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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / LDL glitching on STAR #23550

« on: March 24, 2013, 04:57:05 PM »

Hi STAR team

The programming LDL on my IntelliSTAR has been glitching as of this morning, and continues to do so even as I speak. Each time during live programming, a second LDL has been cuing behind the glitching one. No problems on the main IS unit itself, however. Here is a video clip that I caught of the glitch this morning:

TWC IntelliSTAR LDL Glitch- Astoria, OR- March 24, 2013

The cable provider is Charter, and the ID number is 23550.

Can this be looked into?

Jim

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Programming and Graphics / New show coming soon to TWC: Coast Guard Northwest

« on: March 20, 2013, 08:40:50 PM »

Normally I loathe all TWC long-form programming    but I just had to share this.

http://www.chinookobserver.com/news/local/tv-taping-show-on-nw-coast-guard/article_386ff24a-90e7-11e2-926c-001a4bcf887a.html

According to the Chinook Observer, a local newspaper in my area, it says TWC is going to film a new installment of the "Coast Guard" series, called "Coast Guard Northwest." The film crew is going to be in my area for about a year to film 13 episodes for the new show. More info on this show should develop in the coming months.

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Programming and Graphics / Three new shows coming March 2013

« on: January 30, 2013, 01:25:28 AM »

http://press.weather.com/press-releases/the-weather-channel-roars-into-march-like-a-lion-greenlighting-three-new-series/

Here we go again, folks    TWC has greenlighted three new long-form shows, all of which are set to premiere in two months.

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General Discussion / Happy birthday Zach!

« on: January 21, 2013, 12:31:40 AM »

Happy 18th birthday buddy 

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Programming and Graphics / Deadliest Space Weather

« on: January 10, 2013, 10:13:14 PM »

There was no topic so I figured I'd start it off...

So I watched the show during the entire 6PM PT hour, and IMO I thought it was a pretty interesting show compared to the other so-called "weather" shows on TWC. Similar in show format like "It Could Happen Tomorrow," there were various people talking about what would happen if some of the deadliest weather outside of our planet occurred here. I would probably watch the next new episode next Thursday or whenever it comes on if you ask me 

But enough about my thoughts. If anyone else saw the show, what were your thoughts on it?

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General Discussion / Happy birthday to Localonthe8s

« on: January 06, 2013, 12:21:07 PM »

Happy birthday buddy 

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Contributions / IntelliSTAR in Aberdeen, WA -- includes pics taken by myself

« on: October 06, 2012, 08:50:55 PM »

Today, my girlfriend and I went up to Aberdeen just for the day, and we went to a thrift shop called "Thrift City." There at the store we saw some old TV sets, and on one of the TV sets, it was tuned to a local TWC feed. Because I saw a local city name on the programming LDL that appeared the second I layed eyes on the TV, I knew almost immediately that the local cable company that served the Aberdeen area (which I found out later that it was Comcast) uses an IntelliSTAR unit on their headend. I wasn't really expecting to find a TV tuned to TWC at the store, but it sure was a lucky coincidence for me 

As I watched two LFs respectively, here is some information that I discovered about the STAR unit:

• The STAR's observation site is Aberdeen, WA
• The STAR unit type is the IntelliSTAR
• The STAR's ID number is 22286
• The cable provider on which this STAR is seen on is Xfinity (or Comcast)
• The channel number on which TWC is viewed on in the area is 78

And on top of that, I was able to take 4 pictures of the STAR on a TV set at the store with my camera (see attachments below.)

Note: Sorry about the black bars that appear in my photos. That always happens when you try to take pictures of a TV set with a typical camera 

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Programming and Graphics / The Weather Channel finds a gem with "Prospectors"

« on: September 25, 2012, 11:55:05 AM »

http://press.weather.com/press-releases/the-weather-channel-finds-a-gem-with-prospectors/

Okay... TWC has greenlighted yet another long-form show 

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General Discussion / What TV channels do you get?

« on: September 06, 2012, 05:28:10 PM »

Didn't see a topic so I though I'd start one.


Post a list of the TV channels you get at home here, if you wish. Here are the channels I get:


Charter Communications - Limited Basic Cable - Long Beach, WA


* Digital channels only

2 - KATU (ABC, Portland)
3 - KRCW (The CW, Portland)
4 - KOMO (ABC, Seattle)
5 - KING (NBC, Seattle)
5-1 - KING (NBC, Seattle) HD*
5-2 - Live Well Network*
7 - KIRO (CBS, Seattle)
9 - QVC
10 - KOPB (PBS, Portland)
10-1 - KOPB (PBS, Portland) HD*
10-2 - OPB Plus*
10-3 - OPB FM*
11 - Home Shopping Network
12 - KPTV (FOX, Portland)
13 - KCPQ (FOX, Seattle)
14 - Leased Access
15 - C-SPAN
16 - ION Television
17 - Telemundo
18-2 - ShopNBC*
18-3 - C-SPAN 2*
19 - The Weather Channel
20 - TBS
21 - Leased Access
22 - KZJO (MyNetworkTV, Seattle)
23 - Style
24 - Oxygen
59 - Northwest Cable News
60 - MSNBC
61 - CNBC
62 - TruTV
64-6 - Nick Jr*
64-7 - TeenNick*
64-8 - Nicktoons*
66-8 - The Inspiration Network*
66-9 - Trinity Broadcasting Network*
66-10 - Eternal Word Television Network*
67-8 - Pay Per View Channel*
74-5 - TV Guide Network*
86 - Video feed of Charter's spectrum analyzer (AKA the "heart monitor" channel")
97-1 - The Weather Channel HD*
290-0 - Retro Television Network*
292-0 - This TV*
780-0 - KIRO (CBS, Seattle) HD*
782-0 - KOMO (ABC, Seattle) HD*
784-0 - KCPQ (FOX, Seattle) HD*

UPDATED ON OCTOBER 24, 2012

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / LAT48s 2012

« on: September 03, 2012, 01:39:19 PM »

I was wondering if we can do another LAT48s, the first for this year. I was thinking maybe on the first day of autumn (September 22nd) at around 7:58PM ET? What do you guys think?

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General Discussion / Neil Armstrong has died

« on: August 25, 2012, 03:17:04 PM »

Watching breaking news on MSNBC...

Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, has passed away today at the age of 82 

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General Discussion / Comedian Phyllis Diller dies at age 95

« on: August 20, 2012, 05:06:13 PM »

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/20/showbiz/phyllis-diller-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_c1


She did a lot of comedy work, and she was also known for her cackle laugh. The only times I've known her voice for was the queen ant in the animated movie A Bug's Life, as well as the voice of Peter Griffin's mother on Family Guy. RIP Ms. Diller 

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General Discussion / Need help with importing WTV video files to Windows Live Movie Maker

« on: August 13, 2012, 11:38:40 AM »

Not sure if this was the correct place to ask for help, but I'm having a little trouble with importing WTV (Windows Recorded TV) video files into Windows Live Movie Maker. I've provided snapshots under the attachments section of this post to better understand what I'm having trouble with here.

First, after I imported the WTV file, WLMM says it's trying to prepare the video for improved playback performance (see screenshot 1 for reference.) But after a few seconds later, it stops, and the video clip shows a yellow ! box (see screenshot 2 for reference.) Afterwards I right-clicked on the video file in the WLMM preview section, and then clicked on the first option, "Fix clip." A window popped up and says that the video file may be corrupted or in a format the program doesn't recognize (see screenshot 3 for reference.)

For some reason, the WTV videos that were recorded in SD worked okay when they were imported, but it's the clips recorded in HD that ran me into a brick wall. Anyone here have any suggestions on what to do that I might be able to give a shot at? 

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General Discussion / Your favorite scenes and/or quotes from any TV show

« on: July 19, 2012, 05:29:12 PM »

Didn't see a topic similar to this one, so I thought I'd start it off.

What is your favorite scene and/or quote from any current or former TV show, whether it's live-action or animated?

One of my favorites is from the Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror V" episode, where Homer has this toaster which is a time machine, and in one scene, he is in a world where he and his family are wealthy. He asks Marge to pass him a donut, then Marge responds "Donut? What's a donut?" Homer then screams in horror, then runs back to the basement and goes back into time again. As soon as he left, it started to rain donuts in the world which he left. That scene was a classic to me 

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Local Forecast / What songs do you want to hear on the LFs?

« on: July 10, 2012, 12:51:50 AM »

Didn't see a topic so I'd thought I start it off.

I've already made a topic about songs you'd want to hear again on the LFs, but what about the song(s) that hasn't aired on TWC yet you would like to hear on the LFs someday?

For me, "Spanish Flea" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass would definitely fit it. I have used that song for my TWC emulator a couple of times.


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