TWC HD In Other Cities?

[SugarRay]

Is there a way to find out if TWC is broadcasting local HD channels in other markets?  Maybe that would give us some idea if/when it will be in Milwaukee.

[gparris]

 

Originally posted by SugarRay:
Is there a way to find out if TWC is broadcasting local HD channels in other markets?  Maybe that would give us some idea if/when it will be in Milwaukee.

TWC in Houston has a hot system-almost made me want to live there-check it out -  there are also other locations found by doing searches on your browser. Houston has 9 HD channels 2 SHo and 2 HBO and 5 locals HD for an additional $5 box and a really cool web site. Milwaukee's fate is unknown and these other cities advancement is no indication as to when and what...just that it is possible to have the "cable edge"  in the future HDTV world over cable with HD local channels and networks Satellite will never be able to achieve do to high bandwith and sat capacity problems. Sat can barely get the standard def locals in as many areas its capacity allows as it has to broadcast them in its CONUS area -not a local event like cable can with fiber wiring per area served ...so it will eventually be  "conquered" by cable..if only the cable companies would stop fighting HDTV offerings and realize its final edge over Satellite: HDTV! Milwaukee has always been a small "big" city and the last in everything to similar-sized cities. I doubt that it will get better soon...and that this forum will have this issue cleared up anytime soon. Unless cable, not OTA-gets its "act together" , the average consumer will never be getting HDTV in Milwaukee due to the shortsightedness of Time Warner Cable- IN THIS CITY!!! Most TV is received by cable,NOT antennas - statistically, a majority of TV is via cable. So it does not matter if so and so gets a 30 or a 90 on channel 1-1 (or whatever!) on his DTC100 because no one really cares...if it is not on cable and you can't just plug your HDTV set in the wall with cable interface like now the majority of consumers won't buy it.So until TWC gets HD on its system like its other cities I am tired of the "bitch session"on this forum.

[Tom Snyder]

So what are the "must carry" laws that govern  cable TV regarding digital channels? If TW was carrying Channel 6's digital channel, would we care if their 2 Milliwatt signal was in compliance?

[Gregg Lengling]

Yeah I'd care, because I don't subscribe to cable and probably won't in the future.  Too much leakage to interfere with my Amateur Radio equipment.  Also checked with them to get RoadRunner at my home, too expensive and installation costs ect....tomorrow my Ameritech DSL turns on at home....768K up and down, no installation cost, free modem, and first 6 months for $29.95........then up to $49.95 normal rate...beat that TWC, and no sharing the bandwidth with my nieghbors.


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[gparris]

 

Originally posted by lummox:
Yeah I'd care, because I don't subscribe to cable and probably won't in the future.  Too much leakage to interfere with my Amateur Radio equipment.  Also checked with them to get RoadRunner at my home, too expensive and installation costs ect....tomorrow my Ameritech DSL turns on at home....768K up and down, no installation cost, free modem, and first 6 months for $29.95........then up to $49.95 normal rate...beat that TWC, and no sharing the bandwidth with my nieghbors.

You both missed the point that cable not OTA is the majority of people's way of getting TV and HD so great for you if you do OTA but for HD to be entrenched for all-cable must be available in HD and Milwaukee is slow and backward. WISN and our PBS mess is on exhibit to show this out.

[Tom Snyder]

I didn't miss the point.. that actually WAS my point. If I could get WITI and WDJT HD on TWC, I'd re-subscribe to TWC in  a heartbeat.

I hate dinking around with this antenna BS, and like most folks in the city (and not necessarily most folks on this board) I would rather just plug a cable into the back of my HDTV.

58 digital on cable would get me watching them again, which I can't do now that leaves and trees prevent me from picking up a clean, watchable digital signal. And if TWC pumped WITI digital FOX into my TV, I wouldn't care about their lack of OTA power.

[gparris]

 

Originally posted by Tom Snyder:
I didn't miss the point.. that actually WAS my point. If I could get WITI and WDJT HD on TWC, I'd re-subscribe to TWC in  a heartbeat.

I hate dinking around with this antenna BS, and like most folks in the city (and not necessarily most folks on this board) I would rather just plug a cable into the back of my HDTV.

58 digital on cable would get me watching them again, which I can't do now that leaves and trees prevent me from picking up a clean, watchable digital signal. And if TWC pumped WITI digital FOX into my TV, I wouldn't care about their lack of OTA power.

Thank you for your reply...we ARE on the same page afterall...now as for TWC....

[gyoung]

So what's the holdup?  Is it the copying issue?  It just seems odd to me that if there is a demand on something that TW would just say okay, for $10 per month we'll make the HDTV local channels available to you.

[This message has been edited by gyoung (edited 06-19-2002).]