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News and Updates / Re: New Additions for March Release
« on: February 25, 2009, 06:45:53 AM »
So you've been getting data in to your XL? Thats cool.
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General Discussion / Re: What Type of Cell Phone Do You Have?
« on: February 23, 2009, 01:45:24 PM »
I have a T-Mobile G1 on T-Mobile. I don't have 3G in my hometown, but if I go up to the city north of me, I do. Go figure.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: February 22, 2009, 06:13:21 PM »
I got a new TV tuner the other day, Hauppage HVR-1250. I'm using ClearQAM to record anything from TWC or WxScan. It's the best quality you can get since you're getting the actual transport-stream from the headend.
Also, the only thing about Comcast I hate is their prices. They have fast internet, and a good selection of HD and SD channels.
Also, the only thing about Comcast I hate is their prices. They have fast internet, and a good selection of HD and SD channels.
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News and Updates / Re: Weather Star XL Emulator Idea
« on: February 20, 2009, 05:29:15 AM »
Looks pretty good!
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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: February 19, 2009, 02:45:26 PM »I think it might happen one day, and the OCM's will have a fun day.Yep, it's a projection system, I think.
Is the video wall no longer a chroma-key system? Can an OCM wear any color, and not have any problems?
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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday, narunetto!
« on: February 18, 2009, 01:33:27 PM »
Heh, thanks guys! 
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General Discussion / Re: Digital Transition
« on: February 17, 2009, 07:54:42 PM »There's a video of a scroll on KWPX
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General Discussion / Re: Digital Transition
« on: February 17, 2009, 06:59:49 PM »
Here, there is one station switching (KWPX 33 PAX). I hooked up my antenna to my TV tuner to catch it switch off.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: February 04, 2009, 06:12:07 PM »Most of us care because the transition frees up the bandwidth from analog channels to make room for more HD channelsYou do know this transition is only for Over the Air and not cable, correct? The Cable digital transition doesn't happen until atleast 2012 iirc...
Yep i know, but my local Comcast rep told me "When the DTV transition happens many new hd channels would be added."
Well, tell that rep he's stupid. The transition has nothing to do at all with anything except Over-the-air transmissions. Now, the only thing that it affects is how fast other companies get to use said airspace that will be freed.
As I've said before, several areas that have Comcast will be getting rid of the "Expanded Basic" Analog tier of service and making you use the digital one, but that is totally unrelated and will happen at times that Comcast chooses and not the government.
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General Discussion / Re: Favorite Super Bowl XLIII Commercials
« on: February 02, 2009, 01:31:07 PM »
The CareerBulder.com one was my favorite. Though, this year there wasn't many reallllly funny ones like past Super Bowls.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: January 29, 2009, 05:17:25 PM »
The link in your signature doesn't work 
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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Tyler!
« on: January 28, 2009, 01:06:16 PM »Thanks guys.Some money with that!
School's cancelled today - what better of a present could I ask for?
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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Tyler!
« on: January 28, 2009, 03:45:47 AM »
Happy birthday, man!
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: January 27, 2009, 04:53:03 PM »It's going to happen in the first place because in the upcoming years no one will be using it anyway, but why not do it now to get it over with now?Wow, there are SO many things wrong with that statement/question.
First off, a LOT of people are still using analog antenna TV. If they wanted/could afford cable/digital services, then they would have bought them. But they don't/can't, so they use antenna. There is absolutely nothing wrong with OTA television as it is. It has satisfied people for years. There needs to be some medium of communication, where the consumer has the ultimate choice in how it's delivered. The government has no right to step in and demand that everyone switch to digital OTA.
And contrary to what people are led to believe, digital is not always better than analog forms of media. Take MP3's for example...
(sigh)
Sorry I didn't make myself clear on that, I meant analog OTA. OTA is a great thing, i've used it quite a few times, so I totally get you on that point.
Also, you know CD's are digital right? Nothing wrong with the audio quality on that. What kinda problems do you have with MP3, either? 192-320 kbps MP3 audio is great sounding.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: January 27, 2009, 01:15:18 PM »
If we were to keep analog and digital, it would cost the stations more money for operating both Analog and Digital towers. TV is just a simple service, it's not a lifeline nor is it a utility. Maybe if it was something like radio that is like impossible to make converters for due to different kind of cars, I'd tend to agree more with you. We need to make space for newer technologies. It's going to happen in the first place because in the upcoming years no one will be using it anyway, but why not do it now to get it over with now? Cable companies are realizing this, too, by getting rid of most of the analog also, in a digital world, analog is a waste of space and technically inferior.