Wow, directv just jumped it to let people know thery are the only satelite provider for OLN
http://www.directv.com/see/landing/OLN.html
http://www.directv.com/see/landing/OLN.html
Jimbos said:If it talked about OLN in HD, then it might be worth typing the page.
Jimbo
I am not digging you at all here Robert, however, if D* does not have EVERYTHING in HD by the end of August 2006 I will be making a move to Comcast for certain! Just as a qualifier I mean all the National HD channels available. I think a lot of folks feel the same way. Once SW2 is live ... excuses are over, and I am in a top 20 DMA.DTV TiVo Dealer said:I would expect to see OLN in HD by the end of 2006.
-Robert
timmac said:Well, I don't see D* having their 150 nationals by august 2006. Maybe august 2007. However, what is the cable company going to give you? Cable systems bandwidth is maxed and I haven't heard of any system that they have to increase their bandwidth. As it stands they would have to run fiber and so if you believe cable is going to have a method to go fully HD, I sure would like to hear it.
rad said:The cable company plans are to move as many analog channels as possible to digital. Since they can put 10 to 12 analog SD channels in the space of a single analog channel that would free up a good chunk of bandwidth in their plant without having to pull new coax/fiber. A number of Comcast systems are starting to do this now.
Curtis0620 said:Once they move all channels to digital, they will then require a set top box at each tv.
He will have to buy a 200 dollar plus digital decoder box..because soon there will be no analogue signals on the air..And if he's too far away from the station (or they run 1/2 power) he will get nothing!!!mikedz4 said:most people will use rabbit ears or switch to satellite then since they're not saving anything by staying with cable. Trust me cable companies won't charge what they charge now or else alot of lower income and retirees won't be able to afford to keep cable. My grandparents are in their 70s. They can barely afford to keep cable as it is. If cable comes in and says they have to have a $5 set top for each tv my grandfather will go put his antenna back on his roof and go back to over the air programming instead of paying $60/month for cable tv.