Depends where you live. If you are in an area w/OTA HD, then you are fine! It's the people that cannot receive OTA HD that need the new hardware, at least in the beginning.asousa said:
The new HD birds primary mission is to provide HD Locals.
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The new HD birds primary mission is to provide HD Locals.
I thought it was 12/24/2012?Plywodstatebum said:
Hmmm...4 less days of local HD programming...
Incaico said:I think it's more a bandwidth issue than speed.
HD Baby!
So this won't be using IP for transport but some other method? If that's the case how would this also be able to interface with your home network to allow for playing music or recalling pictures from your home network, which I thought was to be some of the capabilities of the system?
Incaico said:Depends where you live. If you are in an area w/OTA HD, then you are fine! It's the people that cannot receive OTA HD that need the new hardware, at least in the beginning.
The new HD birds primary mission is to provide HD Locals.
for locals yes, this will not be the case when they add new National HDs to the current sats that they already have. Those new channels will be in MPEG-4....and if what has been said is true then only people in the top markets will have access to them in the early going. And on top of all that, if you are a TIVO owner now, you will not be able to use it if you are in the first markets to get MPEG-4 becasue they will not have a DVR replacement yet.
There is no way that they can expect to switch HD-TIVO customers over to a non DVR product and expect us not to complain or to defect to cable or, ugh, DISH. I don't own a TV in my house that is not connected to a DVR. I have grown used to watching all TV, HD and SD, with a DVR. I sometimes reach for the pause and rewind button when I'm at other peoples homes before remembering that they don't have a DVR. I won't give this up on my main viewing TV. Who in their right mind would give up the features of their $1000 HD-TIVO for a non DVR product and sign a 2 year agreement to get a free standard HD box. Direct TV better think this through.
Gen Custer said:
Thats funny. My wife and I tried to do the same thing at the movies. She had to go to the bathroom but of course, we couldnt pause Batman. You can see why Theatre attendence is down.
oh i do that a lot as well..Ill be somewhere and try to pause it or rewind for instant replay and get aggravated....
Folks before Robert jumps back in here ...
I was not saying that D* will replace the HR10-250s with non-DVRs I was saying that it is rumoured and I wished that Robert would quell that particular rumor. Just as there is no MPEG4 compliant DVR available there also is no MPEG4 box ... period.
Sorry if I caused a rumble, I had just wanted Robert to chime in and "say it isn't so."
I was not saying that D* will replace the HR10-250s with non-DVRs I was saying that it is rumoured and I wished that Robert would quell that particular rumor. Just as there is no MPEG4 compliant DVR available there also is no MPEG4 box ... period.
Sorry if I caused a rumble, I had just wanted Robert to chime in and "say it isn't so."
National HD locals are currently available in MPEG-2. My HR10-250's can receive them perfectly. Which new National HDs are you referring to? Local market channels? I also receive those OTA and there is no HD content there.asousa said:
I guess it depends where you live and your access to HD channels/content. Otherwise, the sky is not falling.
Incaico said:National HD locals are currently available in MPEG-2. My HR10-250's can receive them perfectly. Which new National HDs are you referring to? Local market channels? I also receive those OTA and there is no HD content there.
I guess it depends where you live and your access to HD channels/content. Otherwise, the sky is not falling.
It highly likely that all new National HD channels will be in MPEG4. If you are happy with the HD package now and don't care about getting any new channels, then I guess you will be happy if D* doesn't give you a free upgrade.
As far as OTA HD content, you're wrong about no content. Just about every prime time drama, most new made for TV movies, and most of the sit-coms are now in HD. A majority of the major sporting events are now in HD, and if you have PBS-HD, they are 24/7 HD (or upconverted letterbox). The only thing I don't see in HD are these stupid reality shows, the news, and older programming.
billbillw said:
I thought Fox was doing some reality shows in HD (or is it SD 16:9). I know that the Branson show, the Casio show and Nanny 911 are at least in 16:9, not sure if HD or SD though.
Bill,billbillw said:
Please read my post carefully. I am referring to local HD content. You are referring to national network content. I am aware of current HD programming available. No local channels, barring the major local networks, have HD content.
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let me get this straight. does this mean that i can get a free hd reciever and a free dvr to replace my standard recievers with a 2 yr. committment, or does this mean i can only get one upgraded receiver, not two. thanks for your help.
let me get this straight. does this mean that i can get a free hd reciever and a free dvr to replace my standard recievers with a 2 yr. committment, or does this mean i can only get one upgraded receiver, not two. thanks for your help.
rad said:
The Richard Branson/FOX reality show called The Rebel Billionaire, although a ratings flop, WAS in HD and is a prime example of how although we viewers DO want every program in HD, why was this produced in HD over major sporting events and movies? I mean geez, until you can do the higher priority shows, leave this crap in SD or SD widescreen please.
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