well i've got to hand it to directv today. yankee game in hd was pretty damn spectacular pq wise...

I never got to experience Yes HD last year on D*. I hear it was excellent. Is it looking better this year or is it on par with last season?

today's broadcast was as good as i've ever seen for a daytime baseball game...

Comcast in Northern New Jersey didn't carry the HD broadcast until the middle of the game.Sound was in and out.In the top of the ninth they cut to a movie on INHD2.

What channel is YES HD's coverage of the Yankee games on Directv this year? I know last year was ch 94 but now they only list as ch 95 with "MLB extra innings". I will reluctantly pay if I know I won't be blacked out (I'm in Brookly, NY) but I don't trust asking Directv. Talbain, What channel did you see it?

What channel is YES HD's coverage of the Yankee games on Directv this year? I know last year was ch 94 but now they only list as ch 95 with "MLB extra innings". I will reluctantly pay if I know I won't be blacked out (I'm in Brookly, NY) but I don't trust asking Directv. Talbain, What channel did you see it?

Its on 95, and theres about 3 or 4 different threads explaining whats been going on with YES HD so far this season.. Search YESHD and youll get alot more info..

In a nutshell, you dont need to worry about YESHD blackouts if your in Brooklyn....

well i've got to hand it to directv today. yankee game in hd was pretty damn spectacular pq wise...


sounds GREAT...(missed it)...is it going to show up if YES is your RSN or was it strictly Extra Innings PPV ??

It is COMPLETELY and UTTERLY mindboggling that aside from no csr knowledge of it's presence, that there is no D* advertising for this of any sort...never mind keeping customers informed, what about for soliciting NEW customers....incredible...surely they must be paying large buckets of cash for it (cuz nothing Yankees related comes cheap)...I can only imagine that it is not a total lock and that they're fearfulof overselling it and then losing the rights if it's an issue under debate for some mysterious reason...anyhow, guess we enjoy em one game at a time !!

no posts in the afternoon yesterday confirming...weird, thought thread was closed for maint or something.

moo

sounds GREAT...(missed it)...is it going to show up if YES is your RSN or was it strictly Extra Innings PPV ??


moo

Its available to all subs whose RSN is YES, and to MBLBEI subs...

today's game should be interesting. it's on espn hd, but it's also listed in my guide on 95. i have no idea which channel to record...

Not in hd on ESPN. There's your answer.

was in HD for the top of the first on ESPN, but it just switched to SD

EDIT: back to HD now

Comparing the 2, the YES feed is way cleaner.

Im gettin HD on ESPN on Charter Cable here in Michigan for the Yanks game...wierd..I didnt think that game was scheduled for HD on ESPN?

Comparing the 2, the YES feed is way cleaner.

Strangely enough in comaparing ESPNHD on Charter Cable, and YESHD on D*, the YESHD does look as good if not better...

Well, kudos to YESHD, because you can bet your bottom dollar that D* is not responsible....

espn is completely blacked out here in nyc. the game is on 95 and once again looks freaking spectacular

espn is completely blacked out here in nyc. the game is on 95 and once again looks freaking spectacular

Yeah, Im blacked out of ESPN on D* too.. And the game on 95 does look outstanding, IMO....

espn is completely blacked out here

Yeah, It’s blacked out for me too! :mad:
But that’s because I’m at work. :rolleyes: :D

I wish YES would do their rebroadcast-- “Encore Presentation” in HD as SNY does here in NY with their Mets games.

i'd love for someone with the equipment to tell me what kind of bit rate directv is giving to these yankee games, because to me the pq is far and away the best i've seen on d* in quite some time. there isn't anything close...

You'd think with all the money the Yankees have, they'd have that Left Centre field camera in HD. That would make for some outstanding shots.

I'm flipping back and forth between ESPN HD and YES HD on D*. ESPN looks like an upconvert in comparison.

I'm flipping back and forth between ESPN HD and YES HD on D*. ESPN looks like an upconvert in comparison.

Exactly what I was thinking.

3 nice looking games in a row. i guess i should congratulate d* for this small victory.

as an aside, who the hell made up the yankee's schedule? open the season on the west coast with 10pm starts, come back to nyc for week 2 and play 3 straight day games? if you actually work for a living you have yet to see the damn team play after 9 games. ridiculous...

..as an aside, who the hell made up the yankee's schedule? open the season on the west coast with 10pm starts, come back to nyc for week 2 and play 3 straight day games? if you actually work for a living you have yet to see the damn team play after 9 games. ridiculous...
Tell me about it…. :mad:

I forgot that today was another day game, :eek: just found out... :(
I was so psyched to watch the game tonight in HD.
Oh well, watch some basketball instead. :cool:

3 nice looking games in a row. i guess i should congratulate d* for this small victory.

as an aside, who the hell made up the yankee's schedule? open the season on the west coast with 10pm starts, come back to nyc for week 2 and play 3 straight day games? if you actually work for a living you have yet to see the damn team play after 9 games. ridiculous...

Yanks schedule was really POORLY made up. We won't watch any night games in HD until next weekend. But, I did record this afternoon's game, in HD of course.

I noticed that the baltimore games are not listed on chan 95, only 1 is, same with the games vs the royals, only 2 were shown in HD the last one wasnt on channel 95, i wonder why?

Are all yanks games in HD on 95 or does DTV change the channels every so often?

I noticed that the baltimore games are not listed on chan 95, only 1 is, same with the games vs the royals, only 2 were shown in HD the last one wasnt on channel 95, i wonder why?

Are all yanks games in HD on 95 or does DTV change the channels every so often?


All three home Royals games were shown in HD on D* here in the NYC viewing area. The Friday night Balt game is on WWOR in NYC, not on YES.

Directv = D*
Digital TV = DTV

oops, lol, i get the games i must of missed the last one somehow

it didnt show up in my guide for some reason

thanks

I have to repeatedly re-add Ch 95 to my favorites list, anyone know why that happens?

3 nice looking games in a row. i guess i should congratulate d* for this small victory.

as an aside, who the hell made up the yankee's schedule? open the season on the west coast with 10pm starts, come back to nyc for week 2 and play 3 straight day games? if you actually work for a living you have yet to see the damn team play after 9 games. ridiculous...

I'm a little late to this but with the start of tonight's series on the ROAD (including yet another day game) I figure I would check out this thread. The schedule is absurd but I keep reminding myself that we will be rewarded at some point with more than our fair share of consecutive home series.

Last week during the Royals series I could be found in my car listening to the 1st 2-3 innings on WCBS while eating lunch. I was so starved for baseball and this team that I actually sat in my vehicle listening to just a couple innings...sad but true.

All three home Royals games were shown in HD on D* here in the NYC viewing area. The Friday night Balt game is on WWOR in NYC, not on YES.

Directv = D*
Digital TV = DTV


I'm having a Yankee fan friend from the midwest at my place on Friday and it is a DAMN shame that he can't watch the team in HD. Instead he'll get treated to some crappy SD baseball in large format.

yeah it really stinks that UPN9 that has the capablity to broadcast HD, as seen on Wednesday and Thursday nights could but won't on Friday night show us some HD baseball. Take heed that the first HD OTA broadcast will be on May 19th albeit on WB11.

Will today's day game (12:30PM) on ESPN be blackout in NYC metro area?

Weird problem. Today's game (04/19) is available on ESPN SD and YES SD, not on ESPN HD channel. I think blackout is blackout, why do they only blackout HD content?

NJ Comcast.

ESPN SD is chan 45, YES SD is 49, and ESPN HD is 202.

Assume this game is available on ESPN HD.

Yes, it was.

I have to repeatedly re-add Ch 95 to my favorites list, anyone know why that happens?

Same thing with me. Do you have the H20 from D*?

Weird problem. Today's game (04/19) is available on ESPN SD and YES SD, not on ESPN HD channel. I think blackout is blackout, why do they only blackout HD content?

NJ Comcast.

ESPN SD is chan 45, YES SD is 49, and ESPN HD is 202.

Assume this game is available on ESPN HD.
It was blacked out for me on D* ESPN-HD ch. 73. Didn't check ESPN-SD, just tuned to YES.

Same thing with me. Do you have the H20 from D*?
I have the HR10-250 TiVo unit, and it seems like everytime I go to look for the channel it's gone, I have to re-add it to my favorites listing....annoying...

I have the HR10-250 TiVo unit, and it seems like everytime I go to look for the channel it's gone, I have to re-add it to mine favorites listing....annoying...

The previous units I have owned did this alot, VERY ANNOYING!!!
Mostly they would add the barker channels after I deleted them.
The H20 has not done it until recently with channel 95.

I am thinking that tonight's Yankees game is not in HD on D*. At least last night it was not listing in the programming guide. There was a basketball game listed for channel 95.

I have the HR10-250 TiVo unit, and it seems like everytime I go to look for the channel it's gone, I have to re-add it to my favorites listing....annoying...

Interestingly this AM I checked one of my 10-250's and Channel 95 was just "gone" from both the onscreen guide as well as the "channels I receive" listing....just GONE. I KNOW it was "there" last night as I flipped by to see the Yanks-DRays game and noticed in the guide that there are a couple of games coming up over the next few days. It's not even an option to re-add it. And to boot when I flipped on the TV this AM I had a "searching for satellite signal" on screen because the TIVO was tuned to Channel 95. WTF?

I'll have to check my other HD-TIVO when I get home later. This is the first time I've had this happen with the 10-250.

:confused:

Interestingly this AM I checked one of my 10-250's and Channel 95 was just "gone" from both the onscreen guide as well as the "channels I receive" listing....just GONE. I KNOW it was "there" last night as I flipped by to see the Yanks-DRays game and noticed in the guide that there are a couple of games coming up over the next few days. It's not even an option to re-add it. And to boot when I flipped on the TV this AM I had a "searching for satellite signal" on screen because the TIVO was tuned to Channel 95. WTF?

I'll have to check my other HD-TIVO when I get home later. This is the first time I've had this happen with the 10-250.

:confused:

My H20 does it too, just on channel 95.

Mine did it again when I looked for 95 yesterday.

Mine did it again when I looked for 95 yesterday.

Called the wife and had her check the other HDTIVO and channel 95 is alive and well on that one. So I'll just chalk it up to the TIVO gremlins that seem to be inherent in the 10-250's.

I'll try a reboot later. :mad:

Anyone know why tonight's game (04/26) vs. Tampa Bay doesn't seem to be available in HD on DirecTV ? Could it be the BBall game that is on the schedule for channel 95 ? :mad:

Anyone know why tonight's game (04/26) vs. Tampa Bay doesn't seem to be available in HD on DirecTV ? Could it be the BBall game that is on the schedule for channel 95 ? :mad:

Not every game will be available. 95 is not The Yanks Hi Def Channel.

95 is not The Yanks Hi Def Channel.

It should be.

Called the wife and had her check the other HDTIVO and channel 95 is alive and well on that one. So I'll just chalk it up to the TIVO gremlins that seem to be inherent in the 10-250's.

I'll try a reboot later. :mad:

Just a follow up to this oddity: When I got home last night the HDTIVO I have that showed NO channel 95 at all on the guide was mysteriously "there" at 8pm. :confused:

No reboot required. Go figure......much like figuring out D*'s HD EI coverage, I've given up trying to figure this oddity out anymore..... ;)

I think tonight's Yankee game also will not be on D* in HD as per the programming guide yesterday. Can anybody tell me if Comcast had yesterday's game in HD? I am inching more and more to make the switch back to cable.

I don't think the Yankees are in HD tonight on 95 D*. My guide said Nets vs Pacers.

Funny Cablevision didn't carry YES at all the first year. So that got me to switch to DirecTV. Last year almost every home game on YES on DirecTV was in HD. This year I think I have seen 2 so far.

I bet the game is in HD on Cablevision. Guess time to switch back in a couple months.

Yup, it's time to switch. Cablevision has had the last 2 games in HD while D*'s got nothing. Unreal!

Funny Cablevision didn't carry YES at all the first year. So that got me to switch to DirecTV. Last year almost every home game on YES on DirecTV was in HD. This year I think I have seen 2 so far.

I bet the game is in HD on Cablevision. Guess time to switch back in a couple months.

It was HD on Cablevision...Nets/Pacers on D* Ch. 95 was blacked out in NY...not sure why, since I don't know what channel it was on and didn't care enough to look.

It was HD on Cablevision...Nets/Pacers on D* Ch. 95 was blacked out in NY...not sure why, since I don't know what channel it was on and didn't care enough to look.

It was on Channel 9 locally FWIW. I wasn't expecting it to be blacked out (because I figured it to be a YES Network production/airing). Go figure!

Not every game will be available. 95 is not The Yanks Hi Def Channel.

It should be.

I agree.

Yup, it's time to switch. Cablevision has had the last 2 games in HD while D*'s got nothing. Unreal!


I'm sure after the NBA playoffs, they'll be more consistent but it's very frustrating.

Now YES Network has expanded their coverage once again: adding 7 HD road games and 22 ED road games. How many of these are we going to see on D*?

YES expands road HD broadcasts of Yankees (http://www.yesnetwork.com/network/news.asp?news_id=1623)

YES expands road HD broadcasts of Yankees

YES Network
April 26, 2006

NEW YORK — The YES Network (www.yesnetwork.com), the most-watched regional sports network in the country, will provide New York Yankees fans with enhanced coverage during the 2006 season through an expanded schedule of high-definition Yankees telecasts.

The network has added seven away telecasts to its existing hi-def schedule, bringing the total number of away Yankees telecasts presented in hi-def to 34. As was the case last season, all 61 YES telecasts of home Yankees games are presented in hi-def this year. In addition, another 22 away telecasts this season will be presented in “enhanced definition”. YES’ “enhanced definition” coverage is a result of the network’s “up-converting” its standard definition productions, thus providing better audio and video quality than traditional standard definition telecasts.

“Our robust Yankees HD schedule, complemented with the enhanced definition telecasts, is consistent with our efforts to bring our viewers the best experience possible,” said Ray Hopkins, COO, YES Network. “These telecasts, coupled with our interactive telecasts premiering in July and the new YESNetwork.com launching in June with video highlights, are examples of our using the latest technology to bring Yankees fans closer than ever to their favorite team.”

(NOTE: All times are Eastern and subject to change. Stay with YESNetwork.com for updated information, including time, and broadcast teams.)

YANKEES ROAD HIGH DEFINITION TELECASTS (34)
DATE OPPONENT TIME
May 1 Boston Red Sox 7:05 p.m.
May 2 Boston Red Sox 7:05 p.m.
May 22 Boston Red Sox 7:05 p.m.
May 23 Boston Red Sox 7:05 p.m.
May 24 Boston Red Sox 7:05 p.m.
June 2 Baltimore Orioles 7:05 p.m.
June 3 Baltimore Orioles 4:35 p.m.
June 4 Baltimore Orioles 1:35 p.m.
June 18 Washington Nationals 1:05 p.m.
June 21 Philadephia Phillies 7:05 p.m.
June 22 Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 p.m.
July 3 Cleveland Indians 7:05 p.m.
July 4 Cleveland Indians 6:05 p.m.
July 5 Cleveland Indians 7:05 p.m.
July 6 Cleveland Indians 7:05 p.m.
July 7 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:15 p.m.
July 8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:15 p.m.
July 9 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1:15 p.m.
July 20 Toronto Blue Jays 7:05 p.m.
July 22 Toronto Blue Jays 4:05 p.m.
July 23 Toronto Blue Jays 1:05 p.m.
August 4 Baltimore Orioles 7:05 p.m.
August 5 Baltimore Orioles 4:35 p.m.
August 6 Baltimore Orioles 1:35 p.m.
August 8 Chicago White Sox 8:05 p.m.
August 9 Chicago White Sox 8:05 p.m.
August 10 Chicago White Sox 8:05 p.m.
August 21 Boston Red Sox 1:05 p.m.
September 9 Baltimore Orioles 4:35 p.m.
September 10 Baltimore Orioles 1:35 p.m.
September 11 Baltimore Orioles 7:05 p.m.
September 18 Toronto Blue Jays 7:05 p.m.
September 19 Toronto Blue Jays 7:05 p.m.
September 20 Toronto Blue Jays 7:05 p.m.




YANKEES ROAD ENHANCED DEFINITION TELECASTS (22)
DATE OPPONENT TIME
May 3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:15 p.m.
May 4 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:15 p.m.
May 5 Texas Rangers 8:05 p.m.
May 6 Texas Rangers 8:05 p.m.
May 7 Texas Rangers 2:05 p.m.
May 29 Detroit Tigers 1:05 p.m.
May 30 Detroit Tigers 7:05 p.m.
May 31 Detroit Tigers 7:05 p.m.
June 1 Detroit Tigers 7:05 p.m.
July 24 Texas Rangers 8:05 p.m.
July 26 Texas Rangers 8:05 p.m.
August 22 Seattle Mariners 10:05 p.m.
August 23 Seattle Mariners 10:05 p.m.
August 24 Seattle Mariners 10:05 p.m.
August 25 L.A. Angels of Anaheim 10:05 p.m.
August 26 L.A. Angels of Anaheim 4:05 p.m.
August 27 L.A. Angels of Anaheim 3:35 p.m.
September 4 Kansas City Royals 8:10 p.m.
September 5 Kansas City Royals 8:10 p.m.
September 6 Kansas City Royals 8:10 p.m.
September 23 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:15 p.m.
September 24 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1:15 p.m.
September 25 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7:15

After several emails to D*s customer service, this is what they sent:

"Thanks for writing. I'm sorry, but we don't carry YES, SNY and OLN in HD right now. However, we often add programming based on customer requests, and I have forwarded your request to our programming department.

DIRECTV is committed to providing the best in HDTV programming. To do so, we're in constant discussions with various program providers to increase the number of high definition channels and programs we offer.

Stay tuned to D* for the latest news and announcements as they become available.

Sincerely,
Abby
D* Customer Service"

I suggest that anyone that feels they have been shortchanged by D*, speak up and let them know.

I see that tonight's game vs. Boston is not being shown in HD on D*. I mean come on, this is Yankees/Red Sox! I also see that it is on ESPN but I assume that this will be blacked out in the NYC area.

I am leaving D*. Wednesday is my Comcast install.

of course it is HD.

I see that tonight's game vs. Boston is not being shown in HD on D*. I mean come on, this is Yankees/Red Sox! I also see that it is on ESPN but I assume that this will be blacked out in the NYC area.

I am leaving D*. Wednesday is my Comcast install.

of course it is HD.

Not on the program guide this morning.

of course it is HD.
It may be for you, being in Columbus, Ohio, but the previous Yankee games in HD on ESPN have been blacked out for those in the Yankee market. Now, there was a Braves-Mets Monday night game a couple of weeks back that wasn't blacked out so, my fingers are crossed that this game will fall in that category.

Last year these games were carried on Directv, i dont understand it, Cablevision , also is not carrying these games. sO, WHO IF ANY1 IS ABLE TO WATCH THEM??[woops]

I'd like to know why Tuesdays game vs the Red Sox is not on channel 95 on D*.

I called Directv's HD department, and, they are clueless, They have no HD sports schedule for May as of yet,why isnt tonights game on??

Last year these games were carried on Directv, i dont understand it, Cablevision , also is not carrying these games. sO, WHO IF ANY1 IS ABLE TO WATCH THEM??[woops]

I'm getting it on Cablevision.

trekkerj, are you blacked out on Yankee games on inhd? and, are you also able to get it on ESPN HD?

Can someone explain to me why I'm getting Yankees tonight on YES SD, NESN SD and ESPN HD? I'm in MI and sub to EI.

wHEN I SAW WHAT dIRECTV WAS DOING LAST WEEK with the NBA playoffs , i called Cablevision, install is coming tomorrow, i was hoping for today :(

Can someone explain to me why I'm getting Yankees tonight on YES SD, NESN SD and ESPN HD? I'm in MI and sub to EI.

Its a national game, so, only NY and Boston are blacked out on ESPN, i also have ei, but, im not getting 623 Nesn, are you getting Nesn on 623 or , in the 700's?

The picture is real jerky here on Cablevision. It seems to be jumping a few frames every 3-4 seconds or so.

Anyone else experiencing this???

They seem to have fixed it now.


I am blacked out on everything, just getting it on Channel 715.

The picture is real jerky here on Cablevision. It seems to be jumping a few frames every 3-4 seconds or so.

Anyone else experiencing this???


Where are you located at? im wondering if the folks in NYC are also getting this via Cablevision.
as a side note, i called CV, and they told me they dont carry any Yankee away games in HD, does any1 know what their talking about anymore???

I'm in Morris, NJ. Getting it fine. When no game is on, channel 715 actually says "ALL" games will now be on YES-HD. They are referring to the added away games in HD and the added enhanced definition away games. The person you talked to doesn't know what they are talking about.

thanks trekkerj, thats what i was hoping for...

Its a national game, so, only NY and Boston are blacked out on ESPN, i also have ei, but, im not getting 623 Nesn, are you getting Nesn on 623 or , in the 700's?

I'm getting this game on NESN on 623 and YES on 622. I figured I should be blacked out on the YES game but I'm not.

Looks like tonight's game is not on D* either in HD according to the programming guide. Disappointing.

Looks like tonight's game is not on D* either in HD according to the programming guide. Disappointing.

From what I remember, D* yanked YES-HD on Sundays last fall. I thought that was because NFLST required the bandwith. It is possible that because of the NBA and NHL games, D* has decided to show HD (NBA and/or NHL) playoffs instead of MLB regular season games? I am hoping so. That would mean that come the end of June, there is less of an excuse!

Here in Central NJ on Comcast we did not get the game in HD last night. Normally the INHD2 programming would have been interrupted on ch 207. We were also blacked out on ESPNHD. Lat year we got the away HD games in September and I called Comcast's Marketing Dept and asked them why we are not getting it this year.

Looks like tonight's game is not on D* either in HD according to the programming guide. Disappointing.

very disappointing.

From what I remember, D* yanked YES-HD on Sundays last fall. I thought that was because NFLST required the bandwith. It is possible that because of the NBA and NHL games, D* has decided to show HD (NBA and/or NHL) playoffs instead of MLB regular season games? I am hoping so. That would mean that come the end of June, there is less of an excuse!

I've yet to see 1 HD playoff hockey game on D*.

From what I remember, D* yanked YES-HD on Sundays last fall. I thought that was because NFLST required the bandwith. It is possible that because of the NBA and NHL games, D* has decided to show HD (NBA and/or NHL) playoffs instead of MLB regular season games? I am hoping so. That would mean that come the end of June, there is less of an excuse!

It would be great if someone from Directv with knowledge of what is going on could comment on this instead of us constantly trying to speculate about why they do the things they do.

I've yet to see 1 HD playoff hockey game on D*.


you obviously aren't looking hard enough. nbc has been showing the saturday afternoon playoff and regular season games in hd for some time now...

Looks like tonight's game is not on D* either in HD according to the programming guide. Disappointing.

no espn, no ch 95(pacers/nets...) wonder why espn couldn't show the sox/yankees again tonight since they had all their stuff in boston already? fwiw, they're showing the red sox again tomorrow night.

someone from Directv with knowledge of what is going on
Bit of an oxymoron isn't it?.. :D

seems pretty clear to me that they have room for basically one or 2 HD RSN's at a time and now that they are offering others besides just YES, yes gets an equal chunk of the pie like everyone else.

They are actually going backwards in the largest DMA in regards to HD. Why they dont at least put the Local HD RSN's in MPEG4 I'll never understand. If they are too cheap to spring for another few encoders then sHut off the stupid duplicate big 4 MPEG4 HD feeds in NY and put up the RSN,s PBS, and the other local channels with HD. They have room for 500 LIL and arn't even using a sizable fraction of that space.

They are IDIOTS.

Does anyone get YES HD from Comcast tonight (06/14)?

Does anyone get YES HD from Comcast tonight (06/14)?

Yeah I'm having issues with the feed here on the Comcast of Ocean County system (Brick). The feed was turned on late as well.

Why is tonight's Yankees home game not in HD on D*? Watching it in SD on YES ch 622 but no YES HD in the 90's. I thought every home game carried by YES would also be broadcast in HD.

-NJJ

Well the feed on Comcast came back on after 8. All is well now. Can't wait for the METS SNY-HD telecasts coming Friday. :)

[QUOTE=NJ Jackals]Why is tonight's Yankees home game not in HD on D*? Watching it in SD on YES ch 622 but no YES HD in the 90's. I thought every home game carried by YES would also be broadcast in HD.

All of the Yankee home games are in HD, but D* does not show all of them.

Someone answer me this: I watched all of My9's coverage of the game last night and it was 4x3, right? Now today Fox5 shows clips of the game, it's shown in 16x9. Question: How can this be?, 2nd Question: If it is not stretched, which it didn't appear to be, why doesn't My9 show it like this, since it is obivious that they have the ability to do so?

Someone answer me this: I watched all of My9's coverage of the game last night and it was 4x3, right? Now today Fox5 shows clips of the game, it's shown in 16x9. Question: How can this be?, 2nd Question: If it is not stretched, which it didn't appear to be, why doesn't My9 show it like this, since it is obivious that they have the ability to do so?

It may have been a Chicago channel that you saw the clips from, which was in 16x9.

Someone answer me this: I watched all of My9's coverage of the game last night and it was 4x3, right? Now today Fox5 shows clips of the game, it's shown in 16x9. Question: How can this be?, 2nd Question: If it is not stretched, which it didn't appear to be, why doesn't My9 show it like this, since it is obivious that they have the ability to do so?


That is because the game is done in HD by YES. It is just that My9 is a crappy station, that does not show HD. I still can't believe that Yankees are associated with worst tv station in New York.

As a matter of fact most Yankees games that are not shown in HD are actually recorded in HD. For example Saturday Fox games are produced by Fox and shown by Fox, but YES is still recording and producing that game as it was broadcasting it.

Watch today on YES HD when they'll show highlites from Saturday's Fox game. They will be in HD.

It may have been a Chicago channel that you saw the clips from, which was in 16x9.


No they were not. The highlites were from HD source. I am pretty sure that no away games for White Sox are shown in HD either on WGN or FSN Chicago.

That is because the game is done in HD by YES. It is just that My9 is a crappy station, that does not show HD. I still can't believe that Yankees are associated with worst tv station in New York.

As a matter of fact most Yankees games that are not shown in HD are actually recorded in HD. For example Saturday Fox games are produced by Fox and shown by Fox, but YES is still recording and producing that game as it was broadcasting it.

Watch today on YES HD when they'll show highlites from Saturday's Fox game. They will be in HD.

That 'splains it! Thanks.

Thanks guys, that makes sense, so anyone know when My9's TV contact with the yankees is up?

Thanks guys, that makes sense, so anyone know when My9's TV contact with the yankees is up?

Not soon enough for me. Here in CT WCTX carries the Yanks. They stretch the sd signal which of course distorts the picture. They seem to think it's a good idea. :confused:

As a matter of fact most Yankees games that are not shown in HD are actually recorded in HD. For example Saturday Fox games are produced by Fox and shown by Fox, but YES is still recording and producing that game as it was broadcasting it.

Watch today on YES HD when they'll show highlites from Saturday's Fox game. They will be in HD.

we actually share the same HD television truck when big FOX comes to the Bronx. so FOX just leaves the video on our DDRs that we have on the truck. there is very little tape on board anymore.

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Here's (http://gamecreekvideo.com/specs/yankeeclipper/schematic.html) the link newyorktd tried to provide. The board restricts providing url links until you've got 5 posts.

Is that the same truck that's used for Nets games?

we actually share the same HD television truck when big FOX comes to the Bronx. so FOX just leaves the video on our DDRs that we have on the truck. there is very little tape on board anymore.

gamecreekvideo <dot> com/specs/yankeeclipper/schematic.html

Wow, that proves that companies actually share equipment. On this forum it was always thought that there is always seperate trucks.

If Fox shares the truck why they do not show the games in HD. Fox Saturday look so bad like they were shot using composite video.

Looks like a call to the My 9 station or programming manger is in order for us folks who want Max HD coverage for our Yankees. The phone number is 212-452-3930. Do try to call after Monday 9AM or don't cry if no one answers.

yes, the Nets use that truck.

fox's baseball policy is that if the home team broadcast has a suitable truck they will share since the home braodcast is not working when fox is there. (sat afternoon)

and i don't know why FOX doesn't broadcast HD. i think they take the 16 : 9 hd and just downconvert it to 16 : 9 sd...prob a $ thing.

That is because the game is done in HD by YES. It is just that My9 is a crappy station, that does not show HD. I still can't believe that Yankees are associated with worst tv station in New York.

As a matter of fact most Yankees games that are not shown in HD are actually recorded in HD. For example Saturday Fox games are produced by Fox and shown by Fox, but YES is still recording and producing that game as it was broadcasting it.

Watch today on YES HD when they'll show highlites from Saturday's Fox game. They will be in HD.

Ok, so YES is capturing the game in HD and YES is only available via cable or satellite. MY9 is doing the broadcast and it is available on cable, satellite and OTA. Why can’t they show it in HD OTA?

Ok, so YES is capturing the game in HD and YES is only available via cable or satellite. MY9 is doing the broadcast and it is available on cable, satellite and OTA. Why can’t they show it in HD OTA?

Probably a money issue.

and i don't know why FOX doesn't broadcast HD. i think they take the 16 : 9 hd and just downconvert it to 16 : 9 sd...prob a $ thing.

It probably wasn't part of the MLB contract.

I don't watch the FOX HD :rolleyes: broadcast of a Yankee game, it looks that bad.

I don't watch the FOX HD :rolleyes: broadcast of a Yankee game, it looks that bad.

It's not HD.

They try to pass it off that way... 480i up converted to 720p.

Did anyone get last night's game in HD? On RCN? I thought all home games were supposed to be in HD, but my cable box was producing an SD signal.

Here in Cental Jersey via Comcast, the beginning of the game was not shown in HD. When I checked again at 9:00, the game was on in HD.

I got the game in HD from Comcast via YES

The YES feed didn't come on until around 8 PM last night. I checked a few times during the 7 PM hour, and The Twilight Zone was showing. These things happen and its a good thing they realized the problem.

Interesting. I'd really like to hear from someone else with RCN. I turned it on in the 5th inning at about 8:30 and it was not HD from that point until the end of the game.

Good to see the Yankees on channel 95 on D* tonight vs Blue Jays. However, it's not in HD. They said at the start of the game it was presented in HD. Is anyone one seeing it in hd on other cable systems?

edit..They are having tech issues as they tried to switch to hd and it froze up.

it's supposed to be in HD. On cable it's not in HD either.

it's supposed to be in HD. On cable it's not in HD either.

It's in HD on the Blue Jays' network (Sportsnet, owned by Rogers, which also owns the Jays). I think YES and Sportsnet are running separate sets of cameras, and of course, with different announcers.

Try ESPN.

it's supposed to be in HD. On cable it's not in HD either.


It's on in HD now. Looks like they had some backhaul transmission problems.

There are 3 HD production teams in the stadium: YES, Sportsnet and ESPN.

The colours look really washed out on YES vs Sportsnet.

The colours look really washed out on YES vs Sportsnet.

Color on YES is perfect in my opinion. Sportsnet color is too intensive. It looks like chroma is turned all the way up. Also YES has 5.1 audio and Sportsnet is only 2.0.

Do YES and ESPN have any problems with the billboard behind homeplate, with all those Canadian ads? Do they remove them electronically, or do they just avoid the centerfield camera most of the time?

Do YES and ESPN have any problems with the billboard behind homeplate, with all those Canadian ads? Do they remove them electronically, or do they just avoid the centerfield camera most of the time?


On YES you can see Canadian ads on the billboard behind the plate.

[QUOTE=NJ Jackals]Why is tonight's Yankees home game not in HD on D*? Watching it in SD on YES ch 622 but no YES HD in the 90's. I thought every home game carried by YES would also be broadcast in HD.

All of the Yankee home games are in HD, but D* does not show all of them.
Is this true? How many games on average are not shown in HD? I have TWC and all the YES games are in HD (even road games). Now Im having 2nd thoughts about switching over to DTV.

[QUOTE=raoul5788]
Is this true? How many games on average are not shown in HD? I have TWC and all the YES games are in HD (even road games). Now Im having 2nd thoughts about switching over to DTV.

Well not all road games... only the pre-set 30+ (as well as the "Enhanced" bunch as well) which were announced in the beginning of the season and you can probably find earlier in this thread.

[QUOTE=shadyridr]

Well not all road games... only the pre-set 30+ (as well as the "Enhanced" bunch as well) which were announced in the beginning of the season and you can probably find earlier in this thread.
OK maybe not all, but the majority are in HD. Reading this thread DTV seems to have alot of problems airing Yankee games in HD. Has this issue been fixed or no? Was this only an issue for people outside of NY cuz I live in Staten Island.

5 game series in Boston (for NYC area viewers)
Sat game is on Fox. Sun night game is on ESPN HD. Monday game is on YESHD
The 2nd game of Fri is on My 9 (they suck)

What about the 1st game of Fri? Will it be on YES HD?

5 game series in Boston (for NYC area viewers)
Sat game is on Fox. Sun night game is on ESPN HD. Monday game is on YESHD
The 2nd game of Fri is on My 9 (they suck)

What about the 1st game of Fri? Will it be on YES HD?
nywst, the 1:00pm game on Fri will be on YES/YES-HD.

5 game series in Boston (for NYC area viewers)
Sat game is on Fox. Sun night game is on ESPN HD. Monday game is on YESHD
The 2nd game of Fri is on My 9 (they suck)

What about the 1st game of Fri? Will it be on YES HD?

its a rainout makeup - so dont expect the guide to be updated properly.

It will be on YES-HD.... the only question is whether each cable/satellite provider are ready for it...

Thanks a lot, guys!

The 2nd game of Fri is on My 9 (they suck)

Why all games are not simulcast on YES is beyond me.

Why all games are not simulcast on YES is beyond me.


$$$ and ratings

$$$ and ratings

You show it on free tv and also on YES. Wouldn't that give them $$$ and ratings? Doesn't NESN do that with their TV 38 games?

Why all games are not simulcast on YES is beyond me.

Unless My9 was getting all of the ad revenue, what would motivate My9 to allow YES to take their feed and cut their viewership (because who w/ YED-HD would watch SD-9?

How about forcing My9 to show it in HD next year? Heck I'll take the rest of the games this year. Aren't they supposed to have an all HD prime time lineup anyway this fall?

Has anyone heard if the Yankees/Red Sox game will be shown on ch 95 at 1PM today? I see Monday's game is in the guide.

Has anyone heard if the Yankees/Red Sox game will be shown on ch 95 at 1PM today? I see Monday's game is in the guide.

The HD broadcast of the game probably wont show on most guides (since its a rainout makeup - not part of the original schedule).

YES-HD and NESN-HD are both broadcasting the game.... so you'll have to tune in to find out if your cable or satellite provider got their sh!t together...

O - and the game is also on ESPN-HD outside of New England, New York, Northeast Pennsylvania, and Northern New Jersey....

Are u guys getting the game 1 in HD from Comcast?
Here in NJ is no HD.

Guess everybody is on job....

Guess everybody is on job....
I am :-) Did u call Comcast and ask them why the game wasn't in HD?

I am :-) Did u call Comcast and ask them why the game wasn't in HD?

I was told Comcast never carries YES HD. WTF!

Watching the YES broadcast on Sportsnet HD via Bell ExpressVu. Sound is DD2.0 ... and seems slightly out of sync.

That camera out in right field sure looks like SD!

Great HD shots from the Blimp though!

Watching the YES broadcast on Sportsnet HD via Bell ExpressVu. Sound is DD2.0 ... and seems slightly out of sync.

That camera out in right field sure looks like SD!

Great HD shots from the Blimp though!

I'm watching the game on Cogeco and I had that audio delay until about the 5th inning. BTW..the audio is nice 5.1

Can I just reiterate that I hate the current blackout rules? :(

In other words, why the hell should it be blacked out for me?
I'm a whole bunch of miles from Boston.

Can I just reiterate that I hate the current blackout rules? :(

In other words, why the hell should it be blacked out for me?
I'm a whole bunch of miles from Boston.


it has nothing to do with your location to the stadium (that would be the nfl and ticket sales)


it has to do with region - and the broadcast being exclusively available to a local RSN. Its only bad when certain areas, like las vegas for example, has 6 local teams, yet don't get the RSNs for all 6... and any weeknight espn game would be blackouted out if it involves one of those teams... even if they don't get the teams RSN...


You are in NESN's market... so if NESN is doing the redsox game... you shouldn't be able to see it on any other channel

None of the games on the West Coast are on YES-HD this week? Is that correct? I guess the next HD game is next Tue vs Det

None of the games on the West Coast are on YES-HD this week? Is that correct? I guess the next HD game is next Tue vs Det
Yankees/Mariners is on ch 95 but for some reason it's not HD.

Yankees/Mariners is on ch 95 but for some reason it's not HD.
Well they didnt say at the beginning of the game "This game being broadcast in HD" so I assume this is one of the road games not in HD. I hope so I just got D* and Id be pretty depressed if I dont get as many games in HD as I did on TWC

Well they didnt say at the beginning of the game "This game being broadcast in HD" so I assume this is one of the road games not in HD. I hope so I just got D* and Id be pretty depressed if I dont get as many games in HD as I did on TWC
I didn't catch the beginning, it's too bad the Seattle RSN is not the broadcaster being used as the closeups look good enough that I'll be the game is in HD in Seattle.

I didn't catch the beginning, it's too bad the Seattle RSN is not the broadcaster being used as the closeups look good enough that I'll be the game is in HD in Seattle.

FSN NW is doing the game in HD...

This was not one of the scheduled HD road games for YES, so nobody is getting YESHD for this game. (on TWC in NYC the YESHD channel was activated... we see the game with the blue bars on the side...) This may be another one of the YES "Enhanced" games (which I guess they do for games where the road team does HD but they cant' use the HD video feed for themselves) - Picture is a bit better than SD i guess... Sound slighly better....

what a waste of space that was...a non-HD game instead of an HD game broadcasting elsewhere

The brooms came out as the Yankees swept 5-games-straight :eek: from the Red Sox @ Boston in glorious HD last weekend... I love it! :D

I assume we will get another Yankees game on 95 not in HD...I don't see any reason for this, unless they use FSN NW feed.

Good to see the YES feed on D*95 tonight. I'd rather listen to Singelton and Murcer then those idgits Hudler and the other dweeb on FSN WEST.

WTF, another game on D*95 in SD!!!

WTF, another game on D*95 in SD!!!

You noticed that too...all the while a HD Dodgers game on E*. I am surprised they did not at least put that one on 95.

FSN NW is doing the game in HD...

This was not one of the scheduled HD road games for YES, so nobody is getting YESHD for this game. (on TWC in NYC the YESHD channel was activated... we see the game with the blue bars on the side...) This may be another one of the YES "Enhanced" games (which I guess they do for games where the road team does HD but they cant' use the HD video feed for themselves) - Picture is a bit better than SD i guess... Sound slighly better....

yes, that is exactly what it was - "enhanced tv", as the press release called it. it is an upconvert from their standard transmission, but clearly not hd.

In related news, they just announced during the local broadcast tonight on WWOR9 that next week's Friday Night game vs the redsox will be on WWOR-HD.

Question remains if they will continue to do this after this game... and of course will Time Warner in NYC decide to finally add WWOR-HD

If you get TWC in NYC and have a HD built-in set it is possible to get reception of the game with an antenna.

If you get TWC in NYC and have a HD built-in set it is possible to get reception of the game with an antenna.


Well considering i live in an apartment and attempting to get a good signal with an indoor antenna would be nearly impossible... I didn't bother to get a set with a built in tuner... thats why I pay for cable to begin with.

But thank you for your help, Captain Obvious.

In related news, they just announced during the local broadcast tonight on WWOR9 that next week's Friday Night game vs the redsox will be on WWOR-HD.

Question remains if they will continue to do this after this game... and of course will Time Warner in NYC decide to finally add WWOR-HD


and why would they do that? isn't wwor going away very shortly? on a related note, where will the ch 9 yankee games be shown?

and why would they do that? isn't wwor going away very shortly? on a related note, where will the ch 9 yankee games be shown?

no WWOR is not going away, it is and has turned to "MY9"

It was the UPN Programming that merged with WB, which is now, or soon to be CW on WPIX.

the deal with the Yankees are for WWOR, the station not UPN, the programming provider.

the deal with the Yankees are for WWOR, the station not UPN, the programming provider.

I for one would like to see the WOR games go back to CBS or FOX. WOR has no HD on Comcast-Toms River, NJ.

no WWOR is not going away, it is and has turned to "MY9"

It was the UPN Programming that merged with WB, which is now, or soon to be CW on WPIX.

the deal with the Yankees are for WWOR, the station not UPN, the programming provider.

ah, ok. thanks for clearing that up. so it's called my9 now, but it's still wwor...

At least on Comcast here near Hartford, CT - we're getting the "My 9" HD feed of the make-up game on INHD2 (207). It doesn't seem to be on channel 9 (WCTZ) like it usually is, and it's not on WTXX (the CW) which is showing the Mets game.

Also: it seems to be the backhaul. No commercial breaks.

BOS@NYY is up and running in 720p on WWOR-DT.

WOR used to be 1080i but I think they switched to 720pm when MyNetwork programming started.

At least on Comcast here near Hartford, CT - we're getting the "My 9" HD feed of the make-up game on INHD2 (207). It doesn't seem to be on channel 9 (WCTZ) like it usually is, and it's not on WTXX (the CW) which is showing the Mets game.

Also: it seems to be the backhaul. No commercial breaks.

You're getting the "original" YES-HD feed, that is then being sent over to WWOR-DT, which adds its own commercials.

Got my return call today from Comcast Customer Service. Yes HD will have a dedicated channel this year with the first broadcast scheduled for March 28th.
They will be on channel 212 on Comcast of Ocean County, Toms River, NJ.

The Yankees site schedule shows Houston is the opponent on the 28th at Legends Field but shows no broadcast. The same schedule shows @ Toronto on Yes on the 29th, @ Detroit on ESPN (probably HD), and vs Detroit on Yes on the
31st.

With the dedicated channel, there should be no need for me to call and "wake up the Engineer" (to switch the broadcast ON) as was necessary about 50% of the time in 2006.

Here in Connecticut on Comcast, I assume YES-HD games will be on INHD as we now have a dedicated NESN-HD channel to prevent the sharing from last year. Does anyone have any information on how many Yankees games will be in HD including those on My9? I heard rumors that the pre and post-game coverage will be in HD this year but I have seen nothing confirming anything. Any news on the 2007 season?

Does anyone have any information on how many Yankees games will be in HD including those on My9?


My9 started showing the Yankees in HD last year when Cablevision added it late in the season.

do we KNOW that MY9 is the boradcast outlet this year? I can't find anything that says for sure.

do we KNOW that MY9 is the boradcast outlet this year? I can't find anything that says for sure.

Yes.

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=nyy&m=4&y=2007

Currently the Comcast customers in Central and Northern NJ do not have the MY9 Network in HD so we are stuck watching those games on SD.

Currently the Comcast customers in Central and Northern NJ do not have the MY9 Network in HD so we are stuck watching those games on SD.

"Only on Cablevision"

"Only on Cablevision"
and OTA

"Only on Cablevision"

Also not available on Comcast of Ocean County, Toms River, NJ. I wish they'd go back to CBS or FOX.

Also on Comcast of Ocean County, Toms River, NJ. I wish they'd go back to CBS or FOX.

Are you sure?

according to this: http://my9ny.com/images/my9io-tile.jpg - every advertisement for WWOR-DT says it's only available on iO and OTA.

Comcast of OC NJ doesn't offer My9 in HD, do they?

Comcast of OC NJ doesn't offer My9 in HD, do they?

It's not available down here. The only NY local that we don't have in HD. :(

My 9 only has a handful of games, almost all of them on Friday nights. A quick count found just 17 in all.

My 9 only has a handful of games, almost all of them on Friday nights. A quick count found just 17 in all.


It used to be almost all Friday's - but looks like there are a bunch of Tuesdays now (at least 6) that you might not have noticed . Looks like there is also one Thursday. And then quick count of 16 on Fridays.

I seem to recall a blurb someplace that when Steinbrenner created YES network that Bud Selig told him he had to keep at least one game a week on broadcast TV so they could reach the masses and not shut out any fans. 23 games would seem to be just about an average of 1 a week.


I guess it's not OK for the Yankees to exclude any fans but MLB can sign exclusives with Directv if they want.....

It used to be almost all Friday's - but looks like there are a bunch of Tuesdays now (at least 6) that you might not have noticed . Looks like there is also one Thursday. And then quick count of 16 on Fridays.

I seem to recall a blurb someplace that when Steinbrenner created YES network that Bud Selig told him he had to keep at least one game a week on broadcast TV so they could reach the masses and not shut out any fans. 23 games would seem to be just about an average of 1 a week.


I guess it's not OK for the Yankees to exclude any fans but MLB can sign exclusives with Directv if they want.....
Selig loves two things: Money and the Red Sox.
Selig hates three things: Consistency, logic and the Yankees.

Plenty of other RSNs cover EVERY game that is not a national exclusive. Take NESN for example. Besides, come the 2009 shutoff of NTSC broadcast, people in the New York metro area will need to subscribe to a basic cable package to receive My9 and they will also receive YES. I'm curious to see what happens with the My9-HD games here in Connecticut. Our local MyNTV station, MyTV9, re-broadcast the My9 games last year. Currently, Comcast does not carry the MyTV9-HD signal so I wonder if we will see any of these games. The New York area is so difficult to make rules like Selig's broadcast rule because the home broadcast area for the Yankees extends from the New York DMA, into much of the Hartford/New Haven DMA and I believe also into parts of the Philadelphia DMA. That leaves a large chunk of fans who cannot receive the broadcast partner unless their local stations work out some sort of re-transmission agreement.

Great job Bud!
Don't let the door hit you on your way out when you're finally gone in '09.

Are you sure?

according to this: http://my9ny.com/images/my9io-tile.jpg - every advertisement for WWOR-DT says it's only available on iO and OTA.

They should update that because it's also available in FiOS

They should update that because it's also available in FiOS

Fios now carries YES-HD?

Fios now carries YES-HD?

The last few posts have been talking about WWOR-DT.

http://www22.verizon.com/NROneRetail/NR/rdonlyres/8A5DDA75-0DED-494D-B65B-F9FF353C3453/0/NY_NYArea.pdf


WWOR-DT and YES-HD are both on FIOS....

Fios now carries YES-HD?

Yes and they carry SNY-HD in NYC area. I'm waiting for the channel in Northern NJ before opening day.

Here in Connecticut on Comcast, I assume YES-HD games will be on INHD as we now have a dedicated NESN-HD channel to prevent the sharing from last year. Does anyone have any information on how many Yankees games will be in HD including those on My9? I heard rumors that the pre and post-game coverage will be in HD this year but I have seen nothing confirming anything. Any news on the 2007 season?

do you know if comcast CT is the same as comcast VT? we don't get YES at all but we get NESNHD, will INHD carry yankee games up here also?

do you know if comcast CT is the same as comcast VT? we don't get YES at all but we get NESNHD, will INHD carry yankee games up here also?

VT is not part of the Yankees territory, you will not get games from YES. Now if INHD is doing their MLB games again then you might get a game here and there when they broadcast them nationally. What he was talking about is that they don't have a full time YESHD channel so his system pre-empts INHD to show the games.

VT is not part of the Yankees territory, you will not get games from YES. Now if INHD is doing their MLB games again then you might get a game here and there when they broadcast them nationally. What he was talking about is that they don't have a full time YESHD channel so his system pre-empts INHD to show the games.

i see, thanks for explaining the situation. looks like i'll have to get mlb.tv again.

For those who have Directv HD and live in the NJ area (specifically in Hudson County, NJ):

Are MOST Yankee Games broadcasted in HD (and which channels, b/c I only get RSN Channel 95 right now)?

Also, will we have access to YES HD Full-Time?

For those who have Directv HD and live in the NJ area (specifically in Hudson County, NJ):

Are MOST Yankee Games broadcasted in HD (and which channels, b/c I only get RSN Channel 95 right now)?

Also, will we have access to YES HD Full-Time?

If you are in the NY dma, then you will get all of the home and some of the away games in hd. YES should be full time hd at the beginning of this season, but you will only get it that way if you are in the NY dma. That may change, and I think it will, when the new sats go up.

If you are in the NY dma, then you will get all of the home and some of the away games in hd. YES should be full time hd at the beginning of this season, but you will only get it that way if you are in the NY dma. That may change, and I think it will, when the new sats go up.
How can I check to see if I am in the NY dma?

If it helps, I do receive a lot of Nets game in YES HD on channel 95 right now.

Hudson County is in the NY dma.

Hudson County is in the NY dma.
Ok, thats good news.

Will the games still be on Channel 95?

Also, do I need to purchase the MPEG-4 to get the YES HD 24/7 channel?

yes you will need MPEG4 for all the YES content.

In past years they have put up some of it in MPEG2.

So if you want all there is then you need MPEG4.

This is the one I bought 2 months ago from Best Buy:

http://forums.digitalinsurrection.com/images/reviews/directvh20.gif

http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?PROD=H20

I think I should be good.

do you have the ka dish also?

(I dont have directv anymore- can someone with D* let wsolosy know how to confirm he is getting ka/mpeg4 programming?)

do you have the ka dish also?

(I dont have directv anymore- can someone with D* let wsolosy know how to confirm he is getting ka/mpeg4 programming?)
Oh wow. I have no idea. Directv is through my apartment complex, which is a year old.

Is there a way to check though?

Does anyone know if YES-HD is broadcast (via cable) in the Tampa, Fl. area?

My parents migrated south from NY and have been subscribing to the MLB-EI via their cable company to watch the yanks. They can't get MLB-EI anymore because of the Direct TV/MLB deal.

Does anyone know if YES-HD is broadcast (via cable) in the Tampa, Fl. area?

My parents migrated south from NY and have been subscribing to the MLB-EI via their cable company to watch the yanks. They can't get MLB-EI anymore because of the Direct TV/MLB deal.


pretty sure that will never happen. MLB blocks anything out of market except MLB.TV and MLB EI. Even if they could get YES the games would be blacked out.

If I read correctly- EI is NOT YET exclusive- If I understood correctly MLB gave any cable provider who carried it last year the right to match the deal that Directv made. So before it's too late you should lobby the cable company in Tampa to agree to MLB's terms (I think they gave them all of like 10 days to decide).

Oh wow. I have no idea. Directv is through my apartment complex, which is a year old.

Is there a way to check though?

The H20 is one of the two receivers that is mpeg4 enabled, but you also need the 5 lnb dish. Do you ever get YES in hd on channel 96? That channel is mpeg4, while 95 is mpeg2. You can do a system check in the menu to see if you have signal strength on the 99 or 103 satellite. Those are the mpeg4 satellites.

never mind

raoul corrected me

sorry

:o

[QUOTE=michaelk]I beleive you are screwed. Directv doesn't currently have any realistic way to carry the Ka signals on the systems that are typically installed in MDU's (mutli dwelling units?). The old MPEG2 system is broadcast on Ku band from 3 satellite slots- Directv uses some tricks to stuff get all that to fit on one wire. For the new MPEG4 HD they are using 2 new satellite slots in addtion and it's not possible to get all 5 satellites on one wire with current technology.

This is absolutely not true. The 5 lnb dishes work with one wire. The only time you need more than one is with a dvr that has two tuners.

The H20 is one of the two receivers that is mpeg4 enabled, but you also need the 5 lnb dish. Do you ever get YES in hd on channel 96? That channel is mpeg4, while 95 is mpeg2. You can do a system check in the menu to see if you have signal strength on the 99 or 103 satellite. Those are the mpeg4 satellites.
Yeah, I've never seen anything on Channel 96, just 95.

Is there anyway that DTV can help me out with this? Or is there anything I can do?

[QUOTE=michaelk]I beleive you are screwed. Directv doesn't currently have any realistic way to carry the Ka signals on the systems that are typically installed in MDU's (mutli dwelling units?). The old MPEG2 system is broadcast on Ku band from 3 satellite slots- Directv uses some tricks to stuff get all that to fit on one wire. For the new MPEG4 HD they are using 2 new satellite slots in addtion and it's not possible to get all 5 satellites on one wire with current technology.

This is absolutely not true. The 5 lnb dishes work with one wire. The only time you need more than one is with a dvr that has two tuners.


Totally true- sorry I misspoke. I just assumed that box he posted a picture of was the HR20-700? You get into trouble with one wire and the daul tuners of a dvr.

But your apartment still needs to have the correct dish and multiswitch.

i need to go back and edit that (or maybe just delete it all together...)

Yeah, I've never seen anything on Channel 96, just 95.

Is there anyway that DTV can help me out with this? Or is there anything I can do?

you need to get hooked to a new dish/multiswitch.

If the service is provided by your apartment you need to speak to them to see about upgrading their hardware.

you need to get hooked to a new dish/multiswitch.

If the service is provided by your apartment you need to speak to them to see about upgrading their hardware.
That's probably not going to happen, but I will try.

On another note, I did go through my settings, and changed it to a 5 lnb, but nothing happened. I only get a couple signals on 99 and 103.

That's probably not going to happen, but I will try.

On another note, I did go through my settings, and changed it to a 5 lnb, but nothing happened. I only get a couple signals on 99 and 103.

you MIGHT be in business. 99 and 103 are spot beam sats. So only a few of the transponders will have signal at any given location. So if you got signal on a couple of the 99/103 transponders then you may be set.

Did you check to see if you get the other YES HD channel that's mpeg4 (channel 96 as above) now that you switched to 5 lnb? It might only be on during Nets HD games so try then.

you MIGHT be in business. 99 and 103 are spot beam sats. So only a few of the transponders will have signal at any given location. So if you got signal on a couple of the 99/103 transponders then you may be set.

Did you check to see if you get the other YES HD channel that's mpeg4 (channel 96 as above) now that you switched to 5 lnb? It might only be on during Nets HD games so try then.
I did try 96, but still said not available. I did see two new channels though (I think channel 93 and 98). Will try channel 96 during the next Nets HD game though.

Eh, I just talked to MDU Communications and they said my APT does have the 3 lnb dish.

Assuming my apt wont upgrade, does this mean I will only get a handful of Yankee Games?

you'll get all the yankees games in SD and the occasional games that pop up in MPEG2 HD. It was more than a handfull in the beginning but seemed to be less and less as time went on.

you'll get all the yankees games in SD and the occasional games that pop up in MPEG2 HD. It was more than a handfull in the beginning but seemed to be less and less as time went on.
Well, hopefully, channel 95 will be filled with Yankee Games in MPEG-2 HD. Anyone know if this will be case this year?

I did advise my apt of the situation. The director of operations said he would look into it and call MDU/Directv to figure it out. I am 99% sure they won't change it though bc of the low priority of the situation.

make sure you press your case that it will also stop ALL NEW HD channels from Directv. The locals (I think you said you are in Bergen County- so you can get the big4 in MPEG2 HD UNTILL they shut those off)- but more importantluy the "100" HD channels that directv is touting for year end will ONLY be availible with the 5 lnb dish. So it's not just missing the local sports teams in HD but potentially ANYTHING new in HD.

Also you can play up the fact that at some point they will convert ALL the current MPEG2 HD to MPEG4 and so all the Current HD might go away (probably years out but the building manager doesn't need to know that- LOL)

make sure you press your case that it will also stop ALL NEW HD channels from Directv. The locals (I think you said you are in Bergen County- so you can get the big4 in MPEG2 HD UNTILL they shut those off)- but more importantluy the "100" HD channels that directv is touting for year end will ONLY be availible with the 5 lnb dish. So it's not just missing the local sports teams in HD but potentially ANYTHING new in HD.

Also you can play up the fact that at some point they will convert ALL the current MPEG2 HD to MPEG4 and so all the Current HD might go away (probably years out but the building manager doesn't need to know that- LOL)
Yeah, I am going to keep on it, even if he says no. Thanks for all of the info.!

check it out:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=10118071&&#post10118071

HD channel goes FULLTIME

ALL GAMES

pre and post game shows.

Batting practice show.

etc.

check it out:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=10118071&&#post10118071

HD channel goes FULLTIME

ALL GAMES

pre and post game shows.

Batting practice show.

etc.

I posted this information in December! http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=84885

not for nothing but I can't keep up HERE (Fredfa pointed out there was a thread here about it around a week ago) - now you want me to join yet another set of forums?

:-)

Beyond that-

Also- some of us have cable so even if I had the time I wouldn't likely be reading a sat only forum.

And if I did- dbstalk was the "offical" avs sat forum- so I'd most likely join that one first so as to try and not duplicate any more than I'd have to.

not for nothing but I can't keep up HERE (Fredfa pointed out there was a thread here about it around a week ago) - now you want me to join yet another set of forums?

:-)

Beyond that-

Also- some of us have cable so even if I had the time I wouldn't likely be reading a sat only forum.

And if I did- dbstalk was the "offical" avs sat forum- so I'd most likely join that one first so as to try and not duplicate any more than I'd have to.

www.Satelliteguys.us is much more than a satellite forum. You should check it out. It's MUCH better than dbstalk.com. MUCH better!

maybe one day- thanks for the advice.

I've looked at it now and again when people post specific links- the format jsut seems so cheesey- like the x10.com website or something.

But seriously- I can't keep up here so I dont see myself being able to keep up anyplace else.

thanks again

Looks like YES is finally confirming their plans.

http://www.yesnetwork.com/promos/YESHD/index.jsp

Great news!

So channel 95 is the dedicated YES HD channel for D*?

So channel 95 is the dedicated YES HD channel for D*?

No, channel 622 is. Actually there are two 622's. One for sd and one for hd. If you are in the NY dma then you will get them both. Outside of it, even if you get YES as one of your rsn's, you will only get it in sd. You will see some games on channel 95.

No, channel 622 is. Actually there are two 622's. One for sd and one for hd. If you are in the NY dma then you will get them both. Outside of it, even if you get YES as one of your rsn's, you will only get it in sd. You will see some games on channel 95.

That link that owine posted shows channels 95/622 is the YES HD channel. Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part.

That link that owine posted shows channels 95/622 is the YES HD channel. Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part.

Like I said, 622 will have hd IF you are in the NY dma, that is, if you get your locals from NY. 95 will carry some games, but not necessarily all of them. Last year there were quite a few, but not all. BTW, the hd channel 622 is mpeg4 and you need the 5 lnb dish AND an mpeg4 receiver to get it, either the H20 or HR20.

Did anyone notice that YES used their new HD studio last night for pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage? It was also the first time that I noticed Comcast having a dedicated YES Network HD channel on my system. Yankees game replays in HD should be reason enough for the full-time channel, but I assume they will use their new studio more and more.

Did anyone notice that YES used their new HD studio last night for pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage? It was also the first time that I noticed Comcast having a dedicated YES Network HD channel on my system. Yankees game replays in HD should be reason enough for the full-time channel, but I assume they will use their new studio more and more.

Those of us in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA market did not, as even though we're the home of the AAA Affiliate and defined as a Yankees market, we will not be receiving YES-HD at all, nor will we be receiving Yankees games in HD unless they're on ESPN or Fox, as told directly from their Regional Director of Programming at Comcast. Even Service Electric (Which I believe is still running the same hardware as they were using when they were the first cable company in the US) is carrying the HD channel. Guess it's time to call D*.

Those of us in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA market did not, as even though we're the home of the AAA Affiliate and defined as a Yankees market, we will not be receiving YES-HD at all, nor will we be receiving Yankees games in HD unless they're on ESPN or Fox, as told directly from their Regional Director of Programming at Comcast. Even Service Electric (Which I believe is still running the same hardware as they were using when they were the first cable company in the US) is carrying the HD channel. Guess it's time to call D*.

You can't get YES hd from your area since you are not in the NY dma, except those games that will be on channel 95. Like last year, you will get some, but not all of them.

Those of us in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA market did not, as even though we're the home of the AAA Affiliate and defined as a Yankees market, we will not be receiving YES-HD at all, nor will we be receiving Yankees games in HD unless they're on ESPN or Fox, as told directly from their Regional Director of Programming at Comcast. Even Service Electric (Which I believe is still running the same hardware as they were using when they were the first cable company in the US) is carrying the HD channel. Guess it's time to call D*.



dont rush to Directv- last I checked they only were providing the HD RSN's to the DMA the team was in- Not the entire team market.

Since you are not in thje NYC DMA- you likely wouldn't get it.

Things might change when the new sats go up and they can put the HD RSN's on national beams- but that isn't going to help you this year for baseball...

You can't get YES hd from your area since you are not in the NY dma, except those games that will be on channel 95. Like last year, you will get some, but not all of them.

D* provides YES to the Pennsylvania DMA, and the HD channel is listed as being provided to Pennylvania, as linked above, and verified by a call to D*. I've had D* before and received YES here as well, so it would seem logical I would receive the HD channel as well.

stop being "logical"- and do some searching- LOL

Before you spend hundreds and commit to 2 years of directv you should get the real facts and not what some idiot ill informed CSR tells you.


Kidding aside-

Seriously- they provide the SD YES all over the yankee's territory.

BUT there is a technical issue with the spaceway Ka sats that they can only send an RSN to ONE DMA. No one really knows why but the FULL TIME KA YES HD feed is only availible to the NYC DMA (unless things have changed in the past few weeks)- the PART TIME MPEG2 feed that has a game or 2 a week on channel 95 IS availible outside the NYC DMA.

If you find a real world post that says otherwise then please share but untill you find someone in Scranton that is actually getting YES HD on Directv then I wouldn't shell out the money and 2 year committment to Directv. You'll be nothing but pissed when you get a whole season of SD from YES untill the new sats go up....

A more saltellite speicifc forum like satelliteguys or dbsforums might be your best source of info.

stop being "logical"- and do some searching- LOL

Before you spend hundreds and commit to 2 years of directv you should get the real facts and not what some idiot ill informed CSR tells you.


Kidding aside-

Seriously- they provide the SD YES all over the yankee's territory.

BUT there is a technical issue with the spaceway Ka sats that they can only send an RSN to ONE DMA. No one really knows why but the FULL TIME KA YES HD feed is only availible to the NYC DMA (unless things have changed in the past few weeks)- the PART TIME MPEG2 feed that has a game or 2 a week on channel 95 IS availible outside the NYC DMA.

If you find a real world post that says otherwise then please share but untill you find someone in Scranton that is actually getting YES HD on Directv then I wouldn't shell out the money and 2 year committment to Directv. You'll be nothing but pissed when you get a whole season of SD from YES untill the new sats go up....

A more saltellite speicifc forum like satelliteguys or dbsforums might be your best source of info.

I will try to find someone in the area that is getting the (now active) YES-HD channel this week.

On another note, some HD is better than not getting HD for any games not on ESPN or Fox, isn't it?

Also, last time I checked, D* doesn't REQUIRE a 2 year contract, and if there's an option to not have a contract, I would opt not to have one.

EDIT: My mistake, it looks like it's E* that offers the option to order without a contract.

Tonight's game @ Toronto starting at 7:00 P.M. will be the first broadcast on the new YESHD dedicated channel 212 on Comcast which launched yesterday.

Tomorrow's game @ Detroit at 1:00 P.M. will be on ESPNHD, channel 202.

Saturday's game hosting Detroit will be on YESHD at 1:00 P. M.

All three games will also be on MLB.TV (MLB.COM) but available only in 350K resolution. There are no black outs in pre-season broadcasts. It appears the 700K resolution broadcasts will start with the regular season and will be subject to black outs within a 150 mile radius of New York. Check with MLB.TV to be sure.

Tonight's game @ Toronto starting at 7:00 P.M. will be the first broadcast on the new YESHD dedicated channel 212 on Comcast which launched yesterday.

Tomorrow's game @ Detroit at 1:00 P.M. will be on ESPNHD, channel 202.

Saturday's game hosting Detroit will be on YESHD at 1:00 P. M.

All three games will also be on MLB.TV (MLB.COM) but available only in 350K resolution. There are no black outs in pre-season broadcasts. It appears the 700K resolution broadcasts will start with the regular season and will be subject to black outs within a 150 mile radius of New York. Check with MLB.TV to be sure.
These spring training games are not in HD. They will be on the HD channel because it is a simulcast, but it will not be in HD. The ESPN game will.

make sure you press your case that it will also stop ALL NEW HD channels from Directv. The locals (I think you said you are in Bergen County- so you can get the big4 in MPEG2 HD UNTILL they shut those off)- but more importantluy the "100" HD channels that directv is touting for year end will ONLY be availible with the 5 lnb dish. So it's not just missing the local sports teams in HD but potentially ANYTHING new in HD.

Also you can play up the fact that at some point they will convert ALL the current MPEG2 HD to MPEG4 and so all the Current HD might go away (probably years out but the building manager doesn't need to know that- LOL)

Response I received:

The system we have in place is the only system that is available for Multi Unit Dwellings, that provides the following utilizing 4 Dishes = 4 LNBs

Directv - 101 Standard Programming - Local Market HD Programming Directv - 110 HD Programming - Local Market HD Programming Directv - 119 HD Programming/Spanish and Chinese Programming - Local Market HD Programming Directv - 95 Ethnic Programming - Italian/Russian/Caribbean/Chinese/Korean/Japanese/Arabic/Filipino/Brazilian/

Greek/Polish/SouthAsian/Vietnamese/Ukranian and International Sports

The 5 LNB Dish provides the following:

Directv - 101 - Standard Programming - Local Market HD Programming Directv - 110 - HD Programming - Local Market HD Programming Directv - 119 - HD/Spanish and Chinese Programming - Local Market HD Programming

As you can see the 5 LNB Dish does not provide International Programming.

There isn't a solution that provides service to MDU type buildings utilizing the 5 LNB setup that your tenants are attempting to set up. They can receive all Directv programming utilizing the 3 LNB setup. The system requires specialized equipment and technical assistance in-order to set up any customer with all 4 satellites. (Keep in mind that there is no setup for 4 LNBs but we are experienced to get it to see 4 satellites.)

I hope this clarifies this 5 LNb issue. Also, we have more than 50 customers at your property that presently have HD programming that we have installed.


Is there anything I can do to get them to upgrade? Also, with my upgraded receiver, yet having the 3 lnb dish, I still have two 622 channels. Is it possible that I could still get YES HD by 4/1?

anyone know what the mailing from DTV that is selling for $39 for the season 2 HD channels , 730-731 for up to ten games a week means. I'm outside the NY area and as an optimist like to think that if their doubling the number of stations that broadcast HD in the baseball package that they'll be more yankee games available. The other more likely scenario is that they won't use 95 any more as they'll want to get the $39 from their customers. that's what having a monopoly on the MLB package will do

Like I said, 622 will have hd IF you are in the NY dma, that is, if you get your locals from NY. 95 will carry some games, but not necessarily all of them. Last year there were quite a few, but not all. BTW, the hd channel 622 is mpeg4 and you need the 5 lnb dish AND an mpeg4 receiver to get it, either the H20 or HR20.

When you say NY DMA does that include NJ? I get all the NY local channels. I have the H20 receiver but not sure about the 5lnb dish as I don't know what that looks like. I have a DiecTV HD dish with three heads at the end. I also checked on DirecTV site and under sports I put in my zip code and it said next to YES 622 (HD available). I noticed two 622's yesterday but only one today. Not sure if they are still testing.

When you say NY DMA does that include NJ? I get all the NY local channels. I have the H20 receiver but not sure about the 5lnb dish as I don't know what that looks like. I have a DiecTV HD dish with three heads at the end. I also checked on DirecTV site and under sports I put in my zip code and it said next to YES 622 (HD available). I noticed two 622's yesterday but only one today. Not sure if they are still testing.

You are eligible to get YES in hd, but like I said, you need the 5 lnb dish. There are two styles, the AT9 and AU9. They look like this:

To get the HD feeds of MLB Superfan on 730 and 731, do you definitely need the 5 lnb dish and mpeg 4 receivers? I just ordered the Superfan and was told by the CSR that my 3 lnb dish and mpeg 2 receiver would receive the HD games, upto 10 a week. Was she wrong?

To get the HD feeds of MLB Superfan on 730 and 731, do you definitely need the 5 lnb dish and mpeg 4 receivers? I just ordered the Superfan and was told by the CSR that my 3 lnb dish and mpeg 2 receiver would receive the HD games, upto 10 a week. Was she wrong?

Those channels are mpeg2, so you should be okay with the setup you have. The rsn's in hd require an mpeg4 setup.

I just checked my menu and I don't see 7030/731 and D*. I'm using the 3LNB/H10. Why is this Raoul5788?

I just checked my menu and I don't see 7030/731 and D*. I'm using the 3LNB/H10. Why is this Raoul5788?

Neither of those channels is available right now, so they will not show. When D* activates them, then they will show, likely a few hours before the games go on.

cool, thnks.

Yes thanks Raoul. I will be checking next week.

Called in to Directv twice yesterday, got different answers, 1st i was told YES was broadcast 24/7 in HD on channel 622 with new HD ird. then was told , no such thing.I added the Extra package of 730 -733.
I really hate to give up my HD Tivo, how does the Directv HD pvr compare with the HD Tivo?Is it a worth while switch, and, are there any special deals for getting it and the required 5 lnb dish, i've been with DIRECTV for about 8 years now.
Thanks

Called in to Directv twice yesterday, got different answers, 1st i was told YES was broadcast 24/7 in HD on channel 622 with new HD ird. then was told , no such thing.I added the Extra package of 730 -733.
I really hate to give up my HD Tivo, how does the Directv HD pvr compare with the HD Tivo?Is it a worth while switch, and, are there any special deals for getting it and the required 5 lnb dish, i've been with DIRECTV for about 8 years now.
Thanks

Call and ask about getting it either free or less than the usual $299. They will include the dish and new multiswitch if you need them. Don't forget it is a lease and you will be committed to an additional two years. If you are in the NY dma, that is if you get the NY local channels, then you will get YES in hd on channel 622. There will be two channel 622's, one in sd and one in hd.

raoul5788, have they gotten all the bugs out of the HR 20, DOES IT OFFER PIP?, sorry for all the questions, but. i remember when it first came out every1 hated it ..
i currently have the 3 lnb dish, will need new dish, but, im thinking of holding on to my Tivo, also have Sony and RCA hd boxes, how many outputs does the multi switch have on the 5 lnb dish? I will need more than 4 HD outputs, can the new 5lnb carry more that 4 feeds? is there a multi switch to add more?

raoul5788, have they gotten all the bugs out of the HR 20, DOES IT OFFER PIP?, sorry for all the questions, but. i remember when it first came out every1 hated it ..
i currently have the 3 lnb dish, will need new dish, but, im thinking of holding on to my Tivo, also have Sony and RCA hd boxes, how many outputs does the multi switch have on the 5 lnb dish? I will need more than 4 HD outputs, can the new 5lnb carry more that 4 feeds? is there a multi switch to add more?

The HR20 is very stable now, although alot of Tivo owners don't like it very much. You will need a new 5 lnb dish. The HR20 has 4 outputs, so you will need a multiswitch that they will provide. The new Zinwell 6x8 or 6x16 is the only ones that work. There is no PIP that I know about.

thanks raoul5788, by any chance are the Mets carried in HD BY dIRECTV?

Think im going to wait till Weds, i'd like to see the pq of Directv vs Cablevision, i have the $99 triple play from cable, and it expires next month..
I emailed InHd 2 weeks ago asking if they had any Baseball coverage this year, still no answer from them, they are terrible when it comes to returning emails.

thanks raoul5788, by any chance are the Mets carried in HD BY dIRECTV?

The YES broadcast isn't in HD over DirecTV today. It is on ESPN, though.

Still, the Toronto/Detroit game looks nice on MLB Extra Innings.