 nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
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Alexandria, VA | reply to Matt
Re: Hulu might be helping their own demise said by Matt:said by DaSneaky1D:With their plan to go to a subscription model, the likelihood of someone paying two providers for tv is slim. This is a very good point when you can get essentially the same content from both. I know a la carte isn't very popular, but if I could switch to a model where I could get a few networks delivered in 720p HD over the internet (Discovery for example), I'd pay $9.99/month per network and cancel my cable. Exactly. And, at $100 just for the cable (and $60+ on top for IP), one could afford to drop TV and pay for ten $9.99 subscription services and still break even.
There's a non-trivial number of cable subscribers that, even though they're paying for 300+ channels are only viewing less than a dozen on any kind of regular basis.
Hell, if tv content providers simply went away from tiers to blocks of channels (do I *really* need to get SD channels just to get HD channels?) - even using the same blocks of channels that they now sell as tiers - a lot more customers would be able to get the type of programming they want without breaking the bank. It would also lower the value proposition of going full IP.
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| said by nixen:Hell, if tv content providers simply went away from tiers to blocks of channels (do I *really* need to get SD channels just to get HD channels?) - even using the same blocks of channels that they now sell as tiers - a lot more customers would be able to get the type of programming they want without breaking the bank. It would also lower the value proposition of going full IP. I'm still gunning for ala carte, because there are a grand total of a whopping 5-6 channels that I watch on an irregular basis. One of those my carrier doesn't receive, so technically it's 4-5. But if they charged me $5/channel I'd be all set; that's more than fair.
To your comment though, Dish Network is the only carrier that I'm aware of that offers a straight HD-only package. No SD channels to be found. It ranges from $30-$60 depending on how many HD channels you get though. For me the $40 package is more than enough. |
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Alexandria, VA | said by ReVeLaTeD:I'm still gunning for ala carte, because there are a grand total of a whopping 5-6 channels that I watch on an irregular basis. One of those my carrier doesn't receive, so technically it's 4-5. But if they charged me $5/channel I'd be all set; that's more than fair. For me, it'd be great to only have to buy the HD block and the Discovery Channels block and possibly pick up the sports block (ESPN/VS/CSN/MASN). It'd also be great if NHL Center Ice were actually available in HD.
said by ReVeLaTeD:To your comment though, Dish Network is the only carrier that I'm aware of that offers a straight HD-only package. No SD channels to be found. It ranges from $30-$60 depending on how many HD channels you get though. For me the $40 package is more than enough. Unfortunately, my house is surrounded by tall trees, particularly in the direction I'd have to point the dish. So, not a good option for me. 
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