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Title: A New WeatherSTAR XL
Post by: Zach on September 07, 2008, 03:41:58 PM
Ya'll might already know about this unit, but I found an XL.


Petoskey, MI.
Charter Communications.


Ask socool375 on Youtube for more information. :sunglasses:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV6DKqdBfQg

Title: Re: A New WeatherSTAR XL
Post by: Mike M on September 07, 2008, 03:45:12 PM
Is that the old 1998-2001 basemap that XL is using?  :o
Title: Re: A New WeatherSTAR XL
Post by: Zach on September 07, 2008, 03:54:20 PM
And this XL is not in Wikipedia's DB. :blink:
Title: Re: A New WeatherSTAR XL
Post by: Localonthe8s on September 07, 2008, 04:08:42 PM
Is that the old 1998-2001 basemap that XL is using?  :o
It is. :blink:

BTW didn't someone find an XL in Perry, Ga that still uses the XLv2 ?
Title: Re: A New WeatherSTAR XL
Post by: TWCToday on September 07, 2008, 04:26:08 PM
Charter seems to have a lot of XL's still in service
Title: Re: A New WeatherSTAR XL
Post by: Gil on September 07, 2008, 05:01:23 PM
Wowee, that's wayyyy up there!

Is that the old 1998-2001 basemap that XL is using?  :o
It is. :blink:

BTW didn't someone find an XL in Perry, Ga that still uses the XLv2 ?
Yep.
Title: Re: A New WeatherSTAR XL
Post by: texasstooge on September 07, 2008, 07:33:55 PM
The narration on that WeatherSTAR XL is on cue! Impressive!
Title: Re: A New WeatherSTAR XL
Post by: Mike M on September 07, 2008, 08:59:02 PM
The narration on that WeatherSTAR XL is on cue! Impressive!
Yeah, you don't see many XLs like that anymore.
Title: Re: A New WeatherSTAR XL
Post by: TWCDude on September 07, 2008, 09:08:33 PM
Is that the old 1998-2001 basemap that XL is using?  :o
It is. :blink:

BTW didn't someone find an XL in Perry, Ga that still uses the XLv2 ?
Wow! :blink: TWC sure did forget to update that XL. The base map graphics didn't change. :blink:
Title: Re: A New WeatherSTAR XL
Post by: Mike M on September 07, 2008, 09:10:03 PM
When my XL was upgraded in early 2002 it still had the old basemap and 1998 title bars on the regional conditions and forecast until the metro maps came that summer. Around that same time, the narration was removed.