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Thanks Digi. Its nice to see things happen when they're supposed to at times. Regards, Fitzie

VCT as Video Continuity Testing would certainly imply to me a quality test to see if the TP is capable of handling a specified load...that gets my vote.

The only problem with saying something is a "technical" issue without further explanation is that doing so leaves the field wide open for guesses. When I think of "technical" I don't tend to think of equipment failures, but rather issues relating to alignment and/or transport (transmission)...

I might watch it occasionally to grab a quick picture of the weather in my area. Sometimes the weather channel is in the middle of a long special and actual weather info is not available. (I like to check to see if sporting events in other areas are likely to get rained out--e.g., NASCAR.)...

I agree with this comment, however there should still be 4 or 5 more HD channels available within the next week or so if I understood Charlie's comments correctly at the last Charlie Chat. Regards, Fitzie

The channel also carries some good HS football/basketball, which I would love to see in HD. Colorado has some very decent HS sports. Regards, Fitzie

More testing of 72.7 capacity and readiness, one presumes? Fitzie

Based on "Linda"s response it sounds to me as though Dish has advised Max of the uplink issue, and a solution is not on the immediate horizon. I don't know what Dish's policy is with regard to distribution of HD subchannels. Maybe Iceberg can inform us? My understanding is that multiple HD...

Unless Epix offers something more than movies 9 to 36 months after they are released, what good is it really? There are already plenty of movie channels which do that--what particular benefit accrues from one more? Fitzie

I called Dish an hour or so ago and talked to a CSR, same experience as most I've read here. The CSR was not aware that Speed HD and FX HD (or BET HD) had been activated, but said he would do a reauthorization when I told him they showed up in my guide in red. He commented that some receivers...

What was it Neil Armstrong said? "A small step for man, a giant leap for mankind." Thanks for your work, I am addicted to the uplink reports.:):):) Regards, Fitzie

In response to the comments about artifacts, I just did a run through of the new channels. I'm on Eastern Arc. No artifacts observed on any of the new channels. Most had upconverted SD programming, but that looked as good as usual--which is better than regular SD. What little actual HD I...

Yeah, I think you're probably right. But I wouldn't be too surprised if you're wrong. I certainly expected more national HD in February than Fox News, Fox Business, and CI--but I was wrong. Real wrong.:p:) Y'all have a good day now. Fitzie

Scott G. commented "I dont think Dish is sponsoring a car this year." Correct. I hadn't seen a press release on that or anything, so just missed seeing that Dish was dropping out. Thanks Scott G. for the update! In looking at this issue, I was struck by how constricting the current economy...

Charlie and his gang have shown repeatedly how proud they are of their Dish sponsored NASCAR car. It must be a heavy headed business decision that keeps them away from SpeedHD, because their car looks even better in HD. I'm glad to see the locals put up this week that were on the schedule, it...

I've got about 65 or 70 HD channels on Dish now, including my locals just this month. The rest still to come is basically just niche channels, all of which have some viewers. Maybe a little patience is called for.

Well said!:up The increased capacity at 77 in May will be important.

On further thought, I believe what they are actually doing is the 1440x810i standard, and is what some posters have referred to as "HD lite." That's 3/4 of the 1920x1080i typical HD standard, which was originally designated as HD. That is very slightly better than the 786i standard, and is...

So maybe Dish has decided to leave the 1080i standard for high definition, and fall back to 786i at 14x9. That would let them do 8 channels pretty comfortably, maybe even 9. DirecTv may have done something similar before they got their additional sats up (although they probably would not have...

I think its 16x7.

Congrats to both nelson61 and you for another excellent piece of work! Fitzie

On Ciel 2, I take it.

Following this thread I did the "check switch": nothing changed. Went to the Dish interactive thingy to see if I could actually add or "subscribe" to anything more. Basic package: no. Premiums: no. HD package: no. I know this is not in the sports packages or adult packages so I'm...

May have been a simple question of supply and demand. More people will watch C&I than were watching Smithsonian

C&I now active and available. Well, that's one! I jumped over to the channel on my TV, and the signal looks decent. I ran down the program listing a bit and there seems to be a goodly amount of programming in HD. Since I was at 387, I also ran on up to WFN to check out the signal quality...