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HIGH DEFINITION* TV (HDTV)
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| Q: What is High-Definition TV (HDTV) and what are the advantages? |
| Q: What are the HDTV channels offered by Cogeco? |
| Q: What happens when HDTV content is not available on these
channels? |
| Q: Is the HDTV service available everywhere? |
| Q: Can I record HDTV programming? |
| Q: What do I need in order to access HD programming from Cogeco? |
| Q: What type of inputs cables are needed to connect my TV and Digital
receiver? |
| Q: What kind of cable do you provide with the HDTV Digital Terminal? |
| Q: Does the HDTV Digital Terminal/Decoder up-convert standard broadcast
signals ? |
| Q: What is the difference between HDTV and current Digital TV
services? |
| Q: How much will the HD Access Fee cost? |
| Q: The Guide/Menu doesn't come up on certain channels now that I have a
HDTV digital terminal - Why? |
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Q: What is High-Definition TV (HDTV) and what are the advantages?
A: HDTV provides pictures with several times the clarity of DVDs and over 5 times the resolution of a digital television. HDTV is the largest leap in TV technology since color TV replaced black and white.
Color: HDTV provides vivid color, including a wide range of hues (such as subtle purples and reds) without any bleeding at the edges of the image.
Clarity/Detail: HDTV images are as detailed as a high-resolution photograph. It is like looking through a window. When watching a TV program in HD, you will be amazed at the sharpness of the picture. You can even pick up the specks of different colors in an actor's eyes, or see individual sweat drops on a football player-details you could never see through regular television.
Wide-screen: HDTV allows you to view content in a 16:9 wide-screen format, the same format used in movie theatres. Current TVs use a 4:3 image, which cuts pictures off because it forces a wide image into a narrow space.
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound: All HDTV programming can provide 5.1 channel Dolby Digital Surround Sound--just like true theatre sound.
Note: HDTV and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound content is dependent on broadcaster |
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Q: What are the HDTV channels
offered by Cogeco?
A:
Cogeco currently offers 11 HDTV channels: SRC (Montreal), CBC (Montreal), Canal Vie, Historia, Ztele, CanalD, Series+, Vrak.tv, CTV (Toronto), et Global (Toronto). Customers who subscribe to Super Ecran will be able to access Super Ecran in HD at no extra cost.
We will be progressively adding new HDTV specialty channels as they become
available.
Please note that HDTV channels broadcast partial programming in the HDTV
format i.e. some of their programming will still be offered in digital standard
definition format.
Broadcasters continuously add HD programming to their
lineup. |
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Q:
What happens when HDTV
content is not available on these channels?
A: The HDTV programming is
dependent on the Networks. When HDTV content is not available, the networks air
standard-definition (regular) programming. |
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Q:
Is the HDTV service
available everywhere?
A:
Cogeco currently offers HDTV services in several regions, and the number of channels may vary per region. We will extend our HDTV coverage progressively to other regions in the near future. |
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Q:
Can I record HDTV
programming?
A:
With your HD/DVR, you can
record between 7 to 10 hours of HDTV programming. |
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Q:
What do I need in order to access HD programming from Cogeco?
A: To receive HDTV service from Cogeco, you must have an HDTV or HD ready television set, an HDTV receiver, a subscription to the HD Access Fee and the Passeport. The program that you are watching needs to be broadcast in an HDTV signal via an HD channel in order to truly experience HDTV. |
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Q:
What type of inputs cables are
needed to connect my TV and Digital receiver?
A: Component Inputs (Y, Pb, Pr)
are the primary method of connection between your TV and Digital Terminal to
view HDTV programming. Component cables are provided with your Digital Terminal.
There are several ways to connect the audio. We recommend you use the Spdif
cable to connect the Digital Terminal to your audio receiver (if you have one).
Otherwise, you can use the RCA Stereo (analogue) cables provided with the
Digital receiver or s-Video connections (not provided with the Digital
receiver). |
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Q:
What kind of cable do you
provide with the HDTV Digital receiver?
A:
Component Video Cables (Y,
Pb, Pr) and RCA Stereo (analogue) cables are provided to ensure easy set-up of
the HDTV Digital receiver. |
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Q:
Does the HDTV Digital
receiver up-convert standard broadcast signals ?
A: The HDTV Digital receiver
feeds out the standard-definition picture images in the format the Digital
receiver is set at - 480P, 720P or 1080i. |
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Q:
What is the difference
between HDTV and current Digital TV services?
A: Standard analogue TV and
digital TV pictures have very similar resolution. However, if an HDTV signal is
sent to an HDTV (or HDTV-ready) TV set, the picture will show 5 times the
resolution of digital TV pictures. |
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Q:
How much will the HD Access Fee cost?
A:
The HD Access fee will cost $2.99 per month. A subscription to the Passeport is required. Customers subscribing to the HD Access fee must remain on the service for a minimum of 30 days. |
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Q:
The Guide/Menu doesn't come
up on certain channels now that I have a HDTV digital terminal -
why?
A:
This may be caused by a
combination of your menu settings and connection cables. |
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