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Timothy J Fagan
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Hey... I posted this about two weeks ago, and thought I would've had some
reply... No comments out there about my reception of OTA here in Winston?
(Also - SciFi is now in Voom's channel line-up - not in HD though)
--Timster--
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy J Fagan" <TimothyJFagan@THEChorus.com>
To: <triad-hdtv@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <VOOM@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 9:21 PM
Subject: Voom update.
> Hi gang,
>
> You may recall I got Voom installed in June, and have been loving the
> content! They have a plethora of exclusive content (about 20 channels
> worth). 10 are for movies of different genres (i.e. there's a westerns
> channel, a monsters/horror channel, an epics channel). The movies are
> usually older and of B or C quality, and they repeat often, but you can
> usually find something interesting. They also have exclusive sports,
music,
> auction, etc... channels. One recently added is already one of my
> favorites - Equator. This channel is mostly about bringing panoramic,
> beautiful views of all over the world. Think hour long fly-bys of Italy,
or
> France, where it feels/looks like your there in the helicopter about 250
of
> the ground!
>
> As far as cable HD, they currently only have in their basic package Bravo
> HD, TNT HD, and Discovery Home Theater. They all look awesome! They're
> supoosed to be adding a bunch more content in October, coinciding with a
new
> bird being launched.
>
> As far as SD goes, they have just about everything except for the ones I
> hear crying about all the time on the Voom forum I'm on: SciFi, HGTV, G4,
> INHD1, INHD2 (oooops - those are HDs - sorry), and some others. I don't
> really care because I kept my tier1 TW cable (for the rest of the TVs in
the
> house) so I can still get those channels anyway.
>
> Now - the other half of the equation. The OTA signal! Voom comes with a
free
> OTA antenna. When they did the installation, the free antenna was a
> ChannelMaster 3010. The installer finagled around with it for awhile, and
> could only get it to tune in WFMY (CBS - HD), and WXLV (ABC - for the
> longest time it was a color bar test pattern, but has now started
> broadcasting, albeit in SD). This didn't kill me, 'cause like I said, I
> still have cable, so can get to FOX, NBC, WB, UPN, and PBS that way, if
only
> in SD.
>
> I finally decided to see if I could get things improved at all, and
> contacted Voom about a possible antenna upgrade. I found out that the 3010
> is no longer even used, and is omni-directional and pretty low end
> (according to the installer). He said I could be upgraded to a Wineguard
> bi-directional antenna which might improve reception. He came and swapped
> them on Saturday (I was away, so couldn't see the results until yesterday
> evening). Instead of attaching to the house, as the other one was, he set
it
> up on a pole away from the house so it has a clear view front and back. My
> channel reception only improved somewhat. In addition to CBS and ABC, I
now
> also get 5 SD channels of PBS, and Ch 61 WLXI. When I tuned in FOX, I got
a
> black screen, but NOT the pop-up that said that no signal was being
> received, so I'm hoping that's a good sign.
>
> Here's something I don't fully understand though, based on plugging my
> information into www.antennaweb.org. Here's what I do get:
>
> Channel Network Orientation Miles Away Freq Assnmt
> WUNL-DT PBS 337 deg 20.3 31
> WFMY-DT CBS 139 deg 26.1 51
> WLXI TBN 83 deg 7.3 61
> WXLV ABC 337 deg 20.3 45
> WGHP FOX (??) 145 deg 28.8 8
>
> Here are things that based on the above I think I should get, but
apparently
> don't:
>
> Channel Network Orientation Miles Away Freq Assnmt
> WXII-DT NBC 337 deg 20.3 31
> (same as PBS!!!)
> WTWB WB 138 deg 26.9 20 (nearly
> same as CBS!!!)
> WUPN UPN 138 deg 26.9 33 (nearly
> same as CBS!!!)
>
> Why don't the last three come in when the first five do, and they have
very
> similar distances and orientations??? Anyone help me out here - have any
> news for down the road that I'll want to hear??? Please let me know -
> thanks!
>
> BTW - I live a few miles east of downtown Winston Salem, just off Hwy 158
> before you reach Walkertown, and the trees in the path of the antenna are
> about 20-30' tall and about 50-75' away in the front, and about 30-40'
tall,
> about 40' away in the back. The front faces SE, and the back NW.
>
> Any input is appreciated, and as far as Voom goes - if there are any more
> free installation offers again, I'd highly recommend them!
>
> --Timster--
>
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reply... No comments out there about my reception of OTA here in Winston?
(Also - SciFi is now in Voom's channel line-up - not in HD though)
--Timster--
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy J Fagan" <TimothyJFagan@THEChorus.com>
To: <triad-hdtv@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <VOOM@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 9:21 PM
Subject: Voom update.
> Hi gang,
>
> You may recall I got Voom installed in June, and have been loving the
> content! They have a plethora of exclusive content (about 20 channels
> worth). 10 are for movies of different genres (i.e. there's a westerns
> channel, a monsters/horror channel, an epics channel). The movies are
> usually older and of B or C quality, and they repeat often, but you can
> usually find something interesting. They also have exclusive sports,
music,
> auction, etc... channels. One recently added is already one of my
> favorites - Equator. This channel is mostly about bringing panoramic,
> beautiful views of all over the world. Think hour long fly-bys of Italy,
or
> France, where it feels/looks like your there in the helicopter about 250
of
> the ground!
>
> As far as cable HD, they currently only have in their basic package Bravo
> HD, TNT HD, and Discovery Home Theater. They all look awesome! They're
> supoosed to be adding a bunch more content in October, coinciding with a
new
> bird being launched.
>
> As far as SD goes, they have just about everything except for the ones I
> hear crying about all the time on the Voom forum I'm on: SciFi, HGTV, G4,
> INHD1, INHD2 (oooops - those are HDs - sorry), and some others. I don't
> really care because I kept my tier1 TW cable (for the rest of the TVs in
the
> house) so I can still get those channels anyway.
>
> Now - the other half of the equation. The OTA signal! Voom comes with a
free
> OTA antenna. When they did the installation, the free antenna was a
> ChannelMaster 3010. The installer finagled around with it for awhile, and
> could only get it to tune in WFMY (CBS - HD), and WXLV (ABC - for the
> longest time it was a color bar test pattern, but has now started
> broadcasting, albeit in SD). This didn't kill me, 'cause like I said, I
> still have cable, so can get to FOX, NBC, WB, UPN, and PBS that way, if
only
> in SD.
>
> I finally decided to see if I could get things improved at all, and
> contacted Voom about a possible antenna upgrade. I found out that the 3010
> is no longer even used, and is omni-directional and pretty low end
> (according to the installer). He said I could be upgraded to a Wineguard
> bi-directional antenna which might improve reception. He came and swapped
> them on Saturday (I was away, so couldn't see the results until yesterday
> evening). Instead of attaching to the house, as the other one was, he set
it
> up on a pole away from the house so it has a clear view front and back. My
> channel reception only improved somewhat. In addition to CBS and ABC, I
now
> also get 5 SD channels of PBS, and Ch 61 WLXI. When I tuned in FOX, I got
a
> black screen, but NOT the pop-up that said that no signal was being
> received, so I'm hoping that's a good sign.
>
> Here's something I don't fully understand though, based on plugging my
> information into www.antennaweb.org. Here's what I do get:
>
> Channel Network Orientation Miles Away Freq Assnmt
> WUNL-DT PBS 337 deg 20.3 31
> WFMY-DT CBS 139 deg 26.1 51
> WLXI TBN 83 deg 7.3 61
> WXLV ABC 337 deg 20.3 45
> WGHP FOX (??) 145 deg 28.8 8
>
> Here are things that based on the above I think I should get, but
apparently
> don't:
>
> Channel Network Orientation Miles Away Freq Assnmt
> WXII-DT NBC 337 deg 20.3 31
> (same as PBS!!!)
> WTWB WB 138 deg 26.9 20 (nearly
> same as CBS!!!)
> WUPN UPN 138 deg 26.9 33 (nearly
> same as CBS!!!)
>
> Why don't the last three come in when the first five do, and they have
very
> similar distances and orientations??? Anyone help me out here - have any
> news for down the road that I'll want to hear??? Please let me know -
> thanks!
>
> BTW - I live a few miles east of downtown Winston Salem, just off Hwy 158
> before you reach Walkertown, and the trees in the path of the antenna are
> about 20-30' tall and about 50-75' away in the front, and about 30-40'
tall,
> about 40' away in the back. The front faces SE, and the back NW.
>
> Any input is appreciated, and as far as Voom goes - if there are any more
> free installation offers again, I'd highly recommend them!
>
> --Timster--
>
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