high definition cable

typonegative911
typonegative911 Posts: 39
edited January 2007 in Music & Movies
Hello i just upgraded to high def cable. My question is i got 5 channels that are high def full whatever that mean 700 is were the high def channels are at. So when i watching a game say football on the lower channels and it say broadcasted in high def do i get it in high def then becuase i dont even see it listed were the high def channels are. I got time warner :rolleyes:
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited January 2007
    no the game would have to be on one of your designated hi-def channels in order for you to see it.
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  • typonegative911
    typonegative911 Posts: 39
    edited January 2007
  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited January 2007
    I think you missed a concept. The HD channels are separate channels with their own program schedule.

    Many of the HD channels will have a corresponding standard definition channel in the lower numbers, and the program schedule usually matches, but it doesn't have to.

    In my case:

    701 HBOHD matches 201 HBO
    702 WCBSDT matches 2 WCBS
    703 SHOWHD matches 221 SHOW
    704 WNBCDT matches 4 WNBC
    705 WNYWDT matches 3 WNYW
    706 DHD doesn't match 15 DSC
    707 WABCDT matches 7 WABC
    709 UHD universal hd ??
    710 TNTHD is an upscale 14 TNT
    711 WPIXHD matches 11 WPIX
    712 MSGHD usually matches 68 MSG
    713 WNETDT sometimes matches 13 WNET
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
    I know with comcast if you go to their website and type in your zip code they will show you the corresponding HD channels for your STD channels and what is available if you upgrade this and that, etc....

    I am sure Time Warner is the same way. Try their website.
  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited January 2007
    What I don't get is how much control the local station or cable company has over things. I know all of my local broadcast stations (ABC,NBC,CBS,FOX) all air HD programming usually during primetime. However, sometimes I'll see a show like Wheel of Fortune say its broadcast in HD at the beginning of the show, but when I flip over to the HD version of that channel, its not! Does the local station/cable company get to pick and choose which shows it will broadcast in HD?

    This is all with cable by the way. My tv doesn't have a built in tuner so I can't test to see if it really is being broadcast over the air in HD.