UNIHD: E* users looking for common problem.

[120inna55]

Some of us on the Dish forum have noticed the following:

Has anyone else been experiencing the video briefly going black on UniversalHD lately? I've been seeing this on my ViP 211 for the last few days and I wondered if it was related to Dish switching this channel over to the new MPEG4 encoder. I searched but didn't see anyone else mention this happening.

Edit: I need to add that this affects the video only; audio shows no ill effects from this blackout.

I wonder if anyone with DirecTV can verify that this is an issue with UniversalHD. The CSR at DishNetwork said that Dish is aware of the issue and that they think it is coming from the broadcaster (Universal). I think it's related to the switch to the new MPEG4 encoding (at least the timing seems suspicious), but if it was, then the other channel(s) going through that encoder should be having problems, too.

We were trying to rule out Dish being the problem. So, are any of you DirecTv users noticing this? If so, please chime in.

Thanks!

 

[eandras]

I have not seen this happen on Universal HD.

 

[120inna55]

Thanks.

 

[realplaya3tn]

havent noticed that while watching the channel

 

[bonscott87]

Same here, no problems in anything I've recorded. It's PQ is up near the top on D*.

 

[aristotlewilde]

Never had any compelling reason to flip to this channel...

 

[120inna55]

Never had any compelling reason to flip to this channel...

That was useful information for this thread. Thanks!

Anyway, the problem seems to have resolved for us E* users. Thanks for your help!