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Offline beanboy89

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Fuzzy Cable Channels
« on: May 18, 2008, 09:00:51 PM »
Anyone know why some cable channels seem to be so fuzzy? It seems just to be the channels at the beginning (2-~20) and channels at the end (~60-77). The ones in the middle are just fine. I've checked all the connections between the wall jack and my TV, and they're all tight. What can I do to fix this?
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Re: Fuzzy Cable Channels
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2008, 09:04:32 PM »
I also noticed some channels like PBS that always seem to have a bad signal. I never figured out why that channel had a bad signal. PCN (PA cable network) also has a poor signal.
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Re: Fuzzy Cable Channels
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2008, 09:18:10 PM »
Depends on several things. Given that its analog many things can impact this.

For example, working within' the cable station if I go to view our own signal, its even fuzzy. I think its just the technology.
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Re: Fuzzy Cable Channels
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2008, 09:39:33 PM »
The problem is that both of those channel ranges have the weakest signal. The slightest thing could cause great degradation (or total loss) of these channels. A damaged cable line, for example, would cause alot of fuzz to occur. Radio Shack carries a product called a Cable TV Amplifier, which strengthens the signals of these channels. I've used one and can tell you from experience that they work very well.
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Re: Fuzzy Cable Channels
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2008, 03:54:25 PM »
Channels 69-76 and 95-97 are fuzzy in my area.
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Re: Fuzzy Cable Channels
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2008, 05:24:00 PM »
I've noticed that ABC has a poor picture quality on its channel. NBC, FOX and CBS have crisp picture quality but never ABC :huh:
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Re: Fuzzy Cable Channels
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2008, 05:46:38 PM »
Thats because ABC is lower on the spectrum, and thus has a weaker signal, as I mentioned in my post above.
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Re: Fuzzy Cable Channels
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2008, 10:16:56 PM »
Quote from: Victor on May 19, 2008, 05:24:00 PM
I've noticed that ABC has a poor picture quality on its channel. NBC, FOX and CBS have crisp picture quality but never ABC :huh:
That's funny, it's quite an opposite during the mornings here.

FOX here is usually fuzzy; followed by NBC.
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Re: Fuzzy Cable Channels
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2008, 11:57:25 PM »
House was kinda odd tonight, his holusinations wern't very clear. Damn cable.

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Re: Fuzzy Cable Channels
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2008, 09:47:38 PM »
Channel 23 (Ion) but probably because of it being LPTV
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Re: Fuzzy Cable Channels
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2008, 12:20:31 AM »
ABC never comes in that great.  For some reason, later at night, Fox never wants to come in that good (as evidenced by my TMZ clip).  And a bunch of other random Kansas City based channels never want to come in that well, either.
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