Blackout Question

[martindc]

I apologize in advance if this topic has been covered previously, but I'm curious in knowing why they show a game on SD, but have the HD version being a blackout... If that makes any sense. By the way this channel is FSN.. tryin to watch the twins game.

 

[JAG72]

Is it blacked out our just not being broadcast in HD?

 

[martindc]

Yea i guess your right.. they shouldn't have an HD tab on the tv guide then...

 

[JAG72]

Yea i guess your right.. they shouldn't have an HD tab on the tv guide then...

It was just a question because I did not know. Do you get the black out message or just don't have a picture?

 

[martindc]

well it just shows a screen saying "check back often to see if your fav team is playin in HD" so i'm guessing it's just not being broadcasted in HD.

 

[Jimbo]

Twins / Mariners game is in HD here on 737.1
MLB EI, I didn't check the RSN as I would not get it normally.

Jimbo

 

[martindc]

that's odd.

 

[JAG72]

Who is your provider?

 

[martindc]

dish

 

[Jimbo]

Twins / Mariners game is in HD here on 737.1
MLB EI, I didn't check the RSN as I would not get it normally.

Jimbo

that's odd.

D* has a free preview going, now that we know your on DISH, are they doing the free preview too ?
Do they have MLB EI this year ?
Is this just a FSN issue ?

Jimbo

 

[JAG72]

Sounds like Dish decided not to carry the HD feed. Not cool.

 

[JAG72]

Do they have MLB EI this year ?

They still don't have it.

 

[martindc]

ughh looks like SD for pretty much every game this year..

 

[boomer69]

I have posted this in other threads, but it seems relevent here. I have DISH and last year they only provided about half the Reds HD games that were available. This was in the Indianapolis market!!!...

I think DISH may have signed a cheaper contract with some of the RSN's that provided that they didn't have to make HD content available except for the team's home market...!protest

However, this year the PG indicates that all the games FSN Cincinnati produces in HD will be available on DISH at least as far as it goes. So far, so good!!!...