and Gary,

The stuttering/choppiness I was experiencing on Fox and occasionally ESPN (during non HD commercials) was fixed by changing from a RGBHV video input to a composite video input. The RGBHV input just could not handle the 720p (even though my tv is designated to handle both 1080i and 720p). I have a NEC 61MP1 Plasmasync and a Panasonic TU-HDS20 set top box. (Old School, I know). Hope this helps anyone with these issues.

Doug

edit: componant video input was used, not composite.

I'm wondering, why doesn't UPN 33 rebroadcast the ESPN HD on the DT channel, when it is on ESPNHD. I mean they are doing the local broadcast of ESPN, is there a restriction from them sending the HD signal also?

The Dolphins/Bengals game on ESPNHD looks great via cable.

Let's go Dolphins.

Originally posted by bradbomb
I'm wondering, why doesn't UPN 33 rebroadcast the ESPN HD on the DT channel, when it is on ESPNHD. I mean they are doing the local broadcast of ESPN, is there a restriction from them sending the HD signal also?

I read somewhere (AVS Programming?) that, while ESPN must cede broadcast rights to an OTA station in each team's home market, they need not include HD rights. Apparently, ESPN has chosen to not do so.

yeah, thats understandable, just wish comcast added HD in my area already, I called the local office and they had no time frame saying that this area, South Dade area for them is taking longer because it has never been rewired for Internet or High Def, they just got internet here like less than a month ago.

Today was a great day for OTA HD NFL games. All three games that I watched today on Fox and CBS looked great.

Some minor pixelation problems with the second CBS game but nothing too bad.

Doug & Gary,

No problems with Fox 7-1 this week. No stuttering or pixelation or sound drops. So I am not sure what caused last weeks problems.

Ray

I need to replace my antenna. Coconut Grove area. Who do you guys recommend?

Thanks,

BHB

Hi, I'm getting started on setting up an antenna and I've got a few questions. I've got a situation where my HOA may potentially (guarenteed) give me headaches about setting up a roof mount antenna. I know that legally they can't stop me. (OTARD) But I don't know if that's a battle I want to get into if I don't have to. I've got a Zenith C32V37 with a built in reciever and I'm about 23-25 miles away from the signal towers. (West Kendall, 33193) Would there be a decent indoor antenna that would be good for my area? Zenith Silver Sensor, Terk HDTVi, Radio Shack 15-1880, even a Winegard Square Shooter 2000?

Thanks,

I don't have the NBC-HD on D*. It says to call. What do I have to say?

I have had problems with 7-1 ever since Fox went HD. I watch on Comcast Cable in Ft Lauderdale.

Originally posted by NoUDont
I don't have the NBC-HD on D*. It says to call. What do I have to say?
First go here to make sure another NBC station can't claim you as being
in their viewing area(besides WTVJ(6). If another station with a grade
a or b signal is on the list, you may need a waiver. Also tell them you
are in a O&O market area(Network owned&operated) If the other station
listed is a W.P.B. station, you could argue that W.P.B. is not in your
market area. Be nice, don't yell, you may get the service immediatly.
http://directvdnseligibility.decisionmark.com/app/AddressEntry.asp

Thanks mullen.

Did you guys have massive problems with 10-1 tonight? Got real mad it happened during Lost, which by the way looked and sounded great.

Originally posted by NoUDont
Thanks mullen.

Did you guys have massive problems with 10-1 tonight? Got real mad it happened during Lost, which by the way looked and sounded great.

I had no problems whatsoever with WPLG, but I was watching via Comcast---not the OTA signal.

FYI, I spoke to them last night during the 2-hour broadcast of "Law & Order", and they are waiting for a vendor to repair the switcher. I expect that things will return to normal once the repairs are completed.

Thanks Rudy for the info on WTVJ-DT. It has been really annoying lately watching a show in HD(such as Hawaii, Joey, or LAX) and then after a commercial break it remains in SD. I hope this problem is fixed soon.

this question is off topic but one i've been curious about since i moved to south florida a few years ago

i've seen footage of hurricane andrew and at the time wtvj was on channel 4 and wfor was 6. when did they switch network affiliations and why?

just curious

greg

Originally posted by gregftlaud
this question is off topic but one i've been curious about since i moved to south florida a few years ago

i've seen footage of hurricane andrew and at the time wtvj was on channel 4 and wfor was 6. when did they switch network affiliations and why?

just curious

greg

At the time, the CBS Ch 6 transmitter was in South Dade, resulting in poor reception in north Dade and Broward. They had to use relay UHF sub-channels to reach the northern areas, which in turn affected their ratings negatively. The WTVJ (then Ch 4) transmitter was with the rest in Hallandale.

At the same time, NBC had lost its Philadelphia affiliate. Laurence Tisch, then the Owner/CEO of CBS arranged a trade that gave NBC a Philadelphia affiliate. In return, the two Miami channels exchanged transmitters, which required an exchange in channel numbers.

The WTVJ (Ch 6) analog transmitter is still in south Dade because moving it to Hallandale would cause interference with another Ch 6 somewhere upstate. They spent a couple of years obtaining FCC approval to transmit their DT channel from Hallandale.

any else's 4-1 off?

Originally posted by gregftlaud
any else's 4-1 off?

Yes. The CBS HD, including the football game, was carried by 33-1 while WFOR SD is doing full time hurricane.

i mean off the air ..totally.

Look again at the first word of my response.

The Dolphin- Steelers game is currently scheduled for 8:30 PM Sunday. It will be shown on channel 33. DirecTV Sunday Ticket channel 713 also shows it for 8:30 broadcast, but that might be blacked out locally. It was never designated for HD.

WSVN advises that they will revert to FOX network programming at noon. That means that they will carry Eagles-Lions at 1 PM and Packers-Colts at 4. (The second game was added when the Dolphin game was changed.) Both games are designated for HD.

WFOR will broadcast Browns-Giants at 1 PM.
Scheduled for HD.

So where is the football on WSVN? I'm getting infomercials via Atlantic Broadband.

Originally posted by Petteri
So where is the football on WSVN? I'm getting infomercials via Atlantic Broadband.

The information came from WSVN and the Miami Herald. It was apparently incorrect.

Thanks for the info. What a shame they aren't showing the game...

Ok WTVJ needs to work on that switcher. It now switches within shows back and forth. And during Vegas Commercial, they had some splash screen at one point of the NBC Logo just like animated 3d and silent

I sent WTVJ's Technical Operations Department an email earlier in the week asking them if their engineering staff was "half in the bag" because of the constant showings of portions of their HD programs in SD. I FINALLY got a response (I guess the insult had some impact). I was told that they are having a software problem which they expect to be fixed sometime in mid October. Since this problem has been occuring ALL SUMMER, I'll be patienty waiting to see if it's fixed by the end of October.

Tuneman--
Had you read the multiple posts on the subject on the preceding page, you might have refrained from sending your self described "insult" to WTVJ. Rudy's information explained the situation adequately.

In this thread, we pride ourselves in showing civility to each other and to our program providers.

Has anyone noticed that WTVJ's digital station 6-1 will change your TV's
clock/time back one hour? At least it will be correct by Halloween-31st
(DST begins!)......
:D
ken

The Jets/Dolphins game will be in HD tomorrow on CBS at 4:15 PM.

Originally posted by kmullen
Has anyone noticed that WTVJ's digital station 6-1 will change your TV's
clock/time back one hour? At least it will be correct by Halloween-31st
(DST begins!)......
:D
ken

(Ends)

Originally posted by Mike4HDTV
The Jets/Dolphins game will be in HD tomorrow on CBS at 4:15 PM.
What time will the offense show up? :o

:(

Originally posted by Panth1
What time will the offense show up? :o

:(

Tuesday?

never, I have the unfortunate luxury to watch the game in the true high def, in real like and watch more utter failure. I do have to say last week the rain made the game interesting enough to stay and watch them lose. It was very refreshing and since I sit right in front of the cheerleaders, them dancing in the rain not wearing ponchos was great.

Originally posted by kmullen
Has anyone noticed that WTVJ's digital station 6-1 will change your TV's
clock/time back one hour? At least it will be correct by Halloween-31st
(DST begins!)......
:D
ken

Ken,
I no longer use equipment which relies on the TV station's PSIP data for correct time info, otherwise I would've notified the engineers. However, if one of you would post here each time you notice a discrepancy, I'll try to get word to the appropriate individuals. Or, you can simply contact the switchboard at the offending station during normal business hours and ask to speak to the person in charge of the digital broadcast.
Rudy

Patriots/Bills game on 4-1 looks amazing. The HD PQ is fantastic.

Giants/Packers game on 7-1 has a great PQ for HD. I think the audio on 7-1 is better than 4-1.

The Bills/Patriots is now in SD on 4-1.

The game is back in HD.

I am getting a lot of audio dropouts now on 7-1 for the Packers/Giants game.

Not a local issue. I was getting the dropouts on WOFL in Orlando via OTA.

dolphins/jets isnt being broadcast in hd on 4-1

The Dolphins game is in SD but should be in HD.

The HD problem appears to be a national problem as people have posted in the NFL on CBS thread that they are not receiving the Dolphins game in HD.

Originally posted by Panth1
What time will the offense show up? :o

:(

Maybe next Sunday. The Dolphins offense forgot to show up for the game today.

Dolphins game is now being shown in HD and DD2.0 sound.

Originally posted by Mike4HDTV
Maybe next Sunday. The Dolphins offense forgot to show up for the game today.
I think 0-5 is coming up! They play a team who has not lost a game in
over a year!!!(New England):rolleyes:

kmullen - I was not aware at the time that the Dolphins were going to play the Patriots next week when I said that comment. I agree with you that the Dolphins will be 0-5 after the end of next week.

The good news about the game on Sunday is that it will be in HD.

Originally posted by Mike4HDTV
kmullen - I was not aware at the time that the Dolphins were going to play the Patriots next week when I said that comment. I agree with you that the Dolphins will be 0-5 after the end of next week.

The good news about the game on Sunday is that it will be in HD.

Mike--
Actually, that is the bad news. HD makes it more likely that we will watch the game.<g>

Originally posted by wjbjr
Mike--
Actually, that is the bad news. HD makes it more likely that we will watch the game.<g>

You can say that again.

Originally posted by ANSEK
You can say that again.

Once was enough. But try these:

Dolphins +13 vs Pats. (First time such a spread since the 1960s?)

Dr Z, longtime Sports Illustrated NFL expert, rates the ofensive line as the worst in the league and the team as #32. (There is no #33.)

But there is hope. General Manager Rick Spielman is quoted in today's Miami Herald as saying that the QBs have played well enough this season ; and if he had it to do again he would sign Feeley. Really.

So sad.

Tonight, 7-1 is showing Cops instead of the Yankees game. I switched to 29-1 and they are showing the game. The game is Fox WS and not HD.

WSVN,
WERE IS THE GAME... I cant pick up WFLX
Calling those fools now

anyone get an answer as to why the baseball game isnt on?

Are the debates on Fox?

The game is on UPN (or at least it was at first pitch)

Originally posted by gregftlaud
anyone get an answer as to why the baseball game isnt on?

Yeah , Stupid Debate

Sounds like a bad decision to me - they have to share the debate viewers with the other networks, but they could have the baseball viewers all to themselves. Do they show the Fox ads on UPN? Is the revenue the same? (I am watching the game on the West Palm Beach affiliate in Fox WS).

The game is on PAX 35 if you missed the scroll at the bottom of Channel 7's screen.

yah and it's not in widescreen on 35-1 thank god i have west palm beach fox.

I was watching Lost tonight on 10-1 and I occasionally have audio drop outs and the picture will go black. This only lasts for a second or two and it only happens with this show on ABC. Is anybody else experiencing these problems?

I watched Lost on 25-1 with no problems. Thats a switch, tonight is the first night they are back on since the hurricane. I was getting those dropouts yesterday on 12-1.

I got a dropouts a couple of times and it was with bang i.e. loud crack out of my speakers and a completely black screen. Lasted a second or so.

Perhaps this is a bit off of the current subject, but I would like to know if people have noticed the same thing I have. Most of the CBS programming has good or at least acceptable color with two exceptions. NCIS usually has the color set WAY too high with some faces blooming bright orange. On the other hand CSI NY barely has any color. At times it is almost black and white with a constant blue tinge. I suppose this might be an attempt to be a little 'artsy'. At any rate, I enjoy both shows and wish they would correct their color in the near future.

While I am ranting, I would also like to know if others experience the same problems I do. I have never been able to get channel 16 to map it's self to 25-1 and PBS channel 2 also does not map it's self from 18 to 2. Is this a problem with my receiver? I have the DISH 811 which works beautifully otherwise. WPBF does not surprise me with their constant problems. When I lived in Delray, they were absolutely the most problematic station on the cable.

Tony

Stonecrd - That's what I experienced with Lost last night and when I watched the two hour pilot on Saturday night.

Originally posted by tonyv
Perhaps this is a bit off of the current subject, but I would like to know if people have noticed the same thing I have. Most of the CBS programming has good or at least acceptable color with two exceptions. NCIS usually has the color set WAY too high with some faces blooming bright orange. On the other hand CSI NY barely has any color. At times it is almost black and white with a constant blue tinge. I suppose this might be an attempt to be a little 'artsy'. At any rate, I enjoy both shows and wish they would correct their color in the near future.

Tony

Yes, those shows look that way because that's how their directors and cinematographers want them to look. Call it "autistic license."

Anybody else notice WSVN has started stretching their upconverted SD programs?

Yes I noticed it too. Also the blinking cursor in the top left is annoying as well.

WSVN 7-1 is in 16.9 this morning. The newscast this morning is filling the screen. It did not do that last night. I hope it is permanent.

16.9 - do you mean 16-1 ? That would explain the msyterious 16.1 that showed up on my system last night for the first time...

he means 16:9 aspect ratio. it's filling the whole widescreen. looks stretched though

yeah...16:9...it does looked stretched though. They are the only one of the major networks in South FLA doing that. 4-1, 6-1, and 10-1 are still in 4:3 format...or not filling the whole screen.

Actually, they're stretching the upconverted 4:3 SD programs, and they started doing so full time yesterday.

The Tennessee vs. Georgia CFB game on 4-1 is not in HD. According to TitanTV and CBS' website the game should be in HD.

Originally posted by Mike4HDTV
The Tennessee vs. Georgia CFB game on 4-1 is not in HD. According to TitanTV and CBS' website the game should be in HD.
If you can get D*'s ch. 80(CBSH/D-E), the game is in H/D 16:9 ratio. Funny
thing is ch 4's signal looks like h/d quality, but in 4:3 screen.
Just checked..wfor is ok now!!!

I tried calling but I left a message, hopefully someone remembers to flip the switch!

The game just went to HD. I guess somebody flipped the switch.

I guess someone heard my message? :D All kidding aside, I still don't understand why this has to be a manual process to flip the switch for HD... can't they automate it?

Dolphins vs. NE on 4-1 in HD. Excellent PQ and DD5.1 audio.

Giants vs. Cowboys on 7-1. PQ looks very good. The audio is lower than the Dolphins game on 4-1.

I wasn't overly impressed with the HD picture during the Dolphins/Patriots game on 4-1 OR 12-1.

What was it about the picture Tuneman ? Seemed pretty good to me, on 4-1. 12-1 had pixelation problems, though.

Anyone out there in HD television land have the comcast HD package? Can you tell me what channels they're giving you in HD and the quality of their HD as compared to Directv?

Surely someone out there has them both or has switched from one to the other that can give me some quality feedback?

Thanks in advance

Not me, sorry. After years of bad experiences with the cable companies, I will stick to my digital OTA and satellite. That was a funny ad Adelphia ran after the hurricane, showing a blown away satellite dish and offering themselves as a solution. My dish was fine, I had TV the minute I fired up my generator. My neighbors with Adelphia did not have TV for 2 weeks after Frances, and a week after Jeanne.

The Steelers/Cowboys game on 4-1 is not in HD. The game is supposed to be in HD.

The game is now on in HD and DD5.1 on 4-1.

Did anyone receive 5.1 audio for any of the ALCS/NLCS games? I have not and I tried both 7-1 and 29-1. Is it me or the stations?

Originally posted by HofstraJet
Did anyone receive 5.1 audio for any of the ALCS/NLCS games? I have not and I tried both 7-1 and 29-1. Is it me or the stations?

I was getting DD 5.1 audio from WFLX-DT for the Saturday night games.

Does anyone know if WPEC in WPB is still giving waivers for CBS via Directv for people south of the Broward/PB line?

Last night on 7-1, I had very light static from the rear speakers. If there was other audio, it was too dim to hear.

Originally posted by KDCane
Does anyone know if WPEC in WPB is still giving waivers for CBS via Directv for people south of the Broward/PB line?
Which market are you in? Miami/Ft. laud or WPB?
In order to be eligible, you must have any Total choice pkg with locals
or the H/D pkg. The way it worked for me, they(D*) withheld CBS (80)
due to being in WPB carry area as well as the Miami/Ft. laud mkt area.
D* sent a waiver request on my behalf to WFOR, the CBS station in Miami,
who of course denied the request because.......drum-roll here, I did not
need one as I already am in the mkg. area!!! duh......It took a month or
more, but I finally got it. You may want to contact the station eng. in WPB
and get him to admit Broward Co. is not in their mktg. area. Get it in writing
and send to D*!

Good Luck!
ken:)

Long ago, WPEC issued a blanket waiver to everyone south of PB county. No action is required of viewers except for the DirecTV subscription(s) noted by Ken.

A waiver is not required from WFOR as it is O&O.

Pompano is my address.

Do I need a waiver or what? Currently I only get NBC off the Sat. I actually get NBC and Fox OTA fine. CBS and ABC I don't get, so if I could get CBS off of Directv I'd be a happy camper.

Could someone confirm there is a blanket waiver from WPEC or that I should be eligible for CBS HD off of sat?

I'm confused here.

PS: I also sent an email to WPEC general manager and asked for a waiver, heard nothing back.

Originally posted by KDCane
Pompano is my address.

Do I need a waiver or what? Currently I only get NBC off the Sat. I actually get NBC and Fox OTA fine. CBS and ABC I don't get, so if I could get CBS off of Directv I'd be a happy camper.

Could someone confirm there is a blanket waiver from WPEC or that I should be eligible for CBS HD off of sat?

I'm confused here.

PS: I also sent an email to WPEC general manager and asked for a waiver, heard nothing back.
I'm in Margate.
I'm confused by D*'s policy as well. All I can tell you is that yes, I was made
to get a waiver(D* submitted for me). I think the "blanket" waiver you
spoke of, was given to those in Miami and not necessarily to Broward
residents as well. If you could get a disclaimer from WPB station, you could
plead your case to d*.

Can someone please explain to me why, in the middle of a postgame interview after ALCS Game 6, did WSVN suddenly go to SD and them cut away from postgame for the late news? Do they really think anyone was waiting until midnight just to watch Belkys talk about a plane crash in MO as the lead story (aren't we voting in a few weeks)? WSVN continues to disgust me with their programming choices and I am watching WFLX more and more. Thankfully I was Tivo'ing both channels in case of some technical difficulties. A few weeks ago, WSVN moved the baseball game for the debates!? The debate was on 10 other channels - they could have had 100% of the sports viewers or approx. 10% of the debate viewers - I'd think that the baseball audience would be larger. I don't think I will be watching WSVN anymore.

PS - I emailed this rant to WSVN as well.

WSVN has a well earned reputation as the leader of the "if it bleeds it leads" school of news broadcasting. Unfortunately, most of the other Miami stations have followed suit.

My guess is that they switched to the "news" in order to make the advertisers happy. Or maybe Belkys had a date.<g>

Just a little follow up...

I called Directv and told them I wanted CBS HD feed and low and behold they added it. No problem, no waiver, etc.

Now if I could only figure out how to get Channel 10 OTA I'll be all set. For some reason with my antenna pointed just South of West I get Channel 29 for Fox and don't get Channel 7 at all.

Channels 7-1 and 10-1 are both VHF -- Ch 8 and 9 respectively. Is your antenna UHF/VHF or just UHF?

Also, I believe that you might need to aim more to the south to receive them. The towers are just off of I-95 and just north of the Miami-Dade/Broward line, as are those of the other MIami stations. A map should give you an idea of the direction.

Happy to hear that my explanation of CBS proved to be correct -- as I knew it would. The reason that DirecTV turned it on for you is -- as advertised -- that they have a blanket waiver from WPEC.

Also, I believe that you might need to aim more to the south to receive them.
Between 180-186 degrees ought to do it!

The World Series starts tonight on FOX in beautiful HD and DD5.1. Also, tomorrows game between the Dolphins and the Rams will be on FOX in HD.

Don't forget U Miami v NC State on ESPN HD tonight at 7:45.

The World Series game start time is listed as 8:19.

HD TiVo will be working overtime.

Who do we contact to complain about programming. Instead of a HD broadcast repeat of the past 2 episodes of Lost, which is what was supposed to air, our ABC station is showing a friggin Clint Eastwood spaghetti western. WTF?!?!

The Dolphins/Rams game looks great on 7-1. The DD5.1 audio is a little low (but this has been a problem all season with FOX).

Originally posted by sbddvm
Who do we contact to complain about programming. Instead of a HD broadcast repeat of the past 2 episodes of Lost, which is what was supposed to air, our ABC station is showing a friggin Clint Eastwood spaghetti western. WTF?!?!

This is standard practice for WPLG. As their programming director once explained to me, they reserve the right to pre-empt network scheduled programming to air programs paid for by local advertisers, despite what the viewing public might want to see.

Originally posted by Rudy1
This is standard practice for WPLG. As their programming director once explained to me, they reserve the right to pre-empt network scheduled programming to air programs paid for by local advertisers, despite what the viewing public might want to see.
Why not send e-mail to WPLG asking when their "licence" comes up for
renewal with the FCC? I'm sure they would be interested in how they are
serving the Local advertisers instead of the Public as they are suppose to be doing???:D

Originally posted by Rudy1
This is standard practice for WPLG. As their programming director once explained to me, they reserve the right to pre-empt network scheduled programming to air programs paid for by local advertisers, despite what the viewing public might want to see.

Well if WPLG wanted to squeeze anyone away from game 1 of the World Series they should have aired one of ABC's highest rated series instead. Although I guess I could be wrong. Maybe there were tens of thousands of people waiting to see "High Planes Drifter" for the 10th time.:mad:

What is happening with them? They went to commercial at one point and came back in SD and stayed that way until they went to commercial again. For a station that has been broadcasting since 1999, this is completely unacceptable!

Is WSVN broadcasting everything in widecsreen now? I was watching the news and it was widescreen.

Originally posted by Rudy1
What is happening with them? They went to commercial at one point and came back in SD and stayed that way until they went to commercial again. For a station that has been broadcasting since 1999, this is completely unacceptable!

I am very aggravated with this station.:mad:

Is anybody getting the WPB ABC station in central or south Broward? I am getting sick of WPLG with the programs changes and I would like an alternative. Also, if you can receive the ABC station, what antenna are you using?

Not me - I haven't received it for quite some time with my outdoor antenna no matter how much I fine tune the direction via the rotor.

WPLG had it yesterday..seems to be gone today. I'm in Margate. anyone else in the area getting it?

I just got home from the weekend and WPLG (mIami) and WPTV (WPB) both seem to be coming in just fine. I live in Margate and have a channel master Stealthtenna pointed south and a RS Broadband pointed north both antennas are outside.

I agree that the lousy practice of WPLG constantly changing programming is very aggravating, but your only alternative is to get WPBF from WPB and their signal is very low in this area. When I lived in Delray, WPBF was the ABSOLUTELY WORST channel on the cable, so I have very little confidence of getting a dependable signal from them.

Tony

i guess i moved the antenna yesterday when i was rerouting some of my cables. tweeked antenna and its running again. Now i need to get ready for MNF.

I just got my first HDTV and hooked up my OTA antenna last night. I live in Tamarac, about 20 miles North of the towers. I installed a Terk HDTVi UHF/VHF antenna in my attic last night (2-story townhouse) and I got all the VHF channels with no problem (ABC & Fox) and I got two UHF channels (CBS & WB). But I could not get PBS, NBC or UPN at all. All the signals are coming from the same direction, right? Why would I get some UHF channels and not others?

Jason

Originally posted by jrapps
I just got my first HDTV and hooked up my OTA antenna last night. I live in Tamarac, about 20 miles North of the towers. I installed a Terk HDTVi UHF/VHF antenna in my attic last night (2-story townhouse) and I got all the VHF channels with no problem (ABC & Fox) and I got two UHF channels (CBS & WB). But I could not get PBS, NBC or UPN at all. All the signals are coming from the same direction, right? Why would I get some UHF channels and not others?

Jason

Yes, all of the towers are in the same general location. If you receive two UHF stations you should be able to receive all of them.

I am no expert, but I suspect that your antenna is the problem. What signal readings are you getting on the ones you receive and the ones that you don't receive?

I have read many negative comments regarding Terk antennae. And placement in the attic requires a better antenna than would an outdoor installation.

Perhaps someone in your area will suggest a better choice.

Originally posted by jrapps
I just got my first HDTV and hooked up my OTA antenna last night. I live in Tamarac, about 20 miles North of the towers. I installed a Terk HDTVi UHF/VHF antenna in my attic last night (2-story townhouse) and I got all the VHF channels with no problem (ABC & Fox) and I got two UHF channels (CBS & WB). But I could not get PBS, NBC or UPN at all. All the signals are coming from the same direction, right? Why would I get some UHF channels and not others?

Jason

I live in a townhouse in North Lauderdale and I use a radio shack antenna with a Zenith Sat520 stb. Please see link below:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=15-1880
I have no problems receiving all of the local signals, but I can only receive WPB fox 29 sparingly. After a couple of days of finding the perfect position, I've had no problems with signal strength.

I'm in Weston and also have had good success with this little Radio Shack antenna. I get all of the Miami stations and a couple of the WPB stations (Fox, PBS) with no problems.

Originally posted by jrapps
I just got my first HDTV and hooked up my OTA antenna last night. I live in Tamarac, about 20 miles North of the towers. I installed a Terk HDTVi UHF/VHF antenna in my attic last night (2-story townhouse) and I got all the VHF channels with no problem (ABC & Fox) and I got two UHF channels (CBS & WB). But I could not get PBS, NBC or UPN at all. All the signals are coming from the same direction, right? Why would I get some UHF channels and not others?

Jason

Jason,

You would probably do better with an indoor antenna coupled with a preamp (I'm using a Silver Sensor with a Channel Master 7777 preamp). I get all of the UHF stations broadcasting from the towers, though UPN and WPBT require particular care when aiming the antenna. I also get WPLG and WSVN with the Silver Sensor even though it's supposed to be UHF only. But any good VHF/UHF indoor antenna should do the trick for you since you're so much closer to the antenna farm (I'm in downtown Ft. Lauderdale). You could also check Comcast's HD offerings in your area....last time I checked, they had WPBT, WSVN, WPLG, and WFOR, with WBZL soon to come online. They also have Discovery HD Theater, ESPN-HD, HBO-HD, Showtime-HD, Cinemax-HD, and Starz-HD.

---Rudy

I live in Pembroke Pines, have the HDTivo (love it), and subscribe to D* Complete Choice with locals. Using an attic antenna, I get all the Miami locals in HD very well. But, I wanted the NY and LA feeds (80 - 83) as well.

About 2 months ago, I called D* and asked for 80 - 83 and said I was willing to pay for them. They said that they could only give me 80 (CBS-E) and would have to request waivers from the locals for the rest. About 3 weeks later, I got a post card in the mail indicating that every one of the locals rejected my waiver requests. I was pissed :eek:. I called D* to see if they could at least give me 82 (NBC-E) to go along with 80. The Rep checked out my account, saw that the waivers had been denied, and not only said "NO" to 82, but also turned off channel 80! Now, I was really pissed! :mad:

I called back a couple of days later, and another Rep checked and told me the same thing. No luck.:rolleyes:

so... I called back again... the same day, at around midnight. This time I got a more "accomodating" Rep (a nice sounding honey in Utah -- we struck up a convo re: skiing ;)). She apparently didn't check the details to see that my waiver requests had been rejected, and she ended up giving me 80, 81, 82, 83 & 380 - 383! I'm paying like an extra $2.50/mo. for all of them - total. YES.

I really like having the west coast feeds a lot. I can catch a show later that I've missed earlier. My wife and I now catch the national news at 9:30pm... which works great since we're usually too busy with the kids, etc. at 6:30 to sit down and watch.

Anyway, my advice is: If you want the NY and LA locals and you get turned down by a D* Rep, just hang up and call back and ask the next Rep. And, if that person says no, hang up again... and try someone else. They are so big, and have so many operators, that sooner or later, with persistence, you should get what you want.:cool:

My 2cents worth.

Rob
:p :cool: :D

What you are paying for is DNS service, which you do not qualify for as
you can receive these networks just fine via OTA. You should have the
network feeds (East only) for CBS & NBC H/D channels, as you are in
O&O market areas. Be aware that if you cancel your DNS service, you will lose the H/D feeds as well. We won't tell on ya!!!!

WSVN, PLEASE STOP STRETCHING THE PICTURE OF YOUR LOCAL NEWS AND LOCAL SHOWS. IT IS UNWATCHABLE!!!:mad:

I would not call it unwatchable. I have had a HD wide screen TV for several years now - you get used to the stretched aspect ratio.

If this has been discussed before, I apologize for asking this:

Has there been a change in WTVJ's digital signal? 6-1 is now broadcasting a radar map and weather info.

Thank you,
-Gary

Gary, I just noticed the weather map too. On my set it is mapped as 6-2 with no 6-1 to be found. Surprised no one else has mentioned it.

Originally posted by Gary E
If this has been discussed before, I apologize for asking this:

Has there been a change in WTVJ's digital signal? 6-1 is now broadcasting a radar map and weather info.

Thank you,
-Gary

They are stealing valuable bandwidth from the main channel to show the sub channel. The picture quality is suffering. Why do these stations do this?

I am in Weston, FL and I have an ATI HDTV Wonder with a Terk 55 antenna mounted outside my window. The only channels I am getting good enough to watch are WPTV-DT and WBZL-DT (NBC and the WB) I wanted to ask what you people recommend me get for better reception to get all the major local channels like ABC, UPN, FOX, CBS, PBS, NBC, and the WB. My zipcode is 33326 and I live in a suburban area, and I'm not sure if I am allowed to mount an tenna on my roof. Is there a way to find out online?

Welcome to the club.

If you are in a private home, neither a Home Owners Association nor a local government can prevent you from mounting a roof antenna or a satellite dish one meter or less in diameter.

This FCC regulation explains all:
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html

If you are in a condo, the answer might be different, as they can prevent mounting a dish or antenna in an area of which one does not have exclusive use, e.g. roof, common wall, etc.

There are many Weston contributors to this forum. Perhaps they can help you with some antenna suggestions.

Thanks for the info and yes I am in a private home. Now for a response from the Weston people!

Blueice - I live in Weston and I get all of the local Miami HD channels and some WPB HD channels. I am using a Jensen amplified antenna to receive my OTA HD signals. I got it from BB for $40 and if pointed in the right direction it picks up everything.

I am not getting the subchannel on NBC. The weather info is on 6-1 on my Samsung STB.

Mike--
The HTL-HD is receiving programming on 6-1 and weather on 6-2.

The HR10-250 is receiving programming on 6-1 and would require a scan to receive 6-2. I think I will leave well enough alone and not risk it.

There was another report similar to yours earlier today.

Originally posted by Mike4HDTV
I am not getting the subchannel on NBC. The weather info is on 6-1 on my Samsung STB.

Mike--
Just for you, I hooked up the mothballed Samsung 160. It receives progamming on 6-1 and weather on 6-2.

I did nothing to obtain the sub-channel other than the reboot when the receiver was plugged in.

On my Dish 811 receiver only the weather on 6-2 comes in after several scans. Can no longer get the programming on 6-1. :confused:

Barry

Mike

I'm also getting both 6-1 and 6-2 in OK using my Samsung SIR-T351 STB and Radio Shack 15-1880 antenna

Ray

I have a Samsung SIR-T150 which is for OTA only (no Directv) and I can only get the weather map on 6-1. I have not unplugged my box and rescanned the HD channels to see if I can get 6-2. My HD cable box also shows the weather map only (16:9 stretched). I was not able to see any of the HD shows last night on NBC.

Rudy - Can you contact the engineering dept. at WTVJ and notify them about this problem.

My VOOM box OTA reception is fine for WTVJ on 6-1.

CB Gaines
Surfside

On both my Samsung SIR-T150 and my SIR-T165 I get regular programming on 6-1 and the weather on 6-2. I watched American Dream last night and did not notice any pixels on 6-1 from the additional channel like I do on 2-1. I did not have to do any rescanning to received 6-2. I just automatically started getting both 6-1 and 6-2. I did not have any problems receiving HD programming Sunday night on 6-1.

Originally posted by Mike4HDTV
I have a Samsung SIR-T150 which is for OTA only (no Directv) and I can only get the weather map on 6-1. I have not unplugged my box and rescanned the HD channels to see if I can get 6-2. My HD cable box also shows the weather map only (16:9 stretched). I was not able to see any of the HD shows last night on NBC.

Rudy - Can you contact the engineering dept. at WTVJ and notify them about this problem.

Mike,

You may have to do a rescan. Last night I tested an MIT-MDR200, a Samsung SIR-T165, and an LG-LST-3410A and they all picked up both 6-1 and 6-2 without a rescan. I'll check the Comcast HD signal for WTVJ when I get home.

---Rudy

Originally posted by Rudy1
Mike,

You may have to do a rescan. Last night I tested an MIT-MDR200, a Samsung SIR-T165, and an LG-LST-3410A and they all picked up both 6-1 and 6-2 without a rescan. I'll check the Comcast HD signal for WTVJ when I get home.

---Rudy

A reboot also might help.

I will try a reboot and a rescan when I get home from work. I will post my results later.

I rescanned my HD box and now I get 6-1 with regular programming and 6-2 with the weather map. Also, my HD cable box is now showing regular programming on the NBC HD station.

Still no luck for me. Only showing 6-2. A friend with the same Dish 811 receiver is having the same problem.
Barry :(

My TS160 is showing 6-2 on 6-1, but I have not yet tried to rescan or reboot.

Mike,

I assume you are using Advanced for your cable HD. How is that working? I used comcast when I was in San Fransisco and like that route but the lack of ABC,CBS,NBC and FOX on Advanced moved me to OTA. I eventually would like to go back to cable but I am sitting on the fence waiting for them to get more networks and a working DVR box.

Is their reception and uptime good?
Do they provide DVI connection or just component?

Thanks

Ray

I was hoping to record The Godfather I and II over the weekend in HD but they were broadcast in SD on WBFS 32 33-1. Anyone know why these weren't in HD? When will the HD broadcast be of these? They should be part of the Paramount HDOne package. Thanks.

Will

Ray(stonecrd) - The HD package from Advanced is very good but overpriced. They offer ESPNHD, DiscoveryHD, HDNET, HDNET Movies, NBCHD, HBOHD, and ShowtimeHD. To get the HD channels, you need digital cable which is $9.95 (You get no digital channels for this price, only 40+ music channels). Then the HD pack is $9.95 for the first 5 channels listed above plus you need to pay $4.95 for the HD STB. That's $25 for 5 extra channels from Advanced - IMO, overpriced.

The PQ for the HD channels is outstanding. HDNET and Discovery HD have some of the best PQ that I have ever seen.

Advanced uses the Motorola 5100 STB for its HD package. The box has component and a DVI output. I use component since my TV does not have DVI.

Also, you can not install the HD box by yourself. You need a highly trained tech (I am being sarcastic), to install the HD box. All my installer did was connect the component cables to TV and the box and call the cable company with a code for the box. It took about 5 minutes to complete. My installer did not know that you can use an optical cable to connect the box to the receiver to get DD5.1 audio. The installation of the box was free.

Hopefully soon, Advanced will have HD DVR's as well as Cablecards to rent.

I am waiting to see what happens with the city of Weston and Advanced regarding the fight over mandatory cable for Weston residents. I hope the city wins so I can join Directv and get a HD Tivo or go to Voom when they offer a HD DVR.

Mike,

Thanks for the info. This is about $9.95 higher than what I was paying from Comcast and I was getting a lot more HD channels, so that is disappointing. Comcast was moving to the mot 6200 which was a single tuner dvr for an addition $5/mo. I am happy with the OTA reception but commercials are killing me and spending $1k for a HD Tivo is too much money. I guess I'll just hang in there until the value of the Advanced offering reaches my price point or cheaper HD recording options come along.

ray

I have to disagree with those that say the sub channel is not impacting the picture quality. I am noticing considerable more pixelization in Las Vegas than ever before. As long as no one moves all is fine. I am a long time watcher of WTVJ and there is a noticeable reduction in video quality on my 61" TV.

I watched LAX tonight and the macro blocking was almost unbearable. Please tell me I am not the only person who notices the negative effects of the sub channel on WTVJ.

Perhaps I am fortunate to not be familiar with macro blocking; but, to me, both The West Wing and L&O looked about the same as always tonight.

I've never seen LAX myself. I did notice an audio delay on the channel 5 news yesterday evening. I seem to recall someone here mentioning that earlier.

I've been advised that this is a network national project, so it's not likely to go away any time soon. However, the engineer has been made aware of the complaints regarding picture artifacts coming from some viewers with large displays, so perhaps they may be able to tweak the settings on their equipment to maximize picture quality on the HD channel. FWIW, I did another A/B comparison during "LAW & ORDER" last night, and both the HD feed from Comcast and the OTA signal looked about the same as they did before multicasting began. I could not see any picture artifacts, but then again my RP CRT display only measures 42" diagonally.

I agree with ANSEK. I noticed a lot of blocking on Las Vegas Monday night. It is not as bad as channel 2 running 3 subchannels when they are broadcasting HD on 2-1. I am almost ready to cancel my membership with channel 2 over this. I am watching on a 34" CRT.

Hi,

Is there any one here who subscribes to Atlantic Broadband? Do you have the HD-DVR? I am scheduled for an install tomorrow. What model do they use?

Thanks!

Peter
Aventura, FL USA

P.S. Who else on South Florida as an HD-DVR and what models?

Originally posted by dharding
I agree with ANSEK. I noticed a lot of blocking on Las Vegas Monday night. It is not as bad as channel 2 running 3 subchannels when they are broadcasting HD on 2-1. I am almost ready to cancel my membership with channel 2 over this. I am watching on a 34" CRT.

I am glad I am not the only one seeing the blocking. I also agree it is not as bad as WPBT but, I do not consider WPBT to be a watchable signal due to the extreme macro blocking. I hope the engineers at WTVJ tweak the bandwidth allocation. May I recommed dedicating 19Mbs to primary channel and 200Kbs to the sub channel. It really doesn't matter if the sub channel has poor quality.

Well, I got the HD-DVR installed! It is a SA8300 HD. It also looks like Atlantic Broadband is adding ESPN-HD. It is listed in the guide, but no picture, except for a few seconds. They also fixed the issue where there was no audio on the digital out on the channels lower than 100. Ah, as I type ESPN-HD just came back on! One thing is that it seems that Atlantic Broadbad is only sending out a 1080i signal, I hope this changes as I have a set that can do both 720p and 1080i native. I'll call them later next week to see if this is an issue they know about and are willing to correct.

UPDATE: I have read through the HDTV Recorders SA8300HD thread and learned how to set up the various outputs that the box allows. 720p now comes though! It also looks like they have also added Starz HD. I don't subscribe to that channel but it is n the guide.

CBS Miami has been added to the HD line-up for Atlantic Broadband!

I had not been receiving 6-1 for about 10 ten days now, so I emailed nbc6 about it. I spoke to one of their engineers there tonight, and 6-1 is back for me as of about 2pm.

It seems there is an incompatibility with new equipment they had installed recently with some receivers including the DISH 811 unit. I have the new Samsung 26" with the HDTV tuner built in. I had been receiving 6-1 for several weeks and all of a sudden it was gone for me.

He also admitted that the new equipment had degraded the signal. The manufacturer is going to correct it. Soon 6-2 will be back on the air carrying a new weather channel type of station which I believe is called Weather Plus.

what is atlantic broadband?

Atlantic Broadband took over from Charter Cable here in Aventura and other parts of South Florida. I'm not sure where else they operate. Their web site is:

http://www.atlanticbb.com

I received the following today from Advanced Cable:

'We currently offer the following channels in HD: Discovery HD Theater,
ESPN, HDNet, HDNet Movies and WTVJ6 HD (NBC). We will soon be adding
CBS4 and ABC10

Advanced Cable Communications'

Now if they can get Fox and/or release their DVR I may have incentive to switch out my OTA.

I would rather have Advanced offer inHD or TNTHD or BravoHD(soon to be Universal HD) or ESPN2 HD (on January 6th) than the local HD channels.

I believe that a DVR is coming out at the end of the year.

Tonight, the West Wing looks terrible on 6-2 (OTA). It doesn't even look like its HD. I am getting no picture on 6-1. My STB recognizes 6-1 but there is no picture. I am getting all NBC programming on 6-2.

Good as usual here on 6-1 OTA via both HR10-250 and HTL-HD.

Anyone else experiencing 4-1 CBS cutting in & out lately? Never had stability problems with this station 'til now. Signal will be at 93-100% and next second it's zero for a second or 2 and right back up! Seems to happen in spurts.

I never have problems with CBS(4-1). Their PQ and signal is always perfect.

Will Comcast be providing the local sub-channels any time soon?

Originally posted by wjbjr
Welcome to the club.

If you are in a private home, neither a Home Owners Association nor a local government can prevent you from mounting a roof antenna or a satellite dish one meter or less in diameter.

This FCC regulation explains all:

If you are in a condo, the answer might be different, as they can prevent mounting a dish or antenna in an area of which one does not have exclusive use, e.g. roof, common wall, etc.

There are many Weston contributors to this forum. Perhaps they can help you with some antenna suggestions.

I e-mailed Terk and they said the best antenna for my area would be the Terk 36 but the specifications of it are 103.25" Lx 111"W x 25.5" H which is way bigger than the FCC rule of 1 meter in diameter. What would be a good antenna for me to use?

The one meter rule applies only to a satellite dish. I don't know of any limits on a regular antenna.

Does anyone who might live in North Lakes in Weston know what the rule is?

Is WTVJ having problems or is it just me? I am experiencing video issues during Las Vegas.

Originally posted by ANSEK
Is WTVJ having problems or is it just me? I am experiencing video issues during Las Vegas.

That was the network, not WTVJ.

Got the Moto 6412 HD-DVR box from Coral Gables Comcast office last night. Works great and no $1000 equipment cost! Looks like about 10 hour capacity with the 120GB internal hard drive. That will help with recording from Showtime (which has glitches on my JVC 30K). Finally I can truly timeshift HD!!!

Will

I noticed the same problem with WTVJ also. So I tuned to WPTV in West Palm Beach and their audio and video were out of sync. I guess there are still a lot of bugs to iron out with HD transmissions.

Originally posted by holtwm
Got the Moto 6412 HD-DVR box from Coral Gables Comcast office last night. Works great and no $1000 equipment cost! Looks like about 10 hour capacity with the 120GB internal hard drive. That will help with recording from Showtime (which has glitches on my JVC 30K). Finally I can truly timeshift HD!!!

Will

I just traded a DCT6208 in for the 6412, and I wish each tuner had a dedicated 120GB hard drive. I'm looking forward to the channel lineup change that's been announced for January 1st, as well as the addition of WBZL-HD which is supposed to take place sometime during the first quarter of 2005.

I know this is probably discussed elsewhere, but I cannot seem to find
any results on search, so I will offer my apology in advance:
The President has signed this bill into law today. My question is: how
will this affect us in So. Fla.? For instance will we be able to get WPB
locals also?, and if so, will it affect waivers? Dish owners I presume will
now only need one dish? Any idea's on how this will work?:o

Rudy1 any additional info or even a link to that lineup change you mentioned? Thanks.

FYI I figured out that I got the incorrect remote with my 6412 so the swap button was missing. Recording from two tuners is amazing! We are finally there!!! Just need more hard drive space now.

Will

Originally posted by holtwm
Rudy1 any additional info or even a link to that lineup change you mentioned? Thanks.

FYI I figured out that I got the incorrect remote with my 6412 so the swap button was missing. Recording from two tuners is amazing! We are finally there!!! Just need more hard drive space now.

Will

Will,

You should be receiving a brochure in the mail. I don't think there are any links to the new channel lineup on their website.

Rudy

I just got my HDTV service from Advanced Cable the other day. One of the posters earlier mentioned that HDTV service requires "professional" installation. This is no longer true as I was able to simply bring my existing digital box and swap it out for an HDTV box.
The box that I got is DCT6200. I tried using both component cable and DVI cable, and for some reason found that the component cables give much better picture. Is anybody else here using DCT6200 with DVI? If so, do you find the picture better than component?

With a Toshiba DLP, using a DVI-to-HDMI cable, the difference in picture quality is amazing...at both 720p and 1080i the images are much sharper and 3-dimensional in appearance. With component cables, images aren't as sharp sharp on both my DLP and my CRT RPTVs.

Is anybody having problems receiving 7-1. I can not get this channel lately. Luckily, I can receive 29-1 so I can watch the NFL games on FOX.

Also, this has got to be the best HD NFL weekend to date. We get to see 8 NFL games (6 from OTA and 2 on ESPNHD) from Saturday thru Monday in HD in the Miami area.

Mike--
7-1 reception excellent here.

If you receive 10-1 satisfactorily, it is probably not an antenna problem.

You might try a rescan.

I had to rescan to get 7-1 today. However, for me, at least, 7-1 is pixelating a lot (93% signal), and I am getting infrequent black-outs on 29. Not a good day for FOX TV in my house.

Jeff--
Upon reading your post, my pixels started acting up on 7-1. Thanks a lot.<g> I had some earlier on 4-1.

Maybe it's the approaching cold front -- or more likely -- the extra cold weather at the game sites. I have not seen any during studio cut-ins or commercials.

Now, if only the games were more competitive; or there were better games on ST.

I'm in West Palm Beach I cannot tune into WPBT Channel 2 although the signal strength is 80%. It's there something wrong with that channel?

Thanks

I too have lost reception of WSVN channel 7 in the last few days. I have tried rescanning and the receivers will no longer memorize it. If I manually tune it the green digital signal light goes on and the signal strength meter shows lots of signal but I get the message no signal available. This is happening on both my Samsung SIR-T150 and Samsung SIR-T165. Reception of all other channels is perfect. I suspect they have screwed up the PSIP information and therefore some of us can no longer receive them. That would explain why some of us are receiving them and some are not. :confused: