Tell us, how much were you paying Dish, oh, say 12 months ago ? How many HD channels did you have then ?
How much are you paying today ?
How many HD channels do you have today ?
I get the point you are trying to make, but it doesn't apply to what I was saying. I didn't say channels. I said PROGRAMMING. But that's probably hard to quantify, so forget it.
Let's look at it this way. Forget about whether it's HD or not. Forget about if I prefer one type of programming to another. Just look at the raw numbers. How many programming options do I have at any one moment...SD or HD? Bottom line, it's less than I had 12 months ago. I had Disney Channel 12 months ago...it just wasn't in HD. Same for almost every other HD channel added. Having Cinemax AND Cinemax HD is NOT two programming choices...it's one
As far as I can see, I have 5 channels now I didn't have 12 months ago...MGM, Smithsonian, WFN, NHL, and Chiller. Maybe I'm forgetting one or two, but I didn't miss 10!
And bringing up price doesn't help your argument either, as I'm sure I was paying $3 to $5 less 12 months ago.
Adding HD feeds of existing channels is NOT the same thing as adding a whole new channel, whether it's HD or SD. It's not the same as far as number of choices for the consumer, and it's not the same economically. DISH is paying less for my programming than they were a week ago. I'm paying the same.
I appreciate the new HD feeds, even the ones that are less than packed with actual HD. Voom was sputtering, I agree. But you can slice and dice it any way you want...I am paying more for fewer channels. That's all I'm saying.
Your argument applies to the people who whine every year when the price goes up. It does not apply here.
This really only applies to the HD Ultimate folks. Check out this (over)simplification...
Group A receives 75 SD channels and 25 HD channels- 100 channels for $100
Group B receives the same channels, plus 100 MORE HD channels- that's 200 channels for $200
Group C receives ONLY the HD channels. They get 125 channels for $125 dollars.
The provider decides to turn ALL 75 SD channels into HD channels. But they need to turn off 75 OTHER HD channels to make room. They don't change the pricing.
Group A now receives 100 HD channels for $100 They are paying the same amount for the same programming, but now more of it is in HD. This is a good deal.
Group C still gets 125 channels, but 75 of them are different. The opinion of which channels are better may vary from person to person, but they are getting the same amount of programming for the same amount of money.
But Group B now only gets 125 channels instead of 200. Yet they pay the same amount. How is this fair to group B?
