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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6720 on: August 03, 2008, 10:33:51 PM »
Okay, here are the Ocean City IntelliStar clips:
  • Aug 1, 2008 - 11:38pm
  • Aug 1, 2008 - 11:48pm
  • Aug 1, 2008 - 11:58pm

A few oddities/things to note about the STAR:
  • TWC is on Channel 2.
  • Ocean City is on the Getaway Forecast and there are discrepancies between the forecast listed on the Getaway Forecast page and actual local forecast.
  • On the radar and metro maps, the county line(s) between Worcester, Wicomico, and Somerset counties are missing.
  • The STAR serves Worcester County, MD and Sussex County, Delaware.
  • The ad crawls all contain two ads put together. Cheap Comcast.
« Last Edit: August 03, 2008, 10:35:27 PM by beanboy89 »
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6721 on: August 03, 2008, 10:50:53 PM »
Okay, here are the Ocean City IntelliStar clips:

A few oddities/things to note about the STAR:
  • TWC is on Channel 2.
  • Ocean City is on the Getaway Forecast and there are discrepancies between the forecast listed on the Getaway Forecast page and actual local forecast.
  • On the radar and metro maps, the county line(s) between Worcester, Wicomico, and Somerset counties are missing.
  • The STAR serves Worcester County, MD and Sussex County, Delaware.
  • The ad crawls all contain two ads put together. Cheap Comcast.


You know, I thought I remembered TWC being on an odd channel in OC.  :D

Anyway, great clips Billy!  :cool3:

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6722 on: August 03, 2008, 11:27:38 PM »
I'm going to the beach tomorrow. :yes:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6723 on: August 03, 2008, 11:30:13 PM »
Interesting how those county lines are missing, Billy. :thinking:

Speaking of STAR oddities, when I was in Erie this past new days, I noticed the regional map was totally fudged up. Pittsburgh was placed over where Wheeling, Wva should be; and Harrisburg was placed over where Pittsburgh should be (and the funny thing is, Harrisburg's physical location couldn't be seen on the map!).

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6724 on: August 04, 2008, 12:05:33 AM »
Here are the clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi9R5eL5NWc - Portland Weatherscan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfwjYcVtT2I - Portland Intellistar #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwa4G-tpGwk - Portland Intellistar #2
Looks like all of the west coast IntelliStars don't show the regional maps at :18/:48, not just your unit in Santa Cruz. I wonder if those maps were intentionally not implemented on the 1:30 flavors on west coast stars. :unsure:

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6725 on: August 04, 2008, 12:14:33 AM »
Here are the clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi9R5eL5NWc - Portland Weatherscan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfwjYcVtT2I - Portland Intellistar #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwa4G-tpGwk - Portland Intellistar #2
Looks like all of the west coast IntelliStars don't show the regional maps at :18/:48, not just your unit in Santa Cruz. I wonder if those maps were intentionally not implemented on the 1:30 flavors on west coast stars. :unsure:

I've noticed that. It's incredibly annoying. I like to see the regional forecast.
I've thought about telling the STAR team, but I figure it's not a big enough issue to have them fix. :itsok:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6726 on: August 04, 2008, 01:04:09 AM »
If anyone wants to see some pictures from my trip, I've uploaded a bunch to Deviantart. http://beanboy89.deviantart.com/
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6727 on: August 04, 2008, 01:48:29 AM »
Gah, I still have to upload pictures from my Scranton, PA trip back in June, which includes great scenery and train pics. Anyone still interested in them?
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6728 on: August 04, 2008, 01:53:40 AM »
Gah, I still have to upload pictures from my Scranton, PA trip back in June, which includes great scenery and train pics. Anyone still interested in them?
Sure. :yes:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6729 on: August 04, 2008, 11:07:37 AM »
I had my first TWC dream in a while.  And it's an odd one.

I had a dream that the morning anchor here on my local station was leaving, and DAVE SCHWARTZ was replacing him  :rofl: :wacko:  It was odd.  The oddest thing about it is..I don't think the morning anchor is leaving for a while..lol

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6730 on: August 04, 2008, 11:55:16 AM »
does anyone want to write a petition to weather channel about the IntelliSTAR & weatherSTAR XL's Aggrvating Narration?

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6731 on: August 04, 2008, 11:56:12 AM »
does anyone want to write a petition to weather channel about the IntelliSTAR & weatherSTAR XL's Aggrvating Narration?
they won't care

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6732 on: August 04, 2008, 12:00:09 PM »
does anyone want to write a petition to weather channel about the IntelliSTAR & weatherSTAR XL's Aggrvating Narration?
I'd rather have all XL Units to be like the ones in Punxsutawney, PA or Georgetown, KY. :thumbdown:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6733 on: August 04, 2008, 12:00:24 PM »
does anyone want to write a petition to weather channel about the IntelliSTAR & weatherSTAR XL's Aggrvating Narration?
Sure and done.

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #6734 on: August 04, 2008, 12:05:44 PM »
i've sent 2 emails to chris hirosima in the past 2 weeks and still yet no reply  :angry: