Thanks for the info. I did a rescan, I just did not go hunting through all the digital channels to find the ones I wanted. I was assuming the just dropped out for a while. The last time I lost them a rescan brought them back at the old channel numbers. I will look through the digital channels to find where they went.

All have disappeared here except two HD clear qam channel. Nothing in the 800's. Still have CBS and ABC. They have always been tuned at 19.1 and 25.1.

edit: found A&E HD, MHD.

Sorry if this question is posted in the wrong place. First time here.

I have a QAM tuner and basic cable (12 channels) through Time Warner. I used my tuner to pick up the following digital stations:

ABC
CBS
A/E HD
Discovery HD
PBS
and several others I don't use.

I cannot pick up NBC or FOX in HD although I was able to find the NBC weather channel on 101.42. I have digitally searched numerous times and have not had any luck. Am I doing this incorrectly or are these stations not available in Columbia? How can I get more HD channels without paying $75 for digital cable?
Thanks in advance for your help.

p.s. I previously used an OTA antenna and received all local channels in HD; however, I mysteriously was unable to pick up any channels about a month ago. I bought two new antennas thinking one of my kids sat on it, but same result with new amplified antennas. thanks.

How can I get more HD channels without paying $75 for digital cable?
Thanks in advance for your help.



Here you go colatex...this answers your question perfectly...


Call up TWC and tell them you would like the BROADCAST TIER and a HD receiver.

Currently...I pay the following for HD Cable from TWC...

Broadcast Tier - 12.39
HD DVR PKG - 16.20 - (Does allow you to record two shows at once, whether it's HD or SD)

Total cost - 28.59 + taxes brings it about to 32ish dollars. Definitely NOT 85+

Of course I also get internet service from TWC as well..so the total cost for me is around 76 dollars

The HD receiver is what allows you to recieve the HD channels, NOT the type of package you get from them. They may try to 'fight' you about it (they did with me since they didn't believe me...) but just be persistant in what you want...and you'll be able to get your local HD channels and a DVR function.

The channels that are unlocked to you with a HD unit are...

ABCHD
CBSHD
FOXHD
NBCHD
PBSHD
DiscoveryHD
TNTHD
A&EHD - not really HD...but...
MHD - collaboration between MTV, VH1, and CMT
Special events in HD - which is usually Braves games in HD...which look great, too bad I don't like the Braves...

Hope that helps!

The ACC Tourney is going to be in HD this year on ABC via JP/Lincoln-Financial.

Does anyone know how we can find out if it will actually be shown in HD here in Columbia? A friend of mine contacted the GM of WLOS in Greenville and they will not be carrying it in HD.

Yes. The answer is here in this thread.. :)

WOLO-DT will have them , barring and unforseen issues.. :eek:

Whoops, sorry about that. I also just got an email response.

anyone else getting any updates to thier boxes? Mine just cut off and a message popped up saying that explorer software updates were being installed from the network..

These are the times I miss Diana the most. She always let us know when and what the upgrade would do.

anyone else watch the black donnelys last night and have a portion of the video freeze as the audio continued on as normal? Then after the video went back to normal, there seemed to be a slight 'delay' between the audio and the characters mouths on screen?

These are the times I miss Diana the most. She always let us know when and what the upgrade would do.

i had hoped that her successor would step in but didn't really think it would happen.

the upgrade was pushed to my 8300HD shortly after midnight. it appears to have rebooted again around 5 a.m.

there are other threads with info about the upgrade, such as this one for the 8300HD

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=471859

the NEW tag in the guide is a welcome addition. there is also a SDV diagnostic page so now you can tell for sure which channels are switched.

anyone else watch the black donnelys last night and have a portion of the video freeze as the audio continued on as normal? Then after the video went back to normal, there seemed to be a slight 'delay' between the audio and the characters mouths on screen?

i haven't watched BD yet, but i've seen this happen sometimes on WIS' not-quite-ready-for-primetime HD. seems like it happened on Heroes a few months ago as well as 30 Rock and The Office.

anyone else getting any updates to thier boxes? Mine just cut off and a message popped up saying that explorer software updates were being installed from the network..

Yep, a bit after midnight. I was getting ready to to go to turn my system off, but the 8300HD beat be to it. When I saw the "countdown" ( or writing to the registers) I figured tat must have been what was going on.

Thanks

Mine re-booted at 5:47 a.m. today.

Shows SARA as 1.89.17.1.

i haven't watched BD yet, but i've seen this happen sometimes on WIS' not-quite-ready-for-primetime HD. seems like it happened on Heroes a few months ago as well as 30 Rock and The Office.

Yep, it did. It must be WIS related because there was no mention of it in the Heroes thread from the posters from other regions.

anyone else using the HDMI out on the 8300HD getting the dreaded Copy Protection/Blocked screen since the upgrade? i never used to, now it seems to be randomly popping up. hitting exit makes it go away but it's a pain.

anyone else using the HDMI out on the 8300HD getting the dreaded Copy Protection/Blocked screen since the upgrade? i never used to, now it seems to be randomly popping up. hitting exit makes it go away but it's a pain.

When I first turned on the my system yesterday morning it did, but not since.

Cable just disappeared in Irmo this morning at around 645am, didn't come back by the time I left at 7am. I noticed one of my HD-DVRs had shut down completely (no time being displayed) and I guess was in the process of rebooting. Just wondering if this was a local issue.

Greetings,

Are any of the non-hd digital channels sent via unencrypted QAM? I want to try the HD Home run with my HTPC, and I was wondering what was available QAM other than the main broadcast channels.

Thanks!

David

Well, those with Charter in the Upstate just got ESPN2HD, StarzHD and ESPNU added today.

Can you hear me, TWC?!?!

Greetings,

Are any of the non-hd digital channels sent via unencrypted QAM? I want to try the HD Home run with my HTPC, and I was wondering what was available QAM other than the main broadcast channels.

Thanks!

David

NBA preview and pay per view preview channel. :rolleyes:

lol!

FYI.. WOLO will be carrying "some" but not all of the ACC Tourney games. Those we carry will be provided in HD. Here's the official explanation from shakin' dave in advance:

All games WOLO is not carrying will be on WKTC Ch. 63, TWC Cable Ch. 4.

Thursday night has become one of ABC’s biggest nights with Grey’s Anatomy and our decision was to remain with ABC that night.The Thursday 7pm game is an ESPN game.

Saturday afternoon ABC has its first NASCAR Busch race. This was a difficult programming decision, but taking into consideration that ABC has a new NASCAR package that encompasses almost the entire year the sponsor opportunities and audience potential weighted heavy in our decision not to carry the Saturday ACC games.

The good thing is all the games will be available in the Columbia market.

Dave Aiken
Program/Operations Manager
ABC Columbia/WOLO-TV

Greetings,

Are any of the non-hd digital channels sent via unencrypted QAM? I want to try the HD Home run with my HTPC, and I was wondering what was available QAM other than the main broadcast channels.

Thanks!

David

You might also try the 2 ETV channels 801, 802 on a converter. Should show up at 102. something.

So the Thurs 7pm game will be on ESPN? How about the Thurs 9:30pm game?

And you're also saying that the saturday afternoon games, the semis, we will have to watch on fuzzy channel 4, while ESPN has them in HD?

i had hoped that her successor would step in but didn't really think it would happen.

the upgrade was pushed to my 8300HD shortly after midnight. it appears to have rebooted again around 5 a.m.

there are other threads with info about the upgrade, such as this one for the 8300HD

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=471859

the NEW tag in the guide is a welcome addition. there is also a SDV diagnostic page so now you can tell for sure which channels are switched.

A few other new features:

Start Over Bookmark. If you're watching a program via start over and then switch to another channel, you can come back to it and resume where you left off. You can only do this, however, before the program completes on air.

Start Over in HD. I've been able to start over on TNTHD, I don't know about other channels.

Season Recording: A new option for recording programs on this day at this time slot.

Season Recording: A new option for recording programs on this day at this time slot.
Is it documented somewhere that this isn't going to hunt down a show that moves around a lot? A name-change alone may keep TiVo off their back but won't help when shows change days...

My new 42" Sharp Aquos 42D62U is connected to an 8300HD via component.

The Sharp can handle everything the box can do, and right now I've got it in Pass Through mode. However, there's an annoying pause while the TV resyncs as it changes between 480i, 720p and 1080i.

Has anyone got enough experience at this to say if the 8300HD should be left at 1080i for everything, or would the way I have it now be best for picture quality?

I have no HDMI plans unless that would give more consistent volume on the HD network stations. Worse on this set than the F38310...

Well, those with Charter in the Upstate just got ESPN2HD, StarzHD and ESPNU added today.

Can you hear me, TWC?!?!

Arrrgh... that ticks me off........... you know many TWC customers around the country also have ESPN2-HD as well.

Well, TWC has changed how they offer their fastest speeds for Road Runner...(9.95 extra per month instead of a total of 79.95)...maybe more HD content isn't too far off?

Is anyone else watching the ACC tourney in HD on WOLO? The PQ is pretty good, bright vivid picture, but the video is like flickering or stuttering.

Well, TWC has changed how they offer their fastest speeds for Road Runner...(9.95 extra per month instead of a total of 79.95)...maybe more HD content isn't too far off?

I think they did that because of Bellsouth. They offer a 6 or 7 Mbps connection for around $60/month. Other TWC's around the country price their RR based on the local competition. In the bigger cities they offer more bandwidth for cheaper. Here in Columbia there is no competition except for Bellsouth really.

I recently upgraded to the Turbo RR and it is noticeably faster. On downloads i can get right up to 997 KB/sec, with the standard RR I was getting about 625 KB/sec.

Is anyone else watching the ACC tourney in HD on WOLO? The PQ is pretty good, bright vivid picture, but the video is like flickering or stuttering.

Video looks great, and I only see flickering on the score graphic when watching my plasma. Watching via my HD-ila it looks just fine. Both monitors are set to theater mode which usually smooth things out. I just have a hard time when they keep saying Carolina instead of North Carolina :p

I have a business class RR connection and it was bumped up about 6 months ago to 2 up and 8 down at no extra cost, but business class cost more in the first place. Very stable connection indeed.

I wonder if WLTX-DT will switch to 720p like last year so that their HD channel is watchable when they switch to the multicast? Then again has anyone heard if the multicast will happen this year since Dan left?

Will someone there tell WIS to flip the damn HD switch on the golf?

Well, those with Charter in the Upstate just got ESPN2HD, StarzHD and ESPNU added today.

Can you hear me, TWC?!?!

Most of the NIT is on ESPNU this year, along with the chickens' spring game. When will TWCSC ever add ESPNU and ESPN2-HD????

If a channel comes in great on one cable box and not another, is it a signal strength problem? Channels 810 and 815 will not show a picture in my living room while coming in fine in the bedroom. These two channels, along with 811, 812, and 816, have not been coming in well lately, but all other channels seem normal. In fact, I went to watch a recorded Lost last night and it was just an hour of messed-up pixels. Is this a signal strength problem, or something else I need to be aware of? Either way, I need to get it fixed before the tournament starts! Thanks in advance.

Anybody else having trouble with their audio on wltx HD 019-01 channel? All others I go to aren't having trouble, that includes all the sub-channels and the satellite channel through Dish(7251). The audio cuts in and out only on this channel, which of course is the main one.

am having troubles here also .... seems like overdrive or clipping here in sumter

Greetings,

I was about to ditch Directv for TWCSC. I had been running TWC and D* side by side, and the PQ on TW was MUCH better.

I had the tech out to run all my drops, and now the sub 100 channels look horrible on my big screen. BSG on TW looked awful.

I know it technically is not an HD question, but I was under the impression that all the channels on digital cable in Columbia were digital. I guess the sub 100 channels are still analog, and therefore affected by splitting? Thanks for any insight.

David

Do we know if the Winthrop - Notre Dame game on Friday will be in HD??

Our buddy Dan doesnt work for WLTX anymore, is the new guy going to hook us up with all the NCAA games on the subchannels like Dan did?

Dan doesn't, I do and we are doing the CBS multicast

Jim - Will the Winthrop-Notre Dame game be in HD tomorrow for the columbia/lexington area?? thanks for all your help :)

http://www.wltx.com/sports/marchmadness.aspx

Jim -

Why is it that the more desirable games to this area - for example UNC / E. Kentucky; Winthrop / ND; and the VTech game are all not being shown in HD? My guess is that you want all of the viewing public to see those games, which I understand, but why shaft those with HD sets by only using HD for second tier games? Why not just tie HD and the main CBS together and give up 1 game? I'd venture to guess that most with HD sets would rather watch the prime game that is on your main channel.

After reading up on the flex / constant... I'm 100% confused. Jim I saw elsewhere that affiliates aren't supposed to split the SD/HD channel, but seems like it doesn't matter as the HD is a flex feed? I confess I do not understand it. Just seems like a terrible idea (I realize its not yours).

NCXSTUD
The Winthrop game is on analog channel 19 at 2:35 PM. As for why it isn't in HD that
would be a CBS decision.

GraystoneSC
We are using constant here and are one of a very few that has been allowed to split the Digital channels.Most are done by CBS.
Hope this Helps

The Winthrop - Notre Dame game isn't in the TWC Guide on my unit...Says channel 810 and 9 are both the Long Beach State - Tennessee game. Which, according to the link kevinivey posted, should be viewed on 19.2...

Just making sure this game is going to be on TV. I'm sure it will...I just want to be sure.

EDIT: NVM - TWC just doesn't have a clue. Hopefully Winthrop will beat Notre Dame so my wife and I will get to at least watch ONE game of theirs in HD.

Looks like I got my wish!! GO EAGLES!

Unbelievable..
There are 4 games on right now (the late friday games).
There are 3 SEC teams playing and NONE of them are being shown in HD..
Instead we get southern Ill. vs Holy cross..
I guess I should be happy that they are are showing more than one game on the sub channels, but come on..you invested all this money in equipment to have an HD Channel, lets use it to show people what they want to see..

oh and another thing that annoys the mess out of me...
Every time CBS switches from one game to another or from a game to the studio, the picture is completely out of focus/blurry when the change is first made.. it usually comes in after about 4-5 secs, but the first few are unwatchable.

What is the deal with this?? Anyone else notice this? I am sure it is a CBS HD thing because I have noticed in the past watching CBS HD football that their cameras will go in and out of focus all the time..

I saw on the previous page two posts about audio dropouts on digital channel 19-1. I have been experiencing the exact same problem here for almost a month. I am using a Dish network 211 receiver. I have contacted Dish tech support and was told that if I am only having problems with one channel, the problem is with the provider...WLTX. I have also contacted WLTX and was told that they are having a hard time trying to track down the issue. If anyone from WLTX posts here, I would like to pass along the info that last night during the NCAA Tournament, I did not have any dropouts, even when the audio swiched from Dolby to stereo. This morning, the dropouts returned and were so bad that their was more silence than audio. I hope this small bit of info helps in resolving the problem and any ideas or help would be appreciated. Thanks

Why doesn't CBS multicast the Winthrop-Oregon game? Showing it both on TWC channel 9 and 810? If it's just on channel 9 again it's an insult to the fans of the area. The only game of local interest in South Carolina and it's not shown in HD? i understand that CBS is trying to give as much 'hd' as possible, but never showing the local interest game in HD just seems a bit odd.

Just a follow up on the problems with audio on 19-01. The issue seems to have been resolved! I don't know who was responsible for the fix, but my hat is off to them!! Thanks

ncxcstud that is why I have an outdoor antenna. I am watching the Winthrop game in HD from WBTW out of Florence SC on cable, but most of the games I have been watching are WLTX out of Columbia with my antenna.

Thanks for your coverage and the multicast. Thanks for the switch to 720p so that the HD was watchable. Hope you can get newer equipment for the next tourney that can keep up with the CBS ever changing feed(blurriness when switching games and studio commentary) Great tourney so far!

Don't really know exectly what cause the bluring nor why the ever changing feeds.
and to all your Welcome

Don't really know exectly what cause the bluring nor why the ever changing feeds.
and to all your Welcome


Harris encoder?

Wasn't the encoder as the problem was on a monitor hooked directly to the
reciever.Still looking

As much as I disagreed with CBS' handling of the local interest games (most not being in HD) I have to admit, that CBS and WLTX in particular, did a great job of offering the most games at one time. It's pretty impressive. Hopefully technology will come that will allow more games to be shown in HD at the same time on the same channel.

Anyone know why a splitter would kill off a digital channel?

BBC America (141 in Columbia) disappeared a few weeks back, and when I finally called about it I was told that while they'd heard of the issue, it'd take a service call to resolve my version of the problem since it was considered 'fixed'. Of the two 8300HDs in my house, both of which were on different split cables, only the one where the tech undid the splitter now shows the channel. No indication that the tech took this as a sign the signal should be boosted further up the line.

Is there a history of splitters disrupting only SOME digital channels? Any brand that doesn't? The splitter did have an important job...

Has anyone else had a problem getting 820 (WACH-Fox) this afternoon?

Are my eyes deceiving me, or is TWC (Columbia) now showing ESPN2-HD on Ch. 951?? :eek:

It is here in Florence, thank you I probably would haven't know for a while because I have All HD channels as my favorites. No luck with ESPNU though.

Has anyone else had a problem getting 820 (WACH-Fox) this afternoon?



Yes

Are my eyes deceiving me, or is TWC (Columbia) now showing ESPN2-HD on Ch. 951?? :eek:

You are correct, sir. Wonders never cease!

Anyone else having slight audio delay problems on TNTHD? Not that I watch it a whole lot, but it sure is annoying...

Does anyone know if there is something with WACH (57-1) signal. I am not getting it OTA on any TV. Thanks

My Fox HD is out as well. Lex, SC

update: Time Warner said they are having problem with Fox HD and are working on it. Great timing considering its RACE DAY!! Oy.

Wach is the problem, not TWC. Wach-DT is not broadcasting on their digital channel.

to add no one answers when I tried to call them. Their website does not listed any numbers other than advertisement numbers.

We now have ESPN 2 HD.

Sweet.

Any other HD Channels coming?

Any other HD Channels coming?

quite possibly: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/hd/

We now have ESPN 2 HD.

Sweet.

Any other HD Channels coming?

What are y'all going to complain about now? ;) lol.

I think I'll laugh that you don't get either of Espn's HD channels. :rolleyes:

Just wanted to say hello to everyone in the columbia area. I've been a lurker off and on for a couple years and finally signed up today.

And yes sadly the FOX OTA HD signal is out for me too. So no race for me either. Does anyone at WACH post here? I hope they get it back up before prime time tomorrow with "24" at 9PM!!

Does anyone at WACH post here?


No one from Wach post here. Welcome the forum! :)

What are y'all going to complain about now? ;) lol.

NFL Network? :D

Are my eyes deceiving me, or is TWC (Columbia) now showing ESPN2-HD on Ch. 951?? :eek:

OMG !!!!!

AWESOME!!! Every single CWS game is in HD, but only half are on ESPN HD, now we can see them all in HD!!!

Fantastic, and more college football in HD!!

I think I'll laugh that you don't get either of Espn's HD channels. :rolleyes:

Laugh all you want. When have I ever complained about not getting the ESPN HD channel(s)? Never. Oh well. I don't want to fork over 60+ bucks for it for digital cable and the HD tier.


And to the other kevin -

Good call on the NFL network ;), lol. Though, I don't think there will be too much crying over that one as it was for ESPN2HD ;)

Still can't get over the ESPN2HD... but on the WACH front, I emailed them about it and got a few very nice, personal responses. The latest is below:

Thanks for the email concerning the HD signal, I am the Chief Engineer here at WACH and due to transmitter technical problems we have been off this last weekend. We hope to get the parts in ASAP to repair our unit and hope you continue to watch WACH HD.

*********
Chief Engineer
WACH TV 57

Does anyone know for sure what channel the Masters will be on via Columbia TWC on Thursday and Friday? I'm going to be out of town and want to record it but no mention in the TWC program guide as of yet. I believe it's going to be on USA-HD but there's no normal channel for that, right?

http://www.masters.org/en_US/about/tvsched.html

There is the link to the TV listings page on the Masters Website.
Not sure if there will be any bonus coverage on any of the CBS sub channels or not.
Did WLTX provide anything like that in years' past??

Does anyone Know what TWCSC plan's are for Braves Baseball in HD this season are?
I have yet to see anything show up on their website in the HD Special events page.
The season starts today.

Last season, they started out showing all TBS home games and Turner South Home games in HD on channels 813 and 814.

Later on in the season, all the home games that were on FSN South (channel 31) ended up getting aired in HD on those channels also.

I am hoping that this year all the SportsSouth and FSN Games (ch. 21 & 31) home games get shown in HD as well as the TBS ones.

There is a new TV contract this season and TBS doesn't have near the games that they have had in the past.

Man, it sure would be nice to have someone local like Diana her again..

Has anyone been able to get in contact with WACH and ask them about their HD channel? season finale of Prison Break is on tonight....I'd like to watch it in HD....

I posted something about it just 4 posts above...

Does anyone know for sure what channel the Masters will be on via Columbia TWC on Thursday and Friday? I'm going to be out of town and want to record it but no mention in the TWC program guide as of yet. I believe it's going to be on USA-HD but there's no normal channel for that, right?

Don't know for sure but what I do know is that www.hdsportsguide.com shows that it will be broadcast on UniversalHD (channel 945). My memory is pretty vague but I believe that's where it was shown last year.

The last several years in fact.

Has anyone been able to get in contact with WACH and ask them about their HD channel? season finale of Prison Break is on tonight....I'd like to watch it in HD....

Forget Prison Break...What about 24 at 9:00 (I'll catch the Basketball game at 10:00)

URG..
I forgot that wach was down all weekend and I just assumed that they would fix the problem today.. I guess I was wrong. I recorded a blank channel for almost an hour. Guess I will have to find another way to watch the finale of Prision Break..

You would also think a good PR move would be to have some sort of message on your website, or on the SD channel letting us know that you are working on the problem.

oceangrace -

I believe you can watch Prison Break online through fox's website.

Wife and I missed the first 10 minutes or so (until the first commercial break). What we saw was good though, really good.

And to BDavis - I could care less about 24. Never was interested in it. But, I'm sure a lot more people we're pissed about that than they were about Prison Break...

By luck, I noticed that FoxHD was blacked-out and I switched out my Prison Break recording to the SD channel at about 2 minutes into the show. I'd have been ticked had I tuned in at a later time to watch the season finale, only to see an all-black channel. Absolutely atrocious service from FoxHD.

We now have ESPN 2 HD.

Sweet.

Any other HD Channels coming?

Do you actually get programming on ESPNHD in Columbia or just the station id...mine says not authorized to view; call TW.

I called and the operator did not seem to know what I was talking about...just said the service is not yet available (I live in Florence so maybe they are just teasing us with the channel assignment)

I live in Florence and I watched baseball on espn2hd last night, and watching it as i type. Do you have the HD tier with espnHD if so you should get it.

Do you actually get programming on ESPNHD in Columbia or just the station id...mine says not authorized to view; call TW.


I can watch both ESPN-HD and ESPN2-HD here in Columbia. Remember that you need to be subscribed to the HD Tier to get these channels.

... Remember that you need to be subscribed to the HD Tier to get these channels.

Yeah, I have the HD tier, been watching ESPNHD since it came out. Obviously something needs to tell my box I am a subscriber. The TWC "technical assistant" on the phone keep trying to tell me its not available yet. Guess I'll have to find another approach!!!

So if The Masters is going to be on 945 then I would have to subscribe to the "HD Tier" for $6.95/month to record it, right? I'm pretty sure I wasn't subscribed to that tier last year but I know I recorded/watched the Thursday and Friday coverage. My memory was that it was on one of the WLTX-HD channels or something like that.

Worst case I guess I can subscribe for a month and then cancel. Seems pretty steep for to record three hours of golf on Friday while I'm out of town (playing golf, of course) but it sure would be nice to sit down and watch it before bed time when I get back Friday evening. I suppose it's worth it.

Rebooting might kick espn2hd in for you, if you haven't already tried it won't hurt.

On Thursday 5 April 2007 normal programming will be seen on channel 19 analog,TWC channel 9. The Masters will be on DIGITAL channel 19-1 and TWC channel 810 starting at
4:00 PM and ending at 7:00 PM.
On Friday 6 April 2007 normal programming will be seen on channel 19 analog,TWC channel
9. The Masters will be on DIGITAL channel 19-1 and TWC channel 810 starting at 4:00 PM
and ending at 7:00 PM.
On saturday and Sunday the masters will be on the analog channel 19, TWC channel 9 and DIGITAL channel 19-1,TWC channel 810 at normal broadcast times.
Enjoy

On Friday 6 April 2007 normal programming will be seen on channel 19 analog,TWC channel
9. The Masters will be on DIGITAL channel 19-1 and TWC channel 810 starting at 4:00 PM
and ending at 7:00 PM.

Jim,

Thanks so much for the details. I think that's what I was remembering from last year but couldn't quite piece it together. I'll just record TWC810 on Friday and when I get home around 7:30 I'll spend an evening watching the year's best golf broadcast (and best toonamint for that matter).

ESPN2HD works for me. Nice addition.

Rebooting might kick espn2hd in for you, if you haven't already tried it won't hurt.

I had tried that earlier with no success...I finally got to someone at customer service that was able to fix my problem...it was working when I got home.

Customer service had not seen any formal announcement about the addition...had to look it up herself...

Thanks

ESPNHD and TW update.....


http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSWEN611120070404

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Cable Inc. reached comprehensive distribution agreements that will include the launch of new Disney high-definition channels on the No. 2 U.S. cable operator.

The two companies said on Wednesday Time Warner Cable will carry sports channels ESPN2 HD and ESPNU later this year. Some systems will also offer Disney Channel on Demand and ESPN Desportes.

======================

Anyone know when we will get ESPN-U or do we have it already too ??

Before the 14th, and no it has not added.

Even a hint that some bandwidth could go to Max-HD soon??...

BTW, they must have found the external-to-my-place issue with BBC America because even the split line is working again. Somebody important must have complained...

Before the 14th, and no it has not added.

Before the 14th, or what ?? April ???

Before the 14th, or what ?? April ???
http://www.thestate.com/181/story/28434.html

Does anyone Know what TWCSC plan's are for Braves Baseball in HD this season are?
I have yet to see anything show up on their website in the HD Special events page.
The season starts today.

Last season, they started out showing all TBS home games and Turner South Home games in HD on channels 813 and 814.

Later on in the season, all the home games that were on FSN South (channel 31) ended up getting aired in HD on those channels also.

I am hoping that this year all the SportsSouth and FSN Games (ch. 21 & 31) home games get shown in HD as well as the TBS ones.

There is a new TV contract this season and TBS doesn't have near the games that they have had in the past.

Man, it sure would be nice to have someone local like Diana her again..



http://www.twcsc.com/AllHosted/DigitalSportsTier/SportsInHD-09-2006.aspx

Last year home games were shown in HD on channel 813. tonights game versus the Mets is on TBS, so it should be TBS-HD for tonight. HD tier is not required to tune in this channel. The only thing concerns me is link only list FSN as HD, but again all home games TBS,FSN, or TSN were shown in HD. The Saturday Fox (national) were shown on WACH, and were upconverted widescreen. I hope this helps. I will try to tune in tonight to see what happens. :)

Greetings,

Are there any contractors in Columbia that will install OTA antennas? I want to try OTA for my locals, but I'm not confident that I can ground the antenna properly.

Thanks,

David

Of course the game is not on tonight in HD..

But hey, Dish network just signed a deal to start offering 7 regional sports networks in HD. One of the ones included was FSN South.
The braves in HD was one of the reasons I went with TWC last May. I may have to go back when my 12 month promotional pricing ends next month.

I watched a bit of the Rangers-Red Sox game in HD at my dad's place on DirecTV. NO ONE will be able to tell me that D* is 'bad' for HD. Wow, absolutely amazing PQ.

Did the new deal for ESPN2-HD move both of them to 'free' or is there a trial to tempt us?

I can't access any of the other HD tier, but I now get to watch 950 and 951...

Sure hope we get this. Should not be hard with SDV.


"Time Warner Gets Versus HD Rights
But a spokesman says it's up to each system to add it.
By Phillip Swann

Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2007) -- Time Warner Cable has obtained the rights to broadcast the Versus/Golf channel in High-Definition.

However, Mark Harrad, a Time Warner spokesman, says it's up to the individual Time Warner system whether to add the high-def channel.

Versus/Golf, which is owned by Comcast, carries National Hockey League games and some golf tournaments in HD. The network will broadcast NHL playoff games in high-def.
__________________________________________

____________________________________________

Harrad says he does not know which (if any) local Time Warner systems have added the HD channel.

"We do have the rights to carry Versus in HD," Harrad says. "I do not have information here regarding which divisions have added that to their line-up and which have not at this point in time. It's up to the divisions. Generally, we try to add as much HD programming as possible, but there has to be channels available on the appropriate tier and the channel line-ups differ from division to division."

With the NHL playoffs beginning this week, several Time Warner subscribers have contacted TVPredictions.com asking if the high-def Versus/Golf will be added."

Did the new deal for ESPN2-HD move both of them to 'free' or is there a trial to tempt us?

I can't access any of the other HD tier, but I now get to watch 950 and 951...

More than likely it's a 'free preview' of the two channels that TWC has neglected to inform us about, lol. Or, if they do inform us, it'll be two weeks after the free preview ends, lol.


But, if it's a 'mistake' well...I'm not going to complain....

It's not a mistake.

Anyone seen ESPN-U yet ???

waiting on the equipment

100 to 1 it isn't up by Saturday for the USC spring game like TW said it would be..

waiting on the equipment

What equipment?

well, looks like TWCSC is moving in the wrong direction in terms of the amount of Atlanta Braves Games being broadcast in HD.
Last year we got ALL Home games..
This year we get 12 total!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.twcsc.com/AllHosted/DigitalSportsTier/SportsInHD-09-2006.aspx

Those look like only the one's on sports south, I don't see any from their TBS games. Also could it be that Time Warner has pretty much sold the Braves and don't own them anymore. I don't know, but it looks that way. Yet I still swith to channels 813 and 814 every game for some reason.

TBS ,and Turner South are not doing HD this year.

100 to 1 it isn't up by Saturday for the USC spring game like TW said it would be..

You lose, because it will be up.

WOLO was asleep at the switch last night during Boston Legal - no HD. Wonder if LOST wil be in 4:3 format tonight or the correct HD format?

WOLO was asleep at the switch last night during Boston Legal - no HD. Wonder if LOST wil be in 4:3 format tonight or the correct HD format?

ABC network sent no HD feed for the east coast. They had equipment issues. It was fixed for the west coast feed last evening.http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=832485

waiting on the equipment

Who is waiting on what equipment ???

WOLO was asleep at the switch last night during Boston Legal - no HD. Wonder if LOST wil be in 4:3 format tonight or the correct HD format?

No we weren't, if you had read else where here you'd know ABC had a failure in NY..as Kevin says below..

Have you guys gotten ESPNU yet?

We just received clearance to carry a preview of ESPNU (channel 160) this Saturday from 2:00pm – 12:00am. We will be launching the channel later this summer with a specific date to be determined.

"Later this summer" !?!?!?

Damnit there goes the NCAA baseball games, Regionals and Supers....

Grrrr....

We just received clearance to carry a preview of ESPNU (channel 160) this Saturday from 2:00pm – 12:00am. We will be launching the channel later this summer with a specific date to be determined.

Why is it so difficult to add this channel? TWC slaps garbage channels up at a moments notice, but it takes months to add ESPNU? After all this time, TWC corporate is starting to sign distribution agreements (apparently, they now have rights to Versus/Golf HD and National Geographic HD ... where are they?), and then we have to wait for 6 months to actually get ESPNU? ESPN2HD was put up within 3 days. Someone help me out here.

I am going to give Time Warner some credit here.

If we are going to get a free preview from 2pm-12am...then we get the Spring Game which is what most people want. I wonder how many people actually know about it though.

We do not know all the inner working for TWC to get ESPNU, BUT I view ESPN as more money hungry than TWC. Just look at their website you can not look at any article unless you are an 'INsider'

Anyone else noticing a slight 'shake' every now and then when watching WIS?

I see it on OTA and on TWC...

Only on WISHD does it show up...

And yes, I noticed it before the weather started acting up.

It's been doing this for days (I think it started Tuesday). I called WIS about the shakes and was told "They Have No Problem." It's look like a VGA output with a sync problem . Is this a frame buffer issue. It looks like what WOLO had trouble with, but Horizontal not Vertical frame locking issues. Bob, got any Ideas what they messed up recently to cause this shaking?

Ok, good I'm not the only one, lol.

It's very annoying. Hope they can get it fixed.

Bob, got any Ideas what they messed up recently to cause this shaking?

Could be one of several settings in the encoder, or frame sync if used. Since I can't "see" WIS from here, it's hard for me to say..

As long as WOLO is fine I'm Happy!

Apparently WACH-HD is down again. Just in time for the race.

Greetings,

Any OTA experts around here? I live out in Irmo, and I have purchased a Terk HDTVs antenna.

I can pull in WIS, WOLO, and PBS without problems, but WLTX is giving me fits. I can get a signal, but it jumps from high 90s to Not Acquired. I know it's windy, and I have trees around, but why is 19 so hard for me to get?

Thanks for any insight.

David

Terk antennas are not all that great.
Check this area for all your ota needs.http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=7&f=25

I have 14 year old radioshack mast style antenna on my roof here in Lexington ,and have no problem receiving any of the local stations.

I recently purchased this (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2131034&cp=2032057.2032187.2032189.2032204&parentPage=family) Radio Shack antenna and it's done wonders for me in Lexington.

Greetings,

Any OTA experts around here? I live out in Irmo, and I have purchased a Terk HDTVs antenna.

I can pull in WIS, WOLO, and PBS without problems, but WLTX is giving me fits. I can get a signal, but it jumps from high 90s to Not Acquired. I know it's windy, and I have trees around, but why is 19 so hard for me to get?

Thanks for any insight.

David

Which one did you get? I've got a Silver Sensor and it works fine for me. I'm actually closer to Ballentine than Irmo though.

It sounds like you may have multi-path issues if it's going from 90 to 0 and back up again.

Greetings,

I have the Terk HDTVs -- looks a lot like Winegard's Square Shooter. Based on the reading I've done, I agree, I must have a multipath issue. I don't want to start an uproar, but Antennaweb shows the transmitter is 25 miles away, and 2150 shows it a lot closer at 17 milies. Which should I believe?

Also, I haven't been able to pick up WACH at all. Is their transmitter down, or is my antenna screwed up?

David

Greetings,

I have the Terk HDTVs -- looks a lot like Winegard's Square Shooter. Based on the reading I've done, I agree, I must have a multipath issue. I don't want to start an uproar, but Antennaweb shows the transmitter is 25 miles away, and 2150 shows it a lot closer at 17 milies. Which should I believe?

Also, I haven't been able to pick up WACH at all. Is their transmitter down, or is my antenna screwed up?

David

Greetings,

I have the Terk HDTVs -- looks a lot like Winegard's Square Shooter. Based on the reading I've done, I agree, I must have a multipath issue. I don't want to start an uproar, but Antennaweb shows the transmitter is 25 miles away, and 2150 shows it a lot closer at 17 milies. Which should I believe?

Also, I haven't been able to pick up WACH at all. Is their transmitter down, or is my antenna screwed up?

David

If you know your way around google earth, download this kmz file and open it up. I've got all the towers in Columbia pinpointed as best I can tell. Makes it a lot easier to see what's going on.

Columbia Towers (right click and save as) (http://atkinsfamily.org/avatar/ColumbiaTowers.kmz)

If you don't have google earth, you can check out the towers directly from Google Maps here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=http://atkinsfamily.org/avatar/ColumbiaTowers.kmz&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=9&om=1)

I had plugged the wrong longitude into the program. :) Helps to double check you work!

David

Thanks for the google maps link tigers! :-)

One thing that I found that I had some problems with when I had one of the antennas from radio shack last year was my blinds.

The blinds in my house were the old metal/aluminum blinds. My antenna sat on top of my entertainment center right in front of the window.

I was getting terrible signals pointing the antenna towards the towers. Then I had the bright idea to open my blinds and the signal got much better. Then When I actually pulled the blinds up to the top, it was even better.

Just something to think about when troubleshooting..

I'm presently in IRMO getting TWcable using the SA HD recorder. I'm considering going to an S3 tivo HD with 2 cable cards. I have heard that they may not work if TW uses Switched Digital Video but I really need more info. Is it really possible to use the Series 3 TIVO in this area for HD reception with cable cards?

Yes it should work,but your HD will be limited and it will cost you to have them installed. I think it is $29.95 per card ,and a $1.50 per card each month.

Anyone know what is wrong with WIS-TV's audio? Noticed it for several days and I thought I heard Dawndy Mercer mention something about it last night during the 11:00 p.m. news. She suggested turning on the closed-captioning as an alternative. Could be why there was no HD last night.

I figured the storms last night (which hit the Elgin/Lugoff area very hard) had something to do with all that....

Though, none of the other stations seemed to have as much trouble as WIS though...

The Red Wing game is not being shown in HD in WIS. I called them and was told that no one was there that could do anything about it! :mad:

The Red Wing game is not being shown in HD in WIS. I called them and was told that no one was there that could do anything about it! :mad:


they have not done any HD since the beginning of the week.

they have not done any HD since the beginning of the week.

Ah, I thought I was crazy. I watched ER the other night, and it was "pillar" boxed and "letter" boxed. Glad to know it's not me.

I've got my antenna situation settled. Any idea why I get 0 signal from WACH? According to my research, there transmitter and WIS are on the same azimuth. I would think I would get SOME signal even though it might be weak. I'm using an HR20.

I am getting all of the others just fine.

David

I can get all channels except for PBS (dont' care) and ABC-HD with the HR20. Fox comes in, but it's generally at a lower signal strength than WIS or WLTX.


All of the others come in clear, I just can't get that VHF station (ABC) in very well with the HR20 + an antenna...frustrating to say the least.

Anyone have an idea if/when WIS will start showing HD stuff again? I'd like for it to be fixed in time for Heroes tonight at 9...

Anyone know a time frame for it to be fixed, being that we haven't had HD since the storms on Thursday of last week?

Anyone have an idea if/when WIS will start showing HD stuff again? I'd like for it to be fixed in time for Heroes tonight at 9...


Ditto...

I just called them and they just bounced me to a couple of voice mails but maybe it will help if you call too 803 -799 -1010 :confused:

though most probably already know.... HD was back up at 6 for NBC Nightly News :)

Anyone else having strange behavior from their 8300? It didn't record American Idol last night, even through it was set to new. When I tried to manually record it, it indicated that there were two recordings already scheduled (American Idol Being one of them).

I've rebooted this AM, so we'll see if it was a one time thing or not.

Anyone else having strange behavior from their 8300? It didn't record American Idol last night, even through it was set to new.
The 8300HD I picked up for the new HDTV hasn't successfully recorded much of the stuff I've requested a-la-carte. It seems to do OK on the scheduled stuff, but several times (not 100%) I tried for "The Tudors" only to have it say it recorded 4 minutes then not play anything.

Several reboots noted, while the 8300HD in the other room doesn't SEEM to be acting that badly...

i've been having 8300HD issues too. i have The Tudors, The Sopranos and Entourage set to record off the west coast feeds. a couple of weeks ago it started partially recording The Tudors and this past weekend it skipped The Sopranos and Entourage. this week it turned off the record schedule for The Colbert Report.

the other night i walked in the room and i could only get a white screen. i could pull up the recorded list and see that, or the guide or the settings but video was white. i rebooted and got the video back, maybe that will have cleared up some of the other funkiness that was happening...

Well, I double-checked the older 8300HD last night and discovered that my future recordings list had been wiped of everything except Wheel of Fortune, and since I hadn't been watching that set much this week I missed stuff from Sunday night on. I've started putting it back in place but this is damn annoying...

Does any one know if TWC is using or planning to use SDV in the columbia/Irmo area? I hate to invest in a new tivo if it will be obsolete here in a few months

FWIW:SDV was launched first in Irmo before it was anywhere else. SDV is statewide.

Does this mean that an S3 tivo won't work at all or with limited functionality? I can live without on demand stuff and even PPV but the locals and several other stations are required especially the HD tier



FWIW:SDV was launched first in Irmo before it was anywhere else. SDV is statewide.

Your best bet is to call TWCSC. www.twcsc.com

For anyone that cares, I got a mailer yesterday with an offer for Digital Phone Carolinas - $19.99 for 12 months, and Digital Phone Unlimited - $29.99 for 12 months.

For anyone that cares, I got a mailer yesterday with an offer for Digital Phone Carolinas - $19.99 for 12 months, and Digital Phone Unlimited - $29.99 for 12 months.
For anyone at Time Warner that cares: I'll go for Unlimited when it's permanently $29.99 or less...

The Nascar race is supposed to be on right now on Fox but they are still showing Flubber. Does someone need to contact the station to get them to switch over or is this not a local station problem?

Guess this thread is effectively dead!
I sure miss Diane

Either that or everybody is just happy with their TWC service. ;)

Maybe everyone's outside enjoying the georgeous spring weather, and the only folks watching tv are the ones staying inside with hayfever.. :)

Well, I ditched TWC for D*'s HD, and an OTA antenna.

Not much to report since I did that. Things are going well. I love the HR20 vs the SA8300HD.

Guess this thread is effectively dead!
I sure miss Diane

Who is Diane? ;) Maybe you meant Diana?

Who is Diane? ;) Maybe you meant Diana?

Yes I did. ;)

Well, I ditched TWC for D*'s HD, and an OTA antenna.

Not much to report since I did that. Things are going well. I love the HR20 vs the SA8300HD.

I did the same :). The HR20 is LOADS better than the SA8300HD.

Saw in the local paper today that this channel is being added June 15th. Haven't seen anything on it. Also Espn U is being added.

Awesome. What paper was it?

Florence Morning News. It was located in the Classified Sections. They were an. possibly losing HGTV, FSNS and several of the On Demand Channels.
Here is the copy and pasted form
Time Warner Cable's agreements with programmers to carry their services routinely expire from time to time. We are usually able to obtain renewals or extensions of such agreements, and carriage of programming services is discontinued only in rare circumstances. The following agreements with programmers are due to expire soon, and we may be required to cease carriage of one or more of these services in the near future. Cine Latino, Fox Sports En Espanol, Discovery En Espanol and CNN En Espanol (Digital Cable Hispanic Tier) Cartoon Network On Demand, TBS On Demand, CNN On Demand, TNT On Demand, CourtTV On Demand, TCM On Demand, Adult Swim On Demand, DIY On Demand, Fine Living On Demand, HGTV On Demand, Food Network on Demand, The Water Channel, all Starz/Encore channels in Time Warner Cable Digital serviceable areas Fox Sports Net South, HGTV in all Time Warner Cable serviceable areas WJZY and WMYT in Cheraw In addition, from time to time, Time Warner Cable makes certain changes in the services that we offer in order to better serve our customers. The following changes/launches are scheduled in all Time Warner Cable Digital serviceable areas: June 15th - ESPN Classic moving from Basic Cable Channel 72 (Channel 28 in Hartsville and Cheraw) to Digital Tier Channel 161 in all areas June 15th Golf/Versus HD - FREE with Basic Cable and HD Converter Channel 843 July 19th ESPNU Digital Tier Channel 160 June 1st The Jewelry Channel Bonus with Digital Converter Channel 1117 May 21st Journey TV On Demand Free On Demand Channel 1107

I was totally suprised Florence Morn News would have anything at all about tv coverage. We can hardly get the news

Anyone been having frequent reboots tonight? Could be my 8300HD dying a slow death.

My SA8000HD had a few reboots last week.

Golf/Versus HD - FREE with Basic Cable and HD Converter Channel
Dang, they add this HD and add that HD and I have to watch Cinemax in SD until the SD feed goes away.

Really poor for a channel I pay extra for...

Whatever happened to Bruce?

tigers, Bruce passed away suddenly about a year or so ago. I don't think it's ever been said on here. I was friends with him, and lived about 2 or 3 miles from him in Sumter. He was a good man.

Whatever happened to Bruce?

What Marky said is correct. I heard the news from his son who was kind enough to send me an email. It saddens me, Bruce was a good friend with whom I spoke
off-line fairly regularly. I miss him. :(

Well, first of all I am sorry to hear about your guys friend. Second of all, I am wondering what you guys think I should do about my TV situation. I currently live behind the VA hospital, off of Garners Ferry and I have Direct TV, I also recently purchased a 50 inch Sony Rear Projection Tv and a pretty nice surround sound system, but have not switched to HD because I love DVR and the HD DVR is around 300 bucks. I want HD, but am in a bind on what to do. Heres the deal, right now I pay about 85 a month and get no HD other than my antenna for locals because Direct TV doesnt have locals in HD now anyways. I called Time Warner and they will buy out my Direct TV contract which is $162, and give me Digital cable with HD, DVR and HBO for $57 a month, so what I want to know is should I switch to Time Warner Cable or stay with Direct TV and get the HD DVR, let me know what you guys think or give me some other ideas. Thanks!
Mike

you should pm this guy: ncxcstud (he appears to be very happy with D*) There is also a retention phone number for D*.


However, the TWC deals seems fair. TWC offers Video on Demand , Start Over for some HD channels. They currently offer more HD than D*. D* has offered a 150 new HD channels by years end. HD Locals do not apear to in the cards for D* locally.

tigers, Bruce passed away suddenly about a year or so ago. I don't think it's ever been said on here. I was friends with him, and lived about 2 or 3 miles from him in Sumter. He was a good man.

Bummer. :(

I guess I was also wondering if anyone had opinions on Direct TV vs Time Warner as far as quality and anything else you guys want to comment on, thanks

tigers, Bruce passed away suddenly about a year or so ago. I don't think it's ever been said on here. I was friends with him, and lived about 2 or 3 miles from him in Sumter. He was a good man.

Wow, sad news. :( Thanks for letting us know.

I guess I was also wondering if anyone had opinions on Direct TV vs Time Warner as far as quality and anything else you guys want to comment on, thanks

I have all 3.. Directv wins hands down for me.. :)

I have all 3.. Directv wins hands down for me.. :)
You like HD-Lite or you have a small... display? :p

Does anyone know of an inexpensive receiver or sound system that will take input from the 8300HD and normalize the volume across all channels? I'd prefer something that simulates 5.1 with just two speakers and a subwoofer.

I'm getting tired of cranking up the new HDTV for the HD channels, then turning it back down for SD. I'd like to have the volume about the same across the board if at all possible...

Does anyone know of an inexpensive receiver or sound system that will take input from the 8300HD and normalize the volume across all channels? I'd prefer something that simulates 5.1 with just two speakers and a subwoofer.

I'm getting tired of cranking up the new HDTV for the HD channels, then turning it back down for SD. I'd like to have the volume about the same across the board if at all possible...

You may have already tried this, but check the settings on your converter. If the audio range is not set to narrow, the sound on any digital channel will be lower.

Does anyone know of an inexpensive receiver or sound system that will take input from the 8300HD and normalize the volume across all channels? I'd prefer something that simulates 5.1 with just two speakers and a subwoofer.

I'm getting tired of cranking up the new HDTV for the HD channels, then turning it back down for SD. I'd like to have the volume about the same across the board if at all possible...
Let us know how well the Terk VR-1 "Volume Regulator" works for you:
http://www.smarthome.com/7848T.html
http://electronics.pricegrabber.com/tv-accessories-and-mounts/m/1180906/

Note that it works on the Stereo (L/R) output of the cable STB.
If you want synthetic surround, look at the audio settings in your TV or Receiver.

When you want to hear full dynamic range, listen via DD5.1 Optical/Coax to AV Receiver.

I guess I was also wondering if anyone had opinions on Direct TV vs Time Warner as far as quality and anything else you guys want to comment on, thanks
This debate has been waged on many different AVS forums, both local-interest like this and general interest, without IMHO finite resolution. In some ways it's like the 5 blind men and the elephant parable, because each end user has a slightly different perspective.

I don't think however I would be flamed to say that the 2 main DBS-Sat providers are fairly uniform in technical quality all across the country because all the customers look at the same source, a constellation of geostationary satellites. CATV systems however can vary tremendously from franchise to franchise, even from block to block, depending on a host of different technical design and maintenance issues. Each node or amp in a CATV system feeds only a few dozen to a few hundred users, so if I am happy with my CATV signal a neighbor 2 streets over may be worse off.

TWC and Comcast are the 2 largest multiple-systems operators, and while I 'm sure they have unified corporate guidelines for system performance, the fact is their plants around the country are all a little different in design and degree of maintenance. It is probably unfair then to generalize about TWC or Comcast vs D* or E* technical performance, except perhaps within a very small geographic area.

Having said all that, I will say that in my neighborhood and in my opinion, our CATV feed generally outperforms DBS. A friend and neighbor 3 houses down has E* and a very nice DLP HD set, but after watching a show there on, let's say Discovery-HD, when I come home and put the same show our plasma set, it runs rings around his. Of course it's not an apples-apples comparison, but I feel pretty certain if I could feed his set with my signal, or if I could see his E* on my set, I would feel the same way.

Since you posted in the Columbia SC thread, I assume you are in the greater metro area. Perhaps someone in your neighborhood or subdivsion, if you choose to identify your location that well, can give you some specific "local knowledge" about DBS vs the available CATV provider(s).

Hope that helps...

Mike

CATV systems however can vary tremendously from franchise to franchise, even from block to block, depending on a host of different technical design and maintenance issues. Each node or amp in a CATV system feeds only a few dozen to a few hundred users, so if I am happy with my CATV signal a neighbor 2 streets over may be worse off.

Within a franchise. everything else being equal, that only applies to analog.

For what it's worth, I see no difference between DirecTV HD and TWC HD offerings.

I have a slightly 'better' deal with DirecTV that most don't get because DirecTV is a wedding gift from my father...

So, cost wise, it's a no-brainer for me...

After having TWC HD for 8 months or so...and now DirecTVHD for the past 1-2 months...I have to say I enjoy DirecTV a bit more.

Obviously, it costs less for me (though, might not be the same for anyone else).

PQ wise, I see no difference when comparing the same channels that each provider offers (ESPN1/2HD, DiscoveryHD, TNTHD, etc...). TNT looks 'bad' sometimes, but TNT looked 'bad' on TWC as well...more than likely it's TNT's fault and not the fault of DTV or TWC.

The HR20 DVR mops the floor with SA8500 (or whatever it was). It's easier to use, more streamlined, and more functional of a DVR.

The 'little' things I like most about DTV is that I can remove channels that I don't get, so I don't have to scroll endlessly through spanish channels, ppv channels, etc... as I did with TWC's service. It's a 'small' feature, but one I'm very happy for.

I also heard a rumor from my TV repairman that DTV is updating their guide interface in preperation for their soon-to-be announced/launched video on demand service.

The 'clincher' on DTV for me was that when an antenna is connected to the HR20, those OTA channels are integrated into the guide service as if you were getting those local HD channels straight from the satellite. You can DVR them to death :). of course, you're subject to losing signal depending on your distance from the towers (I'm in Lexington, SC which is about 25-30 miles from the towers). I get a very good signal with an indoor powered antenna.

All in all, I like DTV HD a lot. Might be different for you, who knows....

Is your monitor 720p native and smaller than 50"?

Yes. 720P native, 42 inches.

Oh man. Sorry to hear about Bruce. I'm the other Bruce that was here several years ago when we just had PBS in HD. We communicated offline quite a bit in those days. Great guy from what I knew.

Wow, a double whammy blow to this thread - Diana leaves, and now Bruce is gone. :(

You may have already tried this, but check the settings on your converter. If the audio range is not set to narrow, the sound on any digital channel will be lower.
Didn't try it before, but it does seem to have made a big difference. Thanks...

I'm a total noob so forgive me for posting a question as a reply......

I have VERY basic cable from TW (12 or 13 channels), but I have an ATSC/NTSC tuner in my tv. I can switch between regular cable and digital channels via my remote. I have done a digital search for local HD channels and have pulled up ABC, CBS, PBS, and a few others, but I have yet to locate NBC or FOX. Isn't TW supposed to supply these local HD channels for free since I'm a cable subscriber? In addition, I was receiving TNT in HD and Discovery HD Theater but these have disappeared.

Any information would be helpful.

Thanks in advance

the quick answer is they used to be all in clear, but about 6 months Wach and Wis went away. they are not required to leave local HD in the clear.

In Florence which is under the Columbia TW umbrella, I watched the US Womens Open on 91-2 WISNBC, I also get 2 Foxes 87-2 FOX24 Charleston, and 91-1 FOX43 Florence-Myrle Beach, still on today. I don't know if it is state wide or not, but I still get them and my son in Pawleys Island still gets them also.

Is WIS-NBC increasing their power for the late evening news 11:00-11:30pm? The last week or so I have been getting 10.1(41) from Spartanburg(85 miles) with a Radio Shack U-75R and CM7777. My antenna is pointed to Charlotte, so this is off the side of the antenna. I really enjoy watching Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville/Charlotte/and now Columbia news. Anyone have an answer? Robby C

Is WIS-NBC increasing their power for the late evening news 11:00-11:30pm?

No, Tv stations don't "increase" their power. They stay at relatively constant power output, only if there are problems do they end up at reduced power.

It's simply atmospheric conditions being good enough for you to receive WIS.

It's has been like this on dry and wet days. The signal promptly leaves at the end of the program. I waited 10 days to see if it was a accident. I am hoping that in 2009 that all the stations on my fringes will be able to afford to go full power on the digital signal. I do enjoy getting a variety of local and regional news. Thanks Robby C

Hello,

Complete and utter HD noob here.

The last set I purchased was a 27" Sony Trinitron in 1996. That set gave up the ghost prematurely(I was hoping to make it to Feb 2009) this past Friday and I went looking for a new TV. Not being very up to date on the new tech and having only 11 channels of basic cable but having a rather extensive DVD collection and a Nintendo Wii I went for the best looking set that had a case dimension no larger than 37 1/2" so as to not have to replace my entertainment center.

I wound up with the Samsung TX-T3093WH and promptly began to look up info about it which led me here. An email from Best Buy mentioned something about an HD antenna to receive HD channels for free.

As this thread is 266 pages long as of now, I will begin perusing it but if anyone would feel like helping me out with a minor explanation or pointing me to the correct post to read I would be much appreciative.

I have made the assumption that I am in the correct thread for my question as I live in the Columbia area and am wondering if I can expand my available channels beyond the 11 currently being picked up.

TzuDohNihm

I just got finished installing an outdoor antenna, purchased to help me obtain HDTV Broadcasts in the Central SC, Area. Google up AntennaWeb org Take some time to investigate the CEA's web Site "Choose an Antenna" link to find out what you need.

Happy hunting!

Woobieizer

After much time waiting.....Finally... ESPNU on TWC. Yes!!!!!!!

I've been unable to get ESPN-U. All I get is a message on the screen that says "This channel is not currently available."

Is this because of their switched digital broadcasting? There are a few other channels that I'm supposed to get that never come in either. I never can get channel 125 - Game Show Net, 945 - Universal HD, 951 - ESPN2-HD.

yep, that sdv. I am now seriously looking at another provider.

Time Warner has been screwing me over for weeks now about fixing a bad distribution amplifier on their line. They keep starting the process of repairing the problem over and over after the first visit determent it to be an issue on their side of the line. Each time trying to barge into my house when it not needed and blaming me for the problem. Dish may go out in the rain, but cables old amplifiers are failing in the heat of the day causing channel and internet connection loss. This is the second summer with this problem, and they still want fix it. If they don't fix my problem I might have to take some action against them (recover lost money) and change providers.

I've been unable to get ESPN-U. All I get is a message on the screen that says "This channel is not currently available."

Is this because of their switched digital broadcasting? There are a few other channels that I'm supposed to get that never come in either. I never can get channel 125 - Game Show Net, 945 - Universal HD, 951 - ESPN2-HD.I had to call Customer Service because I had exactly the same problem. They "pinged" me, but that didn't help. After about an hour the Rep called me back and said she got the answer from engineering. What she did (while I was watching a digital channel) was switch off the digital tier to my house, and then she reapplied/reset the digital tier. That immediately solved the problem. In other words, they reset the digital tier. You might talk to a customer rep and ask them to try the same thing. Hope that solves it for you. Let us know! BTW, I got your email, but thought this better answered for all to see.

I've been unable to get ESPN-U. All I get is a message on the screen that says "This channel is not currently available."

Is this because of their switched digital broadcasting? There are a few other channels that I'm supposed to get that never come in either. I never can get channel 125 - Game Show Net, 945 - Universal HD, 951 - ESPN2-HD.

Do you use a cable card device? If I remember correctly, those channels are switched, and you can't get them using a cable card device.

I use a SA cable box.

I've been unable to get ESPN-U. All I get is a message on the screen that says "This channel is not currently available."

Is this because of their switched digital broadcasting? There are a few other channels that I'm supposed to get that never come in either. I never can get channel 125 - Game Show Net, 945 - Universal HD, 951 - ESPN2-HD.
Off-and-on over the last 6 months, I've had blank channels instead of some of the Flix channels and one Cinemax channel. I had a tech come by once, and when he removed a splitter I was using to feed the cable box and a VCR, the channels started coming through to that box but not to another one. Left with it being MY problem, despite it working all along up until then, I was not happy.

Fortunately, they were apparently called to fix someone else's problem up the line somewhere and the channels came back. Probably an amplifier that failed to provide me with enough of a signal to let it work split.

So if you ask TWC for help, and you aren't sitting right on top of the bad amplifier or whatever, it will probably go misdiagnosed until they finally stumble across the solution.

Bitter feelings? Nah...

Here we are just a few short weeks from football season and still no NFL network.

Thanks TWC.

Anybody here have any insider info about our local CW (think they have a weak SD digital output in Sumter) and My Network stations going HD in our market range so cable carries them. They don't seem in a rush to meet the cut off date in 09.


FCC is coming , do you know where your digital broadcast is?

WZRB (MyNetwork) won't be sending a digital signal before analog shutdown because they don't even have a second channel for digital. I think they started up after the FCC handed out the current digital channels at the beginning of the transition process. They're supposed to convert from analog to digital on channel 47 when the time comes.

As far as I know, WKTC (CW) is supposed to increase their digital signal from 0.7 kW (!) to 500 kW when they move to a new transmitter closer to Columbia. I have no idea what kind of progress they're making on that new transmitter, though.

Is anyone else having problems with ESPN2HD??
Mine on TWC has been horrible for about a week. It has been unwatchable with major pixelation..

Big Ten Network

Has anyone heard anything about Time Warner adding the Big Ten Network? I've heard the only provider offering it so far is D*. I emailed TWCSC and of course got a canned reponse basically saying a national agreement could not be made until the BTN had reached a national agreement with D*. The email provided me with some links to follow for more information on the channel, and wouldn't you know it, the first link was to an article stating the BTN has reached an agreement with D*. I responded by pointing out that their canned response must be a little old because the agreement had been reached, and then asked when they planned to add the BTN. No response back yet, but I'm not holding my breath.

In the past I've subscribed to Gameplan for the football season, but the Big Ten won't have any more games on it. Any of the smaller games not on national TV I won't get to see.

Has anyone heard anything?

Let's hope not. This is ACC/SEC country.

As one who lived in the BT footprint for 40 years I have used ESPN Game Plan for the last several years to keep up with the football I care about. This fall GP will not carry any Big Ten games unless the Big Ten team is away and the team they are playing is televised by an ESPN provider. Those games will be very few, maybe 2 or 3 all season. So I will no longer buy GP.

The BTN has effectively taken the BT away from us. I really don't understand it. We will see games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 but BTN has a pick too so a game like UM/OSU would be on ABC but UM/MSU for example might be on the BTN.

IF TW carries it in this are we still have another problem. The first Saturday the BTN will show 4 games on a regional basis in the Big Ten footprint. In this area IF we have the BTN we would get one of those and not be able to get the other 3 at all.

The only real choice at this point is a dish, I cannot have one where I live so -- no luck! With Directv you will get all the games the BTN shows.

The BTN in Chicago told me when I called to talk to them -- just go to a sports bar and watch it there. I am sure that will work if SC or Clemson is playing at the same time. I also have about $5000 worth of TV equipment that they want me to leave to go to a smoky sports bar and not be able to see the game I want.

If you want to keep up I have used Google NEWS and typed in Big Ten Network.

These sites are pretty good about what game is on what network.

http://cfn.scout.com/2/557860.html

http://mattsarz44017.tripod.com/football2007.html

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2792610

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/confschedules?groupId=5

Is anyone else having problems with ESPN2HD??
Mine on TWC has been horrible for about a week. It has been unwatchable with major pixelation..

Yes, me too. In fact, right now all I see is a channel unavailable message. I'm on hold with TWC as I type.

Update - after an hour of rebooting, powering off and on, the rep sending hit signals, a tech is coming tomorrow sometime between 8am and 8pm lol too funny. Anyway, I guess it is just me but I have several HD channels that say "No available and try back later" Also, Discovery is unwatchable due to pix. Sorry, I thought maybe it was more widespread.

kjpjr - thanks for the helpful post. Like you, I've subscribed to Gameplan the past few seasons to see the games I'm interested in. It appears as though even if TW reaches an agreement with the BTN we won't see those regional games if there are multiple ones on simultaneously. Also, like you, I'd be stuck leaving my home to find a place that is broadcasting the game I want to see. I'd much rather be kicking back in my living room to watch it, enjoying my entertainment setup. There will still be a lot of games on ABC/ESPN, but I can think of a few instances during the first half of the season where the game I want to see would be on the BTN.

4runner,
I am now having the same problems. I have 5 or 6 HD channels that are not coming in at all now and say channel unavailable. This is rediculous.
4 days before they can send someone out... 8 am to 8pm..
Screw that, time to switch..

4runner,
I am now having the same problems. I have 5 or 6 HD channels that are not coming in at all now and say channel unavailable. This is ridiculous.
4 days before they can send someone out... 8 am to 8pm..
Screw that, time to switch..


Try rebooting the box, unplug it for a minute and plug it back in. I was having the same problem and TW finally agreed it was a head end problem. I called a friend who live about 12 miles from me and he was having the same problem.

So, does anyone have any update from TWC regarding new HD channels? DirectTV and Dish are both announcing a bunch of channels, but its more of a "I'll believe it when I see it."

I'm pretty happy with TWC, (well, I would love to get the long promised DVR upgrade to Navigator), but if I can get something better from Direct TV, I'll switch.

Try rebooting the box, unplug it for a minute and plug it back in. I was having the same problem and TW finally agreed it was a head end problem. I called a friend who live about 12 miles from me and he was having the same problem.


Sorry, I forgot to post my results. This is for "Channel Unavailable" (even though you should be receiving it" as well as some pixel issues on other channels. My signal from the main feed was bad. The tech made it sound like my SA8300 was trying to correct this issue and when it couldn’t for a particular channel, it would display the “Channel Unavailable” message. Other channels are apparently unaffected. Also, on the channels that it could correct, but not all the way, I’m getting the pixel issue. So, he placed a work order for the “Line Crew” and they are supposed to track down the issue and correct. No idea when they are coming and I get no notification. If I’m still having the problem next week, I just call TWC and ask if the work has been completed or not. How is that for service? Lol

Oh yea, my ESPN2HD comes and goes. Sometimes I get the channel unavailable message and others it is pixel issue. Discovery is good again. Weird. I’ll post resolution later.

So, does anyone have any update from TWC regarding new HD channels? DirectTV and Dish are both announcing a bunch of channels, but its more of a "I'll believe it when I see it."

I'm pretty happy with TWC, (well, I would love to get the long promised DVR upgrade to Navigator), but if I can get something better from Direct TV, I'll switch.


Drop the TWC DVR and get TiVo. Man, the only reason I switched from DTV to TWC is for locals in HD (not offered by DTV). I thought I could live with the TWC DVR but coming from the DTV with TiVo, no way. Switched out those boxes last week or so. Nice to have TiVo back!

from cruising this thread, is it safe to say that a QAM tuner is near useless for TWCSC? Seems like folks aren't receiving anything.

from cruising this thread, is it safe to say that a QAM tuner is near useless for TWCSC? Seems like folks aren't receiving anything.


I can get two HD locals, but that's about it. They are used to be clear last year. :eek:

Sounds like there are a lot of people having issues with their HD channels.
I had a buddy e-mail today asking me what was up with TWC and the HD channels.

All this started when the temperature got hot last week..

I'm in the Lexington area and have had no issues at all.

In my case, my neighbor is fine. We tested it the other day. I would get the dreaded "Channel Unavailable" for ESPN2HD and he was fine. I was fine til we hit those 100+ degree days as well....not sure if that played a factor or not.

Now I’m starting to wonder about my issue…the tech stated the problem was with the feed signal off the main line (not sure what the proper term is), so it wasn't anything within my house; however, my neighbor is fine and both our lines are running from the same point. I wonder how he is getting a good signal and mine is problematic? Just have to wait and see if things clear up for me next
week.

Drop the TWC DVR and get TiVo. Man, the only reason I switched from DTV to TWC is for locals in HD (not offered by DTV). I thought I could live with the TWC DVR but coming from the DTV with TiVo, no way. Switched out those boxes last week or so. Nice to have TiVo back!

I'd love to, but I had issues getting my locals from Direct TV as well. Even with an OTA antenna I never had any luck consistently. Since the majority of TV we watch is network based, it made no sense to have a fancy HDTV and not be able to watch in HD. Thats the entire reason we switched to TWC to begin with.

If DTV said that locals would be available tomorrow, I'd probably switch back. I hate having to pay an extra $10 a month for two TVs that are rarely used, but its nice to have them when we need them.

Can we get some postings of what HD channels the cable card users are receiving? I just upgraded to a TiVo HD and am trying to get my HD channels straightened out with TWC.

Right now I can get:
ABC
NBC
CBS
Fox
ETV
TNT
Discovery
ESPN
HDNet
HDNet Movies

I have a tech coming Friday to see why I cannot get:
A&E
ESPN2
MOJO
Universal HD
Golf/Versus
MHD

At first I was only getting ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, ETV. The first tech added the HD Tier and it freed up some of the channels. I did not necessarily want the HD Tier, I just wanted the free HD channels. For now I am leaving it until we can get things straight since it is helping. Now if they would just get multi-stream cards I would be in good shape. As a side note, anyone else have problems with a cable card installed in the TV wiping out the user settings (brightness, picture, color) of that TV every few days?

I have a tech coming Friday to see why I cannot get:
A&E
ESPN2
MOJO
Universal HD
Golf/Versus
MHD

They are probably are Switched Digital Video channels which you will not be able to get as explained in the table on this (http://www.timewarnercable.com/SouthCarolina/products/CableCard.html) page.

All but MOJO ARE Switched Digital. Cannot be viewed with a Cablecard TV or TIVO. Reading the postings from TIVO owners on another Forum, it is questionable whether I would consider TIVO an upgrade now. I had considered buying one until I read some of the stories at the link below. Good luck with it. ;)


http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=51

What reference do you have that MOJO is not switched digital?

Can we get some postings of what HD channels the cable card users are receiving? I just upgraded to a TiVo HD and am trying to get my HD channels straightened out with TWC.

Right now I can get:
ABC
NBC
CBS
Fox
ETV
TNT
Discovery
ESPN
HDNet
HDNet Movies

I have a tech coming Friday to see why I cannot get:
A&E
ESPN2
MOJO
Universal HD
Golf/Versus
MHD




That is weird, because the channels that you listed as not being able to get, are the ones that I can not get to come in on my 8300.. These are the "Channel Unavaliable" channels.

The ones that you say you can get are the ones I get also

Using the diagnostic screens on my converter, MOJO comes up on 603MHz. All the channels I cannot get on my Cablecard set come up between 723 and 765 on the HD converter, ESPN2HD, UniversalHD, MHD, as well as the MLB channels. It appears to me the regular digital and HD channels are on the lower frequencies. Not guaranteeing my speculations are correct, just seems to work out that way and I have not found any channels I can't get on the card show up below 723.

That is weird, because the channels that you listed as not being able to get, are the ones that I can not get to come in on my 8300.. These are the "Channel Unavaliable" channels.

The ones that you say you can get are the ones I get also

Not sure what you have going on there. I have also seen the channel not available screen, but it has gone away on it's own. There have been times it has gone away when I switched off the channel and back but there have been other times it has been on a particular channel for a few hours. I would think if you are seeing this all the time, you need to call TW and get it checked out.