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Nick,

The reason you don't see TBS-HD on the card is because the channel doesn't get added to the lineup until Oct 3rd and activation of our area doesn't start until the 15th so you can't add something that isn't there just yet and I'm pretty sure these cards were made months before TBS-HD was announced to be added to the Bay Area lineup.

Also, Mr. J. actually got it added sooner for the Bay Area than it was planned to be added to our lineup just so most people in the Bay Area could watch the playoffs on TBS.

I'm sure once the upgrades/activation are completed for our area it will be added to our lineup.

Laters,
Mikef5

Nick,

In Milpitas we don't get ESPN2-HD, Cinemax-HD, SHO-HD, Starz-HD so those should have an asterisks behind them also.
Also, I didn't see KICU-HD on the list either but I'm pretty sure it will be added also.

Laters,
Mikef5

is comcast planning on renumbering all bay area HD channels?

I noticed that too but since it's the weekend I'll have to wait until Monday to find out. It'll also be interesting to see when or if my TivoHD picks up the channel changes so far no messages on the TivoHD about channel additions or channel changes.

Laters,
Mikef5

Raider game looks great on CBS HD 705 in the Dublin Area .

You might already know this, wasn't sure which question you were asking.

TiVo HD will pick up the new channel #s as long as Tribune (zap2it.com) picks up the changes.

If you have a season pass scheduled using an older channel # which then moves to a new channel #, it will continue recording because TiVo bases recordings on channel identifier names, not on channel #s.

SfHub,

Thanks for the info. I'm pretty new at the Tivo stuff so any help is appreciated. So far the Tivo has impressed me a lot and I kick myself for not getting it sooner... I should of listened to Keenan

The only thing I miss is the program reminder that the Moto boxes have. Sometimes I get distracted and it would be nice to have that pop up message letting me know I'm missing the Giants losing again
Does the Tivo have this feature and I just can't find it and if not who do you contact to suggest it be added ?? Sometimes I would just prefer to watch a game/program and not record it . TIA

Laters,
Mikef5

The only thing you can do is set 2 manual recordings for the program, one for 5 minutes duration and the other for 10 minutes. Then a message will pop up about 1 minute before the program starts recording. Of course this will tie up both tuners while the program is recording. I use several repeating manual recordings to do this to remind me of programs I normally want to view.

Nothing really usable in the context of your described functionality, but if it were me, I would just use a Wishlist (text search based on various parameters) to record all the Giants games, then when you figure out you got distracted you can rewind the 15-20 minutes you missed and watch it mostly live. You'll eventually catch up by skipping the commercials. Also if a show is set to record, once it starts recording, it will show up at the top of the Now Playing list (assuming you have the list sorted by time order) and whenever you bring up Now Playing you'll notice that Giants are recording. Not as good as a popup, but I figure you'll probably bring up Now Playing at least once an hour when watching shows, so you'll visually notice you are missing a show. If you have a TiVo S3, once it starts recording, you'll see text on the front panel indicating it is recording the Giants game and that will be another clue.

Does anyone know the channel map for San Jose (95134)? I have a hdhomerun that receives a fair number of QAM channels, but I don't know which channel maps where in the comcast lineup. I'm using MythTV, but I doubt I'd be lucky enough for someone to have a channels.conf file.

Unfortunately schedule direct doesn't seem to supply lineup data by physical channel frequency. It seems the comcast mapping is mostly random. For example, I ran across showtime having a free weekend. SHOWTOO shows up in QAM 94#13. I managed to figure out it was showtime just by dumb luck. I was able to recognize the movie playing and match it with the schedule.

There has to be a better way.

Hiker and SfHub,

Thanks for the suggestions, It never occurred to me just to schedule a recording and then when it starts go to it and then catch up to the live broadcast. Of course that will have to wait until next season since the Giants and A's are out of the playoffs

This box has so many features and it's just fun to play around with it. I especially like the Swivel Search just to see how far away I can get from the original search pattern, sort of like the Six Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon

Thanks for the tips, there's a lot to learn and "miles to go before I sleep" ..... gotta stop watching those Bronson movies.

Laters,
Mikef5

Some time last night or this morning I lost 715 NGCHD and 721 VSGLF ... "one moment please this channel will be available shortly" - been out all day.

Anyone know what gives?

That's what I was trying to explain to you earlier, but these guys did a better job. You don't really need reminders when using a TiVo.

All day on Sunday, ESPN2HD has been stepping (as if it's sending 2 frames per second) and pixellating. (I taped the Women's World Cup Final that started around 4:30 AM, and was watching the end of the NASCAR race (which had moved from ABC because of the rain delay) at 5 PM, and it had the same problem both times.) There was no problem on ESPN-HD or ESPN2 SD.

Did anybody else have this problem?

-- Don

Yep, you were right but you know it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks

Laters,
Mikef5

I'm the only one?

Go to: http://www.silicondust.com/wiki/hdhomerun/channels
and input your zipcode. Previous hdhomerun users who did the mapping generally automatically upload the info to silicondust. They have a web frontend that lets you list it. In the SF bay area, there are a lot of hdhomeruns, so the mapping is generally available.

The right answer of course is to have a OOB signal tuner and decoder that allows you see recieve the virtual channel maps that are sent to the STB's. If the homerun or other tuners had that, it could automatically map channels the way the STB's do, by listening to data the headend sends.

Alas, no PC equipment except for the OCUR does this. It's a shame because the mapping isn't encrypted, and the standards are published so it's easy to decode. I suggested this to the silicondust folks and I think they are looking at this for the next version of their device.

Also, while we are talking about mappings... How come zap2it doesn't have any info for KICUDT on channel 706 for the San Mateo digital lineup? or Foster City, etc... for that matter. It's there for the San Jose lineup, but not on the peninsula. Tivo and Sage get their data from here, so it's abscence is irritating.

With Sage there is a way to add a mapping to guide data for a channel that supposedly doesn't exist on your lineup, so I fixed it for my system, but it is annoying.

Thanks,
Mike

CNN-HD will definitely be one. I've got a dollar, if anyone wants to bet.

Probably nobody complained. Fill out the zap2it feedback and they will usually add it in a few days. Whatever changes on zap2it filters down to TiVo and the others.

http://www.zap2it.com/services/site/...m#feedbackForm

No, you're not the only one. It's out in Rohnert Park as well. It is still that way this morning. Anywhere else?

In San Rafael just now, 715 NGCHD is working fine, but 721 VSGLF gives me the error message.

In Novato, both 715 and 721 are working ok.

Just checked this morning and both are working in Milpitas.

Laters,
Mikef5

TitanTV allows you to manually add and delete channels. I've always preferred it to Zap2it.

I did that 3 weeks ago. Nothing has happened yet.

Thanks,
Mike

I had the same problem a few weeks ago here in Novato. After I opened a channel lineup issue with TiVo, it was fixed. Here's the link if you need it.

You need a tivo service number to open a ticket... :-)

Thanks,
mike

Anyone seeing TBS-HD yet? I know it's not supposed to show up until Wed but since the first playoff game is today (San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies) we need it now. What channel number will it use?

And now they are both working again.

I use them for MyHD.

Problem is you don't have a choice of guide providers with TiVo so zap2it/tribune is your only avenue, either directly through them or through tivo.