[danjfoley]

On all the local HD i get audio drop outs (sounds like a buzz.. people call it stuttering).. and pixelation.. it's worst on NBC it seems. The SD channels are perfectly fine.

it's really annoying. I just want to watch TV and I get this!

I have only had Direct TV for about 2 months now and I have had a "HD specialist" come and out realign my dish and said he got me pretty good numbers. (maybe he didn't?)

I don't notice a problem on my national HD channels.

Since i know you will ask here are the numbers: Looks to me like my 99s number are not to hot. Is that the problem?

If i have to get someone out here to realign again, can you PLEASE tell me what i should have numbers before i let the guy leave? I don't want to have to do this again and again and again!

Sat 101 Tune 1
95 89 91 88 93 98 94 97
94 91 94 91 95 98 94 98
95 86 95 96 95 99 94 98
92 77 90 98 90 98 91 98

Sat 101 tuner 2
93 74 89 79 90 95 92 95
93 84 93 86 95 97 94 997
95 83 95 95 95 98 94 97
92 76 91 95 91 97 91 98

sat 110 tuner 1
92
85 89

sat 110 tuner 2
91
85 90

sat 119 tuner 1
96 96 93
91 98 97 98 77 98 9 99

sat 119 tuner 2
95 95 92
91 98 98 92 77 98 9 99

sat 99c tuner 1
78 82 77 80 77 82 79 82
81 86 82 85 87 92

sat 99c tuner 2
79 79 76 78 76 80 78 79
80 83 81 82 85 88

sat 99s tuner 1
0 61 26 77 45 59
83 0
97 98 0 0 0 0 83 82

sat 99s tuner 2
0 61 25 77 45 58
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sat 103s tuner 1
36 97 0 0 29 99
0 63
0 95 72 67 83 0 0 0

sat 103s tuner 2
36 98 0 0 31 99
0 63
0 95 71 67 82 0 0

Sat 103c tuner 1
69 83 85 80 90 83 87 84
92 86 89 87 94 91

sat 103c tuner 2
69 81 85 90 91 84 87 84
92 86 89 87 94 91

 

[K4SMX]

On all the local HD i get audio drop outs (sounds like a buzz.. people call it stuttering).. and pixelation.. it's worst on NBC it seems. The SD channels are perfectly fine.

it's really annoying. I just want to watch TV and I get this!

I have only had Direct TV for about 2 months now and I have had a "HD specialist" come and out realign my dish and said he got me pretty good numbers. (maybe he didn't?)

I don't notice a problem on my national HD channels.

Since i know you will ask here are the numbers: Looks to me like my 99s number are not to hot. Is that the problem?

If i have to get someone out here to realign again, can you PLEASE tell me what i should have numbers before i let the guy leave? I don't want to have to do this again and again and again!

sat 99s tuner 1
0 61 26 77 45 59
83 0
97 98 0 0 0 0 83 82

sat 99s tuner 2
0 61 25 77 45 58
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Your alignment is not the greatest in the world, but definitely acceptable. However, since your local HD's are on 99(s), please re-check the above anomalies.

The problem you're describing is very typical of the problem many are having receiving DirecTV's re-broadcast of local HD's in certain DMA's. It is caused by a problem somewhere in the chain from the station to the satellite re-transmission center in CO or CA. Most often it has to do with improperly adjusted or otherwise inadequate mpeg2 to mpeg4 converters at the station or wherever this process is accomplished. It would be helpful if you could determine exactly which local stations are effected, all of them or just some of them. Some members have been able to work with local station engineers to get problems corrected which were traced to their conversion equipment. It's a big issue, which will get worked out over time. This is why many of us prefer OTA reception, at least for the time being. Is that a possibility for you?