 ColorBASIC8-bit FunPremium
join:2006-12-29
Corona, CA | They don't have to compete with DTV's "100" HD channels Each local Comcast cable system only has to carry the few national HD channels along with locals while DirecTV is trying to broadcast every single HD local.
DirecTV's 100 channel claim is a bit misleading as individual subscribers won't be seeing it. They'll get a few HD locals along with a few HD premiums like perhaps Universal HD, FoodTV HD, Nat Geo HD, and so on. |
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1 edit | While I don't believe D* will have it done by the end of this year, the writing really is on the wall for each market to get close to 100 HD channels. They have spent the last year getting 3-4 HD locals in dozens of markets over the last year and the next step will be to start lighting up as much HD national as content providers will soon be stepping up to the plate.
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»www.tvpredictions.com/askswanni012507.htm |
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Considering that DirecTV cannot even deliver high-definition content without down-rezzing and over-compressing it first, I say that the 100 HD channels claim is more like 25 channels of crap. As such, I doubt Comcast or anyone else needs to worry about what crap DirecTV id shoveling these days. |
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