Would you drop the VOOM Channels to save $10/month?
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No. That was discussed within the thread. I picked $10 just to see how people would vote if VOOM did cost $10/month.
I guess I missed the previous reference. But since we have no idea if that isa valid price is there much point to all this?
I think I've covered what the point was about 3 or 4 times in the thread. It was to gauge the perceived value of VOOM to E*'s HD subs. If subs were given the option of having HD for $10 or HD w/VOOM for $20, and a goodly percentage of them would still pay the $20, then that shows that the VOOM tier is seen as having significant value.
I was surprised by how many said yes, they would pay the extra $10/month for VOOM.
I was surprised by how many said yes, they would pay the extra $10/month for VOOM.
I like the VOOM channels and RUSH HD is one of my favorites. I also like EQUATOR and World Sports for the Soccer games. I hate HD NEWS channel and I am surprised it is surviving. All in all I would give VOOM channels a 7 out of 10.
I wouldn't drop them to save $10.
I wouldn't drop them to save $10.
VOOM HDNews is one of those channels that has left me scratching my head the past three years thinking how it could have been really good (certainly filled a niche market)...if only they had invested a little more time and money in the production. I really like some of the VOOM channels (especially Cinema10), but VOOM has always been the proverbial chicken vs. the egg: VOOM would spend money producing new and innovative content as they gain subscribers; however, VOOM cannot gain new subscribers since cable or DirecTV did not have the bandwidth to support adding 15 or 21 HD channels; Rainbow Media shoots themselves in the foot by not making a few of their more popular channels available to Cable systems (RAVE, Monsters, WorldSport, etc.) - it was the "whole ball of wax" or nothing. Heck, I have no doubt they would have been carried by Verizon FiOS last spring if only they would have offered a scaled-down version of VOOM HD. Here's a variety package I would to see offered on FiOS:
- MonstersHD
- RAVE
- VOOM Sports (compilation of WorldSport and RushHD)
- VOOM Cinema (compilation of FilmFest and FamilyRoom)
- VOOM Grabass (variety of all other channels)
One can only wonder about the terms and conditions of the VOOM/Dish Network partnership.
- MonstersHD
- RAVE
- VOOM Sports (compilation of WorldSport and RushHD)
- VOOM Cinema (compilation of FilmFest and FamilyRoom)
- VOOM Grabass (variety of all other channels)
One can only wonder about the terms and conditions of the VOOM/Dish Network partnership.
I happen to like Rave, Monsters, equator, I don't watch them all the time but it's fine for $10 a month.
I've become too much of KungFu channel Zatoichi junkie to drop it now.
I know what you mean...:up
I do believe that the Voom channels account for $10.00 of the $20.00 hd pack. Because if you look back they added 10 Voom channels origionally and only upped the price by 5.00. Then they added 5 more voom channels and the price for hd went from $14.99 to $20.00. Dish is invested in Voom so they have to charge the extra $10.00 to make up for the price somewhere.
Yep. And it's worth it to me. Obviously it's not appreciated by all, though. I don't see Voom becoming optional, though.
Voom is worth it to me, but would be better if Kung Fu was merged with the old Voom GuyTV channel. Just my opinion.
No. I want all the channels I can get. Would like to see the "Gunslinger" channel. I also want more HD channels available like encore HD; Cinemax HD. When will the Encore Western channel go HD? TCM in HD would be a most welcome edition. Hallmark HD would be good but only if it is not the Matlock, McBride; Perry Mason channel like the SD version is.
