Local HD Pixalation

[Blitzburgh]

I have DirecTV and all of the local HD chaneels are getting intermittent pixalation.

This is in clear weather and with a 95 signal.

I was getting Chicago locals here same dish and box for months with not one hiccup, now I switched to Milwaukee locals since 58 is now HD on DirecTV and it has ben hapeening ever since I switched.

I have seen people with cable complaining about this.

What is my next step?

I it not my dish, the DVR,  the weather or DirecTV signal...now what?

This is only on HD. When I go to a SD chaneel all is good.

[Tom Snyder]

Do you have an antenna so you can compare the pixelization thru D* to the OTA feed? May not be D*... it may be the channel itself.. too many channels being crammed into a  single signal.

[Blitzburgh]

Do you have an antenna so you can compare the pixelization thru D* to the OTA feed? May not be D*... it may be the channel itself.. too many channels being crammed into a  single signal.

Nope. I cannot get the signal very well via OTA. I live by Lake Genenva.

This is the reason I had Chicago locals for so long.

[Tom Snyder]

Are you getting the garden variety motion artifacts when watching screen pans during football games or when lights are flashing during rock concerts, or is it something more?

[AndrewP]

Most likely, dish requires better alignment.

[Blitzburgh]

Nope, it could be during a new broadcast with really no motion.

It is very intermittent no particular pattern.

Has nothing to do with the dish.... I have a 95+ signal when it is happening.

[troyriley]

Nope. I cannot get the signal very well via OTA. I live by Lake Genenva.

This is the reason I had Chicago locals for so long.

Milwaukee OTA signals aren't a problem at all from Genoa City, not too far from Lake Geneva. They actually reach well beyond Walworth county into Northern Illinois.

How/why were you able to get Chicago locals on the dish when you live in the Milwaukee area?

[Blitzburgh]

Milwaukee OTA signals aren't a problem at all from Genoa City, not too far from Lake Geneva. They actually reach well beyond Walworth county into Northern Illinois

All depends on terrain. Not always distance.

Remember it is not the size of the pencil that matters it is how you right your name..lol

[troyriley]

All depends on terrain. Not always distance.

You are correct, terrain does play a major factor, among many other things. I guess I'm lucky I'm not really behind any hills. Are you in a low lying area in Lake Geneva? I know the elevation is lower near the lake and signals are a little weaker.

Do you have any obstructions in the way of any of DirecTV's satellites? The HD locals may come off a different satellite than the one your getting 95% signal strength. I have Dish Network and I don't subscribe to locals, but I know if I did, the HD locals come off the 61 degree satellite while the SD locals and most other channels come from other satellites.

[Blitzburgh]

Do you have any obstructions in the way of any of DirecTV's satellites? The HD locals may come off a different satellite than the one your getting 95% signal strength. I have Dish Network and I don't subscribe to locals, but I know if I did, the HD locals come off the 61 degree satellite while the SD locals and most other channels come from other satellites.

Come off of same satellite. I have already looked into all of this.

Nothing is different except the transponders Milwaukee is on 18 Chicago is on 20.

[Blitzburgh]

Did anyone notice the pixalation in the Vikings/Browns game?

Also at halftime and in the 4th quarter of the Packers/Bears game?

[Stanley Kritzik]

The non-locals such as HBO, ESPN, CNN, etc. are broadcast over all of North America.  However, the locals are narrowly focussed with a so-called "spot beam" signal.  So, in Lake Geneva, the dish alignment or spot beam signal strength may be issues.

Maybe a re-alignment by DirecTV might be needed, or an amplifier, if the cable runs are long.  I'm assuming solid copper (not copper over steel) RG6, cables less than 150', good waterproof connectors, etc. are all in place.

Stan

[Blitzburgh]

The non-locals such as HBO, ESPN, CNN, etc. are broadcast over all of North America.  However, the locals are narrowly focussed with a so-called "spot beam" signal.  So, in Lake Geneva, the dish alignment or spot beam signal strength may be issues.

Maybe a re-alignment by DirecTV might be needed, or an amplifier, if the cable runs are long.  I'm assuming solid copper (not copper over steel) RG6, cables less than 150', good waterproof connectors, etc. are all in place.

Stan

NO!!!

I you read the whole thing Chicago works fine and Milwaukee doesn't.

Same satellite different transponders. I did look into all of the obvious things. Getting a 95-96 signal.