MadMANN
Premium
join:2005-08-19
 ·Comcast
| Don't worry, TWC
I would have just kept quiet. When customers realize that there are not really 100 quality HD channels to release, Direct will be reaping the backlash.
Those 100 channels are going to be mostly a bunch of different local networks that not all customers will be able to access. 25 different markets with 4 locals per market = 100 hd channels. Whooo!  |
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SteveCon
IBEW 2222 Boston, MA
Premium
join:2004-09-02
Burlington, MA
| said by MadMANN  :I would have just kept quiet. When customers realize that there are not really 100 quality HD channels to release, Direct will be reaping the backlash. Those 100 channels are going to be mostly a bunch of different local networks that not all customers will be able to access. 25 different markets with 4 locals per market = 100 hd channels. Whooo! Those aren't the 100 channels they're talking about. DTV is already at the point (or close to it) with the local HD service.
The "license" taken with "over 100 channels" is that some will be subscription (NFL Sunday Ticket, etc). Will there be 100 channels for everyone to see? Absolutely not. Will there be SIGNIFICANTLY more than there is now? Absolutely.
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rahvin112
join:2002-05-24
Sandy, UT
| reply to MadMANN
There are close to 30 national hi def's right now (that includes movie channels) There are at least a dozen or more stations that will be starting HD programming this summer/fall (SciFI HD is supposed to launch around June), most of those channels are doing so because DirecTV has agreed to broadcast them where the cable companies wouldn't.
Personally I have no doubt there will be at least 75 HD channels by the end of the year (and probably a 100 if you included pay-per-view). The reason the channels don't exist right now is because none of cable companies or satellite had the capacity or the willingness to broadcast more. |
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radougherty
join:1999-07-23
Austin, TX
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to SteveCon
said by SteveCon :said by MadMANN :I would have just kept quiet. When customers realize that there are not really 100 quality HD channels to release, Direct will be reaping the backlash. Those 100 channels are going to be mostly a bunch of different local networks that not all customers will be able to access. 25 different markets with 4 locals per market = 100 hd channels. Whooo! Those aren't the 100 channels they're talking about. DTV is already at the point (or close to it) with the local HD service. The "license" taken with "over 100 channels" is that some will be subscription (NFL Sunday Ticket, etc). Will there be 100 channels for everyone to see? Absolutely not. Will there be SIGNIFICANTLY more than there is now? Absolutely. Last time I counted, DirecTV had about 230 local HD channels up and running this month. |
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flux_guy
@charter.com
| reply to rahvin112
DirectTV, in that ad said, "what, you don't believe us ...that's what they said about the flux capacitor ...."
Do they not know the flux capacitor isn't real? But TWC is actually right. To claim to have 3 times the capacity is obviously ridiculous. |
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SteveCon
IBEW 2222 Boston, MA
Premium
join:2004-09-02
Burlington, MA
| reply to radougherty
said by radougherty :said by SteveCon :said by MadMANN :I would have just kept quiet. When customers realize that there are not really 100 quality HD channels to release, Direct will be reaping the backlash. Those 100 channels are going to be mostly a bunch of different local networks that not all customers will be able to access. 25 different markets with 4 locals per market = 100 hd channels. Whooo! Those aren't the 100 channels they're talking about. DTV is already at the point (or close to it) with the local HD service. The "license" taken with "over 100 channels" is that some will be subscription (NFL Sunday Ticket, etc). Will there be 100 channels for everyone to see? Absolutely not. Will there be SIGNIFICANTLY more than there is now? Absolutely. Last time I counted, DirecTV had about 230 local HD channels up and running this month. That's more than what I thought - but I suspected it was quite a significant number due to the number of DMA's served with "the big 3" networks. I didn't know just how many for SURE - hence the "or close to it" disclaimer.
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