yeah, its fsn queen city. i know you want this so you can view......but your post lost me.
Duh! Hockey of course.
yeah, its fsn queen city. i know you want this so you can view......but your post lost me.
Darn, thought Directv at one point said that NBA TV HD would be up and going in October but I take it that has now changed?Nothing on NBA HD
I am surpirsed that on one is really talking about the 4.99 fee that is going to be added if you want the some of the HD channels, new subcriber or not..
Darn, thought Directv at one point said that NBA TV HD would be up and going in October but I take it that has now changed?
Well, its probably because everyone has pretty much come to terms with it, and its not that big of a deal.I am surpirsed that on one is really talking about the 4.99 fee that is going to be added if you want the some of the HD channels, new subcriber or not..
.... The closing sentence on the article on HD on D*'s website... "The best part? Those new feeds won't cost HD subscribers an extra dime. There's a word for all this...heavenly. "
DIRECTV: HD Article
DIRECTV Raising HD Fees?
While it's true DIRECTV is expanding its high-definition offering at an impressive pace, the company also seems ready to expand how much subscribers are going to pay for it. An email sent to the company's customers this week said that unless they pay $4.99 more each month, three popular high-def channels will be pulled from their channel lineups.
Beginning Dec. 15, DIRECTV said HDNet, HDNet Movies and Universal HD will move to the company's newly-developed high-def programming package dubbed DIRECTV HD Extra Pack. The company has offered the channels in the past as part of its basic high-def package for $10 per month.
Unfortunately for subscribers who have become accustomed to the amount of high-def programming they receive now, a few other channels will move to the new package as well. The company said when the December deadline comes, Smithsonian HD, MGM HD and MHD (MTV's new HD channel) will also jump to the HD Extra Pack.
In addition to the regular $10 monthly HD fee, DIRECTV said that both new and existing customers will have to pay the extra $5 to continue receiving all six high-def channels. The company also said all the channels slated to move will be available until the December deadline via a free preview promotion.
this kinda sux...its not like you are getting commercial free stuff for your extra $$$$
I find this to be an interesting post. After reading it I realized that I have no interest what so ever in any commercial free HD channels. I was alright with the $10 HD fee because I felt for me that the ESPNs were worth it. Didn't watch the other HD channels except the locals. So if it were now $15 I would also be alright with it, but, I will opt out of those HD Pack channels.
My point is...Movie channels i can do without, I like the Blu-Ray or HD DVDs better. I watch network stuff, Sports, Nfl, etc... and I love the Sci FI. So none of which are commercial free.
So when it comes to these other commercial free channels, and I guess I can put Voom in this arena also. Are people watching the content only because it is in HD? I think so. I wouldn't watch 1 movie on the MGM channel if it was in SD. Would any of you? Would you watch any voom stuff if it was SD? Some of the Discovery stuff yes. but most of the commercial free stuff, no. When we watch only because it is in HD, that tells me something, I am not sure what, but something!
That you DONT have to pay for. Really, the price per channel is very reasonable IMOIts not fair to the loyal Direct TV folks who have been stroked for a long time, waiting for the big time HD promise to be delivered, to start getting nickled and dimed for a few extra run of the mill HD channels...
which would be great, but probably more expensive per channel.If only someone would come up with an "a la carte" pricing package, where you could pick the EXACT channel line up that you really wanted.......
If only someone would come up with an "a la carte" pricing package, where you could pick the EXACT channel line up that you really wanted.......
Well, C band was NEVER Mainstream, like dish/Direct/Cable is now..I had C band for years as well..Every time ala carte comes up I have to chime in. We had it on C band and no one used it because by the time you picked out the handful of channels you wanted the price was higher than buying the package that included those channels.
Its not fair to the loyal Direct TV folks who have been stroked for a long time, waiting for the big time HD promise to be delivered, to start getting nickled and dimed for a few extra run of the mill HD channels...