How in the World does This Happen? - Blu-ray Forum

cnowels · 09-16-2008, 05:17 PM

Okay, a friend of mine recently got a nice new HDTV so I was helping him get setup with the over-the-air HD channels we have in the area. (Really nice strong signals here.) Particularly, if I keep my regular coax cable connected to the TV. Oddly enough, I don't watch any SD cable channels, but if I disconnect the coax - then my HD reception degrades. I assume that it is actually using the coax running through my house as an antenna - so I'm cool with that.

What has me confused is that my friend gets one additional HD channel that I do not. Interestingly, this channel is somehow what someone else (in his neighborhood, I assume) is watching. Sometimes, it will be HBO, Cinemax, or even Porn. You can actually watch this person flipping through the channels on this one single digital channel. AND - the show even pauses at times! (while the user goes to the bathroom or something, I guess)

I am perplexed as to an explanation! Could someone actually be broadcasting whatever they're watching on a digital channel so that some other TV in their house would pick it up?

aramis109 · 09-16-2008, 06:11 PM

God, I would be constantly watching that channel just to see what the other person is watching. The curiousity factor alone would kill me.

There are some ways to broadcast from one TV to another to duplicate it in multiple rooms- I've seen it used in offices for presentations and such. That would maybe be what he's picking up- I'd have to assume it was from the direct nearest neighbor. Outside of that... no idea.

tacoreed · 09-16-2008, 06:19 PM

I know a couple of people who use tuners for their HD TV and a lot of them are able to pick up the On Demand channels (from our local cable station Coax) over the air for some reason. One person I work with said that he will get them for about 15 minutes and then the picture will cut out. Beats me?

09-16-2008, 05:17 PM	#1
cnowels Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Chesapeake, VA Blu-ray collection:154	How in the World does This Happen? Okay, a friend of mine recently got a nice new HDTV so I was helping him get setup with the over-the-air HD channels we have in the area. (Really nice strong signals here.) Particularly, if I keep my regular coax cable connected to the TV. Oddly enough, I don't watch any SD cable channels, but if I disconnect the coax - then my HD reception degrades. I assume that it is actually using the coax running through my house as an antenna - so I'm cool with that. What has me confused is that my friend gets one additional HD channel that I do not. Interestingly, this channel is somehow what someone else (in his neighborhood, I assume) is watching. Sometimes, it will be HBO, Cinemax, or even Porn. You can actually watch this person flipping through the channels on this one single digital channel. AND - the show even pauses at times! (while the user goes to the bathroom or something, I guess) I am perplexed as to an explanation! Could someone actually be broadcasting whatever they're watching on a digital channel so that some other TV in their house would pick it up? Last edited by cnowels; 09-16-2008 at 05:26 PM.

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09-16-2008, 06:11 PM	#2
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	God, I would be constantly watching that channel just to see what the other person is watching. The curiousity factor alone would kill me. There are some ways to broadcast from one TV to another to duplicate it in multiple rooms- I've seen it used in offices for presentations and such. That would maybe be what he's picking up- I'd have to assume it was from the direct nearest neighbor. Outside of that... no idea.

09-16-2008, 06:19 PM	#3
tacoreed Special Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Omaha 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:722	I know a couple of people who use tuners for their HD TV and a lot of them are able to pick up the On Demand channels (from our local cable station Coax) over the air for some reason. One person I work with said that he will get them for about 15 minutes and then the picture will cut out. Beats me?

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