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Bug Reports / Re: N/A Icons

« on: November 30, 2010, 04:15:49 PM »

Not sure if this has been addressed yet but I noticed this today.  I figured I would pass it along!

Condition: BLNGSNO (looks like "LNGSNO" as the listed condition)
Shows Up As: N/A
Should Be: Icon 15

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch

« on: November 30, 2010, 08:23:05 AM »

I wonder what the first graphical update after the rollout of the IS2 would be like. Maybe new graphics, like a new background.

I'm guessing there won't be any updates in that department for a long time.   I'm pretty sure their main concern is getting companies to purchase the units while they attempt to get the bugs ironed out (which there is a plethora of to this day).   That would be my guess.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / #99910 Radar Not Working

« on: November 24, 2010, 03:02:44 PM »

#99910
  IntelliStar 2
  Grand Forks, ND
  Midcontinent Communications
 
  Hey STAR Team!
 
  Here's another error for you.  None of the radars are showing up.  The   bug radar during the local on the 8s, local radar, regional   satellite/radar, metro radar is not working.  The city, county and   highway layers show up along with the blank single-color basemap, but no   topography and no imagery on any of the maps.  See attached images,   please!  It started with the bug radar during the local on the 8s a   couple days ago and spread to the others.  Also, not sure if this helps,   but occasionally some of the radars would only show one frame of radar   data while it was on the screen, and not necessarily the newest scan   either.
 
I hope you are able to view the images, the attachment method wasn't working.



Update: As of tonight (now Nov 29, 1:00a CST), the radars are still not showing up as illustrated above.  Thanks for looking into this and let me know if there's any further info I can provide.   

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General Discussion / Re: Happy 20th Birthday, Ana (Meganium90)!

« on: November 22, 2010, 06:17:33 PM »

Happy Birthday!

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / #99910 Flipbook Error/Mixup

« on: November 19, 2010, 01:27:14 AM »

IntelliStar 2
#99910
Grand Forks, ND
Midcontinent Communications

Hey STAR Team!

With help from a few others, I noticed this on the IS2.  The flipbooks for Cloudy and Mostly Cloudy are backwards, i.e. when it's Mostly Cloudy the 'Cloudy' flipbook is shown while when it's Cloudy, the 'Mostly Cloudy' flipbook is shown.  I can confirm that this is in the Local on the 8s on the left side of the screen for current/tonight/tomorrow as well as the current conditions scrolling through the LDL.  I believe it is only happening in the evening hours when the moon flipbooks are cued versus the sun ones.  Keep up the great work!

Here is a video to show the error:

Grand Forks IntelliStar 2 11-15-10

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Videos!

« on: November 16, 2010, 01:47:38 AM »

Here's another video for all of you!  Notice the glitch in the middle with the national forecast showing through.  I have a second version of this forecast, just not uploaded yet (the other version shows the 48hr forecast as a graphical representation versus text).  Enjoy!

Grand Forks IntelliStar 2 11-15-10

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch

« on: November 14, 2010, 11:25:07 PM »

Is there anything wrong with the IS2 lately? The day I was planning on recording a clip with my DVD Recorder, the IS2 was not working. It hasn't been on for a few days now, which is bumming me out. Does anybody know if they're all having problems or if it's my local one not running at the moment?

Mark's IS2 in Grand Forks is working fine, so it's probably just your particular one.

The IS2 here for Moorhead, MN (West Fargo, ND) is appearing on TWCHD just fine.  Though my provider is the same one that is in Grand Forks, ND.

Does your unit down there look very similar to our setup here in GF?

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Videos!

« on: November 13, 2010, 04:35:29 PM »

Here are some more vids (which I know some of you have already seen)!

Grand Forks IntelliStar 2 2010-11-10

Grand Forks IntelliStar 2010-11-11_01-04-37_114

Grand Forks IntelliStar 2 11-13-10

Grand Forks IntelliStar 2 2010-11-10_02-25-19_152

Grand Forks IntelliStar 2 2010-11-11_01-01-25_675

Grand Forks IntelliStar 2 2010-11-11_01-02-51_530

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / IS2 #99910 Color Table Key Bug?

« on: November 10, 2010, 03:06:59 AM »

Hey STAR Team! 

IS2 ID #99910
Grand Forks, ND
Midcontinent Communications

With help from Aaron (socool775), we caught a potential error.  The regional satellite/radar composite only shows the radar color table key under the image even when mixed precip/snow is showing up on the map, possibly confusing some viewers.  Please refer to below.  At :30, for the local radar, you can see it shows the rain/snow/mix color table key.  However, at :35 it only shows the rain color table key (even with the snow/mix showing up on the ND/MT border).  Thanks for checking into it!

Grand Forks IntelliStar 2 11-10-2010

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Videos!

« on: November 10, 2010, 02:32:33 AM »

In addition to the videos I posted on this thread, here are some more videos for your viewing pleasure direct from Grand Forks, ND!  (Check out the alert crawl!)

Grand Forks TWC HD IntelliStar 2 11-5-2010 1

Grand Forks TWC HD IntelliStar 2 11-5-10 2

Grand Forks IntelliStar 2 11-10-2010

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: #99910 IS2 Incorrect Label

« on: November 03, 2010, 11:59:43 AM »

Thanks for checking into this!  The STAR is still showing 99910 as the ID as of 10:58a central today.

Update: Still showing 99910 for the ID as of 12:59p central 11/4/10

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch

« on: November 01, 2010, 01:18:23 AM »

Oh, I'd also like to mention that I'm taking these videos on my Droid X since I don't have a tuner built into my computer.  Sorry for the quality/shakiness/poor audio!

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch

« on: October 31, 2010, 05:18:51 PM »

Here's another video for your viewing pleasure!

Grand Forks TWC HD IntelliStar 2 10-30-10 (Embedding disabled, limit reached)  (still processing when posted)  Edit: Now processed and in HD!

Also, I caught a still of an actual sponsored ad in the left corner instead of just TWC's products.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / #99910 IS2 Incorrect Label

« on: October 30, 2010, 02:09:32 AM »

Hi, Star Team!  Good work with the IS2.  I noticed on my local box (#99910, Grand Forks, ND, Midcontinent Communications) that the regional Doppler displays (should be) I94 across south-central North Dakota.  Instead, it shows up as I90 on the label (which is in South Dakota).  Also, "Grand Forks" in the top left (above current/tonight/tomorrow temp) is slightly cutoff on the top by the edge of the safe title.  Right now, that appears to be the only thing that is incorrect on my unit.  I'll be sure to keep my eyes peeled. 

One small suggestion that caught my eye: Would it be possible to put a ° between the forecast high/low temp and the 'F' in the 48hr local forecast?  Right now it's listed as"38F" and it looks kinda funky to me.

Thanks and keep up the great work!!

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch

« on: October 30, 2010, 01:19:54 AM »

It's so awesome! If only there was a drooling smiley…

Just a few questions:

1.) Does the narration in the beginning ever say, "Currently, the temperature is…" instead of "Currently in our area…"?

2.) Is there a version of the almanac that has record temps instead of moon phases like on the IS?

3.) Have there been any bugs?

Otherwise, you're lucky to have an HDTV and the IS2. The STAR ID is interesting; it skips from starting with 2 on the IS to starting with 9. 99910 does sound interesting for one.

1. From what I have noticed, Jim says "Currently in our area..."

3. I have noticed a few mis-ques and choppy animation/voice clips but **I think** it will get better once the hardware gets setup and the team can focus on updates and what-not.

Here's another clip for your viewing pleasure!
Grand Forks TWC HD IntelliStar 2 10-29-10 2 (Embedding disabled, limit reached)