VOOM Goes BOOM - update Dish Drops all 15 VOOM Channels

[8bitbytes]

The #1 reason I thought anybody bought an HDTV was to watch HDTV...NOT SD!!!!!!!!!! I don't know anyone who bought an HDTV just for sports. This still doesn't explain the desire for people to demand these Nat'l channels in SD over any other channels in HD..We (masses) already had ABC Family, Disney, etc. So what, now it's in 5.1...........IT'S STILL SD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't that the ultimate debate here? Losing HD for SD??? (and the way it was handled, I guess)
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Dish now wants to compete the way D* does. They are done being that other comapny that has a better low price end and programming you can't get anywhere else.
The key to new subs is giving them what they want. Joe Sixpack has NO IDEA what HD is because they learned about it from the kid at Best Buy who told them that their new 120Hz LCD panel will need 120Hz digital cables from Monster to work properly.

Since I don't watch my music and my kids don't live on visual pap, Dish is quickly becoming a provider that does not serve my preferences. This is why I say OTA and dvds/bluray from Netflix will probably become my next provider.

[msmith198025]

Man, spending a couple grand to watch 3 or 4 shows in HD

Thats basically what I do. It isnt that I dont enjoy anything else, I simply dont have the time to watch all of the "300 hours" of programming that they took off. With the time I do have, I would rather watch something that interests me a little more, and generally speaking thats the main four networks, and sports. Everyone is different.

[Bradp56]

I just got off the phone with an account specialist? and the lady told me that Dish got rid of the Voom channels, not because of the lawsuit going on right now (I doubt that very much), but because of the new HD channels that were launched. She said Dish wants to bring the Voom channels back but she didn't know when they would be back. It sounds like a PR statement but I dunno if it's true.

This is why I am going to be patient and hope for the best, I am still thinking this may be something Dish plans to do, and now that they showed Voom that they mean business they may get what they want out of it.

[Skyhi]

Sports in HD was the driving motivator that caused me to purchase an HDTV.....Now that I have one, I really enjoy watching my other shows in HD, but sports is what drove the purchase.

[billymac]

Sports in HD was the driving motivator that caused me to purchase an HDTV.....Now that I have one, I really enjoy watching my other shows in HD, but sports is what drove the purchase.

Same here.

[ekilgus]

I'm a pretty passive guy where mostly nothing gets under my skin but removing VOOM and especially Monsters HD does. If Dish doesn't want to carry VOOM it's their choice and I could care less what their reasons are. However, they should sever all ties to them so VOOM at least has an opportunity to be picked up by Direct.

If Direct picks up the VOOM channels I'll immediately switch and I'll be really angry at Dish for forcing me to do this.

Even so, I'm now so angry at Dish that I'm now exploring other options. Where I used to automatically throw away any mailings from Direct TV and others (cable, etc.) without even opening the letters, I now am reading each one of them.

[Bradp56]

I'm a pretty passive guy where mostly nothing gets under my skin but removing VOOM and especially Monsters HD does. If Dish doesn't want to carry VOOM it's their choice and I could care less what their reasons are. However, they should sever all ties to them so VOOM at least has an opportunity to be picked up by Direct.

If Direct picks up the VOOM channels I'll immediately switch and I'll be really angry at Dish for forcing me to do this.

Even so, I'm now so angry at Dish that I'm now exploring other options. Where I used to automatically throw away any mailings from Direct TV and others (cable, etc.) without even opening the letters, I now am reading each one of them.

Man I am with you on this one.

[Weezknight]

Even so, I'm now so angry at Dish that I'm now exploring other options. Where I used to automatically throw away any mailings from Direct TV and others (cable, etc.) without even opening the letters, I now am reading each one of them.

Wow! How many of those mailings have you gotten since midnight that you've read each one of them?

I'm just joking with you, since it sounded like you've already received a bunch, and they just shut off MonstersHD.

[MMG]

Voom was cool until all the reruns. They ended up being HD demo channels. DISH really wants to kiss our ass now and will be adding HD left and right.

[Bradp56]

We need to start a bring back Monsterhd petition lol.