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Present - The Weather Channel 2000 => Local Forecast => Topic started by: Localonthe8s on March 15, 2008, 04:52:49 PM
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Alot of people have mixed reviews of the intellistar. I dislike it with a passion.
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LOL, then why didn't you vote that way?
Personally, I also hate it passionately. I never could get used to the stinking narration. That's the worst thing about the IS, IMO.
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God forbid, the XL gets Intellistar like narration :rolleyes:
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Yeah, I don't like the narration either. Being a lf music fan, I like to have narrationless clips of songs.
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Yeah, I don't like the narration either. Being a lf music fan, I like to have narrationless clips of songs.
So do I. I prefer 4000 or Jr. The Intellistar is too annoying
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Take the Annoying Narration Off the Intellistar then you will have me as a fan but until that happens i will always hate it
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I don't love it, nor do I particularity hate it.
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I don't love it, nor do I particularity hate it.
Same here. :yes:
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I loved it because it was from my era, however I very much so dislke the latest release...
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I don't love it, nor do I particularity hate it.
Same here. :yes:
Me too.
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I like the intellistar alot.
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I don't like the Intellistar. Depressing graphics, annoying narration, and still feels outdated. I wanna hear my favorite song with minimal (XL) to no (Satellite/4000/Jr) narration.
I wish there was an option to give cable customers satellite local forecasts.
Is there any satellite LF emulator in the works?
Just listen to this:
"Light rain in the morning followed by partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. High 53. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 miles per hour, increasing to 20 to 30 miles per hour. Chance of rain 30%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch."
"For tonight. Mostly clear skies followed by increasing clouds. Low 34. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 miles per hour, diminishing to 10 to 20 miles per hour."
"On Monday we'll see a chance of rain. Look for partly cloudy skies on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, expect a chance of thunderstorms."
"Traffic Congestion for our area."
Look at all that hell we need to listen to. What if the legendary Trammell Starks is playing my favorite Jamacian Jam or Good Times, and then I have to have it drowned out by that crap?
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All narration would be beneficial to the blind though!
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IMO, they should put the narration on SAP (secondary audio program), that way everyone would be happy. Though, I still like a little narration, such as what the XL or Weatherscan does.
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So do I. I was expecting the latest INtellitar version to have less narraton
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The IntelliStar is my second favorite STAR (with the 4000 as a close third), but the XL is my favorite by far. My favorite IntelliStar version would be the 2005-2007, but with the 1998-2006 icons (the new icons don't go very well with this version).
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Unlike most people, the Intellistar is THE ONLY star I've seen live.
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From a non-twc fan standpoint, it's great. It's high tech, it talks, and gives weather info. What's not to like?
From a twc fan standpoint, meh. It's not too visually appealing, talking is annoying, and. I dunon.
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I Always Hated The Intellistar
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I don't like the new version of Interlistar. I'd like the old one to be back, but i want XL to come back
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I like all star versions. I don't care what STAR we have now
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No. I like the IntelliStar. :)
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I would rather have a 4000 or an XL. I do not like the Intellistar at all. The constant narration is annoying.
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The narration doesn't bother me, it's the graphics they have now that suck! :furious:
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The Intellistar that they use today is okay, but I love the older ones better.
The icons and the graphics that they use are just not fitting.
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Im about to finish up my vacation in the Outer Banks. We have an XL here that was messing up quite a bit. Yesterday I set up a conference call between TWC Star Tech Support and the cable head. TWC is shipping out a new XL and it should arrive Monday. Until then were using an Intellistar located nearby. Ive got to say after seeing the XL for so long the IS provides a lot more useful information. I love the XLs graphics but the IS has more info that I can use. Anyway it will be nice to have the XL back in this region. I convinced the guy at the headend not to upgrade to the Intellistar since TWC is giving them a brand new XL. The XL has a good seven years or so and the area the star covers is so small its not worth it. Im told that they wont upgrade until they have to! :dance:
Kinda off topic but I asked about the HD star and I was told they are putting a lot of time into it and a release should be "soon". I asked what he meant by "soon" but I didn't get a straight anwser. :P
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TWC still ships XL's? I didn't know that. Good to see they won't see an IntelliStar though. :D
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I think TWC will replace defective legacy STARs, but I don't think they'll ship brand new ones. :unsure:
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I loved the first version back in 2004, but I hate versions 2 and 3.
I perfered the WeatherSTARs 3000, 4000, Junior, and XL anyways.
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I loved the first version back in 2004, but I hate versions 2 and 3.
I perfered the WeatherSTARs 3000, 4000, Junior, and XL anyways.
There have only been two versions. :biggrin:
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I loved the first version back in 2004, but I hate versions 2 and 3.
I perfered the WeatherSTARs 3000, 4000, Junior, and XL anyways.
There have only been two versions. :biggrin:
I thoght there were three.
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Nope. 2.x is the current verison. The 2005 update was a "subversion" of version 1.
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I think TWC will replace defective legacy STARs, but I don't think they'll ship brand new ones. :unsure:
I was told it was a "new" unit but it may just be a refurbished one.
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I think TWC will replace defective legacy STARs, but I don't think they'll ship brand new ones. :unsure:
I was told it was a "new" unit but it may just be a refurbished one.
It's possible they may have some new units still hanging around somewhere, but its pretty unlikely.
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If they ever do new graphics on the intelliSTAR. They should make them be redone so they can match their current on air graphics.
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Wow, it seems like that everyone is starting like the IntelliSTAR again... :unsure:
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I actually misread the poll. I meant to vote "No, love it."
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The only way i will love the intellistar is if the narration on the 36hr or 48hr forecast would only say for ex. "today", "For Tonight", "and on Monday". etc. instead of describing the forecast just say the day.
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The only problem I have with the IntelliStar is their current design that came into play October 23, 2007... Hopefully, based off the schedules they used in the past, they change the design later this year...
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The only problem I have with the IntelliStar is their current design that came into play October 23, 2007... Hopefully, based off the schedules they used in the past, they change the design later this year...
That's what I don't like about it either, I would rather have the previous design than this one.
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The only thing I hate on the IntelliStar is that the narration is louder than the music (which is has been like that since last October).
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Geesh! Always hating on the IS. I love the IS. The narrations dont bother me at all. If im not near the tv i can hear the forecast. Traffic is great for my area as well.
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Geesh! Always hating on the IS. I love the IS. The narrations dont bother me at all. If im not near the tv i can hear the forecast.
Agreed. :thumbsup: