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Ok today i received a card from comcast, informing me if i don't contact them to receive up to, two digital adapters, i will only received channels 2-20. is this true?. i currently receive the 'starter cable' package, the reason i have not used any of their adapters up to this time, is i have enjoyed HD on 2.1
4.1
6.1
7.1
9.1
20.1
31.1
and maybe a couple of others....is comcast trying to luring me into their digital adapters and lose those 'free' HD channels? or will i receive more channels then they are letting on to me?
If so .....next stop Dish
thanks guys.

Never got the digital rebuild, BUT my one Tivo S3 did get an updated program guide using my 80134 area code. My other did not update. For the one that did update, I actually had it sitting at the setup screen (at the screen where it connects out to download data for a second time) for almost 24 hours. It wasn't on purpose or for any reason other than I started the setup last night and forgot about it until I got home today I'm going to try the guided setup again with my other tivo and if that doesn't work, I'll try my accidental, extended setup waiting period on the 2nd tivo. Who knows

Adapters do not tune the HD channels, so you'd have to switch sources, assuming that your TV has more than one cable input (or get an A/B switch).

Without the DTA, you'll still get those HD channels. The channel selection without a DTA is pretty limited, and scattered all over the digital map. My TV does not automatically delete scrambled channels, so I have to do it by hand every time they move something - a real pain.

Comcast really wants you to skip the DTA and go all the way to an HD DVR.

Does anyone have any information on why the Highlands Ranch HD upgrade that had been postponed several weeks ago until yesterday still didn't happen again? May 17th was a bust. June 21, same result. Prior to each of these dates, those were the targets being told to customers. Now, the customer service reps have no idea on the why, or when it will be attempted to be rescheduled. As usual with this company, communication is nearly non-existent. Of course, the insanely annoying marketing ads continue to run. When will the lies ever stop? Who ever thought cable monopolies were a good idea???

Oh, and there is STILL no freakin' Tennis Channel available with this company in Denver?!!

No HD expansion this morning in Westminster either, even though the installation tech assured me the new channels would be available the morning of the 22nd.

In south Jeffco, my TV's QAM tuner is detecting digital channels on nearly every channel number that used to be analog. However, I'm still waiting for new channels to appear on the HD DVR. Most of the channels detected by the TV are encrypted, but Outdoor Channel HD was in the clear at 78.1, and there were duplicates of some of the HD locals at 66.x, 67.x, and 68.x. Many, but not all, of the new QAM channels had three subchannels, so Comcast is still applying 3:1 compression (no surprise). What bugs me, though, is that at one point there were four subchannels at one QAM slot (I believe it was at 35.x, but I may not be remembering right). I read a while back that Comcast might be experimenting with 4:1 compression, but I wouldn't have expected to see it deployed at this time. (Of course, since the channels are encrypted, I have no way of knowing if the subchannels are HD or not, but still, it's not a good sign for those concerned about HD picture quality.)

Finally.... I got the new HD line-up in Littleton overnight. I'm sure many of you received them as well. I'm in 80123.

We got the new lineup in 80126.

Just in time to wakeup and see that I couldn't find ESPN to watch the US World Cup match. Almost panicked before I went into the TiVo settings and turned all the channels back on.

I have the new channels 80129, the channel numbers are all the same though for the existing stations.

At last... Highlands Ranch finally got the HD Upgrade. There are indeed some worthy HD channels in the new line-up. Wow, this was a really, really long wait.

Fingers crossed that BBC HD and Tennis Channel HD are included in the next wave...

This is crushing. In Westminster, I received a bi-fold brochure with a letter stating the enhancement date was June 14th. Nothing ever happened. Then came a postcard stating it would be after 06/21. All the analogs are still here. The most dispiriting thing is the enhancement announcement marquee on the analogs disappeared. They were appearing like clockwork but, I haven't seen one in days.

Are there duplicates for these channels in the higher numbers as well? I thought they were going to move them into the 700's.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...5#post18488985

We have the new channels now in south Jeffco, and as of this morning the old HD channels are in the 600's only. The first channel in the 700's is 716 (Discovery HD). Every channel currently residing in the 600's is nowhere to be found in the 700's or 800's. I'm sure this will eventually change, but it is a bit annoying.

Ironically, the day we get the new HD channels (yesterday) is the same day DirecTV expanded their own HD lineup. (We subscribe to both Comcast and DirecTV here.)

Are the lucky folks with the new channels getting ALL of the additions on day one? Or are there still some channels that you're waiting on?

We got them all at once here in SE Aurora.

At the moment we are getting none.

Digital TV isn't working this morning, but the cable internet is.

Hi
I'm also in Aurora and all my HD channels are fine. You should call the local call center and have them troubleshoot. Their # is 303-930-2000 and they are 24/7 tech support!

Sorted it out but as fate would have it ultimately we decided to go in a different direction and went with a Qwest/Directv bundle.

CableCARD in Highlands Ranch still has not updated. Anyone else got the updates?

Re-run guided set up. That fixed my Tivos weeks ago.

What extra HD channels are you guys referring to? As I previously mentioned, I get a bunch of HD channels in the 700s and 800s but there is no guide data for them. Plus, I can't Tivo them. I'm a month into HD service with Comcast and am far from impressed. Aside from the stretch-o-vision "HD" channels (not Comcast's fault) the quality of their HD channels is disappointing. It disintegrates into macroblocking, especially for fast action content like movies on HBO-HD. I'm seriously thinking of going back to DirecTV!

The 72 additional HD channels referenced in this graphic:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...5#post18488985

Thats what I thought. I get those but no guide data. Looks like its been a problem for a couple of months now.

Btw, you still got the Montego 335i Vert?

Re-running setup did the trick but I had to select a different feed of the 3 available:

1. digital (this is the one I was on)
2. upgrade
3. digital, upgrade (this is the one I am on now)

Most of the channels work, except there are a few that are still listed in the 600's like Starz HD and HBO HD that only work on the 600's and not their new slots.

For various reasons I think I've had it with Comcast and will be cancelling their service and going back to DirecTV. Its ridiculuous to have a bunch of HD channels that I can't record because of no guide data! Plus after 10 years with DirecTV we just can't get used to all the different channel numbers. Of course, I'll end up with a 3 month old Tivo Premier (+ Wireless G adapter) but I can probably sell it for a decent price on eBay or Amazon. Luckily I didn't take down the dish or antenna (for HD locals via OTA).

sigh...we're into July and still no new channels in the Capitol Hill / Downtown area, at least I'm not receiving any.

I'm right downtown and the new channels haven't shown up for me. A few days ago several channels were replaced with a red notice about needing a digital adapter. I assume this means the new channels are right around the corner.

I have been receiving HD nets thru the cable when by-passing the box. Lately KUSA & KDVR have stopped coming in and the analogs have gone snowy. It seems the signal on the cable has degraded since the recent analog/digital switch.

I called cust svc and they said they are encrypting the channels now per FCC rules. It does not explain why the analog signal went to hell. This makes no sense to me and I believe the rep & supervisor were bs-ing me. Does anyone have any info on this?

I'm far from an expert on the topic, but I believe the FCC "Must-Carry" law only requires a mixed analog/digital cable system to provide locals in EITHER analog or digital. Since Comcast is still providing locals in analog for the time being, they have no obligation to provide them digitally in the clear.

Did *all* the analogs go snowy on you, or just the higher numbered ones? If the lower numbered channels are still ok, it could just be part of the "Project Cavalry" analog reclamation. If *all* analogs are snowy, it would seem to indicate a problem on your line.

It was all the analogs. I plugged in a line amp that was lying around and the snow mostly went away. I also got back the lost HD nets. I think something has happened to the line into the house that caused signal loss.

The so-called cust svc reps are lying idiots.

For those keeping count, Comcast now offers 130 HD channels.

Nationally, cable is playing catch-up to satellite providers DirecTV and DishNet in terms of HD channel offerings. Charlie Ergen's Colorado-based Dish Network boasts 200-plus HD channels. DirectTV has more than 160 HD channels.

But Comcast still rules. So when the cable provider increases its offerings, the TV habits of many viewers are subject to change. This month, Denver and Boulder join a long list of local communities to get Comcast's latest digital and HD channel additions. About 52 percent of all households will be high-def in 2010, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The good news for TV consumers? More options.

If you've been waiting for the Prairie Farm Report, the RFD network is for you.

If vicarious fly-fishing is your thing, Sportsman is here at last.

Michael Landon in "Highway to Heaven" reruns? On Insp (Inspiration), a Christian-themed network.

College sports and nothing but? ESPNU has games and recruiting news.

On the artsy end, a range of dance, art, theater, photography and musical offerings is available on Ovation. Also reruns of the daring "Tipping the Velvet."

Comcast says subscribers in Denver and Boulder will get these new channels between now and August. Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Littleton and others have already launched.

Under their new brand, XFinity, Comcast will offer "100+ HD channels, 50 foreign-language channels, 20,000 VOD (video on demand) choices, and even faster Internet speeds." But if you're not already on a digital tier, it will cost you.

We'll still think of them as Comcast, of course, because XFinity is not only confusing, but it make us wonder what they're trying to hide by inventing a new handle? Sort of like Blackwater rebranding as Xe.

Visit the Comcast website, comcast.com/digital, to get free equipment that allows you to get the new digital signals.