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07-31-2008, 07:43 AM
|  | SatelliteGuys Senior | | Join Date: Nov 10th, 2004 Location: Nassau County NY
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| | Normally I'm skeptical of new channel promises, especially national HD, but I do have to say that Charlie has more-or-less come through so far.
So while I am right now perfectly happy with NetFlix/Blu-Ray/HDDVD for my movies I am very much interested in the new national HD channels announced. Am I correct in inferring from an earlier post that by 8/14 we may get some in addition to those already announced? IAC I really am hoping for non-premium/non-shopping nationals.
FX-HD, RFD-HD anyone?
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07-31-2008, 07:44 AM
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Good thing I just dumped my component cables in favor of HDMI. It wouldn't surprise me at all if HDMI were the only connection out of the 622/722 that supports 1080p. That's the way it is on my Blu-ray player, and I fear it may be the only configuration officially sanctioned by the content providers.
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07-31-2008, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski  Did you know that the existing DVR's could be upgraded to 1080p? | i for one posted several times that a software upgrade was enough to make this happen. i compared it to what was done to the xbox360 . a firmware upgrade updated the 360 to display 1080p and i saw the improvement immediately.
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07-31-2008, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Hemi 6.1 WE DID? What major differences do the 622 and 722 have , besides the 722 having a larger harddrive,and being a different color? I would say there are far more 622's out there then 722's. |
He probably meant the 722s coming out next year. There has already been some discussion about that model supporting 1080p VOD.
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07-31-2008, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by REY_1178 i for one posted several times that a software upgrade was enough to make this happen. i compared it to what was done to the xbox360 . a firmware upgrade updated the 360 to display 1080p and i saw the improvement immediately. | If only they could do that with the Wii.  |
07-31-2008, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by dlsnyder Good thing I just dumped my component cables in favor of HDMI. It wouldn't surprise me at all if HDMI were the only connection out of the 622/722 that supports 1080p. That's the way it is on my Blu-ray player, and I fear it may be the only configuration officially sanctioned by the content providers. |
I would be SHOCKED if 1080p can be output via component cables. HDMI is the only true digital connection. Everything else is analog.
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07-31-2008, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by msmith198025 I didnt KNOW it, however I think several suspected that it could be.
Edit: I dont mean to complain about the info scott. It IS good news for sat subs | Same here. Not a complaint. I just dont think it's big news. I had never thought on whether or nto the hardware would support it. Never crossed my mind.
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07-31-2008, 07:47 AM
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150 channels will mean I might actually be able to view 100. This is great news!!!
I wonder how much the VOD movies will cost to rent....
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07-31-2008, 07:49 AM
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1080p is great news. What are the 150 channels? Oesa list exist?
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07-31-2008, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by hall They are using the DVR's hard drives to hold/store the 1080p movie until you're ready to view it. There simply isn't the bandwidth to stream 1080p content and watch it on-the-fly. |
this is why the pic will be better.
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