gulfstreme
join:2004-02-22
| reply to dennis1x36
Re: [Cable] Dallas/Ft Worth Metro Vol I -- Time Warner
Looks like we will have a change to the lineup starting September 18. The mailer I got indicates inHD will become a VOD channel, and inHD2 will be dropped. No HDNET. I can't believe we are *losing* HD channels! Looks like Sundance is going away too.
I hope we get a Time Warner Cable and Time Warner HSI forum in the US Cable Support section. |
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BioSehnsucht
@comcast.net
| reply to dennis1x36
I'm currently a D* customer with "Comcast HSI" (don't know when they'll officially change that over to RR)..
So I picked up a 6412 (I believe) to try HD, not P3 as it's got DVI not HDMI.. it's 'single tuner' with the relay blob on the back with an 'A' and 'B' input, it clicks when switching..
I've noticed the B channels don't work at all on this box, but if I pipe the same coax into my VCR everything is fine.
I assume it's a bad box, but could it be anything else? I live in an apartment (A/B style not 'MDU') so there's no telling what could be going on with the cable..
I'll probably call in tomarrow to see what they can try for me but I was just curious if anyone had any ideas or things to check for.
I like HD very much but I need a more expensive component/vga transcoder or a real scaler (no HD - I have computer monitors and a CRT projector in peices).. also, I wish the damn thing had native rez input to output option instead of all 720p or 1080i :P
I might end up dropping it for now and waiting for a Series 3 tivo, if it ever comes out and I can afford it.. My DirecTiVos are so much easier to use and more responsive. |
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rakswp
join:2004-07-22
Richardson, TX | reply to gulfstreme
wt hell? What are they adding, if they're dropping two HD channels? |
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cornflakeguy
join:2001-03-25
Carrollton, TX
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Hopefully the mailer was printed "too early" to include the HDNets, but yeah, that really nipping our hope in the bud, taking over and instantly dropping two HD channels
Not that I watch InHD all the time, but it's nice knowing it's there. I like Three Sheets and Beer Nutz.
I wish that TNT-HD would finally get their broadcast corrected.
CFG! |
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luckykevin
join:2005-04-30
Arlington, TX | reply to gulfstreme
inhd is not going away it was put in ondemand section of new channel lineup list by mistake it shoud be in hdtv section. |
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Fobulous
Premium
join:2002-08-14
Missouri City, TX
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| said by luckykevin  :inhd is not going away it was put in ondemand section of new channel lineup list by mistake it shoud be in hdtv section. while i find INHDs getting more boring and boring, i'd be pretty mad if we lose them. I mean I really hoped to get something out of this..but if the ruomors are true..than i'm definately heading to Dish, 29 HD channels aren't bad but i heard most of them are crap too but that's not the principle of this thing
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pcbrew
join:2006-08-17
Richardson, TX
| reply to Pure
said by Pure :"Hopefully within 18 months or so as currently planned A/B systems will be no more in Dallas." ... They are starting in Richardson I believe and working from there. Considering I'm not directly in construction department I am unaware of details, but they are definitely working on now. I saw TWC trucks out on Renner Rd in Richardson this morning. (Far east side, between North Star & Murphy Rd.) Looked like they were laying some cable. Not sure if this is part of the upgrades. I thought they could use the existing cable and just upgrade the plant to go to single line. |
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bb502
@comcast.net
| reply to dennis1x36
I am in Plano (75024) and have digital cable on two tvs and regular on another. frequently the B channels on all tvs become complete static and remain that way for several hours to a day or more. I have had numerous technicians out to the house and they have never been able to find a problem. I have wasted hours of time on the phone with Comcast and now Time Warner, and neither company has been able to give me an answer. Has anyone else experienced this???? ANY suggestions?!! |
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Scotty6595
join:2005-04-03
Frisco, TX
| reply to pcbrew
pcbrew,
Usually they have to replace the feeder line... If they have 2 500mhz cables, 1 carrying the A side and the other the B side they will need to replace the whole plant. I don't know about the trunk lines but these may need replacing as well.
A simplified explanation is that your A side cable is carrying as much signal as possible so they have the B side to pick up the left over signal that the A can't. Most likely a 750mhz cable will replace the two legacy cables... More than enough for future channels and services...
Hope I didn't confuse you further...lol  |
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kcharg
Kcharg
Premium,VIP
join:2000-10-28
Forney, TX
| reply to pcbrew
said by pcbrew :said by Pure :"Hopefully within 18 months or so as currently planned A/B systems will be no more in Dallas." ... They are starting in Richardson I believe and working from there. Considering I'm not directly in construction department I am unaware of details, but they are definitely working on now. I saw TWC trucks out on Renner Rd in Richardson this morning. (Far east side, between North Star & Murphy Rd.) Looked like they were laying some cable. Not sure if this is part of the upgrades. I thought they could use the existing cable and just upgrade the plant to go to single line. They are from my understanding just now beginning the upgrade in the Richardson area. They can use existing cable but will have to re-space the Amps and install more Nodes because of 860MHz spacing. I want to say Time Warner has a different philosophy on how many homes passed on 1 Node compared to what Comcast believed in. TW wants somewhere around 500-750 homes passed per node compared to what I've seen which was max about 1250-1350 homes passed on some nodes in the Dallas area right now. So TW will be dropping more nodes in neighborhoods and yes the upgrade has already started in Richardson first then Mesquite then Dallas. This is what I've heard, could change in 10 minutes!!!
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littlelibo
join:2005-12-12 | What about Plano? |
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MB in 75287
@verizon.net |  reply to dennis1x36
Has anyone else noticed that Encore! On Demmand is now gone? What happened?? Why was it removed??
Thanks,
MB in 75287 |
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Timothy28
join:2006-05-13
Lewisville, TX | It was likely removed because Time Warner doesn't have a contract for it that Comcast did. I read in one of the threads Comcast had rights to broadcast 2200 hours of ondemand and Time Warner only 1100. |
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MartyParty
join:2001-01-03
Dallas, TX
| man all i see are cuts and more cuts from time warner. really nothing of value is being added for me from the catalog I was sent. i see cspan3, alot of international news channels, and boomerang to look foward too. that really isn't anything to me. satellite is looking better and better. |
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cornflakeguy
join:2001-03-25
Carrollton, TX
| reply to dennis1x36
Can someone explain to me what good it does to have the local brodcast channels coming down the pipe 3 ways?
1. analog
2. HD
3. digital
If we aren't switching to digital only in the next week, why are they simulcasting the locals on digital?
It's troublesome when I see duplication of channels yet in the HD world we are having channels taken away after the change over.
cfg! |
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Scotty6595
join:2005-04-03
Frisco, TX
| The lack of HD content has very little to do with capacity and more to do with contract agreements.
Why wouldn't we want locals available in HD and Digital? The analog looks like crap on my 55" HD and I don't particularly care for the black bars of HD on non HD content so its nice to flip over to the local digital broadcast during those non HD shows.
As far a analog, I assume the majority of subscribers use the analog signal and will probably continue to do so until they are made to use the dig. box.
I'm right there with you and want to see more HD channels but having locals on digital has zero effect negative or positive on the issue of more HD channels... |
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zeroendless
join:2001-12-27
Dallas, TX
|  reply to BioSehnsucht
I might end up dropping it for now and waiting for a Series 3 tivo, if it ever comes out and I can afford it.. My DirecTiVos are so much easier to use and more responsive.
Trust me, you'll throw that 6412 away. Moto DVR is a real piece of shiet. 99% choking and halt when browsing channels. Happened on all 3 of my units...Going tho program is real pain in the ash. I have advised anyone that asked me opinion on satellite vs cable if they aren't hardcore on image quality. Don't get Cable DVR. |
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cornflakeguy
join:2001-03-25
Carrollton, TX
| reply to dennis1x36
Well, my Cable DVD is rocking along just fine. I can record two HD shows at once, and it works great.
With regard to the digital locals, I can understand what you mean. I watch my HD locals, though. I really don't want to magnify Pete Delkus. I will however magnify Gina Miller and Macie Jepson. Rrrwwrrr!!! |
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jstigler
join:2003-07-04
Euless, TX
| reply to dennis1x36
The Digital SD signal is a direct fiber feed from the station. A seperate digital encoder is used. Pic quality should be much better than the analog local.
This all assumes it is not caught up in the too much compression.
I am like most of you and watch the HD digital local signal. This too is a direct feed from most of the stations. It can take an automatic sw to air should the fiber get lost by a backhoe.
JStigler |
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np23
join:2005-10-28
united state | reply to dennis1x36
That 12 hour outage yesterday in Allen & McKinney yesterday was AWESOME! |
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