Charlie Chat Recap 3-09-09

**johnch** · 03-09-2009 10:00 PM

Yes thanks so much for the update and there was some very useful info today. Especially the new channels. My wife is especially happy about Nick so we can watch Jimmy neutron!

JC

**Slamminc11** · 03-09-2009 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Roxor

...That's so large of him. Since when does he decide what we get to watch?...

He does own the company, and so he gets to choose what he puts out over his satellites...

**buckchow** · 03-09-2009 10:04 PM

NickHD
ComedyCentralHD
MTVHD
VH1HD
CMTHD
BETHD
SpikeHD

Umm, how much of the content on those channels is actually HD or even widescreen for that matter? FX, Speed, MoreMax, etc. from previous promised channel lists are well worth the bandwidth they'll consume since they air a good amount of HD programming. These announced Viacom channels do nothing for me or many other people based on the feedback I'm seeing here.

Why not tell Viacom to go screw with their fake HD channels so the channels people actually want can be picked up instead? DIRECTV at least seems to be able to pick and choose the channels they want from Viacom. Ugh. Just more upscaled SD junk to inflate the total number of "HD" channels.

the comment about AMC being mostly classic movies not is HD just shows how little Charlie knows about what is shown on the different networks. All movies after the early 50s can be shown in HD and really improves the quality even the 4x3 formats.

JC

Not only that, but AMC hasn't been "mostly classic movies" for a long while now. They switched from a commercial-free channel airing mostly older films to an ad-supported channel so they could air lots of newer movies. Hell, AMC has been airing "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" this week, which may not be terribly recent but it's #2 on IMDB's Top 100, so I would think people would like to watch that kind of stuff in the best quality possible. Don't know if AMC was airing it in HD, but an HD transfer has been around for a while so they should have been.

**perki** · 03-09-2009 10:07 PM

When Charlie was talking about MLB network he said i could watch it on my broadband enabled VIP reciver? What the hell is he talking about.

**boavista** · 03-09-2009 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by buckchow

Why not tell Viacom to go screw with their fake HD channels so the channels people actually want can be picked up instead? DIRECTV at least seems to be able to pick and choose the channels they want from Viacom. Ugh. Just more upscaled SD junk to inflate the total number of "HD" channels.
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Well i see some excitement over spike HD. I for one cant wait.. and yea i agree those other viacom channels do have little to No hd content however spike tv does have a lot of HD stuff now. So i for one cant wait to see that.

**JEFFinINDY** · 03-09-2009 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Roxor

So, no Indianapolis HD locals as Charlie does not want the customers to pay more? That's so large of him. Since when does he decide what we get to watch? I am so tired of this line of BS repeated over and over. Give me the channels and I will pay whatever it costs.

Pay attention, Roxor

They said March for Indianapolis HD locals.

**Bobby H** · 03-09-2009 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by johnch

the comment about AMC being mostly classic movies not is HD just shows how little Charlie knows about what is shown on the different networks. All movies after the early 50s can be shown in HD and really improves the quality even the 4x3 formats.

Actually any old movie shot on 35mm film, even black and white, can be shown in high definition. The only formats that are truly limited to standard definition are old 4:3 ratio TV shows recorded with SD video cameras.

**JEFFinINDY** · 03-09-2009 10:16 PM

Looks pretty good to me! Lots of new HD coming, and a few left out to keep us wanting more...

**mstregamer** · 03-09-2009 10:16 PM

Do you think that we who have the "HD Absolute" packages will be getting the new HD being added?

**johnch** · 03-09-2009 10:28 PM

Just because he "owns" the company doesnt mean he has final say so. We do by our feet or actually our dishes. Besides the Company is publically owned so almost half is owned by others.

One last thing; a good CEO trys to please his customers and not himself!

JC