Olympics picture breaking up

[jimbop99]

I just wanted to know if this is my problem or if everyone is having this happen. The signal strength looks good on my receiver. Thanks.

[Greg Oman]

Yep, getting a lot of video drops and pixelization here too.  Annoying enough to switch back to the analog feed..... which doesn't seem to be having the same issues.

I think this primetime show has pre-recorded footage, so it kind of makes me wonder why I've seen so many since about 730pm.

Greg O.

[abarnes77]

Ditto in Mequon -- strong signal, but lots breaking up.

[Joseph S]

You know those ads where they complain about losing satellite with snow and rain. Well, the only real people this happens to on a regular basis is


NBC!!!!!!!

Everytime there's precipitation in NYC the entire nation gets screwed because of their horrible distribution setup.

[Greg Oman]

Here's what I found out on AVS:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=643314&page=3

It's affecting more than just us.  Rats  

[oflaherty]

NBC desperately needs a second HD uplink.
For the SD they switch control from the NYC uplink to the Burbank uplink all the time.
For the HD network there is no other uplink.

I hope the blizzard is done by this afternoon, but I doubt it.
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Sean at TMJ

[LoadStar]

Weird technical issues @ 1:10 CST on UniHD/USA Network, and stranger way of handling it.

On UniHD, they dropped to full-screen green, then a flash of the Torino NBC logo... full-green screen again, then flipped to some motorcycle event, before returning to the hockey game again. (Not sure what the motorcycle event was - does UniHD have a whole seperate set of programming running, just in case?)

USA apparently flipped over to a commercial break to cover the glitch, and apparently a longer break than viewers on UniHD saw, as they acknowledged the technical glitch and re-welcomed viewers.

[StarvingForHDTV]

NBC-HD ended the torture of repeating the same commercials and showing us historical events like the Summer Olympics.

Now they figured out a new way to torture us!  They must really hate their digital audience...... :bang: