Weather Channel on Comcast

[kenwvt@gmail.com]

Brian,

This weatherscan channel is just a Standard Definiton channel positioned in  
the HD 800 block, it has been this way for quite awhile now. I would assume  
that as soon as comcast moves extended basic in our area off of analog that  
we will get the real HD weather channel. I can't wait for the extended  
basics on analog to go away, especially now that they will be providing  
DTAs for two analog sets.

-Ken



On Feb 3, 2009 10:36am, Brian Vita <brian_vita@cssinc.com> wrote:
> Anyone know what's happening with the weather channel on Comcast? I live  
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> Salem, MA and the Wx channel has been heavily promoting the channel in HD.
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> When you go to channel 845, the channel listed with the WX channel in HD,
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> you get the wimpy WeatherScan. Although its in the HD block, it appears to
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> be 480i as it upsets the scaler in my A/V receiver. If I watch it on the  
HD
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> set with the cable box that is not routed through an A/V receiver, it  
comes
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> The 800 block of the local Comcast is their HD section. It seems a waste  
of
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> channel allocation to put Weatherscan there. Is this a programming error  
or
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> are we not supposed to get the Weather Channel in HD?
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> Brian Vita
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