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Post your ideas for a New intellistar

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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2008, 12:39:09 PM »
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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2008, 12:40:32 PM »
Agreed, Billy. That was my favorite version of the IntelliStar.

I don't mind the current look, but they need a nighttime version.

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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2008, 12:40:39 PM »
I wanted it to have an XL appearance or have an nighttime background

from 5am to 8pm the IS has the daytime background
and from 8pm to 5am it would have a dark, background with a picture of the moon
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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2008, 01:09:57 PM »
actually, i recall kyle mentioning another make over for the IS is in store around the HD Studio Launch, though i could be wrong...

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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2008, 01:10:43 PM »
I wanted it to have an XL appearance or have an nighttime background

from 5am to 8pm the IS has the daytime background
and from 8pm to 5am it would have a dark, background with a picture of the moon

and there is a problem with that...wanna guess?

its beings with "T" and it's second word begins with "Z"

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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2008, 01:17:06 PM »
I wanted it to have an XL appearance or have an nighttime background

from 5am to 8pm the IS has the daytime background
and from 8pm to 5am it would have a dark, background with a picture of the moon

and there is a problem with that...wanna guess?

its beings with "T" and it's second word begins with "Z"
Huh? :unsure:

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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2008, 01:19:30 PM »
I wanted it to have an XL appearance or have an nighttime background

from 5am to 8pm the IS has the daytime background
and from 8pm to 5am it would have a dark, background with a picture of the moon

and there is a problem with that...wanna guess?

its beings with "T" and it's second word begins with "Z"
Huh? :unsure:
I believe Al is referring to time zones. ;)
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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2008, 01:20:40 PM »
Couldn't they make the IS configured to the time zones? The IS in the west shows conditions for 5pm in the area rather than 8pm in the east

I'm sure they can change the backgorund according to time zones

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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2008, 01:23:14 PM »
If they were to implement different backgrounds for different times of day, the best thing they could do is just use the sunrise and sunset times from the Almanac.
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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2008, 01:25:19 PM »
If they were to implement different backgrounds for different times of day, the best thing they could do is just use the sunrise and sunset times from the Almanac.
That would work too :)

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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2008, 01:29:07 PM »
I wanted it to have an XL appearance or have an nighttime background

from 5am to 8pm the IS has the daytime background
and from 8pm to 5am it would have a dark, background with a picture of the moon

and there is a problem with that...wanna guess?

its beings with "T" and it's second word begins with "Z"
Huh? :unsure:
I believe Al is referring to time zones. ;)

correct. i never really liked the idea of having alternating backgrounds anyway.

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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2008, 01:31:57 PM »
How come?

I kinda like it because the current bright background is not suited for nighttime...

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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2008, 01:37:12 PM »
How come?

I kinda like it because the current bright background is not suited for nighttime...

neither did the last background, and no one seemed to complain about that during the overnight hours.

heck nothing suits this version of the IS, for crying out loud the black font doesn't mach the rest of the color scheme, the LDL sticks out like a swore thumb, not to mention the obnoxious same scroll during the LF that i've had for about a year.

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Re: If TWC upgraded Intellistar again What would it Look like?
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2008, 01:38:28 PM »
I'll agree with the fonts. The black fonts don't complement the IS at all it shou;d've been blue.  The LDL should change ot make it more transparent.