The Front Porch

[toxictwister00]

Pardon my ignorance but what does O&O stand for?

Owned and Operated

[Zach]

Because of the existing partnership between Accuweather and ABC, it's not getting implemented. Here's the official press entry from Accuweather.

Oh.. I guess that's why all their O&O's dropped the channel then.

No, the dropping of the Accuweather Channel in ABC O&O markets has nothing to do with FTS's new partnership with Accuweather. It's just that ABC still has a partnership with Accuweather and I don't know why they would do that.

[TWCToday]

I wish the user would lower the price. :/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHERN-TELECOM-NORTEL-WEATHER-STAR-4000-WEATHER-CHANNEL-FORECAST-BROADCASTER-/330766154126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d0332f98e#ht_7183wt_1270

That price is just stupid. I got an IS for around that. Like Zach said its an old paper weight.

[Localonthe8s]

As of this morning Accuweather fixed the fluke. It was funny while it lasted

[Mike M]

As of this morning Accuweather fixed the fluke. It was funny while it lasted

It wasn't a fluke it was intentional... they did it last year too

[Localonthe8s]

Well they did a good job fooling us. They shoudlve done that on April Fools though. Either way, they brought back the pre-spring music (which is all 80s and 90s jazz ) so I probably won't be recording much anymore since there are no twc songs in that batch

[TWCJim]

For the first time ever, I now have the HD TWC channel!   

I bought a Vizio 19" HD TV on Saturday and a couple of guys from Charter were fixing the cable line earlier today so I could get cable TV in the master bedroom. With my new TV, I get more channels (even some HD ones, courtesy of the QAM installed on the TV) than the SD TV I currently have in my living room.

So far, Charter has not yet installed the IS2 unit for Astoria so all I get now is the HD satellite LF.

Here's my question: Is there some kind of QAM tuner box I could purchase from Amazon or any store to use and connect my cable coax to, then to my DVD recorder in my living room so I can record the HD TWC channel someday? My DVD recorder does not have any coax jacks, only A/V jacks. Anyone have any advice on this situation?

[TampaMillTWC88]

I saw this interesting story air late last night during WC, about a Tampa Bay Times reporter who went a week without a car, braving heat and rain.

http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/no-car-for-a-week-29741

[TWCJim]

I was unable to find a tuner box for my DVD recorder, but I did find this for my PC:

http://www.amazon.com/Pinnacle-PCTV-USB-Stick-23049/dp/B003IPC1WE/ref=sr_1_3?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1343101529&sr=1-3&keywords=qam+tuner+usb

I'm thinking about purchasing this USB tuner stick to record off some of the HD channels I get with Charter Limited Basic Cable. What do you guys think? Is this any good?

[Localonthe8s]

If you want good HD quality programming, try getting the WinTV PVR tuner instead. Pinnacles tuners suck in my opinion

[Zach]

Pinnacle tuners are good, IMO. Not sure why you would say that because I have had good luck with mine.

[TWCJim]

I prefer the Pinnacle anyway. If it works okay with Zach, I'll consider this brand myself. Plus it's cheaper than the WinTV one anyway, fitting well within my budget. I'll let you guys know when I do order it, but it might be a while because I'm just in thoughts about doing so.

[Mike M]

Is anyone having issues replying to comments on youtube? The reply button isn't working for me at all anywhere on the site...

[Trevor]

Same issue here.

http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/youtube/if2swHxzF3o

[TWCCraig]

I am looking forward to getting to the summit of MT. Washington tomorrow. It's sure going to be cold, forecast temperatures are expected to be in the 40's and very windy. A big contrast to what I was experiencing today in Boston, (almost 90 degrees). Right now I'm in Concord, NH and it's already feeling a bit chilly now that the cold front has passed. 68F and Clear.