NON-HD Question...

Does TWC in Columbia have CSTV yet??? the Stanford - Long Beach State game is on today on CSTV.

-- Cain

INHD has it in HD. Channel 940(HD TIER ). If you prefer CSTV Channel 150 (Digital Sports Tier).

HD !!! OMG!!!! I'm gonna have to invite half the crowd from Sarge Frye over this afternoon, after our game!!

Many thanks Kevin!!!!!

- Cain

Your welcome, hope you all get back in time to see it!;)

Has anyone else noticed that the guide ends on Friday? Is there something going on over next weekend that I wasn't aware of? I even unplugged and reset my box...no go...

Just wondering if it's only me...

No problem here, mine goes through to the 13th.

Originally posted by kevinivey
No problem here, mine goes through to the 13th.

Well crap. How can I force mine to download the rest of the guide? Mine stops *right* at Thursday night around 10ish, then is completely blank. What on earth?

Originally posted by JeffSmall
Well crap. How can I force mine to download the rest of the guide? Mine stops *right* at Thursday night around 10ish, then is completely blank. What on earth?


Email me your home telephone number at twcscnews@twcable.com and I'll have the engineers look at your converter to see if they can find out anything more specific.

It seemed as though the Daytona 500 sped up the negotions to get WIS-DT added to the digital lineup. I was hoping that both the Stanley cup playoffs and the NBA finals would do the same for getting ABC added to our digital lineup in the Florence-Myrtle Beach DMA. No such luck however. You guys in Columbia need to consider yourself fortunate. I guess I can keep on dreaming though.

And what is worse we here in the Florence-Myrtle Beach DMA can not get OTA.

I agree, it did seem as though having the Daytona 500 helped get WIS-DT put on TWC. It sure was funny how three days before the race they got a deal worked out, when WIS-DT had been on the air since the previous January. I guess the Daytona 500 is a lot bigger draw than either the NHL or NBA here in S.C.

I was kind of hoping the same thing would happen with ESPN-HD since Monday was their big day for unveiling the new digital studios and sportscenter in HD and them getting rid of stretch-o-vision. But I guess Disney and TWC, the second biggest cable company cant get a deal worked out.

Hello, I was looking at antenna's and was wondering which of the winegards would be best the PR4400 or the PR8800 for the Irmo area

Originally posted by Sammy234
Hello, I was looking at antenna's and was wondering which of the winegards would be best the PR4400 or the PR8800 for the Irmo area Hello, and welcome to our forum!

The 4-Bay Winegard PR4400 should work just fine. In fact, another forum member from the Irmo area reports using one in his attic. The larger and more expensive 8-bay PR8800 would probably be overkill. It would also be more directional than the PR4400 and might prevent you from getting all the towers with one azimuth setting (the WRLK tower is located ~10miles north of the others which are located near Elgin). Not knowing your location though makes that only a guess. In the long run it will come down to your specific location, where and how high you install your antenna, and what obstacles lie in your path to the broadcast towers. If your house is surrounded by trees you might need something on a really tall mast. Trial and error is often the method used to find a successful antenna solution. Also note that attic installations can be very problematic.

Note too that both of these antennas are listed as UHF only and WOLO is VHF on Ch 8 (remaps to 25.x). However, decent high band VHF reception seems to be a bonus feature of most bowtie antennas. Personally, I use a similar Channel Master 3021/4221 4-bay bowtie that I have ground mounted on a 10ft mast. It works fine at 24 to 34 miles from the towers but I also do not have any major problems with obstacles or multipath. I also get WOLO on VHF Ch 8 just fine. Here is a link to a off forum site that did a comparison of various antennas (http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/comparing.html) including those mentioned here. If you have not seen it already, I have posted some area antenna solutions on my summary page for the Cola area (see the link in my signature). Good luck and please do let us know what works for you!

Good Morning,

TWCSC is happy to announce the broadcast of the following Atlanta Braves games in HD. These games will air on HD Special Events channel 813 (in case of conflict 814).

The games are available in the Greater Columbia area, Sumter area, Orangeburg area, Florence area and Upgraded areas of Summerville only. (If Turner South is part of your Basic Cable line up - and you have been upgraded in Summerville, you get the HD).

Turner South Broadcasts

15-Jun 7:30pm Kansas City Royals
17-Jun 1:00pm Kansas City Royals
18-Jun 7:30pm Cleveland Indians
19-Jun 7:00pm Cleveland Indians
20-Jun 1:00pm Cleveland Indians
29-Jun 7:30pm Florida Marlins
3-Jul 7:00pm Boston Red Sox
15-Jul 7:30pm Montreal Expos
16-Jul 7:30pm Montreal Expos
17-Jul 7:00pm Montreal Expos
19-Jul 7:30pm Philadelphia Phillies
20-Jul 7:30pm Philadelphia Phillies
30-Jul 7:30pm New York Mets
31-Jul 7:00pm New York Mets
10-Aug 7:30pm Milwaukee Brewers
24-Aug 7:30pm Colorado Rockies
7-Sep 7:30pm Philadelphia Phillies
11-Sep 7:00pm Montreal Expos
21-Sep 7:30pm Cincinnati Reds
25-Sep 7:00pm Florida Marlins
28-Sep 7:30pm New York Mets



TBS Broadcasts

28-Jun 7:30pm Florida Marlins
1-Jul 7:30pm Florida Marlins
2-Jul 7:30pm Boston Red Sox
4-Jul 1:00pm Boston Red Sox
18-Jul 1:00pm Montreal Expos
22-Jul 1:00pm Pittsburg Pirates
1-Aug 1:00pm New York Mets
12-Aug 7:30pm Milwaukee Brewers
13-Aug 7:30pm St. Louis Cardinals
15-Aug 1:00pm St. Louis Cardinals
26-Aug 7:30pm Colorado Rockies
27-Aug 7:30pm San Francisco Giants
29-Aug 1:00pm San Francisco Giants
30-Aug 1:00pm San Francisco Giants
6-Sep 1:00pm Philadelphia Phillies
9-Sep 7:30pm Philadelphia Phillies
10-Sep 7:30pm Montreal Expos
12-Sep 1:00pm Montreal Expos
23-Sep 7:30pm Cincinnati Reds
24-Aug 7:30pm Florida Marlins
26-Sep 1:00pm Florida Marlins
27-Sep 7:30pm New York Mets

Those of you with Samsung STB's, should visit the following site regarding
an upgrade. This will prevent having any problems in the near future with
a scheduled software upgrade to the WOLO PSIP Generator:

http://www.samsungusa.com/stb_upgrade/

Diana,

Is the Myrtle Beach area included for the Braves games?

Originally posted by foz32
Diana,

Is the Myrtle Beach area included for the Braves games?


No, because we do not have Turner South on the line up there.

The problem there is:

We don't have room on Basic Cable for the channel
Turner won't let us put it on Digital


I'm sorry that you will not be able to receive the games.

Wow

Originally posted by DianaTWCSC
No, because we do not have Turner South on the line up there.

The problem there is:

We don't have room on Basic Cable for the channel
Turner won't let us put it on Digital


I'm sorry that you will not be able to receive the games.

I don't understand why there is no room on basic cable. There sure are plenty of other useless channels on basic cable here. I would imagine if you polled your subscribers most would rather have Turner South than Oxygen. So I do not understand this reasoning. However I am slowly getting used to this. However, why can we not get the TBS games because we actually do have TBS on basic cable. By the way, any chance of getting ABC any time in the near future or still just negotiating?

I apologize for the frustration you are experiencing. It is our goal to provide world class customer service in every regard, including lineup, however that is sometimes an impossible goal. What you consider useless is another customers favorite channel. Therefore, it is a cardinal rule in our office to avoid dropping existing channels unless there is no other alternative.

The case for Turner South is as follows:
There has been a very small percentage of customers requesting the service since its launch
As a regional network with sports programming, it is expensive and we have hesitated to place the burden of the channel on a lineup where the demand was so much less than our other service areas.
There is no viable analog solution at this point in time

As far as the TBS games, Turner Networks is providing the Braves Games in HD to us free of charge, so they are within their rights to make the rules. The rule is Turner South on Basic Cable is required to provide games from either service in HD.

I have no updates on the current negotiations with ABC in your area.

Hello everyone,
Just returned yesterday from being deployed for 3 months. Can anyone summarize for me the most significant development in local HD since March 5th so I don't have to read 100 pages of posts? I see we don't have ESPN yet but we do have TNT.
Thanks,
Craig

Good Morning,

Time Warner Cable of South Carolina is pleased to announce the addition of MLS games to the programming line-up on INHD. Please be aware, blackouts are required on INHD for MLS games to protect the local distribution market of the teams playing. These games will generally be available on that team’s Regional Sports Network, or team affiliated OTA station (in standard and/or high definition), and/or on MLS DIRECT KICK Sports Package. Blackouts are determined by MLS and the team’s local broadcaster.

Blackouts will be determined and announced several days prior to the game broadcast. Please check local listings for game availability in your area.


And - welcome back chummel - glad your back safe & sound

We dont have any MLS teams anywhere near us here in SC do we?

I guess that just shows how much I follow the MLS.

I'm not sure, not a big fan myself - I just thought I would share the announcement now, in case there were questions down the road.... you guys do tend to be a curious group you know!

Yeah I know, I was just mentioning that because I didnt think we should have any blackout problems here in SC.

Originally posted by chummel
Hello everyone,
Just returned yesterday from being deployed for 3 months. Can anyone summarize for me the most significant development in local HD since March 5th so I don't have to read 100 pages of posts? I see we don't have ESPN yet but we do have TNT.
Thanks,
Craig
Craig,

Welcome back! Here are some comments and my guess as to what you might have missed:

TNT-HD is (IMO) mostly hohum stretch-o-vision misrepresented upconverts. In other words; save for a few sporting events, it is pretty much forgettable.
ESPN-HD as you mentioned is still no where to be found on TWC.
WIS: HD usually works but not always. They continue to sometimes forget to switch to HD after a SD commercial break. For no known reason, WIS's broadcast of the season finale of Crossing Jordan was a lovely 4:3 upconvert. Still no DD5.1
WLTX: HD generally works too though they often experience HD/SD switching problems. Still no DD5.1
WOLO: HD has been fine.
PBS: HD has been fine.
WACH: no change.
DHDT, both INHD and both HDNET channels: no change.
Other stuff: see what Diana talked about earlier regarding MLS.

TWC SA8000s (both SD and HD) have upgraded firmware that now provides a meter for recording time (bar graph; shows percentage used). DVI is not yet activated (now estimated September I do believe) and analog port (coax and S-Video) work only when used with PIP or for Recording to VCR (which works as a separate function; you can record two shows, watch a third, and send out a fourth to the VCR).

If you want or need Firewire, you can get a SA3250FW (HD box). Requires TWC installation to ensure your TV works properly with it (Emergency Alert System capability must be checked). Note it does not work with the 40K series JVC D-VHS but may be okay with 30k series.

I emailed Dan Orta at WACH the other day to ask about WACH-DT and FOX HD. Here is his response:

"The splicer is not yet installed,or even in house. It is on the schedule
but as to when, I can't tell as yet.. We are still broadcasting as we
were but as time goes by, it will change.. (sort of vague, but all I
have at the present time.)"

I believe their encoder is HD capable and they have the DD decoder on site. So whether or not they will be ready by September is still unknown. I am not sure just how the splicer is used or when required but it apparently is something that the network provides and installs. (my guess is the splicer is needed to pass network HD and/or inserting local stuff into the stream).

Does WACH-DT broadcast the 480P Widescreen or is it just a 480i broadcast? They arent on TWC and I dont have an OTA setup. According to a guy named foxeng that posts a lot in the programming forum, all the equipment is being provided by Fox to pass the HD feed. He said that most fox stations will be upgraded by Sept when the main network starts broadcasting in HD. I hope TWC can get a deal worked out by then. Fox is supposed to be doing up to 6 NFL games per week in HD.

Originally posted by D-rock0030
Does WACH-DT broadcast the 480P Widescreen or is it just a 480i broadcast? They arent on TWC and I dont have an OTA setup. According to a guy named foxeng that posts a lot in the programming forum, all the equipment is being provided by Fox to pass the HD feed. He said that most fox stations will be upgraded by Sept when the main network starts broadcasting in HD. I hope TWC can get a deal worked out by then. Fox is supposed to be doing up to 6 NFL games per week in HD.
Yes to your question on 480p widescreen... WACH-DT Ch48 does broadcast in FOX's 480p widescreen when available. Both Bob Davis and foxeng have posted several times regarding FOX network's efforts in general which give me hope that WACH may be ready to go HD this fall. Of course that does not say when their DT feed will be on TWC.

If they are doing the Widescreen, no reason they should be able to pass the HD.

You would think, but this is Raycom owned WACH. They never give a straight forward answer to any question that has been posted to them. I recently sent a email as follows: Will WACH be broadcasting in HD in the Fall? Their response was no response. Roll the dice...

Originally posted by D-rock0030
Does WACH-DT broadcast the 480P Widescreen or is it just a 480i broadcast? They arent on TWC and I dont have an OTA setup. According to a guy named foxeng that posts a lot in the programming forum, all the equipment is being provided by Fox to pass the HD feed. He said that most fox stations will be upgraded by Sept when the main network starts broadcasting in HD. I hope TWC can get a deal worked out by then. Fox is supposed to be doing up to 6 NFL games per week in HD.

I know you will love seeing the Panther's 12weeks out the 16weeks Fox and Wach will broadcast them.:D Wltx hardly ever provided the CBS HD game during the regular season last year. They will likely just mirror their analog station. Diana, the Doppler Radar Channel 811 should be listed as "?", cause there ain't no tellin what you might see, with the exception of an actual weather radar.:D

Originally posted by kevinivey
I know you will love seeing the Panther's 12weeks out the 16weeks Fox and Wach will broadcast them.:D Wltx hardly ever provided the CBS HD game during the regular season last year. They will likely just mirror their analog station.

I'm a Cowboys fan and last year with the rotating double headers and night games and thanksgiving day and CBS getting the broadcast when and AFC team plays at Dallas I got to see probably about 10 or 11 Cowboys games on tv, so that was pretty good. I never watch any panthers games other than the superbowl and their playoff game where they beat my team :mad:. Their style of play is just so boring for anybody other than just their fans to watch. Maybe since CBS is supposed to be doing more HD games this year and since our market is an NFC teams area we'll get more HD games on CBS. I do notice that the Panthers are not Fox's highest priority since they get their 5th or 6th best broadcasting team, so they will probably be low on their list for HD unless they are playing a more prestigious team.

Here's hoping the Panthers are on much more than Dallas since they are a far better and more exciting team to watch.

I was already thinking about dropping the In-HD tier due to lack of interesting stuff, then they list a Porky's double-feature but a baseball game is on instead.

Is there something going to be added soon, to make it worth keeping?...

Originally posted by mikepaul
I was already thinking about dropping the In-HD tier due to lack of interesting stuff, then they list a Porky's double-feature but a baseball game is on instead.

Is there something going to be added soon, to make it worth keeping?...


Honestly I don't have a timeline to add anything else to the HD Tier right now - but when it comes to HD programming, things happen on a faster timetable, so things could change quickly.

The best part of tier programming is all you have to do is call in to turn it off and on - very convenient. If its not what you want now you should absolutely take it off your bill.

I wonder if anyone else had trouble with either WLTX-DT or WIS-DT (via Time Warner) on Sunday evening. We had the Explorer DVR set to record Cold Case at 8:00 and then Law & Order: Criminal Intent at 9:00.

We decided to switch over to the Cold Case at 8:00 and watch it while it was being recorded. The picture was OK but the sound was choppy. No big deal, turns out it was a rerun of an episode we've already seen.

Last night I tried to watch L&O and the recording has like 10 seconds of jumbled pixellation and then ends abruptly (briefly stalling the Explorer box, BTW). So I wonder if maybe there was a problem with the TWC feed on both channels that got worse as the evening progressed. Or maybe it was something on our line, the analog channels have been looking pretty noisy the past few days.

I mostly watched the NBA playoffs sunday night in HD on TWC and there was no problems. I did flip back and forth during commercials to both programs you listed and didnt notice any problems, but I was only watching them during the commercials.

Anyone else have problems with Ch 901 Sunday night - HBO Six Feet Under? Sound was out of sync and there was pixelation on live feed (I did not record).

Originally posted by Charles Goldman
Anyone else have problems with Ch 901 Sunday night - HBO Six Feet Under? Sound was out of sync and there was pixelation on live feed (I did not record).

i recorded it sunday on the DVR and watched it last night--looked and sounded fine here.

Originally posted by Charles Goldman
Anyone else have problems with Ch 901 Sunday night - HBO Six Feet Under? Sound was out of sync and there was pixelation on live feed (I did not record).
I watched Sunday's SFU and noted no problems (as I recall; watched the recorded stream with about a 10 min delay from the live feed). I listened to the analog audio my TV vice the digital out to my A/V receiver. Which feed do you experience your problems with? Did you ever change channels and then back again to see if that helped?

"As of Sept. 12, at least 70 Fox affiliates should have the requisite equipment in place, representing about 80 percent coverage of the country, said Jim DeFilippis, VP of television engineering at Fox. The network began the installation in March. All of the 194 Fox affiliates that have made the transition to digital will have the splicing system in place by the end of the year"

Thats a quote from an article with a FOX bigwig about the HD switch over. I'm guessing that WACH wont be included by 9-12-04 since SC represents such a small percentage of the overall population of the US. I read somewhere that according to the US Census Bureau that the Columbia/Lexington "Metropolis" is around the 86th largest population center in the country.

So I guess we'll have to wait till sometime between 9-12 and the end of the year before we can get NFL games in HD. Hopefully it will be done before the World Series so we can see that in HD also. But it all may be moot if TWC is still dragging their feet getting a carriage agreement signed.

Did anybody here watch the Braves in HD yesterday? I wanted to check it out see how it looked and what kind of graphics they used, but I totally forgot about it last night.

I tried to watch but all I got, was a screen that said Not Authorized. Called TWC but did'nt get any help. I live in Darlington, but am in the Florence market. I pm Diana, maybe I can get the next game.... Mitch

Apologizes for the lack of Braves in HD in Florece and Summerville last night. The Engineers have worked on both all afternoon and claim everything is fixed and ready to go for tomorrows 1pm game.

I do not have HD in my office (what's up with that!) - so please if anyone has trouble post right away!

You guys let us "red headed step children" in the Myrtle Beach DMA know how good it looks. We are not afforded the privilege of being able to see any Braves games in HD. But then again we couldn't get the Stanley Cup playoffs in HD, or the NBA finals in HD, and coming soon we will miss Monday night football in HD and I am not sure who has the Super bowl this year but I sure hope it isn't ABC or FOX because we will miss that too.

Off topic but does anyone in the local area own a 50" plasma? PM me if you do.

I'm a Lord of the Rings fan (books and movies) and noticed a news item on another site that WB (Warner Brothers Network) would be showing Fellowship of the Ring in HD this fall in two parts. What's the info about this network in our area on TWC?

WBHQ channel 63 is our WB affiliate and is available on TWC channel 4. WBHQ-DT channel 39 is their digital channel and is a digital simulcast of their SD channel and can only be picked up ota in the Sumter area. I see no way TWC can supersede the local affiliates broadcast rites.

Originally posted by kevinivey
WBHQ channel 63 is our WB affiliate and is available on TWC channel 4. WBHQ-DT channel 39 is their digital channel and is a digital simulcast of their SD channel and can only be picked up ota in the Sumter area. I see no way TWC can supersede the local affiliates broadcast rites.
It has been awhile since I talked to anyone at WBHQ (April I thinkl) and I can't say that what I was told was definitive, but then I was told they had no capability or plans for HD. And until they do I doubt TWC will put their DT station on cable. I can attest to the fact that WBHQ does have a signal up and running on Ch 39 that is a simulcast of their analog programming on Ch 63 emanating from their Cola tower. (I have corrected an error for WBHQ on my summary page).

Interestingly, and something I do not fully understand the reasons for nor implications thereof, WBHQ was one of two stations recently admonished (June 10, 2004) for failing to timely construct their DTV facilities (FCC doc here (http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:bqoLIJR8-o4J:hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-124A1.pdf+FCC+WBHQ+DTV&hl=en).

So is WIS-DT off the air or is the problem just with Chan. 805 on TWC? I've had a black screen there for the past several days.

My analog channels were so noisy as to be unwatchable this weekend even though all the HD channels came through fine. It would have been nice to watch the golf broadcast upconverted on 805 but instead I had to rig up rabbit ears to catch it off the air. I sure missed being able to pause and then fast-forward through all the fluff pieces NBC insists on inserting into every sports program they broadcast.

I wonder what's wrong they knocks my Road Runner modem off the air and snows up the analog channels but doesn't affect HD? I always thought of HDTV as requiring a stronger signal than the other services...

Brent Hutto,

Your experiencing a local issue, either neighborhood or house. I looked through my customer records and I can't find your home telephone number. If you pm me with it or send it to twcscnews@twcable.com, I will have a service tech swing by today and check the levels outside your home to narrow it down and see what we need to do next.

FWIW...

It appears both WIS-DT and WOLO-DT (ota and twc) are off the air (including their subchannels) at this time (unknown when it went down)and WLTX-DT switched their color bar pattern off and turned on their weather radar image.

update: 10:30pm.... WIS is back up (ota and cable) but WOLO remains dark. Radar shows Cola is getting hammered with rain as is perhaps Camden. Lots of lightning to the north and NW from our vantage point here.

We're looking into WOLO..Appears there may be a Microwave problem
between the studio on Shakespeare Rd and the tower on Rush Rd..

Want to try an indoor antenna as I am in a temporary living situation. Saw two at radio shack. One is a UHF/HDTV for $15, that other is a dual UHF/VHF/HDTV for $50. I am not knowledgeable as to the difference between UHF and VHF, I just want to pick up the local stations digitally so I can watch some HD. Can someone tell me if I must use the more expensive one to pick up our Columbia locals?

Thanks, Trip

Originally posted by tritchie
Want to try an indoor antenna as I am in a temporary living situation. Saw two at radio shack. One is a UHF/HDTV for $15, that other is a dual UHF/VHF/HDTV for $50. I am not knowledgeable as to the difference between UHF and VHF, I just want to pick up the local stations digitally so I can watch some HD. Can someone tell me if I must use the more expensive one to pick up our Columbia locals?

Thanks, Trip

Trial and error may be the only answer to your last question but there is a good chance that either one will work. WOLO-DT broadcasts on Ch 8 which is VHF (Ch 2-13); the rest of our digitals are on UHF (Ch 14 and above). So you do need an antenna that does both. (keep in mind that most stations remap their DT signal to their analog station number; i.e.; WOLO remaps and shows on your receiver as 25-x)

If the $15 Radio Shack antenna you mentioned is their "UHF Dual HDTV Indoor Antenna" #930-0998 then it might work. This antenna (available usually mail/special order only) is the same as the old Double Bowtie and actually usually works fine for UHF Ch 8. Of course you have to be able to receive the signal otherwise (obstacles and distance are limiting factors). I have one and it works fine at 24 miles. Try it first and see what happens; return it if it fails.

If your talking about the 15-880 then it also may work. It has an amplifier built in (the other does not) that may help/hinder its performance. So if the cheaper fails then try this one.

nm

While I'm thinking about it Bruce, do you have any recommendations for an indoor other than those I asked about that someone would have in stock around town? I'm about 20 miles from downtown (Chapin area) but receive analog over some rabbit ears just fine.

Thanks for any recommendations!

Those are the only ones I am familiar with or have read about that I am most comfortable saying should work. The Zenith Silver Sensor (designed by Interference and sold under several names actually) probably won't as it has lousy VHF performance (no Ch 8). Well, you could use it if you used standard rabbit ears for CH 8 but you probably need a UHF/VHF combiner to make it work. There is always the possiblity that rabbit ears with a loop or bowtie might work too. If your analog signal has lots of ghosts then you may have a problem with multipath (reflections) and thus likely will need a better antenna.

What gives with WIS-DT audio. It appears to be out of sync by about 3 seconds. TV this way is totally unwachable....

About 8:10pm tonight I discovered WLTX-DT was not on the air. Shortly afterwards I noted WOLO-DT was also down. WIS-DT however was on the air so we did have one (out of three) weather-radar broadcasts working while our areas experienced severe thunderstorms (~8:30pm to 9:15pm here in Sumter). I have no idea when these stations went off the air. And it appears Columbia is undergoing a major thunderstorm as I speak and it appears to be headed this way.

update: noted about 10:10pm both WOLO-DT and WLTX-DT had come back on air.

Problem with the SA8000HD.

I have watched quite a bit of HD the last few days, and for some odd reason the SA8000 has developed a lip synch problem. The audio is a fraction of a second ahead of the video, and it changes from a fraction of a second to a second or two. It is really, really annoying.

I see the problem on Discovery HD, and ABC-HD, most recently.

Anyone else seeing this??

-- Cain

Cain,
I just checked DHDT or ABC and don't see a problem here. Suggest you reboot your box; I suspect it might fix it.

Thx, I'll try a reboot.

-- Cain

PBS 32-3 and 800 is suffering from a occasional flicker of black on cable and OTA

Originally posted by TechMan
PBS 32-3 and 800 is suffering from a occasional flicker of black on cable and OTA
Thank you for the information. I made some configuration changes in the system that should resolve that problem.

-Shaun

The "Soundstage" presentations on Thursday evenings have been passed by WRLK(PBS) flawlessly. Quite impressive! Thanks WRLK.

The Braves games from Turner South-HD and TBS-HD have been simply stunning. This is by far the best HD image quality I have seen on my set. Thank you ! Time Warner Cable.

Here's a quick question:
What's the status with 813 and 814? I live in Myrtle Beach, and thought these were part of the HD tier. I could've sworn I was seeing content on them when I first signed up for the HD tier. I added all the HD channels to my favorites, so that only HD was on the little favorites button, and I added 813 and 814 a while back, but for, oh...say the last couple of weeks, they've just been black. At first I thought it might've had something to do with Braves Games and rights and whatnot, but seriously...there's nothing on either channel...um, ever...

Do those channels even work anymore?

Not part of the TWC HD tier. 813 used to mirror INHD 1. 813 has been used here and in other areas to show the Braves HD games. 814 is a backup for additonal programming if 813 is being used. The guide however does not list programming, but the Braves HD schedhule can be found on the TWC website.

Will some kind soul tell me all the TWC HD channels, and their Channel Number???

Many thanks in advance,

-- Cain

Originally posted by Cain
Will some kind soul tell me all the TWC HD channels, and their Channel Number???

Many thanks in advance,

-- Cain
Think this is right:

Columbia's TWC Channel Lineup
Ch 800 WRLK/PBS-HD
Ch 801 WRLK/ETV's Multicast of analog programming
Ch 802 WRLK/ETV's SC Channel
Ch 805 WIS-HD (NBC)
Ch 806 WIS Weather Radar
Ch 810 WLTX-HD (CBS)
Ch 811 WLTX Weather Radar
Ch 813 SEHD (simulcast INHD1/Spcl events)
Ch 814 SEHD2 (Spare SE channel)
Ch 815 WOLO-HD (ABC)
Ch 840 TNT-HD
Ch 845 Discovery HD Theater
Ch 901 HBO-HD E
Ch 902 HBO-HD W
Ch 921 SHO-HD E
Ch 922 SHO-HD W
Ch 930 HDNET
Ch 931 HDNET Movies
Ch 940 INHD1
Ch 941 INHD2

You're the MAN!!

Thx!!

-- Cain

Hey all, I am just getting into all of this, I have mixed emotions about twcsc, ,I am just finishing up building my house and I had the house wired for watching tv, LOTS of TV. My wife and I have been staying with my parents since I sold my previous house sooner than expected, they have twcsc. I have fallen in love with the dvr but I can't live without the sunday ticket. thursday southeastern satelite is coming to install my sat and hopefully I will be able to respond about their hd broadcast soon. I bought the hughes HD directv receiver which also has an ota atsc tuner so I will have the local hd channels too. I am very excited about all of this. I am at work today and the guys are at my house today installing my speakers, plasma, and receiver.

I know its been slow - but just wanted to let you know I'll be away from the WWW for a couple of days - NC/SC Marketing Meeting in Wilmington, not back until late Friday

Any emergencies call customer service 866-892-7201

I'm seeing it right now on NBCHD.

Audio Sync Problems. The Tonight show. It's on no other HD channels. Not TNT, not CBS, not PBS...but Jay's words and his lips are on two different timelines.

Just FYI. I dunno if it's a TW thing (which I'm seriously doubting since it's *just* NBC with the problem).

Oh, and I just turned to the analog NBC...no sync problems at all.

Anyway, I had never seen what's been reported here, but as soon as I saw it I leapt up and ran over here to post...

How's *that* for not having a life? Top that...lol...

Yesterday's Nascar race was suppose to be broadcast in ED Widescreen yesterday by Wis-DT. It was however broadcast in 4.3 on their digital station. I was told via email that it was Wis-DT fault and it would be broadcast in Widescreen from Wis and NBC from now on. I may be the only who cares, but it does show that Wis-DT will be trying to do the right thing for the rest of the races.

I noticed that too, I ended up watching it on directv tivo because I cannot get my color right on my hd receiver. The picture has too much blue in it and not enough green. I had the same problem with the home run derby on espnhd last night.

FYI All:
NO HD on WOLO-DT tonite due to an equipment problem. It should be back
tomorrow..

Thanks for the heads up Bob; hope all goes well fixing the problem.

Originally posted by bdfox18doe
FYI All:
NO HD on WOLO-DT tonite due to an equipment problem. It should be back
tomorrow..


This wouldn't have anything to do with the MLB Allstar game on Fox?;)


Bob, do you know anyone at WACH here in Columbia? PM me if you do.

Now Kevin.... what would make you think that??:D

BOB,
I didn't know engineers got endorsements deals ;). Is it like Nascar? Got a Geico logo on your toolbox? I bet that Gecko shorted out the HD.

Just Kidding, I have noting better to do right now.

Techman

How the heck else do you think I saved $500 on my car insurance?
You don't actually believe those commercials do ya?!!

I've noticed that WLTX-DT is dropping out sound for a millisecond or so about every second.

I noticed this on Monday night 8-11 and it is much worse tonight during CSI.

Anyone else experiencing this? All my other channels are fine.

This problems has been on going for years with WLTX. It will most likely continue throughout HD programming tonight. They have not upgraded their equipment, but claim to be Columbia's HD leader. Go figure.

Bruce may have more specific information on what has to happen at Wltx's end to fix the sound problems.

Originally posted by blizz
I've noticed that WLTX-DT is dropping out sound for a millisecond or so about every second.

I noticed this on Monday night 8-11 and it is much worse tonight during CSI.

Anyone else experiencing this? All my other channels are fine.

Yes, sounds like a problem that we have seen before and brought to the attention of Dan Stalnaker at WLTX (Ch Eng). As I recall, the station's encoder has a problem at times and the temp fix is for them to reboot it. Calling the station is all we can do at night; if memory serves call 776-3600, ask for news, and politely ask them to pass along the problem report to Master Control. This has worked at times plus they have done a reboot just before a key program. A permanent fix I think was a new encoder which I thought had been ordered but perhaps not.

Good Afternoon,

Turner Networks has just alerted us to the fact that the scheduled Braves Game in HD for Saturday, July 17th WILL NOT BE in HD. This is a technical issue on their end and they apologize for any inconvenience.

Tonights game will be in HD.

For the first time ever, Time Warner Cable will provide a Live High Definition PPV event. Mike Tyson (50-4-44 KOs) will fight the current International Heavyweight Champion Danny Williams (31-3-26 KOs). The fight will be aired live from Freedom Hall Arena in Louisville, Kentucky.

· Friday, July 30 at 9:00 pm eastern time
· Special Events HD Channel 814
· $44.95

The fight will be available via an impulse buy on Channel 814 as of Wednesday, July 28th. Just tune to Channel 814 and press the B button on your remote.

Originally posted by bdenman
Yes, sounds like a problem that we have seen before and brought to the attention of Dan Stalnaker at WLTX (Ch Eng). As I recall, the station's encoder has a problem at times and the temp fix is for them to reboot it. Calling the station is all we can do at night; if memory serves call 776-3600, ask for news, and politely ask them to pass along the problem report to Master Control. This has worked at times plus they have done a reboot just before a key program. A permanent fix I think was a new encoder which I thought had been ordered but perhaps not.

It should be fixed. It is the CBS HD receiver which has this problem and NOT WLTX'S equipment. CBS knows that these receivers do this from time to time and are waiting on replacing them anyway.

Originally posted by DianaTWCSC
Good Afternoon,

Turner Networks has just alerted us to the fact that the scheduled Braves Game in HD for Saturday, July 17th WILL NOT BE in HD. This is a technical issue on their end and they apologize for any inconvenience.

Tonights game will be in HD.

They must have got it fixed. It actually came on a hour before the game, and has been stellar ever since. Thoughly enjoying this coverage. I saw that CBS got their audio fixed last night.;) Now if we can just get NBC to send WIS-DT the HD feed for Law and Order, all would be well .:p

Good Morning,

I'm headed to the airport for a Cable Marketing conference. I will not be checking the Forum while I'm out, so please contact customer service if you have an urgent issue with your service.

I'll be back online next Saturday - take care and have a great week,

Originally posted by DianaTWCSC
STARZ! & Encore HD - Contract Negotiation


has there been any progress that you can report on regarding the addition of Starz HD to the lineup?

btw, thanks for getting the stereo audio on A&E and FX switched on. :)

Good Morning,

I do not have any word on STARZ!, Encore or any other HD negotiations at this point. I will certainly post to the Forum as soon as we have word of a launch.

Happy to hear the stereo is working well. Have a great week,

Diana

Effective Today at 12noon, WOLO will begin carriage of ABC News Now on
WOLO-SD 25-2..

“I’m also delighted to announce today that Time Warner has moved very quickly to help serve our viewers in the Columbia TV market. We expect this exciting new venture from ABC News to be up and running today on channel 816 on Time Warner’s digital tier. I applaud Time Warner for their quick response in helping us to serve our Midlands viewers”

Originally posted by scruffy7
has there been any progress that you can report on regarding the addition of Starz HD to the lineup?

"In contract negotiations" I dont know what that means... Nuclear reduction treaties between the US and USSR have been negotiated a helluva lot faster than the carriage contracts for one HD channel. I think thats just the TWC corporate line... "We're negotiating" to keep people off their back.

Originally posted by cop0251
I noticed that too, I ended up watching it on directv tivo because I cannot get my color right on my hd receiver. The picture has too much blue in it and not enough green. I had the same problem with the home run derby on espnhd last night.


Make sure your connections are right if you're using component inputs.
That will cause a the symptoms you are seeing.

Originally posted by bdfox18doe
Effective Today at 12noon, WOLO will begin carriage of ABC News Now on WOLO-SD 25-2..

From today's press release:

“I’m also delighted to announce today that Time Warner has moved very quickly to help serve our viewers in the Columbia TV market. We expect this exciting new venture from ABC News to be up and running today on channel 816 on Time Warner’s digital tier. I applaud Time Warner for their quick response in helping us to serve our Midlands viewers”

Bob,
Thanks for the update on WOLO-DT. Does this mean that WOLO's weather channel is gone for good or might it TBD?

Good Afternoon,

Certainly appreciate the kudos from WOLO, as well as the opportunity to provide more quality Digital Programming to our customers. And thanks to Bob for being such a good engineering partner.

Channel 816 is up and running. There will not be any guide information available until tomorrow morning's download, so you have to input 816 to access the channel until it appears on the guide. We also don't have enough room in the Short Description area to call the channel ABS News Now, so it will be noted as ABC-2

One slight tweak. it is not part of the Digital Tier as was stated in the press release (which is a subscription product). ABC-2 is a Digital Channel provided free to all customers who have any variety of Digital/HD Converter (i.e., you don't have to subscribe to the Digital Tier to receive it).

Have a great day

Radar TBD..

Bob: My query is not necessarily a request for its return given my distaste for multicasting in general, But I was just curious. :) Thanks

Diana: kudus to your crowd too for getting the IPG changed over to ABC2 so fast.

Bruce - WOLO did not have anything on 816 yet You can still "Enjoy" Dopplar from WIS and WLTX on 806 and 811 respectively. Personally I think ABC is making much better use or their bandwidth with this programming- I'm enjoying it.

Diana,
When I checked yesterday I thought I saw ABC Now programming on TWC's Ch816 though the IGP which, as you said, had no data. We still have 2 local radar channels and ABC now has a 24/7 news channel. Which is fine. I agree ABC's 720p format does handle multicasting better than 1080i. However I still prefer the 1080i format and, being HD centric, want full bitrate HD though that rarely happens. To each their own...

Diana, Please call me ASAP at 776-3600. I have an important question.

Good Afternoon,

For the time period of the DNC and then during the RNC, WLTX will be providing CBS continual coverage of the DNC on Time Warner Digital Cable Channel 812.

Again, TWC thanks its network partners for the opportunity to provide our customers with additional special programming on Digital Cable.

I'm not a VOOM subscriber, but am on their email list. I received a message of which the following is an excerpt:

"Big name events. Exciting features. VOOM Feature Events are all about providing our customers with the best HD programming available. Now you can enjoy PPV events, like the upcoming Tyson-Williams Fight (7/30/04 @ 9pm EST on Channel 711) for FREE, with no additional charge to your service. This is just one way that VOOM is working to deliver the high brand of quality service that our customers deserve. "

Diana- thought you might be interested from a marketing perspective. I guess VOOM is eating the PPV expense.

Sounds like a voom commercial to me.

Originally posted by shealyse

Diana- thought you might be interested from a marketing perspective. I guess VOOM is eating the PPV expense.

Thanks for keeping us all informed. I also received the email newsletter and found it an interesting move on their part. They are certainly eating the expense. They eat a LOT of expense. Makes one wonder how long they can sustain this level of loss-leader.

Good Morning,

Although things remain a bit slow on the forum, I wanted to let you know I am leaving shortly to attend the final Cable Conference of the summer. I will be away from the internet until Wednesday morning, so please call customer service if you have an urgent matter. 1-866-892-7201

Enjoy your Sunday!

Is anything going on with PBS OTA? I lost all PBS channels a couple of days ago. All other OTA channels are fine, just PBS disappeared.
Using Samsung TS-160 as a receiver.

Is anything going on with PBS OTA? I lost all PBS channels a couple of days ago. All other OTA channels are fine, just PBS disappeared.
We are currently running on low power while we replace our antenna on the tower. We hope to be back at full operating power around the 16th of August.

-Shaun

Can everyone still see 19-2? i am doing an experiment with the bitrates. The HD is running at 17.5 Meg and the Sd is running at 1.5 Meg. I know Time Warner's decoder is still able to pick it up since it is still on their cable system.

Dan,
Yes! Your 19-2 is coming in just fine here OTA using my Radio Shack Double Bowtie and the Samsung SIR-T150.

Originally posted by sbennett
We are currently running on low power while we replace our antenna on the tower. We hope to be back at full operating power around the 16th of August.

-Shaun
Thank you for your reply, Shaun!
Hope everything goes well with the antenna replacement.

Kirill

Wis is NOT passing the HD feed from NBC for tonights movie.

That's Ok, as long as WOLO is..

Originally posted by kevinivey
Yesterday's Nascar race was suppose to be broadcast in ED Widescreen yesterday by Wis-DT. It was however broadcast in 4.3 on their digital station. I was told via email that it was Wis-DT fault and it would be broadcast in Widescreen from Wis and NBC from now on. I may be the only who cares, but it does show that Wis-DT will be trying to do the right thing for the rest of the races. From 7/12


Well, I guess I was not told the truth, as there was no widescreen on Wis-DT today. We will have to see what tonight brings. Ota capable, again. All locals mapping properly. Wach-Dt has no guide info , but that seems to have always been the case. ;)

The second largest NASCAR race of the year and NO widescreen from WIS. Thanks NBC affiliate WIS. :mad:

Originally posted by FloCobra
The second largest NASCAR race of the year and NO widescreen from WIS. Thanks NBC affiliate WIS. :mad:

This must have been a problem with WIS. I turned my antenna to WCNC in Charlotte and the race was in widescreen. I then turned to WYFF in Greenville. Again, the race was in widescreen. I checked in on WIS one more time, no widescreen.

Who is the person at WIS I can contact about this?

Corey

Good Afternoon,

Effective Wednesday, August 11th, Time Warner Cable in the Columbia DMA will launch the WOLO Doppler Radar feed on Channel 816.

Currently ABC News Now is on channel 816 - it will move to channel 817.

Along with this addition, short descriptions on the Guide will be changed to refect Network weather and news. For instance, WOLO Doppler Radar will be short description ABC-W on channel 816 and ABC News Now will be short description ABC-N on channel 817.

Please let me know if you have any questions,

Take Care

Thanks Diana on Behalf of WOLO!

Well the guys in the headend and you really do the heavy lifting,

but your welcome.

Yea, those 1's and 0's really work on the old brain sometimes!

WOW!!! We can get weather radars added to the channel lineup but not ESPN-HD. How many radars do we need?

So WOLO is going to have 1 subchannel as a radar and one subchannel as News Now, there goes the bandwidth for HD PQ. There should be no multicasting allowed. IMO

Originally posted by D-rock0030
there goes the bandwidth for HD PQ. There should be no multicasting allowed. IMO

It's interesting that we've had no complaints "so far" about the HD video quality on WOLO-DT since adding these two channels.

So what's the latest on Olympics broadcast? Will WIS broadcast the opening ceremony in HD or not?

Originally posted by bdfox18doe
It's interesting that we've had no complaints "so far" about the HD video quality on WOLO-DT since adding these two channels.


Content on ABC may be part of it. We will see tonight with the NFL game. Since we only have WOLO-DT to see the effects of multicasting via 720p. I will contend that your 480i upcoverted to 720p doesn't look as good as the other 1080i upconverts. I will contend that Wolo's radar is simply better , it has the national weathers service audio transmission along side the video. Multicasting in general is the future for the locals. SCETV is a prime example of what the future will bring. I will be interesting to how the "SEC" games on Wltx-DT will look with the increased bandwidth. The Super Bowl in February was artifact free, but the "SEC" games had numerous banding artifacts.

Wis-DT ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????

Originally posted by Kir
So what's the latest on Olympics broadcast? Will WIS broadcast the opening ceremony in HD or not?


I noticed that Columbia was on the Dish's HD network list. I would assume DirecTV will probably not be far behind. Wis-DT ????

Originally posted by kevinivey
your 480i upcoverted to 720p doesn't look as good as the other 1080i upconverts.

Ok, but you don't mention what monitor/stb combination your're using. If your STB is NOT set to(or can't do) native formats, and the monitor won't do 720p native (as with certain Sony's) then either the STB or monitor is cross converting the 720p to 1080i..and with catv and consumer gear, that's not a vaild observation that the picture really isn't as good. It may or may not be better in reality. I'd be interested in what you have to say when WACH gets FOX's 720p on-line., vs ABC vs CBS..


Thanks for the observations, especially on radar. It's running at significantly
less bandwidth than the others in town..

Diana-

What US Open HD and Olympics HD coverage is TWC planning on showing? And on what channels?

Thanks!

Originally posted by bdfox18doe
Ok, but you don't mention what monitor/stb combination your're using. If your STB is NOT set to(or can't do) native formats, and the monitor won't do 720p native (as with certain Sony's) then either the STB or monitor is cross converting the 720p to 1080i..and with catv and consumer gear, that's not a vaild observation that the picture really isn't as good. It may or may not be better in reality. I'd be interested in what you have to say when WACH gets FOX's 720p on-line., vs ABC vs CBS..


Thanks for the observations, especially on radar. It's running at significantly
less bandwidth than the others in town..

53" Hitachi rptv widescreen with a TWC HD stb. Set to output 720p to the set. My set does a better job converting to 1080i than the stb.

27" 4.3 HDTV direct view crt with internal Ota HD tuner. To be honest on this set they look all the same.

Thank goodness I will be able to see Fox in a digital format via the smaller sets internal tuner. Seems odd that I would have to Wach it on the smaller set to get a better picture.

I pretty sure Dan at Wltx' said his radar was running at 1.5 mbs.


I think there is a HD satellite sport station that also broadcast in 720p.;) I of course can not compare that.

Yeah, how are we looking for the Olympics in HD !!

-- Cain

(Columbia) - NBC and WIS will offer extensive coverage of the 2004 Athens Olympics. The games officially begin Friday, August 13, with the Opening Ceremony. Watch it beginning at 8:00pm.

Then, for the ensuing 16 days NBC Sports will offer extensive Olympic coverage; more than nine hours on weekdays and 12 hours a day on weekends on the main network. NBC's cable networks will carry additional coverage.

In addition, WIS will carry a 24-hour daily feed of NBC's HDTV Olympic programming on our digital channel, WIS-DT (Time Warner digital cable channel 805).

Online coverage of the games is available 24 hours a day on WIStv.com and NBCOlympics.com.

WIS News 10 is also following the efforts of athletes with South Carolina ties who are representing their country at the Olympics, and we'll be bringing you their stories throughout the games.

Catch the Olympic spirit on WIS and NBC, America's Olympic Network!

by Barry Ahrendt

nbcolympics lists HD broadcast starting at 9pm 08/13/2004 and SD at 8pm EST. WIS schedule shows it starting at 8pm.
I have a bad feeling about it... :(

As reported in the HD programming thread. HD coverage will NOT be live. All HD will be taped delayed. The HD feed will not match the HD feed unless Wis is passing there analog feed on there digital station.

:) Hey Bob,
Just watching your HD Football game on WOLO. It looks great! No artifacts that I can see due to compression or lower bitrate. I did notice some vertical jitter in the picture though. The only other noticeable artifacts were from the Blimp camera. When it was on air, the field had several artifacts in it. However, my guess is it is from the microwave feed to the truck since I don't see those same artifacts int he field camera. What bitrate are you running on the HD feed? Is it dynamic or static?

Originally posted by kevinivey
As reported in the HD programming thread. HD coverage will NOT be live. All HD will be taped delayed. The HD feed will not match the HD feed unless Wis is passing there analog feed on there digital station.
The opening ceremony will not be live for sure - 8pm our time will be 3am in Greece.
I'm talking about 2 separate feeds - SD starts at 8pm, HD (same event) - at 9pm. Stations broadcasting HD will have other programming before 9pm. WIS will start at 8pm...

Hey Bob,
I second Dan's observation, Football game looked great except for the frame jitter.

Thanks. I'll look into the jitter today if there is ABC test time.

Originally posted by kevinivey
As reported in the HD programming thread. HD coverage will NOT be live. All HD will be taped delayed. The HD feed will not match the HD feed unless Wis is passing there analog feed on there digital station.

Yes I'm interested to see if WIS simply passes the SD signal over on the digital channel. The HD feed from NBC is going to be on a 24 hour tape delay (which sucks) so whatever you watch on WIS analog on Saturday that same thing will be in HD on Sunday. NBC clearly doesnt care about HDTV right now.

Originally posted by kshockley
Diana-

What US Open HD and Olympics HD coverage is TWC planning on showing? And on what channels?

Thanks!


Well, I think everyone else has pretty much covered the Olympics for us. Whatever is on the NBC Network feed in HD will be shown on Channel 805.

As far as the US Open, I looked on the CBS website and they don't go out that far yet. If we can use the past as a guide, when CBS broadcast the matches, they will be in HD and we will air that on 810. Now, the bad news. In the past USA provided a simulcast HD feed that we put on our HD Special Events channel. Since NBC now owns USA and Bravo, USA will provide the HD feed to Bravo HD and since we do not have a deal for Bravo HD yet, I SUSPECT, we will not have to option to air these matches on our Special Events in HD channel.

Let the booing and hissing begin.

Well, I think everyone else has pretty much covered the Olympics for us. Whatever is on the NBC Network feed in HD will be shown on Channel 805.

As far as the US Open, I looked on the CBS website and they don't go out that far yet. If we can use the past as a guide, when CBS broadcast the matches, they will be in HD and we will air that on 810. Now, the bad news. In the past USA provided a simulcast HD feed that we put on our HD Special Events channel. Since NBC now owns USA and Bravo, USA will provide the HD feed to Bravo HD and since we do not have a deal for Bravo HD yet, I SUSPECT, we will not have to option to air these matches on our Special Events in HD channel.

Let the booing and hissing begin.


Thanks for the Olympics info everyone.

I'm disappointed to hear about the Bravo HD feed. I was hoping there was some deal in the works for that channel before the Open starts. I was looking forward to seeing the fuzz on the tennis balls for the entire 2 weeks, not just on the weekends. Oh well...

Originally posted by DianaTWCSC
Let the booing and hissing begin.

I would but I'm all booed and hissed out. TWC just plain sucks. We can have 3 freaking weather radars but can't get any HD channel thats worth watching, ie. Cinemax-HD, Starz-HD, ESPN-HD, Bravo-HD, Encore-HD :mad:

Hello everyone. I am new to AVS but I had a question or tow and also a comment or so to make.

First a question: I have noticed alot recently on the NBC and TNT HD channels that the sound is not matching the people. I am hearing their voice before they even move their lips. I think someone mentioned this earlier but I didn't see any reply or discussion aboutit otherwise. So what is going on with that and is there anything on my end that I can do to fix it or make it better?

2nd question I called in to TWC a couple months ago and was told something about channel 835 and some other HD channel that were coming soon. Has there been a change in this or are they coming and what will they be?

Now a Comment. I watched the Foorball game last night in HD on WOLO and I was very happy with the PQ so thank you for making it look great whoever you are.

Thanks everyone, Danny

Originally posted by D-rock0030
I'm all booed and hissed out. :mad:

Are you kidding? You?

Is there anybody out there? We need some definitive answers please.

Originally posted by Nucleartiger
Hello everyone. I am new to AVS but I had a question or tow and also a comment or so to make.

First a question: I have noticed alot recently on the NBC and TNT HD channels that the sound is not matching the people. I am hearing their voice before they even move their lips. I think someone mentioned this earlier but I didn't see any reply or discussion aboutit otherwise. So what is going on with that and is there anything on my end that I can do to fix it or make it better?

2nd question I called in to TWC a couple months ago and was told something about channel 835 and some other HD channel that were coming soon. Has there been a change in this or are they coming and what will they be?

Now a Comment. I watched the Foorball game last night in HD on WOLO and I was very happy with the PQ so thank you for making it look great whoever you are.

Thanks everyone, Danny

Welcome Danny -

I'll ask my headend guys to check on NBC and TNT HD. We do try to stay on top of this issue, although in most cases, when it is a lip sync issue from a broadcaster, it is coming from their end. The cable channel on the other hand... I'll just have to ask them.

Channel 835 - no clue - not anything I put out to customer service, so I can't help you. We typciallyadd HD channels as soon we get the deals signed, rather than on a planned basis a few months out (like we do for regular digital channel launches).

Originally posted by D-rock0030
I would but I'm all booed and hissed out. TWC just plain sucks. We can have 3 freaking weather radars but can't get any HD channel thats worth watching, ie. Cinemax-HD, Starz-HD, ESPN-HD, Bravo-HD, Encore-HD :mad:


I know this will not do anything to help the way you feel, but the multicasting of the HD Network channels to include other programming is part of the original contracts all Cable Operators sign with Network Affiliates for HD carriage. We did not negotiate new deals to carry doppler radar or convention coverage as they are using the alloted 19.8 in the original contract to provide HD and multicast signals. So its really not compariable to negotiating a deal for carriage of a cable channel in HD.

Not trying to make you any more frustrated with the situation, just saying your comparing apples to oranges.

Originally posted by bdfox18doe
Are you kidding? You?

Yep, I promise. :)

First off I think that I should have proofread my earlier post. I pretty much screwed up every word that had more than 3 letters in it. haha ;-)

Diana,
Hey thanks for answering my questions about the channels and lip sync issue. I have another one. Will Fox be broadcasting the NFL in HD or ED (whatever they have other SD) this year. If not when are they supposed to be going to that?

and sorry to beat a dead horse here but I do have to agree with D-rock in that to me "the casual consumer" it looks like TWCSC is dragging their heels on the ESPN-HD issue. I was told back in Late January that ESPN-HD was a "done deal" and then that the negotiations had broken down. So any answers on this would be most appreciated.

Anyway thanks again for answering mine and everyone elses questions on here.
Danny

Originally posted by DianaTWCSC
Welcome Danny -

I'll ask my headend guys to check on NBC and TNT HD. We do try to stay on top of this issue, although in most cases, when it is a lip sync issue from a broadcaster, it is coming from their end.

Diana, I've seen this issue to a much greater degree lately on WIS-DT.

I've got the 8000HD DVR and when the sound goes out of sync I hit the rewind button. The sound will be in sync for a short period of time and then the sound will slowly drift off synch again.

I'm sure this must be a WIS issue, but could it also be an issue with my STB?

That was what I was wondering as well Blizz. I have the 8000HD DVR also and pretty much every local channel and TNT's HD feed all have the lip sync problem. Its not every time and just like with you I can sometimes rewind or change channels and get them to sync back up but it is a daily occurence here recently.

Danny

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nucleartiger
[B]Will Fox be broadcasting the NFL in HD or ED (whatever they have other SD) this year. If not when are they supposed to be going to that?



FOX football plans - I don't know. I'm not involved with local negotiations so I don't know and haven't heard and I haven't made any sort of investigation towards this issue (probably should have, but busy with other priorities) - however, I'm sure one of the other guys here will know... like maybe Bob?



and sorry to beat a dead horse here but I do have to agree with D-rock in that to me "the casual consumer" it looks like TWCSC is dragging their heels on the ESPN-HD issue.

As an HD consumer I agree - other MSOs have done deals and there is nothing that would make my life as Marketing Director easier and as a Football fan better than to ad ESPN HD. But its not within the control of TWC in South Carolina to do a deal outside the corporate office.




I was told back in Late January that ESPN-HD was a "done deal" and then that the negotiations had broken down. So any answers on this would be most appreciated

I apologize - CSRs are NEVER supposed to say anything is a done deal until they get it in writing with a launch date. The rep spoke out of line and it obviously hurt our image with the consumer - which is why I tell them to NEVER make promises or provide any sort of a guess at a time line - it backfires everytime.

The guys in the headend are going through all the adjustments on the receivers. They are also calling the networks to make sure things are correct on their end.

I would hold on to your converter until we check everything at our end. I'll post when they are through checking. If you still have issues, then we would recommend a switch out.

Diana,
Any word on the update that will activate the DVI connector? I just got a new Plasma and I am dying to see how the DVI looks!
Thanks,
Craig

I was in Lancaster today and saw a van painted red, white, and black with a huge Espn-HD banner on the side. On the front doors were small lettering saying Comporium Cable. I guess they get along with Disney. Some other TWC areas have already added Fox. Fox will broadcast some games in HD this fall . I can not confirm that the local (wach) will be HD ready. They rarely if ever answer emails. Not trying to add fuel to the fire, but Espn-HD schedule list Sept. 12 USC v. UGA home game as HD.

Originally posted by chummel
Diana,
Any word on the update that will activate the DVI connector? I just got a new Plasma and I am dying to see how the DVI looks!
Thanks,
Craig

No news yet on the date we anticipate the 1.2 software upgrade. Sorry - I ask the engineers at least once a week.

Originally posted by cohbraz
This must have been a problem with WIS. I turned my antenna to WCNC in Charlotte and the race was in widescreen. I then turned to WYFF in Greenville. Again, the race was in widescreen. I checked in on WIS one more time, no widescreen.

Who is the person at WIS I can contact about this?

Corey

bahrendt@wistv.com (Barry)

Re: WIS sound out-of-sync

They are broadcasting " Law and Order" in HD tonight on their Digital station, and have the audio that matches their audio on their subchannel ,and their analog station. It switched to SD about half way ,and it never switched back.

I just noticed that ER is being broadcast on WIS-DT in DD 5.1!

Way to go, WIS!

Too bad the video and audio are 2 seconds apart. Audio matches 10-2, and analog 10. Verified ota, and from TWC cable.

Maybe they are mixing the SD audio with HD video?

In the front room I have a TV using a standard converter, and in the bedroom is the HDTV. Some channels show an obvious lag, so when I'm walking down the hall I hear a joke, then I hear it again a second or so later.

I'm not saying this is what's wrong, but it seems oddly familiar...

That's not the same thing Mike. If you have a dvr then the audio will not ever be inline with any other cable connection. The dvr is always behind because they buffer video and audio. Wis is using the wrong audio for the video they are showing on Wis-DT. Wis has 2 subchannels alongside there Digital station. TWC does not carry Wis-10-2. It is merely a low bandwidth 4.3 digital duplicate of there analog station. I once questioned the need for this channel at this present time. There response was " we are trying to serve all our customers, not just our HDTV customers". That is the mind set that we are dealing with in relations to Wis. Wis is simply has the least reliable digital broadcast in Columbia.

Well, today Titantv shows an Olympics broadcast on WIS-DT starting at 9pm in HD. Let's hope for the best. If not, I'll switch to D* channel 84...

i haven't watched WIS-DT in ages because there hasn't been much on this summer that i want to watch and because last time i watched the it audio was so far out of sync with the video it was like watching a badly dubbed foreign film. last night i stumbled across it again to watch the finale of Last Comic Standing and audio and video were all lined up here. i was watching it on TWC 805 on the DVR about 15 minutes behind live. i didn't stick around for the ER repeat, though...

Originally posted by kevinivey
That's not the same thing Mike. If you have a dvr then the audio will not ever be inline with any other cable connection. The dvr is always behind because they buffer video and audio.
Ummm, well, with both sets playing WIS-SD, buffering is good for a fraction of a second, maybe. I can hear that.

However, WIS-SD and WIS-DT are at least a second, maybe even 1-1/2 seconds apart. Far larger gap.

Now, if DT requires that much extra buffering time, then they need better hard disks in these DVRs...

The delay you are seeing between the sd and the dt is due to the analog to digital conversion at WIS. If you waych WLTX Dt and compare it to our sd, you will notice the same delay.

The digital broadcast is a entirely different stream. None of the local digital broadcast will match their analog counterpart. The dvr is just another time delay.

The opening ceremonies are on a 1 hour delay for HD, it should start up at 9pm ET.

For those of us asking about TWC and ESPN-HD. There is a thread on the HDTV programming forum "I e-mailed TWC VP" Fred Dressler in which the e-mailer got the response that ESPN would not allow a deal for ESPN-HD without a renewal of all the Disney contracts.
This is probably old news, but for what its worth it explains some of the dealy for ESPN-HD, but does not make it any easier to wait.

I would love to recommend TWC to my sports buddies, but....

For what its worth, I called WIS last night when they failed to start the HD broadcast. The woman on the phone refused to let me speak with the engineering department, was rude, and insisted that "we are in HD, you are watching the wrong channel". I finally convinced her to let the control room know that they are NOT in HD. They flipped the switch several minutes after that.
Needless to say, today I'm watching D* channel 84 that shows exactly the same, plus with a better quality then WIS OTA - I guess because of the multicasting with 3 channels in total.

I called once called, and I had a similiar experience. No channel 84 option here. Maybe I should go up on the roof , and turn it toward Augusta.

I called WIS last night also shortly around 8:40PM. Apparently, the main switchboard most keep rolling over til someone picks up. As it turns out, Dawn Mercer and Craig Melvin were very eager to check things out for me. They asked how I was viewing the boradcast (OTA or cable) and checked what they were picking up from their TW STB. According to them it was indeed NBC that was delaying the start of the HD feed until 9PM. From what I could tell, I missed nothing. There were some audio glitches, like the announcers diallog being mixed in way to low, but apart from that the show was great. Well, one more gripe... camera coverage didn't seem nearly as much on the HD side as on NTSC.

So how did the TWC NBC HD look ??

And did you get to see the entire opening cereminies???

-- Cain

Exactly the same as ota. 14mb or less HD video. Motion artifacts similar to SEC football on CBS. Blurry reds ,and encoding artifacts. Nothing like sports or events on HDnet or INHD. 1080i needs more bandwidth than what Wis is allowing. Do they think we really need the duplicate (10-2)? Yes, they think they do. The Braves games that have been shown on the special events channel are by far the best HD I have ever seen on my sets.

I watched some HD Olympics on WISDT and it looked pretty bad wiht blocking and pixellation on almost any motion.

Who do we know at WIS that can switch off that silly radar and give the max bandwidth to the Olympics in HD?? Anyone who posts here perhaps??

How long before MPEG-4 Comes to TV/Cable/Satellite for HD??

Originally posted by Cain
I watched some HD Olympics on WISDT and it looked pretty bad wiht blocking and pixellation on almost any motion.

Who do we know at WIS that can switch off that silly radar and give the max bandwidth to the Olympics in HD?? Anyone who posts here perhaps??

How long before MPEG-4 Comes to TV/Cable/Satellite for HD??

The contacts I have for WIS are Barry Ahrendt, Dir of Marketing and Programming and Ken Thayer, Chief of Engineering. Neither gentlemen post here as I recall or even follow this forum (they have been asked). WIS's main phone number is 799-1010 and I believe their email addresses are bahrendt@wistv.comand kthayer@wistv.com respectively.

I agree; the HD is poor. Unfortunately, I am not suprised.

FWIW, I have been out of town for over a week and tonight is the first time I have tuned into HD in some time. The Olympics on WIS was what I tuned in first. I changed the channel less than 15 minutes later.

Just hit me... I think we are @#$%^&*(#!

WIS probably cannot change their bit rate. I believe by FCC rule they have to do a DT simulcast of their analog signal. Since their HD signal is a different broadcast (thanks to NBC's time shifting the Olympics by a day), they have to run both. Also, their third service, the radar channel, probably consumes very little bandwidth (less than their competition uses) so it is doubtful terminating it would be of much help. So, I must conclude we are stuck with their motion artifacts and low PQ during these Olympics. Sad. Still would not hurt to inform WIS management of our low opinion of their broadcast!

I'll take the extra megabyte here.:D still, it looks a heck of alot better than analog channel 3 on TWC. I cheated and watched a little off the antenna, and it was better, but far from HD. Folks , may soon talk about the good ole' days when the picture was actually clear if someone decided to move fast.:p

I would had loved to compare to the dedicated NBC-HD channels that Wis allowed the Satellite companies to broadcast. Why wasn't TWC allowed to have the direct NBC feed if they were?

Lights out! (-:

Originally posted by bdenman
Just hit me... I think we are @#$%^&*(#!

WIS probably cannot change their bit rate. I believe by FCC rule they have to do a DT simulcast of their analog signal. Since their HD signal is a different broadcast (thanks to NBC's time shifting the Olympics by a day), they have to run both. Also, their third service, the radar channel, probably consumes very little bandwidth (less than their competition uses) so it is doubtful terminating it would be of much help. So, I must conclude we are stuck with their motion artifacts and low PQ during these Olympics. Sad. Still would not hurt to inform WIS management of our low opinion of their broadcast!

The FCC did away with that rule for the Olympics and may do away with it all together. There are no constraints for duplicating your analog shows at this time.

Originally posted by Dan'sHiPix
The FCC did away with that rule for the Olympics and may do away with it all together. There are no constraints for duplicating your analog shows at this time.

Thanks Dan; I did not know that. That rule has come up before in discussions with WRLK as to why they had to broadcast three services (the third being mandated by the state). So it is possible WIS could improve their HD bitrate if they so chose. Interesting....

Dan, I hope you and Wltx continue with the extra bandwidth for the upcoming football games! Has anyone seen a local Hd retailer (Best Buy, Tweeter, Circuit City, or Sears , showing the Wis-Dt/ NBC-HD 24 hr. Olympic loop in their stores?

Originally posted by bdenman
Thanks Dan; I did not know that. That rule has come up before in discussions with WRLK as to why they had to broadcast three services (the third being mandated by the state). So it is possible WIS could improve their HD bitrate if they so chose. Interesting....
That, and finally fixing that almost 1 second audio lag! :mad:
I watch Olympics on D* channel 84 only. So much for NBC worrying about their advertizing dollars. Get the local stations to broadcast HD right, and I will watch it!.

CBS Sports' NFL HDTV broadcasts will feature the highest definition television format – 1080 lines of picture resolution – along with 5.1 channel digital surround sound. The unified productions for both the standard definition and HD telecasts will feature the same announcers, camera angles, replays and graphics.


Dan, lets hope that you get the updated eqiupment you need to pass the 5.1 signal this year.

Yesterday I emailed Barry Aherndt about the multicasting of three services and its effect on the HD feed of the Olympics. I requested they consider suspending the simulcast of their analog signal and the weather channel for the Olympic broadcasts. This is his reply I received this morning:

We have decided not to change the bitrate, but we understand that knowledgeable viewers like yourself can perceive a difference. Our subchannels are important to us both in the present and in future applications.

Thanks for your email and your interest in our HD broadcasts.

Barry Ahrendt
Director of Marketing and Programming
WIS Television
Columbia, SC

It saddens me that they put so little importance on Picture Quality when it comes to HDTV. And it makes me wonder who at WIS actually watches HDTV at home. We are fortunate that WLTX and WOLO both have personnel who watch and appreciate HDTV!

Originally posted by bdenman
Yesterday I emailed Barry Aherndt ... This is his reply I received this morning:

We have decided not to change the bitrate, but we understand that knowledgeable viewers like yourself can perceive a difference. Our subchannels are important to us both in the present and in future applications.

Thanks for your email and your interest in our HD broadcasts.
...
Well, I'm not interested in their HD broadcasts anymore. I guess I will have to e-mail NBC Corporate and explain my position to them.

Kirill

Originally posted by Kir
. "The woman on the phone refused to let me speak with the engineering department"

As she should. After hours, there is no engineer typically available, and those who are there are BUSY keeping everything running, and dealing with the MOST important item of the day...NEWS and the programming.
The folks on duty are not trained nor expected to deal with the public in general.


"was rude, and insisted that "we are in HD, you are watching the wrong channel". .

NO EXCUSE for that whatsoever. If you EVER get a rude response, you should let the station management know.

They were last to go digital, and the first to multicast their analog. I complained once about their extra subchannel, and was told "that we want to serve all our customer not just the ones who have HD". That is the mind set of our local NBC affiliate. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-04-2335A1.pdf

Originally posted by Dan'sHiPix
The FCC did away with that rule for the Olympics and may do away with it all together. There are no constraints for duplicating your analog shows at this time.

This is 100% accurate. This was a part of the FCC's Report and Order of August 4, 2004. However, in the R & O no mention was made specifically of the "Olympics." (The full R & O has not been issued. This fact from the FCC release of the Commission's meeting.) The impact on NBC's election as to programming was, however, the same. No requriement for duplication as to content or time.

"DTV" stations are not required, by FCC Rules, to "duplicate" any of the analog station's transmissions any longer. This can have pros and cons depending on your viewpoint.

Just FYI.

Hello all! Longtime lurker. I read an article yesterday about the Scientific Atlanta 8300 DVR. Very interesting, and I know that you've hinted about it before. Diana, do you have any idea of when these will be available in Columbia? Also, do you need other boxes to watch recorded programs on other TVs, and, if so, will there be an additional charge for each client? Thanks in advance. Almost forgot- any plans for an HD version?

I do not know when they will be available.

You will need a client converter to watch recorded programs. Since these devices are first and foremost converters with all the inherent benefits of current digital basic converters to which we are adding additional capability, they will cost $9.95 each - which is the current converter cost.

Has there been any new news as to when TWC-SC will sign a deal with WACH to carry their digital channel? Fox goes to true HD on Sept 12, less than a month away.

I have no news to report on any HD channels.

It has not been confirmed that Wach-Dt will be ready for HD.

Originally posted by kevinivey
It has not been confirmed that Wach-Dt will be ready for HD.
HD, smach-D, as long as a snow-free digital version gets on cable eventually...

There has been snow on their digital station when showing non Fox stuff.

Originally posted by mikepaul
HD, smach-D, as long as a snow-free digital version gets on cable eventually...
FWIW, I believe the main reason that our local Fox station WACH-DT is not on cable now is that FOX (and WACH) does not broadcast in HD. Don't hold your breath...

Wasn't Fox added to the Charlotte TWC division 6 months ago?

yes, but a bit longer than that.

Fox(Wach) is really is doing a great job , tonight. This Fox widescreen game looks better than any game they have done in the past. I just wish I could wach it in widescreen on my larger set.

The WACH Panthers game looked great. I think that was 720p, but I let Bob tell us for sure since he works at a FOX station. If it wasn't then they got 100% of the Resolution out of 480p

Not 720p, and Wach is NOT on the list as HD ready. According to my tuner it was 480p. I would love to have Fox added to TWC before Sunday, Feb. 7 .

Originally posted by DianaTWCSC
I have no news to report on any HD channels. :confused:

Is there any chance of WOLO-ABC getting a channel reassignment in the UHF range, or is that a non-issue in Columbia?

We have a choice whether to stay on 8 or move the digital back to Ch25
once analog goes away. TBD..

Bob, I forgot WOLO was one of your babies. :)

ABC is the only channel that I don't have a backup on OTA, but I've got no shot of picking it up VHF. So it was a selfish inquiry - but didn't know if it has caused any problems down there.

Originally posted by kevinivey
Not 720p, and Wach is NOT on the list as HD ready. According to my tuner it was 480p. I would love to have Fox added to TWC before Sunday, Feb. 7 .

And talking about WACH-DT and HD, I called their Chief Engineer today (Dan Orta; at lunch time.. duh) and then emailed him too and got a very quick email back. Not necessarily good news but not real bad either; here is what he said:

Bruce, Thank you for your interest in WACH DTV. We are capable of
transmitting DTV. The Splicer is scheduled to be integrated into our
system in the very near future, hopefully in time for the up coming
sports season. I have been in touch with FOX as early as yesterday
afternoon and they are making preparations for coming in to don the
necessary work along with my engineers. Thanks for watching WACH!.

Note that their getting OTA with HD is just the first step for many viewers here; there still is no transmission agreement (that we know of) between TWCSC and WACH and that might take awhile to complete.

Dan, I hope we get the increased bandwidth for the game tonight. Have you installed the equipment to broadcast DD 5.1? I hope we get surprised , tonight!

Hey Dan-
Have some extra Dolby E gear I'll loan you if you'd like until you get yours..

Note that their getting OTA with HD is just the first step for many viewers here; there still is no transmission agreement (that we know of) between TWCSC and WACH and that might take awhile to complete. [/B][/QUOTE]

Bruce:
You have got to try this developement in televsion. It is called "Wireless TV." A developement that does not require cable.

Just kidding, but it does work really good for those who care to live on the edge of "new" technology and it does not require any agreements. Just a little Silver Sensor :)

Enjoy the game and best regards.

The game looked great on Wltx last night. It was an improvement over last year.

I know this has already been covered but... I am just now watching some of the Olympics and seeing the pixelization ( I think that is the correct term)
durnig the diving was horrible. Is this due entirely to lower bandwidth?

Absolutely

Originally posted by chummel
I know this has already been covered but... I am just now watching some of the Olympics and seeing the pixelization ( I think that is the correct term)
durnig the diving was horrible. Is this due entirely to lower bandwidth?
Not really. It has been noted in the programming forum that there has been pixelization. With the majority in the swimming and diving events. Fast, small moving obects (water) is very hard to do in Mpeg-2 without pixelization. The source of the problem is the HD feeds in Athens.

Go to Best Buy and look at the Direct TV Feed and you will change your mind about the Olympic feed from Athens. Looks flawless!

It's a recorded loop from a harddrive server ,and it's not even HD. They do not show DirecTV in their stores.

Having watched quite a bit of the 'lympix here from WCNC-DT, I can see that the compression artifacts here are minimal. While my trained eye can spot subtle artifacts, the only objectionable problems I see occur when the
"wipe" with the Olympic Rings Logo is used.

Sorry Kevin,

Your would be right most days, but your wrong today. Look for the HDTV in the Projection TV section with a sign on top of it that says "LIVE DIRECT TV FEED OF THE OLYMPICS" it's tuned to D* channel 84 with live,true and moderately compressed NBCHD.

I'll have to check out this moderately compressed NBC-HD DirecTV feed when I am in Best Buy this week. One may consider the DirecTV feed to be moderately compressed at times, but this may be a true exception in this case.

Diana,
My father just upgraded to HD in Florence this weekend. While I was visiting him I noticed that he receives INHD and an HD movie channel that I do not receive. He says these channels are free with the HD box. Is this true? Should I be receiving these channels in Columbia? I just wanted to know without calling customer service and feeling stupid.

Corby

Sounds like he is referring to the promotional offer for HD Tier free for the first 30 days (available to all customers). So, if you can confirm he is looking at channels 830, 831, 840, 841, then he agreed to subscribe to the HD Tier for the first 30 days free. If he is looking at Channel 813, then he is seeing a HD Special event that is a simulcast from IN HD (some HD Special events are provided by the IN HD feed, in which case it is simulcast on both 813 and 830).

If you provide the channel numbers I can tell you for sure what is going on.

But, to answer you question, no IN HD is not Free in Florence and on the Tier in Columbia.

Picked up a SA3250HD from TWC, and the box has a optical audio out. This was not a feature on my previous SA3250HD. However, this box was DOA, and will have to be switched out. joy, joy:(

Originally posted by kevinivey
Picked up a SA3250HD from TWC, and the box has a optical audio out. This was not a feature on my previous SA3250HD. However, this box was DOA, and will have to be switched out. joy, joy:(
bummer

Originally posted by kevinivey
Picked up a SA3250HD from TWC, and the box has a optical audio out. This was not a feature on my previous SA3250HD. However, this box was DOA, and will have to be switched out. joy, joy:(


Did you call Customer Service and have them send a hit?

Diana , I called today, and the box was "hit" , and it now operates correctly. I apologize for NOT trying this before posting a negative posting. The CSR was very friendly, and helpful!

When you picked it up, the Cournter Rep should have given you that tid-bit as a preventative measure. Obviously an area of more educational need on our part. And you, Dear Customer, are always right!

Best news is it works - Yeah!

One minor quick I've been noticing recently has been that my 3250HD resets it picture format back to FIXED from my prefered setting, PASSTHROUGH . Not a problem to reset the reset setting :D , but curious as to the reason.


Also is there ever any reason to be concerned about either of the two stat screens attached. The first capture is a config error, the second is a persistent overflow status. Probably means nothing...

BTW, has anyone noticed channel 41 showing twice in the program guide?

I've got 2 pages of errors on the hd dvr, and have had no problems. I have no problems with the 3250 using the pass through, other than the slowness to change formats.

Dotta take back what I said about the double entry... no longer there tonight.

The audio for tonights NFL game is up and down in volume levels. Could this be the down converting of the DD 5.1 to 2.0? This sound problem shows up ota, and via TWC.

It is not showing DD at all on my receiver but Pro Logic for TWC.

Gary, the source from WLTX-DT is DD 2.0 ,and then a recevier can matrix the stereo audio to a surround sound format. DD Pro logic, DD Pro Logic II , SRS 5.1, DTS Neo 6, etc.

WLTX does not have the ability to broadcast the CBS Network provided DD 5.1 feed, yet.

I think the 1080i video looked pretty good. Better than last year stuff. Fewer SD cam also.

Video was indeed suberb.

Originally posted by kevinivey
Gary, the source from WLTX-DT is DD 2.0 ,and then a recevier can matrix the stereo audio to a surround sound format. DD Pro logic, DD Pro Logic II , SRS 5.1, DTS Neo 6, etc.


No such thing as DD Pro logic and DD Pro logic II. false false false

The source for Pro Logic does not have to be digital. Show me the words Dolby Digital Pro Logic on their web site.

You're are right, I should had said Dolby instead. I also apologize for trying to explain to you that Wltx-DT audio broadcast is in DD 2.0. They do not broadcast in Dolby Prologic.

No one said they broadcast in Prologic. My A/V receiver displays Prologic because the signal is not Dolby Digital 5.1.

Listening here in stereo downmix on my tv from WBTV..audio was all over the place..had a few clix & pops too.

Thanks, Bob

Originally posted by kevinivey
The audio for tonights NFL game is up and down in volume levels. Could this be the down converting of the DD 5.1 to 2.0? This sound problem shows up ota, and via TWC.

It is a problem with the downconversion to dolby prologic. CBS uses set ratios to downmix all 5.1 material for 2 channel pro logic. If the audio technician in the truck at the venue does not p[ay attention to his down conversion mix, that is what you get. I have been complaining for two years about that. It affects our analog ch 19 as well. Even if we had the gear for 5.1, the probelm would still be there on the analog side since there is no way to do 5.1 on ch 19.

Dan-
the offer still stands..

Thanks, Dan.

Dan,
Thanks from here too

Bruce!!! were you on another trip? I was getting worried!


FYI - Channel 812 comes on again this afternoon for CBS coverage of the Republican National Convention.

Originally posted by DianaTWCSC
Bruce!!! were you on another trip? I was getting worried!

Was.. yes
AND
I am on yet another as we speak! :)

I read in the paper sometime in the not too distant past that TWC was in negotiation with the former owner of BET and new Charlotte NBA franchise to form a regional sports network to compete with College Sports Southeast? I know that the Gamecocks replays will not be shown on TWC because they are on CSS, any news on this possible network?

Is this HD?

No, its not HD, so I guess it should be posted in another forum. I just wondered if Diana had any info. The article was in "The State" and it mentioned that CSS was owned by another cable provider (Comcast or Charter) and that TWC wanted to develop its own.

Hi There,

CSET (Carolina Sports Entertainment Television) is not HD, it will be a Digital Tier service, they are working on getting ACC and SEC games akin to what CSS does. I do not have enough information at this time to tell you if this is Football games or intermual girls field hockey. We haven't talked about it because we simply don't have a lot of information from the service yet.

Oh yeah, it will have Charlotte Bobcats and Sting games but beyond that I don't have a lot of details.