Raleigh, NC - HDTV - Page 15

LarryNC,

My 3100HD has never exibited that sync problem and I'm on my second 3100HD box (first died after several months use).

Wow, just found this thread. AVS Forum is so large, that it is almost impossible to get info out of it.

Matt

Clayton, NC

Welcome to our "club", Matt.

HDNet on Fox update: As of today, I noticed that both the program guide on TWC and the one on TitanTV are updated.

I can now actually find out what is going to be on in advance!

Thanks very much, WRAZ!

I'm confused -- what do you mean HDNet on FOX?

The local FOX affiiliate has been showing HDnet content on its HD channel during the day.

I'm really psyched for InHD. I hope TWCNC comes through soon.

Is INHD likely to come to DirecTV (or Dish Network) in the near future?

Not sure. No one really knows if InHD is actually being offered to the Sat companies. I'm pretty sure that I read a news release way in the beginning that seemed to say it would be available to all but since InDemand has always been a cable only service, you never know. As far ad Disn carrying it, they just added the HD channels on 110 and they said that there will be more stuff coming but only on the new sat location that requires the Superdish so it will be a couple more months before Dish will add anything else anyway as the Superdish has not started shiping. I don;t know much about DirecTv's future plans.

Well the HD thread on here where Ken H posts updates about the various HD stations and all made mention of sat in the bit about inHD I believe, but no specifics beyond that... Guess I'll just keep an eye on that thread for more on that.

I know the best OTA reception comes from an externally mounted antenna, but can anyone comment of how ChannelMaster antennas perform when mounted inside an attic, underneath a wood and asphalt shingle roof? I'm considering a CM 3021 or 4228 for inside my attic. I live in West Cary so distance from the broadcast towers isn't really an issue. Thanks.

Carmine

I have a Channel Master antenna in my attic. I live in North Raleigh up near Falls Lake. I have been extremely pleased with my reception. When I first put it up, I expected that I would have to move it outside fairly quickly. No such problems. I get very high signals on all the antennas near Clayton. My only problem is that I can't get the PBS station from Chapel Hill without redirecting the antenna. I have no room for any kind of rotating antenna.

One important thing, our house is on fairly high ground and the attic is another 2.5 stories up. Perhaps the nice high elevation is compensating for some of the reduction from inside the attic.

- Steve

cgreco,

I'm located near you and was unsuccessful with a CM 4228 in my attic. Once I moved it onto the roof I only have problems during very windy weather. My signal strength is pegged (I believe it's 16 dBf) for WRAL with the outside location with no amplifiers.

As opposed to ganymebe, I'm located in more of a valley, so I might have just needed the extra height of the roof location.

I'm trying to watch Angel in HD, but I can't tune in 57-1 (the WB). Every time I do it bumps me to 57-2 which is digital but not HD. Anyone seeing this?

Trying to get WB in HD? On a Sinclair station? Are you serious?

In English, that means I don't think they're doing HD.

- Trip

I've been able to tune 57-1 before, and I saw a post in the HD programming forum that Angel was going to be in HD.

Just because the network is going to provide it in HD doesn't mean that the station can be relied on. Heck, Sinclair hasn't gotten many of its ABC stations (WXLV Greensboro, WLOS Asheville, WEAR Pensacola FL, etc.) to do HD yet, let alone any of the other networks.

And actually, if it's mapping you to 57-2, there might be a PSIP failure, too.

- Trip

WLFL-DT 22(57-1) of Raleigh is digital but not HD. Their only transmitting a digitized copy of their analog channel.

By the way. For anybody on TWC in the Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville area. My friend in charge of the tech department and equipment in my local TWC office was suppose to get me and himself a SA3250HD cable box to replace my 300HD box this week. Well, unfortunately he nor I won't be getting our 3250HD box. My friend contacted me and he was pissed. He said TWC have the 3250HD's in Raleigh and Fayetteville offices. They wouldn't allow him to get and deploy any though. They CLAIMED! that all the older 3100HD boxes had to be deployed before they could start deploying the 3250HD's. He went so far as to say that it was sorry public relations and asked my to post this information about TWC's actions about this in the Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville area. He's hoping this will help draw attention and requests to our areas offices to get them released. He said that these new 3250HD's are to replace the 3100HD's and not be added to the 3100HD usage and to bring back customers they lost because of the black bars on the 3100HD's.

If your in the Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville area, call requesting the 3250HD's. They'll most likely claim not to have them, but if bugged enough maybe they'll come to their senses.

Daryl L

What number do you use to call TWC? I will certainly be calling and voicing my request.

I'm down below Fayetteville. The number I use is a Lumberton NC number (738-2427) that redirects me to the Fayetteville office. I called today requesting a 3250HD box. As I expected, I was told they only had the 3100HD boxes available and didn't know when the 3250HD boxes would be available. Heck even my TWC friend plans to do this and some of his other co-workers since they won't know who's requesting. Just to get them to know we are aware of and want the newer boxes.

Suprising when I asked about InHD 1 & 2 the CSR knew what they were and even explained to me that InDemand turned off InUrban and InCinema to start the HD channels. But unfortunately she didn't know when they would be available. I'm just shocked she knew this. Because of that knowledge she possesed I wouldn't be suprised that she knew they had the 350HD's in stock and was told to deny it OR actually hadn't been informed about them yet.

I will ask as well. That makes no sense to keep the old boxes until they give them all out. It seems like everything is a holdout to TWC.

Well I got the new 3250HD box from the raleigh office. Unfortunately it looks like the DVI input is not activate as I get no signal from it. The good news is that it now stretches the image for non HD channels. I just went down there and they swapped it for my 3100HD.

Well I got the new 3250HD box from the raleigh office. Unfortunately it looks like the DVI input is not activate as I get no signal from it. The good news is that it now stretches the image for non HD channels. I just went down there and they swapped it for my 3100HD.

Well I got the new 3250HD box from the raleigh office. Unfortunately it looks like the DVI input is not activate as I get no signal from it. The good news is that it now stretches the image for non HD channels. I just went down there and they swapped it for my 3100HD.

thiruvil,

There's 3 versions of the 3250HD in the .pdf below. 3250HD plain, 3250HD with DVI output and 3250HD with DVI & IEEE support. TWC is gonna take the less exspensive mode (3250HD plain).

http://www.sciatl.com/customers/Source/4003138.pdf

Luckly you got one.

Anybody with TWC of Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville know why as of yesterday the cable boxes program guide info for channel 252 WRAZ'S broacast of WRAL Weather Center is only listing Fox Sports Net in the guide info?

Is TWC planning to add Fox Sportsnet HD?

Just FYI: I exchanged my 3100HD for a 3250HD at the Raleigh office today. Little more info about the 3250HD. Under settings and then "More Settings" there is a setting for Aspect Ratio where you can set the ratio for your TV and then whether or not you want sidebars, zooming, or stretching for 4:3 programming. One note though... on HD channels, if there is 4:3 programming, this setting does not come into effect and there are black sidebars instead of the grey ones that the 3250HD normally superimposes for 4:3 programming.

Also... I have a DVI port but no way to check whether or not it is active. And, very strangely, the VOD channels, although flagged by the box as 4:3 programming, do not stretch/zoom when in those modes. They simply come up with grey sidebars.

Edit: One other neat little thing. On the 3100HD the digital audio output would go dead on the traditionally analog channels (e.g. 0-77). On the 3250HD the only channel that appears to have no audio on the digital audio output is 218 (NBC-SD).

Rob

Does it have a firewire port that you can record from?

I don't believe so... I have a couple of pics but can't post them directly as I've yet to made 5 posts.

It has the DVI port in the back and what looks to be a USB (could be 2.0) port in the front although I don't know if it is active.

Rob

... if you push the Bypass button on the remote (or the Video Source button on the DVR remote) it will allow you to switch between the sidebar, zoom, or stretch viewing modes.

Rob