NASA TV Making Changes - What's the Plan DISH?

[DustoMan]

Catching up on my Google Reader feeds I came across this post on Engadget:

NASA switching its Public Channel and Media Channel to HD -- Engadget

With the current HD NASA offering getting shut off, what is DISH going to put in it's place?

[LASooner]

A new shopping channel

[skysurfer]

With the current HD NASA offering getting shut off, what is DISH going to put in it's place?

nothing is going to change, IMHO. I bet DISH will install a HD receiver to get the new NASA TV Public HD channel and use the receiver's built-in scaler to continue delivering NASA TV in SD form. I wouldn't be holding my breath for NASA Television HD on DISH due to the additional bandwidth needed to deliver a HD signal. Thank goodness for a C-band dish for NASA HD! (and DISH for my pay-tv fare).

[Iceberg]

yeah all NASA is doing is getting rid of the SD feed of their main channel. SO the only thing available to providers will be the HD feed....kinda like what ESPN does

And Dish doesnt carry NASA in HD last I checked so its a moot point

[Ilya]

February 17 at 2 PM EST is the official time, when NASA TV transitions to HD.
I really hope that Dish will find a way to add this channel in HD. After all, it doesn't cost them anything to get it!

[whitewolf8214]

February 17 at 2 PM EST is the official time, when NASA TV transitions to HD.
I really hope that Dish will find a way to add this channel in HD. After all, it doesn't cost them anything to get it!

+1 AMEN

[steve4810]

Reminds me of 15 or so years ago when my cable company dropped NASA in favor of sports channel. The change wasn't a more than a day or two old when I found and called Dish and ordered a 5000 and single lnb dish.

Then a week or so later learned the technical details Dish assumed I knew, among them that NASA was only on the 61.5 sat and needed a separate Dish they happily sold me and that being on the west side of a hill on the west coast I lost the signal if a tall dog walked along the hilltop.

I wonder since the cable company has the latest digital cable equipment now whether they already have NASA HD. I know they have S-SPAN3.

[navychop]

.....After all, it doesn't cost them anything to get it!

It costs them bandwidth. But I, too, hope they carry it in HD.

[Tampa8]

Yes it does cost them, more than money, bandwidth. First lets get RSN's and channels alot of people watch in HD.

[Ilya]

Yes it does cost them, more than money, bandwidth. First lets get RSN's and channels alot of people watch in HD.

RSN's? I do have RSN's in HD and most of the time these channels simply show a static picture (in beautiful HD!) that simply says "Check back often to see if your favorite team is playing in HD". Speaking of wasted bandwidth!

And why do we always have to hear about bandwidth as an excuse for not getting our favorite channels in HD? How come most other providers have bandwidth for NASA TV HD, but not Dish?