ESPN2-HD Launch Rumor

[garydean]

kidjay, a purported DirecTV employee, is reporting on AVS TiVo forum that ESPN2-HD will launch on 9/8/2005.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

This may indeed be a valid rumor. I have heard its coming just not a start date.

 

[Toddytime]

another HD lite just what we need.

TNT HD would be better.

 

[orlando131]

anything at this point is an inprovement

 

[asousa]

The question is will it be MPEG-2 or 4! I hope 2 seeing that I just bought a HR10-250

 

[Barney]

D* better get going soon............Monday Night Football will be carried by ESPN for the 2006 season.

Monday Night Football

Sure hope D* does their upgrade for me before that happens.....& everyone else....

Can't get ESPN by OTA..........

Barney

 

[lee78221]

can you post a link?

 

[Barney]

can you post a link?

Post a link for what?

 

[charper1]

The question is will it be MPEG-2 or 4! I hope 2 seeing that I just bought a HR10-250

There will not be any MPEG4 gear out to any national users (those outside the #12 and #14 DMAs and lower) so WHY would they release a national channel with a compression scheme they can't decode?

MY above comment assumes that at least DMAs 1-11 and 13 have been upgraded by this rumor 9/08 date (aka the top 12 markets), if this has not happened, please edit my comments to reflect that NO ONE will be able to receive the signal if it were MPEG4.

 

[bonscott87]

There will not be any MPEG4 gear out to any national users (those outside the #12 and #14 DMAs and lower) so WHY would they release a national channel with a compression scheme they can't decode?

MY above comment assumes that at least DMAs 1-11 and 13 have been upgraded by this rumor 9/08 date (aka the top 12 markets), if this has not happened, please edit my comments to reflect that NO ONE will be able to receive the signal if it were MPEG4.

The H20 (MPEG4 HD box and interactive) should be out around that time or shortly after. You can pre-order it right now if you want.

 

[charper1]

BUT as I said the masses (some 95% or more) will NOT be using this box. So are you saying that this one, unreleased box will justify ESPN2-HD being MPEG4? I can't see that in my wildest dreams. At best it might be beamed both MPEG2/4, but in reality I see it as MPEG2 only for now.

There also is NO way I will pre-order a 1st generation box let alone pay any $$ until DirecTV officially announces what channels I am going to get added or what I am going to be offered after 9 years of service and also being one of the initial adopters of their HD services.

 

[Ramy]

As much as I want this channel, I would rather have TNT-HD first because of the NASCAR races.

 

[Chado]

Ok we were begging, now we are choosing. Lets be happy with just a little progress and go from there.

 

[JeffreyDJ]

I'd have preferred TNT-HD myself ... But, with college football right around the corner, I won't complain about ESPN2 either.

 

[hancox]

I'd have preferred TNT-HD myself ... But, with college football right around the corner, I won't complain about ESPN2 either.

...and it's only 2 1/2 months to midnight madness

 

[hongcho]

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another HD lite just what we need.

TNT HD would be better.
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And TNT-HD won't be "HD-Lite", how?

EDIT: BTW, "HD-Lite" usually refers to reduced resolution (usually for 1080i), not reduction in bitrate. ESPN/ESPN2 HD are in 720p whose resolution won't change. If you are talking about reduced bitrate, then the other satellite provider and most of the cable service providers would fall into that practice.

Hong.

 

[Brewer4]

...and it's only 2 1/2 months to midnight madness

Like the logo Hancox. Midnight madness!!! Cant wait. Well maybe a few more months. I am enjoying the hot summer.

Go UConn!

 

[Ramy]

Ok we were begging, now we are choosing. Lets be happy with just a little progress and go from there.

Since neither one is actually on, I can beg for anyone I want.

 

[LOBO2999]

If they add ESPN2 HD before any other channel I am dropping the HD pack.

 

[EEJay]

You won't miss it. Trust me.