SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Discussion - Week Ending 12/08/2007

[SarKen]

A channel with "HD" in the title is just hot air that takes up twice as much bandwidth - until they actually show some HD programming (like the Voom HD channels).

But it makes the SD look better using the extra bandwidth.

 

[roachxp]

The Ocho HD?! Nice.

The surprise channel wil be ESPN Ocho Cinco HD, will be hosted by Chad Johnson

 

[DWS44]

But it makes the SD look better using the extra bandwidth.

true...except for the stretch garbage that so many think they have to use!

 

[kstuart]

true...except for the stretch garbage that so many think they have to use!

In fact, it is getting to the point, where the 622 Format Button needs an "unstretch" setting as well as the current "stretch" setting.

 

[bowens]

In fact, it is getting to the point, where the 622 Format Button needs an "unstretch" setting as well as the current "stretch" setting.

Or a way to stretch it up and down which would make it the same as the zoom features on the remote.

 

[SarKen]

true...except for the stretch garbage that so many think they have to use!

Ya, the stretch has to go.

 

[whitewolf8214]

Any idea when USA-HD and SCI-FI HD will be turned on? Thank you for any replies.

 

[tigerfan33]

Hopefully today.

 

[goober]

1pm has come and gone soooooooooo

 

[tigerfan33]

1pm has come and gone soooooooooo

Not mountain or west coast time.

 

[digiblur]

Hurry up and wait...

 

[whitewolf8214]

digi lol

 

[BigTimMN]

Is it on yet?


How bout now?

Now?

 

[db2]

http://www.satelliteguys.us/1143336-post66.html

 

[whitewolf8214]

Now this would make a great real men of genius commercial by budweiser.Are we there yet? no .lol

 

[alexgmny]

Just an update... Got word from a friend that there may be a technical problem with SCI-FI HD and USA HD which may prevent them from going online today.

If they don't go up today then I wouldn't expect them until Wednesday, but they are coming.

Technical problem...Oh no! Oh well...maybe Monday morning before the Charlie Chat????

 

[RandallA]

Technical problem...Oh no! Oh well...maybe Monday morning before the Charlie Chat????

Maybe the picture just looks stretched to the engineers.

 

[nlk10010]

Maybe the picture just looks stretched to the engineers.

Yea, they were expecting to see ACTUAL HD!

=NLK=

 

[tigerfan33]

Charlie will flip the switch himself Monday night.

 

[havok019]

Hopefully, one of them will be the ESPN alternative channel in HD. Really sucked having to watch a college football game in SD that I know was being broadcast in HD to other parts of the nation.

Interesting comment about ESPN U and ESPN News.

I have it on pretty good authority at ESPN that Dish NEtwork is committed to carrying ESPN NEws and ESPNU in HD on DAY ONE.

However, commitments like this are Costing us Dish subscribers in the short term, because they are preventing Dish from picking something up Now. How?

Because Dish is capacity constrained until the new satellites launch, they are contractually obligated to hold open AT LEAST two channels worth of HD bandwidth for the two ( at least) ESPN channels. I have it on somewhat lesser authority that there will actually be FOUR NEW HD ESPN channels next summer (News and U and perhaps Classic and a secret new flavor).

That have to reserve that bandwidth on the existing satellites because they cannot be sure when or if the scheduled birds will get in the air.

That could be why they are not expanding as fast as we would like them to.