First off, does everyone elses's signal "freeze up" every few minutes or so??....I've had it for 2 days thus far and every episode I watch I get the freeze every few minutes...one time it froze for about a minute...then came back but no audio......whats up with that??...Its the same thing as losing the signal on your sirius radio....its the equivilant to that is the best way to describe it

now to thoughts (fyi..this is NOT complaining or bitching.....its just things i notice now compared to E! shows)

the studio - I gotta say, I like the E! show studio better.....it had a much better atmosphere..and camera angles......this new studio seems to bright, and alot of close ups on Howard and the gang. ..it comes across "stale" to me...Also the monitors in front of Howard are unsettling (to me anyway).......that, and the fact he hides his face with the mike during interviews.......the E! show was never set up like that....he's sitting kind of far away from the guest also......really i was amazed at this whole new set up....the layout is bizzare to me.....Fred hiding behind a wall??..I know on the E! show he wasnt out in the open...but he wasnt behind a wall? was he????

I know Howard is concerend on how he looks on the show but all the face hiding is kind of a distraction to me (i know, I can hear it now "Howard's face is a distraction...haha...but im being serious)

You know, it not as an "intimate" setting as the E! show...its like whoever is sitting on the couch must have a 6" area to view straight to Howard's face.

And you know, Howard's interviewing banter was much more "on" and paced better during the E! show era.........but now he seems to talk much slower.....and "overly" laid back.

My take on it is Howard always thought he should be paid billions for what he does...and he never got the kind of coin he felt he deserved....and that was always part of his inner "angst"......some anger there......made him "hungry", which in turn gave him that "eager to please" kind of personality...it gave him some edge (im sure other things played into it also like being married and dying to nail every sstripper he seen but couldnt hahah)

Now that he's getting what he feels he worth now there is no more "fight" ya know? Like he's finally getting his just reward so why be hungry? Throw on top of it he is getting older and no longer married it creates a whole other personality.

I know i kinda went off track but its just my knee jerk reaction to watching about 3 hours of Howard tv for the first time....its just some things i noticed comparing E! to Htv...I havent seen an E! show in over 5 yrs.

ah well...im happy I have Htv and will watch it all night tonight........but just wanted to see if others felt like i do on any topics i listed above.

I think some of it has to do with the actual radio show changing, not just going from E! to HTV.

Howard is alot more laid back now a days. And he definatly doenst have the same attitude he used to have, for better or worse.

As far as the studio I actually like the HTV one better. I think the lighting is much better and they have more cameras, which allows them to capture more things that they used to miss on E.

And no my episodes dont freeze up or pause like you mentioned, that sounds like a problem with your signal or something.

i totally disagree. the colors are warmer, angles better - all around better!

no about the freeze ups - doesn't happen to me.

nope does not happen to me either,it must be your local cabl company

really?? u think the studio has a warmer feel??...I really dont see that. The E! set up had an ambiance about it...the dark tones...dar purples..dark maroons..the lighting was dimmed. To me thats a way more warmer setting.

The new set up is like sitting in your kitchen

everyone has their own taste i know, but im surprised you guys find the new studio a better setting.

I like the old colors... I think they were better for skin tone....

My HTV does not freeze at all..... but i sometimes have to unplug and re-boot my box to get an update.

I also liked the dimmer lighting (more night club ish) on the E! shows. My Howard TV sometimes freezes up like that and what I do is rewind it to the beginning and play it again. If it does it again, I just rewind it again or stop it, exit out and replay. It did that with me for about a month straight and it was so annoying. Then it just stopped and now it freezes up on the ondemand logo in the beginning for a second, then kicks in and is normal for the rest of the show (thank goodness because I record them).

You might call your cable operator and have them reset the signal. That might help. Then again you can try the rewinding thing. It may take about three times to get it normal.

My condolences...........oh wait......... that's a "t"............ nevermind

i like it better now,the dark colors were depressing

un plug box for 10 min. that shuld reset it. then it will update and then work i hope

I don't like the new studio either. I think it's too big. Everyone is spaced out in weird ways.