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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Bocsius on September 23, 2008, 09:54:25 PM

Title: I hate cable
Post by: Bocsius on September 23, 2008, 09:54:25 PM
 :gun Time Warner Cable.

While they've added a considerable number of HD channels in the past few months, they keep skipping the one channel I want... USA HD. Oh, they teased. During the Olympics, they temporarily added USA HD all the way up at channel 1501. I was spoiled for a couple of weeks. As soon as the Olympics were over, the channel went bye bye.

If they had the capacity to run USA HD during the olympics (plus three other temporary HD channels), why do they not have the capacity to carry it now?

Just a couple of weeks ago, they added ESPNU to the HD tier. Good. And they added the Green network. Guh. A few weeks before that, they added ESPNEWS. Good. And ABC Family and Disney. Guh. They added a handful of channels a couple of months ago, too, although I can't tell you what they were. I think one is Animal Planet. Discovery something, too.

Now I find out that they're added the Big Ten network to regular and HD cable on Thursday.

ATTN: Time Warner Cable. This is Greensboro, North Carolina. We don't care about the stupid Big Ten and we don't care about watching their awful football teams. We already have our own awful ACC football teams to watch. If you're going to add another sports network, give me Fox Sports HD or the NFL Network.

And bring back USA HD, distinguished mentally-challenged fellows.
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Beezy on September 23, 2008, 09:56:57 PM
I get FiOS TV this Friday

:bow FiOS :bow2
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Bocsius on September 23, 2008, 09:59:05 PM
And can I at least get the Weather Channel in HD. I want to see the consequences of global warming in stunning high definition.
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 23, 2008, 10:03:45 PM
ABC Family HD and Disney HD are a complete waste. There is never anything in HD on either channel.

Comcast sucks, we haven't got a new HD channel since late May.
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: fistfulofmetal on September 23, 2008, 10:07:47 PM
I know get Universal HD since the Olympics!

Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on September 23, 2008, 11:03:15 PM
 :bow DirecT--oh wait

 :piss DirecTV :piss2
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 23, 2008, 11:04:57 PM
I just buy tv on dvd or on itunes/zunestore, fuk cable
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Rman on September 23, 2008, 11:08:43 PM
I get FiOS TV this Friday

:bow FiOS :bow2

They got FIOS is the BX, Beezy?
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Beezy on September 23, 2008, 11:14:41 PM
I get FiOS TV this Friday

:bow FiOS :bow2

They got FIOS is the BX, Beezy?
Yeah, I've had FiOS internet and phone since like March-April 07. TV has been available for like a month or two now.
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Tauntaun on September 24, 2008, 11:58:09 AM
I've heard some good stuff about FiOS, good to see a young blood like yourself is making it.  Holler back. :pimp
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: T234 on September 24, 2008, 11:59:51 AM
I AGREE WITH THE OP

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Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: DJ_Tet on September 24, 2008, 12:12:30 PM
Be glad you don't live in Charlotte.  ESPNews is my favorite channel, but we don't have that in HD.  Nor do we have any of the others you listed that were added.

I totally agree with you about USA HD, the fact that they added that for the Olympics only to yank it away drove me insane.



Oh, and big LOL @ the fact that this is now year 3 without NFL Network (HD or SD.)


Fuck TWC, I'm so glad that the Bobcats are finally on SportsSouth instead of various cable-only channels.  I am switching to DirecTv as soon as I move into my gf's house.  And TWC will lose two customers that day.
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Yeti on September 24, 2008, 12:19:27 PM
I just buy tv on dvd or on itunes/zunestore, fuk cable

My cable pretty much comes with my internet package, and I STILL just buy tv on dvd or watch online.
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Himu on September 24, 2008, 01:56:48 PM
Satellite owns
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: DJ_Tet on September 24, 2008, 02:10:36 PM
Satellite owns

Yes, it does, especially now that their HD is coming around.

The problem here in Charlotte was slightly unique for sports fans.  Cable doesn't carry NFL Network, which means some NFL games aren't carried (any local games would still be carried.)  But the Bobcats for their whole existence has been on cable-specific channels.  So either you have satellite for NFL or cable for the local NBA games.  I have to believe that has hurt the Bobcats in developing a local fanbase, because the average sports fan in 2000 has chosen the NFL resoundly over the NBA.

And a die-hard like me is stuck with cable because I can't justify losing 60+ NBA games for a handful of NFL games not involving the local Panthers.  Luckily that's all changing this year.
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Brehvolution on September 24, 2008, 02:49:34 PM
I agree with the OP. THe NBC "HD" channel is awful to watch here in NY. If anything moves to fast the picture gets all artifacty.
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Bloodwake on September 24, 2008, 03:40:31 PM
Time Warner is fucking HORRIBLE

In London, Kentucky, you get Fox and CBS HD, but you don't fucking get ABC or NBC in HD. Not only that, but they did the same thing with USA and Universal that the OP is complaining about. 

This is the current selection for London:

Fox
CBS
ESPN
ESPN 2
Discovery Channel HD
TNT HD
PBS HD (from 8-10)


THAT'S IT.

Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: DJ_Tet on September 24, 2008, 03:41:48 PM
I agree with the OP. THe NBC "HD" channel is awful to watch here in NY. If anything moves to fast the picture gets all artifacty.

Do you have the 8300 Scientific Atlanta HD box?  You should enable it to output every resolution, it defaults to output everything in 1080i.

The reason I ask is that NBC is a 720p station, if your box is upscaling to 1080i and you have a plasma that is scaling that image again, that could be a reason that specific channel looks like crap.
Title: Re: I hate cable
Post by: Bocsius on September 24, 2008, 04:10:58 PM
This is the current selection for London:

Fox
CBS
ESPN
ESPN 2
Discovery Channel HD
TNT HD
PBS HD (from 8-10)


THAT'S IT.


That's jacked. Here in Greensboro NC, we get

501   UNC HD   (PBS)
510   WGHP HD   (Fox affiliate)
520   WFMY-HD   (CBS affiliate)
530   WXLV HD   (ABC affiliate)
531   WMYV-HD (independent... never anything in HD)
536   WCWG - HD (independent... never anything in HD)
540   WXII HD   (NBC affiliate)
545   Palladia   
546   TLC HD   
547   Animal Planet HD   
548   Science Channel HD   
549   Discovery Channel HD   
550   Discovery HD Theater   
551   TNT HD   
552   TBS HD   
553   National Geographic HD   
554   A&E HD   
555   The History Channel HD   
556   ESPN2 HD   
557   HGTV - HD   
558   Food Network HD   
559   Planet Green HD   
560   MOJO   
561   Universal HD   
562   HD Net   
563   HDNET Movies   

564   ESPN-HD   
565   ESPN News HD      
566   Disney HD   
567   ABC Family HD   
569   Golf Channel/Versus HD   
570   ESPNU HD   
575   CNN HD   
581   Lifetime Movie Network HD
591   Braves Network (useless)


You have to pay extra for the ones in bold.