Time Warner Cable HDTV - Page 290

Originally Posted by kevin120

Yes Bernie33 TWC Dallas has Navigator and Multiroom DVR. Navigator is on the motorola DCX3400M and DCX3200Mp2 multiroom boxes these boxes use DSG(DOCSIS SETTOP GATEWAY) and have the cloud based keyword search features with poster art, lookback, startover, and VOD. iGuide A28 and the DCX3400 and DCX3200 and older still used for non multiroom dvr cable boxes.

Originally Posted by Satch Man

Kevin,

Are you on Navigator or I-Guide? Do you have the newer box with the advanced search system? Don't forget everyone, please report your experiences with it!

Jack

Originally Posted by bernie33

Just got a note that our monthly bill is going to go up, $5 for the bundled service and $1 for the DVR.

Originally Posted by uncle2000mike

What features does this have? (ODN 5.0.0_6)

Originally Posted by STEELERSRULE

Just looked at my TWC statement online for next month:

I went from $115.99(before taxes and fees) to $130.98(before taxes and fees). Boy, am I P**sed off! That is like a 13% increase(off the top of my head).

I have RoadRunner Standard, and Digital Cable Bundled, with 2 HD SA4250 Boxes and remotes.

And my only options are either this, or DirecTV, and Dish(with no broadband).

I am thinking on going to the TWC office and complain to see if I can at least get the cost back downto where it was, or at least cut in half. An $8 increase I can live with. And I am NOT going to add Digital Voice. No way.

Would I just be wasting my time? Should I even bother? And if I do go, should I ask to speak to a Supervisor, and not the young ladies who work the counter(who are very nice by the way where I live. I would not go in with an attitude)?

And this is a warning to those of you who get TWC via NEOPA(Northeast Ohio and Western PA).

I can't believe this. I am done ranting/fuming. 13%(at least) increase!? WTF!?

Originally Posted by STEELERSRULE

Just looked at my TWC statement online for next month:

I went from $115.99(before taxes and fees) to $130.98(before taxes and fees). Boy, am I P**sed off! That is like a 13% increase(off the top of my head).

I have RoadRunner Standard, and Digital Cable Bundled, with 2 HD SA4250 Boxes and remotes.

And my only options are either this, or DirecTV, and Dish(with no broadband).

I am thinking on going to the TWC office and complain to see if I can at least get the cost back downto where it was, or at least cut in half. An $8 increase I can live with. And I am NOT going to add Digital Voice. No way.

Would I just be wasting my time? Should I even bother? And if I do go, should I ask to speak to a Supervisor, and not the young ladies who work the counter(who are very nice by the way where I live. I would not go in with an attitude)?

And this is a warning to those of you who get TWC via NEOPA(Northeast Ohio and Western PA).

I can't believe this. I am done ranting/fuming. 13%(at least) increase!? WTF!?

Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

So.....what are the chances of TWC getting Mpeg-4?

Originally Posted by Stan54

My goodness, the movie channels MGM, AMC and TWC look absolutely brillant here on TWC. It's hard to take my eyes off of them. Marvelous HD picture.

Originally Posted by jcalabria

Already running MPEG4 for certain season pass sports package HD channels... definitely in Charlotte and I believe Central NY as well. Biggest obstacle to wider deployment is that only the newer generations of boxes can do MPEG4. All those 8300/4200 and older series boxes don't.

Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

Hmm...it seems like it's going to have to be one of those things where they have to set a date to have it done by, no? Or do they not believe it's a priority?

Originally Posted by jcalabria

Still a lot of those older boxes out there, but at least they are starting the process, and doing it in a controlled manner (starting with low penetration services). Here in NC they are even offering to swap older boxes for season pass subscribers VIA MAIL ORDER, including the return of the old box. They are guaranteeing availability of up to four MPEG4 boxes per household that subscribes to eligible services.

I don't think its much of a priority in NYC for sure, where bandwidth availability is not yet as big of a concern as it is elsewhere and they have not (AFAIK) fully deployed SDV yet (in comparison, here in Charlotte we are essentially 100% SDV). On the other hand, we still have a nearly full complement of analogs running here, with only three deleted so far from the classic 50-550MHz analog package. I suspect we we will see further reductions in analog count to reclaim bandwidth before we see more any widespread deployment of MPEG4 distribution of mainstream programming.

Originally Posted by Berk32

In NYC, we currently now have 12 QAM channels for SDV - they have yet to move anything significant over to it though - just anything they've been adding over the last year+, along with the sports packages. We're at about 130 channels in our lineup in SDV - about half are HD.

They had announced plans for major SDV movement over a year ago, but didn't go thru with it.

we also still have over 30 analog channels still in service.... all locals, along with a few others (TBS, CSPAN, TV Guide, Food)

Originally Posted by jcalabria

Thanks. That's about where I thought NYC was currently at... whereas the rest of TWCs footprint still has their full complement of (close to) 78 analogs and is running 750MHz plant, while NYC has either 860MHz or 1GHz plant.

Even with the near 100% SDV deployment, the bandwidth squeeze here has resulted in massive and unacceptable reductions in PQ here over the past 9 months or so... something has to change but I suspect it will be analog reduction well before it is any widespread MPEG4 rollout.

Originally Posted by scorpiontail60

I think you need some prescription glasses.

Originally Posted by Stan54

There must be parts of the country that do not receive high quality service. .

Originally Posted by STEELERSRULE

Just looked at my TWC statement online for next month:

I went from $115.99(before taxes and fees) to $130.98(before taxes and fees). Boy, am I P**sed off! That is like a 13% increase(off the top of my head).

I have RoadRunner Standard, and Digital Cable Bundled, with 2 HD SA4250 Boxes and remotes.

And my only options are either this, or DirecTV, and Dish(with no broadband).

I am thinking on going to the TWC office and complain to see if I can at least get the cost back downto where it was, or at least cut in half. An $8 increase I can live with. And I am NOT going to add Digital Voice. No way.

Would I just be wasting my time? Should I even bother? And if I do go, should I ask to speak to a Supervisor, and not the young ladies who work the counter(who are very nice by the way where I live. I would not go in with an attitude)?

And this is a warning to those of you who get TWC via NEOPA(Northeast Ohio and Western PA).

I can't believe this. I am done ranting/fuming. 13%(at least) increase!? WTF!?

Originally Posted by STEELERSRULE

Just looked at my TWC statement online for next month:

I went from $115.99(before taxes and fees) to $130.98(before taxes and fees). Boy, am I P**sed off! That is like a 13% increase(off the top of my head).

I have RoadRunner Standard, and Digital Cable Bundled, with 2 HD SA4250 Boxes and remotes.

And my only options are either this, or DirecTV, and Dish(with no broadband).

I am thinking on going to the TWC office and complain to see if I can at least get the cost back downto where it was, or at least cut in half. An $8 increase I can live with. And I am NOT going to add Digital Voice. No way.

Would I just be wasting my time? Should I even bother? And if I do go, should I ask to speak to a Supervisor, and not the young ladies who work the counter(who are very nice by the way where I live. I would not go in with an attitude)?

And this is a warning to those of you who get TWC via NEOPA(Northeast Ohio and Western PA).

I can't believe this. I am done ranting/fuming. 13%(at least) increase!? WTF!?

Originally Posted by bdfox18doe

Bit rates per channel vary by system. It may indeed look very good for some.

Originally Posted by scorpiontail60

Nope! AMC master satellite distribution feed is 8 Mbps MPEG-2. Even Verizon FiOS subscribers receive this feed. If your Time Warner feed of AMC has a higher bitrate then that means they're being stupid and re-encoding it to a higher bitrate, reducing quality whilst wasting additional bandwidth.

AMC HD is **** for everyone. If you think 1080i MPEG-2 at a bitrate of 8 Mbps is "the sharpest definition one could hope for with HD" then something is wrong with your vision.

Originally Posted by bdfox18doe


As to AMC HD being **** for everyone..That is higly subjective...maybe you should be kind enough to call up the folks at AMC and show them the error of their ways?

Originally Posted by rrainwater

They already know the error of their ways. Cramming 4 HD channels into one qam tends to result is poor quality along with IFC/WE/Fuse.

Originally Posted by bdfox18doe

You need to read more and type less...What I said was "bit rates VARY by TWC system"..and that it" may look good to SOME". Some TWC systems may be reducing it even more than what the distro feed is making it look like real poo. (Not that would happen here with TWC) You can't soley associate PQ with bit rates..it depends on the vintage;algorithms and setup of the encoder being used..A 1999 Harris Flexicoder will not look near as good as a 2010 Harmonic Electra 9000 running the same bit rate.

As to AMC HD being **** for everyone..That is higly subjective...maybe you should be kind enough to call up the folks at AMC and show them the error of their ways?

Originally Posted by Stan54

AMC, MGM and TCM look AT LEAST as good as any other HD channel on my set and they all look very, very good. Scorpion is mistaken about the picture quality of what I am seeing.