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scottbbfm @ 2nd Nov 03:07PM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

Anyone know anything about MASN? Does Comcast plan to offer bandwith for a MASN2 HD so all O's/Nats games are in HD?
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dyhrdmet @ 2nd Nov 04:56PM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

said by scottbbfm :

Anyone know anything about MASN? Does Comcast plan to offer bandwith for a MASN2 HD so all O's/Nats games are in HD?

I know MASN produces both the Nats and O's in HD, but do they distribute 2 HD channels to air all games live in HD? I know last season, they had 1 (MASN HD, which sometimes showed a game on MASN2).
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PGHammer @ 2nd Nov 06:21PM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

I did a QAM rescan earlier today; apparently, the remapping has begun.

Several additional channels are now showing up twice (in the old analog spots, and in their clearQAM-for-now positions) in Comcast of Prince George's County (MD)'s system. The dupes include all the PEGs, all the news channels (SD-only, unfortunately, darn it), and even surprise visitor the Weather Channel.

If you have a TV with a QAM tuner, here's your chance to do a heads-up comparison of analog vs. QAM, even with an SD picture.

In every single case, the QAM picture was both clearer and sharper (even the PEGs had their act cleaned up) compared to the analog resident. I don't have the remotest clue of how QAM differs from a standard analog NTSC signal; however, the fact that it even cleans up PEG content (typically produced on the leanest of budgets!) makes me all the angrier over the dearth of such tuners in low-end HDTVs (of any size) today.
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PaulGo @ 3rd Nov 12:26PM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

As far as I know all TV's currently produced (even low end TV's) now have built in QAM tuners. I wish they would make a good quality external tuner box that could tune in QAM and ATSC channels.

The fly in the ointment is that producer of the cheap DTA have gotten approval to allow the cable companies to scramble all channels except the over the air channels so if the cable companies implement this the clear QAM tuners will not get many channels. The only solution would be to get a TV with Tru2way or an external box with this feature.
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PGHammer @ 3rd Nov 01:13PM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

The manufacturers of the inexpensive DTAs (and the cable companies they sell to) were chivvied into petitioning the FCC by the programmers (who want end-to-end copy-protection) likely by threatening to not renew (or possibly even cut the cable companies off entirely). Cable companies without content to sell are DEAD cable companies; naturally, they caved. With that taking place behind closed doors, of COURSE we weren't aware; so, therefore, we blame the cable companies (despite us knowing better).
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scottbbfm @ 3rd Nov 02:15PM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

That's correct, all games were produced in HD. If there was a rain out or the game ended early, etc, the game that was supposed to be on MASN2 was simulcast on MASN and MASNHD. Additionally, the game on MASN2 was shown via tape delay in HD later. It was my understanding that Comcast wasn't going to offer the bandwith for a bonus HD channel, so there was little point in MASN actually broadcasting a second HD channel. Since Comcast will seemingly have the bandwith available by the start of next season, I don't see why a MASN 2 HD channel shouldn't be possible.
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Marcus Carr @ 20th Nov 05:20PM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

Finally got a postcard today about DTAs for Baltimore City. Effective 12/23, Digital Starter and above will include a free digital converter or DTA on the primary outlet and up to two free additional DTAs. No mention of analog reclamation yet.
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Marcus Carr @ 26th Nov 02:59PM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

Baltimore County got their new channels yesterday.
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SGR @ 26th Nov 10:51PM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

Odd, no new channels here and I'm in Baltimore county.
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Donfish @ 27th Nov 12:25AM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

So do those HD non-premium movie channels like Encore, Hallmark and MGM now show all movies in 16.9 or is it the same old pan and scan 4.3 but in HD resolution?
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Marcus Carr @ 27th Nov 03:12AM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

said by SGR :

Odd, no new channels here and I'm in Baltimore county.

Well apparently somebody there has them.

»www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthre···17604510

The flier for Baltimore County said on or about November 28 so you should get them soon.
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SGR @ 29th Nov 12:59AM:
Re: New HD Channels in Maryland

Ahh, my location is outdated. I'm in Parkton now. It looks like we just got all the new channels but they are in a weird area right now. Our HD's normally are in the 200's but now we've got a bunch in the 200's and a bunch in the 800's. (Including a lot of duplicates) I guess Comcast is moving HD's to the 800's now and will eventually deactivate the 200's? I checked Comcast.com's channel lineup and it's not even listing the new HD's in the 800's and still shows the normal HD lineup in the 200's.

Unfortunately my Tivo hasn't picked them up yet. 800-899 show up as "Information Channel On Demand" yet when I go to it it's the new HD channels.
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