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I have 7.10 firmware on both the 5100 and 6200 in San Francisco. Now to get a firewire cable...

Thanks russwong! I just checked and my 6200 is on 7.10 as well!

reset my comcast hd receiver because i had to move it to a different piece of furniture and unplug it. When i turned it back on, a big message came up saying that i'm not hdcp compliant and that i should use the red/blue/green cables instead of dvi. Unforutunately i'm running an infocus lp130 which doesn't support red/blue/green so i'm totally screwed for HD now. Anybody else have a similar experience? Is there anything i can do to get HD back on my projector? i'm pissed!

Hmm....I suppose that is good to know, sorry you had to find that out the hard way, looks like I'm going to try and never unplug my comcast box.

This was on CNN.com today: http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/24/tech...estor/hellweg/

Excerpt:

Motorola finally unveiled its first "dual tuner" model, which allows consumers to watch one program while recording another, on May 3 at the annual cable-industry confab in New Orleans. According to a Motorola spokesperson, Comcast is rolling out the devices aggressively.

Hahahahahahahahahaha!!! Aggressively!!!! I love it!!!

Arrg!

Just got new shipment of 6200s today. Fresh off the test rack they have firmware 7.07 on the San Jose rebuild feed.

Are those the 6200's that the Santa Clara office expects to get in on Thursday? They were out when I stopped by today...

I live in Santa Clara, and saw the loss of channel 193 ESPN HD a few weeks ago, but now it is back (without having changed from my original set of extended cable, and HDTV tuner).

But I haven't observed if the signal is actually HD. The only thing I saw was the sharks playoff game where they were eliminated, but that did not seem to be HD quality. Does anyone know what is the deal with ESPN HD for people who have not upgarded to some digital package, but have the HDTV tuner and extended basic package?

Same thing happened to me. I thought I was gone for good since everyone here indicated that you would have to subscribe to the lowest Digital tier to get it back. However, I'm not complaining. Especially since I was really peeved that it was taken away during the NHL playoffs.

It is ESPN HD, but as frequently discussed, very rarely is it actually an HD broadcast. There is a game on at 5PM PDT today though.

MOST of ESPN HD's programming is just SD upconverted to widescreen. I do not remember if that particular game was broadcast in HD.

According to CSR's you will need to be on a digital package to get ESPN HD, but as mentioned in the sticky at the top of this thread it is not currently scrambled.

That might change when they add the other HD channels this summer. FSN for sure, and I think there have been hints that DiscoveryHD is coming soon also.

Anyone have info on FoxHD when it starts in September? I would love to see an HD football game or more a week on Fox.

Just to clarify, it's not "widescreen" but rather 4:3 "stretched".

Here's the ESPNHD Schedule (updated daily).
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tvl...s/espnhd/index

FYI, Sportcenter starts broadcasting full time from their new HD Studio starting ~June 7th.

ESPNHD is part of the $9.95 Digital Classic Package, although encryption is on again off again...enjoy it while it lasts.


As far as FoxHD...don't hold your breath as far as seeing it on Comcast in the Bay Area anytime soon. Channel 2 is owned by Cox and so far Cox has refused to allow Comcast to carry any of their HD channels.

Anyone here have or know where to find the subject info? I was told by a local crew foreman several months ago that it should be happening by about now and I'm supposedly on an email list to be notified of its availability but I'm still sittin' down here with the mushrooms....

--Terry

True...
I feel sorry for some of the players in the recent softball tournament they broadcast...the view from the centerfield camera doesnt do them justice in that wide/stretched mode they use.

One thing I will tell you is don't wait for them to notify you via that VIP email list you are supposedly put in...I bet most of the people here where put on it but you'll find that none of us ever got notified by Comcast (we all got HD by calling and scheduling an install..must be some sort of cruel joke to get people to stop asking.

Have you called them lately and told them you want to sign up for HD? That way they will just go through the process in the system to schedule you...if its in the database then at least somebody will come out, if not then the system shouldnt let them schedule it...if they can't try back in a few weeks

Otherwise, post your area here and see if somebody comes back saying they have it near you already

Thanks, I'll try again to schedule the installation. But regarding:

"Otherwise, post your area here and see if somebody comes back saying they have it near you already"

Please explain what you mean by "post your area here"? I thought that's what I just did....

Sorry Terry, you did mention San Carlos so we'll see if any other San Carlos folks reply...although you may need to narrow it down a little more (like saying a location such as south of El Camino/Ralston or something), there are likely a few areas in San Carlos that could be on different segments (so some may be fully upgraded and running and others may not)

Being able to schedule an install does not seem to be a gaurantee of actually being able to get a service.

Comcast happily scheduled an install of broadband at my new house. However, when the installer arrived, he took one look and told me it was a no go. Apparently, the system had bad information, which said that my area had been rebuilt, when it had not yet been done. (I am in nothern Emerald Hills and served by the San Mateo county head end). The only positive was that he said that rebuild in that area was underway and should be completed by end of the summer. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

B

Agree..but its really the best way to find out other then letting your neighbor find out before you

Yeppers. Should be there.

bfisch, you should be glad, as the main redwood city system is 550 Mhz and doesn't have HD either. I am on the border between the two systems and Comcast just dropped an optical node on the pole next to my house.

The Comcast people are doing a lot of work in the area and I think the plant will be state of the art when they are done. The C-Cor stuff they are installing looks very good.

The county system wasn't even connected to the fiber ring in the Bay Area, and now it looks like it's going to be a pretty nice system.

Thanks,
Mike

PS I also notice a lot of SBC trucks in the Emerald Hills area. I think they are putting in Remote Terminals for enabling DSL service now that Comcast will be able to support data on the county system. Funny how it is, as soon as comcast gets data running in a market SBC magically decided to install RT's to make the area DSL capable. Had they done it earlier the would have cleaned up on DSL connections, but I suspect they don't make much money on DSL and just don't want to lose a customer to cable.

You might be surprised on how critical DSL is part of their plan.


The #1 item at the top of their last Earnings report was...

"446,000 increase in DSL lines, to reach nearly 4 million in service, up 60 percent over past four quarters"

If they don't meet their projections they will get hammered by the market.

I'm not sure what their margin is on DSL, but since the line is free (ie you just ride over the phone line and they already make money off the phone line) I'm sure there making something every month and when you multiple that by 4Million...

anyway...back on subject

Doh. I was just in the Santa Clara office today and they scheduled me an appointment for an install.

I imagine most of you are swapping boxes to get the new 6200s, but can I just walk in and pick up a box?

All the CSRs I've spoken to say that for new installs they need to send a tech out. Which I thought was strange since I've already got digital cable turned on, and I can tune to the HD channels (just no picture).

If so, maybe I'll try to stop by that office again tomorrow. It'd sure beat waiting around the whole day for the cable guy.

Honestly, there is no reason to send a tech out. They say it needs to be "installed", but that's a bunch of BS. The first install for the HD box, the guy just screwed the cable box in and connected it to the TV and that was it. The second box install was the same thing except the tech took my splitter. Other then that, he just plugged the cable box in and connected to the cables to the TV. I didnt want him mucking with my real entertainment center so I had him setup on another TV and when he left, I just moved it to my main TV.

I think they go out, just in case you have a really ****** signal and your line can't give the HD feed, but even though I already had HD, they still wanted to send someone out and the first time they sent someone out, they didn't even bring an HD box, so that was a wasted day.

All in all, I think it's pretty inefficient and a waste of money and resources, but who am I to say, I don't run a cable company.

Russ

You should be able to do just that...My dad did that recently in the sunnyvale office (which is a branch of the SC office). He walked in with his DCT2000, said he wanted to upgrade to HD and they handed him an HD Box, changed his service in the system and he went home and plugged it in himself. I do think you have to call when you get home to get it turned on..but went smoothly and avoided waiting for a tech.

-Steve

Got them. Anyone want to buy me a TV to test it?


Guess not.




Anyone know any retail outlets stocking a TV that utilizes it? That has a cable feed?

I can now say that I am agressively rolling out cable card.

Hahahaha!! Nice!!!

Not too many TVs have it yet. I believe the 52" Samsung DLP has/will have it. Also, the Sony 34XBR960 will have it, as well as the other models coming out. I'm waiting for the Sony 36XS955 I think for now...

Amazing.

Pics of Cable Card in the gallery.

Yes...very cool...I didnt realize they were just pcmcia cards..wish I needed a new TV...

oh and I noticed the pics of the 6208...damn what a tease...so close to me yet it seems so far away

as a side note..Just finished watching my first HD Cartoon with my 4 and 2 yr olds..."jakers" on PBSHD...very cool