colee1 . .
I understand that as a new employee of "DISH" it is only natural for one to wish & hope for new features to become available in order for the Customers to buy them ...
BUT - - -there's STILL the need of a very robust Global Economy to be on hand before a large majority might be able to "turn loose" of ~ ~ $125 / $150 every month in order to get same.
As critical things continue to appear to become "worse" - - as in the ever increasing cost of gasoline, utilities, groceries, and no meaningful 'permanent' decrease in those unemployed, etc., - - that is not likely, i.m.o.!
The very 'first item' to "GO" on one's economic chopping block over these past ~ 24 months has been costly, superfluous Cable/Satellite! ...whether 1080i or p, it's a delightful luxury with which anyone may totally-do very well without, of course!
eli
Why 1080p?
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rml
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We all can't wait for the world, including HDTV, to improve.
eli,
You are right of course; and since you bring it up, this is not the first thing to go for the literally billions who have never had it.
But why stop there? In the not too distant future, it is entirely possible that the only physical transport beyond our immediate neighborhoods will be of essential goods and services and that the only thing inexpensive enough to move will be electrons.
Nicole is entitled to her enthusiasm without caveats.
Welcome to HDTv Nicole.
rml
You are right of course; and since you bring it up, this is not the first thing to go for the literally billions who have never had it.
But why stop there? In the not too distant future, it is entirely possible that the only physical transport beyond our immediate neighborhoods will be of essential goods and services and that the only thing inexpensive enough to move will be electrons.
Nicole is entitled to her enthusiasm without caveats.
Welcome to HDTv Nicole.
rml
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Hi eli,
Maybe, I don't think so, but I'm always making one mistake or another.
Now you've got me wondering whether my stated agreement with what I thought were your assertions (about the current state of the U.S. and world economies, their prognosis for improvement, and the conclusion that expensive video programming subscriptions are among the first inessentials to go) was mistaken. The point that HDTV quality won't be improving unless there are enough people who have the wherewithal and willingness to cover its development costs seems clear; but, in any event, given the rate of HDTV quality improvement over the last 10 years, my guess is that unless there are efficiency breakthroughs of several orders of magnitude in compression technology it will be a very long time before 4096p transmissions are common, regardless of whether anyone could pay for it.
Regards,
rml
Maybe, I don't think so, but I'm always making one mistake or another.
Now you've got me wondering whether my stated agreement with what I thought were your assertions (about the current state of the U.S. and world economies, their prognosis for improvement, and the conclusion that expensive video programming subscriptions are among the first inessentials to go) was mistaken. The point that HDTV quality won't be improving unless there are enough people who have the wherewithal and willingness to cover its development costs seems clear; but, in any event, given the rate of HDTV quality improvement over the last 10 years, my guess is that unless there are efficiency breakthroughs of several orders of magnitude in compression technology it will be a very long time before 4096p transmissions are common, regardless of whether anyone could pay for it.
Regards,
rml
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(back) rml ..
Without any doubt, given unlimited budgets, it would be 'amazing' as to all that might be accomplished.
Recall that our many years ago now "Moon Visits" were done w/ very primitive equipment & woefully insufficient computers but it did get done ( again, Unbelievable sums of money!}
As to the original "reply" - - I was only trying to 'suggest' reasons or turn-of-events for that individual to think about or to keep looking for other employment, as that Company's future isn't exactly looking bright or promising for next 2 - 3 - 4 years!
eli
Without any doubt, given unlimited budgets, it would be 'amazing' as to all that might be accomplished.
Recall that our many years ago now "Moon Visits" were done w/ very primitive equipment & woefully insufficient computers but it did get done ( again, Unbelievable sums of money!}
As to the original "reply" - - I was only trying to 'suggest' reasons or turn-of-events for that individual to think about or to keep looking for other employment, as that Company's future isn't exactly looking bright or promising for next 2 - 3 - 4 years!
eli
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You were too subtle. I didn't realize it was a cautionary tale.
From a service standpoint, my understanding is that they have more Hd programming than any other provider and their rates are generally lower. I'd like think that price and quality would be enough to sustain market presence; at least, that's how it's supposed to work in a competitive market.
From a service standpoint, my understanding is that they have more Hd programming than any other provider and their rates are generally lower. I'd like think that price and quality would be enough to sustain market presence; at least, that's how it's supposed to work in a competitive market.
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Whether satellite or cable, all these companies package claims and terms of service agreements are as bad (opaque) as the cell phone companies. Misleading seems to me to be the industry standard. Without getting into a morass of detail, do you have a favorite quality/quantity candidate you would like to share? (I would ignore on demand channels if they are pay per view; otherwise, I would include them. For example, where I live, almost all TimeWarner HD channels are on demand switched.)