Digital stalls at times

I have Tine warner cable and lately i am getting disgusted whenever i
watch some programs where the picture stops for a few seconds or the
audio and sometimes it happens just when the party is explaining
something interesting and i never know what was said...is this typical
of cable and digital which are one in the same? Why can't they do
something about it?

"Anthona" wrote in message
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I have Tine warner cable and lately i am getting disgusted whenever i
watch some programs where the picture stops for a few seconds or the
audio and sometimes it happens just when the party is explaining
something interesting and i never know what was said...is this typical
of cable and digital which are one in the same? Why can't they do
something about it?




the signal obviously isnt reaching you properly - or something is happened
once it does.
that's not how it is when set up correctly.



--
Gareth.

that fly...... is your magic wand....

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 07:00:03 -0700 (PDT), Anthona
wrote:

I have Tine warner cable and lately i am getting disgusted whenever i
watch some programs where the picture stops for a few seconds or the
audio and sometimes it happens just when the party is explaining
something interesting and i never know what was said...is this typical
of cable and digital which are one in the same? Why can't they do
something about it?

I've seen it occasionally (with Comcast) - and heard it with HD radio
as well.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

Anthona wrote (in part):

I have Tine warner cable and lately i am getting disgusted whenever i
watch some programs where the picture stops for a few seconds or the
audio and sometimes it happens just when the party is explaining
something interesting and i never know what was said...is this typical
of cable and digital which are one in the same? Why can't they do
something about it?

First, try to find out how widespread the problem is. If it's just
your house or nearby houses it's most likely a signal level problem.
If you're splitting the signal to several devices (STB, cable modem,
etc.) try connecting the STB directly to the incoming cable with no
splitters to see if that improves the problem channels. Also note
whether all digital channels are affected or just a few.

If it's a general problem with your cable company, chances are that
others are talking about it online. Check out the recent pages of
your local thread on AVSForum. You'll probably find it listed he
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=453241
There are two lists, one by DMA and one by state and city.

If signal level isn't the problem then a good candidate is Switched
Digital Video (SDV), which Time Warner seems to think is the solution
to all their bandwidth problems. In my area many people are having
the symptoms you report and worse only on SDV channels. It started
with the tuning adaptors that TWC supplied to those with HD TiVos and
other CableCard-enabled tuners so that they could tune SDV channels,
but now I see similar complaints from users of TWC-supplied STBs. It
may be difficult to find out which channels are SDV, but if you can
and if only some channels are bad, see if it's only the SDV channels.
Local channels are unlikely to be SDV since they're supposed to be
receiveable by clear QAM tuners, which most TVs have built-in now.
Channels added recently are more likely to be SDV than those present
when TWC started their digital service. But there's no guarantee.

Del Mibbler

"Anthona" wrote in message
...
I have Tine warner cable and lately i am getting disgusted whenever i
watch some programs where the picture stops for a few seconds or the
audio and sometimes it happens just when the party is explaining
something interesting and i never know what was said...is this
typical
of cable and digital which are one in the same? Why can't they do
something about it?

Can you describe your home wiring (amplifiers, splitter locations,
number of drops. RG6 or RG 59 cabling, etc)?

On Sep 10, 1:08*am, "Stewart" wrote:
"Anthona" wrote in message

...

I have Tine warner cable and lately i am getting disgusted whenever i
watch some programs where the picture stops for a few seconds or the
audio and sometimes it happens just when the party is explaining
something interesting and i never know what was said...is this
typical
of cable *and digital which are one in the same? Why can't they do
something about it?

Can you describe your home wiring (amplifiers, splitter locations,
number of drops. RG6 or RG 59 cabling, *etc)?

I live in NYC and I do have my cable split to my kitchen tv. I am a
fan of DIY and HGTV and it seems to happen at times viewing them
either on my Kitchen TV or my main Projection tv..so its both. I
called TW and they said they would make note of it and I should let
them know if it gets worse. I have my cable going to my vcr in and the
out of the vcr going to my kitchen TV. I really don't know anything
about RG6 or RG59, i trust the installers know what they're suppose to
use, but I think its the latter. Don't understand what you mean by
Drops.

"Anthona" wrote in message
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On Sep 10, 1:08 am, "Stewart" wrote:
"Anthona" wrote in message

...

I have Tine warner cable and lately i am getting disgusted whenever
i
watch some programs where the picture stops for a few seconds or
the
audio and sometimes it happens just when the party is explaining
something interesting and i never know what was said...is this
typical
of cable and digital which are one in the same? Why can't they do
something about it?

Can you describe your home wiring (amplifiers, splitter locations,
number of drops. RG6 or RG 59 cabling, etc)?

I live in NYC and I do have my cable split to my kitchen tv. I am a
fan of DIY and HGTV and it seems to happen at times viewing them
either on my Kitchen TV or my main Projection tv..so its both. I
called TW and they said they would make note of it and I should let
them know if it gets worse. I have my cable going to my vcr in and the
out of the vcr going to my kitchen TV. I really don't know anything
about RG6 or RG59, i trust the installers know what they're suppose to
use, but I think its the latter. Don't understand what you mean by
Drops.
====
Drops are how many sets can you can actually hook up. Sometimes homes
are wired to all bedrooms, living room and kitchen (prewired). If you
have any that are not being used, you can buy a 75 ohm termination for
them. It may help....

You may have a weak signal coming in. Sometimes an amplifier can
help....if your cable only splits once, you probably have a 1 line in
and two line out splitter, which loses about 3.5 db of your signal.
Make sure the splitter has the proper bandwidth. Some older ones only
go up to 500 MHz (might be listed on the side of it). If it is,
change it to a 1ghz high quality one (older cable systems only needed
500 MHz bandwidth). Also make sure the connections are not loose and
are not gunked up especially if it is outside. It should have
silicone boots over the connections when outdoors, and high humidity
can cause problems with the connections

The difference between RG 6 and RG 59 is that the RG 6 has a larger
conductor, so it loses less signal, and works better for longer "runs"
(length from the cable coming in to the TV). Sometimes longer runs
(50+ ft) can lose too much signal.

If your overall signal coming in is low and you get an amp, get a good
brand name such as Channel Master, or ask the cable company if they
will supply one. I have a 10 db amp in my home, as I have about a 300
foot run from the pole to the house and I have 8 "drops", and I have
no issues (had intermittent problems until I installed the amp).

Hope this helps....good luck.

On Sep 17, 8:51*pm, "Stewart" wrote:
"Anthona" wrote in message

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On Sep 10, 1:08 am, "Stewart" wrote:





"Anthona" wrote in message

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I have Tine warner cable and lately i am getting disgusted
whenever
i
watch some programs where the picture stops for a few seconds
or
the
audio and sometimes it happens just when the party is
explaining
something interesting and i never know what was said...is this
typical
of cable and digital which are one in the same? Why can't they
do
something about it?

Can you describe your home wiring (amplifiers, splitter
locations,
number of drops. RG6 or RG 59 cabling, etc)?

I live in NYC and I do have my cable *split to my kitchen tv. I am
a
fan of DIY and HGTV and it seems to happen at times viewing them
either on my Kitchen TV or my main Projection tv..so its both. I
called TW and they said they would make note of it and I should let
them know if it gets worse. I have my cable going to my vcr in and
the
out of the vcr going to my kitchen TV. I really don't know anything
about RG6 or RG59, i trust the installers know what they're suppose
to
use, but I think its the latter. Don't understand what you mean by
Drops.
====
Drops are how many sets can you can actually hook up. *Sometimes
homes
are wired to all bedrooms, living room and kitchen (prewired). *If
you
have any that are not being used, you can buy a 75 ohm termination
for
them. *It may help....

You may have a weak signal coming in. *Sometimes an amplifier can
help....if your cable only splits once, you probably have a 1 line
in
and two line out splitter, which loses about 3.5 db of your signal.
Make sure the splitter has the proper bandwidth. *Some older ones
only
go up to 500 MHz (might be listed on the side of it). *If it is,
change it to a 1ghz high quality one (older cable systems only
needed
500 MHz bandwidth). *Also make sure the connections are not loose
and
are not gunked up especially if it is outside. *It should have
silicone boots over the connections when outdoors, and high
humidity
can cause problems with the connections

The difference between RG 6 and RG 59 is that the RG 6 has a larger
conductor, so it loses less signal, and works better for longer
"runs"
(length from the cable coming in to the TV). *Sometimes longer runs
(50+ ft) can lose too much signal.

If your overall signal coming in is low and you get an amp, get a
good
brand name such as Channel Master, or ask the cable company if they
will supply one. *I have a 10 db amp in my home, as I have about a
300
foot run from the pole to the house and I have 8 "drops", and I
have
no issues (had intermittent problems until I installed the amp).

Hope this helps....good luck.

You really shouldn't and shouldn't _have_ to add amplifiers into a
cable feed. If signal strength is the issue, he might be able to see a
signal strength or signal to noise in the menu of the TV. I know
Magnavox dioes this as I just checked it. If signal is low ,it needs
to be checked and corrected. In the LA area, Cox isn't the least
disturbed about the 5 drops in our house. There is more than enough
signal here.

G²

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On Sep 17, 8:51 pm, "Stewart" wrote:
"Anthona" wrote in message

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On Sep 10, 1:08 am, "Stewart" wrote:





"Anthona" wrote in message

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I have Tine warner cable and lately i am getting disgusted
whenever
i
watch some programs where the picture stops for a few seconds
or
the
audio and sometimes it happens just when the party is
explaining
something interesting and i never know what was said...is this
typical
of cable and digital which are one in the same? Why can't they
do
something about it?

Can you describe your home wiring (amplifiers, splitter
locations,
number of drops. RG6 or RG 59 cabling, etc)?

I live in NYC and I do have my cable split to my kitchen tv. I am
a
fan of DIY and HGTV and it seems to happen at times viewing them
either on my Kitchen TV or my main Projection tv..so its both. I
called TW and they said they would make note of it and I should let
them know if it gets worse. I have my cable going to my vcr in and
the
out of the vcr going to my kitchen TV. I really don't know anything
about RG6 or RG59, i trust the installers know what they're suppose
to
use, but I think its the latter. Don't understand what you mean by
Drops.
====
Drops are how many sets can you can actually hook up. Sometimes
homes
are wired to all bedrooms, living room and kitchen (prewired). If
you
have any that are not being used, you can buy a 75 ohm termination
for
them. It may help....

You may have a weak signal coming in. Sometimes an amplifier can
help....if your cable only splits once, you probably have a 1 line
in
and two line out splitter, which loses about 3.5 db of your signal.
Make sure the splitter has the proper bandwidth. Some older ones
only
go up to 500 MHz (might be listed on the side of it). If it is,
change it to a 1ghz high quality one (older cable systems only
needed
500 MHz bandwidth). Also make sure the connections are not loose
and
are not gunked up especially if it is outside. It should have
silicone boots over the connections when outdoors, and high
humidity
can cause problems with the connections

The difference between RG 6 and RG 59 is that the RG 6 has a larger
conductor, so it loses less signal, and works better for longer
"runs"
(length from the cable coming in to the TV). Sometimes longer runs
(50+ ft) can lose too much signal.

If your overall signal coming in is low and you get an amp, get a
good
brand name such as Channel Master, or ask the cable company if they
will supply one. I have a 10 db amp in my home, as I have about a
300
foot run from the pole to the house and I have 8 "drops", and I
have
no issues (had intermittent problems until I installed the amp).

Hope this helps....good luck.

You really shouldn't and shouldn't _have_ to add amplifiers into a
cable feed. If signal strength is the issue, he might be able to see a
signal strength or signal to noise in the menu of the TV. I know
Magnavox dioes this as I just checked it. If signal is low ,it needs
to be checked and corrected. In the LA area, Cox isn't the least
disturbed about the 5 drops in our house. There is more than enough
signal here.

G²
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I use a 10db amp, but I have 8 active drops (4 bedrooms, kitchen,
living room, basement and pool house) and the drop from the street is
over 300 feet (underground) and is RG59 (about 21 years old). The amp
is what fixed all the problems for me as far as pixelation on HD
stations. In my case, it was necessary, and the SNR was good enough to
not be a problem.

On Sep 18, 6:21*pm, "Stewart" wrote:
snip
I use a 10db amp, but I have 8 active drops (4 bedrooms, kitchen,
living room, basement and pool house) and the drop from the street
is
over 300 feet (underground) and is RG59 (about 21 years old). *The
amp
is what fixed all the problems for me as far as pixelation on HD
stations. In my case, it was necessary, and the SNR was good enough
to
not be a problem.

If I used an amplifier it would have to be bi-directional as our
internet and phone are on the cable feed.
G²