DISH NETWORK® UNVEILS BIGGEST HIGH DEFINITION UPGRADE IN TV HISTORY

[ddobson]

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95 now, add 12 RSNs, 2 nationals, and a few PPVs (we'll say 6) = 115

Still upwards of 15 or so channels that are not named yet.
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I'll repeat what I said in another thread. RSN's are not national. So Dish has said 150 NATIONAL HD's by years end. DirecTV has only said 130 HD channels (conveniently leaving out national).......

[VinceT3]

I dont know why people keeping thinking 1080p is going to make a difference on their LCD or PLASMA or DLP.. they have a fixed number of pixels and will always display the same number of pixels regardless of what is sent.. ( however 480i or p is still going to look like crap on them, can't make pixels from what doesn't exist )

the only thing that cares in the i vs. p is CRT's which almost no one has anymore.. not that any CRT has ever supported 1080p..

[BuddyBoy]

1080p output from the receiver will gain me absolutely nothing, as my TV was already capable of perfectly reassembling 1080p24 from 24fps sources packaged inside of a 1080i60 signal (using 3-2 pulldown to go from 24p->60i). So for myself and many others, this is a complete non-announcement.

Now if what they are really offering is high-bitrate content, then that is an announcement, but I'm already watching perfectly reconstructed 1080p from Dish, and the PQ sucks compared to OTA or Blu-Ray.

[anonymouse99]

Apologies, I may be missing something here .... I woke up this morning and my 722 receiver says "You've been turbo charged" (see attachment).

But when I go into the 722 HDTV setup, I don't see a 1080p option yet.

What changes should I expect to see today based on this announcement? What new HD channels have been added today?

UPDATE: I see about 10 VOD (HD) movie channels with the same channel #501 - seems like all of these are PPV ones ($6.99)

[jwgreen68]

Dish stop being a lier lier pants on fire you only have 50 at the most HD national channels. To count part time RSN as HD is a JOKE!!!! and when those RSN have HD it is Blocked out--Charlie you will be called on this making dish look foolish.

The good news is 1080P--I just hope the update goes smoothly and our receivers will work.(remeber how some updates make things worse)

Lastly Charlie get your MOJO on. Without MOJO Dr Evil wins.

I think most people are just sick and tired of hearing you whine! If Dish sucks that bad for you, then don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! Sign up for Directv. This will give you a whole new company to bitch about. TRy actually counting the channels before you accuse them of lying. Any channel that is available for any sub to subscribe to, should be counted. It's noone elses fault, but your own, if you don't sub to the premiums or sports pak!! And RSN's being blocked, isn't Dishs' fault. Blackout rules apply there and there is absolutely nothing Dish or you can do about it. So either grow up or get over it!!

[zedug]

Will the 612 & 211 be able to do 1080p?

612 will

[navychop]

If source material is encoded 1080p and delivered that way, it will usually look better than progressive scan material that was converted to interlace, and then back to progressive. Less processing is better, and avoiding interlacing/deinterlacing artifacts is better still.

Deinterlacing doesn't just "undo" interlacing. Certain automated decisions have to be made. Not always correctly. I'm sure all of us have paused material we are watching and have seen the interlacing lines. Horrible stuff.

Yes, this is a step forward. A very welcome step forward. To complain that it's not everything, or that it doesn't matter to you, is to ignore that most progress is made in small steps, not giant leaps.

I'll enjoy what I can get today, rather than stew about the holosuite not being half price at Wally World.

[mlb]

I'll repeat what I said in another thread. RSN's are not national. So Dish has said 150 NATIONAL HD's by years end. DirecTV has only said 130 HD channels (conveniently leaving out national).......

1. D* said 130 HD channels by August 14th, not the end of the year.

2. D* counts all their RSNs in that number, but they will all be full time (of course, limited HD programming).

3. Both companies would have higher numbers if they counted non-"national" HD, as in HD channels you couldn't get from every location in the country. Hence the RSNs are national.

[jwgreen68]

Apologies, I may be missing something here .... I woke up this morning and my 722 receiver says "You've been turbo charged" (see attachment).

But when I go into the 722 HDTV setup, I don't see a 1080p option yet.

What changes should I expect to see today based on this announcement? What new HD channels have been added today?

UPDATE: I see about 10 VOD (HD) movie channels with the same channel #501 - seems like all of these are PPV ones ($6.99)

What software version do you have now?

[zedug]

In answer to the technical question on "1080p over component" --
While there is no specification for this, last I knew, it is technically possible to do.

SMPTE 274 does specify it.