 celeritypcFor Lucky Best Wash, Use Mr. SparklePremium
join:2004-05-15
Caldwell, NJ | reply to markopoleo
Re: A la carte will end up with less choice said by markopoleo:No one will be crying in 5 years after it, people will be rejoicing all the crap channels get weeded out and finally the best/popular ones will be on TV on. A la carte = great One man's crap is another's treasure. Just because you think a channel is crap or it does not receive the high ratings of other channels (which may indeed be crap) does not mean everybody does.
What a la carte will signify is the end of niche channels that may only be of interest to a limited audience and people will no longer have exposure to these channels perhaps finding out they like them. We will all end up with the same generic entertainment and massively expensive sports programming.
I have always felt the real solution is creating tiers of channels of similar interest. Also, by just removing sports programming from the general line up and letting those who want sports pay extra, we would all see a reduction in price with no reduction (and perhaps, the addition) of new channels. RSNs and ESPN et al represent about 25% or so of the cost of the channel lineup I now have. Keep in mind, I am just talking programming costs, not other costs associated with cable service. |
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| While total 'a la carte' has a good sound the bottom line is that you will end up paying more. They did a partial 'a la carte' here some years ago, kinda of a basic package plus 'a la carte' and guess what happened- all the good popular channels were 'a la carte' and most of the basic (besides the 'BIG 3' and the local PBS) channels were shopping ,religion, and fluff- and this money saving idea cost most people more/ cable companies loved it.
McCain has lately with this and the illegals thing has dropped many notches with me. |
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join:2005-11-16
Glendale, AZ | reply to celeritypc
Come to think of it I like your plan quite a bit. I don't watch much TV but when I do it's FX, History, Discovery or Scifi with a venture into SpikeTV when they have star trek reruns. No "news" channels (google news is faster to the punch anyway) and no sports channels. Sorry, I don't like to watch one millionaire tackle another millionaire (unless it's donald trump vs. bill gates, I would pay to see that.)
Personally I'd like an option to banish your least favorite options to a selectable level of hell. I would place G4TV in the worst level, to be tortured by imps and people that drive too slow in the fast lane.  |
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