Where oh where is ESPN2-HD?

**fkostyn** · 03-09-2005 09:00 PM

According to sea-launch, this blurb is now posted "A busy year is underway for Sea Launch, with six launches on our manifest. On February 28, we launched our most accurate mission to date with the XM-3 satellite, for XM Satellite Radio. We are now preparing for our next mission, scheduled for the Spring. "

and according to spaceflight now, the next sea-launch is Spaceway 1. "The Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket will launch the Spaceway 1 communications satellite for The DIRECTV Group. The spacecraft's Ka-Band payload will expand and enhance DIRECTV's direct-to-home television service and to provide satellite broadband services across the United States. [Feb. 6]"

**byron!** · 03-10-2005 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by BFG

they;ve been using bandwidth to show fsn hd games in the 90s

i don't understand the logic behind that AT ALL. if you're going to put the resources into regional FSN-HD NBA broadcasts on special events channel then promote it for christ's sake! directv just throws crap up on those channels and expects their customer base to just magically know they are there.

11 HD games on ESPN2HD in the next 3 days and we can't watch b/c D* has their thumb up their a$$.

**rkr0923** · 03-10-2005 09:00 AM

11 HD games on ESPN2HD in the next 3 days and we can't watch b/c D* has their thumb up their a$$.

Agree!
that and TNTHD.....unacceptable!
every Tom Dick and Harry provider has TNT, but the so called Biggest DBS doesn't offer it.........what's up with that

**CRendall** · 03-10-2005 10:29 AM

Nope, I think it has been determined that no HD will be added until after the first of the new satellites are up & operational sometime around late May or June at the earliest.

I strongly agree with charper1. I don't think DirecTV is going to add anymore HD channels until the satellites are up and running and the new HD boxes will be out that can do MPEG4. I just can't see DirecTV launching a new channel in MPEG2 and then switch it out to MPEG4 in a couple months when they are ready. I don't think DirecTV would want to start broadcasting a channel to everyone and then take it away and say only those with MPEG4 boxes can now get it. If DirecTV launches a new channel today in MPEG2 I would think they would feel obligated to have it around until everyone was swapped out with new MPEG4 boxes which would be a couple years. That's a lot of bandwidth to waste for those couple years.

I think if we sit tight for a couple months more HD channels will be coming in the new MPEG4 format and we'll be able to get more HD channels because of DirecTV waiting for MPEG4.

Chris

**byron!** · 03-10-2005 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by CRendall

I strongly agree with charper1. I don't think DirecTV is going to add anymore HD channels until the satellites are up and running and the new HD boxes will be out that can do MPEG4. I just can't see DirecTV launching a new channel in MPEG2 and then switch it out to MPEG4 in a couple months when they are ready. I don't think DirecTV would want to start broadcasting a channel to everyone and then take it away and say only those with MPEG4 boxes can now get it. If DirecTV launches a new channel today in MPEG2 I would think they would feel obligated to have it around until everyone was swapped out with new MPEG4 boxes which would be a couple years. That's a lot of bandwidth to waste for those couple years.

I think if we sit tight for a couple months more HD channels will be coming in the new MPEG4 format and we'll be able to get more HD channels because of DirecTV waiting for MPEG4.

Chris

in short... the consumer is screwed while D* fumbles with the MPEG4 transition... because we all know that they will not be ready to go with MPEG4 by summer. 4th quarter of 2005 is my projection for MPEG4 on D*.

**beast37799** · 03-10-2005 11:37 AM

why do u say that sloth

**rkr0923** · 03-10-2005 12:33 PM

TNTHD has been available for over a year now I know, and they still want us to wait another year....Get In The Game D*!
I would be happy to see them drop universalHD and add TNT till the mpeg4 BS you talk about comes around