Providence, RI - Cox - Page 2

We definitely have no plans to get rid of WGN. We know there are a lot of fans out there, so we're happy to offer it. As far as the HD goes - you know it's a bit of an HD arms race out there, and we're always trying to add more. WGN HD is among those we're considering for upcoming additions.

I just tried scanning for QAM channels on my PC with a TV Tuner, and it seems like NBA Network HD has slipped through along with the local HDs.

As for the Weather CHannel HD this has been Cox's view since the beginning and has been repeated in the "other" HD thread. Cox has added TWCHD in markets that have local on the 8s in HD, but not where they remain in SD. Each area has its own equipment that needs to be upgraded in order to display the local on the 8s in HD (TWC provider not Cox). From what I hear this is very very expensive equipment and areas are doing it, but it is going slowly.

As far as the updates thats was the case when I worked as well. Updates will always happen in the overnight sometimes and there is no real way to tell customers as sometimes the reps dont even know there is an update going out. While it would be benifical to have some type of notification, I dont think in the end it will make much of a difference.


EDIT: Thank you for the update regarding the PPV issue.....I have a feeling well see the second PPVHD channel again in November when the Paq\\Cotto go against another UFC PPV event as I beelive they are on the same weekend.....

Just dont get used to it ....

I hope Not Beacse i was looking on the guide and they took smackdown off fox 64 so hopefully it won't be long before cox adds My ri tv and hopfully in HD

Hi All Just wanted to pass this news along I Just Got off the Phone With Cox Regauding MY ri tv Accoring to the cox rep. he told me that my ri tv will be on cox cable ch 811 on oct 1st no word about HD as of yet



Have a great day all
Matt

Additional channels like that are practically never in HD over the air, not enough bandwidth.
So MYRI will be in 480i and you will like it that way...

First of all, "In the Heat of the Night" was awesome, but everyone knows Alan Autry's best work was on "Grace Under Fire."

Secondly, you won't be able to copy anything that is copy-protected, which many things are. I have no idea if that applies to any Carroll O'Connor vehicles.

As far as I know I beleive Cox disables the firewire port on the DVR so you are unable to copy from the DVR to a HD. There was some discussion of this in the old thread and over on dslreports. The only way you are oging to be able to copy is if you use a non Cox DVR. Things might have changed though, but as recently as a few months ago copying was disabled.

I've have each of my 6200 series DVRs connected to its own DVD recorder (Samsungs both) for *years* and I've never had an issue with copy protection. Perhaps it's just what I tend to burn to disk - Food Network, MSNBC, occasional Comedy Central. I've heard there can be issues with shows from premium channels (HBO, Showtime, etc.) ..... perhaps I'll try "Real Time with Bill Maher" tonight and see what happens.

Don't bother asking how they're hooked up - I just did what the Owner's Manual said.

My RI TV is in HD on Verizon FiOS.

It is in SD on COX and over the air.

And don't ask me when it goes on HD on COX. I don't have an answer for that one. Call COX and tell them you want it in HD...

Someone please explain how it could be in HD on FiOS if it originates as SD OTA?
Are you implying that FiOS is able to get a full-bandwidth feed from the studio before it gets down-sampled to 480i for broadcast??

New Cox DVR

Hey all, so does anyone have any details on this new box that is coming out from Cox? I have heard the following:

-Much smaller footprint with no front time display
-Larger hard drive
-Multi-room dvr functionality?
-More tuners? (record more channels at once)
-Tivo OS?
-Stream media from your home network?

So can anyone confirm any of that stuff and also supply a date? I heard it was in testing internally with Cox and possibly with Cox employees at home?

Thanks all!

I don't have any inside info, but here is a related post from CT...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...4#post17123034

~gs2gf

Where is the HD channel on Verizon? I have not even seen an SD?



My RI TV is in HD on Verizon FiOS.

It is in SD on COX and over the air.

And don't ask me when it goes on HD on COX. I don't have an answer for that one. Call COX and tell them you want it in HD...

SD is 14
HD is 514

COX is on 811 SD Only

W1KNE - I had not seen it in the guide but I will be sure to look for it tonight. Thanks for the info.

Neither 14 or 514 is in the guide or tuneable on any of my boxes. Anyone confirm they have the My Network on Verizon?

Yes. The feed comes from our master control in HD, 720p. The 720p feed is "distributed" to Fios via a fiber interconnect, is also gets "down-converted" into a SD feed and the SD feed is fed via fiber to Cox, Verizon, Comcast, and is put on a SD encoder (64.2) on the OTA channel as well.

All of the broadcast stations in Providence are directly connected to COX, FiOS and Comcast via fiber optic. The only cable company completley relying on over the air is Full Channel.

Trikein is right - decisions are made as to what channels to include based on perceived demand. Me saying, "it seems like people are interested in Channel X in HD" doesn't carry much weight. But if enough people request something, the balls gets rolling much more quickly.

The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (“Division”) will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., in the second-floor hearing room (Hearing Room B) of the Division’s office located at 89 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick.

Proposed changes are in red.

http://www.ripuc.org/utilityinfo/cab...1_propsoed.pdf

I can confirm that we'll be offering Whole Home DVR in the coming months. The "node" boxes will be appreciably smaller. That's all I know at this point, but I will share more information as it becomes available.

Tivo is coming as well.

I want to see remote access DVR, so if I want to record something at home, while I am work, I can pull it up on the web and schedule it. Like DirecTV does now.

I would like to see the ability to connect an external HD, USB or eSata to be able to record more HD content.

Scott

I know Trikein has said it and I have read that Cox is working on this. I remember reading about Cox working on this earlier in the year. Give it some time and you will see it.


Not gonna happen . again as Trikein said if you really want this then you will have to go outside of Cox for a DVR that supports this.

The only thing besides the multi room DVR that is comming that I want is the HD nets, I herad rumors that Cox is working on getting an agreement for the New England Area, so hopefully that is still being done. One of the things I can see holding it up is that HDNets are a pay channel, so they would have to figure out a package deal for those channels (like what other markets have done).

Awesome news! Do keep us updated. Thanks!