Peter's Blog - TV

Nathan Fillion wears his "Space Cowboy" costume on Castle: FireFly fans rejoice

Peter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:43:46 GMT

Date: October 26, 2009
Show: Castle
Episode: Vampire Weekend

Alexis Castle: Didn't you wear that like 5 years ago?
Richard Castle: so?
Alexis Castle: so don't you think you should move on?
Richard Castle: I like it

The movie Serenity was released roughly 4 years ago, close enough. 4 years = like 5 years

Nathan as Mal in Serenity. Based off of Firefly TV show

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3796605184/tt0379786

Costume in "Castle"

Edit: and yes, there is a Buffy reference! Joss Whedon is getting some extra airtime this week!

ATI Digital Cable Tuners will support SDV !!!

Peter — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:31:02 GMT

Happy Tuesday! Chris Lanier is a great source for Media Center information. He posted this last week http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2009/09/03/1720490.aspx

I've been so busy that I almost missed it!

I've complained in the past about CableCards and the DRM that ensues: http://www.peterf.net/blog/2008/10/10/WhyIsCableCardDRMBad.aspx

Chris's information comes in two flavors:
A: Next firmware will support SDV (switched digital video)
B: Next firmware will support relaxed DRM on specific channels

Now while nothing is final until I see it on my tuners and working, this is a bright ray of sunshine coming for those of us in this deep hole. By "us", I mean the early adopters that knew they could get screwed at any moment since there was no public roadmap on how to handle different cable TV specifications.

What does this mean?

Current ATI DCT owners will not get left behind as their Cable Operator moves to SDV
Many current owners will be able to get the same channels as their Tivo/Cable operator box
All recordings will no longer be laced with DRM (only recordings that are requested to have DRM will be laced)
Opens a window for DCT users to watch TV episodes on other computers since the extender model was the only way to watch DCT DRM laced shows previously. You will be able to watch DRM-less recordings on other computers

I expect all of this to be Windows 7 only. Always good to support Vista, but I won't complain.

Windows 7: First 24 Hours with Peter

Peter — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:37:06 GMT

This is by no means a full review of Windows 7. I was beta testing for a while, and now I have my hands on the RTM (release to manufacturing). Naturally, I find a few more bugs in the release. They'll all be submitted soon via MS Connect.

First off, my install went smoothly. The hardware is around 1.5 years old with a new graphics card and hard drive. On first boot, my HomeGroup was found from my laptop running build 7100. Very impressive.

My raid array was found with no issues. I actually felt that I did not need to install any drivers to boost obvious performance. But being the nerd I am, I naturally hit the graphics driver first from Nvidia.

My only issues with tools like Nvidia's control panel are that Microsoft should be stepping up to the plate and integrating these kind of tools. It will be much easier for debugging when people are running raw drivers and no extra tools. I bet support staff would love that also. Bravo Nvidia for giving me an easy way to check my HDCP link!

Here is the kicker. I installed the Nvidia driver and it didn't require a reboot!?!?!?!??!! That shocked me something fierce.

Nothing really new here in the Performance control panel. Just higher numbers are possible.

Since Windows XP, I have always moved my personal documents to a separate HDD. It makes OS reinstalls a piece of cake. Things get a little more interesting by having setup. But I have all my data in a folder structure I've had in place for a while, so no biggie there for me.

MMmmm. Media Center.The main reason for this install. Nice marketing info there MS.... We continue...

I naturally go for the custom setup.

I'm not going to bore you with too many aimless screen shots. Here I am entering TV setup
For those familiar with TVPack and it's issues, you will love this. It is automatically installing PlayReady for you.

My CableCards are found (2x). Nothing new

Guide setup. Nothing new.

Display setup offers nothing new: just the same old confusion. If I select TV, I will fall victim to the interface "underzooming" to prepare for the overscan that doesn't exist on my TV. I can go on for a while on this topic.

Here is the new guide. Nothing too new. Nice options for "right clicking" and being able to change channel info. This was first introduced in Vista's TV Pack

This is the new "Start" screen. It is organized a little better. Movies is something I plan on playing with more. I think there is a lot of wasted space on the today screen. I wouldn't mind seeing some things moved around. If I scroll all the way up to the top, I can only see one item. Huge space waste. Take a hint from the new home screen on Windows Mobile 6.5.

I tried searching for showings, but whoops! No guide to search from? But I just looked at the guide. Was it not downloaded all the way? I went down to the Media Center tray icon to see what info is available. Under TV Pack (and possibly non-TV Pack), I could see what percentage of the guide was downloaded.

At this point, since I couldn't do anything useful, I shut down. The next day I turned it on, came back a while later, and the search worked. I'd love to see some more robust error messages here with some user options to intervene.

Here I am setting up my series to record. Unfortunately, the search offers nothing new except in the program data.
But in the screenshot listed above, there is a neat little window that explains what tv show I searched for. Ohh... look at that. Why are there HD and non-HD versions listed? This is due to my cable company having duplicate channels. I will later have to go through and delete these duplicate analog stations.

I would really appreciate a built in tool, possibly automatic when the guide is getting setup, to automatically swap and delete channels. Example: I want my channel 2 to be HD

Also, this screen's 'tabs' at the top are confusing. The screenshot above shows the default view. If I didn't see those arrows hiding in the corner, I would have never known that there was additional information available.

I had to fish around in the menus to find the options for series recording. A step back there. But the same options when I found them.

Bug: Here comes a bug. I wanted to search for "Law & Order". Searching for "Law" gets me where I need, but I decided to type "&" to refine my search results.

Boom, no results. I would qualify this as a bug. Without understanding how they're searching, I'll throw out a guess that & is jacking with their search parameters.

I decided to play with Internet TV again. After this step, I had multiple Internet TVs listed on the Start page. One listed as beta, one not.

Sweet Arrested Development! Wait.... I'm searching for series, but why am I getting individual seasons? I'd like to see all Arrested Development seasons listed under a single show name.

As I was getting ready to lay down and watch an episode of Arrested Development, I was met with "Acts". Not quite sure what I'm expected to do with them. They're all out of order anyway! I left, and have not returned yet to TV Series

What I really did enjoy was the Viral videos! This is such a great way to waste time. I did this until I fell asleep.

Bug: Every time I put in a USB flash drive or SD card, Windows pop up always shows up behind other windows. Rather annoying. Don't pop anything up if I can't use it. I'd rather go hunt through "computer" if I have to click extra times.

IE8- Someone needs to put their foot down and redo the version system. Here is my recommendation
IE6= IE6
IE6.1= IE7
IE6.2= IE8

So, IE6.2 is a good upgrade from 6.1. It adds a few new features, but overall gives me nothing too new. Read more on what my thoughts are on IE8 .

Bug: Every time I restore or maximize Media Center, my cursor gets centered on the screen. This is rather annoying when my cursor goes flying across the screen and I have to hunt it down again.

Conclusion:
Very exciting. I love the new desktop experience. I skipped over many things like this because they've been covered in great detail by others

When I began writing this blog post, I wasn't expecting to finish with 3 bugs and a few annoying rants about issues. But unfortunately, that's how I roll.

This was written to specifically lay out my first RTM impressions, more to come soon!

Peter

Comcast is Converting to All Digital

Peter — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:58:15 GMT

Comcast is here to please again. Almost a month after sucking in new customers with the OTA Digital TV Transition, Comcast is changing customers (at least in my area) to all digital. Currently, stations like ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX that broadcast in digital only, are down converted to analog for cable customer use. Other stations on cable are also broadcast in analog.

This is all changing. I have mixed feelings. Overall, my negative feelings reside with the timing. Almost exactly a month after the OTA transition, they're announcing the change?

Their FAQ page is horribly misleading.

Are there any ways that I can make my old television set work?

If you subscribe to Comcast cable, we will take care of you. You won't need to worry about getting a new TV if you subscribe to a Comcast cable package.

Comcast will offer some converter boxes, but that doesn't plug the hole. I have a friend that has 5-6 TVs in his house. Comcast won't give him enough converters. What if someone had OTA TV and decided to research pay TV. Cable suckered them in with no need for boxes and the customer avoided DirecTV/Dish. Whoops, well don't worry about that, you wanted to pay for their DVR anyway, right?

Onto the positive. If comcast broadcasts one digital station, theoretically, my HDTV will display in full resolution. Anyone who doesn't have an HDTV should view the same signal, but at a lower resolution.

I have noticed on a comcast Digital Tuner box that it will display black on a low res TV that is tuned to a HD channel.

Time will tell how it plays out, anyone else have any additional info on this?

TV Provider Companies Need to Take a Long Hard Look at Themselves

Peter — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:34:20 GMT

We've all been bit by the Cable Companies at one point or another. Lately, it seems to revolve around DRM, TV over Internet, etc. I'm no fool, I understand everything they're doing, yet I do not agree.

They used to have the only major pipeline for TV into people's home. This is changing:

Now people are receiving HD broadcasts over the air (cables' customers who tune into only primetime shows, this is a threat)
People are using the internet connection through the Cable Company to obtain LEGAL internet TV. Netflix, Hulu, YouTube all provide fantastic and easy resources to bypass live TV

Somewhat recently, Comcast put a 250GB monthly cap on internet connections. Why would they do this? Naturally for reason #2 listed above. This is still opinion and speculation on my part. Many others agree, others have alternative ideas (mostly revolving around the companies beening ran by zombie devils or something). It comes down them not wanting to change, and force customers down a certain path. this lack of innovation will be their doom.

TV Studios created sites like Hulu and their corp sites to host shows. WHOA! That is a huge sidestep to cable companies! So now the customers and tv companies are both upset with cable companies? Instead of innovating and finding alternative solutions, companies like Comcast are sticking to their positions and solidifying by imposing limits on how much you can download. I've never hit the 250 GB limit, but someday I might with the way things are going!

Comcast said they imposed the limit to stop the few from abusing the service. This is BS. If you were getting so overloaded, why was it that months later you double all of our internet speeds and now offer up to 50mbps? Guess you have the capacity to handle it all, don't you?

Most customers will pass this off as "the limit will not affect me" and "well, whatever, now my speeds are faster!!!". Screw that, they jacked the speeds up ONLY after they were getting speed competition from Verizon FIOS and AT&T U-Verse. This was done to keep their current customers and to keep the eyes of their customers covered.

I'm sounding like a ranting liberal who hates "the man", but I hate being treated like a moron. I am not. I do not know everything, but I damn well know when I'm being played.

Here is what Comcast and others should do to innovate:

They support different channel packages via CableCard. If you pay for HBO, "zap" and now you have HBO. Stop paying your bill "zap!!", all premium channels are gone. I should be able to go through a checklist and be able to add/remove any channel that I want to. I'd love to get rid of Oxygen and replace it with ESPN7. This offers a fantastic option to customers with a system you already have in place
You need to go all in on this CableCard fiasco. You're really starting to piss off your average joe of a customer. Why should your Motorola Comcast box with a CableCard get all the channels and On-Demand while my Tivo/Vista Media Center with a Cable Card can only get most channels and no On-Demand? Don't tell me that it's hard to innovate. You need to kick your CableLabs in the butt and have it be much more helpful to 3rd party OEMs. I'm still waiting for my freaking SDV adapter for my ATI Digital Tuners. It is certainly an issue that needs to be worked on by Microsoft/ATI in addition to CableLabs, but don't you think it would go much more smoothly if CableLabs was actively assisting and cared? It has been deemed illegal to force people to use your cable boxes. You're working on borrowed time while Tru2Way is deployed. You'd better be more freaking friendly before everyone has an easy option to ditch your box.
Some cable companies are offering video on demand watch shows. But once again, I need your box to get that! But all in all, it's still not ABC/NBC/CBS/FOX,etc's raw show programming offerings. You're offering yet again another proprietary system to add another ball an chain to your customers. Make a system similar to Netflix that allows your TV customers to access it. Maybe even sell the internet only version to people! I'm already paying for netflix to watch TV and movies, why would I be opposed to paying for it?

It's almost official - DTV Delayed until June 12, 2009

Peter — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:05:55 GMT

Engadget gave me the news a few minutes ago. This time the DTV delay has gone through the Senate AND the House, waiting for Obama to sign now. We all know he will (short of a terrorist attack using CIP device threatening to cause an attack if he goes through with the DTV delay). A similar bill failed in the House recently. I'm not going to rant again, but this is depressing and annoying. This is not the change I didn't vote for.

Digital TV Transition Delay Has Been Blocked!!

Peter — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:52:59 GMT

Engadget reported that the House did not reach enough votes to pass the bill that was approved by the Senate. Personally, I think this is fantastic. Obama wanted to delay this originally. It shows that there is some sense between the Congress and President Obama. By some, I mean the 168 who voted negative in the House.

"But Peter!!! What about the poor people who can't afford to get a converter box?" My response: they're shit out of luck. The money that was handed out originally was a dumb idea, and it's still a dumb idea after they ran out of money. We're not talking about power, water, food supply, etc. We're talking about catching up on Heroes before the season starts back up. ~~Not worth using tax dollars to help anyone.~~ I stand corrected, the money doesn't come from taxes. I still think it could have gone to better use. Like highways, debt, bigger guns, etc.

And if we're so concerned about the economy, wouldn't it make sense to keep the transition date and force people to upgrade? How about this for a sales pitch? "You can buy this converter box which is sooo clunky, or you can buy this new HDTV!!!"

Obama to Us: Hope and Change doesn't apply to TV

Peter — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:56:51 GMT

Our President-Elect has preached to bring change to America. I've kept somewhat silent on this blog about our man Obama, but this one is too good to let go by. Engadget posted that Obama is asking Congress to delay the DTV Transition.

For those of you that are somehow on the internet, but don't watch TV, this involves shutting off analog TV broadcasts and forcing people to watch digital TV (DTV) over the air (OTA). This is a great idea and makes a lot of sense. It's more efficient and supports HD to just keep the story short. The hypothetical bad is the following: the people who have been blatently ignorning the many DTV transition commercials and think the problem will just go away, will be without TV until they go buy the converter (maybe this will help stimulate the economy).

If Obama has his way, this will be just like the Metric conversion in the US. Still waiting....... Companies, industries, and many Americans have been prepping for this for a VERY long time and have been dilligent. Obama, you were in the Senate. Why didn't you bring this up while you were there? Oh wait, you weren't there because you misspent a lot of your time campaigning for the Presidency. Thanks for representing Illinois.

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DirecTV for PC future is dead

Peter — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:39:56 GMT

Long story short: DirecTV is bitch slapping Microsoft for not integrating Satellite TV into the Media Center TV Pack 2008 release. Since it was not integrated, the feature would have to wait until Windows 7. As much as MS is shooting for next year, DirecTV knows better.

It is still very depressing that DirecTV isn't going to stick it out. VMC won my heart when it could integrate many different sources into one UI creating a true 'set-top box experience' through a PC. Integrating Satellite TV would be one more way to corner the market and provide something NOONE else can.

http://www.gearlog.com/2008/12/its_official_the_directv_hdpc2.php from http://thedigitallifestyle.com/cs/blogs/ian/archive/2008/12/09/no-directv-for-media-center.aspx

Oh, cool Bourne on Blu-Ray.... wait a second.....

Peter — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:35:30 GMT

Chris was out shopping @ Circuit City and gets excited,"Do I want Bourne on Blu-Ray?" Fortunately, he realized he asked himself the wrong question and decided to snap a picture. I miss the HD format war. Reminds me of my Browncoat days.

Why is CableCard DRM bad?

Peter — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:10:36 GMT

So glad you asked. I'm going to give this to you in a story (then a rant), but we'll start with some background.

An ATI Digital CableCard tuner will encrypt ALL shows recorded, period. Some have noted that this may change to only encrypt shows that request it, but this doesn't solve the overall problem. This DRM chain is built off of many items: (i don't remember the exact ones, but this is a good start) GPU, Processor, Motherboard. Note: you can only buy your initial pc from an OEM so you have a secondary product code purely for the cablecard setup

Once you start recording shows, if you change a single item of hardware: BOOM, you can NEVER watch your recorded shows. This happens because the hardware change caused a break in the DRM chain. You will have to erase all of your shows, and start from scratch.

OK, story time....

Bought a refurbished MediaCenter, Sony Vaio VGX-XL3. I doubled up the RAM, bought a new GPU, and added an additional tuner card. Everything works GREAT, except that the ATI GPU is not compatible with the new Media Center TV Pack 2008. Now, first off, I'm no fool. This was a leaked update, and it was my own risk. I totally understand this, so I'm only willing to put the blame on Microsoft in the fact that they went along with this DRM scheme for 1 reason. I will have put my old GPU (nvidia 7000 series)in the computer, I will want to put the new one in once ATI updates their drivers. "Wait... didn't we just talk about that?" It will destory my DRM chain and create a new one. "But Peter, why won't you just use the non-TV pack version?" I'm spoiled by the new features? It handles multiple TV sources MUCH better than the previous release and it handles HD much better in the guide. Plus, even if I were to leave the ATI GPU in and run the orginal Vista Media Center, I'd still lose my DRM chain by upgrading to the TV pack! I might as well keep the TV pack and deal with the older GPU. Note: the reason I'm freaking out is due to the fact that Comcast is coming tomorrow to install my CableCards.

So if you followed me through the this rant, hopefully you'll come to my same conclusion... DRM sucks. It's pointless and extreme overkill. CableLabs, Microsoft, Comcast, NBC, FOX, FCC, whoever is willing to listen. GO LOOK at the torrent sites out there. All of your shows are out there, they will continue to be out there, and you usually release your shows on your website anyway!!!!! (I hate the "who cares because it's going to happen anyway arguement, but honestly, they'll never be 100% protected" for whoever's diety's sake, they were happy Batman: Dark Knight was only leaked hours after the movie was released??? ) So why would a typical CableCard PC owner have to pay over $1000 to get screwed from so many angles? This is all done for one purpose: so you cannot copy a tv episode file from your PC to a different PC. Lame!

I call BS, someone needs to stand up and try using some common sense. I'm sure most of this started with CableLabs and everyone just caved to them since CableLabs dragged their feet releasing the CableCards in the first place and everyone was happy when it finally came out. Also, how was it that there was a specification to for 2-way communication for Cable Co's to use on their DVR boxes, but it JUST WASN'T possible to put the 2-way communication in the first CableCard release? This makes me cringe EVERY time I talk to Comcast about CableCards,"But sir, if you use a CableCard, you won't be able to get On-Demand content. Which DVR box would you like?". It takes every bit of energy for me to hold back and not go ballistic. I usually come up with something clever,"It keeps me from giving your more money".

Image 1 Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Img_5022.jpg
Image 2 Credit: me!

NetFlix officially charging $1 more for Blu-Ray access

Peter — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:21:41 GMT

Just received an email this morning from NetFlix announcing that they will be charging me $1 more per month for access to unlimited Blu-ray movies. I've just been waiting to see the hammer fall, and it finally has. It's not a huge charge, so I'll live with it. I'd be much happier if they told me they were charging more to send me HD-DVDs

Dear Peter,

As you may know, Blu-ray movies are more expensive than standard definition movies. As a result, we're going to start charging $1 a month (plus applicable taxes), in addition to your monthly membership charge, for unlimited access to Blu-ray movies.

The additional charge for unlimited Blu-ray access will be automatically added to your next billing statement on or after November 5th, 2008 and will be referenced in your Membership Terms and Details. If you wish to continue getting Blu-ray movies for $1 a month more, you don't need to do anything. If not, you can remove Blu-ray access anytime by visiting Your Account at the Netflix website.

If you have questions about this change or need any assistance, please call us anytime at 1-888-638-3549.

-The Netflix Team

ClearQAM with HVR-1800 on VMC -TGB

Peter — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:42:25 GMT

Thanks to an ~~*official*~~ ~~*unofficial*~~, who gives a **** , a simple registry key will unlock most of the WinTV lineup from Hauppauge in Vista Media Center

http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/permalink/293058/292728/ShowThread.aspx#292728

Photo taken with HTC Tilt by PeterFnet

Just make sure you try it with the latest drivers that are public, and you'll be in the clear. I did not even have to update my drivers. Works great! I don't have as many channels as I had in OTA, but this could be all that Comcast provides to me over Clear QAM. I'll see what the WinTV app finds for QAM channels and compare. Once they get it working for the true dual tuner (HVR-2250), I'll be purchasing that!

Thanks to mjp14 for posting it!

REGEDIT4
;
; NOTE: this file should ONLY be used to enable Clear QAM support on Fiji
; (ie, "Windows Vista Media Center Feature Pack 2008")
;
; Using this file WILL break applications that only support the legacy "ATSC Network Provider"
; Apps must be recompiled to use the newer "MS Network Provider" if this file is used
;
; These keys control exposing support of Fiji compatible QAM for various ATSC products
; (of course, the HW products must be physically capable of supportting QAM!!!)
;
; You MUST restart you system after this file is installed for the changes to take effect
;
; HVR-1250, HVR-1290, HVR-1500q, HVR-1800, HVR-1850
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HCW85BDA\Parameters]
"AllowQAM_PowerToy"=dword:00000001

; HVR-1600 (only some models support QAM; should list them here)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HCW18BDA\Parameters]
"AllowQAM_PowerToy"=dword:00000001

; HVR-USB2, HVR-1950
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HCW73BDA\Parameters]
"AllowQAM_PowerToy"=dword:00000001

; HVR-950q
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HCW72DTV\Parameters]
"AllowQAM_PowerToy"=dword:00000001

; HVR-2250 (not yet supporrted)

Native QAM in Media Center Might Be Almost Upon Us

Peter — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:33:56 GMT

This popped up on EngadgetHD and I'm very excited. Naturally, it's unofficial, but this would stop me from being very cranky. Native QAM support in Media Center would mean a much wider audience of Media Center. Mom and Pop could go to the store, pick up their Media Center, and get high def right off the bat. Naturally, this means if this turns out to be false, I will slip into a deeper nerd depression

Update: Patch released to OEM

John McCain is Cylon - Sweet!!!!

Peter — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:46:53 GMT

This came to my attention via a Digg comment and I've been laughing to myself ever since. There is a pretty sweet resemblance. Though, I do have to admit, this photo below is MUCH better

http://www.adampieniazek.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/mccainortigh.png

Update: Shoutout to Bryan & LOTR clan from congaming.com

Netflix discontinuing profiles (blogging at a ball game... )

Peter — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:50:21 GMT

I'm at the Sox game. Great game! My sister caught a foul ball and the White Sox are winning.

Onto the nerdy stuff. Just got an email from Netflix. They're discontinuing profiles. They never worked well, so at least they're going away. The main problem was that different profiles couldn't watch instant material. Sox scored. I can understand their hesitation since it could lead to abuse, but this could be avoided with limitations on the number of profiles and length of viewing allowed.
Sox scored. Thome almost had a heart attack.

Sent from my Windows Mobile® phone.

Update: Photo added, was supposed to be email-to-blog, but 1and1 blocks sockets.... ftl. Looking for new hosting provider.

Battlestar Galactica vs Star Trek Voyager

Peter — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:41:26 GMT

Short but nerdy post.
Want a reason why Battlestar Galactica is better than Voyager? The series didn't suddenly end when they entered the orbit of Earth.
Those who know me, know I've complained about this before. BSG didn't make me start jumping wildly,"You've got to be kidding me?!!?!". People tried to calm me with the prospect of a follow-up movie, but wait.. what's that next Star Trek movie? That's right.... set way waaay before Voyager.