Snickerdo
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join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON
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Re: [Windsor] cogecos lack of hd channels
said by Marcer  :Totaling 31 possible HD Channels (depending on what you subscribe to) (All these are available in Windsor) In Niagara we get 12 HD channels, total. This includes the networks, the premiums, the movie channels, etc. It's pathetic, and something Cogeco should be ashamed of. 31 is also pathetic compared to what Rogers offers in all their markets.
Simply put, Cogeco is a decent internet provider, but they are a horrendous television provider that is 1-2 years behind everyone else.
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vuarra
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Hamilton, ON | ^ What he said. |
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hdtvguy
So Much For Subtlety
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St Catharines, ON
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said by Snickerdo :said by Marcer :Totaling 31 possible HD Channels (depending on what you subscribe to) (All these are available in Windsor) In Niagara we get 12 HD channels, total. This includes the networks, the premiums, the movie channels, etc. It's pathetic, and something Cogeco should be ashamed of. 31 is also pathetic compared to what Rogers offers in all their markets. Simply put, Cogeco is a decent internet provider, but they are a horrendous television provider that is 1-2 years behind everyone else. And you forgot the those so important WestCoast HD channels so I have a backup to record the programs that my box froze on me for recordings in the 200's and 700's. At last count 10 recorded programs with frozen video in just the last two weeks. The Cogeco tech didn't find anything wrong with the box and had no idea why all the freezes occur during commercials and not during program content. I would have blamed this on my poor internet performance( I pray they haven't done the node split yet!!) but my understanding is the TV signal is a different carrier than my internet.
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Snickerdo
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Niagara Falls, ON
| said by hdtvguy :And you forgot the those so important WestCoast HD channels so I have a backup to record the programs that my box froze on me for recordings in the 200's and 700's. At last count 10 recorded programs with frozen video in just the last two weeks. The Cogeco tech didn't find anything wrong with the box and had no idea why all the freezes occur during commercials and not during program content. I would have blamed this on my poor internet performance( I pray they haven't done the node split yet!!) but my understanding is the TV signal is a different carrier than my internet. You get timeshifted HD? My grandfather on Geneva Street most certainly does NOT get anything but the 12 I just mentioned.
Then again, St. Catharines is a bit of a hybrid right now. Some have digital duplication and more HD channels than others.
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hdtvguy
So Much For Subtlety
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join:2003-11-12
St Catharines, ON
| said by Snickerdo :You get timeshifted HD? No, I just meant to say how valuable those WOULD be to those of us who are having problems with dropped recordings.
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Snickerdo
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join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON
| said by hdtvguy :No, I just meant to say how valuable those WOULD be to those of us who are having problems with dropped recordings. Hah, that makes a lot more sense. St. Catharines isn't exactly on the cutting edge when it comes to digital cable.
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