Granny says cable is still the way to go. ;)

It wouldn't have been in HD on the cable either old buddy..:)

If you call equipment failure "dropping the ball". We're having an intermittent timing issue in master control that prevents our taking the HD feed at times.
A couple of years back (maybe just one), when a HD channel would go out and a part wasn't on-hand for immediate repair, we were told analog paid the bills and digital would get repaired eventually when it broke.

Since most of us here don't care much anymore about the analog ball, is the deadline for keeping the digital ball in the air (and in HD) most of the time still 2009?...

Since most of us here don't care much anymore about the analog ball, is the deadline for keeping the digital ball in the air (and in HD) most of the time still 2009?...

Yea, because analog will still pay the bills until then. But..we all can't wait until then, and with WOLO that change is happening now.

The problem this weekend was actually caused by an analog problem. The ABC recievers for SD received a software update which changed an output parameter in one of the receivers that are used for alternate feeds. When ABC switched us to it, the main analog feed was bad so we had to go to the backup. This killed the HD feed. ABC, just like CBS,NBC, and FOX, do not have backup HD receive equipment,feeds and paths at this time.

:rolleyes:http://www.thestate.com/business/story/213031.html

:rolleyes:http://www.thestate.com/business/story/213031.html

"• Pivot: Time Warner enters the cell phone business as it partners with Sprint. The new Pivot phone will allow customers to program their DVRs while they’re away from home. This will debut in November. "

Oh Ma'am, I'm so sorry I ran the red-light and hit the side of your car. I was on my cell-phone programming my DVR to record LOST tonight since I have to work late.:rolleyes:

but would it be in HD:eek:

That article slightly stretches the truth as well..

I don't believe that TWC offers 28 channels in HD in our area...I could be wrong though since I don't have TWC anymore, but last time I checked, TWC only had 18 that you get for free, which is about 9 or so more than what they had when i was a subscriber.

That article slightly stretches the truth as well..

I don't believe that TWC offers 28 channels in HD in our area...I could be wrong though

And you are! :D

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That article slightly stretches the truth as well..

I don't believe that TWC offers 28 channels in HD in our area...I could be wrong though since I don't have TWC anymore, but last time I checked, TWC only had 18 that you get for free, which is about 9 or so more than what they had when i was a subscriber.


What "free" HD does D* offer?

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I think the only channel they are not carrying that they could is StarZHD.

I think the only channel they are not carrying that they could is StarZHD.

Negotiations In Progress With TWC


NFL Network-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Big Ten Network-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Animal Planet-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
TLC-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
The Science Channel-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Discovery Channel-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Sci-Fi-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
USA-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Bravo-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
CNBC-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Chiller-HD --- (Channel Launching in 2008)
MSNBC-HD --- (Channel Launching in 2008)




Negotiations Unknown With TWC

VOOM Channels Available Now
Rave-HD
Equator-HD
Gallery-HD
Animania-HD
Rush-HD
Ultra-HD
Monsters-HD
HD News
Film Fest-HD
Kung Fu-HD
WorldSport-HD
World Cinema-HD
Gameplay-HD
Family Room-HD
Treasure-HD

The Rest

Outdoor Channel 2-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Sho Too-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
The Weather Channel-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Smithsonian-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
MGM-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Cartoon Network-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Speed-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
FX-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
Fuel-HD --- (Channel Available Now)
RFD-HD --- (Channel Launching in November)
The Tennis Channel-HD --- (Channel Launching in December)
HBO2-HD --- (Channel Launching in December)
HBO Family-HD --- (Channel Launching in December)
HBO Latino-HD --- (Channel Launching in December)
HBO Signature-HD --- (Channel Launching in December)
MoreMax-HD --- (Channel Launching in December)
Nickelodeon East-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q4 2007)
County Music Channel-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q4 2007)
CSTV-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q4 2007)
MTV-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q4 2007)
VH1-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q4 2007)
Biography Channel-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q4 2007)
TBN-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q4 2007)
Spike-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q1 2008)
Toon Disney-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q1 2008)
MavTV-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q1 2008)
Hallmark-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q1 2008)
Travel Channel-HD --- (Channel Launching in Early 2008)
HBO Comedy-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q2 2008)
HBO Zone-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q2 2008)
ActionMAX-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q2 2008)
ThrillerMAX-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q2 2008)
WMAX-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q2 2008)
@MAX-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q2 2008)
5StarMAX-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q2 2008)
OuterMAX-HD --- (Channel Launching in Q2 2008)
2 Unknown Discovery Channels --- (Channel Launching in 2008)
SI TV-HD --- (Channel Launching in 2008)
BBC America-HD --- (Channel Launching in 2008)
Al Jazeera-HD --- (Channel Launch TBA)
Fox News-HD --- (Channel Launch TBA)
Comedy Central-HD --- (Channel Launch Rumored)
IFC-HD --- (Channel Launch Rumored)







Known Deals Done With TWC

HBO-HD
Cinemax-HD
Showtime-HD
The Movie Channel-HD
Starz-HD
ESPN-HD
ESPN2-HD
HDNet
HDNet Movies
MOJO
Universal-HD
TNT-HD
DHD
MHD
A&E-HD
Golf/Versus-HD
TBS-HD
CNN-HD
Food Network-HD
HGTV-HD
History Channel-HD
National Geographic-HD
Lifetime Movie Network-HD
Game-HD (NHL Center Ice in HD)
Team-HD (NBA League Pass in HD)
Starz Comedy-HD --- (has been added only in TWC of San Antonio)
Starz Edge-HD --- (has been added only in TWC of San Antonio)
Starz Kids & Family-HD --- (has been added only in TWC of San Antonio)
Fox Business Network-HD --- (has been added only in TWC of North Carolina)
NHL Network-HD --- (Will be added in TWC of Staten Island & Western Queens)
WealthTV-HD --- (Currently TWC has a deal only for HD-VOD content & only in San Antonio)
Sleuth-HD --- (Has the rights to, Channel Launching in 2008)
ESPN News-HD --- (Has the rights to, Channel Launching in Q1 2008)
Disney Channel-HD --- (Has the rights to, Channel Launching in Q1 2008)
ABC Family-HD --- (Has the rights to, Channel Launching in Q1 2008)

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i think what's confusing about the article is that they refer to 28 "regular" HD channels which could be taken to mean 'included with HD converter'.

there's also a reference to 33 total HD channels--what are the others?

i think what's confusing about the article is that they refer to 28 "regular" HD channels which could be taken to mean 'included with HD converter'.

there's also a reference to 33 total HD channels--what are the others?



I forgot Mojo,HGTVHD and TBSHD (:rolleyes:)

so that's 31.

Al Jazeera-HD --- (Channel Launch TBA)

Ha! Am I the only one that caught this?

Harold

I think the only channel they are not carrying that they could is StarZHD.
Does that mean MaxHD and TMCHD have no West coast feeds? I thought not including them was bandwidth-related...

TWCSC is one of only a few that still carry a west coast feed. They do not carry a west coast feed of either of the channels you asked about. They will most likely begin to carry the additional HD feeds of the different movie networks at some point.

Hey, have any of ya'll checked around to see if any of the Walmart's around here are going to have the Toshiba HD-DVD player on sale tomorrow for $99? I called 4 stores and none of the said they had it, but they didn't know about the sale either and on another thread someone said that the WM's would be getting the shipments in tonite.

Harold

Haven't even heard of that. Where did you get your info? I'd be willing to bite on a $99 HD DVD player...

Check out this thread:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=931479

Sorry to break away from Walmart shopping.Got this in the monthly TWCSC newsletter:

Time Warner Cable SC will be adding more channels to our High Definition line-up. Starting November 5, you will be able to enjoy Cinemax West HD on channel 907 and Starz East HD on channel 911.

With HD DVD you won't even want to pay for those channels Back to Walmart shopping.

Time Warner Cable SC will be adding more channels to our High Definition line-up. Starting November 5, you will be able to enjoy Cinemax West HD on channel 907 and Starz East HD on channel 911.
An important hole in my DVR scheduling ability will now be filled.

And there were about 8 of those HD-DVD players at the Two Notch Wal-Mart and I got the last one...

The Wal-Mart on US 76 in Laurens had eight Toshiba HD-A2's at $98 as of about 12:30 pm today, in case anyone feels like driving up this way. I bought the last one at the Best Buy in Spartanburg yesterday.

i think what's confusing about the article is that they refer to 28 "regular" HD channels which could be taken to mean 'included with HD converter'.

there's also a reference to 33 total HD channels--what are the others?

that's what I was talking about.

'regular' means to me what you get 'for free' by having a basic package (no addons) and a HD box...

All those channels that KevinIvey posted, I don't believe fall under that category since a few were movie channels and such...

Because, if you're just going to post what TWC 'offers' then DirecTV still 'offers' more with 72. But, it's all good though, since those 72 and those 28 channels you can't get with having a basic package w/ a HD box.

Anyone else have a frozen picture of the ND-Navy game with audio still playing?

Did anyone elses HD channels either not work or pixelatted to the point of not being able to watch it yesterday?

I had a problem receiving SDV channel yesterday, and while I was on with the TWC rep. He said "looks like St. Andrews headend has issues. That may or may not be what affected you. I believe from what I could gather is problems are most headend issues ,and therefore are very localized. Friday in my area we had a outage where no channels would tune in. Strangely the guide worked but both my dvrs couldn't tune anything. What is even stranger is that I could watch recorded shows on both dvrs without any problems. I called TWC on Friday and through the automated answer was able to determine that my area had issues.

I had some problems picking up ESPNHD Saturday night (ESPN2, what I really cared about, came in fine but I wanted to see the Oregon game in HD too). It was a black screen. I was not about to deal with TWC customer service so I thought what the heck, I'd reboot the machine and see if that fixes it. Well, on the first reboot, ESPN HD came in finally...but only in the top right corner of the screen! It was the same small image that you see when you go to the "guide" or the "list" but it was there the whole time. And, the worst part was that the same problem afflicted ESPNHD2 as well. Oh no, I thought I was in trouble...so I rebooted the machine again. This time all came back fine.

So, if this was a SDV issue, anyone know why rebooting the machine would fix it?

They rebooted both of my HDDVRs Saturday night with no change in my lack of HD reception. The earlier part of the day looked like an SDV issue but the problems at night weren't.

Of note also is that my HD channels started pixelatting again last night after it got colder outside.

So between SDV and not really having HD channels available all the time and TWCs ****** cable performance when they are working I am just about ready to get DirecTV.

ESPNHD is not a switched channel, but ESPNHD2 is,so who knows what caused your issue.

ESPNHD is not a switched channel, but ESPNHD2 is,so who knows what caused your issue.
Huh. Several times now I've tuned to ESPNHD and found it blank.

ESPN was OK so I knew it wasn't a blackout of that game.

If not switched overload, then what?...

Huh. Several times now I've tuned to ESPNHD and found it blank.

ESPN was OK so I knew it wasn't a blackout of that game.

If not switched overload, then what?...

Ditto...

Granny won't like it, and naturally you can't get ESPN this way, but it's not that expensive to have an antenna for backup to get OTA's if you have a tuner in your TV!:)

Huh. Several times now I've tuned to ESPNHD and found it blank.

ESPN was OK so I knew it wasn't a blackout of that game.

If not switched overload, then what?...

When I questioned a TWC friend about the blank screen, I was told ESPN does not have an alternate HD feed so when there is a blackout, no HD. Analog ESPN does have alternate feeds so it will have programming.

Has anyone had experience with a weak signal that is too weak to support a digital DVR box from Time Warner? They installed the cable a couple weeks ago, and I just got around to getting the digital dvr (Explorer 8000) hooked up in the bedroom. It will boot, find channels, but then every now and then when you hit guide or menu it will say advanced services are unavailable.

The tech support said it was a weak signal and they would send someone out to look at it. She said the main thing they would do was remove splitters from the line then check. When it was hooked up, they used a three-way splitter with one line to modem, one line to HDTV, and the third is split again in two with one line to the bedroom with the problem and the other to a back room that is just going into the TV and is plenty strong enough for the TV with no box. This was how they set it up.

What are they going to be able to do to change it other than take out the two-way splitter, which means one room will not have cable? Will they add an amplifier to the line? Is it at their cost if they do or my cost? Just curious what to expect tomorrow when they come. Thanks.

William

StazHD and a second CinemaxHD are now available.

I am beginning to hate my 8300HD. Why? Because...

1. For no reason at all it loses all scheduled recordings
2. I try to set up a recording when NOTHING is set up to record and it says - I cannot record three programs at once and there is only the one show I am trying to record listed - sometimes two, but NEVER three!!!

What can I do?

What can I do?

Try a reboot.

When I questioned a TWC friend about the blank screen, I was told ESPN does not have an alternate HD feed so when there is a blackout, no HD. Analog ESPN does have alternate feeds so it will have programming.

A blackout doesn't explain why a reboot of the cable box would fix the problem.

A blackout doesn't explain why a reboot of the cable box would fix the problem.

Sorry if I missed something, I did not see that the reboot restored your ESPNHD. If rebooting fixed the problem for one, I would think it should fix it for everyone. Just passing on the info as it was given to me. If someone has a better explanation for your problem, I am OK with that but I was offering an explanation for why there is no HD programming on ESPN during blackouts but there is on analog. I did not look at it Saturday so I can't say if it was working here or not.

The ESPNHD channel in Charleston on Comcast has been blacked-out the same as there in Columbia.

I had a problem receiving SDV channel yesterday, and while I was on with the TWC rep. He said "looks like St. Andrews headend has issues. That may or may not be what affected you. I believe from what I could gather is problems are most headend issues ,and therefore are very localized. Friday in my area we had a outage where no channels would tune in. Strangely the guide worked but both my dvrs couldn't tune anything. What is even stranger is that I could watch recorded shows on both dvrs without any problems. I called TWC on Friday and through the automated answer was able to determine that my area had issues.

all of my SDV channels have been dead since Sunday night. i called TWC today and zapping my box didn't help so he is sending a tech out Thursday to check signal strength.

until this week i'd never even seen the 'unavailable' screen.

btw, i've found that programs will play fine on a DVR with no cable service as long as it isn't rebooted. reboot while service is out and then you won't be able to play recorded programs.

Anyone with TWC having trouble with WIS-HD (channel 805) displaying nothing but a pink or black screen for a while when it switches from a local feed to a national feed? I noticed it the last couple of days. Of course it also did it too me at the beginning of law and order last night which should have been remaining as a national feed from whatever was on before? I have unplugged the box, tried replugging in the HDMI cable, but it still happens every now and then.

William

Happened for me last night and Monday night also. Also set DVR to record Night at the Museum on cinemax HD and there is no sign of it anywhere.

Anyone with TWC having trouble with WIS-HD (channel 805) displaying nothing but a pink or black screen for a while when it switches from a local feed to a national feed? I noticed it the last couple of days. Of course it also did it too me at the beginning of law and order last night which should have been remaining as a national feed from whatever was on before? I have unplugged the box, tried replugging in the HDMI cable, but it still happens every now and then.
Yes. I dived to the analog channel once I realized my HDTV hadn't failed.

Kinda wish there was a test-pattern or something instead...

When I questioned a TWC friend about the blank screen, I was told ESPN does not have an alternate HD feed so when there is a blackout, no HD. Analog ESPN does have alternate feeds so it will have programming.
Sorry to be slow about replying, but the game I tuned into on ESPN-HD was also playing on ESPN, so it wasn't a blackout...

Anyone know what's going on the the pink screen on WIS-HD the last couple of days? Looks like someone here mentioned it already, just curious if anyone called. I'm in Lexington County, out in the boonies.

I got up this morning and none of my digital channels were working. just black screen or channel not available screens.

Also had really bad pixellation and sound breakups last night on ABC-HD last night.

Half of my HD channels say initializing please wait for - channel not available.

Wow...did adding those few new HD channels mess up TWC total offering?

It seems that way, since I think TWC just added a few more...and now there are a lot of people complaining about their recent problems with the HD...

BTW - For those that have pink screens on WIS, I have not noticed anything of the sort and I'm watching OTA....but, I might not be viewing it at the same time as y'all so who knows....


D* look enticing to any of y'all now :) - Yep, shameless flamebait :)

D* look enticing to any of y'all now :) - Yep, shameless flamebait :)

Yeah, a couple of pizza pans for 1 or 2 TVs, a commitment, no locals, some rain fade and an overly compressed signal. Grandma says cable is still the way to go. :cool:

Wow...did adding those few new HD channels mess up TWC total offering?

It seems that way, since I think TWC just added a few more...and now there are a lot of people complaining about their recent problems with the HD...

BTW - For those that have pink screens on WIS, I have not noticed anything of the sort and I'm watching OTA....but, I might not be viewing it at the same time as y'all so who knows....


D* look enticing to any of y'all now :) - Yep, shameless flamebait :)


pink screen observed ota.

thanks kevin - like I said. I might not have seen it as of yet. WIS has been having a lot of troubles lately then.

Gary - I have yet to see a picture look as good compared to the new DirecTV channels. Call it compressed all you want. But they look great.

I'll take mild 'rain fade' over just blatantly not getting channels to the degree that TWC customers here seem to though :)

I'll take mild 'rain fade' over just blatantly not getting channels to the degree that TWC customers here seem to though :)

Must be an isolated, fixable problem. Mine have been consistently excellent.

I lost all my HD channels again last night to Pixellation again.

Yeah TWC!!!

Wow...did adding those few new HD channels mess up TWC total offering?


total offering? no.

for me it's just the SDV channels, all of the main HD channels are coming in just fine. and to be honest, there isn't a lot of compelling content on a lot of the HD channels for me, but i'm an old skool quality over quantity kind of guy.

and as i said before, in the almost 2 years we've had SDV this is the first time i've had any unavailable channels.

D* look enticing to any of y'all now :) - Yep, shameless flamebait :)

As soon as I get the time and the energy to fish a coax up the wall and into my attic in order to set up an antenna, I'm jumping ship to Directv.

As soon as I get the time and the energy to fish a coax up the wall and into my attic in order to set up an antenna, I'm jumping ship to Directv.


Do not forget your money, because you must buy your receiver if you want a HD dvr, even though it's not yours.

I lost all my HD channels again last night to Pixellation again.

Yeah TWC!!!

have you called them about your problems?

I did got an email saying they did have an outage in my area, and they were working on the problem and I quote "However, repairs can sometimes take longer than expected."your account will be credited for the time your service was out. What does that mean, I got the email this morning, and the same stations are still not coming in. It was from:
Rebecca Hill

Executive Department

Escalation Coordinator

Time Warner Cable

3347 Platt Springs Rd

West Columbia Sc 29170

803-744-5529

Rebecca.Hill@twcable.com

Anyone else having problems with WIS not coming in OTA? kevinivey?

Nothing has changed in my setup and I was watching NBC last night..and tonight...nothing recorded and I can get any signal from the tower...but all my other channels come in fine (like usual)....

Actually a reboot fixes the problem initially and then it comes back - not to mention I lose whatever I am recording as well as ten minutes or so of the show I am wanting to see.

When I was having pixillation issues with my HD channels it ended up being a weak signal - I put a booster on the line and whala! My reception problems were fixed.

There is a way to check signal strength, but I don't remember what it is...

When I was having pixillation issues with my HD channels it ended up being a weak signal - I put a booster on the line and whala! My reception problems were fixed.

What kind of booster? I didn't know there was such an animal. Sounds interesting.

Thanks,
Harold

I think WIS is having issues. This morning, the local news showed fine, but as soon as they cut to the Today show, picture was gone. I switched over to the analog channel and that as working.

Yeah, every time an HD show comes on it turns into this pinkish color with nothing, no sound nada.

I think this is Start Over related because it doesn't always effect the OTA signial.

Why can't these guys get their audio right? Give me stereo please instead of this crazy 5 channel stereo. Heck, even Wis can pass their audio right.


Anyone besides me use a DD. 5.1 setup for broadcast television?

for a couple of weeks WLTX did drop back to a DD 2.0 audio signal for everything. i wish they'd just stick with it if they can't get the 5.1 working right.

yea, I know and they never had it right when they came back with it. They need to go back to 2.0. Maybe, Santa will bring them a new receiver.

have you called them about your problems?

Yeah I had called them. It took them a week to finally get someone out to my house to check it. They came out Thursday and after checking around they said that my street drop signal was too high which was causing the drop outs but they couldn't fix it and had to call someone else to come out and fix it on Friday.

Gary - I have yet to see a picture look as good compared to the new DirecTV channels. Call it compressed all you want. But they look great.

I'll take mild 'rain fade' over just blatantly not getting channels to the degree that TWC customers here seem to though :)

I have both DirecTV and TWC, and I have to say that I'm not happy with the issues that TWC is having with switched video, but I also have to say that I think that TWC's digital picture quality is noticeably better than DirecTV's, and I can remember when rain fade was a big annoyance for me with DirecTV before we stopped getting much rain in these parts. If the drought ever ends, I bet the rain fade complaints will increase.

I have both DirecTV and TWC, and I have to say that I'm not happy with the issues that TWC is having with switched video, but I also have to say that I think that TWC's digital picture quality is noticeably better than DirecTV's, and I can remember when rain fade was a big annoyance for me with DirecTV before we stopped getting much rain in these parts. If the drought ever ends, I bet the rain fade complaints will increase.

You must have more than a 42" display!

Like Granny always says - sometimes we see what we want to see. :D

So the new DVR I just got has already quit working after a week. I had set up the Clemson and Carolina games to record on it because I was going to be at the Clemson game. I also set up the DVR downstairs to record the Clemson game so I had a choice of where I could watch the game at. Well I get home and guess what. The DVR upstairs says disk write error. So I said no problem I have it recorded on my other DVR as well. I go and try to find it this morning and guess what NO RECORDING for the Clemson game. It recorded other stuff that day but no Clemson games/ God I fukcing HATE TWC and their worthless equipment!!!

/ God I #$^@!& HATE TWC and their worthless equipment!!!

Yea, but the picture is MUCH better! ;)At least when you get it! :D

Oh well, back to watching ESPN-HD direct from the distribution feed.

Anybody got WIS's contact info. Engineer asleep at the wheel over there making me watch Sunday Night Football without the magic switch flipped to get their resolution correct. Arrrggghh!!!

Anybody got WIS's contact info. Engineer asleep at the wheel over there making me watch Sunday Night Football without the magic switch flipped to get their resolution correct. Arrrggghh!!!

According the the WIS website:

803-799-1010

We called TWC, and it is apparently an issue at WIS or with the feed from NBC. We called the general number at WIS 803-799-1010 and the only area that would answer was the news room. Got a quick "we'll let our guys know" - click. So who knows. It was a black screen with audio right before the game started, so I suspect they are having technical issues, not just switch flipped up that should be down.

Heath

WIS has been having 'problems' for quite awhile now...

This past thursday none of the HD shows were shown OTA...everything was working on the SD side of things, but the OTA HD signal was not there, and was a dead signal after 9PM...

It's back for the time being... let's hope this holds for about three more hours. Then I'll be done with NBC until next Sunday :D

Heath

Could someone who's using Tivo HD w/TWC cable cards here in Columbia please PM me? I'm considering the service and I'd like to ask just a few questions of someone w/personal experience.

Thanks much,
Harold

TWC Rates going up again!! 'Just got my monthly bill and the enclosed flyer shows these rate increases effective 12/07. Cable Tier up $2.68 to $40.78, Digital Tier up $1 to $6.95, Premium Converter up $ .45 to $7.05. etc.. Not good!!!!!!!!

Monday night's video airing of Journeyman "froze" for about 10 minutes at the beginning of the episode. When it finally went to commercial I figured it would snap out of it (can't miss having those paid advertisements shown), and it did, but then it returned to the same fracking frozen image afterwards! It continued on that way for another 5-10 minutes when it finally snapped out and went to letterboxed SD. Towards the end of the show (after the last few commercial breaks) it came back to HD.

I'm guessing this was a local issue since there was nothing about it in the Journeyman thread. Great job, WIS-HD.

TWC Rates going up again!! 'Just got my monthly bill and the enclosed flyer shows these rate increases effective 12/07. Cable Tier up $2.68 to $40.78, Digital Tier up $1 to $6.95, Premium Converter up $ .45 to $7.05. etc.. Not good!!!!!!!!

Yeah, but the NFL Network is the bad guy.

Yeah, but the NFL Network is the bad guy.
They would make it worse.

They would make it worse.

It might make the cost worse, but it would make the value better.

I'd rather pay for the NFL Network than get LMNHD for "free", but that's just me.

Does anyone know which channels are presently SDV here in Columbia on TWC and which channels will be going to SDV in the near future?

Thanks,
Harold

It might make the cost worse, but it would make the value better.

it would make the cost worse all year round for only a handful of games.

besides, they ought to be paying viewers to have to endure Bryant Gumbel, not the other way around.

DIRECTV launched 23 more HD Channels today:

(a bunch of regional sports/and PPV) including

Full Time National Channels:
299: Nickelodeon (NIK1HD)
325: Spike HD
327: Country Music Television (CMTHD)
331: MTV HD
335: VH1 HD

it would make the cost worse all year round for only a handful of games.

besides, they ought to be paying viewers to have to endure Bryant Gumbel, not the other way around.

I've never sat and watched the NFL Network for a long time, but I believe they show lots more than a handful of games.

Does anyone know which channels are presently SDV here in Columbia on TWC and which channels will be going to SDV in the near future?


off the top of my head i can think of the west coast HBO and SHO channels, TMC-HD, the Special Events HD channels, just about all the channels after 820 til 847 with the exception of TNT-HD and Discovery HD (all the newly added CNN, HGTV, FOOD,etc. HD channels), Universal HD, ESPN2 HD...can't think of any others, somebody else might be able to fill in the blanks.

Thanks, scruff. That's enough. I was trying to determine if I should go ahead and get Tivo or wait until they solved their SDV situation. The extensive list of SDV channels answers that question.

Has anybody else noticed we no longer have Discovery HD in the TWC-SC lineup? It's not showing up in my program guide at all. The last time I can recall watching it is back when Planet Earth was airing.

It is still there on Ch. 845, the Guide just says HDTH now which I assume stands for HD Theatre.

I don't believe TWC ever had Discovery HD. They had Discovery HD Theater, but when DirecTV put out DiscoveryHD on their system (and anyone else who offered it as well), they changed the name to HD Theater. Still the same channel, just not the same name.

Quick question re: TWC in Columbia -- I have (and have had for a while now) the Sci. Atl. 8300HD dvr -- is there a newer HD dvr available through them or is this the best piece of equipment they offer for HD still?

Recently upgraded my tv after 4 or 5 years and the person I got on their phone line was clueless.

Lastly, any idea what their plans are to add more hd content/channels? with this new 1080p set Im dying to have more content to bring out the best in the unit!

That makes sense...I guess I just never noticed back when they changed the name in the program guide from "DISCHD" (I think that's what it was) to "HDTH." Thanks for the replies.

We are soliciting viewer comments on recent changes made to SCETV’s HD service. Earlier this month, we changed the encoding from 1080i/29.97 to 720p/59.94. By switching to progressive scan encoding, we hoped to improve the fluidly of screen transitions and reduce motion artifacts. The tradeoff is a resolution difference of 1920 X 1080 to 1280 X 720.

All observations are welcome, and we hope to finalize our encoding policy by mid December. Thank you.

-Shaun

SBennett - I'll check it out when I get home. Any improvement y'all can make would be a big plus in my book. I've also just recently been able to get PBSHD back through my indoor antenna at a consistent basis. I'll definitely check it out and give you my opinion later on though :)

We are soliciting viewer comments on recent changes made to SCETV’s HD service. Earlier this month, we changed the encoding from 1080i/29.97 to 720p/59.94. By switching to progressive scan encoding, we hoped to improve the fluidly of screen transitions and reduce motion artifacts. The tradeoff is a resolution difference of 1920 X 1080 to 1280 X 720.

All observations are welcome, and we hope to finalize our encoding policy by mid December. Thank you.

-Shaun

To contrast the differences in the encoder schemes with our material, we will be broadcasting the HD service in 1080i/29.97 on Wednesday the 21st. On Thursday, the 22nd, we will switch back to 720p/59.94. To date, comments posted and emailed to me have been split on the desired format.

-Shaun

off the top of my head i can think of the west coast HBO and SHO channels, TMC-HD, the Special Events HD channels, just about all the channels after 820 til 847 with the exception of TNT-HD and Discovery HD (all the newly added CNN, HGTV, FOOD,etc. HD channels), Universal HD, ESPN2 HD...can't think of any others, somebody else might be able to fill in the blanks.

FYI - You can go into the service menu on your SA8300 and go to screen 31 (I think) and you can tell if it is SDV or not. Just looked to "switched" headings. You should be able to figure it out from there. Good luck

FYI - You can go into the service menu on your SA8300 and go to screen 31 (I think) and you can tell if it is SDV or not. Just looked to "switched" headings. You should be able to figure it out from there. Good luck
4R - What exactly do you look for to determine which is SDV and which is not? I've got 3 SDV pages, but I don't know how to interpret them.

Thanks,
H

4R - What exactly do you look for to determine which is SDV and which is not? I've got 3 SDV pages, but I don't know how to interpret them.

on the Session Info page (39/39) there is a Type heading. as you change channels it will display either Broadcast or Switched. this will only tell you about channels you currently receive. if you don't subscribe to the HD tier or Premium HD channels you cannot get the info from the diagnostic pages.

Shouldn't be long...maybe.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2007/11/19/daily31.html

Shouldn't be long...maybe.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2007/11/19/daily31.html

would be a lot faster if FiOS and U-Verse were here too.

I haven't seen where they currently have more HD than TWCSC.

maybe a few more--

http://www.timewarnercable.com/SanAntonio/Products/Cable/hdtv/channels.html

So, NOW I find out that the Carolina - Clemson game tonight will NOT be in High-Def !?!?!?

That sucks, I gave my tickets to my in-laws so I could watch the game in HD !!!

Damnit !!!!

So, NOW I find out that the Carolina - Clemson game tonight will NOT be in High-Def !?!?!?


Says who?

For me now ESPN2HD says "Unavailable". I called TWC and they told me they had just gotten an e-mail within the hour saying tonight's game would not be available in HD..... I assume perhaps only here in Columbia, but who knows !?!?

Can you do a me a favor and call your local cable operator and see what they say ??

Thx !!!

Holy Smoke mine says unavailable too. TWC channel 951.

They told me ESPN has just informed them the game is "Blacked Out" in HD.

Damnit !!

I'm ticked off...

Well I guess we will make history here. The first HD only blackout in history. Me thinks TWCSC is having issues.

Hey guys, please call your local Cable operator and see if they tell you the same thing.

Thx !!

It says the same thing on DirecTV as well, that the program is not locally available!!

Looks like D* will not have it in HD in SC either. I still do not get what's going on.

this is absolutely retarded....why would the game be blacked out??? It never has before, why now??

Espn # 1-860-766-2000

I want to make a joke ,but I'm too angry to pull it off.

Why would it be blacked out? It's not like the game isn't a sellout...

Does anyone know someone out of state that gets ESPN2HD? It would be helpful if we know if this is SC only event. If the channel is down to due to technical issues then that might be what is really going on.

I find it EXTREMELY hard to believe that ESPN Advertised the game all week in HD and it is STILL on their Web Schedule and an hour before gametime they changed their minds !?!?!?

OK, I got a supervisor at TWC he says it has to do with the way ESPN is sending them the game in HD.

He said I might call ESPN and restate how much we want the game in HD here in South Carolina.

I'm calling now !!

Kevin have you spoken with TWC locally here yet ?? They are telling me the USC-Clemson game will also be "Blacked Out"... I like your theory and hope you are correct but they keep telling me at TWC that they got an e-mail saying our game at 7 is "Blacked out" ...


Update:

OK, I got a supervisor at TWC he says it has to do with the way ESPN is sending them the game in HD.

He said I might call ESPN and restate how much we want the game in HD here in South Carolina.

I'm calling now !!

I'm getting the game in HD on D*

but I "live" in NY ;)

anyone want to come over? :p

How about that KY-Tenn game...Unbelievable.

Well I've got ESPN2 HD on Dishnetwork right now. Hopefully it doesn't go away.

Arrgh!?!?! I would almost drive to IRMO and watch the game with a Tiger to see HD :D

This makes NO sense. TWC gave me the same line- it is ESPN that is blocking the HD feed.

Why would they do such????

makes you wonder if they would block The Ohio State.

the game is also blacked out on ESPN2 as well on D*...

Could it be because the Georgia-GTech game isn't over with yet??

Espn # 1-860-766-2000


ESPN isn't answering their phones...

Not that it will do any good, but I sent a message to the WIS Troubleshooter to see if they would be willing to get to the bottom of this. If so, I'm sure it would be after the fact.

Game just came on ESPN2HD on D*...

it's on, with audio drops, and video artifacts.

ESPN2 HD is On??!! NOW?!?!

It is on D* right now Cain, came on with 12:48 left in the 1st Qtr

ESPN2HD is now on for me....

EDIT: Clemson just scored. They can turn it back off now... :)

It is on D* right now Cain, came on with 12:48 left in the 1st Qtr


It came on at the same time on TWC. I was talking to my buddy who has D*.

Does the main cam look blurry and over-saturated with light for y'all with TWC?


The close-up cams (like usual) look spectacular...the main game cam looks like crap.

Hey look, at least we USC fans didn't have to witness another Blake Mitchell INT....

Does the main cam look blurry and over-saturated with light for y'all with TWC?


The close-up cams (like usual) look spectacular...the main game cam looks like crap.

Hey look, at least we USC fans didn't have to witness another Blake Mitchell INT....

Yeah the main cam doesn't look so great. I'm seeing the same thing here as you are (Dish)

It seems like the contrast and the sharpness are waaaay too high...and its a normal problem on a lot of ESPN's games...

It is still NOT on for me here in Lexington.

Restart your box then Cain...its on TWC and D* now...

It seems like the contrast and the sharpness are waaaay too high...and its a normal problem on a lot of ESPN's games...


agree 100%.

It is still NOT on for me here in Lexington.

Been HD since 7:12 pm on both 8300s. SDV trick:Tune 842 and then tune 951.

This issue deals with the reverse mirror things that ESPN/ABC does for football. If they do a reverse mirror the mirror game will not be shown in HD. GA/GAtech was a fairly local game that the ABC stations shows in this part of the country. The Uconn/WVU game was on in most of the rest of the country. So in this area they do a reverse mirror and show the "main" game on ESPN2HD and block out the HD so you will watch ABC HD!

AS a big ten fan this reverse mirror was almost an every week problem. You could still see the UConn/WVU on ESPN2. The UConn game ran a little late so that is why the SC game was not on right away.

You can thank the Big Ten Network for this problem.

Now if we can just get the tiling to stop!!

agree 100%.

It's just strange that their tight shots look great...can they not tell the difference between the tight shots and the long shots??

Honestly I think 1280x720 can only do so much. I find most day games on ESPNHD to be much better.

Well...the pic kinda sucked, but the outcome...:D

Anyone besides me having a TVGOS problem? Mine stopped updating about two weeks ago. I've re-booted the TV (Panasonic Th50PV600 with cableCard) but no joy. The channel lineup is displayed, but no time, or programming info is ever added. The TVGOS debugging system lists "None" as the local host channel. ??

Jon in West Columbia

I have a question that maybe some of you can help me out with.

I am thinking of getting someone an HD antenna for Christmas since they have an HDTV without the HD service...I know...do not ask.

My question is how do these work?

Do you get a clear picture? Do you have to mess with getting it situated just right like rabbit ears to avoid a rough picture?

What channels do you get over the air? I am assuming...NBS, CBS, ABC, Fox, and PBS.

Thanks.

My question is how do these work?.

see www.antennaweb.org

SCETV has decided to standardize the encoding for our HD service at 1080i/29.97. After reviewing viewer comments and looking at the type of content we provide, we felt this was the best standard for our setup. We are now in the process of installing noise reduction equipment to improve our HD service and hope to be complete by mid December.

I would like to thank the viewers who took the time to post their comments both publicly and privately to me. If anyone has any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.

-Shaun

I didn't get the chance to participate in the test, but thanks for including us Shaun! It's nice to get involvement from the local networks on this board.

You are correct in the ESPN/ABC mirror games. The local ABC station has the rights to the primary game being offered, in this case, Ga./Ga. Tech. ESPN can put that game on the national feed outside of the SE. In the SE they can put another game in its place. Because the Georgia game was being offered on ESPN, except in the SE the blackout rule goes into effect. This has nothing to do with TWC or Direct or Dish TV. They are at the mercy of ESPN. The Ga. game wasn't over with until after 7:00pm, hence the blackout unti lthe USC game could start.
As far as the guy who was going to contact the WIS troubleshooter...that would do a of good!

Agreed. Thanks Shaun for keeping us in the loop. I watch channels with more interest when I know the people behind them are actively working to get the best pic/sound possible.

I have a question that maybe some of you can help me out with.

I am thinking of getting someone an HD antenna for Christmas since they have an HDTV without the HD service...I know...do not ask.

My question is how do these work?

Do you get a clear picture? Do you have to mess with getting it situated just right like rabbit ears to avoid a rough picture?

What channels do you get over the air? I am assuming...NBS, CBS, ABC, Fox, and PBS.

Thanks.

As long as the antenna gets a decent signal, he'll get a perfect picture. the only station that seems to be really 'wonky' in reception is ABC because it's a VHF station and must use the dipoles (if you get an indoor antenna). I use this Radio Shack antenna (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2131034&cp=&sr=1&origkw=hdtv+antenna&kw=hdtv+antenna&parentPage=search) from Lexington, SC and I'm about 30 miles from the towers and get every channel in perfectly.

The digital channels you get are... ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, NBC, and PBS and their subsequent sub-channels as well. The CW now has a digital station as well, but it is not in HD at the moment.

You are correct in the ESPN/ABC mirror games. The local ABC station has the rights to the primary game being offered, in this case, Ga./Ga. Tech. ESPN can put that game on the national feed outside of the SE. In the SE they can put another game in its place. Because the Georgia game was being offered on ESPN, except in the SE the blackout rule goes into effect. This has nothing to do with TWC or Direct or Dish TV. They are at the mercy of ESPN. The Ga. game wasn't over with until after 7:00pm, hence the blackout unti lthe USC game could start.
As far as the guy who was going to contact the WIS troubleshooter...that would do a of good!


What made no sense at all is that the Carolina game did start on time on ESPN2SD, but was held up on ESPN2HD. TWC locally showed the WVU game on regular ESPN2SD before the Carolina game. Too make this even more screwed up Directv did not show anything on ESPN2SD, or ESPN2HD until after the Georgia game finished on ABC.

In other words WHY WAS IT A HD ONLY BLACKOUT on TWCSC?

Does anyone use the HR20 DVR with Directv? I am having problems with the OTA tuners. I receive all of the Cola stations with my TV's tuner, but the Directv tuner is dropping out right now.

Anybody else hear that bad hissing sound on WLTX's audio on the front channels during a 5.1 shows.

I watched the DVRed Monday episode of Heroes last night and there was a long 3-4 minute segment in the beginning where the video "froze" while the audio continued to play.

Later, on a DVRed episode of "Journeyman" (which aired after Heroes on Monday night), the remainder of the show after the last commercial was all letterboxed SD.

I checked the threads for these shows and there was no mention of this, so it had to be a local issue. Great job, WIS.

I saw the same thing on Heroes. I am going to burn a copy of the show from Monday and send it to WIS. Has anyone else been having other problems with the WIS signal lately?

I had a similar problem with Journeyman a few weeks ago, and posted about that here as well.

Seems like Heroes has "frozen" before too...sometime last season. I have no idea why WIS seems to have such a problem with that.

I've noticed that WIS has had some problems with their HD feeds of their shows. Most notably on Monday and Thursday nights...but, then again it could happen on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday as well...but I don't watch WIS at all on those nights...

I haven't had any problems with WIS' signal dropping out though, but I didn't appreciate looking at HRG's mug for 3 minutes in the beginning of the show yesterday...

I haven't had any problems with WIS' signal dropping out though, but I didn't appreciate looking at HRG's mug for 3 minutes in the beginning of the show yesterday...

Which is really weird because mine froze on Bob's "mug" just as he was getting into the car with Elle.

Maybe it's not HD-only; my new 8300HDC froze on an episode of Murder She Wrote on the Biography Channel yesterday. I had to change channels so it'd pick up again.

Maybe there's something coming along with the signal that tells the Pause to kick in?...

It's not "pause," that would affect the audio as well. Only the video freezes.

And, I can go back to this same spot on a DVRed recording and see the same frozen video over and over in exactly the same spot.

Which is really weird because mine froze on Bob's "mug" just as he was getting into the car with Elle.

Eh, it might have been Bob. I just remember glasses, lol...

So, whose going to watch the 2nd most hyped game tonight?? Packers @ Cowboys!

Oh....wait...sorry guys.

Anyone wanna come over :)

So, whose going to watch the 2nd most hyped game tonight?? Packers @ Cowboys!

Oh....wait...sorry guys.

Anyone wanna come over :)

How big is your screen?

42 inches, probably not big enough for you to come up from Pawley's Island...don't know if it's 'large' enough for the NFL to get pissed either, lol.

Pass :D

BTW a lot of it can be seen here (http://www.nfl.com/live?campaign=ma_fan0136).

Do the SA8300's issued by TWC now process / accept a HDMI hook-up from the cable box to the HD Television? The reason I ask is that not too long ago, the connection had to be "component". Thanks.

Do the SA8300's issued by TWC now process / accept a HDMI hook-up from the cable box to the HD Television? The reason I ask is that not too long ago, the connection had to be "component".
Thanks.

They have been hdmi ready since before they even launched. I was a beta tester 6 months before they were released. So yes they have been hdmi friendly for nearly 3 years.

(The 8000hd is component only. DVI was never activated.)

Does anyone use the HR20 DVR with Directv? I am having problems with the OTA tuners. I receive all of the Cola stations with my TV's tuner, but the Directv tuner is dropping out right now.

You're not alone. Over at dbstalk in the HR20 forum it's been pretty well established that the HR20's tuners are not up to par with the integrated tuners on many HDTV's. There have been some that are getting similar signal strengths but most of those are folks that are close to the transmission towers. I'm a bit on the fringe and my channels are rock solid when fed directly to my Pioneer plasma but take a noticeable hit in measured strength and reliability when I go through my HR20. I hope to switch from my Radio Shack signal amplifier to a Channel Master amplifier to see if that helps any. I only need a bit more strength to smooth it out enough to get the reliability acceptible to me and hope the Channel Master can put me over the edge. I've got a big honkin' Channel Master antenna sitting outside and can't wait to get locals in MPEG-4 from D* to get rid of my ugly antenna. :D

on the Session Info page (39/39) there is a Type heading. as you change channels it will display either Broadcast or Switched. this will only tell you about channels you currently receive. if you don't subscribe to the HD tier or Premium HD channels you cannot get the info from the diagnostic pages.


Thanks for answering this question. I have lost internet (TW Business Class and still no help!!!!) at home and haven't been back in the last couple of weeks. This is the way I understand it as well.

Does anyone know where the online rate chart is for TWC Columbia?

I got a letter indicating that HBO On-Demand etc. will be 'free' with my HBO subscription, but in this last bill they listed a new price that looks like $4 higher per month for the combination, and I'm wondering if each pay channel IS going up...

Does anyone know where the online rate chart is for TWC Columbia?

I got a letter indicating that HBO On-Demand etc. will be 'free' with my HBO subscription, but in this last bill they listed a new price that looks like $4 higher per month for the combination, and I'm wondering if each pay channel IS going up...

there was an insert in the bills that went out in November that itemized all the rate hikes. as i recall there was an increase for the premium channels, but i don't remember exactly how much. if you go to twcsc.com and click on Products you can find pricing there although i don't know if it's the new rates.

there was an insert in the bills that went out in November that itemized all the rate hikes. as i recall there was an increase for the premium channels, but i don't remember exactly how much. if you go to twcsc.com and click on Products you can find pricing there although i don't know if it's the new rates.
Right, that insert is what I'm referring to.

It was about $8 per channel before, so $11+ per channel but I get the On-Demand I stopped paying for because I didn't want to pay for it anymore doesn't seem like a good deal.

But if it's $11+ with or without, I'll take with until I cancel one channel...



OK, I'm breathing easier now. The website shows $10.95 for 1 channel but $23.95 for 3, which is about what my bill showed, so maybe they are giving away the On-Demand with just a minor price hike on the channels themselves...

Does anyone know what an acceptable signal strength level is for OTA? I got my attic antenna set up this evening and am pulling in all of the Columbia stations. Signal strength is varying between mid 60ish on the low end and upper 70ish on the high end. This is with the antenna temporarily wedged in the corner of the attic. Once it's permanently mounted it will be higher and I assume those numbers will go up a bit. Giving TWC the boot and switching back to DTV.

DTV = Digital Television
D*=Directv

DTV = Digital Television
D*=Directv

Sorry, but I'll disagree with that any day of the week. Maybe if someone could possibly explain how Directv = D* then maybe I'll change my mind. Echostar=E* makes perfect sense, D* makes no sense. Maybe when Directv changes their name to Deathstar or maybe just Dstar I'll go with it.

Mark - What do you call Digital TV then?

DirecTV is known, here (and elsewhere) as D*, BECAUSE DishNetwork is E*. You figure out an easier way to distinguish the two, so be it...

Until then, you'll be corrected every time...it's not a big deal.

Mark - What do you call Digital TV then?

DirecTV is known, here (and elsewhere) as D*, BECAUSE DishNetwork is E*. You figure out an easier way to distinguish the two, so be it...

Until then, you'll be corrected every time...it's not a big deal.

I'll go with you on the DTV=Digital TV not Directv. In my mind D* will never=Directv. Or should I say: I* m* m* D* w* n*=D* since apparently it's perfectly acceptable to represent a word by using the first letter followed by an asterisk? And before someone else jumps in and says that's how it's known, I really don't care, to me it's a ridiculous representation.

That's how it's known.

AKA pizza pan, overly-compressed, limited connections, no locals service.

and you have to pay for a rental box. Example: HD dvr $199 and second HD dvr $399 . I am not cheap ,and I wouldn't mind paying for a stb. if it was my box to do with what I want to . Also, they are pushing the non ota hd dvr this season.

Does anyone know what an acceptable signal strength level is for OTA? I got my attic antenna set up this evening and am pulling in all of the Columbia stations. Signal strength is varying between mid 60ish on the low end and upper 70ish on the high end. This is with the antenna temporarily wedged in the corner of the attic. Once it's permanently mounted it will be higher and I assume those numbers will go up a bit. Giving TWC the boot and switching back to DTV.

Mark,

I live in Irmo, and have an external antenna. You might be able to boost your numbers with an amp from Radio Shack. For me:

WIS -- 90s
ETV -- 100
WLTX -- 80s
WOLO -- 80s
FOX -- 0 - 25

Most of my signals are reflected. I be with an exteral antenna, you would have strong signal across the board.

David

Yep, with my rooftop mast style antenna all channels are maxed.

With my indoor antenna all channels are between 75-88.

And Gary J - You keep cracking on D*/DTV's (just for you mark ;)) PQ, and I've yet to see a major difference between what my in-laws get with TWC and what I get with D*. This, of course, is with the new channels...not the original channels that are slightly lower....and I dont' really count ESPN since ESPN looks like crap on both sides...because ESPN doesn't (IMO) do a good job with that anyways...

ESPN HD looks awesome on TWC for me.

The carolina game look like crap and you know it. It wasn't TWC or D* fault. It's ESPNs feed.

It's ESPNs feed.

I seriously doubt that.

I seriously doubt that.

So does Granny. And Granny knows best.

I did a little tweaking this weekend and got the antenna mounted on a pole. I'm now I'm consistently getting signal strength in the low 80's to upper 70's. Experiencing no dropouts or picture problems so I think I'm good to go.

Just noticed I am getting National Geo HD channel 844 on TW in Surfside. :)

Just noticed I am getting National Geo HD channel 844 on TW in Surfside. :)

Bubba's Fish Shack & Scotty's in Surfside is where we hang out..:)

My Directv installation went smoothly so I'm completely off TW now. Still learning the ins and outs of the Directv DVR. Picture quality between the 2 is pretty much a wash. The HD channels on Directv looks awesome, some of the SD stuff is so so. I will say that the locals look better via the antenna than they did on TW. So I now have Big 10 network and NFL network, more HD channels and better looking locals via OTA.

It's supposed to rain Saturday.

It's supposed to rain Saturday.

Get off the rain thing already. ;) I had Directv way up north for 10+ years and can count on 1 hand the number of times I had issues with rain fade. That was with rain, snow, ice, sleet and whatever else falls out of they sky up there in the winter.

Mark, my son and my mother both have been using directv for around 10 years and both of them tell me the same thing. I have never seen it go out and I've been at one or the other's house in thunderstorms and rain and I have never seen any problems.

Get off the rain thing already. ;) .

Oh, Gary's just perpetually grumpy. Must be from living with Granny.
Either that or living in(on?) Pawleys Island and it's really bad golfing :)

And, My D* doesn't fade very often..more than my TWC, but less than my E*...

welcome to the land of a multitude of HD channels Mark :).

Plus, you now get to see my Cowboys stomp all over the Panthers on NFLHD :)

Anybody else hearing a loud crackle in the front channels of the 5.1 audio on WLTX. That sounds like crap. Wish they would get this fixed already!

Anybody else hearing a loud crackle in the front channels of the 5.1 audio on WLTX. That sound like crap. Wish they would get this fixed already!

Ditto!

welcome to the land of a multitude of HD channels Mark :).

Plus, you now get to see my Cowboys stomp all over the Panthers on NFLHD :)

Thanks, I'm loving it. It's still like a "kid in a candy store" experience for me. NFLHD: where have you been all my life?

I'll also add a "me too" for wishing WLTX would fix their audio problem. I know someone who works there, I'll try sending an email and find out who is responsible for the audio quality. It's been going on far too long. If I watch a sporting event on WLTX, it's usually so bad that I turn the TV sound off and listen to some music.

Agreed! Aside from the annoyance, I do have concerns about potential damage to my speakers from the crackling. I'm not a speaker expert, but it seems like this cannot possibly be good for the longevity of the speakers.

Anyone have any idea when the CW station is going to go HD? I know they've got digital up, any chance HD will get there soon?

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I called in a service request the other week for one of two tuners in my TiVo not being able to decode scrambled HD (TNN, ESPN, HDT, etc.). One of the CableCards does it no problem, but the other one cannot handle it. The tech that called to verify the morning of the appointment told me that they were having problems with the headend and cablecards. He said that all the new cards they have been receiving were not working properly, so there was no point in bringing another one. He asked if I could get ESPN2 HD and commented that they were trying to get the newer CableCards that can handle SDV. I know that TiVo has been working on a USB device that will resolve this, so I was pleased to hear that there is hope of it coming to our area soon.

Just thought I would share what I had been told.

Wow...I don't normally watch WLTX that much, but watching the Steelers-Jaguars game is kind of annoying with the static sound and such...

5 channel static is even worse. WLTX is by far the worst HD local.

Yes they are Kevin.

Don't sell WIS so short they can stink up the joint pretty good too. Bad Switching,Frozen Screens,no video at all,sound glitching. WOLO is about the only one I don't want to shout at right now.

Wis has always had problems, but WLTX used to be the best ,but now they seem not to care what they are broadcasting. A sad state of affair for one of the first local HD channels.

WOLO is about the only one I don't want to shout at right now.

Oh, we don;t mind it when we legitimately F*Up, as we address the issue.
As long as it's done in a polite, professional, adult manner that is. :)

Oh, we don;t mind it when we legitimately F*Up, as we address the issue.
As long as it's done in a polite, professional, adult manner that is. :)

The only time I ever 'shouted' at WOLO was because I couldn't get a steady signal from them OTA out here in Lexington. However, something happened 3 weeks ago and my signals jumped from 40-55% to 70-85%. I'm super happy :)

As annoying as WIS' switching problems have been, it's much easier to watch something in SD with clear sound instead of watching something in HD (that still didn't look as good as other broadcasts) with terrible static in the background.

The only time I ever 'shouted' at WOLO was because I couldn't get a steady signal from them OTA out here in Lexington. However, something happened 3 weeks ago and my signals jumped from 40-55% to 70-85%. I'm super happy :).

Truth be known, we haven't touched or changed anything with WOLO in months..:confused:But it's good you're ok now!

Truth be known, we haven't touched or changed anything with WOLO in months..:confused:But it's good you're ok now!

I bet the leaves dropping resulted in the signal increase.

I usually depend on a "reflected" signal, I've got tons of trees around my house, and WOLO was in the 60-70s. When the leaves dropped, WOLO's signal went off the scale.

David

I bet the leaves dropping resulted in the signal increase.

I usually depend on a "reflected" signal, I've got tons of trees around my house, and WOLO was in the 60-70s. When the leaves dropped, WOLO's signal went off the scale.

David

I thought of that too, but there's no tree in front of my window where the antenna is sitting...so, unless the leaves dropping every where helped, I don't what it is...and 3 weeks ago it was still 80 degrees, lol. No leaves on the ground. haha.

I was wondering who at WLTX might be the best party to talk to about this horrible noise on their HD station. It really is bad and in 5.1 it is beyond believe.

Its been like this for weeks.

TIA

All my emails go unanswered to WLTX. Their DD 5.1 decoder I believe needs to be replaced. CBS does not supply it, so that would mean that WLTX will have to pay for it. It is quite possible that is why it has not been replaced. They switched back to 2.0 awhile back and it worked perfect. I have no idea why they continue to broadcast such poor audio for months on end.

Anyone know why TWC has duplicates of some SD channels in the 350-370 range?...

Anyone know why TWC has duplicates of some SD channels in the 350-370 range?...


It has to do with SDV, and it does not decrease bandwidth. (So, I have seen posted in different threads)

Kevinivey stated:

"All my emails go unanswered to WLTX. Their DD 5.1 decoder I believe needs to be replaced. CBS does not supply it, so that would mean that WLTX will have to pay for it. It is quite possible that is why it has not been replaced. They switched back to 2.0 awhile back and it worked perfect. I have no idea why they continue to broadcast such poor audio for months on end"


Thanks and I added my email to them as well.

I called in a service request the other week for one of two tuners in my TiVo not being able to decode scrambled HD (TNN, ESPN, HDT, etc.). One of the CableCards does it no problem, but the other one cannot handle it. The tech that called to verify the morning of the appointment told me that they were having problems with the headend and cablecards. He said that all the new cards they have been receiving were not working properly, so there was no point in bringing another one. He asked if I could get ESPN2 HD and commented that they were trying to get the newer CableCards that can handle SDV. I know that TiVo has been working on a USB device that will resolve this, so I was pleased to hear that there is hope of it coming to our area soon.

Just thought I would share what I had been told.

Don't want you to be confused by the rep. There are no CableCards that will magically make SDV channels work with any current series Tivo. That USB device won't be available till probably mid next year at best.
Keep hounding TWC until you get what you are paying for! The TWC rep might have been talking about the new M-Cards. If you have a TivoHD you can use 1 M-Card for both tuners. If they are having problems getting M-Cards to work (thats their problem, not yours), tell them you want 2 S-Cards instead.

I have also emailed WLTX about the static on ch810 and got no reply, go figure. It's a good thing they wont be broadcasting the Super Bowl.

Yea, but the picture is MUCH better! ;)At least when you get it! :D



Audio too judging from all of these OTA posts!

Granny says cable is still the way to go.

When it's raining too! :D

Hey guys take it easy on WLTX.
They do not have a chief engineer that I know of. The person which replaced me has moved on already. I know the guys there are very concerned about audio issues. Try calling the main number and asking for the GM. He is a very good person and great to talk to. He will listen and try to help.
Take care and Merry Christmas from Arkansas.
Dan Stalnaker

Audio too judging from all of these OTA posts!

Granny says cable is still the way to go.

When it's raining too! :D

Ummm.. if the audio's bad OTA, it will be bad on cable too...:)

Audio too judging from all of these OTA posts!

Granny says cable is still the way to go.

When it's raining too! :D

My in-laws' TWC HD goes out far more often in inclement weather than my D* does..., which since I finally mounted the pole with cement...didn't go out once during the downpour we got this weekend...

Keep spinning it guys ;) Keep spinning it :)


And just so everyone knows, I don't get upset about it, i like the playful bantering we do vouching for our respective providers :)

My in-laws' TWC HD goes out far more often in inclement weather than my D* does..., which since I finally mounted the pole with cement...didn't go out once during the downpour we got this weekend...

Keep spinning it guys ;) Keep spinning it :)


And just so everyone knows, I don't get upset about it, i like the playful bantering we do vouching for our respective providers :)

You're so easy. Took you long enough. :D

You're so easy. Took you long enough. :D


Sorry, it's been a busy week, plus I was keeping track of Isaac Bruce, who is on my fantasy team, while watching NFLHD :)

As someone that just dumped TWC, I can say from my experience, the audio on WLTX-DT is just as bad on TWC as it is OTA. Exact same crackling sound from both sources. Are you in love with the "advanced fiber network" or something? ;)

Audio too judging from all of these OTA posts!

Granny says cable is still the way to go.

When it's raining too! :D

Sorry, it's been a busy week, plus I was keeping track of Isaac Bruce, who is on my fantasy team, while watching NFLHD :)

TWC just today turned down forced arbitration for NFL Network so hopefully I won't be paying for it. And commitments, new DVR versions, etc. :D

I've got Bruce too. 14 fantasy points in my league championship game!

TWC just today turned down forced arbitration for NFL Network so hopefully I won't be paying for it. !

Well, I'm pleased to say that I'm one of those who DOES get to pay for NFL Network, a channel I never watch. :rolleyes:

I've got Bruce too. 14 fantasy points in my league championship game!

Heck yeah! I'm in the championship game and my opponent had Tory Holt...

14.7 to 4.1 so far in my favor :)

anyone else watching CBS????

What in the world is going on??

Both CBS games I am getting on TWC look good.

I'm getting it OTA and it looks terrible...

Of course, by CBS i mean WLTX, not CBS as a whole though.

Better get up on the roof!

It's not the antenna.

It looks like it's not getting enough bandwidth or whatever. Even the SD stuff is macro-blocking like crazy...

It's not the antenna.


Better buy the next version box! :)

it's WLTX, who have apparently decided to make the video match the crappy audio that we've come to know and be annoyed with. i know we're supposed to go easy on them because they don't have a chief engineer and the GM is a swell guy, but at this point it'd be better if they just took it off the air until they can get their equipment/personnel issues squared away.

WLTX HD blows today. The signal is compressed too much or something and it is unwatchable. I watch these knuckleheads OTA once a week and they can't get it right. Bah Humbug! Do not adjust your antenna. Has anyone called engineering.

Just talked to WLTX master control. They admit to a pixelating problem from the CBS feed but they don't know what to do about it. I would hate to count on them if I really needed them. The bottom line is locals don't have enough OTA HD viewers to really care very much about us (IMO).

whats even worse is that the SD channel is much more watchable than the HD channel at the moment...wow..

Seems WLTX finally fixed it...

Better buy the next version box! :)

Other than being a troll, why would you post about a Columbia local that you do not recieve? You bring nothing of vaule to this Columbia thread.:confused: