NFL ST+SF! PQ is outstanding!
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So this is where the extra space on D* 11 is going to.... Ahh HA! Actually looks like they took down a bunch of HD PPV channels.. things that make you go HUMMMMM.....
Doh, that's what I've been saying. A bunch of those HD PPV's are there just so they can be shut down when needed for all the different sports packages when they need the space. D* could have just not put anything there and then have people b*tch about why nothing was added, instead they put up a bunch of HD PPV's to use the space when not needed, and people still b*tched. No win situation.
Yep, who cares about a few HD PPV being downed at specific time frames anyway. Its no big deal or conspiracy in my eyes. When they were downing TNT, now that was worth bitching about.
I ended up watching my local game (Cincinnati Bengals) on D* rather than over the air, something I never thought would happen. The ST+SF feed was significantly better due to their sub channel.
My compliant is that is since these HD PPVs are placeholders for HD sports ppv packages, that means that aren't as temporary as some would like us to believe. There will always be a need for these placeholders because if it isn't football and baseball needing the placeholders now, it will soon be hockey and basketball. And when they are done, it will be time for baseball again. It's a never ending cycle and because of that, I don't think we will see a significant increase in national HD offerings from D* (even though there are over 45 channels that could be added now) until D12 goes up late next year.
D* is determined to be the HD sports leader and they clearly are, but it has been to the detriment of other programming. And before anybody thinks I hate sports, I don't. In fact I love sports. I've been watching football (golf too) all day just like the next guy. But I want the other programming too.
first time DirecTV owner and the football package is fantastic! cant wait for the Vikes game monday night!
I watched some Supercast at work, it was alright, I olny had a 300k download, so it wasn't great, but sufficed as an easier option than the slingbox.
The recordings I'm watching tonight, however, look spectacular. Just as good as the OTA feeds.
As for the PPV channels, I'm fine with them taking down PPV for football, baseball, nascar, etc. September Sundays are the toughest bandwith times of the year.
Having 36 PPVs and not having added any significant amounts of HD is still disappointing.
If the hangup is agreements, it is silly, they should have worked on these agreements 3 months ago, when the knew the bandwith was coming.
The recordings I'm watching tonight, however, look spectacular. Just as good as the OTA feeds.
As for the PPV channels, I'm fine with them taking down PPV for football, baseball, nascar, etc. September Sundays are the toughest bandwith times of the year.
Having 36 PPVs and not having added any significant amounts of HD is still disappointing.
If the hangup is agreements, it is silly, they should have worked on these agreements 3 months ago, when the knew the bandwith was coming.
Yeah, the games looked fantastic. In a situation like this where DTV has a bunch of HD going on at once that they would maybe compress some or all of the football games at least a little bit to save on bandwidth or whatever, but I did not notice any issues or any compression that was noticeable. It was near flawless. Good job DirecTV!
My sediments exactly. The wife was a bit confused when I was watching every game EXCEPT the sucky bengals. Thank God I could see some REAL football yesterday. The game mix in HD was fantastic!
All I am going to say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! I sometimes thought I was at the game live. IMO Fox has drastically improved from last year.
lol! My whole family was wondering why I kept flipping through the channels. I would go back and forth to get a game I thought and looked interesting and it drove my family nuts that I kept flipping the channels, but hey, all what I was doing was taking advantage of the service.My sediments exactly. The wife was a bit confused when I was watching every game EXCEPT the sucky bengals. Thank God I could see some REAL football yesterday. The game mix in HD was fantastic!
My initial thought is they improved too. The NFL games on FOX yesterday was very good. Colors seemed more vibrant than last year for some reason. I can't say the same for the baseball games though. For some reason the FOX MLB HD games are always bad.
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