http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_7337767 "Competition from rivals is often intense. Technological change can upend business models overnight. Overhead...
I have spent all afternoon searching the web for information on what videotape format all the networks use for their HDTV broadcast. The only one I found was...
... sony XD CAM is popular as ENG (elec news gathering) and then offloading to digi-beta as their workflow... granted, that's what sony brochures tell me......
... << snip >> Does anyone know any of the other networks formats or where to find the information. ... ABC = 720p CBS = 1080i FOX = 720p NBC = 1080i ...
... Are most network TV shows being recorded at 24fps or 30p/60i? I noticed when single stepping through a program (I can't remember which, sorry) I'd have to...
... We're looking into buying a HD tape deck for playing back film transfers and dubbing HD commercials for broadcast. I want to find out which video tape deck...
Hello all, I have two HR10-250's that have been working fine for a couple of years. This week starting on Monday, they keep rebooting when they are recording...
I'm sorry to see Schad Electronics go out of business. I've had very good experiences buying antennas and antenna parts, cables, etc. from them. It's too bad...
www.dvrupgrade.com and www.weaknees.com are great sources for replacement drives if you are up to the task. If you are a real DIYer, you can easily make your...
I'm so bummed! You could always find stuff there that you couldn't find elsewhere, especially after Quement closed years ago. They will be missed. ... From:...
I believe only the SI tables are sent via Out-of-band. These SI tables contains your NIT/NTT/STT/SVCT and other propriatory tables sent by the cable providers....
Does anyone know the byte (bits) break-up for an ECM (Entitlement Control Message) or EMM (Entitlement Management Message)? For example, 5 bits for ID, 5 bites...
have you tried looking in the "CableCARD Copy Protection Specification"? or "CableCARD Interface specification". these are available from www.cablelabs.com ...
This topic inspires me to ask: why do RPTV's need to be calibrated? Is this true of current model Sony RP TVs, for example.? Why do I ask? Because we are...
Jan Only the old CRT RPTV's have to be calibrated when you move them because the earth's magnetic field interfered with them. The convergence and focus will...
CRT-based RPTVs need to be re-converged and re-focused after moving because the three internal CRT projectors get physically knocked out of alignment. Your...
Is there good OTA in the Aptos area? Anybody have antenna experience, etc., down there? Especially PBS OTA. Or is cable (drat!) the only answer! If so, how...
I'm 72...and grew up in electronics starting with vacuum tubes then point contact transistors..to 2N404 junctin transistors..then 8012 computer chips,,,ad ...
... i think time warner cable in a big supplier of cable out in that area,therefor they would be the ones to go with for highdef.but for real true hd,you would...
You can try HSC Electronic Supply of Santa Clara. www.halted.com They still have lots of neat old and new stuff including that RG-6/U cable (and lots of other...
You should be able to receive these stations OTA: KSBW 8-1 & 8-2, KION 46-1 & 46-2, KCBA 35-1 and KQET 25-1, 25-2, 25-3, 25-4 & 25-5. You're only 27 miles...
Is is just me or is anyone else having problems receiving OTA 11-1 tonight? It was weak last night too but tonight I'm bouncing between 0 and 25 on the signal...
My wife and I have enjoyed and gotten hooked on a Tivo that was given to us last spring, but the prepaid subscription will expire soon, so I have looked into...
Hi Dag, Have you thought about some of the opensource alternatives? I did an install of MythTV about a year ago and the user was quite happy with it. I was...
I forgot to add that there is now a nominal fee involved with MythTV. They used to pull the TV schedules from Zap2It, but they stopped providing schedules....
