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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: WeatherScan HD? Some peopel had said they are seeing new WeatherScan channel on

« on: October 19, 2008, 04:35:08 PM »

Then why do some cable systems have 2 digital WeatherScan channels?

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Weatherscan Discussion / WeatherScan HD? Some peopel had said they are seeing new WeatherScan channel on

« on: October 19, 2008, 11:05:04 AM »

WeatherScan HD? Some people had said they are seeing new WeatherScan channel on some cable system / have 2 digital WeatherScan channels.
Does any one have video of it? also any new weather star HD videos?


any planes for WeatherScan HD national?

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Local Forecast / Re: Thursday, September 25th DirecTV “local on the eights” will start

« on: October 01, 2008, 10:01:00 PM »

Here in marlton, we have Digital preferred package with HBO on one TV, expanded basic on two other TV's, and high-speed internet. In Bensalem, I have expanded basic on all of the TV's, high-speed internet, and digital phone.

Hmm that sounds about right. For premium internet (20mbps/3mbps) and digital cable with several HD DVR boxes and service the bill i up to about 150. With your telephone and extra services I can see you having such a high price

and they are ripping you off at $15 per HD DVR. Direct TV only makes you pay one DVR free and 1 hd fee for as many boxes as you have you only per $5 per box.

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Local Forecast / Re: Thursday, September 25th DirecTV “local on the eights” will start

« on: October 01, 2008, 09:59:16 PM »

Argh, the Local forecast application HAS NOT been launching for the past hour.

But the local "On Demand Version" is working fine. Like the graphics!

Let me guess; the preemption was probably messing with something since it wasn't the regular schedule. I wonder exactly what they use to cue the DirecTV boxes...

Well, there is problaly a Control PC between TWC and DirecTV... Since the LOT8s arnt always on the true :8's the Control PC problaly decodes the VBI, and then converts the cue signal to something DirecTV understands, which then cues the box.

And they are not useing the weather star / intelstar for that??

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Local Forecast / Re: Thursday, September 25th DirecTV “local on the eights” will start

« on: September 25, 2008, 10:37:50 PM »

The LDL remains off during LF's because of appearance. It wouldn't look right jumping from the local boxes to the national feed with the LDL suddenly on screen.

About Dish's LDL... IIRC both DirecTV and Dish are controlled via the same config file (seprate systems, but similar configuration) so when TWC removed the LDL from showing during the LF's for DirecTV, it problaly got applied to Dish's LDL as well.

when will DirecTV and Dish get HD stars so they can have a LDL when the 8's is not on?

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Local Forecast / Re: Thursday, September 25th DirecTV “local on the eights” will start

« on: September 23, 2008, 11:02:35 PM »

Would it ever be possible to show local forecasts using the same way satellite companies present local channels?

Well, of course it could. Would they want to do this? No. That's a lot of precious space that could be taken up by other channels. Could they do something on a regional basis? Absolutely. I don't know if they would want to, though. That would be a great decision to make it a bit more local, but It will probably never, ever, happen.

They can do a weather scan HD national with a LoT8 for the top citys.

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Local Forecast / Re: Thursday, September 25th DirecTV “local on the eights” will start

« on: September 23, 2008, 03:03:59 PM »

Is the DirecTV national star doing any of work of this with you box doing the rest? and we will have to wait for a national star hd before it will come to the hd feed.

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Local Forecast / Re: Thursday, September 25th DirecTV “local on the eights” will start

« on: September 23, 2008, 02:59:37 PM »

Will they add this to the HD feed after TWC is done with the HD star?

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Local Forecast / Thursday, September 25th DirecTV “local on the eights” will start

« on: September 23, 2008, 02:52:30 PM »

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=137655&page=8

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Local Forecast / Re: Apparently the Satellite LF is referred to as "TVRO" internally at TWC

« on: September 21, 2008, 12:40:05 PM »

what do they call the HD one?

And what is the upcoming direct TV local one?

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: September 14, 2008, 08:52:40 PM »

I have 2 of the same WeatherScan IntellStar feeds on Ch.245 & Ch. 845 is anyone else seeing this and is there anyway of this being a problem or being permanent for WeatherScan HD in the future?

The cable may just renumbering channels.

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Local Forecast / Re: HD STAR videos!

« on: September 09, 2008, 09:50:46 AM »

Just to let you guys know, the radar returns display underneath the city location labels. It doesn't look bad at all actually. Sorry for the poor image quality as I just snapped a picture with my cell phone.



I do think when all is said and done, I would expect more localized STARs than just the metropolitan area as a whole covered (to match the SD STARs). This includes of course a CC site. I can live with Central Park being that, but White Plains should be it if a new localized STAR is created for me specifically.

Maybe we'll still see some metropolitan area elements still used like the forecast maps for New York City, the Hudson Valley, Long Island and central New Jersey. The daypart forecast pages I can see, too, but perhaps the more important locations like Newark instead of Parsippany. The other three (Central Park, Islip and White Plains) are perfect because they're in my mind the best locations for each part of the metropolitan area. The getaway forecast locations are the same as what I have on my SD STAR, so I see no need for adjustments.

I am surprised there are no animated weather icons for the HD STAR, but given the smaller size icon for each location in the current conditions and forecast pages, perhaps it would be too difficult to detect on the screen. Who knows.

This more metropolitan view will work better as weather scan HD then LOT8