... Mileage will vary. I've got a tiny Sony 32" 4:3 direct view. However, when viewing normal DirecTV NTSC, I find I need to be about 12 feet away, so as...
10878
jet
jetspies
Apr 1, 2004 8:12 am
... My girlfriend would take issue with calling the 32" Sony 'tiny', but I agree that with regular DIRECTV sitting close shows noticable artifacts. I see them...
10879
Larry Kenney
larrykenney
Apr 1, 2004 9:24 am
... For new members of the list, please be aware that earthquake seismic reinforcement work is being done on Sutro Tower and the men are working in the...
10880
jeffzell
Apr 1, 2004 5:17 pm
Regarding the dialing -- the word I got from a DirecTV rep was the box needs to dial to verify only paid packages, like HBO, PPV, CenterIce, etc., and the base...
10881
Gary
garypenovich
Apr 1, 2004 7:16 pm
Yup. I do notice it getting a little better at 8pm, when they switch to the network feed....
10882
Gary
garypenovich
Apr 1, 2004 7:17 pm
Yup. I do notice it getting a little better at 8pm, when they switch to the network feed....
10883
Gary
garypenovich
Apr 1, 2004 7:24 pm
That's odd, because I don't get it in widescreen. It comes in 4:3 for me. I use a wide/zoom mode to fill the 16:9 screen. OTOH, the clarity of resolution is...
10884
Chris Kast
fender4645
Apr 1, 2004 7:27 pm
... Comcast in the Bay Area doesn't carry the Fox digital channel - only the analog one. The only way to get is via OTA. -- Chris K. _____ From: Gary...
10885
skiingfoolusa
Apr 2, 2004 1:20 am
Hey guys, Give me some help about some good pci tuner cards that accept 1080i. I found a deal for WinTV-HD for $200. Is that a good card? I hear the software...
10886
Todd
todd_i
Apr 2, 2004 6:43 am
... Avoid the WinTV-HD.. It's basically an abandoned product, and I don't think the last released drivers were very good. The "MyHD MDP-120" seems to be the...
10887
Gary
garypenovich
Apr 2, 2004 7:26 am
I was referring to OTA. ... only the ... for ... non- ... know ... <hongcho0@h...> ... actually ... peters@s...> ... because ... subject=Unsubscribe>...
10888
skiingfoolusa
Apr 2, 2004 3:31 pm
Anyone have an MyHD card they would be willing to sell? Or know online where it can be cheap? I'm worried about blowing $300 on it and then it'll turn out its...
10889
R8der
r8der21
Apr 2, 2004 4:05 pm
... Check out www.digitalconnection.com I think they sell the MyHD card. The software that comes with the cards is the only software you can use.....I...
10890
Ray Peck
raypeck3
Apr 2, 2004 5:36 pm
... (a good summary of the available cards deleted) Todd or anyone else, What are the available options for getting an HD MPEG stream using any of these cards?...
10891
Rocky Mullin
djcaliban
Apr 2, 2004 5:38 pm
i was just thinking about this. tivo units need to call in regularly. ... -- Rocky Mullin | http://www.sharon.net/caliban/ 5 right opens long into 6 left...
10892
john_giguere
Apr 2, 2004 8:17 pm
I just got an HDTV antenna installed and have it pointed at the Sutro tower. I'm getting most signals but noticed on antennaweb.org that there is no NBC on the...
10893
Jim Peters
jimbob94005
Apr 2, 2004 8:29 pm
I understand there are plans to move the NBV tower to San Bruno Mountain, but I don't know when. john_giguere <john_giguere@...> wrote:I just got an HDTV...
10894
R8der
r8der21
Apr 2, 2004 8:31 pm
... John, did you try searching for this info first by chance?? Go to the webpage for this group and do a search for "NBC" and hundreds....yes HUNDREDS..... of...
10895
nekas4
Apr 2, 2004 8:40 pm
What happens if you are a cell phone only house? ... regularly. ... a couple ... serves several of ... is where the ... the ... policy. the ... tell someone ...
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Mark Belanger
mbelanger
Apr 2, 2004 9:07 pm
Folks, Did some searching on the group, but couldn't find out if anyone else had problems getting NBC in SF. I thought some time ago I'd heard KNBC was going...
10897
john_v_h
Apr 2, 2004 9:10 pm
Comparing the analog and digital feeds on local production, I notice that the digital audio is relatively uncompressed. Meaning it's not processed (or less...
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Basil Hashem
basil_hashem
Apr 2, 2004 9:10 pm
Voom is awesome and they got me both SD and HD OTA channels from Sutro. -Basil ... From: chowfpc [mailto:fchow@...] Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004...
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nekas4
Apr 2, 2004 9:31 pm
I beleive there was a post a few months ago about this. I thought they have been doing this for awhile. Only turning on the feed after a certain time....
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jet
jetspies
Apr 2, 2004 9:33 pm
I heard that VOOM turned on HDCP in a recent upgrade -- anyone notice any difference in image quality? -- J. Eric Townsend -- jet spies com buy stuff, damnit:...
10901
Leo g. Divinagracia III
ldivinag
Apr 2, 2004 10:43 pm
... there were rumors in bringing in portable trucks in SF during the 2002 winter olympics. worse case, tune to 49-4 (for me, some say 49-3) to get NBC running...
10902
R8der
r8der21
Apr 2, 2004 10:55 pm
... Ummm...it was a joke. A few months ago? This question has been asked about 20 times so far....the last one was about a week ago I believe. The point is,...
10903
Todd
todd_i
Apr 2, 2004 11:13 pm
All of those cards allow saving the ATSC transport stream to disk. When the AccessDTV card was first released, it encrypted the saved files on disk, so they...
10904
Larry Kenney
larrykenney
Apr 2, 2004 11:15 pm
Did you notice the terrible lip sync problem on the KTVU prime time FOX programming last night? We tried to watch "Tru Calling", but the audio was about a...
10905
Basil Hashem
basil_hashem
Apr 2, 2004 11:53 pm
I'm a happy Voom customer here on the peninsula. Great reception including mapped OTA channels using a new Schneider wacky HD antenna that they provided. ...
10906
bobby6048
Apr 3, 2004 12:04 am
For the umpteenth time, R8der, you are NOT the only cantankerous asshole on this list :-).... ... will ... asked ... believe. ... likely ... more ... and ... ...
