http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ Putting HDTV on the Map in Oklahoma en Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:30:59 +0000 http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/cox-more-hd-channels-coming#post-693 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:51:59 +0000 HDedmond 693@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>According to Cox's website (see link below), 3 HD channels are going to be added:</p> <p>- Versus HD (716) on Dec. 8. (Does this mean the Versus/Golf HD channel is being split into two channels?)</p> <p>- AMC HD (795) on Dec. 8.</p> <p>- Comedy Central HD (755) coming "soon."</p> <p><a href="http://cox.com/oklahoma/hdtv/hdchannels.asp" rel="nofollow">http://cox.com/oklahoma/hdtv/hdchannels.asp</a></p> <p>Cox's website doesn't mention that MOJO HD is going dark in December, so we'll lose that channel soon.</p> <p>The three new channels are pretty decent additions, but it is disappointing that there is still no mention of Fox News HD or HDNet being on the horizon. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/cox-new-on-demand-offerings-in-okc#post-692 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:38:29 +0000 HDedmond 692@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I noticed this week that Cox cable has added some additional HD On Demand content. </p> <p>For some reason this content is not offered through the "HD On Demand" channel (700 in OKC), but on the regular On Demand channel (1 in OKC). Go figure.</p> <p>For premium subscribers, there is now Showtime HD on demand and Cinemax HD on demand. This is in addition to Starz HD on demand added earlier this year. Strangely, HBO HD on demand was not added. (I watch a couple of HBO series, so that would have been a nice addition. Maybe someday!)</p> <p>I checked out Showtime HD on demand. Not much there. As of Saturday afternoon there are only three HD movies and a few episodes from 4 original Showtime series. I don't subscribe to Cinemax, so I don't know what their offerings are like.</p> <p>There is also the new (and much ballyhooed) FREEZONE HD ON DEMAND. Personally, I wasn't very impressed with the offerings there, but some people may like it. If you are a fan of HD music videos, VH1's Celebrity Rehab, MTV's Paris Hilton's BFF, or A&#38;E's Intervention, you're in business.</p> <p>Overall, I'd say these additions are better than nothing. But if I had to choose, I would prefer to see Cox significantly increase the number of HD CHANNELS instead of HD on demand content. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/barack-obama-political-message#post-691 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:10:38 +0000 mdeatherage 691@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I was away from the computer, but I did see that KOKH-DT was back OTA by 7:17 PM. I'm glad.</p> <p>I really do <em>hate</em> conspiracy theories, especially since Sinclair didn't have to air the show just because it was on Fox. Local stations pre-empt network programming any time they want, though it would cost Sinclair some money (they'd have to refund the fees for the time to Fox). But it is the silly season.</p> <p>I also wondered why it wasn't in HD, though. During the live 4:3 parts, my TV showed a top line that made it look like they were deliberately blacking out left and right sides but the cameras were 16:9, but I've noticed that same thing on some other programming and commercials. It <em>looked</em> like the same picture, but I couldn't swear to it. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/barack-obama-political-message#post-690 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:49:18 +0000 TVVoiceGuy 690@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>KOKH, KOCB, and KTUZ's (Telemundo) OTA HD signals took a power hit just before 7:00pm. Both KOKH &#38; KOCB were available on HD cable, but their OTA transmitters took longer to restart. At this time (almost 9:00pm) Telemundo's HD signal is still not back on the air. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/barack-obama-political-message#post-689 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:01:42 +0000 ultimate 689@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I thought the same thing, but they did come back on the air before the live speech. I was mostly disappointed that none of the stations I saw, either OTA or satellite, carried it in HD. I recorded it off of channel 4, I looked around for an HD alternative.</p> <p>Dennis </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/barack-obama-political-message#post-688 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:07:35 +0000 mdeatherage 688@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>OK, I hate conspiracies, but...</p> <p>KOKH is owned by Sinclair Broadcasting, which famously forced its stations to air a dishonest anti-Kerry documentary late in the 2004 presidential election cycle, and whose VP was requiring all its stations to carry his far right commentaries on the news every night (at that time).</p> <p>Tonight, KOKH, which probably has the best HD track record in OKC, went <em>off the air</em> just as the paid "Barack Obama Political Message" started (I believe I flipped past it between 6:45 and 7:00 and saw &lt;i&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/i&gt;, so I think the timing is right).</p> <p>If KOKH comes back on just as the World Series starts, I won't know what to think. :-( </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/opening-night-for-the-thunder-in-hd#post-687 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:09:12 +0000 HiDefSooner 687@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Remember tonight is opening night for the Thunder in HD tonight on KSBI-DT channel 52-1.</p> <p>Kevin </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ksbi-and-cox-hddtv#post-686 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:53:51 +0000 mscott 686@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I turned on ESPN at 9:30 and saw Washington was playing... so I thought it was blacked out here and just watched it on KSBI. Regardless of its status on ESPN, it's just nice to see KSBI broadcasting these games in HD. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ksbi-and-cox-hddtv#post-685 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:37:26 +0000 ultimate 685@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I watched the last half of that game on ESPN. Didn't think to check out the local channel.</p> <p>This could be really good for KSBI if they get their act together. They're already carrying episodes of "Lost" and following that is "American Chopper." Both of those shows are on in HD. It would also be totally cool if they carried some of their high school games in HD.</p> <p>Dennis </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ksbi-and-cox-hddtv#post-684 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:32:02 +0000 HDPokeFan 684@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>mscott - The Lakers/Thunder pre-season game was on ESPN. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ksbi-and-cox-hddtv#post-683 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:36:57 +0000 mscott 683@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Tonight's pre-season game against the Lakers is being broadcast in HD right now on KSBI. If you've got an antenna, be sure to fire it up to watch this one. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ksbi-and-cox-hddtv#post-682 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:46:40 +0000 HiDefSooner 682@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I think KSBI is going to have to more HD content to push Cox to add them to their HD lineup. One thing they need to get is get some HD syndication programming if available. They have the local syndication rights to Lost so if they could broadcast it in HD I think that is a step in right direction but that kind of investment is very expensive. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ksbi-and-cox-hddtv#post-681 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:22:54 +0000 mikey 681@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Cox had better get on the ball. KSBI-DT is showing the OKC Thunder basketball game in HD next week. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/fcc-fines-cox-for-sdv-rollout#post-680 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:18:08 +0000 ralfthedog 680@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>"...That way they could use the freed-up bandwidth space from all the unwatched channels for something else. Who knows what they had planned for it."</p> <p>With any luck, it will be used for higher bandwidth HD and more HD channels. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ksbi-and-cox-hddtv#post-679 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:19:21 +0000 dcalvert 679@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I meant that Raycom is broadcasting in HD. Don't know if KSBI is rebroadcasting in HD. Being originally from Kentucky, I am just glad to get to watch some SEC football and basketball.</p> <p>I do find it odd that Cox does not have an HD channel for KSBI but it does for all the other locals. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ksbi-and-cox-hddtv#post-678 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:42:12 +0000 ultimate 678@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>It's possible I've missed a broadcast or two, but I have not yet seen anything in HD on KSBI-DT since they stopped carrying HDNet over the air. Specifically, I've tuned in for a few moments of several Thunder games (including one at home) and the Georgia's SEC game last weekend. I also some a little of Heritage Hall's high school football game on Friday.</p> <p>Dennis </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/fcc-fines-cox-for-sdv-rollout#post-677 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:34:41 +0000 riffy 677@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>No, I don't think Cox had rolled it out here yet, but they did have plans to implement it in all their markets.</p> <p>It's not a per-channel thing as much as a per-area thing. The idea is to monitor each cable box in an area for each digital channel being viewed (digital only, analog is unaffected). If no household in a neighborhood was watching Hallmark-HD for example, Cox wouldn't waste the bandwidth sending it from the hub to that neighborhood. That way they could use the freed-up bandwidth space from all the unwatched channels for something else. Who knows what they had planned for it.</p> <p>The fine was because Cox didn't use a scheme that allowed current cable cards to work, so you would have to rent a Cox cable box instead of using your TiVo with a cable card you got from Cox, for example. I imagine SDV will still happen but Cox may have to offer to replace the existing cable cards. Just my opinion. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ksbi-and-cox-hddtv#post-676 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:41:10 +0000 dcalvert 676@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Anyone know when Cox with add the digital/HD version of KSBI? I sent an email to KSBI asking this and they responsed they had offered to Cox but Cox had not replied.</p> <p>KSBI has Raycom broadcasts of SEC football/basketball games that are in HD this year. The analog signal on Cox channel 9 is terrible. Just hoping for improvement.</p> <p>Maybe I'll go OTA for KSBI like I used to do for Fox. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ellen-and-oprah-hd-in-2009-according-to-koco#post-675 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:11:34 +0000 ultimate 675@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I didn't have a chance to watch <em>Mexico: One Plate at a Time</em> but I'd like to know if they're showing recent episodes of that in HD now. We got one season of that in HD when OETA used to just broadcast the PBS HD channel, but since they've switched there are a lot of shows that are letterboxed and not in HD. <em>Oklahoma Gardening</em> is show using HD cameras, but when I asked some of their staff at a convention here, they said OETA had told them it was shown in HD, which it obviously is not. <em>Victory Garden</em> is also shown in HD on Saturday mornings.</p> <p>Dennis </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ellen-and-oprah-hd-in-2009-according-to-koco#post-674 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:59:18 +0000 Sooner Al 674@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I see that a lot with OETA, ie. the first airing of a show is in HD in prime time but the repeat later overnight is not. That really bugs me since I like to do a lot of recording of shows like Nova for example late at night after we have gone to bed since I can only record/watch two shows at a given time with my Cox supplied SA 8300HD DVR. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/non-hd-cox-channels-now-stuck-in-stretch#post-673 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:34:37 +0000 ralfthedog 673@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Sorry for the double post, My TVs are all set to Auto DVI/HDMI. Just for the fun of it, I switched to Fixed. I did not get the delay switching resolutions, however I did get a much worse picture. It had lots of aliasing. I was playing with one of my older 1080i/p hybrids. It might not be that good at upconverting. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/non-hd-cox-channels-now-stuck-in-stretch#post-672 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:26:07 +0000 ralfthedog 672@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>All of my boxes are set to Normal. When I push the button it comes back "Normal, 4080p" </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ellen-and-oprah-hd-in-2009-according-to-koco#post-671 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:29:38 +0000 susanandmark 671@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Interesting, Dennis, about "This Old House," as I'd actually also emailed OETA about this and they said they showed it in HD only during the first showing (weekly premiere) of "The This Old House Hour" on Thursday nights and "lacked the ability" to air subsequent re-showings, or the Saturday broadcasts of the stand alone show, in HD. This was just a few weeks ago.</p> <p>-Susan W. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/non-hd-cox-channels-now-stuck-in-stretch#post-670 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:06:31 +0000 Sooner Al 670@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>FWIW, I spent some time yesterday (before the OU-Kansas game) playing with Fixed/Upconvert-1/Upconvert-2 with our HDTV and our SA 8300HD STB. I now have it setup for Fixed (@ 1080i).</p> <p>I found that using Interactive TV [iTv] is much much better now because the HDTV was not having to change resolutions from 1080i/720p to 480 and back again when I wanted to use iTv then back to HDTV. In our case I have an HDMI cable between the STB and our HDTV.</p> <p>In Fixed mode the switch to iTv is smooth as is navigating the menus. Now its still takes a few seconds for iTv to update the information but its just better experience as a whole. The came can be said for OnDemand.</p> <p>As always YMMV... </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/directv-adds-fox-news-hd#post-669 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:37:51 +0000 HDedmond 669@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Fox News HD = DirecTV 360<br /> <a href="http://www.tvpredictions.com/dadd101608.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.tvpredictions.com/dadd101608.htm</a></p> <p>When will Cox finally add Fox News HD? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/fcc-fines-cox-for-sdv-rollout#post-668 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:32:39 +0000 HDedmond 668@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Is Cox using SDV in Oklahoma?</p> <p>If so, which channels? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/kfor-to-run-dt-only-test-on-friday#post-667 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:04:12 +0000 TVinsider 667@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>They didnt shut down the transmitter. They just pulled the video feed going to the microwave link to the analog transmitter. Audio was intact</p> <p>Its actually kind of interesting. Alot of the calls were from small cable company subscribers. seems alot of these mom and pop cable companies are still taking analog ota feed. Guess they need to get their converter boxes </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ellen-and-oprah-hd-in-2009-according-to-koco#post-666 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:07:44 +0000 ultimate 666@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>The ABC shows are shown at a specific time and just passed through as is from the network. <em>Oprah</em> and <em>Ellen</em> are syndicated shows that may or may not be shown live at the same time they're broadcast. <em>Oprah,</em> for example, is show during the day and at night following <em>Nightline.</em> So, KOCO would need to record the HD show and then have a way to replay it one or more times later in the day.</p> <p>I noticed this afternoon that <em>This Old House</em> was shown in HD on OETA. This was the first time I'd noticed it, but it might have started early this season when <em>This Old House</em> was first shown in HD. In any event, apparently OETA has the gear to do what KOCO is waiting until January to purchase. You'd think a commercial station would have the funds to make the investment to do this when the public TV station doesn't.</p> <p>Dennis </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ellen-and-oprah-hd-in-2009-according-to-koco#post-665 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:58:28 +0000 bkm645 665@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>MarkB,<br /> KOCO broadcast the ABC HD feed stright through. But, syndicated shows are not received the same way since they are on different stations in different markets and on at different times in different markets. When KOCO can create HD shows (the news) they should be able to broadcast syndicated shows in HD also. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ellen-and-oprah-hd-in-2009-according-to-koco#post-664 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:32:44 +0000 markb 664@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Forgive my ignorance (and not that I've ever watched either of these programs), but if KOCO can broadcast "Lost" or an ABC football game in HD, why couldn't they broadcast any program sent to them in HD? </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/surprised-by-some-new-cox-hd-channels#post-663 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:30:42 +0000 markb 663@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Indeed, these are total crap. Perhaps that's why there was no fanfare with their unveiling. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/fcc-fines-cox-for-sdv-rollout#post-662 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:35:15 +0000 riffy 662@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>It looks like the FCC is unhappy with Cox's rollout of switched digital video (SDV) that prevented cablecards from working.</p> <p>Dollar amount of the fine was trivial though.</p> <p>See article:<br /> <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081017-fcc-fines-cable-for-anticompetitive-switched-digital-video.html" rel="nofollow">http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081017-fcc-fines-cable-for-anticompetitive-switched-digital-video.html</a> </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/non-hd-cox-channels-now-stuck-in-stretch#post-661 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:57:12 +0000 Sooner Al 661@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>Presuming you have a Scientific Atlanta 8300HD...</p> <p>If you press the HD Zoom button on your control does the display say Normal?</p> <p>How is the SA 8300HD set top box [STB] configured? I generally setup ours, using the wizard, for either Upconvert-1 or Fixed. Upconvert-1 displays all HD content in 1080i and SD in 480p (with no black bars). You can also select Upconvert-2 which causes HD content to display in 720p and SD content in 480p (with no black bars). If you have your STB set to 1080i for example and use the Fixed setting then everything is displayed in 1080i including SD. Note that SD will have the black (configurable dark, medium, light) bars on either side of picuture.</p> <p>See this from SA for help setting up the STB using the wizard.</p> <p><a href="http://www.scientificatlanta.com/products/consumers/userguidepdfs/4003114.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.scientificatlanta.com/products/consumers/userguidepdfs/4003114.pdf</a></p> <p>More downloadable documents from SA here...</p> <p><a href="http://www.scientificatlanta.com/products/consumers/new_explorer8300HD.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.scientificatlanta.com/products/consumers/new_explorer8300HD.htm</a></p> <p>Additional SA 8300HD information here...</p> <p><a href="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=471859" rel="nofollow">http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=471859</a></p> <p>If you don't have a SA 8300HD STB then look for similar settings on your specfic STB. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/non-hd-cox-channels-now-stuck-in-stretch#post-660 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:36:15 +0000 ralfthedog 660@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I don't know when this happened but when you tune to a non HD channel like 53, you don't get the bars, everything is in stretch. I am sorry but this bites the big pickle. When I watch TV I don't want to see a bunch of short fat people. </p> http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/topic/ellen-and-oprah-hd-in-2009-according-to-koco#post-659 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:14:28 +0000 susanandmark 659@http://www.hdtvok.com/forums/ <p>I contacted KOCO (OKC ABC) about why they are not offering "Ellen" and "Oprah" in HD since both programs started broadcasting in high def this September. I received a response from programming that says: "KOCO is working to acquire the equipment to present these shows in HD, sometime in 2009." </p> <p>Just thought others might be interested in the same info ...</p> <p>-Susan W. </p>