But that doesn't make sense. It's the same show. If you watch "Walking Dead" on AMC HD or AMC SD, I bet it's the same episode with the same beginning, middle and end. Just the resolution and clarity is much improved on the HD. Same actors, sounds, shows, events, you name it. It's not like when HGTV and Food Network first released their HD channels. When they came out, those networks aired completely different shows from the original SD content.
If an HD version of a channel is a complete mirror of the SD, it should be included in the contract, because it is the same material. The same goes with a PC. If I visit
DIRECTV: Don't just watch TV. DIRECTV. on a PC with a 24" LCD at 1920x1200 resolution, it's the same content even if I visited the website on a PC with a 19" 1280x768 resolution.
Were paying for Content, now just bring us the content. I hate how cable uses different numbers. Ch 10 is SD while 510 is HD. I spoke to a guy who worked in Conditional Access for the regions Comcast systems. He used to build channel maps, and he said every time an there's even a tiny ounce of movement, the FCC needs to be notified and it has to be approved. There's so much regulation in that industry. Over the past year they've gone from 30 HD channels to 101. I moved out of that system and the new provider just this week is up to 102 HD channels. Cable is now beating DirecTV, especially when you count VOD and HD-VOD.