BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
 ·Comcast
| Finally !
And the lord said unto the people "Go forth and yeah shall receive High Def from the heavens"
All kidding aside how great is this. They just keep adding HD content. Any other provider want to step up and keep adding it as well ?
Comcast added at least TBS for our baseball joy , but no other provider is stepping up and delivering more HD content. Guess at the end of the month Dishnetwork just lost me to Directv. And comcast is definitely out. Hope FiOS comes around here as well as adds more HD as well.
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snipper_cr
join:2002-01-22
Wheaton, IL
clubs:
| SCIFI
At first I was like "eh... sports channels and expensive movie channels that I do not get."
However when I saw SciFi I nearly flipped!
Plus USA (although too many commercials) and Bravo should be cool too. If only i had directv...
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Chuckles
Premium
join:2006-03-04
Saint Paul, MN | reply to BosstonesOwn
Re: Finally !
I'm really looking forward to the TV crusades where all the TV zealots slaughter each other.
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Burrens
join:2006-01-17
Los Angeles, CA | Resolution?
Do the new MPEG-4 channels sport HD-Lite resolutions, or are the 1080i channels in full 1920*1080? |
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Chris 313
Come get some
Premium
join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA
clubs: | Good for them!
I can't wait to see how Comcast matches this. It makes me think more about switching too. |
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KSUJace
Golden Flash
join:2001-12-01
Chicago, IL |  Queer Eye in HD Woo HOO
sweet, now I can watch queer eye in HD on Bravo |
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sirwoogie
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join:2002-01-02
Carleton, MI
 ·AT&T Midwest
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
1 edit | reply to Burrens
Re: Resolution?
It's not a matter of resolution, it's a matter of quality. Current HD-Lite for certain channels is full 1080i resolution, it just looks like crap from the compression settings used.
I do not have it yet, but I have seen it. This is not HD-Lite. Many people at the various boards (dbstalk, satelliteguys) all say the same thing. The biggest problem has been that some stations (particularly TBS) do all sorts of upscaling as many of the syndication is in SD, thus making the quality poor. But, anything in true form looks fantastic. |
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pabster
join:2001-12-09
Waterloo, IA
·Mediacom
| More HD is great, but...
Most of what they added was just regional sports networks. Where is the "other" stuff?
Quite frankly I wouldn't watch a single channel that was added in this 'sweep'.
I hope D* isn't going to use RSNs and off the beaten path networks to quantify their "100 HD Channels" ... |
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swintec
Premium
join:2003-12-19
Alfred, ME
 ·RapidVPS
·surpasshosting
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·VoicePulse
·RoadRunner Cable
|  Sports Channels...
Does the whole country get all the sports channels, or is something like NESN limited only to the New England (Red Sox) market place?
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jester121
Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to Chris 313
Re: Good for them!
I'm with you, this is going to put real pressure on a lot of people, especially with Comcast raising their rates so frequently.
I'd need to evaluate up front equipment costs before making a jump, but it's getting tempting. |
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MSauk
MSauk
Premium
join:2002-01-17
Sandy, UT | reply to swintec
Re: Sports Channels...
I was wondering why I all of a sudden had new hd channels! lol LOVE IT |
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swintec
Premium
join:2003-12-19
Alfred, ME
·RapidVPS
·surpasshosting
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·VoicePulse
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by MSauk  :I was wondering why I all of a sudden had new hd channels! lol LOVE IT Wondering why? lol Did you miss all the news about them adding the channels?
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The Man
@il.us | Great to see the competition
Direc tv has really steped it up thier year. Launching a bunch of hd channels and soon to come ondemand and remote booking. I'm glad to see some good competition to comcrap. From what I have seen vod with directv works great as well. |
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Burrens
join:2006-01-17
Los Angeles, CA | reply to sirwoogie
Re: Resolution?
I was under the impression that 1080i MPEG-2 channels on DirecTV were sent at 1440x1080i or 1280x1080i. I want to know if they are still doing this to the MPEG-4 channels, or if they are now sending 1920x1080i for the new MPEG-4 channels. |
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Chris 313
Come get some
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join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA
clubs:
·Comcast
·Comcast
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·AT&T CallVantage
| reply to jester121
Re: Good for them!
Yes indeed. I'd love to see what Comcast does. I was just at DTV.com looking up packages and want DVR on one TV while HD on my computer since I have a HD monitor and a standard box on the other TV we have.
I can't seem to find a package that fits that, but I didn't dig too deep yet.
Another concern is weather and trees screwing with the picture. We have a ton of trees around and it rains quite a bit here.
Still, lower bill, better picture and better picture quality and more HD channels is very tempting.
Let's hope Comcast gets off their ass and competes... (Yeah, like that'll happen, right?) |
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MSauk
MSauk
Premium
join:2002-01-17
Sandy, UT | reply to swintec
Re: Sports Channels...
yeah lol was not paying attention to that lately |
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Enlightener
join:2006-01-28
Cedar Park, TX | Eat This U-Verse
And unlike AT&T's U-Verse, DirecTV actually lets you consume as many streams as your heart desires. Personally I have 2 HD-DVR's and 1 HD receiver in the house. |
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flyingjoey
join:2005-11-07
Jersey City, NJ
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| As a formal DirecTV & DishNetwork customer now this comcast
I thought at some point DishNetwork had the most HD Channels, specially after they took over VOOM.
Anyway, Directv needs to make their DVR-HD receiver more affordable (like comcrap does) or at least lease it to it's customers.
I'm not very pleased with the comcast HD lineup, but they turned out to be cheaper. |
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Neyland
join:2003-02-04
USA | Nothing like Kung-Fu Theater in HD. It's not the number of HD channels it's the quality of programming.
As a Dish user I hope SciFi HD is coming soon... |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | reply to MSauk
Re: Sports Channels...
The entire country gets most of the regional sports channels and the best d@mn blackouts in HD. |
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