PTAT turned on with only SD locals!

[JesseWV]

We have a 1H3J setup at work with locals in SD only. When the system was first installed I enabled PTAT. When it never recorded anything I did some research and found that it only works when the local channels are in HD. I figured "Oh well" and never bothered turning it back off.

So last night I noticed 2 of the the TV's switch to the tuner activity list. What caught my attention was that the there were 6 "tuners" listed, 4 were yellow icons with all PTAT networks and it was recording!

My first thought was "FINALLY! Locals are in HD!" I flipped through each channel but to my disappointment they were all only in SD. So what's going on here? Does PTAT work with SD locals now? Could this be a sign that they're possibly going to HD locals soon?

 

[sparc]

Looks like Dish had to cave and downgraded their system to include SD in certain markets. I would guess they don't expect to see HD in these markets for a while.

Just heard an update from the retailer chat today that 28 markets will now have PTAT in SD by Oct. 10th.

Alexandria, LA
Amarillo, TX
Bend, OR
Billings, MT
Biloxi-Gulfport, MS
Binghamton, NY
Bowling Green, KY
Casper, WY
Charlottesville, VA
Clarksburg-Weston, WV
Dothan, AL
Elmira, NY
Eureka, CA
Glendive, MT
Greenwood, MS
Hattiesburg, MS
Lima, OH
Lubbock, TX
Marquette, MI
Presque Isle, ME
Rapid City, SD
Tyler, TX
Utica, NY
Victoria, TX
Watertown, NY
Wheeling, WV-Steubenville, OH
Yuma, AZ
Zanesville, OH

 

[JesseWV]

Well that explains it. The sad part is that competing providers DirecTV and Time Warner both have the locals in HD.

 

[sparc]

Well that explains it. The sad part is that competing providers DirecTV and Time Warner both have the locals in HD.

Dish also had a launch delay for one of their new satellites. It's possible that satellite would have helped at least a few of these markets get locals soon. A little unclear as that thread is not an easy read... lol

 

[bwexler]

How about us folks in an RV with DNS out of NY and LA.
WHEN will we get PTAT???

 

[Brussam]

How about us folks in an RV with DNS out of NY and LA. WHEN will we get PTAT???

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