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Present - The Weather Channel 2000 => Local Forecast => IntelliStar 2 Discussion => Topic started by: KevOwensby on May 27, 2012, 08:21:42 AM
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Pretty sure we're past the beta phase, so starting a general IS2 thread.
Is anyone else only getting the national LDL since they switched it to red and started showing the Beryl bug?
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Yes!
I thought it was because the IS2 was running the tropical storm warning and hurricane local statements non-stop (which the IS isn't). I'm glad to know that it's a nationwide problem.
Actually, I was worried that the IS2 was having glitches again, especially since it took a month (!) to get it working.
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Actually, I was worried that the IS2 was having glitches again, especially since it took a month (!) to get it working.
I thought it was on ours, too. Then we got a Special Weather Statement yesterday for heat and realized it must just not be activating. We're getting our LOT8's (or whatever it's on at this point.) Just thought I'd ask if anybody else was having the same issue. Not going to rant... but I would think this would be the time that they'd want to have the local LDL on the most, since most of the actual coverage is concentrated on a certain few areas.
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National LDL here too :(
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With the shorter LF's, I don't seem to be getting my Marine Forecast or Almanac anymore. Anyone else notice this? The graphics were so good on the IS2, and I'll be sad if I can't see them anymore.
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With the shorter LF's, I don't seem to be getting my Marine Forecast or Almanac anymore. Anyone else notice this? The graphics were so good on the IS2, and I'll be sad if I can't see them anymore.
Same here, but we never had a marine forecast here since I had the Farmingdale IS2. I don't know why they didn't have it on the Islip IS2.
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I talked with The Weather Channel and i was told they finished recommendations for the number of units for the New England Area and they will have to turn in those changes to comcast and the estimation is around 1 month for Comcast to order then be shipped the IS2.
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Let the waiting game begin...it's just a matter of time now before Comcast begins rolling them out!
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Allentown, PA's RCN Headend has the IS2 (Courtesy StumbleAudioJazz)
|||"TWCHD/SD - Allentown PA Local Forecast June Saturday 16 2012"||| ((("Setreo Sound"))) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA3SwMIlrYs#)
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I'm not sure if it's been posted before; but Holly Ridge, NC now has an IntelliStar 2. Provider is Charter.
IntelliSTAR 2, Holly Ridge, NC, June 18, 2012, 11:08 AM. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPjdu1t1usw#ws)
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Does anybody know where TWC Star team went? my IS2 went out in may and has been down for about a month and his profile shows that he has not been online since june 5th? did he take a vaction?
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He's has a job as an actual employee of TWC, and he comes on when he gets a chance. He'll be on sometime or another. If not, shoot an email to someone at TWC, they'll forward you to the right department.
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Hannibal, MO HD Intellistar/Local on the 8s (100+ degrees/heat warning) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgXfeRVWX68#)
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Does anybody know where TWC Star team went? my IS2 went out in may and has been down for about a month and his profile shows that he has not been online since june 5th? did he take a vaction?
They have stated before that they do visit the forums on a regular basis, but are not logged on while doing so most of the time.
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Does anybody know where TWC Star team went? my IS2 went out in may and has been down for about a month and his profile shows that he has not been online since june 5th? did he take a vaction?
They have stated before that they do visit the forums on a regular basis, but are not logged on while doing so most of the time.
well my areas IS2 was restored. It seems that they know about the problem that is plaguing the IS2s it seems to be a video board issue and they are working on it according to someone who got back to me via email from the weather channel.
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Looks like Massachusetts isn't getting the IS2 anytime soon, Xfinity hasn't ordered any units for the New England Area yet.
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Looks like Massachusetts isn't getting the IS2 anytime soon, Xfinity hasn't ordered any units for the New England Area yet.
That stinks!
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This is kinda off-topic, but don't you hate it when greedy companies like Comcast lie to you? For example, when I cancelled my services with them last month, they were gonna mail me a $88 refund but they never did! Those lying greedy bastards... :hammer:
^^^ Pardon my language. I'm just real angry at Comcast for not sending my refund in the first place :angry:
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Call them and inquire about the issue? They may have forgotten. Dont want to go OT but when I got Dish back in 2002, I still had my cable line inserted in and I still received cable channels for about a month after
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Looks like Massachusetts isn't getting the IS2 anytime soon, Xfinity hasn't ordered any units for the New England Area yet.
That stinks!
I talked with TWC and they told me it's in Xfinity's hands now, and said there is nothing more they can do on their end after the necessary configurations were sent to Xfinity.
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Anyone know if Verizon FiOS has any plans to purchase the IS2 for their VHOs?
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I don't know if this one is known about yet, but Poughkeepsie, NY has an IS2 (skip to the LDL cueing in at 1:18 or just look at the video screenshot it shows up there)
I don't know if the IS2 itself shows up in this video because I haven't watched the whole video.
The Weather Channel 4/14/2012 Midewest Tornado Outbreak Coverage 4:10 - 7:05 EDT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0KdkDcyTgs#)
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Tampa, FL IS2!!!!
The Weather Channel - Local On The 8's - Harry Potter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m4lAkQT5eA#)
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I don't know if this one is known about yet, but Poughkeepsie, NY has an IS2
Looks like it's been there since 2011
The Weather Channel HD Local Forecast 12/29/2011 2:00 PM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtLNx3y7gcc#)
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Update From Xfinity
I can tell you that it’s not going to happen “anytime soon,” but it’s something that we’ll consider for our next round of HD additions. Sorry there isn’t any more specific information available. Rest assured that your feedback has been passed along to our programming team.
So basically i will hopefully get a new update in September on the IS2 status.
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Has there been any more reports of IS2s popping up as of late?
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Charlotte, NC has an IS2 judging from the LDL...
Jim Cantore does push ups in hurricane Isaac (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-nMu3KWwFA#)
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Has anyone else seen this text forecast "and possibly a tornado with some storms". I just saw this on my IS2 today. I wonder if it happens to anyone else. :dunno:
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Has anyone else seen this text forecast "and possibly a tornado with some storms". I just saw this on my IS2 today. I wonder if it happens to anyone else. :dunno:
Did you record it? You should upload it I want to see it.
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I've seen that numerous of times on the IntelliStar when there's severe weather. I think they use that when your area is under a moderate/high risk for tornadoes. That's usually when I saw it. :yes:
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I've seen that numerous of times on the IntelliStar when there's severe weather. I think they use that when your area is under a moderate/high risk for tornadoes. That's usually when I saw it. :yes:
Yeah, I've seen it on the IS as well, but usually it's worded as "Storms could contain tornadoes."
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It's rare, but yeah... happens here in Topeka, too.
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As of yesterday evening, my local headend (Charter) started to display their ads over the HD TWC feed at :17/:47 of each hour (they didn't used to before.) They are the same ads that get displayed on the SD TWC feed simultaneously as on the HD one. I'm still seeing the HD SLF and LDL as of this morning, but I'm certain that maybe, just maybe, Charter might be getting the IS2 unit for Astoria real soon :thinking: My fingers are crossed.
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As of yesterday evening, my local headend (Charter) started to display their ads over the HD TWC feed at :17/:47 of each hour (they didn't used to before.) They are the same ads that get displayed on the SD TWC feed simultaneously as on the HD one. I'm still seeing the HD SLF and LDL as of this morning, but I'm certain that maybe, just maybe, Charter might be getting the IS2 unit for Astoria real soon :thinking: My fingers are crossed.
Its possible. Or they are just trying to make more money!
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As of yesterday evening, my local headend (Charter) started to display their ads over the HD TWC feed at :17/:47 of each hour (they didn't used to before.) They are the same ads that get displayed on the SD TWC feed simultaneously as on the HD one. I'm still seeing the HD SLF and LDL as of this morning, but I'm certain that maybe, just maybe, Charter might be getting the IS2 unit for Astoria real soon :thinking: My fingers are crossed.
Its possible. Or they are just trying to make more money!
You might be right on that one, Martin :P
If I see an IS2 pop up here, I'll let everyone know.
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Local ads (same as the SD IS) have been showing up on TWC lHDl channel 847 since about December 2011 so i would agree with Martin.
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DirecTV has been simulcasting their headend ads on both SD and HD since 2009, however, before then, it was just the SD feed and the HD feed during the headend ad slot got the national filler commercials by TWC.
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Has anyone else seen this text forecast "and possibly a tornado with some storms". I just saw this on my IS2 today. I wonder if it happens to anyone else. :dunno:
I have seen this on my XL before.
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/claytonleffler/forecast_tornado_zpsf4a44d21.jpg)
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It would be nice to find out if any places in New England have the IS2.
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The satellite on the regional Satellite/Radar view on the IS2 is not updating. It doesn't move, or match up to the precip, and I'm pretty sure it is the same as it was on Sunday afternoon. Anyone else noticing this, or is it just me?
EDIT: It just started updating again.
EDIT 2: Well, this explains it...
"At 22Z yesterday GOES-13 (GOES-East) had an anomaly. In English, it means that it has stopped working. This is the satellite that covers the central and eastern U.S., as well as the Atlantic Ocean. Investigators have no clue why it happened, and no clue what is up with the satellite now. We'll update you on the situation as more information is received. That said, GOES-15 (GOES-West) hemispheric images are being produced, so now some central and eastern U.S. images have been restored, but looking from a rather oblique angle from the Pacific Ocean."
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The satellite on the regional Satellite/Radar view on the IS2 is not updating. It doesn't move, or match up to the precip, and I'm pretty sure it is the same as it was on Sunday afternoon. Anyone else noticing this, or is it just me?
EDIT: It just started updating again.
Please keep in mind, if you don't already know, that GOES-13 satellite imagery that takes various types of satellite imagery is experiencing an outage right now. This is most likely the reason why your satellite and on the majority of all ISs and IS2s are not updating. TWC can fix this by taking imagery from GOES-15, though the quality might not be as good.
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Here's the reply i got from TWC
There is a satellite issue which is currently being checked on by the supplier.
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Update on GOES-13:
THE NESDIS SOCC...SATELLITE OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER...HAS
ADVISED THAT DUE TO UNKNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE GOES-13 SOUNDER
INSTRUMENT, THEY ARE PUTTING BOTH IT AND THE IMAGER INTO STANDBY
MODE TO PROTECT THEM FROM FURTHER DAMAGE.
GOES-15...GOES-WEST...WILL BE PUT INTO FULL DISK MODE. THEY ARE
STILL TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEMS WITH GOES-13...AT THIS TIME
THERE IS NO ETA FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
The major downside to this, especially for us tropical enthusiasts, is that there is now zero satellite imagery for the Atlantic ocean.
Welcome back to 1960. Well, not really...but it's a setback. :P
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The major downside to this, especially for us tropical enthusiasts, is that there is now zero satellite imagery for the Atlantic ocean.
Welcome back to 1960. Well, not really...but it's a setback. :P
I'm sure other countries' satellites must provide at least some coverage of the Atlantic Ocean.
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The major downside to this, especially for us tropical enthusiasts, is that there is now zero satellite imagery for the Atlantic ocean.
Welcome back to 1960. Well, not really...but it's a setback. :P
I'm sure other countries' satellites must provide at least some coverage of the Atlantic Ocean.
From what I heard, they are already implementing backup satellites. Two good GOES satellites that can give you good coverage of the CON US and the North Atlantic right now are GOES-12 and GOES-14.
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Latest update i got from The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s Support about the HD Local Forecasts.
"Unfortunately, the Comcast rollout of HD locals continues to be stalled. No dates for implementation yet."
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Latest update i got from The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s Support about the HD Local Forecasts.
"Unfortunately, the Comcast rollout of HD locals continues to be stalled. No dates for implementation yet."
I get the feeling Comcast isn't ready to run with these updates, and it's going to be a long while before they do.
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Latest update i got from The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s Support about the HD Local Forecasts.
"Unfortunately, the Comcast rollout of HD locals continues to be stalled. No dates for implementation yet."
I get the feeling Comcast isn't ready to run with these updates, and it's going to be a long while before they do.
I'm thinking they're still waiting until every Xfinity area is all digital (which is supposed to be completed in early 2013) and has TWC lHDl before they add the IS2 to any system.
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I'm looking forward to the day when I turn on TWCHD and actually see a local forecast. I wish Time Warner Cable in Albany, NY would get it.
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I'm looking forward to the day when I turn on TWCHD and actually see a local forecast. I wish Time Warner Cable in Albany, NY would get it.
I've been wishing that too Steve-O
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Ocala, FL has the IntelliStar 2! I saw the IS2 for the first time in person today. :)
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Ocala, FL has the IntelliStar 2! I saw the IS2 for the first time in person today. :)
Lucky. I've yet to see an IS2 but so far I'm still seeing satellite LFs on the HD feed :(
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Xfinity Update from TWC
We have started shipping the HD stars for Comcast, but I don't have a city by city schedule. So it appears it should be in the next several months
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About freaking time! I just hope the Chicago headend gets one soon. :)
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Yay! Maybe they'll be coming on around the time of the IS update in March :D
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Yay! Maybe they'll be coming on around the time of the IS update in March :D
I believe Martin mentioned a few weeks back that that update may be delayed due to issues.
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It's unfortunate to think there will probably be a few rarely seen or never seen again forecast products since the LFs have been gutted.
I'm more interested in what kind of cities they would use differently on the LDL from the LDL used on the IS, I remember how on the first week the blue LDL debuted, they used odd and random locations like Piedmont Park for example.
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It's unfortunate to think there will probably be a few rarely seen or never seen again forecast products since the LFs have been gutted.
I'm more interested in what kind of cities they would use differently on the LDL from the LDL used on the IS, I remember how on the first week the blue LDL debuted, they used odd and random locations like Piedmont Park for example.
I would imagine they will modify the playlists when the updates roll out. Likely why they haven't done it yet.
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Does anyone know if Verizon FiOS has any plans to add the IS2?
Searching on Verizon's Idea Exchange forum the only comment I could find from Verizon was,
Joe_Ambeault Employee on 05-16-2011 03:59 AM "On this list, but probably not for this year."
Now it's 2013 if I'm correct no Verizion FiOS system has the IS2.
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Does anyone know if Verizon FiOS has any plans to add the IS2?
Searching on Verizon's Idea Exchange forum Verizon the only comment I could find from Verizon was,
Joe_Ambeault Employee on 05-16-2011 03:59 AM "On this list, but probably not for this year."
Now it's 2013 if I'm correct no Verizion FiOS system has the IS2.
Doubt it. My uncle had Fios for a while (and was looking forward to the IS2 himself). Went back to Cablevision in a heartbeat. I assume you live in New York City..why don't you switch to Cablevision instead if you want to see the IS2? Cable and internet (optimum online) together is actually cheaper than Fios.
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RCN Cable in NYC now has an IS2 as well.
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According to this snapshot I found at SiliconDust, Charter Communications out of Wenatchee, WA has an IntelliSTAR 2 installed at their headend :thrilled:
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In a restaurant on the OU campus today, I saw an IS2 for Oklahoma City. I am assuming this is probably through COX. (Strangely enough, COX customers in Norman, or on the OU campus at least, do not get a forecast for Norman. Instead, it's Oklahoma City.)
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That seems strange. Isn't Norman where the NWS office is? Now, I know TWC isn't the NWS, but you would think the forecast Norman sees would be for Norman, the city where the office is.
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That seems strange. Isn't Norman where the NWS office is? Now, I know TWC isn't the NWS, but you would think the forecast Norman sees would be for Norman, the city where the office is.
It has nothing to do with where the SPC (not NWS) office is, but rather how the headend just allocates its service area.
Andy, it could very well be possible that the Cox headend around there once had a specific IS for Norman but just had a consolidation some time ago, but that'd be my guess.
Also, Norman is about as far away from OKC (possibly closer) as my hometown is to Tampa, yet we're served by the Tampa STAR.
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While the location of the cable headend matters in this situation, you may not realize that Norman (KOUN) is just an AWOS. You see it reporting every 20 minutes, but AWOS stations provide data that can be suspect. However, Oklahoma City (KOKC) has an ASOS, which gives a standard report every hour and is far more superior to an AWOS. By rule, only ASOS stations can be used for climate, and TWC usually defers to an ASOS for the LF when there is a choice between both types of stations nearby because of this discrepancy.
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While the location of the cable headend matters in this situation, you may not realize that Norman (KOUN) is just an AWOS. You see it reporting every 20 minutes, but AWOS stations provide data that can be suspect. However, Oklahoma City (KOKC) has an ASOS, which gives a standard report every hour and is far more superior to an AWOS. By rule, only ASOS stations can be used for climate, and TWC usually defers to an ASOS for the LF when there is a choice between both types of stations nearby because of this discrepancy.
Right, but HiRAD is what matters in this, not the factor of an AWOS or ASOS station. Sure HiRAD gets its data derived from nearby weather stations (ASOS and or AWOS) but it has algorithms to detect faulty current conditions and pulls in from other areas and estimates to fix those faults.
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Looks like Medford, OR also has an IS2 unit installed at the Charter headend down there :thrilled:
Pic taken from SiliconDust.
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Latest reply from TWC PR
Hi Alex - Thanks for reaching out. I am forwarding your email along to our Locals team so that they can look into this issue. Someone should be contacting you soon.
and a reply from Comcast New England.
No news to share on TWC HD, but will keep you posted as always.
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Update from TWC's Locals team
We are still waiting for Comcast to finish their HD launch. No dates yet.
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Xfinity in Panama City, FL has recently installed their IS2. Didn't have my tuner with me so its camera style.
Video coming soon.
Intellistar 2 at Panama City, FL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoWYwYYARk4#ws)
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IS2 is now in Albany, NY!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!
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IS2 is now in Albany, NY!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!
Could you post a clip if possible? even if it's a camera clip?
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IS2 is now in Albany, NY!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!
Could you post a clip if possible? even if it's a camera clip?
sure! here you go! apologize in advance of low sound and a bit of shaking.
Intellistar 2 HD - Albany, NY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtDVir6mBM0#ws)
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IS2 is now in Albany, NY!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!
Could you post a clip if possible? even if it's a camera clip?
sure! here you go! apologize in advance of low sound and a bit of shaking.
Intellistar 2 HD - Albany, NY ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtDVir6mBM0#ws[/url])
Thanks for taking the time to upload this! the quality is still good and sound is fine.
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Went to my uncle's house and was shocked to find the Newark, NJ Cablevision headend finally has the IS 2!!! They were using the satellite HD LF after they canned the beta STAR feed before the IS 2 rolled out.
Intellistar 2 Newark, NJ 3/2/13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC4LIWK1G2E#)
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Via SiliconDust, I discovered that Charter in Redding has an IntelliStar 2:
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IS2 is now in Albany, NY!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!
Just checked out TWC HD and saw it - awesome! Mine is from Pittsfield, Mass.
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IS2 in Naples, FL!
Cable provider: Xfinity
IntelliSTAR 2 Naples, FL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBQhiwh1Nkg#ws)
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IS2 in Naples, FL!
Cable provider: Xfinity
IntelliSTAR 2 Naples, FL ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBQhiwh1Nkg#ws[/url])
Interesting, looks like comcast is finally picking up the IS2s
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Interesting, looks like comcast is finally picking up the IS2s
Sadly Xfinity customers in Massachusetts can't enjoy the IS2 anytime soon, only then i would watch TWC again.
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There's no sign of the IS2 here. I doubt Blacksburg will get one for another year or two given the small market and how slowly Xfinity (Comcast) is trickling out these updates.
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There's no sign of the IS2 here. I doubt Blacksburg will get one for another year or two given the small market and how slowly Xfinity (Comcast) is trickling out these updates.
Same here for Astoria. All if not most of the other Charter headends across Washington and Oregon (Medford, Wenatchee, etc.) have IS2 units but for some reason not yet the Charter headend in Astoria :( Click! Network up in Tacoma has an IS2 at their headend as well according to SiliconDust.
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No IS2 in Philly yet. You would think we would be one of the first Comcast markets to get them since they're based out of here... good ole Comcast mentality. :whistling2: :P
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IntelliStar 2
Headend: Saint Louis, MO
Location: St. Louis, MO
Cable Company: Charter
HD Channel Number: 735
Headend: Farmington, MO
Location: Farmington, MO
Cable Company: Charter
HD Channel Number: 735
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They seem to be rolling out a heck of a lot faster for Charter subscribers than any other cable companies that I've seen posted in this thread. Not just over the past few months, but since it's been out of the beta stages.
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There's now an IS2 in Miami:
TWC StarHD Miami, FL - Local Forecast 10:18pm - 4/28/13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGW2b32MvZk#ws)
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From my source at Local On The 8s Support Xfinity would get a total of 200-300 New HD IS2's by the end of this year.
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Just be happy you don't have FiOS. They don't seem to be interested at all in adding the IS2 for TWC HD.
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I saw the IS2 for the first time in person while at a hotel in Asheville, NC and also in Gatlinburg, TN. The cable company at both of those hotels was Charter.
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Still haven't gotten any word about Xfinity and the IS2, all they're worrying about is the X1 DVR
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Still haven't gotten any word about Xfinity and the IS2, all they're worrying about is the X1 DVR
I get the feeling you won't hear anything during the rest of this year unless we are given a big surprise.
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Still haven't gotten any word about Xfinity and the IS2, all they're worrying about is the X1 DVR
How does this DVR differ from what they're already using?
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Still haven't gotten any word about Xfinity and the IS2, all they're worrying about is the X1 DVR
How does this DVR differ from what they're already using?
DCH3416: 2 Tuner DVR with 160GB HD-DVR Capacity
DCX3400: 2 Tuner DVR with 250GB HD-DVR Capacity
PX001ANM: 5-6 Tuner DVR with 500GB HD-DVR Capacity
i really don't mind the wait since TWC is already in the process of the Graphics update in Fall/Winter 2013.
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The Dalles, Oregon.
TWC IntelliSTAR 2- The Dalles, OR- Sep. 21, 2013- 7:58PM PDT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_wIuv86UK8#)
Kennewick, Washington.
TWC IntelliSTAR 2- Kennewick, WA- Sep. 22, 2013- 1:18PM PDT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6no8tGLy3Hk#)
Both cable headends are Charter.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ssNnoAzX9g#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ssNnoAzX9g#ws)
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Mount Holly just got an is2! :dance:
Again they are putting the hd feed on the sd just like other users reported. Sadly I don't have a tv tuner.
The unit is serving Aubdon. That's too far south of me. I thought something was interesting when the intellistar SD cut out around midnight.
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Mount Holly just got an is2! :dance:
Again they are putting the hd feed on the sd just like other users reported. Sadly I don't have a tv tuner.
The unit is serving Aubdon. That's too far south of me. I thought something was interesting when the intellistar SD cut out around midnight.
is it an Xfinity Headend?
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Mount Holly just got an is2! :dance:
Again they are putting the hd feed on the sd just like other users reported. Sadly I don't have a tv tuner.
The unit is serving Aubdon. That's too far south of me. I thought something was interesting when the intellistar SD cut out around midnight.
is it an Xfinity Headend?
Yes it is. However before the is2 it was mount holly. So they moved it, but yes it's xfinity
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Yes it is. However before the is2 it was mount holly. So they moved it, but yes it's xfinity
Awesome news! hope this means New England especially Southeastern Massachusetts gets it soon.
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Here are a couple of videos. Since I don't have a TV tuner I used a camera.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbuihR8ijgI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbuihR8ijgI)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5WBsbqzhEk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5WBsbqzhEk)
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I wish my Charter headend down in Astoria would get an IS2 unit already. By the looks of things they don't seem to be interested in purchasing one at this time. :(
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Xfinity Southern New England got the IS2 based out of Concord, NH!
118 miles north of my area.
IntelliStar 2 HD local forecast Concord, NH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB6fDGoLbQo#ws)
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Fixed as of last night New Bedford IS2
New Bedford IntelliStar 2 HD Local Forecast (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYqmfuFMGiU#ws)
New Bedford, MA IntelliStar 2 LDL Cycle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ5eCN2jaoc#ws)
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Wilmington, DE has the IS2 on Xfinity. I'll try to get some pics and videos on my phone later in the day.
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I guess someday it will bleed it's way down here. It's not like it's been out nearly 4 years or anything. :rolleyes: :lol:
At this point it doesn't really matter, the version, graphically I wanted to see in person is long gone and even if it wasn't it would be butchered because it would only play the same preselected tired out forecast products like the IS does.
On the upside, having a LF in HD regardless of what it looks like would be fine with me. I'm really sick and tired of seeing the national feed on the HD channel especially since I rather watch most channels (including TWC) in HD.
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if only the graphics could revert back to Titan HD :(
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I actually forgot about the 33% LDL
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Titan was good in its prime, but I find TruVu is much clearer and faster than any of its predecessors.
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i received a reply from TWC with the hopes the Radar on the IS2 might be updated! hopefully there is more coming in the near future.
"Thanks for reaching out with your concern. As you know, we have changed the look of our Local on the 8s. While we do not plan on going back to the old look, we have had complaints about the graphics with the radar, as you've heard as well. Therefore, we are looking in to making improvements (timing TBD). Stay tuned!"
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Comcast in Seattle just got a IS2, Surprised to see one in Seattle personally.
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Heard a promotion for TWC/AMHQ on the radio today. It was tagged by Comcast: "Now on Xfinity, get your local weather all the time, now in HD! Channel 815!"
So they're promoting the IS2, basically.
*grumbles about having Fios and the world's most pathetic Intellistar 1*
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Comcast in San Jose, CA finally has received the Intellistar 2! :dance:
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Comcast in San Jose, CA finally has received the Intellistar 2! :dance:
Congratulations! I think it was a bigger deal before last November, when there were actual graphical differences and the IS2 was a major step up, but it still must be very nice to be able to get local weather on the HD feed.
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I think the graphical differences are a lot more noticable than people think - the animation is definitely smoother.
I just want something to replace my Unintellistar which goes nuts and shuts down every several days or so.
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Has anyone seen these errors on their IS2 before?
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Two things. 1. When did the IS2 get traffic? And 2. When did my town get big enough for a traffic report?
Edit: It took me a while to finally get the pictures attached. Every time I posted from my phone, the pictures would be flipped upside down. Only way to fix it was to flip the picture upside down and then re-flip it to the correct orientation in the Photos app.
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https://twctodayforums.com/forums/local-forecast/traffic-on-ldl/ (https://twctodayforums.com/forums/local-forecast/traffic-on-ldl/)
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There is still a bug in the local forecast, at least in the Dayton, OH area.
At the end of the local forecast (upper right portion of the screen), there is a "TONIGHT" and "TOMORROW" forecast.
The "TOMORROW" is supposed to be using the daytime icons, but the nighttime icons are showing up there. It happens frequently, too.
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Counted a total of 7 Glitches and counting (https://www.facebook.com/gt1racer/media_set?set=a.10152276536639077.1073741842.507849076&type=1)
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So, your Intellistar 2 thinks it's an old 4000, right? :dunno:
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So, your Intellistar 2 thinks it's an old 4000, right? :dunno:
I find it quite funny, it's even happening during programming.
IntelliStar II Extended problems (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1sWNG2DdnU#ws)
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9:01am EDT this morning has to be the weirdest i've seen.
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Alex, if that's been happening for a few days now, you may want to post a thread in tech support to resolve it.
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Alex, if that's been happening for a few days now, you may want to post a thread in tech support to resolve it.
Thanks Zach! it's currently being resolved the Team is replacing a failing Video Card and it's currently offline while the process is taking place. i'll keep posting updates via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gt1racer) throughout and when it comes back online.
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A brand new IS2 was installed in the New Bedford Area yesterday replacing the defective unit. Sad thing is the problems continue even after Xfinity was shipped the new unit.
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A new Product has been added to our McAllen IS2's Sidebar. It's a tropical summary product that shows any active storms in the Atlantic. I included a photo.
Here's the Video:
Tropical Summary On IS2 sidebar. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frs8XL8cJMg#ws)
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Vancouver, Washington (Comcast/Xfinity)
TWC IntelliSTAR 2- Vancouver, WA- Sep. 15, 2014- 6:17PM PDT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm8yVEU7_sw#)
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Here's a video clip of the IntelliStar2 that serves Atlanta, GA. There's a minor narration issues, Jim Cantore doesn't narrate everything for "Tonight" on the text local forecast.
My guess is that we got the IntelliStar2 between Sunday night and Today because I know we still had the HD National Forecast up until this weekend. This morning is the first time I've looked at the HD feed of The Weather Channel since this weekend. Had I not of turned on there today, who knows how long it would have been before I found out we had it. :lol: (NOTE: Video may be still processing.)
Atlanta, GA IntelliStar2 - October 30, 2014 11:08a (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJuMOn3bqK0#ws)
EDIT: I noticed there's been no Local on the 8s intro, is it like that for all IS2s or is that some type of error? :dunno:
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I have a question for those of you who have the IS2. Looking at the video I posted above, isn't the IS2 cuing in too early and cuing out too late? Just curious if the timing is normal or not.
Here's another error I noticed this evening when I came back home...
(http://i.imgur.com/QtNZiA1.png)
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Yeah, the timing is way off. As you said it skipped the intro. It also skipped the greeting screen at the beginning, and the hashtag screen at the end. All the graphics should slide out at the same time at the end of the forecast (except the background), but the 7-day box lingered, so it probably ran out of time for the hashtag screen.
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Yeah, the timing is way off. As you said it skipped the intro. It also skipped the greeting screen at the beginning, and the hashtag screen at the end. All the graphics should slide out at the same time at the end of the forecast (except the background), but the 7-day box lingered, so it probably ran out of time for the hashtag screen.
Yeah I thought so. I guess they're still working out all the kinks since it's a newly installed unit. With the narration issue (as it was in the video I posted) It's an off/on thing. Sometimes Jim Cantore's narration cuts off on the second screen of the text forecast and other times it plays on all three screens with no problems.
As a side note about Jim Cantore, although I've heard Jim Cantore's voice narrating numerous times in IS2 video clips, now that I actually get to hear him right from my own HDTV it's kinda weird. He reads everything so calm, cool, and laid back like it's nothing quite the contrast to the Allan Jackson narrations which to me sound more blunt, straightforward and tends to emphasize on certain phrases that are read.
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I would say 100% of the issues have been fixed, but now there's a new problem. The text on the right side of the text forecast is missing for Tomorrow and Tomorrow Night, but the weather icon and forecasted temperature is present on the left. Because of the missing text, those portions of the forecast is narration-less. Hey, at least the text "Tomorrow Night" has been correctly condensed so there's that. :P
(http://i.imgur.com/1aG2bHp.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/2rzvbQ8.png)
Local on the 8s Intro and Welcome Screen is present (which resolved the cuing too early error)
(http://i.imgur.com/obxPwyb.png)
The Space for icons used for holidays/events is present. In this case it's a clock icon for Daylight Savings Time. Yesterday for Halloween, the pumpkin icon was missing.
(http://i.imgur.com/6QQEKhz.png)
"For more information, stay on TWC" is present (which resolved the cuing too late error)
(http://i.imgur.com/i9mm64r.png)
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Interesting. After watching some YT videos from 11/1/14 I can confirm it is occurring on the West Palm Beach unit too
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Caught the error on the New Bedford IS2
IntelliStar II: 36hr forecast error (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE0ajEhsCus#ws)
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It happened yesterday on my IS2 as well, but it didn't show tommorow night.
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Seeing that almost everyone here now has the IntelliSTAR 2 installed at their cable headends, I'm still amazed that my local headend still has not gotten one. I doubt Charter will get an IS2 within the next year. :no: I guess they either can't afford to invest in one or they're just not interested in one at this time, who knows? :dunno:
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New Orleans Cox IS2 is also lacking text on the 36 hour forecast.
Check that - was lacking text - it's there now.
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Seeing that almost everyone here now has the IntelliSTAR 2 installed at their cable headends, I'm still amazed that my local headend still has not gotten one. I doubt Charter will get an IS2 within the next year. :no: I guess they either can't afford to invest in one or they're just not interested in one at this time, who knows? :dunno:
That is weird, for all Charter headends down this way have the IS2.
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Seeing that almost everyone here now has the IntelliSTAR 2 installed at their cable headends, I'm still amazed that my local headend still has not gotten one. I doubt Charter will get an IS2 within the next year. :no: I guess they either can't afford to invest in one or they're just not interested in one at this time, who knows? :dunno:
That is weird, for all Charter headends down this way have the IS2.
A lot of Charter headends here in the northwest (e.g. The Dalles, Kennewick, Wenatchee) also have IS2 units but for some reason not yet Astoria. So do a few Comcast headends in this region, like Seattle and Vancouver (Washington).
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Seeing that almost everyone here now has the IntelliSTAR 2 installed at their cable headends, I'm still amazed that my local headend still has not gotten one. I doubt Charter will get an IS2 within the next year. :no: I guess they either can't afford to invest in one or they're just not interested in one at this time, who knows? :dunno:
That is weird, for all Charter headends down this way have the IS2.
A lot of Charter headends here in the northwest (e.g. The Dalles, Kennewick, Wenatchee) also have IS2 units but for some reason not yet Astoria. So do a few Comcast headends in this region, like Seattle and Vancouver (Washington).
Considering it took over 4 years for us to get the IS2, I mean even Marietta, which is about an hour away from Atlanta got the IS2 3 years ago. I think Marietta is served by Charter (not Comcast like ATL) Since there are cities/states not far from you that have it and are served by Charter Cable, I think it's possible you'll get the IS2 within the next year. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
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I thought I was the only one with the textless 36-hour forecasts. I first noticed it Friday evening after having only the national feed Friday morning. It continues today.
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I thought I was the only one with the textless 36-hour forecasts. I first noticed it Friday evening after having only the national feed Friday morning. It continues today.
Mine came back 11am Sunday morning after being out all Friday night and Sat.
IntelliStar II: Wintry Current Conditions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mej6Bu2FMaw#ws)
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Mine became error-free since yesterday. No problems this morning either.
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Is this a new product on the sidebar? I haven't seen it before.
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Is this a new product on the sidebar? I haven't seen it before.
I had that on my IS2. Seems like a new addition.
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Portland, Oregon (Comcast/Xfinity)
TWC IntelliSTAR 2- Portland, OR- Mar. 1, 2015- 8:17PM PST (Camcorder Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf8CLwvMqpE#ws)
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My IS2 cities have changed sometime over the last few weeks.. much better choices IMO
Cherry Hill (main city, formerly Audubon)
Mount Laurel
Camden
Voorhees
Woodbury
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I see a new radar perspective, but nothing much else.
It is still WAY too dumbed down from the versions of yore.
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I briefly saw an IntelliSTAR 2 on TV earlier today in Longview, WA while waiting inside a local Jiffy Lube to get my vehicle's oil changed. I didn't see an actual LF though, just the LDL during 'Weather Center Live'. Like many other Xfinity headends, this was a letterboxed Weather Channel HD feed simulcast on SD channel 47.
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Has anyone ever heard this Current Conditions Narration? It's different from the normal "Currently In Our Area".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgMcl2XPr-Y&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgMcl2XPr-Y#)
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I've heard that Current Conditions narration on the IntelliStar.
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Interesting, I don't think I've ever heard that narration by Jim Cantore before, but I know Alan Jackson had one like that. Always makes me curious how it's decided when the narration changes, like why is it sometimes "Currently in our area..." and sometimes "Currently, the temperature is...under..."
But I wonder why the sky conditions weren't narrated on the above clip? :thinking:
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Interesting, I don't think I've ever heard that narration by Jim Cantore before, but I know Alan Jackson had one like that. Always makes me curious how it's decided when the narration changes, like why is it sometimes "Currently in our area..." and sometimes "Currently, the temperature is...under..."
But I wonder why the sky conditions weren't narrated on the above clip? :thinking:
Ever since the WATT update in 2013, the IS2HD has never had a narration for Windy Conditions for some odd reason. Usually when Windy Conditions were reported on the LF, the IS2 would not play a narration or read the temp. The same cannot be said for the Cloudy/Windy Condtions, as there is a narration for that. Maybe during one of the minor updates TWC added this narration, but not a narration for Windy Conditions. It's very odd.
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Our Intellistar 2 on Time Warner in NW Ohio recently got the main city changed to Defiance from Findlay, plus the same cities on the LDL as the Intellistar + 2 cities only the IS2 has.. The IS is not simulcast for now.