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Stuart Sweet
07-28-08, 09:59 PM
This is the discussion thread for TNT HD's MPEG-4 transition. Please log all issues, indulge in gleeful exhortations, and give your suggestions!
Stuart Sweet
07-31-08, 03:53 AM
Please commence discussing!
Grydlok
07-31-08, 04:24 AM
It must be it's still down, but 75 is working fine.
betterdan
07-31-08, 04:56 AM
245 is up and running now. Stuart what do you mean it was already MPEG4? It was always MPEG 2 before today...
Grydlok
07-31-08, 04:59 AM
TNT on any sat still look like TNT.
betterdan
07-31-08, 05:00 AM
Well of course it looks like TNT, that is very observant of you :grin:
Grydlok
07-31-08, 05:03 AM
Well of course it looks like TNT, that is very observant of you :grin:

I wanted to say TNT still looks like crap but I don't know if it Angel that looks like crap.:(
betterdan
07-31-08, 05:04 AM
Angel on any channel is crap :D
ccr1958
07-31-08, 05:12 AM
245 TNTHD working fine here
msmith198025
07-31-08, 05:28 AM
245 is up and running now. Stuart what do you mean it was already MPEG4? It was always MPEG 2 before today...

Thats what I thought also
Stuart Sweet
07-31-08, 07:07 AM
Sorry, it was 3 in the morning, I got confused.
Bofurley
07-31-08, 07:19 AM
245 certainly looks better than it did as MPEG2
hdthebest
07-31-08, 10:40 AM
We can not judge TNT until we see true HD programming like Nascar and NBA. Golf looked like Stretched SD to me
wilbur_the_goose
07-31-08, 10:45 AM
The golf WAS stretched 540i (PAL) BBC-TV coverage. Definitely not HD.
ChrisPC
07-31-08, 11:38 AM
The golf WAS stretched 540i (PAL) BBC-TV coverage. Definitely not HD.

Yeah, it looked weird; I thought it was PAL. It wasn't as bad a PAL conversion as the NFL game in London last year. Neon green grass! :rolleyes:
dcowboy7
07-31-08, 11:53 AM
why isnt tnt in the list on this thread on todays post there ?

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=97211
jefbal99
07-31-08, 12:27 PM
Yeah, it looked weird; I thought it was PAL. It wasn't as bad a PAL conversion as the NFL game in London last year. Neon green grass! :rolleyes:

NFL game last year was HD...

I'll see if I can dig up an article about Fox's coverage
mikefeuer
08-01-08, 04:35 PM
You'll have to forgive me. I'll readily admit to understanding neithor MPEG4 nor brain surgery. But,. is there any reason why (my wife) and I think the picture is better on 75 ? (We're just now watching an old L&O) .... Commence laughter.
Thanks
ChrisPC
08-01-08, 11:34 PM
NFL game last year was HD...

I'll see if I can dig up an article about Fox's coverage

It was PAL upconverted to HD. I saw the footage; it was weird to say the least.
tlrowley
08-04-08, 09:51 PM
What was wrong with TNT during the Closer tonight? There were a bunch of static/glitches at the start of the show. Then the stream broke up completely for about 10 seconds. It appears to be an MPEG 4 issue, my HD-Tivo recorded the MPEG 2 stream without glitches.
inkahauts
08-05-08, 01:46 AM
What was wrong with TNT during the Closer tonight? There were a bunch of static/glitches at the start of the show. Then the stream broke up completely for about 10 seconds. It appears to be an MPEG 4 issue, my HD-Tivo recorded the MPEG 2 stream without glitches.

Same issue here!
Eagle Shadow
08-05-08, 03:48 AM
I had "The Closer " on my "To Do List" and expected it to record on 8/4/2008 on Channel 75 (HD) at 7:00 PM MST on my HR-21. Sometime after 7:00 PM I noticed that the record light was on indicating that the recording was supposed to be in progress. Later in the evening I went to my TV to watch the program. Pressing "List" to display the "list of recorded programs", the list inicated that "The Closer" had recorded successfully.

Much to my surprise when I pressed "Select" to watch the show the display went to "Do you want to delete or keep this recording? option." The space available on the harddrive was 99% which made me think that the recording was never started or completed. At this point it was obvious that the recording had failed. A reboot did not clear up the problem. After reboot the phantom recording was not in the "List". Everything else seemed to check out fine. Another poster indicated that they had encountered glitches in the first few minutes of the "Closer" on channel 75.

Was this a system anomaly or something else? Is this a known problem?
Kat22
08-12-08, 02:30 PM
I am also having issues with recording on TNThd 245. Specifically The Closer and Saving Grace. When I select to watch the recorded version I have nothing but a gray screen. But, I can watch it live just fine. So last night I had to sit through 2 hours of commercials just to watch The Closer and Saving Grace. I have not tried any other shows on this station recently so I dont know if its just those two shows or the entire station. I had previously tried to record them on TNThd 75 and when I hit the play button all I got was the Keep or Delete? message. Anyone have any ideas as to what's up with this?