DISH NETWORK® UNVEILS BIGGEST HIGH DEFINITION UPGRADE IN TV HISTORY

**stumpie** · 07-31-2008 08:06 AM

Great news ! . Question ,To get the 1080p will my dish have to be re-aimed to a different satellite ?
We have a 622 aimed @ 119 , 110 , 129 with HD programming now. Thanks .

**120inna55** · 07-31-2008 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by stumpie

...Question ,To get the 1080p will my dish have to be re-aimed to a different satellite ?...

No.

**navychop** · 07-31-2008 08:11 AM

Nice. 1080 24p? 1080 30p? It sure aint' gonna be 1080 60p.

Interesting that the ViP622 is included. Gonna be an interesting month.

**10fthdscreen** · 07-31-2008 08:11 AM

I wonder what the channels will be to get to the 150 mark, good news!

**PalaHeel** · 07-31-2008 08:16 AM

This is good news; better than we have had in quite awhile. It is sad that some of us are so cynical that we can modulate a melodious tune into one of cachophonic warbling.

**dmendenjr** · 07-31-2008 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by 10fthdscreen

I wonder what the channels will be to get to the 150 mark, good news!

ESPNU Alt Channel 3

**Hall** · 07-31-2008 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by HDRoberts

Oh, another thought (hopefully not too pessimistic): Could this be a bad sign for the 2Q earnings report coming out next week. Some good news to soften the blow?

People think that Wall Street cares about "HD channel announcements" but they don't. Go look at dates when Dish has made announcements and then check their stock prices the day of the announcement and the days following. It does not change (any more than how much it normally fluctuates on a daily basis).

Their stock price was un-affected when they announced the loss of the satellite recently too. Of course, they also announced the successful launch of a different satellite, but nonetheless, their stock price has risen (very slightly) since.

**dmag** · 07-31-2008 08:29 AM

My question is how does this affect the customers like myself that currently have high def but not a DVR.

Can/will they do the software upgrade for the standalone receivers like the VIP211. And will they be offering all their high def in 1080P or just the VODs.

**Hall** · 07-31-2008 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by BigTimMN

...and a firm # being put on new HD by the end of the year.

You're joking, right ? A number, firm or not, is just that, a number. They can claim anything they want. If it's truly firm, give us the channel names and approx launch dates.

**tigerfan33** · 07-31-2008 08:31 AM

Wow!!!

This is big. Up to now we all thought only the 722 was going to be able to accept 1080p and to get 50 more hd national channels is very big. I cannot believe some of the guys saying "we knew this already". You have got to be kidding me. You knew what part of this??
The other thing is to watch a 1080p movie next month. Many will get this movie just to view the quality of it. Including myself.