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post #3031 of 8456
5/19/08 at 5:40am
Just a thought: Could Comcast use the extra bandwidth to go back to the "old" Comcast HD (less compression)? IMO, this would be better than getting a new Hannah Montanna HD channel.
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post #3032 of 8456
5/19/08 at 7:57am
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Originally Posted by jforeman View Post

I'm manually programming my tuner for Boston. Anyone know the frequencies in kHz for:

2.1 WGBH
5.1 ABC
7.1 NBC

My TV just says "2.1 WGBH (84)" and
"5.1 (86)" and
"7.1 (86)"
but that's not helpful for programming my tuner.

You would probably have more luck with an answer to this in the Boston - OTA forum.

-Ken
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post #3033 of 8456
5/19/08 at 8:29am
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Originally Posted by kenvt View Post

You would probably have more luck with an answer to this in the Boston - OTA forum.

-Ken

But I'm tuning Clear QAM, not OTA.
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post #3034 of 8456
5/19/08 at 12:15pm
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Originally Posted by jforeman View Post

I'm manually programming my tuner for Boston. Anyone know the frequencies in kHz for:

2.1 WGBH
5.1 ABC
7.1 NBC

My TV just says "2.1 WGBH (84)" and
"5.1 (86)" and
"7.1 (86)"
but that's not helpful for programming my tuner.

I've seen them listed at different freqs depending on location...Most of us have to find them doing an autoscan and then it's hit and miss as to whether they remap to the channel numbers.
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post #3035 of 8456
5/19/08 at 2:01pm
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Originally Posted by hybucket View Post

ANyone been able to get a Boston zip code to work for the channel changes?

Nope, I'm having the same problem.
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post #3036 of 8456
5/19/08 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by JM22681 View Post

Nope, I'm having the same problem.

Your answer is here.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...4#post13893864
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post #3037 of 8456
5/19/08 at 2:51pm
I think I may know a reason why CN8 may be going digital.

Ion and WZMY may be going HD,and as must carry channels, Comcast is required to carry their HD signals IN HD!
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post #3038 of 8456
5/19/08 at 5:36pm
chitchat , that is 1 analog channels . still3 more to fill. Many Comcast system are adding Disney ABC Family and Science Ch. HD, so need room for them
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post #3039 of 8456
5/19/08 at 7:54pm
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Originally Posted by chitchatjf View Post

I think I may know a reason why CN8 may be going digital.

Ion and WZMY may be going HD,and as must carry channels, Comcast is required to carry their HD signals IN HD!

HD signals are must-carry as well? I don't think that's correct as we have had those retrans issues in other parts of the country where HD feed were pulled from cable. Also when I lived in CT, we had a local OTA affiliate which was not carried in HD over cable.
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post #3040 of 8456
5/19/08 at 7:57pm
I know that.
The analog feeds of the other channels are within the 24-69 filter area. CN8 is not.

The big question is When ION DOES GO HD, where will Cinemax move to to make room (Assuming it is on channel 868)
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post #3041 of 8456
5/20/08 at 6:41am
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Originally Posted by chitchatjf View Post

The big question is When ION DOES GO HD, where will Cinemax move to to make room (Assuming it is on channel 868)

I just want them to keep all the premium movie channels together. It's a real pain having History HD in the middle of them all...
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post #3042 of 8456
5/20/08 at 9:36am
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Originally Posted by travis33 View Post

Just a thought: Could Comcast use the extra bandwidth to go back to the "old" Comcast HD (less compression)? IMO, this would be better than getting a new Hannah Montanna HD channel.

Yes! Probably their plan and I agree with the latter.
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post #3043 of 8456
5/20/08 at 9:51am
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Originally Posted by chitchatjf View Post

I know that.
The analog feeds of the other channels are within the 24-69 filter area. CN8 is not.

The big question is When ION DOES GO HD, where will Cinemax move to to make room (Assuming it is on channel 868)

Does anyone even watch CN8? I know they use it for conflicts on the sports channels for the rare times there is some but what else is it for. If it went away completely it would be no loss.

Are there even plans for ION to go HD? If not, why worry about it then and they already have a digital channel so they are probably staying where they are.
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post #3044 of 8456
5/20/08 at 10:33am
Does anyone know if Comcast has just 750 Mhz of band width in Eastern Mass. ,or do some headends have more?
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post #3045 of 8456
5/21/08 at 3:35pm
I got my bill yesterday and they said they're adding National Geo-HD to the Digital Classic package. They must have gotten a lot of complaints from people like me who were paying for the Digital Classic package and had the SD channel but didn't have the HD version.
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post #3046 of 8456
5/21/08 at 9:41pm
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Originally Posted by owine View Post

HD signals are must-carry as well? I don't think that's correct as we have had those retrans issues in other parts of the country where HD feed were pulled from cable. Also when I lived in CT, we had a local OTA affiliate which was not carried in HD over cable.

If the SD feed is a must carry,the HD feed can be (and will probably be) a must carry as well. There will be no SD feed after 2/18 qanyway
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post #3047 of 8456
5/22/08 at 1:56pm
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Originally Posted by DaveFi View Post

I got my bill yesterday and they said they're adding National Geo-HD to the Digital Classic package. They must have gotten a lot of complaints from people like me who were paying for the Digital Classic package and had the SD channel but didn't have the HD version.

It sounds like the channel line up for HD is finally being changed over from what it was back when Comcast only had 5 HD channels. Less confusion for newer HD customers wondering why they cannot get ESPN HD when they have regular HD (my parents count as one of these).
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post #3048 of 8456
5/22/08 at 3:58pm
I'm pissed at my Motorola DCH3416.

I realized that it wasn't putting out as good a picture over HDMI as my computer (MythTV) did over HDMI on the same programming. In particular, the black level looked too high, and things looked washed out---basically like the brightness was turned up on the output. And YES, I checked to make sure my TV settings were the same on both HDMI inputs. And to double-check, I plugged the DVR into HDMI1 and the computer into HDMI2 /and/ vice-versa, problem persisted.

To get my TV's "true black" on the computer's HDMI out, the TV brightness setting of ~52 or lower worked. With the DCH3416 HDMI out, the TV brightness needed to be down around 30 or 40.

This confused me, so I hooked up the Comcast box's Component cables, and the black level and colors were correct! For some reason, the component output displays correctly, but the HDMI output acts like the brightness has been turned up.

Could someone else check to see if their box has this strange behavior? Maybe I just need to swap out my box...?
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post #3049 of 8456
5/24/08 at 6:06am
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Originally Posted by Eric89GXL View Post

I'm pissed at my Motorola DCH3416.

I realized that it wasn't putting out as good a picture over HDMI as my computer (MythTV) did over HDMI on the same programming. In particular, the black level looked too high, and things looked washed out---basically like the brightness was turned up on the output. And YES, I checked to make sure my TV settings were the same on both HDMI inputs. And to double-check, I plugged the DVR into HDMI1 and the computer into HDMI2 /and/ vice-versa, problem persisted.

To get my TV's "true black" on the computer's HDMI out, the TV brightness setting of ~52 or lower worked. With the DCH3416 HDMI out, the TV brightness needed to be down around 30 or 40.

This confused me, so I hooked up the Comcast box's Component cables, and the black level and colors were correct! For some reason, the component output displays correctly, but the HDMI output acts like the brightness has been turned up.

Could someone else check to see if their box has this strange behavior? Maybe I just need to swap out my box...?

I have found on my 3416 that I get a better picture using the component outs than the HDMI output for some of the reasons you mention above but also because it seemed to be soft and lack detail when compared to the components. I got this same result on 2 different displays so I just use the components outputs now. Sometimes HDMI isn't always what it is cracked up to be and this seems to be one of them.
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post #3050 of 8456
5/24/08 at 11:28am
I tried both HDMI, and component on my DCH connected to Pio Kuro plasma. Both connections give an excellent picture. HDMI gives a slightly sharper, cleaner picture with component being a little bit softer. Color accuracy is excellent on both. I calibrated both inputs, and the settings are almost identical. That's what I would expect anyway.
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post #3051 of 8456
5/25/08 at 9:58am
any word of what new HD channels we will get on 7/15/2008 from Comcast? Have an idea of some of the logical ones but is there a defintive word.
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post #3052 of 8456
5/25/08 at 10:06am
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Originally Posted by mgpt6 View Post

any word of what new HD channels we will get on 7/15/2008 from Comcast? Have an idea of some of the logical ones but is there a defintive word.


More than likely you will not see new channels that day. They usually switch off the analog channel a few days to a few weeks later. Aug. 1 sounds more realistic.

-Ken
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post #3053 of 8456
5/25/08 at 11:51am
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Originally Posted by kenvt View Post

More than likely you will not see new channels that day. They usually switch off the analog channel a few days to a few weeks later. Aug. 1 sounds more realistic.

-Ken

Not necessarily.

When Cspan 2 went digital only, Discovery HD,History HD and Sci Fi HD popped up like within minutes.
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post #3054 of 8456
5/25/08 at 1:47pm
Comcast has been adding Disney, ABC Family and Science Channel in many areas lately, so I'd expect them to be on the list.

I've also seen reports of additions of AMC and TLC.

From the number of slots supposedly opening up 7/15, some of those slots may be reserved for future adds unless Comcast signs some new deals in the meantime.
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post #3055 of 8456
5/25/08 at 5:41pm
It could also be for stuff other then JUST HD channels.

The Boston market still does not have Comcast Central.
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post #3056 of 8456
5/26/08 at 5:22am
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Originally Posted by chitchatjf View Post

It could also be for stuff other then JUST HD channels.

The Boston market still does not have Comcast Central.

...or DOCSIS 3.0
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post #3057 of 8456
5/26/08 at 5:50am
Given DirecTV's successful advertising campaign, I think that Comcast is going to provide a bit more HD before they start in on other pursuits... I have the sneaking suspicion that something like DOCSIS 3.0 will be deployed along with SDV.
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post #3058 of 8456
5/27/08 at 6:34am
According to this article in the Globe, multi-room dvr functionality rolls out today in Mass:

http://www.boston.com/business/techn...ite_a_reality/


-Ken

EDIT- Nevermind, this is just On Demand Crap....big deal so you can continue your on demand on a different tv....big whoop.
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post #3059 of 8456
5/27/08 at 6:51am
I noticed this on my TV's this past week. It confused me at first, but then I figured out what was going on. I'm in the Attleboro area.
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post #3060 of 8456
5/28/08 at 9:37am
any word on what new we may see on or around 7/15/2008 for HD?
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