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post #3631 of 3702
2/7/12 at 7:45am
In Binghamton. Its 2012, how can they not be pumping out 5.1 audio?
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post #3632 of 3702
2/7/12 at 10:07am
Because it's Binghamton.
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post #3633 of 3702
2/17/12 at 12:55pm
From The New York Times
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Time Warner Cable and MSG Resolve Dispute

By HOWARD BECK and RICHARD SANDOMIR

The 48-day standoff between the MSG Network and Time Warner Cable ended Friday, according to two people aware of the resolution who were not authorized to speak publicly.

The end of the impasse will be announced Friday afternoon by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and executives of both companies. A settlement had been urged by Eric T. Schneiderman, the state’s attorney general. The governor’s intervention in the past 24 hours with James L. Dolan, executive chairman of Madison Square Garden, and Glenn Britt, chief executive of Time Warner Cable, accelerated the agreement.

The blackout deprived many Knicks fans around the state of seeing much of the rapid rise to stardom of point guard Jeremy Lin — as well as the continued success of the New York Rangers.

The impasse began Jan. 1 with the companies disagreeing angrily over what Time Warner Cable would pay to continue carrying MSG. Time Warner Cable, which serves more than two million customers, insisted that MSG reneged on a proposal for a 6.5 percent increase late last year and then demanded a 54 percent hike. MSG has never discussed figures publicly but said Time Warner’s were not accurate.
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post #3634 of 3702
2/25/12 at 10:02am
I am in Binghamton, NY and am also having problems with TimeWarner Clear QAM for ABC primarily, although the problem may also occur if I am trying to record ABC and another station at the same time. I don't record a lot of Fox shows, so I can't attest to a problem with that station.

I am using WMC to record 12 shows a week. Everything worked great when I was only recording analog signals. However, since the switch to Clear QAM the ABC shows frequently record for only the first minute of the show. Occasionally, the recording may also stop later in the show. In those instances sometimes it resumes and sometimes it does not. The problem occurs on both my HTPCs (Windows 7 32-bit and Windows 7 64-bit) and both Hauppauge tuners (WinTV-HVR-2250 and WinTV-HVR-1250), The 1250 with only a single tuner more frequently recovers from the crash and resumes recording.

The Event Log on my primary HTPC running Win7 32-bit consistently reports the following error:

Faulting Application Name: ehRecver.exe Version 6.1.7601.17514
Faulting Module Name: psisdecddll Version 6.6.7601.17669
Exception Code: 0xc000005

Event Log Online Help does not provide any meaningful assistance. I have Googled extensively for a solution without success. I feel your pain.
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post #3635 of 3702
3/7/12 at 3:37pm
Anyone else seeing occasional (every few minutes at times) picture freezing & breakup on WBNG 12 via DirecTV? I'm getting it on all three receivers and only CH12 ... every other channel is 100%
Been seeing this since last week ... hoping to confirm with someone else before calling them.


Followup: Finally contacted DTV ... they know of the issue and are trying to resolve it.
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post #3636 of 3702
3/8/12 at 6:46pm
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Originally Posted by Durango_52 View Post

I am in Binghamton, NY and am also having problems with TimeWarner Clear QAM for ABC primarily, although the problem may also occur if I am trying to record ABC and another station at the same time. I don't record a lot of Fox shows, so I can't attest to a problem with that station.

I am using WMC to record 12 shows a week. Everything worked great when I was only recording analog signals. However, since the switch to Clear QAM the ABC shows frequently record for only the first minute of the show. Occasionally, the recording may also stop later in the show. In those instances sometimes it resumes and sometimes it does not. The problem occurs on both my HTPCs (Windows 7 32-bit and Windows 7 64-bit) and both Hauppauge tuners (WinTV-HVR-2250 and WinTV-HVR-1250), The 1250 with only a single tuner more frequently recovers from the crash and resumes recording.

The Event Log on my primary HTPC running Win7 32-bit consistently reports the following error:

Faulting Application Name: ehRecver.exe Version 6.1.7601.17514
Faulting Module Name: psisdecddll Version 6.6.7601.17669
Exception Code: 0xc000005

Event Log Online Help does not provide any meaningful assistance. I have Googled extensively for a solution without success. I feel your pain.

Windows 8 also has this problem for me on FOX, same behavior as I explained previously on Windows 7. C'mon Microsoft!
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post #3637 of 3702
3/11/12 at 6:26am
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Originally Posted by Greygeek View Post

Anyone else seeing occasional (every few minutes at times) picture freezing & breakup on WBNG 12 via DirecTV? I'm getting it on all three receivers and only CH12 ... every other channel is 100%
Been seeing this since last week ... hoping to confirm with someone else before calling them.


Followup: Finally contacted DTV ... they know of the issue and are trying to resolve it.

Now seeing this on all Binghamton locals ... sure hope they fix it soon
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post #3638 of 3702
3/17/12 at 3:36pm
Does anyone know why the HD quality of WBNG so abysmal? I'm watching the tournament right now and the screen is consistently blurry. At first I thought it might be compression over TW cable, but it's bad even OTA.
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post #3639 of 3702
3/19/12 at 10:16am
Don't know the exact reason, but probably they have old/low quality HD equipment. They are very behind the times in technology IMHO. Look at their 1980s set and inability to run a scroll in 16x9.
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post #3640 of 3702
3/19/12 at 3:29pm
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Windows 8 also has this problem for me on FOX, same behavior as I explained previously on Windows 7. C'mon Microsoft!

Hiperco, I'm thinking it may be a TWC Clear QAM problem rather than Microsoft. I have had a TWC technician out to check their signal and after some adjustments he said it was OK. However, it did not fix the problem and he didn't test to see if there were signal drop outs, which is what I think may be happening. The signal drops, the tuner gets confused, the show doesn't get recorded. Have you had TWC look at your signal?
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post #3641 of 3702
3/19/12 at 7:16pm
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Originally Posted by Durango_52 View Post


Hiperco, I'm thinking it may be a TWC Clear QAM problem rather than Microsoft. I have had a TWC technician out to check their signal and after some adjustments he said it was OK. However, it did not fix the problem and he didn't test to see if there were signal drop outs, which is what I think may be happening. The signal drops, the tuner gets confused, the show doesn't get recorded. Have you had TWC look at your signal?

Nope, definitely a windows problem. Replicated by the folks at Silicondust (makers of the HD Homerun etc). I sent them a full channel stream capture, they also were able to see the crash, although they couldn't see anything "wrong" with the signal and made some changes to the channel table that fixed it. They also told me not to get my hopes up, since Microsoft isn't likely to try to fix it.
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post #3642 of 3702
3/22/12 at 9:00am
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Nope, definitely a windows problem. Replicated by the folks at Silicondust (makers of the HD Homerun etc). I sent them a full channel stream capture, they also were able to see the crash, although they couldn't see anything "wrong" with the signal and made some changes to the channel table that fixed it. They also told me not to get my hopes up, since Microsoft isn't likely to try to fix it.

So are you saying the Silicondust was able to fix the problems you were having?

As for it being a Microsoft problem and one they are unlikely to address, that's very sad. However, it makes me wonder why there aren't a lot more complaints from other users. Are there really that few people using media center? It's a great product aside from this annoying problem.
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post #3643 of 3702
3/23/12 at 10:22am
So my wife started recording Anderson at 9AM weekdays on WBNG and I was stunned when I walked in and noticed it was in HD. Is this a CBS network show (like The View on ABC) and that's how WBNG is airing it in HD (I don't think so since it is aired on the Fox affiliate in Syracuse)? Or has WBNG added the ability to air syndicated HD?
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post #3644 of 3702
3/26/12 at 6:02pm
Does anyone know what happened to WBGH/WIVT? How long were they down? I only noticed their absence when I tried to tune in for golf yesterday, so it was at least 24 hours.
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post #3645 of 3702
5/12/12 at 11:38am
When will our local Binghamton channels update their studios to HD.
Right now watching their newscasts is quite painful.
The sets are terrible looking.
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post #3646 of 3702
5/12/12 at 1:19pm
Hey, we are in Elmira and will be getting an install soon with 1 hd box and one hddvr. What hddvr and what regular hd box should I ask for? Anything else I should know or ask for? Thanks in advance. We have an Onkyo txnr709 and a Samsung 55d8000. Thanks in advance!!
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post #3647 of 3702
5/12/12 at 2:30pm
Unfortunately, you may only get what's on the truck.

However, with a new install, you may get the HR24 DVR and the H25 HD receiver.
I'll also assume that you'll get the Slimline SL3 (SWM) dish. This will then allow for Whole House DVR install. This will allow the HR25 to access programs recorded on the HR24. Make sure they also install the cinema connection kit. This is an adapter to allow the receiver to get to the internet for the On Demand content.

You might be interested in the new HR34 which has 5 tuners.

FYI, in case you haven't found them yet, here are two good forums for DirecTV.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/directv-forum/
and
http://www.dbstalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=82

Your questions will be answered there.
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post #3648 of 3702
5/15/12 at 9:20am
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Originally Posted by jdspencer View Post

When will our local Binghamton channels update their studios to HD.
Right now watching their newscasts is quite painful.
The sets are terrible looking.

Seeing as WBNG didn't get HD until the 2007 superbowl, I'd say 2015 at the earliest.
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post #3649 of 3702
5/15/12 at 6:31pm
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Originally Posted by jdspencer View Post

When will our local Binghamton channels update their studios to HD.
Right now watching their newscasts is quite painful.
The sets are terrible looking.

I did talk to a WETM exec the day before locals went live on DirecTV and took the opportunity to ask when they would start converting their studios to shoot local shows in HD and he replied it would be a two year time frame. If that's true then WENY would be forced to follow suit, if they weren't planning to already. Basically, he said that, just like SD TVs aren't readily available at retail, the same is true for the equipment for the studios.
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post #3650 of 3702
5/15/12 at 6:44pm
I assume you meant HD equipment for studios is in short supply, right?
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post #3651 of 3702
5/16/12 at 5:44am
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Originally Posted by jdspencer View Post

I assume you meant HD equipment for studios is in short supply, right?

Nope, he said that it's just like if you went looking for a SD TV @ retail, SD equipment for the studios is just as scarce.
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post #3652 of 3702
5/16/12 at 5:53am
It's true that analog SD broadcast gear is quite a bit less common now. The main reason you don't see a lot of new SD digital gear is that generally speaking most HD equipment can run in SD modes -- particularly infrastructure equipment like routers, switchers, and distribution amps. Most professional HD cameras can also be set to produce an SD output. So I'm not sure exactly what the point of the comment was; there's certainly no shortage of equipment that can operate in either SD or HD as needed, and the price on HD equipment has plummeted in the last two or three years. Nowadays, even if you are replacing a single component in an SD plant, it would be most unlikely to buy anything other than an HD-capable device.
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post #3653 of 3702
5/16/12 at 12:02pm
Fine, then these stations should upgrade to HD, right?
Of course, $$$ is the problem.
But, to brighten up their studios would only require some new lighting equipment, or is that only SD too?
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post #3654 of 3702
5/16/12 at 12:13pm
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Originally Posted by jdspencer View Post

Fine, then these stations should upgrade to HD, right?
Of course, $$$ is the problem.
But, to brighten up their studios would only require some new lighting equipment, or is that only SD too?

HD does make bad lighting more evident, but there's no magic to the equipment needed to make a subject look good. One of the unfortunate side effects of cameras getting so much better over the years is that they will tolerate really poor lighting technique that would have been rejected out of hand back in the image orthicon / vidicon / plumbicon tube days. The picture might not look very good, but there is a picture, and the camera pickup devices aren't being damaged.

In many instances, several hundred dollars worth of well chosen paint for the set, careful deployment of existing lighting fixtures, and good choice of clothing and makeup will make an enormous difference without replacing a single piece of equipment.
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post #3655 of 3702
5/16/12 at 12:38pm
Exactly. And high def cameras also make the people look old.
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post #3656 of 3702
5/16/12 at 12:45pm
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Originally Posted by jdspencer View Post

Exactly. And high def cameras also make the people look old.

Heck: just seeing these itty bitty HD cameras makes guys like me (who go back to the days when a camera weighed hundreds of pounds and needed several racks of support equipment) feel old.

At least then, the cameras were a local product (our GE PE-350s were made here in Syracuse).
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post #3657 of 3702
5/17/12 at 11:21am
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I did talk to a WETM exec the day before locals went live on DirecTV and took the opportunity to ask when they would start converting their studios to shoot local shows in HD and he replied it would be a two year time frame. If that's true then WENY would be forced to follow suit, if they weren't planning to already. Basically, he said that, just like SD TVs aren't readily available at retail, the same is true for the equipment for the studios.

WENY News upgraded to HD a couple of weeks ago. It is WETM who needs to follow suit.
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post #3658 of 3702
5/17/12 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by jackets View Post

You are aware that WENY News upgraded to HD a couple of weeks ago, right?

you beat me to the comment. WENY did switch their local new broadcast to HD. I'm not sure if it's coming through that way over Dish or DTV, but it is over the air and on TWC in HD.
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post #3659 of 3702
5/18/12 at 7:01am
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you beat me to the comment. WENY did switch their local new broadcast to HD. I'm not sure if it's coming through that way over Dish or DTV, but it is over the air and on TWC in HD.

WENY always makes sure to say that they are in High Definition at the start of each newscast.
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post #3660 of 3702
5/18/12 at 7:16pm
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Originally Posted by jackets View Post

WENY News upgraded to HD a couple of weeks ago. It is WETM who needs to follow suit.

Thanks for the heads up. Kudos to WENY to beating everyone else to the punch. WENY CBS-HD for antenna viewers would be a nice follow-up.
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