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09-18-07, 01:32 PM
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HD Discusson: Fox Business (Channel 359)
Discussion thread for the new HD channel: Fox Business (Channel 359)
Topics: PQ, Programming, Stretch-0-vision (we hope not!), etc.
And don't forget our other coverage of the new DIRECTV HD channels: The list of Launched Channels,
Troubleshooting Tips for the New HD Channels,
and just for fun, The "I Got Them!" Challenge.
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10-15-07, 04:13 AM
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Legend
Join Date: May 21, 2005
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Fox Business Network HD Up At Channel 359!
The subject says it all. It's on now at 5:13 EDT.
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10-15-07, 04:50 AM
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I just tried the channel.It is up and running.
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10-15-07, 05:02 AM
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High tech and loving it.
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Confirmed this morning
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10-15-07, 05:36 AM
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Join Date: Dec 03, 2005
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The song used for the Fox Business News graphic leadout to commercial is by Angels & Airwaves (AVA). It's called "The Adventure." Someone at FBNHD has good taste in music.
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10-15-07, 06:03 AM
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The channel looks good...but its kind of odd...my HR20 is saying that it is in1080i not 720p. Allother FOX networks are in 720p (FOX-TV, various RSN's) is FOX adopting 1080i now and will we see FOX-TV go 1080i soon?
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10-15-07, 07:54 AM
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Does anyone know what business package you have to subscribe to in order to watch this at a small business? You think they would have added this channel to all business packages.
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10-15-07, 08:26 AM
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Slight Overscan
I am getting slight overscan on the right side and at the top. In both cases it is only a few missing lines. Is anyone else seeing this?
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10-15-07, 09:42 AM
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Pretty clever how they show the "HD Wing" ... that right column of stock info on the HD channel only, with the 4:3 stuff shifted left on the HD channel, but filling the screen (minus the HD wing) on the SD version fo the channel. The ticker graphics are super crisp.. my eyes (and my 720p set) aren't good enough to tell if the studio shots that are squeezed to the upper left 2/3 of the screen are native HD or ED upconverted to match the 1080i of the rest of the picture.
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10-15-07, 10:03 AM
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How is the channel itself? Is it decent?
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It'd be nice if we could pick up the digital sub-channels. But that's a long story.
Other channels I would like to have:
CSPAN3, BBC World, BBC One and Two, more international news channels
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10-15-07, 10:11 AM
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On Vacation :)
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Wow, whoopie.... May as well be a shopping channel  |
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10-15-07, 10:12 AM
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any channel with Alexis Glick in HD is all right by me  |
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10-15-07, 10:14 AM
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new channel isn't showing up for me, rebooting the receiver now.
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10-15-07, 10:20 AM
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On Vacation :)
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Originally Posted by tuff bob
any channel with Alexis Glick in HD is all right by me |
I's not like it's playboy or hustler TV HD...... Or TEN HD that would be sweet!!!! |
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10-15-07, 10:23 AM
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Legend
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oops, didn't have it on "all channels" i hate that the new channels don't show up in your customized list.
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10-15-07, 11:32 AM
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I think it is HD, but I can't be absolutely sure, but the studio video and some of the remotes look pretty darn good... much betterthan the CNBCHD product where the live video is clearly SD. I'm guessing that Fox is starting with this product to refine its HD programming equipment and will shortly switch over to HD on Fox News.
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10-15-07, 11:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tuff bob
any channel with Alexis Glick in HD is all right by me |
Well, well, well.....I think I will be watching this channel a LOT more than I had anticipated.
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10-15-07, 12:18 PM
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Not a fan of Fox , but this channel is impressive.
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10-15-07, 12:29 PM
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I've been watching it most of the afternoon. While I'm not a fan of Fox News Channel, I have found their business coverage to be very interesting. Of course, one of their reporters is a former Cleveland news anchor and took the opportunity to say "Go Tribe" at the end of his report!
I am also a fan of Dave Ramsey and he has an evening show scheduled.
The 5:00 a.m. ET show anchors look like eye candy. They had a few glitches this morning, particularly with camera changes. So far, I'm enjoying it more than CNBC.
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10-15-07, 12:29 PM
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The channel seems alright. The anchor woman in the morning was a looker. I'll probably be watching it all day since CNBC HD is still funky. The HD shots look nice but I like the ticker graphics on CNBC HD better. It's funny, this one girl that's always on Fox News and sometimes was on CNBC seems to have switched from glasses to contacts now. Guess people change their appearance once they go HD.
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10-15-07, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bslowey
Does anyone know what business package you have to subscribe to in order to watch this at a small business? You think they would have added this channel to all business packages.
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The Fox Business Channel is not yet available on ANY business package as of right now with Directv. It IS coming for small businesses and if your package includes all the other news network channels such as cnbc, fox news, cnn etc, you will receive this new channel as well when they do decide to add it to business packages. When that is I don't know. Neither does Directv.
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10-15-07, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by TANK
Not a fan of Fox , but this channel is impressive.
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10-15-07, 01:06 PM
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oops, didn't have it on "all channels" i hate that the new channels don't show up in your customized list.
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That's what is custom about it. You tell it what you want it to show. Glad it actually works this way on the HR20 receivers myself. I am so fed up with the crap channels that my DirecTivo's add every day when I delete them out.
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10-15-07, 03:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gregjones
I am getting slight overscan on the right side and at the top. In both cases it is only a few missing lines. Is anyone else seeing this?
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Same here with both FBC and CNBC (or is it MSNBC... whichever). I have slight cutoff of the text on the right side. I typically have a slight cutoff of the ABC HD bug, if that helps you determine anything. |
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10-15-07, 05:46 PM
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I really like the right side HD panel. Clever usage.
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