DaBronx

I live in Washington DC and I was able to view TCM via Comcast until about 2 days ago, when this message appeared on my TV screen: "Subscribe to TCMHD. This Requires a Subscription. To watch this program, you'll need to subscribe to this channel. Go to www.xfinity.com and select Shop/Upgrade to update your package." As much as I love TCM, I just cannot see paying Comcast more money to upgrade my subscription to a package that will include other selections that I have no interest in viewing. Just today, after doing some searching, I found a Comcast announcement and FAQ regarding its decision to move TCM to the Sports Entertainment package: https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/turner-classic-movies-channel-sep. The FAQ includes this statement: "Viewership of TCM is low, as over 90% of our customers watch less than two movies per month. Given this, we decided to move TCM to the Sports Entertainment Package, which will help us manage programming costs that are passed on to our customers while continuing to make the channel available to those who want to watch it." I am a bit skeptical about this statement but maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part. My next step: I plan to visit my local Comcast office to talk to them about this and to express my displeasure. I also will tell them that I am going to immediately start looking for alternative Internet or cable providers (Verizon, YouTube, etc) who will include TCM in a more logical and less expensive subscription package.

Hello, I'm the person who started this thread. Thank you, everyone, for your input and comments. I've learned a great deal from your messages. As I noted in my original message, I have two VHS tapes of "A Walk in the Sun," both poor quality. I obtained one copy through Amazon.com. This may be a waste of time, but I am going to send some feedback to the Amazon vendor who I purchased the VHS tape from and also copy my message to Amazon. I am going to recommend that Amazon and/or the vendor include some sort of disclaimer regarding the tape quality. Who knows, maybe the vendor has been receiving bad reviews from Amazon.com customers when, in fact, the vendor is providing the best available (but utterly unwatchable) version of the movie. I'll let you know what happens.

I am having difficulty locating a good quality version of the 1945 movie, "A Walk in the Sun," on VHS tape. The two VHS tapes I have of this movie are such poor quality (images are not sharp, poor sound, etc.) that I am unable to sit through the entire movie. The two VHS tapes I have for this movie are: (1) United American Video Corp. (UAV), Charlotte, NC 28217, 0004 VHS, 116 minutes, 1988. (2) Passport International Productions, Inc., Rahway, NJ; V V-418 VHS; 117 minutes; "Vintage Video Presents." Does anyone know if a good VHS version of this movie exists? If one does exists, where can I obtain it? Thank you.