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Beware The Ides Of March!
I may have mentioned it before, but I am a springer. No, not a fan of Jerry, but I was born in late March and Spring is my favorite season. Mother Nature’s annual rebirth. I have been looking for signs for several weeks now.
The birds have been active and singing daily, if not ever so [...]
SUDS episode 3- The Abduction
Leonel finally leaves his house, but is abducted by aliens. Samantha’s plan is thwarted by Judge Judy. Dale and Samantha decide to go to Leonel’s house.
This is made with State software from www.xtranormal.com
Soap Opera Suds episode 2- The Intervention
Soap Opera Suds episode 2- The Intervention. The gang is plotting to get Leonel out of his house after he became addicted to his new HDTV.
Leonel gets a new HDTV
Leonel buys a new HDTV after his friends convince him in the store. Will his new TV cause a rift with his friends? Tune in to see!
Time-Warner Broadcast Cable Subscribers
We have received numerous inquiries from viewers missing NBC 17 HD on Time-Warner’s Broadcast Cable since the Olympics began. If you have been missing the NBC 17 channels since November when TWC moved us to a new frequency, simply perform a new channel scan on your TV. Go into the menu, and select the channel [...]
On Air Updates
Here’s a few things I’ve been tweaking since the Olympics began Friday night thanks to comments from users on the Triangle avsforum:
Lip Sync was ahead and behind the video for the Opening Ceremonies. Re-booting the receivers appears to have fixed the issue.
Re-shuffled the bit rates between HD and Universal Sports. The video is a bit [...]
Antennas and Satellite can live together!
My animated buddies discuss receiving Universal Sports via antenna connected to a satellite system. Cable subscribers can watch on 218 or 17-2, but an antenna is always a good back-up to have.
Fixin To Get Ready- A Geek-Fest
I mentioned in a previous post I have been in high gear getting ready for the Olympics. One major issue I have been working on is balancing the bitrates between my main HD and Universal Sports. I have not applied any changes on air yet, and found an interesting software bug that will be resolved [...]
Sunday Morning Snow In Wendell
Here’s my puppy Zeus playing in the snow Sunday morning.
Air Versus Cable Part 2
In the last post, we looked at the 8-VSB RF signals and discussed data rates on the DTV streams. This time we take a look at QAM used by the cable industry. I captured the screen shots on my Sencore 1850 MPEG analyzer on the same day for air and cable. Here’s a look at [...]
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