High Definition on iO Sucks ass!

[J3ff]

Ok guys, please tell me why they say SUCH GREAT THINGS ABOUT HD.

However, Im watching a fucking snowboarding contest on NBCHD and it's in SUCH SHITTY HD that I am seeing boxes all over my damn screen.

Even regular tv shows IN HD look like crap............

I'm so pissed at this bullshit. I'd be willing to say MORE THAN HALF OF SHOWS ON HD CHANNELS on iO ARE NOT IN HIGH DEFINITION......... WELL WHAT THE FUCK IS THE POINT OF HAVING HD CHANNELS IF 13HD and INHD are the only fucking channels who have GOOD HD?!

Sorry Im just a little pissed about this.

[mnk716]

CV/IO only retransmits what the programmers send to them. it is not CV's fault if it is not always in HD or "good" programming.

[lexluthor]

Wow, are you ever confused.

First, I'm wondering if you are even watching in HD. You sure your STB is set up to send out HD channels in HD?

If you are seeing boxes and blocking, you might have bad signal levels, so you probably want to report that to Cablevision.

Cablevision is probably somewhere in the middle of the pack (and falling) on number of HD channels available, so not really too much to complain about there, though more HD channels soon would really be great.

As mnk716 pointed out, CV retransmits exaclty what the programmers send. That don't downres or down-bitrate the broadcast in any way. So, theoretically (and from user comments) the quality HD channels on CV is generally excellent and as good as anyone else could provide.

Now, maybe you can take a deep breath, relax, let out some of that hatred towards Cablevision and maybe see if your problem can be fixed.

[Sean Mota]

CV/IO only retransmits what the programmers send to them. it is not CV's fault if it is not always in HD or "good" programming.

Have you guys try to see what resolution(s) and bitrates CV is currently sending? I know they have a box with Firewire and it so it should not be difficult to get the information off a recording to a JVC tape recorder.

[Lucky]

We have not had an HD channel added on Cablevision in about a year now. A new HD channel here or there would be nice.

[J3ff]

I just feel like all the HD ads are so misleading!!!!!!


Im asking the lady who sold it to me. So 17 (just a number) HD channels right? "yes all big beautiful HD"..........

SO Im like "AWESOME, GREAT!"

So then I buy a 52 inch HDTV.........get the HD-DVR.............Plug my shit in.........turn on the HD channels........and THE ONLY TWO PLAYING QUALITY HD are "INHD" and "13HD"....

The rest of them are either NOT broadcasting in widescreen (which I dont know, can you get HDTV if your not in widescreen?)...........or they are broadcasting in SUCH BAD quality widescreen (Hd?) that I see all these boxes EVERYWHERE!

Sometimes I have to switch to the SD channels to get a better picture!!!!!!!!!

And that pisses me off

[MergaTroy6]

Wow, does anyone have the curse count on these posts? How exactly do you plug s**t in? I used an HDMI cable.

[J3ff]

Wow, does anyone have the curse count on these posts? How exactly do you plug s**t in? I used an HDMI cable.

Sorry I didn't realize this was a 1st grade class room.


The point still stands that what the advertise is not what you get.

[dragon002]

Wow, does anyone have the curse count on these posts? How exactly do you plug s**t in? I used an HDMI cable.

i would use gloves and do it very carefully.

[rtt2]

CV is starting to multicast its analog channels in digital also. This has caused them to compress their overall bit rates more and more to meet capacity.

Depending on your system you might be suffer from this