Last visit was: It is currently Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:26 pm


All times are UTC - 4 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 46 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next
Author Message
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:05 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:34 am
Posts: 1117
Location: Eastern Passage
Dr_BenD_over wrote:
A&E HD is just A&E stretched out. Infomercial hell. Artifacting. Loss of feed(during the only good thing I've found on it so far). Totally not worth the extra cost.


Is this the extra channels you're talking about or HD Cable in general?


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:13 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:36 am
Posts: 1926
Location: The New Glasgow "Burbs"
Flama22 wrote:
Dr_BenD_over wrote:
A&E HD is just A&E stretched out. Infomercial hell. Artifacting. Loss of feed(during the only good thing I've found on it so far). Totally not worth the extra cost.


Is this the extra channels you're talking about or HD Cable in general?


Freeveiw stuff

_________________
| 4670K | GTX 650Ti Boost | 8GB Corsair | Z87-K | 240GB i520 + 1TB Black + 500GB Blue| XFi-XM| Phantom | 245B |


Top
Offline Profile Send private message E-mail  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:28 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:06 am
Posts: 1860
Location: Halifax ( From Newfoundland)
Image

Slightly slower than last night but still pretty decent.


Top
Offline Profile Send private message E-mail  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:31 am 
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:34 am
Posts: 1117
Location: Eastern Passage
While we're on the subject of Freeview month I'd like to take the opportunity to once again state my position on how bad TechTV has become. Years ago during these free months I would watch and learn all kinds of stuff. Now it feels like I'm watching MTV. And what's with all those laugh tracks (I know they're not really laugh tracks and done live by the people working there) that come on when any of the hosts say something trying to be funny? I mean, having a bad laugh track can be funny but it's sooo over used on this channel. After 5 minutes of watching I feel like a moron whose getting suckered in by the "lowest common denominator" effect and this is coming from someone who watches Jerry Springer and Maury Povich.

So I guess when it comes down to it TechTV traded it's soul for Oliva Munn and Morgan Web... I'm leaving Amber McCarther (spelling?) out of this because she actually knows her stuff and is on the one show that still deserves to be on TechTV.


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:05 am 
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:06 am
Posts: 1860
Location: Halifax ( From Newfoundland)
Stating the obvious ( for someone who really doesn't watch much tv at all ) the only channel I find that's decent is the discovery channel. It's the only channel I am aware of that you can keep up to speed with current technology presented in a relatively non-biased manner.

Keeping the sci-fi channel for entertainment purposes is good too :P I don't think I have ever watched tech-tv. Based on the website layout I think I would probably stick with discovery for learning and keeping up to date.


Top
Offline Profile Send private message E-mail  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:14 am 

Joined: Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:58 pm
Posts: 65
Location: MysteryByte 9-5:30
I picked up some of these channels with my digital tuner built into my LCD TV. I wonder if eastlink will "forget" to stop broadcasting in digital :)

_________________
DevBox: Core i7 920 / Gigabyte EX58-UD3R / Super*Talent 6GB DDR3-1600 / 2TB WD Black RAID0 / 8800GT / SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio / Coolermaster HAF922 / Corsair HX750W / Win7 / OS X Leopard

HTPC: E8400 / Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H / OCZ 2GB DDR2-1066 / 2TB / HD4350 / AuzenTech X-Plosion Cinema / Antec Fusion Black Remote / Sparkle 400W / Win7


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:42 am 
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:34 am
Posts: 1117
Location: Eastern Passage
tweakstur wrote:
I picked up some of these channels with my digital tuner built into my LCD TV. I wonder if eastlink will "forget" to stop broadcasting in digital :)


I got one of the additional channels for free all last year... unfortunately it was Showcase Diva, but my girlfriend loved it because Gilmore Girls was on it all the time. :?


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:50 am 
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:06 am
Posts: 1860
Location: Halifax ( From Newfoundland)
more than likely they will forget about it. A few yrs ago I had residential cable for a couple yrs free lol.


Top
Offline Profile Send private message E-mail  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:10 am 
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:11 pm
Posts: 481
Location: Truro, NS
tweakstur wrote:
I picked up some of these channels with my digital tuner built into my LCD TV. I wonder if eastlink will "forget" to stop broadcasting in digital :)


here's a question that may sound stupid.
if you have your own digital tuner (ie. built into your HDTV) do you need to get Eastlink's rental box to get digital channels?

_________________
Intel i7 4790 | Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3P | 2x8GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600 | Zotac GTX 760 | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB | 2x3TB WD Red RAID1 | Seasonic 620W Modular | Fractal Design Arc XL


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:13 pm 

Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:18 pm
Posts: 201
Location: Sackville, Nova Scotia
I think you just need to subscribe to their service. However try and connect it if you have EL presently, see if it works, if it does, let us know :)

_________________
Courses & Certificates
    Information Systems Administrator Diploma
    CompuCollege Communication and Leadership Award
    Comptia A+

WIP
    Comptia Network+
    Comptia Convergence+
    Avaya ACA


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:28 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:11 pm
Posts: 481
Location: Truro, NS
keithforbes wrote:
I think you just need to subscribe to their service. However try and connect it if you have EL presently, see if it works, if it does, let us know :)


i don't have a TV with a digital tuner in it (yet).

_________________
Intel i7 4790 | Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3P | 2x8GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600 | Zotac GTX 760 | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB | 2x3TB WD Red RAID1 | Seasonic 620W Modular | Fractal Design Arc XL


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:40 pm 

Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:18 pm
Posts: 201
Location: Sackville, Nova Scotia
No problem, just go out and purchase one tonight, and give us an update tomorrow.


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:42 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:06 am
Posts: 1860
Location: Halifax ( From Newfoundland)
looks like fiber is avail thru aliant in New Brunswick. Wouldn't that be sweet. Fiber to the door. Not sure if thats what they are doing but the thought of that kinda bandwidth gives me warm fuzzy thoughts kinda like that the ones top had with the electric fence tale. lol


Top
Offline Profile Send private message E-mail  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:52 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:52 am
Posts: 2711
Location: HMCS Athabaskan
Eastlink FiOS? Sign me up Scotty!

_________________
Gaming -Obsidian 800D-
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 | FX 9590 | H70 | 32GB G.Skill DDR3 | 256GB Vertex 4 | 7770 | 2560x1080 UWS Asus MX299

Server -Jesusbox Tx Mozart-
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 | FX 8350 | H50 | 16GB | 1TB Velo +19TB | 5770


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Eastlink - November Freeview
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:00 pm 

Joined: Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:58 pm
Posts: 65
Location: MysteryByte 9-5:30
Monkeydee wrote:
tweakstur wrote:
I picked up some of these channels with my digital tuner built into my LCD TV. I wonder if eastlink will "forget" to stop broadcasting in digital :)


here's a question that may sound stupid.
if you have your own digital tuner (ie. built into your HDTV) do you need to get Eastlink's rental box to get digital channels?


For now, you do need to rent/own the digital box but you'll probably see that change soon. Hopefully as early as december, hahah.

_________________
DevBox: Core i7 920 / Gigabyte EX58-UD3R / Super*Talent 6GB DDR3-1600 / 2TB WD Black RAID0 / 8800GT / SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio / Coolermaster HAF922 / Corsair HX750W / Win7 / OS X Leopard

HTPC: E8400 / Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H / OCZ 2GB DDR2-1066 / 2TB / HD4350 / AuzenTech X-Plosion Cinema / Antec Fusion Black Remote / Sparkle 400W / Win7


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 46 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next

All times are UTC - 4 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 212 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group