rdinkel said:You will not get my vote! For those of us in the mountains who cannot receive HD OTA, poor quality HD LIL is not the way to go.
Since D* is already providing low quality HD on major HD channels like HBO and Showtime, you've got to accept the possibility that the locals will be squeezed every bit as much, if not more. After all, we are talking about just a couple of handfuls of national channels vs 1500 local channels. I will be very surprised if HD locals receive high bitrates.
A lot will depend upon what they can get out of MPEG4.
Note that there doesn't seem to be an exodus of HD subscribers leaving D*. In fact, the buzz about HD LiL seems to be bolstering D*'s HD image. This has got to be sending the message that providing "HD-lite" is not going to hurt their bottom line.