Help me out with this question...
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So you are saying that this million dollar satellite will only offer
3 new HD channels?
More than one, but fewer than many.
Sent my question to Digiblur and got this back...
That's a trick question...since you have to have the space on 110/119 to add it to 72.7.
But with that being said.... I posted a run down a while back but here's the raw numbers.
With them having only 16 transponders of the 32 they are currently running in 5/6 QPSK mode (30 megabit a TP) that's 480 megabits they currently have. They will transition to 8PSK 2/3 in a week or two. Those are typically around 40 megabits maybe a bit over. 40*16=640 megabits. 640-480=160 megabit gain. If they consolidate that's basically 4 free HD capable transponders. So if they run 7-8 HD's per TP that's about 30 HD channels.
But you have to remember what they add to EA has to be added to WA. They can't just add it to 129 either, since the folks that have 110/119/61.5 would be high and dry. They need to get something over to 61.5 to fire up the transponders that E3 and E12 can not physically use. I suspect they will add some HD local markets that are in bad need.
That's a trick question...since you have to have the space on 110/119 to add it to 72.7.
But with that being said.... I posted a run down a while back but here's the raw numbers.
With them having only 16 transponders of the 32 they are currently running in 5/6 QPSK mode (30 megabit a TP) that's 480 megabits they currently have. They will transition to 8PSK 2/3 in a week or two. Those are typically around 40 megabits maybe a bit over. 40*16=640 megabits. 640-480=160 megabit gain. If they consolidate that's basically 4 free HD capable transponders. So if they run 7-8 HD's per TP that's about 30 HD channels.
But you have to remember what they add to EA has to be added to WA. They can't just add it to 129 either, since the folks that have 110/119/61.5 would be high and dry. They need to get something over to 61.5 to fire up the transponders that E3 and E12 can not physically use. I suspect they will add some HD local markets that are in bad need.
The value of the new satellite is more than just capacity. It provides greater power and reliability and has a 13-15 year life, depending upon how it is used. While Dish is absolutely pushing the envelope on greater capacity (ever more power and spot-beams and steerable spots) with new satellites, one can not dismiss the huge importance of just more power and greater reliability that a new satellite provides. It really is just as important as capacity. Quite frankly, without this new Nimiq 5, you would have lost a fair number of channels quite likely much sooner than later, and Dish would be suffering a huge loss to their business as irate customers would have left in droves until some sort of temporary solution could be put into place. So, just a new satellite is EVERYTHING.
