Cox Hi-Def: Does Fox or CBS ever come in clear?
Posted by:
trogdor!
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Date: July 07, 2007 05:28PM
I just got a Hi-def receiver about a week ago. Everything comes in great except for the Fox HD (709) and CBS HD (709) channels. Does anyone else get these channels?
Re: Cox Hi-Def: Does Fox or CBS ever come in clear?
Posted by:
dwg
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Date: July 07, 2007 06:46PM
I have the same problem with those channels. It can be quite annoying as those are the two channels nfl football is on. I contacted cox about the problem and they told me my signal was weak..funny how all of the other hd channels come in fine.
Re: Cox Hi-Def: Does Fox or CBS ever come in clear?
Posted by:
stinkypoon
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Date: July 07, 2007 08:22PM
I haven't had a problem with either of those channels in a while. HBO was coming in shitty last sunday during Entourage, but the glitches seem less often than they were a few years ago. Anyone else notice that there are more channels now? About fucking time if you ask me. HDTV isn't last year's invention ya know. Can't wait for FIOS!!!
Re: Cox Hi-Def: Does Fox or CBS ever come in clear?
Posted by:
Lester Burnham
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Date: July 07, 2007 09:32PM
trogdor! Wrote:
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> I just got a Hi-def receiver about a week ago.
> Everything comes in great except for the Fox HD
> (709) and CBS HD (709) channels. Does anyone else
> get these channels?
How old is your house and do you have have a lot of cable outlets around your house? I noticed the same problem during football season since all of the Sunday NFL games are on Fox and CBS. The Cox technician replaced the first splitter inside my house which made a BIG difference, but I still get occassional tiling and pixelation. The recommendation was to upgrade the cable wiring, at least to the TVs that I want to view in HD since the basic twinax (flesh-colored with two cables) is not high enough quality for the digital and HD.
We will be remodeling our basement in a couple of months and will have the electrician update the cable wiring, unless we decide to go with FIOS.
I would have Cox come out and see if a new splitter solves the problem. It was a 10-minute visit which did not cost me anything.
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> I just got a Hi-def receiver about a week ago.
> Everything comes in great except for the Fox HD
> (709) and CBS HD (709) channels. Does anyone else
> get these channels?
How old is your house and do you have have a lot of cable outlets around your house? I noticed the same problem during football season since all of the Sunday NFL games are on Fox and CBS. The Cox technician replaced the first splitter inside my house which made a BIG difference, but I still get occassional tiling and pixelation. The recommendation was to upgrade the cable wiring, at least to the TVs that I want to view in HD since the basic twinax (flesh-colored with two cables) is not high enough quality for the digital and HD.
We will be remodeling our basement in a couple of months and will have the electrician update the cable wiring, unless we decide to go with FIOS.
I would have Cox come out and see if a new splitter solves the problem. It was a 10-minute visit which did not cost me anything.
Re: Cox Hi-Def: Does Fox or CBS ever come in clear?
Posted by:
Brizzle
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Date: July 08, 2007 02:06AM
We used to have the same problem a few years ago when we went HD. We called cox and the technician just plugged some signal booster thing into one of the cable outlets in the basement, never had a problem again since.
Re: Cox Hi-Def: Does Fox or CBS ever come in clear?
Posted by:
duh
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Date: July 08, 2007 03:11AM
That's just plain funny....mutherfuckers complaining that their HDTV is fuzzy.
Ya's should have stuck weith regular fuzzy TV and saved a few bucks!
Ya's should have stuck weith regular fuzzy TV and saved a few bucks!
Re: Cox Hi-Def: Does Fox or CBS ever come in clear?
Posted by:
RESton Peace
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Date: July 08, 2007 05:04AM
Yes, you can stick with "regular fuzzy tv", and when the signal goes away by mandate in a few years, you'll have the same exact reception quality every day.
Re: Cox Hi-Def: Does Fox or CBS ever come in clear?
Posted by:
stinkypoon
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Date: July 08, 2007 10:08AM
duh Wrote:
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> That's just plain funny....mutherfuckers
> complaining that their HDTV is fuzzy.
>
> Ya's should have stuck weith regular fuzzy TV and
> saved a few bucks!
Eat shit. An interrupted HDTV signal beats your crap any day of the week.
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> That's just plain funny....mutherfuckers
> complaining that their HDTV is fuzzy.
>
> Ya's should have stuck weith regular fuzzy TV and
> saved a few bucks!
Eat shit. An interrupted HDTV signal beats your crap any day of the week.
Re: Cox Hi-Def: Does Fox or CBS ever come in clear?
Posted by:
Gravis
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Date: July 09, 2007 04:00PM
stinkypoon Wrote:
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> Eat shit. An interrupted HDTV signal beats your
> crap any day of the week.
yes, because missing blocks and skippy sound is fantastic. :)
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
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> Eat shit. An interrupted HDTV signal beats your
> crap any day of the week.
yes, because missing blocks and skippy sound is fantastic. :)
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Re: Cox Hi-Def: Does Fox or CBS ever come in clear?
Posted by:
trogdor!
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Date: July 10, 2007 11:02PM
They came out today, put in the line amp....nothing. They then replaced a splitter and a wall jack...nothing. They tried, but still no Fox or CBS. They said they'll have some 'network' guys come out. I hope they can fix it.