Dish to expand HD

**tomyo10** · 01-07-2008 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by mraudit

You all complain about your big city locals not being broadcasted in HD. BOO-HOO. You all can put up a small antenna and get them. You should try living in the middle of no where Iowa, where there are no locals, and you cannot get them through Allamerican Direct. No sympathy for you. I also wish for more HD channels, but we cannot get everything at once!!!

I'm in a smaller city also, and the only HD OTA comes from one low power transmitter that you need to be able to see to get. Move if you want locals.

**darrencp22** · 01-07-2008 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by tomyo10

I'm in a smaller city also, and the only HD OTA comes from one low power transmitter that you need to be able to see to get. Move if you want locals.

My concern is that we wont be able to "move" for much longer. It appears 61.5 is going spotbeam, when that happens i'm SOL.

**tsduke** · 01-07-2008 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by mraudit

You all complain about your big city locals not being broadcasted in HD. BOO-HOO. You all can put up a small antenna and get them. You should try living in the middle of no where Iowa, where there are no locals, and you cannot get them through Allamerican Direct. No sympathy for you. I also wish for more HD channels, but we cannot get everything at once!!!

I'm in Iowa and get mine just fine.

**FitzAusTex** · 01-07-2008 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by skottey

I didn't get far into the story before I found the first lie. 76 nationals? Where? There are not 76 nationals any way you try to spin it. How pathetic. They need to get to 76 before they can get to 100.

What are they counting as HD channels? regionals? um.. not nationals. NHL or NBA channels that broadcast a game a day on some of the channels on a season pass basis? um.. should not be included.

Nationals are channels like A&E, MHD, Discovery HD, etc... even Voom channels are HD nationals. How do these idiots do their math? I hate Dish more and more everyday.

We know you hate E*. We know.

**tigerfan33** · 01-07-2008 11:28 AM

Swanni says that there will be a formal announcement at the CES. I am sure he is talking about the press conference by Dish. Let just hope they will answer question if asked.

**Poke** · 01-07-2008 11:37 AM

2008 International CES: Press Event Details

DISH Network

January 7, 2008, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM [Add to Outlook Calendar]
LVCC, S227

Hour long press conference led by EchoStar executives. Will discuss current and upcoming innovations / services.

This event is sponsored by: EchoStar

**rich88** · 01-07-2008 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by skottey

I didn't get far into the story before I found the first lie. 76 nationals? Where? There are not 76 nationals any way you try to spin it. How pathetic. They need to get to 76 before they can get to 100.

What are they counting as HD channels? regionals? um.. not nationals. NHL or NBA channels that broadcast a game a day on some of the channels on a season pass basis? um.. should not be included.

Nationals are channels like A&E, MHD, Discovery HD, etc... even Voom channels are HD nationals. How do these idiots do their math? I hate Dish more and more everyday.

Perhaps you need to decide once and for all if you're going to ride it out or jump off the wagon.

A lot of people have decided to ride it out and a lot of people have decided to jump off. Nothing wrong with either. As Dish HD customers, we have to decide if we're going to keep picking up the Dish Network remote or pick up the phone to call DirecTv or the Cable company.

**petrozio** · 01-07-2008 11:40 AM

What, still no HD for Hartford. If E* is trying to get a high % of HD LIL coverage, well Hartford is high on the DMA list.

**billymac** · 01-07-2008 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by petrozio

What, still no HD for Hartford. If E* is trying to get a high % of HD LIL coverage, well Hartford is high on the DMA list.

Again, they only listed 11 out of the 65 they said they were going to add.

**mike123abc** · 01-07-2008 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Hemi 6.1

they lied about having 76 "National" HD channels.List them if they have 76.At best I count 45. RSN's in HD can't be national since not all the same rsn's are on the 61.5 and 129

You can have both 61.5 and 129 hooked up to your receivers at the same time. I have a dish 1000+ (with 118.7 NC) pointed at 110/119/129 and a dish pointed at 61.5 in a DPP44 delivered to my receivers. Yes you have to pay $$ To get the extra dish, but it is available in the lower 48.