With all these markets coming online, some seem like very small cities, why isn't New Orleans on it? Are some of the stations here playing that much hard ball with Dish? What gives? We have SD locals. How annoying.
Dish Network Retailer Chat Recap - September 5th, 2008
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We are now joined by Phil Klein who is the VP of Marketing. (Jessica is on Business in NY)
He then shows us some new Frank Caliendo ads.
No offense to Jessica, but I like Phil, hes presentation is more lively and fun.
Phil is flying through all the new marketing materials.
Phil shoes a new hat which can be fitted with a bump cap insert, this will look like your wearing a ball cap but protect your head from bumps. Phil puts it on and Tom comes over and wacks him in the head with a 2x4. Phil seems unfazed, guess the hat works.
Phil then talks about Dish Latino.
Some international news from Tom, a new Hindi Elite package is launching on September 10th, and the Hini Super Pack will be adding two channels.
He then shows us some new Frank Caliendo ads.
No offense to Jessica, but I like Phil, hes presentation is more lively and fun.
Phil is flying through all the new marketing materials.
Phil shoes a new hat which can be fitted with a bump cap insert, this will look like your wearing a ball cap but protect your head from bumps. Phil puts it on and Tom comes over and wacks him in the head with a 2x4. Phil seems unfazed, guess the hat works.
Phil then talks about Dish Latino.
Some international news from Tom, a new Hindi Elite package is launching on September 10th, and the Hini Super Pack will be adding two channels.
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Next up Leslie Harper, she starts off with a video of her at the Dish Netork booth at CEDIA.
Leslie says that the ability to control the TV 2 output with IR on the dual tuner receivers is almost ready and should be out in a month.
Now they are taking questons which means this chat is esentually done, if there is anything interesting asked I will report it... but now I am going to take a pain pill and watch the rest of the chat as I float into La La land.
Thanks for being SatelliteGuys.
Leslie says that the ability to control the TV 2 output with IR on the dual tuner receivers is almost ready and should be out in a month.
Now they are taking questons which means this chat is esentually done, if there is anything interesting asked I will report it... but now I am going to take a pain pill and watch the rest of the chat as I float into La La land.
Thanks for being SatelliteGuys.
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Am I missing something? Haven't the TV2 tuners always been UHF controlled?
THAT'S IT? NO more hd channels launched. WHat happened to more hd content by the end of August or the beginning of Sept.?
Another disappointment.
Another disappointment.
Which leads to the next question... Why? Typically a TV2 doesn't have line of sight.That should have been IR not UHF. My appologies.
Yes, but let's consider the average Dish Network customer can't see past the fact he is saving $5 per month over DirecTV...before higher additional receiver fees, multiple DVR fees, higher PPV charges, paying for multisports pak since (unlike D*) Big Ten Network is extra, etc.DISH is already the highest in pay per view prices now in the industry. I would hate to see another 1.00 added to it. I guess I will not use the pay per views ever again.
sd pay per views are 4.99
hd pay per views are 5.99
DISH video on demand -sd 5.99.
DISH video on demand -hd 6.99.
September 17th, so that Marketing guys can crow all about "All MPEG4 HD High Technology Blah Blah Blah".
Check out our Team Summit coverage from May, its a box which converts IR to UHF and can control TV 2 with any universal remote.
I don't even order HDPPVs from my D* HR21s anymore after the 24-hour limit. I have one 722 too, only ordered the two $2.99 1080p movies for some fun. There is no way I will order PPV at regular prices with the 24-hr limit, whether from E* or from D*.
Scott you hear me???!!!
Hello!!!Thanks for the extra effort, sorry we are all pissed by your report, not your fault.
Derwin,
Unless users want to use the TV2 Output fora separate feed to a Slingbox. Slingbox can NOT send UHF remote codes only IR codes.
John
A stupendously underwhelming chat. Again.
Oh well, I shouldn't complain, I've got more than I can watch already.
Oh well, I shouldn't complain, I've got more than I can watch already.
Either Charlie's new approach is to have "non" chats like the last tech chat or the big story is what was suppose to happen and didn't? Otherwise did something happen that was not suppose to happen? Is this like HDNet last week, another near miss of some sort? Did they anticipate something happening yesterday at the Court Hearing? Is something suddenly not going well on E11? Or is IR and UHF remote stuff on TV2 just so compelling tech we needed this special day?
This seems like a big "hmmmm?" event.
This seems like a big "hmmmm?" event.
Looks like we'll still get hosed here in DMA 153 when it comes to HD locals. Originally before the AMC14 launch we were supposed to have them by end of year. I suspect we're now looking more like next year, middle of next year, etc.
