Just days after we learned of a few
channel transformations coming up in the TWC New York / New Jersey markets, along comes word that quite a few other alterations are in the pipeline. For starters, HD VOD is slated to launch on May 15th in Staten Island (which currently has an "all digital" system), and other markets (Brooklyn / Queens, Manhattan, Hudson Valley and New Jersey) should receive the service before the end of Q3 2008. Additionally,
Start Over and Quick Clips will reportedly be coming to all of the aforementioned systems on July 1st, but a soft launch is apt to sneak in a month prior. Still not enough? No worries -- Time Warner will also be busting out a new service dubbed Virtual Video Store, which will supposedly offer up a library of older movies for rent at just $1.99 apiece. Now, let's see if TWC delivers, shall we? [
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Vin P. @ Mar 4th 2008 7:05AM
This stuff sounds good..but where's the HD they "gave" us in the grid for a week then took away in Queens and Brooklyn?? TWC supposedly finished their conversion to digital in Queens/Bklyn as of March 1st..We want to start to see results and not the flimsy few HD channels they currently offer outside of Woodside and SI.
Matt W @ Mar 4th 2008 9:28AM
This is all fine and dandy. What Time Warner needs to do more than anything else, in my opinion, is to distribute a better HD DVR box. The current box they're giving everyone is, without question, THE WORST DVR I've ever used. There are so many bugs and UI issues I wouldn't know where to start.
Sauerball @ Mar 4th 2008 10:24AM
Which box do you have? SciAtl Explorer 8300HD? That's what they gave me.
UnnDunn @ Mar 4th 2008 2:29PM
What's the source of this information?
majesty @ Mar 4th 2008 3:37PM
What they need to do is upgrade their entire HD lineup cause the bandwidth sucks. I'm waiting for FIOS to hit my area (brooklyn).
carlos @ Mar 4th 2008 8:05PM
Also time warner is launching Call ID on TV next week.If they launch all those new HD channels here in Manhattan I will be a little bit pleased this year.
RobNYC @ Mar 13th 2008 12:19PM
Oh great, now we'll have something that's been available in Albany, NY for what, 8 years now??
On a side note, someone in another post mentioned a loss in HD quality lately and I've also noticed it when fast moving scenes I've been getting a lot of blocking effects.