View Full Version : Nothing New from Rogers yet
digitalcable
10-02-2003, 3:47 PM
They said in the press release they would have Timeshift HD channels and Discovery HD by the end of September, well its October and nothing yet?
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As for all of the HD channels, it's likely that Rogers Cable will have in the neighborhood of 15 total by the end of September, with more to come as Christmas approaches. - cablecastermagazine.com 09/15/03
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It's only Oct 2nd, give it a couple days. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
**DONOTDELETE**
10-04-2003, 11:42 AM
Time shift HD channels will give you almost no new HD programming. Discovery HD has almost no HD programming. So why are these channels important. Give me more HD content and I'll get excited...
digitalcable
10-04-2003, 12:25 PM
Hopefully HDNet and Discovery HD Theater will be CRTC approved really soon.
**DONOTDELETE**
10-04-2003, 2:36 PM
Time shifting in HD is VERY IMPORTANT to me anyway. Why? Because there are limited HD network shows, most of them in prime time and some opposite each other in the same time slot. Now, unless I want to buy an Digital HD recorder (I don't) if I want to watch both shows I have to choose to record one of them in SD.
As you pointed out there is relatively little HD programming so why miss out on any that you want if time shifting enables you to see more of it?
snoman
10-04-2003, 2:37 PM
Ya and maybe the Taliban will allow same sex marriages in their countries too. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
I_Want_My_HDTV
10-04-2003, 4:27 PM
That is exactly why I want (and have) time shifted HD. The picture on some Canadian networks is just ghastly and US SD shows almost always gets simsubbed. Even if I had a HD PVR I would still want time shifted HD nets. One night a week there are 3 or 4 HD shows opposite each other that I like to watch. Time shifting allows me to record and watch the shows I like. Until 4 tuner PVRs come along or HD PVRs become cheap enough to make 2 affordable, time shifting is the best option.
digitalcable
10-04-2003, 4:41 PM
The 8000HD which has just begun shipping in the U.S. and Rogers will have in the new year allows you to tape 2 shows at once while watching a 3rd show.
I_Want_My_HDTV
10-04-2003, 5:53 PM
I am looking forward to the arrival of HD PVRs. The biggest drawback to the 8000HD is its relatively small 120/160GB disk size. Low price may be a consolation. The 250GB DishNet/BEV PVR is reported to cost US$999 which will stifle HD PVR sales to all but the most enthusiastic consumers.
**DONOTDELETE**
10-05-2003, 10:59 PM
HD Timeshifting is only useful if you're going to watch your favourite HD shows between 11:00 pm and 2:00 am....I'm not that dedicated.../forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I_Want_My_HDTV
10-06-2003, 4:38 AM
Time shifting is also quite useful if you want to record between 11 PM and 2 AM as well. Even with a 2 tuner PVR, it is useful when you want to watch more than two shows that are on at the same time. I find this happens quite often on Tuesday evening.
**DONOTDELETE**
10-15-2003, 2:17 PM
I know I'd love HD time shift, I work nights alot and often can only watch my shows 1100-0200.
I'd also like to get the WB HD and UPN HD. (Enterprise and Jake2.0 are available)
bigoranget
10-15-2003, 5:02 PM
You wont get WB-HD until WDWB Detroit launches its HD Service. Rogers should have WKBD HD (UPN) though. They pass the channel through their network because there is two cable companies in the Hamilton area that have WKBD.
**DONOTDELETE**
10-26-2003, 2:59 AM
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allows you to tape 2 shows at once while watching a 3rd show
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Not sure how you plan to simultaneously tune 3 shows with only two tuners built into the 8000HD. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
3rd show (pre-recorded on Hardrive)
digitalcable
10-26-2003, 7:16 AM
Sorry, I should have clarified.
Well since it is near the end of October, Rogers has mapped Timeshifting HD (West Coast) currently they are in the high 900's. But from what I've heard they will move and start broadcasting them before the end of the month.
Apparently you will need to sub to HD and the timeshift pkg to get them.
This is for the GTA (as far as I can tell)
Well Just after midnight (Oct 27/28)I saw they had re-mapped the channles and began broadcasting them.
Listings (for Mid-Town TO) as follows:
277 - HDSNT (HD Sportsnet)
278 - HDTSN (HD TSN)
279 - HDCTY (HD CityTV)
280 - HDPRV (HD Preview/Special)
281 - HDABC (HD ABC Detroit)
282 - HDCBS (HD CBS Detroit)
283 - HDNBC (HD NBC Detroit)
284 - HDPBS (HD PBS Detroit)
285 - HDFOX (HD FOX Rochester?)
289 - HDDSC (HD Discovery Canada)
290 - HABCW (HD ABC West - Seattle)
291 - HCBSW (HD CBS West - Seattle)
292 - HNBCW (HD NBC West - Seattle)
293 - HPBSW (HD PBS West - Spokane)
294 - HFOXW (HD FOX West - Seattle)
295 - HDTMN (HD The Movie Network)
296 - HDPV1 (HD Pay Per View)
297 - HDPV2 (HD Pay Per View)
Rogers has also started to digitize some analog channles
CityTV-214, CBC(Toronto)-215, GLobal(Toronto)-216,
CTV(Toronto)-217, OMNI 1(218) and 2(219).
CHEX(Peterbourgh)-242, CKCO(Kitchener)-243.
bigoranget
10-28-2003, 5:23 PM
Are you sure all the west HD feeds are spokane. I believe only the PBS channel is from Spokane. The rest are from Seattle/Tacoma
Whoops, thanks for catching that. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
I was trigger happy withe the "Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V") /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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nfitz
10-28-2003, 10:00 PM
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Rogers has also started to digitize some analog channles
CityTV-214, CBC(Toronto)-215, GLobal(Toronto)-216,
CTV(Toronto)-217, OMNI 1(218) and 2(219).
CHEX(Peterbourgh)-242, CKCO(Kitchener)-243.
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As far as I know, these are just analogue duplicates - not digital. In Kitchener 217 is CKCO, and apparently in Ottawa 217 is CJOH.
Nick
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