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Originally Posted by coneyparleg

All I get is commercials for Fios, but no available service.

Originally Posted by coneyparleg

One would think that logic would dictate that Manhattan (center of the capital of the world), might be the place where TWC would want to showcase most of its abilities and HD content. Residents have very little choice in what service they choose (that does not seem to be a fiar market to me) and it pains me to watch commercials for Comcast boasting their "Channel 1 HD PPV" offerings and we in Manhattan (where I can only assume TWC makes tons and tons of money from its man customers) have to beg for espn2 hd.
It amazes me that I can live 20 minutes away from TWC's "Home to the Future" exhibit and be receiving the least amount of HD content compared to neighboring markets.
I would think that to shell out close to $200 bucks a month for cable and internet would show that Manhattan residents do consider TV very much so important and TWC should want to provide us with all they can offer.
Your comments only bolster the image that TWC holds back because its consumers have little other choice, and that saddens me to see a representative of said company to be that abrasive towards its loyal customers.
Again we do appreciate the info you provide us and please continue to do so.

Originally Posted by racerboom

Is anyone getting the Yanks game in HD right now?

Originally Posted by racerboom

You get that on the DTValue tier right? I don't need HDXtra to get YES-HD?

Originally Posted by ANGEL 35

I get the same

Originally Posted by Berk32

Nobody with TWC has the "real" WWOR-HD yet....

Perhaps when they realize they're sending a SD signal and change it, then mayb you'll see it on the QAM tuner...

Originally Posted by twcinsider

you may have few video options but in half of the twcnyc footprint (single family homes in si,queens,brooklyn) customers have option of twc and 2 satellite companies. in newer mdu's in manhattan, customers have as many as 4 options: twc,rcn,dish,direct tv.

Originally Posted by scott_bernstein

And they'll notice it when there's a baseball game scheduled and people call to complain that the baseball game is not in HD!

Originally Posted by scott_bernstein

How many peoples' landlords would allow them to put a DISH or Direct TV dish on the roof? Certainly not mine.......

Originally Posted by mikeM1

FWIW, the Yanks game is being totally BLACKED OUT here on ESPN HD...nothing but a blank, grey screen on that station. And =this= is what we pay to see?? How STUPID is that, to show absolutely NOTHING?! And rather than show us something of value, like maybe another baseball game, they're just showing some ESPNNEWS nonsense on the "regular" ESPN station....and that's DESPITE the listing on the on screen cable guide of today's Yankee game being on both ESPN and ESPN HD! Doesn't make any sense, yet TWC does crap like this ALL THE TIME. ~Mike

Originally Posted by LL3HD

This gripe comes up all of the timeI've whined about it too.

The main issue is with MLB and the right to broadcast a game You cannot expect to see any old game broadcast in your living room without someone paying for itand we are not paying for it. Blame that on MLB and their contracts with the broadcasters.

The only issue to have with TW, regarding today's situation, is that they don't have an accurate program guide. That is the inexcusable issue we have here with TW.

Originally Posted by Berk32

Nobody with TWC has the "real" WWOR-HD yet....

Perhaps when they realize they're sending a SD signal and change it, then mayb you'll see it on the QAM tuner...

Originally Posted by mikeM1

..there's just NO excuse for a blank screen on ESPN HD. We =do= pay for programming on that station, not a blank screen, contracts with MLB or no.

Originally Posted by mikeM1

FWIW, the Yanks game is being totally BLACKED OUT here on ESPN HD...nothing but a blank, grey screen on that station. And =this= is what we pay to see?? How STUPID is that, to show absolutely NOTHING?! And rather than show us something of value, like maybe another baseball game, they're just showing some ESPNNEWS nonsense on the "regular" ESPN station....and that's DESPITE the listing on the on screen cable guide of today's Yankee game being on both ESPN and ESPN HD! Doesn't make any sense, yet TWC does crap like this ALL THE TIME. ~Mike

Originally Posted by UnnDunn

The sound just cut off on YES-HD, and they switched to the SD feed.

Edit: Yay it's back in HD.

Originally Posted by mikeM1

On a related note: this past Saturday's Ericsson Tennis on CBS HD...both Sat and Sun finals...i noticed there were no CBS graphics on both sides of the screen as i watched in (apparently) SD...just the same thick, black bars as on today's screwup on YES. Any chance the tennis WAS available somewhere in HD, and someone at TWC just forgot to throw a switch or something for us??

Originally Posted by John Mason

Don't think HD was available from the tennis matches. Didn't look like HD cameras were used weekdays as the source of SD on ESPN2 or The Tennis Channel (455). HD cameras used for both SD/HD delivery can be seen on weekday Golf Channel matches slated for weekend HD coverage, and makes SD much crisper. Got irritated at missing some of the early round Florida tennis matches and started subscribing to the sports package last week ($1.95/mo) that covers tennis, with several other minor sport channels included. Since NYC TWC carries both Versus (formerly Outdoor Life) and The Golf Channel, supposedly the new TGC/Versus HD channel should be available without special negotiations. -- John

Originally Posted by LL3HD

Maybe someone else will chime in and explain better than I have. Advertisers pay for commercial time with specific broadcast rights. If ESPN pops up a game from, let's say Seattle, we will be seeing advertising that was paid for exclusively in Seattle. IT's free for us. In other words, we are now a lost revenue viewing audience. MLB and their partners are not going to lose available revenue.

Originally Posted by jmp_nyc

Except that ESPN's deal with MLB is such that other than Sunday night games, any game that ESPN carries is being broadcast everywhere other than the markets for the teams involved in the game. So, ESPN doesn't have baseball broadcasts that are targetted at Seattle. They have broadcasts that are targetted at "everywhere but Seattle."

Originally Posted by coneyparleg

One would think that logic would dictate that Manhattan (center of the capital of the world), might be the place where TWC would want to showcase most of its abilities and HD content. Residents have very little choice in what service they choose (that does not seem to be a fiar market to me) and it pains me to watch commercials for Comcast boasting their "Channel 1 HD PPV" offerings and we in Manhattan (where I can only assume TWC makes tons and tons of money from its man customers) have to beg for espn2 hd.
It amazes me that I can live 20 minutes away from TWC's "Home to the Future" exhibit and be receiving the least amount of HD content compared to neighboring markets.
I would think that to shell out close to $200 bucks a month for cable and internet would show that Manhattan residents do consider TV very much so important and TWC should want to provide us with all they can offer.
Your comments only bolster the image that TWC holds back because its consumers have little other choice, and that saddens me to see a representative of said company to be that abrasive towards its loyal customers.
Again we do appreciate the info you provide us and please continue to do so.

Originally Posted by LL3HD

I'm not disagreeing with your statement but I am curious to know why then, as Mike original questioned, we do not get another game instead of a blackout screen? Am I correct in my post, where even though they are not contractually obligated to provide a game, they chose not to as to not interfere with the untapped revenues?

Originally Posted by jmp_nyc

Simple. There was no other game to show.

For games that fall under the national broadcast contracts (ESPN Sunday night and Fox Saturday afternoon), the network sets the game's start time. For all other games, the local team sets the start time, often in conjunction with their own broadcast partners. ESPN often provides national broadcasts of games all day on opening day on both ESPN and ESPN2, but they're at the mercy of the home teams as to when those games start. Today, the Yankee game was the only 1pm start, while there was one 2pm game (broadcast on ESPN2) and three 3pm games. ESPN doesn't have standing to force the teams to reschedule their games, since ESPN negotiates with the league, not the teams.

It sucks if you want to be able to tune into ESPN-HD and see a game, no matter what game it is, but in this particular case TWC was carrying every single MLB game that started at 1pm in HD, just on YES-HD rather than ESPN. Last night was another story altogether, since there was one game in all of baseball which was being broadcast in HD on ESPN2HD, which we don't get despite repeated promises from TWC.
-JMP

Originally Posted by mikeM1

And what would ESPN have showed, in the event the Yankee game had been rained out or delayed?? There used to always be a backup game.

Originally Posted by Alowe

Anyone else having this issue???

Since last Tuesday, Channel 705 (FOX-HD) has been coming out at 480i, not 1080i and no DD. Every show is in 4:3 480i, and no DD. I called TWC this afternoon because Nascar looked the same on SD Fox as on HD FOX. They told me that Fox is sending them the feed at 480i and there must be an issue with FOX, and that I should call them and let them know of the issue. I cannot believe this, that I am the only on in the area that watches 24, Nascar, Bones, House, American Idol. That nobody else has contacted TWC to complain of this issue. Anyone else in the area getting 1080i on this channel? All other HD channels are perfect, just this one.

Andy