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Offline curtjr4

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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2014, 10:45:34 PM »
Quote from: TWCmatthew on February 09, 2014, 10:37:38 AM
Perhaps all the XL's are still being used, but the unit's graphics were just updated to v4?
I doubt it.

I thought I read somewhere that a location with a 4000 is also starting to do this. Don't quote me on that though since I can't remember where I saw it.
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2014, 11:05:27 PM »
a friend of mine on youtube CriminalCola said the XL in Hannibal is showing the new IS2 SD and will upload a clip soon.
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2014, 11:45:10 PM »
You'd still think that they would have updated the graphics to the new ones that they came out with in November because I remember somewhere that they were going to have the same icons everywhere in order to have brand recognition across all platforms.
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Oh well, I don't really care that much for the new icons anyways
« Last Edit: February 09, 2014, 11:48:36 PM by WeatherStarXL »
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2014, 12:19:35 AM »
Quote from: curtjr4 on February 09, 2014, 10:45:34 PM
Quote from: TWCmatthew on February 09, 2014, 10:37:38 AM
Perhaps all the XL's are still being used, but the unit's graphics were just updated to v4?
I doubt it.

I thought I read somewhere that a location with a 4000 is also starting to do this. Don't quote me on that though since I can't remember where I saw it.

How could this possibly happen with a 4000?! :blink:
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2014, 06:39:57 AM »
What is going On? By the way CriminalCola Posted a video on the "IS2 SD"
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2014, 08:01:36 AM »
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAsAH4tFCCk
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2014, 08:24:25 AM »
Quote from: gt1racerlHDl on February 10, 2014, 08:01:36 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAsAH4tFCCk


It's a shame this wasn't used for folks who actually had the IS in the first place on the SD feed when this graphical version of the IS2 was still relevant a few years ago. For me personally it would have made up for not having the IS2 since at least it's more appealing to look at. However, I think Mike explained why that probably didn't happen.
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2014, 10:26:52 AM »
Not sure what to think of this. Like others have mentioned, it looks like an old IS2 but with SD graphics. Something tells me it might be an IS2 but with slightly different hardware and software (maybe a cut-down version without the ability to output HD). If that's the case, it is something TWC has probably been working on for a while because it doesn't have the "metro" graphics update yet. Too bad, we don't have longer flavors anymore to see other forecast products.

One thing that I noticed in the first video is the lack of an LDL during national programming. Is this still running off the analog satellites that the legacy STARS were running on?
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #23 on: February 11, 2014, 11:22:14 AM »
That makes two XL's with the SD IS2. I wonder if this is only for legacies and not for the other ones with intellistars?
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #24 on: February 11, 2014, 01:22:09 PM »
This is the IntelliStar Jr. It is replacing all legacy units. It will get the updated graphics at some point.
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #25 on: February 11, 2014, 04:50:20 PM »
Quote from: Tyler on February 11, 2014, 01:22:09 PM
This is the IntelliStar Jr. It is replacing all legacy units. It will get the updated graphics at some point.
Intellistar Jr., huh?

Do you know how this compares, tech-wise, to the IS1 and IS2?  It's obviously different in that it has Cantore's Vocal Local, but also the specs have to be closer to the IS2, right?

And, if we have an IS already, like with Fios, will they go to the ISJr.?
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2014, 04:57:47 PM »
Quote from: HulkieD on February 11, 2014, 04:50:20 PM
Quote from: Tyler on February 11, 2014, 01:22:09 PM
This is the IntelliStar Jr. It is replacing all legacy units. It will get the updated graphics at some point.
Intellistar Jr., huh?

Do you know how this compares, tech-wise, to the IS1 and IS2?  It's obviously different in that it has Cantore's Vocal Local, but also the specs have to be closer to the IS2, right?

And, if we have an IS already, like with Fios, will they go to the ISJr.?

My guess is that the legacy STAR platforms are unable to "support" the IS or IS2 hardware, so a slightly simpler form of hardware (hence the suffix "Jr.") needed to be used.  If you already have the IS, I doubt they would go to the IS Jr. because that would be considered a downgrade (like going from the IS to the XL).

I'm not quite sure why the graphics have not been updated yet, though, but Tyler said they would eventually be updated.
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #27 on: February 11, 2014, 06:40:06 PM »
here's the link for the better quality video of IS 2 Jr.  Couldn't the video embedded into my post.

http://youtu.be/CzZsmP2h85A
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #28 on: February 11, 2014, 07:50:58 PM »
Quote from: Tyler on February 11, 2014, 01:22:09 PM
This is the IntelliStar Jr. It is replacing all legacy units. It will get the updated graphics at some point.
Do you know how long TWC has been developing/manufacturing these? Had to have been well before the WATT campaign started.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2014, 07:52:34 PM by Mike M »
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Re: Weather STAR XL Replaced
« Reply #29 on: February 11, 2014, 08:15:38 PM »
I'd much rather have this over the current IntelliStar. This looks like a total step up in my eyes... :whistling:

So IntelliStar Jr? Is that the official name or what? I'd like to see a press release or some form of documentation on this machine. I'm interested.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2014, 08:18:41 PM by curtjr4 »
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