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Offline Mike M

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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3285 on: July 18, 2011, 08:47:58 PM »
The Sat LF looks terrible now. I really liked the borders and the 5 day forecast, but now the transitions look rather dull... :hmm:
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3286 on: July 18, 2011, 09:54:50 PM »
It's not what I'd call ideal.  I'd actually like to see a return to the 1990s style satellite forecasts, when a list of cities with a 3-day forecast was included along with maps for temperatures, current conditions, satellite and radar, etc.

It seems like the satellite forecasts now have gotten much too busy for the limited amount of information they contain.  And, considering forecasts these days last no longer than 2 minutes, all of those fancy transitions just eat up time that could be used for showing actual weather information.

Granted... it's still better than the never-ending "Travel Cities Forecast" scroll.  Believe me, it was downright boring when you had to stare at a grey screen with lines and lines of text scrolling across the screen for up to three minutes at a stretch!  :)
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3287 on: July 18, 2011, 10:59:40 PM »
Quote from: twcc_ericdn on July 18, 2011, 09:54:50 PM
It seems like the satellite forecasts now have gotten much too busy for the limited amount of information they contain.  And, considering forecasts these days last no longer than 2 minutes, all of those fancy transitions just eat up time that could be used for showing actual weather information.
I know right! And I thought people wanted things to be more simple, which was why they made the transitions on the Intellistar more basic back in 2007.
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3288 on: July 19, 2011, 01:31:18 AM »
Why is the SD National LF only showing 3 Day forecasts now?
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3289 on: July 19, 2011, 07:50:15 AM »
Quote from: Donovan on July 19, 2011, 01:31:18 AM
Why is the SD National LF only showing 3 Day forecasts now?

They're still making changes to it.
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3290 on: July 19, 2011, 01:25:36 PM »
Quote from: Donovan on July 19, 2011, 01:31:18 AM
Why is the SD National LF only showing 3 Day forecasts now?

Who knows. :wacko: If they're still making changes, they really need to add precipitation and thunderstorm maps. :club:
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3291 on: July 19, 2011, 02:36:42 PM »
LA area XL :blink:
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3292 on: July 19, 2011, 02:59:32 PM »
Quote from: Donovan on July 19, 2011, 01:31:18 AM
Why is the SD National LF only showing 3 Day forecasts now?

I think it's to make it different from the HD version and more like the 2008 SD version was, I actually like it better that way. It doesn't make sense to have the SD and HD Satellite LF look so much the same if you ask me.
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3293 on: July 19, 2011, 03:52:49 PM »
Quote from: Zach on July 19, 2011, 02:36:42 PM
LA area XL :blink:
Is that Time Warner for Van Nuys? If so, I found the very same XL a few months ago.
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3294 on: July 19, 2011, 08:04:46 PM »
Quote from: Localonthe8s on July 19, 2011, 03:52:49 PM
Quote from: Zach on July 19, 2011, 02:36:42 PM
LA area XL :blink:
Is that Time Warner for Van Nuys? If so, I found the very same XL a few months ago.
I dunno.. i knew there was an XL out in Van Nuys but i didnt think it was that close to LA :thinking:
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3295 on: July 19, 2011, 09:12:33 PM »
Do you know which city u found this XL from? I wanna add it to my silicondust legacy database b/c I just searched Van Nuys, n twc don't show up
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3296 on: July 21, 2011, 03:53:45 PM »
it would be nice if the 8 city obs page could be seen during the :08 and :38 flavors instead of having to wait to see the conditions on the LDL after those LFs, i bring this up because the flavor goes from CC page and jumps to Regional Radar.
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3297 on: July 22, 2011, 12:48:25 PM »
Is the Heat Safety Tips screen still in the IntelliStar's playlist? I haven't seen it at all since 2006 before the K flavors returned at :18/:48, and it's well above the 103° heat index that prompted the screen to show here.
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3298 on: July 22, 2011, 01:15:45 PM »
I noticed an interesting outage on Jun 22nd.
On my system we don't have an IS2 and just get the national forecast on the 8's.
There was a problem with the system that generates the HD national forecast and displays the LDL.
When going to the national forecast and we get music and a black screen.
Shortly after we get switched to an SD video feed with weather forecasts and maps.
Am I correct that this is the system that is used if The Weather Channel goes off the air?
Local Forecast Outage
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Re: General LF Discussion
« Reply #3299 on: July 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM »
Quote from: IceManNYR on July 22, 2011, 01:15:45 PM
I noticed an interesting outage on Jun 22nd.
On my system we don't have an IS2 and just get the national forecast on the 8's.
There was a problem with the system that generates the HD national forecast and displays the LDL.
When going to the national forecast and we get music and a black screen.
Shortly after we get switched to an SD video feed with weather forecasts and maps.
Am I correct that this is the system that is used if The Weather Channel goes off the air?
Local Forecast Outage


That's the ESF. 100% normal.



Quote from: Mike M on July 22, 2011, 12:48:25 PM
Is the Heat Safety Tips screen still in the IntelliStar's playlist? I haven't seen it at all since 2006 before the K flavors returned at :18/:48, and it's well above the 103° heat index that prompted the screen to show here.


Apparently you missed my post. I just saw it yesterday, but it was only on 1 LF and it was never seen again.

https://twctodayforums.com/forums/local-forecast/newreturning-product/

Here's a video:
TWC - Memphis IntelliStar - Heat Safety Tips Screen
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