Cause directv is still very far off from SD to HD conversion. Also, there is several places that could get SD but no HD, even though they're very close together it's still an option to install SD only vs losing a customer. I don't see the entire country going MPEG4 ANY time soon
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Cause directv is still very far off from SD to HD conversion. Also, there is several places that could get SD but no HD, even though they're very close together it's still an option to install SD only vs losing a customer. I don't see the entire country going MPEG4 ANY time soon
Trees, buildings, anything that could possibly block 99 or 103. It's not often but does happen
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I would venture a very small percentage. In the years since 99 and 103 have been used, I remember maybe two or three posters saying they can get 101, but not 99 or 103.
It actually happens more times than some people think. It's not a super common thing but we do get it enough for I to be an issue if we was to go full HD
I'm not saying they would have to use 99 and 103 for hd. They can switch the channels on 101 to mpeg4, saving a lot of bandwidth. Of course every sd customer would have to have mpeg4 boxes.
Yea sorry if I made that confusing. When I wrote the first post I forgot about our friends in AK, and HI. Porto Rico falls under the same, but I think that might be under the Latin America umbrella. Yes as far as I knew from talking with a few engineer friends over at Fios, fios try's to pass everything as uncompressed as fesable. That doesn't mean that compression isn't happening, they are just more liberal on how much they don't compress.
Eventually yes, there is a cost factor there. Directv is waiting for all of those RCA SD boxes to die off that never seem to die. There is a point where the numbers makes the transition feasible. With upgrades and people now having 3-4 HD sets in a house the SD only box is dwindling, to include MPG4 markets where everyone is given an HD receiver regardless if they have HD or not. There comes a point in time where the bandwidth gained from the 101 slot going HD and customer upgrades makes it worth while to swap out the remaining SD only boxes. If you have seen the new directv protection plan premier which gives you a free upgrade every two years at no additional cost, could be apart of the master plan at moving forward. So not only is every electronic device covered, you also get upgrades free, granted you are paying more for the plan. When you add the cost of the plan over the time span with the upgrade, the upgrade is nearly paid for, leaving the cost of the upgrade dramatically reduced, thus lowering the cost of the transition an all HD system and making the upgrades fesable at the same time.
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This has already been factored in, and in the end its all about the numbers. There is a point coming up where the numbers say that it is possible to do it. You have to factor in customer upgrades currently and as older sd boxes die, the upgrades that happens then. Also, the new Premier protection plan will help with those upgrades. You also have to factor how many people had Directv and never took down their dish. While it may seem like there are more upgrades out there than what there really is. Directv is closer than what you think to when it comes to starting the sd to hd transition. I would expect to hear more about it in the next few years when it begins.
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