Personally I think its wonderful how interested these DISH subs are in DirecTV. I could give a rats a.. About competitors ads.
D*'s alleged "false advertising"
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Yea she said "Directv HD is broadcast in 1080i,I don't know what that is but I want it" To be exact NO she didn't say ALL,but she didn't say some either.Trust me I stand for Directv.but thats what I remember. Here's proof.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-ent...-brawls-and-talks-1080i-221420.php?mail2=true
The part of the Simpson ad that got D* into trouble (Star Treck one also) and they pulled was the part that their resolution was better than cable. TW sued stating that they also broadcast the same resolution. All ads that stated this were pulled by D*.
Many E* subs like me keep an eye on Directv becuase like me they don't care what provider they are with (yes some are trolls but there are also some D* trolls). I was a D* sub for over 10 years prior to switching to E* last year. If D* comes back with more of an HD offering I will be all over it if E* does not respond. I still have all my old D* equipment so it will not be to hard to set it back up.
I still have 6 months left on my contract. It will be the end of this year before everything shakes out anyway.
D* does broadcast all hd in 1080i, if they don't receive 1080i from the network it is not viewed that way, Have you ever watched an old western on HDNM, do you think they had HD in 1965?? the broadcast can only be as good as the feed that D* gets from the networks. Remember Tv is luxury, If you don't like it read a book.
Not true. D* does not broadcast all HD in 1080i. ESPN and others are only 720P and that is what D* sends them as.
As for Sports Blackouts , It's NOT the FCC, it's the individual teams that determines the zip code database, all sporting packages work on zip codes.
Jimbo
Correct, D* is the provider, not the origin, the provider passes along whatever the origin starts with...
Once it gets to you, then you can decide what signal you want passed to your set...
Personally, I use "Native" so I can see the picture the way it was intended for.
Jimbo
here is the link for the FCC blackout rules
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/2000/nrmc0003.html
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/2000/nrmc0003.html
dtvrillo,
your link:
Sports Blackout Rule protects the holder of the exclusive distribution rights to a local sporting event (i.e. a sports team). The sports blackout rule is only applied if a local TV broadcast station is not carrying the local sporting event. Therefore, if a local TV broadcast station does not have permission to carry the local game, then no other broadcaster's signal displaying the game can be shown in the protected local blackout zone.
This has nothing to do with the FCC choosing what games you are able to see.
The teams are responsible for decideing what zips it goes to.
This link basically says that if it's not available locally, it won't be available to other providers. This protects the company that has the teams broadcast rights.
Jimbo
Exactly because if they didnt use those phrases and words such as, up to, in principle and soon in thier advertisements would be misleading.
Thank you for proving my point.
If a consumer chooses to ignore those words and come up with their own interpretation then its the consumers fault.
Its neither misleading or false, just listeners/viewers that choose to ignore what is really being said to make mountains out of molehills.
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