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Evine Question

occasionalrain — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 01:39:34 GMT

Just recently came upon Evine. I have HD and it's on an HD channel but everything and everyone appears short and wide. Is it the camera angle or am I the only one with short wide everything and Comcast is at fault.

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VaBelle35 — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 01:44:40 GMT

I have Comcast and they just added another Evine channel the other day but it doesn't say HD. It's the same fuzzy gray as the other channel.

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GSPgirl — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:01:10 GMT

I don’t have that issue with Evine. I only have that when I’m watching QVC2. I have AT&T Uverse.

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Nightowlz — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:02:27 GMT

I can go to Options & Display Format to change the pic from normal to zoom or partial zoom, stretch or gray bars to get the best size for what I'm watching.

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occasionalrain — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:17:19 GMT

If I make changes in display for Evine will it change display for the other channels?

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Andreatoo — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 05:38:03 GMT

@occasionalrain

My understanding is that they don't film in HD and on my Comcast I don't have an HD option for evine but now I'm going to check and see if it was added

According to my program guide I now have four separate evine channels that are identical and not a one of them is HD?! I have my settings where it automatically Tunes 2 an HD channel and it still goes to the original one

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occasionalrain — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 05:43:07 GMT

Thank you all for responding. It looks like it's filmed from above so that's probably why. They seem to spend less time on each item than the Q does or maybe I just got lucky. I like when HSN does 5 in 5.

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kaydee50 — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:55:05 GMT

occasionalrain wrote:

In my experience Evine does spend less time on each item especially fashion items. One reason I like to watch them. I also like it when HSN does 5 in 5. Wish they would do it more often! QVC seems to spend an inordinate amount of time on each item--boring!

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Cumbercookie13 — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:04:12 GMT

@occasionalrain wrote:
Thank you all for responding. It looks like it's filmed from above so that's probably why. They seem to spend less time on each item than the Q does or maybe I just got lucky. I like when HSN does 5 in 5.

They do have an HD channel now. It's 834 on Comcast. I don't see a difference though!

They do longer presentations on cooking items, which makes sense, so you can see things work. But for the most part they don't take up a lot of time showing things, which is nice. It's not like watching an infomercial, which seems to be the Q's method when it comes to certain products.

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nycgrl — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:31:41 GMT

I have ATT UVerse and Evine is in HD - they even mentioned on air that they are now in HD and have to be more careful with their make-up now.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:45:16 GMT

When you view channels that are broadcast in HD it is what is referred to as a 16:9 format. If a SD channel is viewed on a 16:9 format then things will look short and wide. To resolve this viewing issue you need to adjust the format to 'PILLAR' in your cable or satellite box settings and this will not affect the HD channels...only the SD channels will appear as a smaller screen (4:3 format).

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Lipstickdiva — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:15:09 GMT

I have Spectrum and we do get Evine in HD.

The only channels I had the problem with everyone looking short and wide were HSN2, Q2 and JTV but I adjusted the aspect ratio and everything is ok.

JTV broadcasts in some markets in HD but not in my area yet.

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Lipstickdiva — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:16:52 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
When you view channels that are broadcast in HD it is what is referred to as a 16:9 format. If a SD channel is viewed on a 16:9 format then things will look short and wide. To resolve this viewing issue you need to adjust the format to 'PILLAR' in your cable or satellite box settings and this will not affect the HD channels...only the SD channels will appear as a smaller screen (4:3 format).

We don't have any such setting like this with our cable box. We can adjust our format to "normal", "zoom" or "stretch".

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Andreatoo — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:20:27 GMT

@nycgrl

I just tried to switch to U-verse last Saturday! Apparently the cable that runs from my condo to the electrical room is no good! I'm disappointed but we are probably going to get Direct TV. Comcast is getting on our last nerve with their inflated pricing and mediocre service.

When I searched for the HD channel I found 4, count 'em, 4 evines and 3 QVCs! Not one of the evines was in HD?! 2 of the Q's were but they were all 3 the SAME channel!

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Lipstickdiva — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:23:06 GMT

@Andreatoo wrote:
@nycgrl
I just tried to switch to U-verse last Saturday! Apparently the cable that runs from my condo to the electrical room is no good! I'm disappointed but we are probably going to get Direct TV. Comcast is getting on our last nerve with their inflated pricing and mediocre service.
When I searched for the HD channel I found 4, count 'em, 4 evines and 3 QVCs! Not one of the evines was in HD?! 2 of the Q's were but they were all 3 the SAME channel!

I don't know if you will have that with Direct TV but we have that with Spectrum for many channels, not just shopping channel.

For instance we get QVC on channel 1175, 175 and 11. Initially QVCHD was on 1175 and 175 was the digital version and 11 was basic and also non-HD. A few years ago our cable company began broadcasting on every channel in HD if it's offered in HD. So now all 3 of those QVC stations are in HD.

There are some channels we get only in the digital broadcast like JTV, TVLand, LOGO, Cloo and many other stations and some we only get in that basic format like WGN.

We used to have DirectTV. They hooked us in with a low 2 year package and then just like cable, the price kept going up and up and up until it was cheaper for us to go back to cable. It's all a racket. I wish we coul pick and choose the channels we want. I don't watch half the channels we pay for.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 20:38:05 GMT

I've been a Directv customer for about 15 years. Every time they raise my rate I call them to ask if they could lower it and they do. They've been very good with keeping me as their customer. I just hate calling them to beg for a lower rate...it's sort of humiliating.

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Andreatoo — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 20:50:54 GMT

@Lipstickdiva

I guess when they're bragging about how many channels they carry they forget to mention it's cuz they're all duplicates, triplicates and quadruplicates!

What makes it so annoying is I still don't have Q2 or Beauty IQ?!

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Lipstickdiva — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 21:49:57 GMT

@Andreatoo wrote:
@Lipstickdiva
I guess when they're bragging about how many channels they carry they forget to mention it's cuz they're all duplicates, triplicates and quadruplicates!

What makes it so annoying is I still don't have Q2 or Beauty IQ?!

@Andreatoo, I do have Q2 but not Beauty IQ. I can't figure out why I don't get that channel though because I have Roku and it's supposed to stream live there. I don't think I know what I'm doing with it. LOL

@SilleeMee, I tried and they kept telling me there was nothing they could do. So I called and set up a cable installation. As the cable installers were finishing up, I called Direct TV to cancel and then they offered to lower my bill. I told them it was too late. LOL

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nycgrl — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 13:32:51 GMT

@Andreatoo - I guess my first question is who's responsible for fixing the cable? If it's a Comcast cable they need to repair it. If it's an ATT cable they need to repair it. Write a letter and make them repair it. You shouldn't have to stay with a company you don't want just because of a broken cable line IF the service is available in your area - that's nuts. Everything is wireless now too.

DirectTV I believe is through ATT now. They offered me that instead of UVerse because we were negotiating on getting my bill down, but I don't want a satellite. They also offered a streaming package. All these companies are the same - you get the promotional package and then after it ends the price skyrockets. Due to $$$ I'm sticking with ATT UVerse for now. At least when it comes time to re-negotiate they work with you. I do have duplicate channels but only because its SD or HD. I have QVC and QVC2, but not Beauty IQ which I wouldn't watch anyway. I don't really watch the Q at all. Only 1 Evine - again in SD or HD - that's it.