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11-02-2009, 06:30 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Oct 27th, 2008
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| |  Bell TV first in Canada to offer 100 High Definition TV channels
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11-02-2009, 09:54 PM
|  | The No Pain Train | | Proud Staff Member Join Date: Nov 17th, 2003 Location: Places men fear to tread
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I wonder how many of those are PPV or French channels?
Sure they may tote 100 HD channels but how many does the average subscriber get?
I looked at Bell site and I guess having multiple HD feeds of CBC, CTV & Global can make it add up.
funny how the Bell site say Quote:
The most HD channels
With over 60 channels, there's always something to watch in HD.
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Coolsat 5000 on motorized....AZBox HD Elite on 99,motorized,105....Viacast DSR1500 on 99....GeoSatPro DSR200c on 2nd motorized.... Directv D15 DVR on 101W.... Pansat 1500 to aim dishes.... few receivers not set up yet
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11-03-2009, 06:27 AM
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| | | I will take Shaw Direct anyday...
quality vs quantity - Bells over compressed, simsubbed crap is pretty much unwatchable - of course in my opinion.
Satboyz
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11-03-2009, 08:11 AM
|  | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Dec 2nd, 2005 Location: ROGERS LAND
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceberg  I wonder how many of those are PPV or French channels?
Sure they may tote 100 HD channels but how many does the average subscriber get?
I looked at Bell site and I guess having multiple HD feeds of CBC, CTV & Global can make it add up.
funny how the Bell site say | Well I can't speak about Shaw cable or the other cable companies either then Roogers cable but here's the count Rogers Cable 78 Shaw Direct 57 Bell TV 104 Now grant you(not sure about Shaw Direct)on Rogers & BTV not all the HD channels are activatre 24/7/365. Some are seasonal, part time.Some are englisg, some are french. As to the claim about CBC, CTV, & Global, true they have more then one feed of those nets in HD, but then the same could be said about US providers claiming 100+ HD channels ie Dish & Direct(not sure about cable and the telephone providers) but they to have HD channels of ABC,NBC,etc feeds as well, grant you you can't get more then one fed(as I understand it, some about Simplex or what ever itds called. Will we ever see the same amount of HD channels in Canada like in the US?(not nets but sppeacialty channels like SCI FI-Space, etc)I dought it, but who really knows.
Will Cable/SD & BTV provide & offer all the HD channels in Canada? I dought it but you never kniw,
TOM
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11-03-2009, 08:20 AM
| | The No Pain Train | | Proud Staff Member Join Date: Nov 17th, 2003 Location: Places men fear to tread
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I agree
I mean why does Bell need to carry 3 HD feeds each of CBC, CTV, & Global and 2 feeds of SRC? Since CTV & Global just show US shows, that is what the networks are for if you want ot miss a show and need to watch it on the west feed (I guess they want more simsub opportunities)
give me good channels, not crap
__________________ Winegard 76cm dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual KU LNB/DirecTv dual..... Fortec 6 foot dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB aimed at 99W... Primestar 84e aimed at 91W.... WSIDigital 4 foot dish with Sadoun dual LNB aimed at 105W with 2nd LNB for 101W.... GeoSatPro 36" dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual LNB
Coolsat 5000 on motorized....AZBox HD Elite on 99,motorized,105....Viacast DSR1500 on 99....GeoSatPro DSR200c on 2nd motorized.... Directv D15 DVR on 101W.... Pansat 1500 to aim dishes.... few receivers not set up yet
Other 6 foot Fortec dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB "ghetto moved" to various C-Band satellites
Third 6 foot Sadoun dish with GeoSatPro Prime Focus KU LNB on it for maximum rain fade combatting |
11-03-2009, 08:23 AM
| | The No Pain Train | | Proud Staff Member Join Date: Nov 17th, 2003 Location: Places men fear to tread
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Originally Posted by MCIBUS As to the claim about CBC, CTV, & Global, true they have more then one feed of those nets in HD, but then the same could be said about US providers claiming 100+ HD channels ie Dish & Direct(not sure about cable and the telephone providers) but they to have HD channels of ABC,NBC,etc feeds as well, grant you you can't get more then one fed(as I understand it, some about Simplex or what ever itds called. | wrong Tom. Dish and Direct cannot count the US networks as HD in their count (or if they do, they can only count them as 4 or 5) as the rules in the US are different than Canada.
Canada EVERYONE gets the nets in HD regardless of location...In the US you can only get your local channels and in some markets none are in HD.
__________________ Winegard 76cm dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual KU LNB/DirecTv dual..... Fortec 6 foot dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB aimed at 99W... Primestar 84e aimed at 91W.... WSIDigital 4 foot dish with Sadoun dual LNB aimed at 105W with 2nd LNB for 101W.... GeoSatPro 36" dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual LNB
Coolsat 5000 on motorized....AZBox HD Elite on 99,motorized,105....Viacast DSR1500 on 99....GeoSatPro DSR200c on 2nd motorized.... Directv D15 DVR on 101W.... Pansat 1500 to aim dishes.... few receivers not set up yet
Other 6 foot Fortec dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB "ghetto moved" to various C-Band satellites
Third 6 foot Sadoun dish with GeoSatPro Prime Focus KU LNB on it for maximum rain fade combatting |
11-03-2009, 10:52 AM
| | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Nov 12th, 2008 Location: WI
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Where they overstate their numbers are the regional sports networks. Most people can get only one or two depending on their locality, but since all of them (50+) are carried by dish and directv, they are included in the count.
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11-04-2009, 06:01 AM
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Bell only broadcasts a maximum of 79 HD channels at any 1 time - they still don't even have all 4 Sportsnet HD 24/7
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11-04-2009, 06:45 AM
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So you guys are calling Bell TV liars?  lol
I just wish SD would finish whatever deals they need to do to get the extended Ku and 17Ghz satellites on order. We are going to have very limited HD channel additions for the next 3-4 years it looks like.
I do wish SD offered the ESPNHD/ESPN2HD college game package like Bell TV does though.
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