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Christmas day picture breaking up on both my HDTV's on ABC anyone else ?

A little after the fact, but 407 looked fine yesterday in Los Feliz. How's it looking for you today?

it got better later that day

horrible picture right now because of the gale force winds...every HD station is pixelating....

what a difference a day makes...everything is crystal clear and beautiful....woo hoo....

We will all have a unique opportunity to compare what a great negative effect subchannels have on PQ when both KNBC & KCBS will simulcast the Patriots game with the NFL network this Saturday.Look for much more pixellation on KNBC who keep insisting on carrying stupid subchannels thus ruining the quality on their HD broadcast.The massive pixellation every Sunday night has bothered me for a long time and it got even worse with the introduction of digital raw 4.4.I really wish that they would consider changing to 720p like KCET did as the pixellation is now much less nowadays.I really wish KNBC would do something before this summer with the Bejing Olympics comming up but i'm sure NBC is mandating 1080i for owned and operated stations.

CBS is winning hands down here in Fountain Valley even the quality of sound is miles ahead

You are so right. KCBS looks so much better here in W. Hollywood.

Does anyone know for sure if TWC offer FSN HD in Los Angeles area, specifically in San Gabriel? I don't see it in the HDTV package on their site but some people here seem to have it.

Also if I subscribe to HDTV package(TNT HD, LOCAL HD, ESPN HD, etc) can I just use my QAM-capable TV to tune to these channels without a box? My TV doesn't have a cablecard slot.

Thanks.

Can't tell you if it is available in San Gabriel, but here in West Los Angeles it is available. It is channel 413 if you have a cable box and channel 100.507 over clear QAM.

No those channels are scrambled and are not available over clear QAM.

I felt the same between CBS and NBC even OTA but I wound up watching the game on NFL Network on D* as I perceived their picture as even better. It could be because they originated so it was one less bounce?? or it was just me but I thought it was stunning.

That is odd (or maybe I am), but I had to switch from CBS to NBC due to sound issues. On CBS, I kept getting brief audio drops.

(TWC in Huntington Beach).

CBS blew away NBC on FIOS also.

So FSN HD is available on clear QAM? I tried a scan earlier and couldn't find it. Is there always something on that channel or only when FSN HD programming is on? I think this channel is FSN HD it's showing VALPO VS UNC NCAA Basketball right now(5:00PM PST)

Dang, really want to see the Lakers tonight on HD. Thanks for the info though.

It's an On When Something's On channel but it open in QAM.

So January is a day away and TW hasn't said ANYTHING about new HD-Channels yet?

Probably because our area, Southern Cal, is unlikely to see anything until at least 2009, if then. This of course is my opinion only.
If there was exciting news to share I'm sure it would have been.

Here is a link that is good to bookmark. It points to the TWC Programming Alerts. This is where all additions and changes are announced. It looks like the channel numbers for the music stations will be changed again. And sometime by February a new channel will be added called VH1 Classic. I'm certain it is not in HD though.

http://www.timewarnercable.com/socal...ng/alerts.html

Enjoy.
Rudy

VH1-C is just changing from an East coast feed to West, nothing new being added.

After a bit of searching I wasn't able to find a simple list of clear QAM channels available in my area, so here's the one I made. If I'm missing channels, I'd appreciate a reply. If this is against etiquette, sorry in advance. (Also, the channel numbers are translated from actual frequencies, so may be off, but it looks right.)

TimeWarner, extended basic, West LA (90024) Clear QAM:

79.1 KABC
79.2 KAZA
79.3 KCET
79.4 KCOP
79.5 KDOC
79.6 KTTV
79.7 KMEX
79.8 KWHY
79.9 KTLA
79.10 KRCA
79.11 KFTR
79.12 KXLA
80.16 KCBS
80.18 KNBC
80.20 KTBN
80.23 KSCI
80.24 KVEA
80.26 HSN
80.19 ION
80.25 CSPAN
80.21 KJLA
80.22 KLCS
80.17 KCAL
81.36 TBS
82.38 VH1
82.39 Comedy
82.40 A&E
82.42 MUN2
82.43 TVLand
82.45 ESPN2
82.46 ESPN
83.52 AMC
86.108 TimeWarner Ads
86.110 Style
86.109 TCM
87.91 KVMDDT
87.65 QVC
87.88 KOCE
87.89 WGN
87.90 KHIZ
87.1 QVC
87.64 Disney
87.93 CSPAN2
87.87 KABC
92.409 V-Me
93.501 KCBSHD
93.502 KNBCHD
93.503 NewsRaw (KNBC Subchannel)
94.504 KABCHD
94.506 KCETHD
94.505 KTTVHD
96.225 DHC
100.507 FSN HD (test bars when off air)
103.518 ESPNHD (No sound)
104.525 KCALHD
111.22 TimeWarner on demand ads
116.235 WTHRPL
116.237 KABCW
116.236 KABCDT
118.212 ShpNBC
118.228 TWC
118.231 TVGN 1
118.222 Public 1
118.221 Public 2
118.220 Public 3
118.229 TVGN 2
118.230 TVGN 22
118.223 Public 4
118.224 CityTV
119.215 Public 5
119.219 LACH
119.218 Public 6
119.214 Public 7
119.213 Public 8
119.211 Public 9
119.209 Arts
119.208 Public 10
119.217 LACITY
119.226 Public 11
119.227 Public 12
121.204 KTLAHD
122.405 KOCEHD

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Steve

Does anyone have recommendations for getting the best deal on a renewal at TWC cable?

Currently I have Digital cable + Road Runner Basic + HD DVR for $77 a month OTD. From what I can tell the best deal is the Surf + View for $79 + dvr fees + taxes coming to $100 OTD roughly.

Input is appreciated.

Hopefully we might be getting some new HD soon, engadget HD posted they added A&E HD and History HD in Omaha, and this guy posted in the comments section:

"Here in Albany, NY, TWC added some new HD channels about a week before xmas: The History Channel, National Geographic, Food Network, a few cruddy sports channels, CNN-HD, Animal Planet, and several others that I can't remember right now."

This would be fantastic!

I wouldn't get my hopes up too much. For some reason, TWC provides more cutting edge HD services to markets such as Omaha, Neb., Albany, NY, and Raleigh, NC, rather than the second biggest media market in the country.

Hi,
I just spoke with TWC to find out what is required to disconnect cable tv. He tried to tell me that when I watch the Science channel HD or NatGeo HD on a friend's Direct Satellite it not really HD! I guess is 72" Plasma really upconverts very well.

I will be calling Direct to find out the details and will probably make the change in a week or two. I have to check my my remote programming guro to syncronize the installation with his schedule to program my universal remote.

I think 6 months of empty promises are enough.







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If you have any friends with D* you each can get $50 for the referral. I neglected to ask my friend about it (didn't know) and felt bad for both of us.

Thanks, I do have a friend's info. How do you like their service? My worry is that I do have two HD DVR that can both record two at a time. Does Direct have this capability?

I like it just fine so far. I got a great intro package. I got the Football (Sunday Ticket) and NASCAR and Premier packages for 4 months. Then I get to choose what I'll got long term with. I have to make my decision late Feb. Yes each DVR can tune and record 2 shows. I wound up with 2 HR20s and an H21. I wanted the ability to use the ATSC tuner (the HR21 nada) so that was my reasoning. Ir you have no need for ATSC the HR21 is the newest and coolest looking (black) version out.

Thanks. This is very helpful. Where can I find info on the HR21? Who is the vendor?

I'm getting an HDTV within a week and I only have standard cable from TWC. If I were to upgrade to digital cable, would I only need to add a HD receiver for the 1 HDTV and keep using the normal cables I have connected to the rest of my TVs? We have 10 TVs in total connected to the cable and it would be very expensive to have a receiver for each of them.

DirecTV?


We're probably too far off topic for this thread. I suggest you do further research here on AVS or http://www.dbstalk.com/ for more D* info.

This would be dictated by the type of TV you are buying. If the TV you purchase will have a QAM tuner then you'll be able to tune all of the digital channels and the free HD channels from TWC without any sort of a box or even a cable card.
The free HD channels that TWC offers at the moment are CBS, NBC, CW, ABC, KCAL, Fox, my13, KCET, KCOP and FSN West.

I suggest to you that once you decide on the make and model of the television you plan on purchasing that you search for it here on avsforum. Not only will it help you make a better choice it will also be very educational. Highly recommended.

Good Luck.
Rudy