analog feeds still going strong.

**htownjoe** · 09-16-2007 06:06 PM

i still flip through the analog sats everyday and catch tons of feeds, i am curious if any or many of you still watch analog feeds? i have noted every channel i have seen feeds on and have noted 105 ch or tps analog that still have occasional feeds, so still a bunch up there analog to view.

**voomvoom** · 09-16-2007 09:26 PM

Not really, but I do look occassionally through them myself. And the one channel I probably watch the most, would be the University Network. For some reason, every time I go by this channel, I wind up spending an hour or so on it, regardless of whether it's the analog one on AMC3 or the digital one on T6...... Now I will (and do) watch a sports backhaul from analog, particularly if it's a college game.

Al

**Iceberg** · 09-16-2007 09:27 PM

Most of the analog feeds during the day are syndicated shows that either I can see on my local channels or I could care less about

But I do watch a fair amount of analog feeds for sports related thigns

**htownjoe** · 09-16-2007 10:54 PM

yeah i watch dr scott at times too. never know what you will hear on that channel. i like a few shows on it like simpsons,springer,and king of the hill too, but if you ever catch t6 in the morning you will find lots of feeds and some crazy stuff! also nasa feeds and a few games too,as well as an abc channel and some horse racing too.

**PopcornNMore** · 09-17-2007 12:09 PM

Yes, there is much more analog still available than people realize.

**pmb1010** · 09-18-2007 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by voomvoom

watch the most, would be the University Network.

Ms. Scott announced last month (August 07) that she is bound and determined to "move into the digital age" and with that - abandon C band transmissions, concentrate on keeping the Ku going.
No timeframe was mentioned.

**tdti1** · 09-20-2007 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by pmb1010

Ms. Scott announced last month (August 07) that she is bound and determined to "move into the digital age" and with that - abandon C band transmissions, concentrate on keeping the Ku going.
No timeframe was mentioned.

Thats odd why not just do digital C-band?

**Diamond Jim** · 09-20-2007 06:07 PM

I was rasied on analog. I check there first for sports feeds because it is not as time consuming as scanning. If I don't find what I am looking for, I break out the 3688.

**pmb1010** · 09-20-2007 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by tdti1

Thats odd why not just do digital C-band?

I'd guess costs. They aren't doing too well since the old guy died.
THere was some blather about C band being dead technology.

**tdti1** · 09-20-2007 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by pmb1010

I'd guess costs. They aren't doing too well since the old guy died.
THere was some blather about C band being dead technology.

Sounds like they are confusing analog with c-band, analog is definitely very expensive to use, on c-band or ku-band it is still expensive, going digital will save them a lot of money if it's on c or ku.