Author Topic: Cignal satellite cable (Read 920645 times)

tifosi_pao · « **Reply #2730 on:** May 22, 2013 at 08:41 AM »

bakit kaya mahina ang signal ng ABS-CBN sa cignal? naiinis si wifey kasi di mapanood si celine at margo...at the buzz

digitallg10 · « **Reply #2731 on:** May 22, 2013 at 09:58 AM »

Quote from: tifosi_pao on May 22, 2013 at 08:41 AM

bakit kaya mahina ang signal ng ABS-CBN sa cignal? naiinis si wifey kasi di mapanood si celine at margo...at the buzz

alam ko nasagot na to dati ni Pentium.
Kasi ABS-CBN owns Skycable and they dont give direct feed(digital) of signal to Cignal. So ang binobroadcast na signal ng Cignal ay ung over-the-air lang which is analog.

digitallg10 · « **Reply #2732 on:** May 22, 2013 at 10:06 AM »

Quote from: AlvinladeN on May 21, 2013 at 08:34 PM

Been a cignal subscriber for 2 days ( switched from Sky) and im very happy so far. Kaya lang nawalan ng signal for 15mins nung umulan. I hope hindi madalas mangyari ito. Im on plan 790, binan, laguna area.

Normal lang ba na mahina ang sound from hdmi ng stb? Any work around para mapalakas? At wala ba talagang "return to previous channel" button ang remote?

I'm assuming you are using the PACE hd box. Sound from stb is really low, thats normal. My work around is to maximize the volume on the STB and I'll just control the volume on the TV or HT.

For the "return to previous channel", the button would be the cancel button, the one with X on it.

And lastly for the signal interruption, expect more this rainy seasaon, but bumabalik naman agad. ung na experience mo na 15 mins matagal na un. sometimes kasi it took only 3-5 mins then oks na ulit ang signal (based on my experienced, I'm near Tagaytay).

I'm on Plan790 also (4 Months already)

skooter · « **Reply #2733 on:** May 22, 2013 at 10:11 AM »

sana yung pace hd box ma'y RF Out so that i could use my HDTV's tuner, ganda kasi ng interface and meron smart features such as S-recommendations. I'm sorry i found it lame yung channel guide interface sa cignal then lastly masyado yata judder ang mga images galing sa STB.

tifosi_pao · « **Reply #2734 on:** May 22, 2013 at 10:12 AM »

Quote from: digitallg10 on May 22, 2013 at 09:58 AM

alam ko nasagot na to dati ni Pentium.
Kasi ABS-CBN owns Skycable and they dont give direct feed(digital) of signal to Cignal. So ang binobroadcast na signal ng Cignal ay ung over-the-air lang which is analog.

ayun..thanks, kahit sa over-the-air/analog mahina talaga abs-cbn..di kaya ni baron antenna

digitallg10 · « **Reply #2735 on:** May 22, 2013 at 11:17 AM »

Quote from: tifosi_pao on May 22, 2013 at 10:12 AM

ayun..thanks, kahit sa over-the-air/analog mahina talaga abs-cbn..di kaya ni baron antenna

un nga eh. ung over-the-air/analog na abs-cbn ang binobroadcast ng Cignal, upscaled lang cya.

AlvinladeN · « **Reply #2736 on:** May 22, 2013 at 08:02 PM »

Quote

I'm assuming you are using the PACE hd box. Sound from stb is really low, thats normal. My work around is to maximize the volume on the STB and I'll just control the volume on the TV or HT.

For the "return to previous channel", the button would be the cancel button, the one with X on it.

And lastly for the signal interruption, expect more this rainy seasaon, but bumabalik naman agad. ung na experience mo na 15 mins matagal na un. sometimes kasi it took only 3-5 mins then oks na ulit ang signal (based on my experienced, I'm near Tagaytay).

I'm on Plan790 also (4 Months already)

thanks for answering bro! it really helped

Destroben · « **Reply #2737 on:** May 23, 2013 at 01:33 AM »

Guys nakita ko yung pic ng nba premium hd and may cignal logo siya. Lahat ba ng channels may cignal logo? If yes opaque ba siya or solid? Kasi if solid kakatakot as a plasma user.

digitallg10 · « **Reply #2738 on:** May 23, 2013 at 08:40 AM »

Quote from: doedoe on May 23, 2013 at 01:33 AM

Guys nakita ko yung pic ng nba premium hd and may cignal logo siya. Lahat ba ng channels may cignal logo? If yes opaque ba siya or solid? Kasi if solid kakatakot as a plasma user.

Yes all channels of Cignal has logo on it. Its opaque and its position depends on every channel. Di mo na din mapapansin un pagnagtagal na. I think this is just another way of advertisement of Cignal, sample is pag may visitor ka they would first notice that logo hehehe.

Pero un nga once nag tagal na, dmo na mapapansin ung logo na un.

iPhat · « **Reply #2739 on:** May 23, 2013 at 10:59 AM »

Nawala yung Living Asia Channel, bakit kaya?

pentium4 · « **Reply #2740 on:** May 23, 2013 at 11:13 AM »

Quote from: digitallg10 on May 23, 2013 at 08:40 AM

Yes all channels of Cignal has logo on it. Its opaque and its position depends on every channel. Di mo na din mapapansin un pagnagtagal na. I think this is just another way of advertisement of Cignal, sample is pag may visitor ka they would first notice that logo hehehe.

Pero un nga once nag tagal na, dmo na mapapansin ung logo na un.

it is more of a security feature, not really an advertising tool.
since many local cable tv are "re broadcasting" channels illegally.
this feature will allow Cignal to "finger print" a particular box and disable it to avoid illegal rebroadcasting.
that is why you sometimes see, alpha numeric appearing on your boxes. it is unique per box.

fyi

zoidar · « **Reply #2741 on:** May 23, 2013 at 11:54 AM »

Quote from: pentium4 on May 23, 2013 at 11:13 AM

it is more of a security feature, not really an advertising tool.
since many local cable tv are "re broadcasting" channels illegally.
this feature will allow Cignal to "finger print" a particular box and disable it to avoid illegal rebroadcasting.
that is why you sometimes see, alpha numeric appearing on your boxes. it is unique per box.

fyi

Hey, why not display the logo for 10 seconds every 15 minutes? It's not really necessary to do it all the time. We as customers deserve to have the most convenient way of watching. Like Now TV in Hong Kong, you should just display your distracting logo that fills up the screen for 10 seconds every 15 minutes. (Adjust the time if you want) Please, submit this suggestion to your superiors, pentium. Because this logo is the one holding back some consumers from availing a Cignal TV subscription.

pentium4 · « **Reply #2742 on:** May 23, 2013 at 12:45 PM »

watch it... I'm not an employee of CignalTV.
If you have better suggestion and the likes, go send it direct to them. as we subscribers has suggested long ago.
but, having the logo on channel is a lame excuse for not availing such.

Personally, I dont watch TV just to look into the logo... may it be star world, fox etc.
I look for the content and my plasma TV does not have a burn in logo for the past 2 years.

thebat · « **Reply #2743 on:** May 23, 2013 at 01:27 PM »

Plasma user here. 3 years Cignal subscriber. There is no burn in problems with my Cignal TV viewing kahit babad ang NBA channel.
Regarding the logo, I don't notice it anymore. Displaying the logo for 10 seconds every 15 minutes is just pure absurdity! Lalo lang nakakailang yun kse on and off parang christmas light yung logo. NO!

tifosi_pao · « **Reply #2744 on:** May 23, 2013 at 01:29 PM »

Quote from: thebat on May 23, 2013 at 01:27 PM

Plasma user here. 3 years Cignal subscriber. There is no burn in problems with my Cignal TV viewing kahit babad ang NBA channel.
Regarding the logo, I don't notice it anymore. Displaying the logo for 10 seconds every 15 minutes is just pure absurdity! Lalo lang nakakailang yun kse on and off parang christmas light yung logo. NO!

pag F1...nakaharang yung logo sa 'standings' ng drivers(upper left) di kita yung kung sino 2nd to 4th ata...have to squint to be sure hehe

Wiggum · « **Reply #2745 on:** May 23, 2013 at 01:32 PM »

I've been a Cignal subscriber for a couple of months now (switched from Skycable

). I also agree that, after a while, you'll get used to seeing the Cignal logo on-screen. Di naman obtrusive. To each his own, I guess. But no regrets with the switch at all. Tingin ko talaga, mas value for money ang subscription sa Cignal, esp. Plan 790.

skooter · « **Reply #2746 on:** May 23, 2013 at 01:34 PM »

na pikon yata si sir p4, lol...

thebat · « **Reply #2747 on:** May 23, 2013 at 01:41 PM »

Ito kseng si Zoidar, akala mo kung sino mag utos kay sir Pentium! Hoy Zoidar, mag apologize ka!

zoidar · « **Reply #2748 on:** May 23, 2013 at 01:48 PM »

Sorry, Pentium. I just wanted to make a point. I know we are not on tv to look at the logo. But that's why it should be removed. If your tv is full of logos how could you get the full experience of watching the program? Again I am sorry for being demanding.

zoidar · « **Reply #2749 on:** May 23, 2013 at 01:52 PM »

Quote from: thebat on May 23, 2013 at 01:27 PM

Plasma user here. 3 years Cignal subscriber. There is no burn in problems with my Cignal TV viewing kahit babad ang NBA channel.
Regarding the logo, I don't notice it anymore. Displaying the logo for 10 seconds every 15 minutes is just pure absurdity! Lalo lang nakakailang yun kse on and off parang christmas light yung logo. NO!

Hindi naman nakakadistract yun. Mas nakakadistract Kung naka on all the time. Isip in mo po na kung (blank seconds every (blank) minutes naka display yung logo, may security feature pa rin Pero mas convenient sa tv watchers Dahl Hindi lagging nagboblock ang logo sa corner ng screen at mas marami ang magkikita mo. Best of both worlds, diba.

thebat · « **Reply #2750 on:** May 23, 2013 at 01:58 PM »

Quote from: zoidar on May 23, 2013 at 01:52 PM

Hindi naman nakakadistract yun. Mas nakakadistract Kung naka on all the time. Isip in mo po na kung (blank seconds every (blank) minutes naka display yung logo, may security feature pa rin Pero mas convenient sa tv watchers Dahl Hindi lagging nagboblock ang logo sa corner ng screen at mas marami ang magkikita mo. Best of both worlds, diba.

Actually nung una nakaka ilang talaga. Pero ngayon nasanay na rin ako. It's true kung tatanggalin would be best. Kaya lang nga as explained, it's Cignal's way of securing their product. Unless we get hold of the owner of Cignal, magtiis na lang tayo dun. Anyway, there are other alternatives naman.

zoidar · « **Reply #2751 on:** May 23, 2013 at 02:09 PM »

The Bat, Meron bang mga channels na walang logo?

thebat · « **Reply #2752 on:** May 23, 2013 at 02:22 PM »

Quote from: zoidar on May 23, 2013 at 02:09 PM

The Bat, Meron bang mga channels na walang logo?

Meron! Aksyon at yung channel five, hehe. Yung local channels ng 5 walang logo, ang daya din!

zoidar · « **Reply #2753 on:** May 23, 2013 at 03:14 PM »

digitallg10 · « **Reply #2754 on:** May 23, 2013 at 03:51 PM »

Quote from: pentium4 on May 23, 2013 at 11:13 AM

it is more of a security feature, not really an advertising tool.
since many local cable tv are "re broadcasting" channels illegally.
this feature will allow Cignal to "finger print" a particular box and disable it to avoid illegal rebroadcasting.
that is why you sometimes see, alpha numeric appearing on your boxes. it is unique per box.

fyi

Hmm tama! un nga un

agree with you here

kasi one time sa Caliraya resort ung cable nila may channels ng cignal, pero hindi naman cignal ung cable kasi analog cable cya nka hook direct ung sa TV ung coax walang box.

Columbia · « **Reply #2755 on:** May 23, 2013 at 03:55 PM »

Quote from: thebat on May 23, 2013 at 02:22 PM

Meron! Aksyon at yung channel five, hehe. Yung local channels ng 5 walang logo, ang daya din!

Cignal's no logo channels:

1. Aksyon tv
2. TV5
3. Colours
4. Hyper

They (TV5) gave away Cignal STB (channel locked) for free to small town CATV. And for Colours and Hyper, they charged a small monthly subscription..

Talkingdongkey · « **Reply #2756 on:** May 23, 2013 at 04:56 PM »

Any explanation why the picture quality of National Geographic sucks? All other channels are OK (except abs-cbn, studio 23 and we all know the reasons for that.)

skooter · « **Reply #2757 on:** May 23, 2013 at 09:53 PM »

Quote from: Talkingdongkey on May 23, 2013 at 04:56 PM

Any explanation why the picture quality of National Geographic sucks? All other channels are OK (except abs-cbn, studio 23 and we all know the reasons for that.)

hindi naman talaga totoo full hd signal galing sa mga cable and direct sat provider but im learning to leave with it a 720p image okay lang...dont talk to me about 1080i coz its pangit to much judder on the image. Since its only a 720p content so i just watch my cignal's content on a small screen yung 32 inches lang na lcd screen. I dont use my 64 inch. na plasma for cable viewing.

pentium4 · « **Reply #2758 on:** May 24, 2013 at 11:50 AM »

Quote from: skooter on May 23, 2013 at 09:53 PM

hindi naman talaga totoo full hd signal galing sa mga cable and direct sat provider but im learning to leave with it a 720p image okay lang...dont talk to me about 1080i coz its pangit to much judder on the image. Since its only a 720p content so i just watch my cignal's content on a small screen yung 32 inches lang na lcd screen. I dont use my 64 inch. na plasma for cable viewing.

I dont see any material from any provider declaring full HD on their content.
including CignalTV. it is 720P but it is still HD.

Talkingdongkey · « **Reply #2759 on:** May 24, 2013 at 01:31 PM »

Quote from: skooter on May 23, 2013 at 09:53 PM

hindi naman talaga totoo full hd signal galing sa mga cable and direct sat provider but im learning to leave with it a 720p image okay lang...dont talk to me about 1080i coz its pangit to much judder on the image. Since its only a 720p content so i just watch my cignal's content on a small screen yung 32 inches lang na lcd screen. I dont use my 64 inch. na plasma for cable viewing.

I am referring to nat geo and not nat geo HD. Compared to other SD channels, Nat Geo really sucks.