/\ Me too. If the net result of this is that we get even more watered down HD in the future, I think people (including me) will be really upset.
Oh yeah, I just subbed because I love the idea of the HD only pack. Ill give them to the end of the year to add norfolk locals and improve PQ on HD. If they continue to add HD to keep up while damaging PQ, I guess Ill head back to D* and pay $30 more a month
Better give 'em til May for the Norfolk, that's when they have them "planned" for
I've read, but don't know directly that launch schedules at the two primary businesses used by D* and E* are booked through 2011 and that it takes roughly 4 years to design and build a satelitte... so given AMC was a centerpiece to deliver SOMETHING of value for DISH and speculation was it was going to deliver HD... the first blush conclusion is that DISH can squeeze a few more HD channels onto existing and recently acquired TPs and then will be 4 long years in waiting for a replacement.
For those that disagree, please tell us less educated on how the loss of an "essential" component to your strategy doesn't negatively impact that strategy.
Dish can always use the insurance payout on this sat, to upgrade many/all of their subs to Mpeg-4 receivers. That should allow them to increase their channel carrying capacity quite a bit. Win-win!
For those that disagree, please tell us less educated on how the loss of an "essential" component to your strategy doesn't negatively impact that strategy.
I think if they started today it would still take 2+ years for them to accomplish this.Converting everything to mpeg4 and upping PQ would be a nice move for space and customer retention
Dish can always use the insurance payout on this sat, to upgrade many/all of their subs to Mpeg-4 receivers. That should allow them to increase their channel carrying capacity quite a bit. Win-win!
Dish can always use the insurance payout on this sat, to upgrade many/all of their subs to Mpeg-4 receivers. That should allow them to increase their channel carrying capacity quite a bit. Win-win!