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Originally posted by malek actually the only channel that deliver with HD is PBS, all the rest are not good enough imo or most their programming isn't HD. HD at the moment is a ripoff.

+1 as I prepare for Cale to tell us we're all fools.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH To be honest; Rogers HD is a ripoff. Maybe if the sound/picture didn't cut out so often it'd be more worth it

You need better cables or a better box (or call Rogers to bump up the signal to your local depot). The digital break up is from low signal or poor box reception, not the signal the company sends out...

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Originally posted by muzzybear You need better cables or a better box (or call Rogers to bump up the signal to your local depot). The digital break up is from low signal or poor box reception, not the signal the company sends out...

you're half right.

The company can compress the signal so much to save bandwidth that the quality of the image and sound are subpar... This is another form of ripoff

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I love HD. Yes there are only two channels broadcasting in HD 24/7. But many of the big network shows are all shot/broadcast in HD. Not to mention sports too, so nace.

For the extra $10 hell ya it's worth it.

its an extra 6$ here and I feel like I'm ripped off.

Not only i'm paying for the regular channel, I have to pay for the same content in HD.

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Originally posted by malek its an extra 6$ here and I feel like I'm ripped off. Not only i'm paying for the regular channel, I have to pay for the same content in HD.

whats even more BS is that you HAVE TO have basic cable to get HD.

whats even weirder, is sometimes when i'm watching a program in HD (like Lost, NFL Sunday, or any other show in HD); I *sometimes* get a ringing sound coming from my TV, and I know it's not my ears cause if I turn it off then it stops. At first I thought my TV is at fault...but this only happens when I have an HD signal coming in from my box, whereas when I use anythign else it's fine.

Anyone know what's causing this? Maybe interference from other cables?

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH whats even more BS is that you HAVE TO have basic cable to get HD. whats even weirder, is sometimes when i'm watching a program in HD (like Lost, NFL Sunday, or any other show in HD); I *sometimes* get a ringing sound coming from my TV, and I know it's not my ears cause if I turn it off then it stops. At first I thought my TV is at fault...but this only happens when I have an HD signal coming in from my box, whereas when I use anythign else it's fine. Anyone know what's causing this? Maybe interference from other cables?

I get this too occasionally, and a popping noise. If your HD terminal is the Scientific Atlanta 3250HD, reset the box. It fixes the problem for a few days. The guys on DigitalHomeCanada's forums have no ther solution other than this. Everybody seems to hate this box, but it's all Rogers has.

******s.

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Originally posted by Nikitha cause i don't think that Gene Wilder would do something like that...

I'm told that it was indeed Gene Wilder.

WILLY WONKA YOU HAVE FORSAKEN ME

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Originally posted by malek you're half right. The company can compress the signal so much to save bandwidth that the quality of the image and sound are subpar... This is another form of ripoff

Multiplexing sux, too... like with the movie channels (they fit so many channels on one line - like 4 to 1). That usually causes the picture to freeze, but dropouts are reception and signal issues... (I was trained on those scientific atlanta boxes when they first come out... I work with HD at Rogers now...) .

What do you do in Montreal, Malek? And you're friends with Tatgirl, too, I know (her and I go waaaay back).

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Originally posted by muzzybear Multiplexing sux, too... like with the movie channels. That usually causes the picture to freeze, but dropouts are reception and signal issues... (I was trained on those scientific atlanta boxes when they first come out... I work with HD at Rogers now...) .

Is there any way at all to make this 3250HD box not suck shit when changing channels? I'm talking a wait time of almost 2 seconds before the channel and info show up.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Is there any way at all to make this 3250HD box not suck shit when changing channels? I'm talking a wait time of almost 2 seconds before the channel and info show up.

Use the guide.

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