if they don't upgrade my 2 811's free of charge to a 211/411 after making this mistake of a anouncement I'm gone!!!! I come home and read that Feb 1st new HD/VOOM is MPEG4? This is total BS!!!!!
Jim S. said:Any word on whether this will be somewhere other than 129 degrees?
FreddyvsJasonvsAsh said:I bet you guys who work for this site didn't even have the gall to ask why? I've been with Cox, Comcast and Charter cable in the past and never had a problem over losing channels, needing to pay high $$$$ for new stuff to get the channels....This is LUDERCRIS
goaliebob99 said:Imagin about the people who bought there recivers.. I have owned my 942 sence day one...![]()
gdarwin said:Im with goaliebob99 - Bought my 942 and one of my 811's... Called in tonight and expressed my concern of the upgrade path and the fact I want to save 20 hours of HD programming off my 942. They are listening.
This implies that all existing HD customers will have a "convenient" upgrade path. Convenient, hopefully means low cost, but it could also mean $800 bucks conveniently ordered by telephone. I got a real bad feeling about this. Hope I'm wrong. Having said all that, I'm with everyone else. I am shocked and dismayed that they would release new content now in MPEG-4 which very few people can receive, especially ESPN2-HD. Ofcourse they could have cut a heck of deal with ESPN on this one. I can almost hear the negotitations . . . "we should get this for nearly free because none of subscribers will be able to watch it". If a tree falls in the forest, and no one hears it, does it still make any sound?Dish Network Press Release said:DISH Network is also introducing at CES a new series of satellite receivers that combine MPEG4 and MPEG2 signal capability. The cutting-edge ViP Series combines state-of-the-art imaging technology with life-like Dolby(R) Digital 5.1 surround sound for the best picture and sound quality available. Existing customers with MPEG2 equipment, such as the DISH Player DVR 942, will continue to receive all their current content and will need to upgrade to a ViP Series receiver to receive the new HD channels. DISH Network will offer a convenient upgrade package for existing customers who want to expand their HD lineup to include the new channels.
JohnC said:The E* press release says that we can get the entire 25 channel DishHD lineup + more than 70 SD channels plus locals in SD and HD for $54.99. The 25 HD channels include HBO HD, Showtime HD, ESPN2 HD, and Universal HD. The Americas Top 60+ with SD local channels is $36.99. It appears that the charge for the 25 HD channels with HD locals is $18.00 per month, which is not bad. Maybe it will be less if you subscribe to the better packages.
I'm going to get a ViP 211 soon (will be looking for upgrade deals) and enjoy more HD. The 622 is scheduled for the first quarter, which probably means May. Will pick one of those up when available if given a decent deal. It certainly appears that E* will be the HD leader for some time!
If you look very closely at that chart, you will see that the "Military Channel" is in the sports category. Charlie must not have ever been in combat!!!WJMorales said:The new programming charts has HBO & Showtime HD in the DISH HD Silver Package at $64.99
Here's the link to the chart:
http://www.dbstalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4798&d=1136445720