The way I see it they don't need to add it. Easy for me to say since I hate basketball (TNT) and I get FOX OTA since they are the only station transmitted via high power in my market and they are clear as day.
I have done some thinking about the D* offering, channel additions and people complaining (or not) about PQ and channel additions. In response to some of the previous posts on these topics:
Screw the HD! Until D* puts up the new birds they do not have the room. Their compression scheme is failing as I see it. My picture is terrible and I would rather them use the bandwidth appropriately and expand the allocation for the current lineup than add what they can after it is all over.
Screw more International Channels!
Screw GAC and other SD additions!
Since we know that the broadcast format has/is changing to ATSC, D* should be making receivers that work for both 16:9 ATSC and down-convert 4:3 NTSC. Those of us who have supported the economy and purchased better receiving equipment should be rewarded, not those ho lag behind and stifle the technology. For those that cannot afford it ... they should not even have satellite TV if it is a strain on the budget.
Speaking of budgets, what is this charging for HD content crap anyway? This should be built in to the package prices. Yes I said it, if you're and SD customer you should have to pay for my HD. Let's assume (we all know what that does) that D* currently has 750,000 HD subscribers, which I doubt. They are making 8.2m a month off this package, if it was not free for 6 months. I know they are not even shelling out 1/10th of that to the programming providers they have. Back to what I was saying … a basic package increase of $0.63/mo would provide D* with the revenue to cover this. Now let’s bump that $1.09 a month for fun … that would be 14.2m dollars, 6m more than they make now. A satellite costs (guessing) 120m, and could be paid off in 20months! Why should one group pay for what should be made available to all. This programming should be made available to the SD receivers as well as HBO SHO and ESPN are.
This is getting far too long and I am even getting off my own topic. The point is let’s get our satellite TV back to where it was 4 years ago … crystal clear images on 13” and 130” TV’s … let’s do this right, instead of now.
I open the floor …
I have done some thinking about the D* offering, channel additions and people complaining (or not) about PQ and channel additions. In response to some of the previous posts on these topics:
Screw the HD! Until D* puts up the new birds they do not have the room. Their compression scheme is failing as I see it. My picture is terrible and I would rather them use the bandwidth appropriately and expand the allocation for the current lineup than add what they can after it is all over.
Screw more International Channels!
Screw GAC and other SD additions!
Since we know that the broadcast format has/is changing to ATSC, D* should be making receivers that work for both 16:9 ATSC and down-convert 4:3 NTSC. Those of us who have supported the economy and purchased better receiving equipment should be rewarded, not those ho lag behind and stifle the technology. For those that cannot afford it ... they should not even have satellite TV if it is a strain on the budget.
Speaking of budgets, what is this charging for HD content crap anyway? This should be built in to the package prices. Yes I said it, if you're and SD customer you should have to pay for my HD. Let's assume (we all know what that does) that D* currently has 750,000 HD subscribers, which I doubt. They are making 8.2m a month off this package, if it was not free for 6 months. I know they are not even shelling out 1/10th of that to the programming providers they have. Back to what I was saying … a basic package increase of $0.63/mo would provide D* with the revenue to cover this. Now let’s bump that $1.09 a month for fun … that would be 14.2m dollars, 6m more than they make now. A satellite costs (guessing) 120m, and could be paid off in 20months! Why should one group pay for what should be made available to all. This programming should be made available to the SD receivers as well as HBO SHO and ESPN are.
This is getting far too long and I am even getting off my own topic. The point is let’s get our satellite TV back to where it was 4 years ago … crystal clear images on 13” and 130” TV’s … let’s do this right, instead of now.
I open the floor …
and uhhhh, no. That is not what I was saying. I am saying satellite is a premium level of service, it should be made (and it can be) to look as good on a 130" projection screen as it does on a 13" portable TV.
