Comments on: Time Warner adding 21 HD channels in December

By: sixteenbynine

sixteenbynine — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:03:49 +0000

Yeah I really don’t get Bobomo’s comment or poeple that think this way. What does the animation have to do with anything? I want to see EVERYTHING in HD. Widescreen, better surround, less pixelation. HD makes all shows bigger and better and more comfortable to watch. The content makes no difference to me.

TWC needs to get on teh damn ball and start getting more HD channels. If FIOS were in my area I’d jump ship in a heartbeat.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:09:27 +0000

Does anybody know when FIOS or U-Verse might hit the Studio City area? I had to go to the Better Business Bureau with DirectTV, Time Warner are robbing me everyday. One HBO HD channel and no HD On Demand. Unacceptable. I love how Los Angeles produces most of what’s on the HD channels and we can’t get a proper outlet to view them. Sigh. I can see why people file share when there are no fair outlets to view content.

By: Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress

Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:09:40 +0000

Of course, if any CableCARD users out there suddenly notice missing channels, please let me know via e-mail: thegadgetress@ocregister.com.

By: Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress

Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:06:46 +0000

Time Warner tells me that TiVo owners won't be shut out of any channels with the new lineup, but if you are, please let me know. See my earlier report HERE, where Time Warner responds and says that its own letter to customers suggesting a TiVo users need an adapter is incorrect, at least for this current round of channels.

By: questors

questors — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:06:43 +0000

Yeah, TW makes ya jump thru hoops to use a TiVo. But I don’t see how anyone who watches more than 2 hrs a week of TV can use TW’s DVR. If I had to give up my TiVo, I would give up warching TV.

By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:56:12 +0000

I am a TW customer with a TiVo HD DVR with cable cards. I need to get a Tuning Adapter from TW. They are required by law to supply it. When I call “TW Customer Care” they tell me I need a Tuning Adapter, that I can pickup at any cable store. I tried the stores in Anaheim and Yorba Linda and they told me I don’t need a TA and in any case they don’t have any. I registered a complaint with TW Corporate. As a result of the complaint, I just got a call from the local TW office. They didn’t know about the HD roll-out. They said that they would check it out and get back to me. We’ll see. I really wish that I could get FIOS!

By: charles landis

charles landis — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:16:31 +0000

Tamara,

What have you found out about TW adding the Big ten Network for us folks out here from the Midwest?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:55:50 +0000

It’s all about aspect ratio, my friend. I have an HD TV. It’s widescreen. Anything that is presnted in a standard definition aspect ratio looks stretched out and fuzzy.

If you ask me, why would you want to watch anything in standard definition? This whole adding standard definition channels one at a time is horse hockey. Just get rid of all the standard definition channels and make them HD only already.

By: jgc711

jgc711 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:29:31 +0000

as soon as directv and fox sports settle their differences, i’m gone…goodbye twc…

By: Wonginator

Wonginator — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:11:41 +0000

Got the channels here in Costa Mesa 2 days ago. Some are free as part of the basic digital service (WGNA, AMC, QVC, HSN), some are in the Variety Tier (like BBCA and WE), some in the Movie Tier (IFC and TCM), some in Sports Tier (CBSCS and NBATV).

You will get the HD channels to the basic service and those tiers that you subscribe to.

By: jojo

jojo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:21:27 +0000

Last time I subscribed to TWC, their HD channels were terrible. Any fast motions caused breakup of the picture. Now with more HD channels I suspect their HD picture will get even worse. There were too many channels and too little cable bandwidth.

By: Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress

Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:32:49 +0000

I nominate Bobomo for comment of the day… Made me snicker.

By: Bobomo

Bobomo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:15:02 +0000

I love HD as much as anyone, but who on earth needs to see anything on Comedy Central in HD?!? South Park? They don’t even move their legs when they walk!

By: time warner victim

time warner victim — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00:34 +0000

I consider myself a time warner cable victim!!!…….why don’t they add the NFL network?? Gee I wonder why they have lost customers????

By: mike

mike — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:56:23 +0000

I meant 24 hour customer service.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:55:19 +0000

I’m sorry but 24 hour customer is why I will never leave Time Warner Cable, OH and NO contracts either. Can FIOS say that? NOPE

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:48:07 +0000

No Comedy Central HD.

The only way to watch South Park in HD is on the south park website. If it weren’t for most of the Ducks hockey games being on Fox Sports, I wouldn’t bother paying for cable.

By: robert

robert — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:34:17 +0000

Too bad TW still has those god awful dvr boxes…

By: Darrel

Darrel — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:26:43 +0000

Firstly, they’re like half a decade behind satellite programing. Secondly, I’ve been getting those channels since years ago. Lastly, in conclusion they’re waaaaaay behind satellite tv.

By: m

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:24:17 +0000

I’d rather see The Weather Channel’s Weatherscan. Too much fluff and extra junk on the Weather Channel. The Weather Channel’s Weatherscan is just weather all the time.

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:34:21 +0000

Of course, in the process they’re killing even more non-digital channels that they currently carry.

I’ve gotten rather accustomed to checking the Weather Channel on my bedroom TV in the morning, but that’s going away. As is AMC. (And some other stuff I don’t care about so I can’t remember). It’s the Weather Channel I’ll miss the most.

By: m

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:09:21 +0000

Good point!
Gadgetress, can you find out if Cox is adding more HD soon? Also, do you know if Cox will ever add HBO HD On Demand (all the other premiums Cox offers has HD on Demand)?