Pittsburgh, PA - Armstrong

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I've not been able to access the email client via web for 2+ days, anyone else have that problem.

I am able to receive the local stations in HD with my TV's QAM tuner.
But the channel numbering is different. Here are the channel numbers for a QAM tuner:

Garsh,

You are the first post I have been able to find with the identical channel numbers as me. I am in Butler on Armstrong basic cable. I wanted to add that I can also get TNT HD on 100-1 over the TV's tuner, but there is no sound on it. I had a LG LCD that I was not happy with before my current Samsung plasma. I used the TV's tuner on it and got the same channels along with 102-1 which was HDNET (without the sound also).

Must not be too many Armstrong people on here huh?

I have armstrong basic in gibsonia, and my HDHomerun tuner arrives thursday. I'm curious as to what channels are available via QAM tuning. I'm going to be using the tuner with multiple MCE boxes. Please tell me more is available than just our locals?!?

I've tried it, and hated it, and that's why I'm doing an HDHomerun and MCE box

Bust,

Call Armstrong and tell them you want to swap it out for a Pace Tahoe. They are much better than that Motos. I switched to the Tahoe a few months ago and love it.

What are the benefits of the Pace unit?

Well for one its not a Motorola box! I had nothing but problems with them. The picture quality with the Pace Tahoe is better. The Pace Tahoe does not have the slow response problem and the fast-forward and rewind are much faster and smoother.

You can get digital versions of all of the basic cable channels using the QAM tuner. But these are not HD (high definition). In addition, you can also pick up the HD versions of the local channels that I listed above.

But that's pretty much it for picking up HD channels using a QAM tuner. eghill1125 reported that he can get TNT HD with no sound. And every now and then, I can get Fox Sports HD, but always without sound. And there's probably a few others, if you want to search around. They always seem to be without sound though.

Also, it appears that the on-demand stuff (which is not HD, but is digital) can also be seen with a QAM tuner. The bad part is that you never know when & what your neighbors are ordering. The good part is that your neighbor will automatically fast-forward through all of the boring parts of the pr*n they ordered.

I too receive the HD locals using the QAM tuner on my HDTV. Anybody else have a problem with the ABC HD feed? I seem to always have the audio out of sync and the video sort of stutters when I am trying to watch Lost. I have had the same issue watching other ABC HD Primetime shows but it seemed to work great during the NBA Playoff game last week.

Yep, I've been having a similar problem for a couple of months now. I record shows using a mythtv system. When I go to watch a recorded WTAE-DT show, the audio goes *way* out of sync with the video (like 10-30 seconds). When a commercial comes on (up-converted standard def), the audio & video sync up correctly, and then they quickly go out of sync again when the commercial ends.

I've taken the resulting mpeg file and tried playing it under Windows Media Player, and it will play the video fine, but won't play the sound at all. I have found that the VLC media player is able to play the file with no problems.

If somebody knows a way to examine or even repair a bad mpeg file, please let me know. If I could somehow just fix the mpeg file, I could go back to watching Lost in HD again.

Yippee!!! Armstrong just added National Geographic HD to its lineup!!!

Well Armstrong just added ESPN2 HD! I think that all of us Armstrong folks should band together and email Armstrong to add more HD channels.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07250/815179-238.stm

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08270/915052-238.stm

For printing see attached PDF file

All of the basic channels (1-73) are also on SD (4:3) Clear QAM channels.

Scroll down for the HD Clear QAM channels.

Armstrong Grove City / Slippery Rock
Clear QAM 4:3 Ratio Digital Channels
Sorted by channel number


82- 1 ESPN
82- 2 Fox News
82- 3 CNBC
82- 4 CMT
82- 5 Travel
82- 6 Comedy Ctrl
82- 7 Lifetime
82- 8 AMC
82- 9 HGTV
82-10 Discovery
82-11 FX
82-12 Bravo
83- 1 ESPN-2
83- 2 MSNBC
83- 3 HLN
83- 4 MTV
83- 5 USA
83- 6 ABC-Family
83- 7 E!
83- 8 A&E
83- 9 Animal Planet
83-10 Nick
83-11 Spike
83-12 Tru-TV
84- 1 Cartoon
84- 2 CNN
84- 3 Weather
84- 4 VH1
84- 5 TLC
84- 6 History
84- 7 TV Land
84- 8 TNT
84- 9 Food
84-10 TBS
84-12 SyFy
89 -1 CBS KDKA Pgh
89- 2 NBC WPXI Pgh
89- 3 Armstrong 10
89- 4 INSP
89- 5 TV Guide
89- 7 Armstrong 19
89- 8 NBC WFMJ Yng
89- 9 CBS WKBN Yng
89-10 ABC WYTV Yng
89-11 ESPN Classic
89-12 PBS WNEO Yng
90- 1 ABC WTAE Pgh
90- 2 FOX WPGH Pgh
90- 3 PBS WQED Pgh
90- 4 Cornerstone
90- 5 EWTN
90- 8 PCN
90- 9 MyYTV Yng
90-10 PCNC Pgh
90-11 Fox WYFX Yng
90-12 CW WCBC Yng
91- 3 Pentagon
91- 2 Armstrong 70
91- 4 HSN
91- 5 C-SPAN
91- 6 Disney
91- 7 TCM
91- 8 Nick Toons
91- 9 QVC
92- 1 Grove City HS
92- 2 SRHS
92- 3 Moniteau HS
92-12 West Minister Col

Broadcast (Over the air)
High Definition Channels

68- 5 WQED Neighborhood (128-5)
93- 1 CBS KDKA Pgh HD
93- 3 FOX WPGH Pgh HD
94- 1 NBC WPXI Pgh HD
94- 2 ABC WTAE Pgh HD
94- 6 THIS Pgh SD
94- 7 RTV Pgh SD
128- 3 PBS WQED Pgh HD
128- 6 Create Pgh SD
133- 1 CBS WKBN Yng HD
133- 2 FOX WYFX Yng HD
134- 1 NBC WFMJ Yng HD
134- 2 ABC WYTV Yng HD
134- 3 Weather Yng SD
134- 4 MyYTV Yng HD

 

Armstrong Channel Lineup.pdf 59.263671875k . file

Hello,


I am going to be moving into an Armstrong Area in Cranberry PA and i cant find any information to the products they use.... I have Direct TV now with Whole Home DVR and love it. Does anyone know what equipment Armstrong uses for there Whole Home service?

Motorola. Check the HDTV Recorders for more detail.

I don't think Armstrong has any whole house DVR in their lineup. They also give out some PACE DVR's along with the Motorolas. I would request a DCX3400. Why not stick with DirectTV? Here is a link to Armstrong's DVR's.......http://support.armstrongonewire.com/...n/manuals.aspx

They have a Multi Room Recorder listed on there website but there isnt any information on it. I would LOVE to keep Direct TV but we are moving into condo while another house sells and i dont have a view of the south sky