Originally Posted By hopemax The entertaining troll came for a visit. You do like Toad right? Is that enough?
Originally Posted By DyGDisney >>You do like Toad right<<< Seriously, after all these years, could it really be the same person?
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< HINT: <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms....asp?c=1" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms....asp?c=1</a> >>> That helps with the "who" but not the "what."
Originally Posted By mawnck Oh this is just GREAT. There's this thing called e-skip. It's a rare atmospheric condition that causes FM radio and VHF TV stations (among other broadcasty things) to travel ridiculously long distances, where they can either result in perfect reception of stations five states over, or (more likely) obliterate reception of the locals. I hear that today, of all days, the East Coast is getting creamed with it.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Don't know if it's related, but on Direct TV last night I was getting the east coast CBS telecast at 5:00 p.m.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Hahahaha. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/13/digital.TV/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/0...dex.html</a> "The Federal Communication Commission, on its Web site, said Friday's switch to digital television by 971 full-power stations had prompted hundreds of thousands of calls for help" Hahaha.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Here's what I don't get, and maybe someone could explain it to me: If we are totally digital right now, how come Food Network is still fuzzy for us? Also, we only pay for very basic cable. Haven't had Disney Channel, Nick, Cartoon Network, TMC, etc. for many years. I bought a new TV for our bedroom, a flat screen digital one, and we now get all of those channels on that TV, but still not on our other TV in the living room. We are still only paying for very basic cable ($15.00/month), and never got those channels on the old TV in our bedroom either.
Originally Posted By ecdc ^^^^^ That's all an issue with your cable provider. Has nothing to do with whether or not you have a digital or analog TV. You need to contact whoever your cable provider is and explain the problem to them. My guess is it has to do with whether or not you have a cable box. The new TV will be digital and cable-ready - plug the cable directly into the TV and you're set. The older TVs may not be able to work that way. You may need a cable box to receive the cable signal and then send it to your TV.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Thing is, with my very basic cable I'm NOT supposed to get those channels. A cable repairman once came to my house because we were having problems. He told me we weren't even supposed to get Food Network or TV land, --- nothing above a certain channel. Now in the back we are getting a whole slew of channels we aren't supposed to be getting.
Originally Posted By ecdc Oh I see. Probably shouldn't call them, then Perhaps they don't have a way of blocking those channels to newer, cable-ready TVs. I just think it's strange one TV gets it and others don't. Obviously there's just one cable that goes into your house and then it splits from there to the multiple TVs. So they're apparently giving you those channels but older TVs aren't capable of receiving them without a box.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>A cable repairman once came to my house because we were having problems. He told me we weren't even supposed to get Food Network or TV land, --- nothing above a certain channel. Now in the back we are getting a whole slew of channels we aren't supposed to be getting.<< You should not be able to pull in much beyond your local stations by plugging the cable directly into a digital TV. If you are, it means the cable company is sending some of their digital channels "in the clear" for some unknown reason. As for Food Network being fuzzy, most likely it's because that's how the cable company is sending it. The more they compress the digital image, the more channels they can cram onto the system ... and the worse it looks. They get away with it because not enough people complain. By the way, have you considered going "over the air?" Unless you're off the beaten path, you don't need "very basic cable" anymore, and even a rooftop antenna is a one-time expense that would pay for itself within the year. Plus, you'll have better picture quality, and genuine high-definition in the bedroom. (You'll probably need a converter box for the older TV.) Try buying a cheap VHF/UHF indoor antenna and hooking it up to the bedroom TV. You might get a really nice surprise.
Originally Posted By DAR <<TMC>> The Movie Channel or did you mean Turner Classic Movies. If it's The Movie Channel you're missing nothing. If it's Turner Classic Movies you're missing probably the best channel on the tube.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I meant Turner Classic Movies. Mawnck, you're saying to get the basic channels, which is about 35 channels, I don't need cable? It's not just local, network channels. I MUST HAVE Food Network and TV Land. Hmmm, maybe if I just unplug the cable I can see what I get!
Originally Posted By mawnck No, you won't get Food Network or TV Land, only the local stations - the major broadcast networks and such. Nevamind.
Originally Posted By alexbook Out of curiosity, I checked for analog signals on Saturday. I got a few stations (including the local NBC affiliate) broadcasting messages about the switchover to digital, and a few stations still broadcasting their regular programming. One of those was a UHF station that only ever seems to play infomercials. Nothing can stop them!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan One of those was a UHF station that only ever seems to play infomercials. Nothing can stop them! << Billy Mays will switch to digital when he's good and ready. No government mandate will force him to do anything. He's the Chuck Norris of infomercials. (Well, I guess Chuck Norris is actually the Chuck Norris of informercials, but you know what I mean.)
Originally Posted By ecdc Are they advertising this? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q-EXf8d1IQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...EXf8d1IQ</a>
Originally Posted By alexbook Actually, it was the one for the Dean Martin videos: <a href="http://www.deanvariety.com/" target="_blank">http://www.deanvariety.com/</a> I checked again later, and it looked like they were running the same infomercial again. Maybe the whole thing's on automatic and somebody forgot to switch it off.
