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I have one in my bedroom. It is 15 - 20 ft. from my head. In complete silence I can't hear the box if I try.

Mine is about 10-12ft. away and even if the noise is far less now that I took it out of the cabinet, I can still hear it when silence. In comparison, my former handbuilt PC, had a fan that I couldn't hear from 3ft. away.

I've been reading this thread for a while. I'm in Westwood and am looking at starting HD DVR with Adelphia. I also want a digital cable non dvr box. I've read some people say Adelphia only does Moxi in So Cal but others have said they got a Moto box? So in W.LA, what box will I receive when they arrive?
Also, do you know what kind of digital non HD box I will get?

Thanks guys.

The HD, non-DVR bos is a Motorola 6200. The non-HD is a Motoroal 5100 if I recall correctly.

I love how you goto adelphiasocal and they advertise the hd plus tier. I goto adelphia.com and type in my area code "93010" and it shows I should be getting all the channels. I call to order "sorry sir there are no plans at this time....blah blah blah. Why does your website show my area having it even when I type in my area code? Well sir the website isn't accurate? Why bother even having those tools on the website then if its not accurate? Well sir I can't comment on that"

They advertise in my bill, on my stb, on their webpage, in channel lineups on their webpage, yet when I try to order its not available.

HD DVR is Adelphia SoCal land is Moxi only. Usually a BMC 9012 with an 80 GB hard drive, but if you get lucky like me and your area is running low on Moxi's, you may get a BMC 9022D with a 160 GB hard drive. You can try to request a specific unit, but i doubt they'll listen to you if you request the 9022. Only the non-DVR HD box is a Motorola DCT series box (the 6200).

ditto that!

Quick Question
FSW Prime Ticket is showing Dodgers-Angels in HD is Adelphia or any other cable outlet in LA showing in HD ? D* did not last night

Quick Question
Did time warner televise Dodgers-Angels game onFSN Prime Ticket in HD last night? Do you get any Dodger games in HD ? D* had Ducks game onHD special Channel

A* doesn't have FSW-PT in HD.

I called yesterday and was told there are no new HD tier services available in my area. He said the service should be available in about one month. I was told the same thing the last two times I called. I call at least once a month and seem to always get the "In one month" line.

Jim

I'm wondering if us users in Ventura County may in fact get this new HD Tier soon. Things that lead me to believe this are the fact that Adelphia JUST started advertising this HD tier on their SoCal website, although others in SoCal (with Adelphia) have had these channels for some time. Also, about a week or two ago, Adelphia cut service for almost 4 hours, and it happened at my friends house also which was 4 miles across town, so they actually did SHUT OFF the service. When i called, there was a recording that said they knew service was unavailable in my area, and it would be back soon, as if this outage was planned. I though about it and the reason we do not get the HD tier was supposedly that we are all on the old 700 mhz system, so i though perhaps they had upgraded the head end to the 850 mhz system, the one we needed for these new HD channels, and that's why the service was temporarily cut. Also, i've noticed in my Moxi program guide that 4 new channels were added (in the low 500's) and stated to be TBA channels. Nothing is currently on them, but i though perhaps they will use these to carry HD programs they may add, although i do know that current HD channels come in the 900 range, so i don't know. I shot them an email and they've been pretty good in the past about calling me back on these things, so i expect to hear from them by tomorrow and i'll be sure to let you all know what they say.

Can anyone in Thousand Oaks tell me if you get ESPNHD and ESPN2HD? I just tried to order HD with the DVR. The Adelphia rep said that ESPN is not available in my area yet!!

It showed up on the web site when I entered my zip code.

ESPN HD should be available everywhere in Adelphia SoCal, however ESPN2 HD will only be available in areas with the newer 850 mhz system, but read my previous post and be hopeful!! What head end are you service out of? Newbury Park perhaps? If so, ESPNHD should DEFINATELY be available for you, because we are serviced out of the Newbury Park head end and we subscribe to ESPNHD.

What kind of Set Top Box do you have and does ESPNHD show up in the channel guide?

What can those on this board tell me about the signal quality of my picture from adelphia. More importantly, how will it compare to DISH.
A bit of background, I live in the 850mhz area because the rep says I can get ALL HD channels, including ESPN2, NFL NetworkHD, HDNET, etc.
Second, i have internet with them and have a very strong signal because I easily got 6.5Mb down, 800k up.
How will the picture quality look on the digital channels (those with high numbers only available with a box).
How about HD and regular analog?
Mike

PQ is pretty good, especially on the more popular digital tier channels and the HD channels, which are GREAT. The analogs, in my opinion are alright, nothing special, but they do the trick, i've had no problems. Depending on how much bandwidth DISH used for their 2-99 channels (equal to the basic cable channels w/ A*), you may notice a slight PQ downgrade with A* since Adelphia doesn't simulcast digitally, at least they don't in my area and i haven't heard of any other area in SoCal where they do this. Because your basic cable channels are coming in analog, instead of digitally with DISH, it may not look quite as good, but i really don't mind it at all.

In my area the PQ of all the digital and HD channels is as good as I can expect. I've compared what I can to OTA locals and A* doesn't seem to be compressing much if at all. As for the 2-99 channels a good number of them are now digital if going through a box or cablecard. (I can tell by them being out of audio sync from one TV to another) and the PQ is decent, but HDTVs gennerally look piss poor on those channels anyway. I had HSI with A8 for a year and I had to always reboot the modem, that got old. I went to V* for DSL and it may be slower (3K/768) but it's been months since I had to reset the modem.
The Moxi is the main strike on A* it's a "joy" at best. Almost anything is better.

Are you saying that Adelphia is digitally simulcasting the basic cable channels in your area? If by "them being out of audio sync from one TV to another" you mean that while watching an analog only SDTV and watching the same channel on a different TV through the box, you notice the feed coming from the box is delayed, then your interpretation is incorrect. It does not have to do with it being digital, but the fact that the box must process the analog signal to digital form (if you are using a DVR- and if you are not, it still takes time to process the analog signal through the STB) and then output it to your display or audio receiver. Our 2-99 channels are also delayed when watching through a box compared to a regular SDTV, however i know for a fact Adelphia does not simulcast digitally in my area, and the difference between digital SD and analog SD programs is quite pronounced.

Please correct me if i did not understand your explanation correctly.

Through the cablecard FoxNC remains in sync and many others do not. Also I notice and assembly of the picture on many channels, ie boxing, hence digital. I do not think I am wrong but ... maybe.

Gotcha, sound like it could be digital, but i wouldn't say it DEFINATELY indicates this much. Usually you can tell the difference in PQ, but i don't know..................

Is it possible to get the HD-Plus channels using a CableCARD? I don't see why not, just wanted to hear some first-hand accounts.

twitchee3, just to let you know I'm in camarillo and call just about every other day. Still nothing conrete in terms of dates, most reponses are "there are no plans at this time". I just looked and I see those "tba" channels as well. Previous posters have mentioned that losing the hbo east feeds is a good sign, which has not happened yet for my moxi.

Absolutely, I am.

Yes, you can get EVERY channel offered by Adelphia, except VOD service, via a CableCard and CableCard compatible device.

Darn, well that's not good news. We have not lost our HBO east coast feeds either, but i will probably hear from Adelphia SoCal headquarters today and we'll see if they can further enlighten me.........

I was in the same situation in Santa Monica with ESPNHD. When I called the 800 number they told me it is not available, eventhough it appeared on their website and the program guide. So finally, I decide to go to the local office and they happily added it for $1.50 per month. It made my day since it means I get to watch more World Cup games in HD.

I just spoke with an Adelphia representative, and according to him, the HD package should be available in Camarillo, and he SPECIFICALLY mentioned "Camarillo," within the next 2-3 months. He referenced that Time Warner Cable would be taking over and said they were eager to move forward with improvements, and he was confident we would have the new HD package within this time period. This call was in addition to another representative from Adelphia who left a message earlier today and also quoted "within the next 3 months" as the time frame for us here in Camarillo receiving the new HD package. I'm confident in these estimates, although not completely convinced, and will be looking forward to paying an extra $3.50/ month for 6 new HD channels, which appear to be pretty nice.

One more thing, my TV can do P&P (PiP). But can only do two analog or one digital and one analog. When mixed the digital has to be on the left. I can only see channels 8 and 10 on the right side from the 2-13 group. They all show up on the left side. They're digital! The HD channels are still aboeve 900. I'm sure eventually they'll find their way to the lower numbers as they all convert.

sounds great but no offense to you, I'm not going to be holding my breath.

At least they called you back.

If you are a current customer and you fill out the form on their website for contacting them, they will respond within one buisness day. They have been EXTREMELY consistent with this anyway. Yeah, i'm not holding my breath either, but the way this guy said it, he sounded like he KNEW what he was talking about, not the random BS i usually get when i make a call to a CSR. This guy seemed to have a definitive answer and he knew as much as i did, even about the TWC takeover. I will not hold my breath, but will remain optimistic.