Harlingen, TX - HDTV - Page 15

forgot to mention.........

it's local 4.2

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Anyone have any updates on the clear-qam channels.

I finally decided to go with a cablecard for my Tivo HD box.

That has been a nightmare.

After 4 technicians at my house and about a million phone calls to support, I still only gets the locals and music channels.

Have another tech showing up tomorrow.

None have any experience with cablecards or Tivo.

TWC support desk is clueless. Their only advise is to reboot the Tivo.

Good grief, it shouldn't be this difficult.

Satellite is looking better all the time.

I alternate back and forth between Harlingen and school up in East Texas. Here my family has Dish, up there I have TiVo HD with a cable card from Suddenlink. I don't know what the differences are but from experience from Suddenlink I can tell you that it's not as easy as simple putting the card in.

You need to first make sure you have the correct card(s) you need 1 M card or 2 S cards or the box will only function as a single tuner.

When the card is inserted, you must run the initial box set up again, otherwise the box won't know what the hell is going on.

I had the same problem when i first got a cable card and restarting the box won't help, but re doing the guided setup should.

If you have done this already and still no better, then make sure they are sending you the correct services. It's also helpful to contact TiVo instead of Time Warner.

TW brought an M card. According to the tech, that was the first one they have used here.

Followed the installation instructions from Tivo; ran tivo setup; called for authorization; checked for correct service; checked signal.

Did all this multiple times with 4 different techs, and still no go. Only locals and music channels.

Very frustrating. Will give it one more try and then if it doesn't work, will go back to expanded basic.

TW really has no incentive to get it right. They don't want to mess with Tivo. They want to rent their lousy box.

Wish those QAM channels hadn't disappeared.

why not directv ? or dish ?
what are your reasons ?
programming ?

mine is -
6 tv's in the building

I had Directv for 10 years. They had a Tivo based DVR. But then, they split with Tivo and went with their own DVR which was inferior.

I have 2 Tivo HD boxes that are only compatible with cable and OTA. If I switched to sat, the Tivo boxes would be useless.

Also, I have internet and digital phone with Time Warner, so the package price is very good.

An update on my experience with cable card installation. I finally got someone on the phone that knew what they were doing with Tivo and cable cards. Within a few minutes, we had it working. The problem was that the card was not authorized correctly on their end.

Everything is good now in TV land...at least for now.

2 questions please Pilot..........

1. what was wrong with DirecTV ?
don't they have loads of HD channels ?

and 2. how much does Tivo cost ? and
how does it compare with the DVR that Time Warner provides ?
[other than the tech service] ?

thanks in advance.....



also... Anyone else want to chime in ?
this is a wide open board here...
thanks.

Nothing wrong with DTV or Dish for that matter. When I moved 3 years ago, I wanted to try TWC due to their Triple Play package that included internet, phone and cable for a price that is less than getting those services from 3 different vendors. Plus, I just pay one bill instead of three.

So far, I have been very pleased with the service, especially now that TWC has added a lot of HD channels recently.

I was spoiled with the Tivo DVR that I had with Directv. When they dropped their Tivo alliance, I wanted to go back to Tivo. Tivo doesn't work with satellite. It only works with cable and over-the-air.

What I like about the Tivo is that it has two tuners, allowing you to record two different programs while watching a third. It also integrates OTA seamlessly with the channel guide. I have a small antenna in my attic, and I can get all of the locals in HD.

With Tivo, I can download movies from Netflix, Blockbuster and others.

I have two Tivo boxes, and I can send programs from one to the other over my home wireless network.

You don't have to use a cable card with Tivo, but you are then restricted to OTA and basic cable. With the cable card, I can now get all of the channels that TWC provides. The digital package with cable card costs an additional $6/month.

The Tivo is much more versatile than the box that TWC provides. And the user interface is much better. Once you use a Tivo, you get spoiled in that regard.

You do have to buy the Tivo upfront, and pay about $10/month for the service. You don't have to buy the TW box, but you still pay about the same monthly fee.

You can buy a lifetime service from Tivo for a one time fee. I chose not to, and I just buy the annual package.

Tivos are going for about $200 now on Amazon.

Tivos are also user expandable. I replaced the original 160 mb hard drive with a 500 mb hard drive which greatly increased the amount of programming that I can store on the Tivo. You can install any size hard drive that you want, but the 500 mb was plenty for me.

You can read up on the Tivo HD here...

http://www.amazon.com/TiVo-TCD652160...2095774&sr=8-1

When I first got TWC, I had their DVR. As far as I was concerned, it was a piece of junk. It didn't take me long to dump that box for the Tivo.

Hope this helps.

thanks for the comprehensive answer!

will the tivo record QAM channels ?

like 129-1 for example ?

thanks in advance...

Yes, Tivo will record QAM channels. But, there is no guide data, so you have to set up the recording manually.

In other words, you set the day, start time, end time and channel that you want to record. You can set up repeated recordings for that time slot.

Keep in mind that Time Warner in the Valley has eliminated many of the QAM channels that we used to be able to receive. Don't know why, or if that is a trend, but that is the primary reason that I went with a cable card.

126-3 gone now ?

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Looks like TW is removing most, if not all of the QAM channels, perhaps in prep for SDV (switched digital video). They have already implemented that in most of the state.

That's what prompted me to go with cable card.

If they go with SDV in the Valley, I will need a tuning adaptor for the Tivo.

The saga continues.

Is any one else missing 129.1 too,it seems to be gone.

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i think 132-1 was moved to 91-1

anyone check this ?

Yeah I show NBC 129.1 gone which really surprises me. I was only concerned about keeping the network channels, looks like I might have to go to antenna.

jjjjjjjjjjjjeeeeeeez,
this really sucks
yes, the antenna is good, but still a pain

if anyone does a scan and finds NBC-HD, please ket us all know post-haste......

thanks

weren't they legally obligated to broadcast

local channels

or something like that ?

who was the board member that knew about this stuff ?

Hey guys, I was able to pick up NBC HD on channel 98.2 for those of you who might still be searching for it.

I found NBC HD on 98.1 instead of 98.2,I thought it was gone.I just added the channel,but might do a rescan just to see what pops up.

What channel was on 126.3 before it was gone?

thanks rich...............

NBC-HD

98-1 for me, i think

126-3 was Teen-Nick

[nickelodeon for teens]

did you find it ?

Hey there seems to be another nba league pass preview going on in the 122's. Worth a look for sports fans.

Does anybody know if we will be getting Univision in HD anytime soon here in the Valley?I would like to see the World cup this summer in HD.

Any new channels avalible
I was able to get disney xd in spanish on 79.17
Fuel Tv 98.3
NBC HD 98.1
and a few others that have been there for a while now
Any other channels that I are new that I dont have

Did anyone else lose all the Few QAM channels that were left.I can't see any of them as of today,maybe it's my cable line acting up or did TWC move or removed them?

Does anyone know what happened to old NewsCenter 23 news team?????

or what's going on???

anyone?

According to the local paper, Channel 23 has eliminated their news department and is simulcasting news from their sister station in Laredo.

Also, I got a letter from TWC yesterday informing that as of March 1st, they will be going to SDV (switched digital video), requiring a tuning adapter for anyone using a non-TWC DVR such as TIVO. Without the tuning adapter, which is a two-way device, many of their channels will not be viewable. That is why all of the QAM channels have disapeared.

The tuning adapter is available for free if picked up at their locations before March 1st.

Will I need a tuning adapter for every TV I have?I don't have a Tivo either do I still need a tuning adapter?I never got a letter from TWC.So,I guess all the QAM channels are gone for good and we will now need a tuner from TWC?