Daily HD Guide — Monday, June 30, 2003

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......FOUR SHOWS TONIGHT

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8:00 PM/ET/7:00C
8 SIMPLE RULES FOR DATING MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER

"Pilot"
In the premiere episode, Cate goes back to work and Paul has to contend with Bridget dating his co-worker Tommy's son, Kyle — whose roving eyes threaten to break his daughter's heart. Meanwhile, Paul and Cate are shocked when honor student Kerry is suspended for ditching school. (Originally aired 09/17/02)

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8:300 PM/ET/7:30C
Next Episode: "Wings"

Bridget takes drastic measures when an overprotective Paul keeps coming up with excuses to delay her from taking her driver's test. Meanwhile, after convincing a less-than-confident Kerry that she has the talent to enter an art competition, Paul is shocked and Kerry is devastated when her submission is rejected. (Originally aired 10/08/02)

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9:00 PM/ET/8:00C
Next Episode: "Give It Up"

When no one can agree on where the family vacation should take place, Paul challenges the Hennessey clan to give up their bad habits for a week — and the winner gets to choose the vacation spot. But the family's vices soon get the better of them, and secret collaborations and clandestine alliances threaten to foil the contest. (Originally aired 11/19/02)

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9:30 PM/ET/8:30C
Next Episode: "Queen Bees and King Bees"

Bridget and Paul are surprised to find themselves in similar situations when they are both alienated in their social circles. But they devise a plan to settle the score, leading Paul to crash a poker game with co-worker Tommy (Larry Miller) to get closer to boss Nick (Patrick Warburton), and Bridget trying to break up ex-boyfriend Kyle and her nemesis, Jenna. (Originally aired 04/08/03)

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The Young and the Restless

Check local listings for times

Welcome to Genoa City...
Where the Newmans and Abbotts
do battle in the boardroom!

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8:00 PM/ET/7:00C
YES DEAR

"House of Cards"
When Jimmy disappoints Christine with his thoughtless Valentine’s Day card, he has to find a way to make it up to her. Meanwhile, Greg wows Kim with his Valentine’s Day gift, securing his house title as the "King of Valentine’s Day" for another year.

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8:30 PM/ET/7:30C
STILL STANDING

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9:00 PM/ET/8:00C
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

"The Cult"

After taking the feud between Marie and Debra very hard, Robert's cousin Gerard convinces him to attend a "Pathway" meeting -- a group seeking the path to inner peace and unlocking one's potential. Although Robert is rejuvenated by his encounter with "Pathway," the family is concerned it's a cult and they convince Ray to go to a meeting to see what Robert's gotten himself into.

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9:30 PM/ET/8:30C
KING OF QUEENS

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10:00 PM/ET/9:00C
CSI MIAMI

SEE WWW.CBS.COM FOR PROGRAM DETAILS

 

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11:35ET/PT/10:35C
THE TONIGHT SHOW
WITH JAY LENO

Tonight's Guest Pamela Anderson Ebert & Roeper Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Le

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THE WB PRIME TIME PROGRAMMING

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9:00 PM/ET/8:00C
EVERWOOD

Snow Job
On a church ski trip chaperoned by perpetual party pooper Dr. Abbott (Tom Amandes), Amy (Emily VanCamp) and Colin (Mike Erwin) share their first kiss since the surgery; Ephram (Gregory Smith) finds himself intrigued by Colin's younger sister, Laynie (guest star Nora Zehetner), who has recently returned home from boarding school; and Bright (Chris Pratt) attempts to get to the next base with his girlfriend (guest star Devon Reilly). Meanwhile, Andy (Treat Williams) hesitantly agrees to attend a singles mixer with the recently divorced Reverend Keyes (guest star Tim Dekay).
Debra Mooney, John Beasley and Vivien Cardone also star. David Petrarca directed the episode written by Michael Green.

PBS PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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6:00A ET 5:00A CT 4:00A MT 3:00A PT
VALLEY OF THE T-REX
Travel along with the most famous paleontologist in the world, "Jack" Horner, as he continues in his search for the lost world of the most famous dinosaur of all time. His research indicates that the T-Rex might not have been a predator after all.

7:00A ET 6:00A CT 5:00A MT 4:00A PT
END OF EXTINCTION: CLONING THE TASMANIAN TIGER
PART 1 Scientists use DNA from a preserved specimen to clone the Tasmanian tiger, a wolf-like Australian marsupial ruthlessly hunted to extinction by English settlers in the 1900's. Dr. Mike Archer's quest to reverse this wrong draws critics and naysayers.
The epic biblical story of lust, power, faith and redemption follows David, who, as a young boy, conquered the fearsome
Goliath and went on to become the King of Israel. But his love for Bathsheba, a married woman, brings on the wrath of God.

10:00A ET 9:00A CT 8:00A MT 7:00A PT
DAVID
PART 2 The epic biblical story of lust, power, faith and redemption follows David, who, as a young boy, conquered the fearsome Goliath and went on to become the King of Israel. But his love for Bathsheba, a married woman, brings on the wrath of God.

12:00P ET 11:00A CT 10:00A MT 9:00A PT
THE JEFF CORWIN EXPERIENCE
PERU
Wild experiences with a guy who loves adventure as much as he loves wild animals. A television series with a goal...to explore the planet in search of the most fantastic wildlife and wildest adventures before they disappear.

1:00P ET 12:00P CT 11:00A MT 10:00A PT
CITY SLICKERS
Find out how the penguin and human populations of South Africa share limited coastal resources with minimal friction. The clean-up of the area’s largest oil spill in history evoked an unprecedented outpouring of affection between these unlikely
partners.

2:00P ET 1:00P CT 12:00P MT 11:00A PT
DAVID
PART 1
The epic biblical story of lust, power, faith and redemption follows David, who, as a young boy, conquered the fearsome Goliath and went on to become the King of Israel. But his love for Bathsheba, a married woman, brings on the wrath of God.

4:00P ET 3:00P CT 2:00P MT 1:00P PT
DAVID
PART 2
The epic biblical story of lust, power, faith and redemption follows David, who, as a young boy, conquered the fearsome Goliath and went on to become the King of Israel. But his love for Bathsheba, a married woman, brings on the wrath of God.

6:00P ET 5:00P CT 4:00P MT 3:00P PT
JEFF CORWIN EXPERIENCE, THE
PERU
Wild experiences with a guy who loves adventure as much as he loves wild animals. A television series with a goal...to explore the planet in search of the most fantastic wildlife and wildest adventures before they disappear.

7:00P ET 6:00P CT 5:00P MT 4:00P PT
CITY SLICKERS
Find out how the penguin and human populations of South Africa share limited coastal resources with minimal friction. The clean-up of the area’s largest oil spill in history evoked an unprecedented outpouring of affection between these unlikely partners.

PRIMETIME

8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT
SECRETS OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Explore a land of exhilarating beauty where no one mountain dominates, it's just one spectacular snow capped chorus of peaks. Icebergs float in aquamarine colored pools and rivers wind through dense forests into pristine lakes and waterfalls.

9:00P ET 8:00P CT 7:00P MT 6:00P PT
DISCOVERING ARGENTINA
With its incredibly diverse landscape and rich history, Argentina has long been a destination for settlers, adventure-seekers, writers and tourists.

10:00P ET 9:00P CT 8:00P MT 7:00P PT
OVER AMERICA
Experience a spectacular visual travelogue on the beauty and grandeur that is America. From the Northwest, to the historic Atlantic, New England, painted deserts of the Southwest and the vast Midwest including the extreme contrasts of Alaska and Hawaii.

11:00P ET 10:00P CT 9:00P MT 8:00P PT
SECRETS OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Explore a land of exhilarating beauty where no one mountain dominates, it's just one spectacular snow capped chorus of peaks. Icebergs float in aquamarine colored pools and rivers wind through dense forests into pristine lakes and waterfalls.

12:00M ET 11:00P CT 10:00P MT 9:00P PT
DISCOVERING ARGENTINA
With its incredibly diverse landscape and rich history, Argentina has long been a destination for settlers, adventure-seekers, writers and tourists.


1:00A ET 12:00M CT 11:00P MT 10:00P PT
OVER AMERICA
Experience a spectacular visual travelogue on the beauty and grandeur that is America. From the Northwest, to the historic Atlantic, New England, painted deserts of the Southwest and the vast Midwest including the extreme contrasts of Alaska and Hawaii.

2:00A ET 1:00A CT 12:00M MT 11:00P PT
SECRETS OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Explore a land of exhilarating beauty where no one mountain dominates, it's just one spectacular snow capped chorus of peaks. Icebergs float in aquamarine colored pools and rivers wind through dense forests into pristine lakes and waterfalls.

3:00A ET 2:00A CT 1:00A MT 12:00M PT
DISCOVERING ARGENTINA
With its incredibly diverse landscape and rich history, Argentina has long been a destination for settlers, adventure-seekers, writers and tourists.

4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT
OVER AMERICA
Experience a spectacular visual travelogue on the beauty and grandeur that is America. From the Northwest, to the historic Atlantic, New England, painted deserts of the Southwest and the vast Midwest including the extreme contrasts of Alaska and Hawaii.

DAYTIME

5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
ART FORMS OF THE ORIENT
EPISODE 1
In Japan the line between art and life is often hard to determine. Discover the patience and dedication it takes to create traditional Japanese art forms and how cultural values are such a strong influence.

 

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COMING JULY 4TH

Major League Baseball

Mets at Reds

1:00 PM/ET

DATE	SPORT	EVENT	TIME [ET]
7/4	Major League Baseball	Mets at Reds	1:00
7/6	Major League Baseball	Cardinals at Cubs	8:00
7/7	Major League Baseball	Teams To Be Determined	1:00 or 7:00
7/9	Major League Baseball	Braves at Mets	12:00
7/13	Major League Baseball	Giants at Diamondbacks	8:00
7/14	Major League Baseball	Home Run Derby	8:00
7/17	Major League Baseball	Mets at Braves	1:00
7/20	Major League Baseball	Cardinals at Dodgers	8:00
7/27	Major League Baseball	Yankees at Red Sox	8:00
8/3	Major League Baseball	Dodgers at Braves	8:00
8/7	National Football League (pre-season)	Patriots at Giants	8:00
8/10	Major League Baseball	Braves at Cardinals	8:00
8/11	National Football League (pre-season)	Saints at Eagles	8:00
8/16	National Football League (pre-season)	Titans at Bills	8:00
8/17	Major League Baseball	Cardinals at Phillies	8:00
8/20	Major League Baseball	Teams To Be Determined	TBD
8/23	Black Coaches Association Classic (college football)	Teams To Be Determined	8:00
8/24	Major League Baseball	Mariners at Red Sox	8:00
8/28	College Football	Teams To Be Determined	7:30
8/31	Major League Baseball	Giants at Diamonbacks	8:00

ESPN HD is a 24/7 simulcast of ESPN programming so telecasts on ESPN are simultaneously available on ESPN HD. In addition to the regular up-converted ESPN telecasts ESPN HD will originally produce a growing number of its top events in the 720 progressive scan format. 

FOX SPORTS

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Excerpted from Broadcasting & Cable, by Allison Romano

 "Fox Sports Net is jumping into high-definition production with some of its local and regional sports coverage.

 Time Warner Cable will offer FSN games from Fox's 13 owned-and-operated regional sports networks as part of the MSO's latest free HDTV offerings.

 FSN will concentrate its efforts in markets it shares with Time Warner, including Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Orlando, Fla.; Houston; and North Carolina.

 FSN will produce the games locally in high definition, and they will be available at no additional charge to subscribers."

Aavailable on Time-Warner Cable

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NBA TV IN HIGH-DEFINITION
NBA TV is now in HD seven days a week. Viewers with HD capability can experience NBA TV's daily lineup which includes NBA games, some of the greatest games in NBA history including key NBA Finals, Playoffs and All-Star matchups, original programming and highlights. The daily HD programming airs 4-6 p.m. ET weekdays and 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET on weekends. NBA TV's daily HD lineup is available on channel 198 for DIRECTV customers and on channel 9425 for DISH Network customers.(Per their web site 6/22/03)

CHANNEL 198

CHANNEL 9425

HDNET MOVIE SCHEDULE

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6:30 AM ET / 3:30 AM PT
In the Mood
PG-13 - 1:39
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Talia Balsam, Beverly D'Angelo, Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Tells the story of "The Woo-Woo Kid," a 15 year-old California boy who made headlines in 1944 for having affairs with two "older" women.

8:15 AM ET / 5:15 AM PT
White Water Summer
PG - 1:30
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Sean Astin, Jonathan Ward, Director: Jeff Bleckner
An experienced guide (Vic) accompanies a city boy (Alan) and his three friends on their first wilderness experience. Hoping to teach the four boys lessons not only about the wilderness, but about themselves, Vic pushes them to the limit. Soon after alienating the boys, Vic finds himself in desperate need of help and must rely on his students in order to survive.

9:45 AM ET / 6:45 AM PT
Search and Destroy
R - 1:30
Cast: Griffin Dunne, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Director: David Salle
A would-be movie producer strives to convince a self-help guru to let him film his book.

11:15 AM ET / 8:15 AM PT
Lush Life
R - 1:36
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker, Director: Michael Elias
Goldblum and Whitaker portray working musicians and buddies on the N.Y. music scene.

1:15 PM ET / 10:15 AM PT
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
R - 1:44
Cast: Natalie Wood, Elliott Gould, Dyan Cannon, Director: Paul Mazursky
After the ultra sophisticated couple, Bob (a filmmaker) and wife, Carol attend a secluded therapy group (only to observe) they become modernized in their sexual thinking and behavior. Can Bob and Carol's new thinking rub off onto best friends, Ted and Alice?

3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
Skin Deep
R - 1:41
Cast: John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Julianne Phillips, Director: Blake Edwards
A womanizing writer wants desperately to win back his ex-wife. The only thing standing in his way is his inability to quit drinking, give up his women, and go back to work.

4:45 PM ET / 1:45 PM
PT Blankman
PG-13 - 1:36
Cast: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Director: Mike Binder
Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use his skills to be the lowest budgeted superhero of all.

6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT
White Water Summer
PG - 1:30
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Sean Astin, Jonathan Ward, Director: Jeff Bleckner
An experienced guide (Vic) accompanies a city boy (Alan) and his three friends on their first wilderness experience. Hoping to teach the four boys lessons not only about the wilderness, but about themselves, Vic pushes them to the limit. Soon after alienating the boys, Vic finds himself in desperate need of help and must rely on his students in order to survive.

8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
Start the Revolution Without Me
PG - 1:31
Cast: Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Orson Welles, Director: Bud Yorkin
Two sets of twins are mixed up at birth, one raised as an aristocrat, one as a peasant. They meet 30 years later on the eve of the French Revolution, where their mistaken identities create mass confusion.

9:35 PM ET / 6:35 PM PT
The Man With Two Brains
R - 1:33
Cast: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, Sissy Spacek, Director: Carl Reiner
A sex-starved world-famous surgeon falls in love with a barin in a jar, and sets out to find it the proper "home".

11:15 PM ET / 8:15 PM PT
Start the Revolution Without Me
PG - 1:31
Cast: Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Orson Welles, Director: Bud Yorkin
Two sets of twins are mixed up at birth, one raised as an aristocrat, one as a peasant. They meet 30 years later on the eve of the French Revolution, where their mistaken identities create mass confusion.

1:00 AM ET / 10:00 PM PT
The Man With Two Brains
R - 1:33
Cast: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, Sissy Spacek, Director: Carl Reiner
A sex-starved world-famous surgeon falls in love with a barin in a jar, and sets out to find it the proper "home".

2:30 AM ET / 11:30 PM PT
Midnight In St. Petersburg
R - 1:28
Cast: Michael Caine, Michelle Rene Thomas, Jason Connery, Director: Douglas Jackson
Former British secret agent Harry Palmer now runs a private investigation company in Russia. He gets a job to locate and recover a consignment of stolen plutonium. Along the way he must deal with the violent Russian Mafia, and also find a woman who has been kidnapped.

4:00 AM ET / 1:00 AM PT
Deathtrap
PG - 1:56
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Michael Caine, Dyan Cannon, Director: Sidney Lumet
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
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HDNET PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT * Premiere *
Wings Over Houston
Modern, World War II, and acrobatic aircraft take to the skies over Houston! Highlights include over 100 vintage airplanes in the sky at once, a sight not seen since World War II.

7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT * Premiere *
On the Edge of Destruction: The Frank Slide Story
A film that recounts the events of April 29, 1903, when the east face of Turtle Mountain and came crashing down on the sleeping mining community of Frank in the Southern Canadian Rockies. This film explores the amazing co-incidences and explains the geological conditions that all came together during 90 seconds of hell on earth.

8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Equal Justice
Without Prejudice
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Mark Cuban
Founder of HDNet

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2:30 pm

5:30 pm

1 am

6:00 AM ET / 3:00 AM PT
Underwater Angels
With the grace and agility of highly trained dancers, synchronized swimmers practice a sport that requires both artistry and athletic abiltity. A select group of students from the Nadezhda School of Synchronized Swimming prepare to exhibit these skills in a much-anticipated face-off with their arch rivals from Moscow.

7:00 AM ET / 4:00 AM PT
Messages from the Past
Message from the Past: Egypt - The fundamental purpose of the pyramids was to provide jobs during periods of slump. The pharaohs may well have been the first practitioners of Keynesian economics.

8:00 AM ET / 5:00 AM PT
Kamui of the Okhotsk
Famed marine photographer Ikuo Nakamura spent eight months recording everything from the ice floes to the beautiful creatures of the sea. Kamui of the Okhotsk is a truly remarkable viewing experience, unique in content, masterfully produced and spectacular in its appreciation of sights seldom seen anywhere in the world. [More Info]

8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PT
Introduction to HDNet
Highlights and previews of HDNet programming

10:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM PT
A Caribbean Workout 2003
In Sugar Hill, Barbados overlooking the Caribbean Sea features Step aerobics.

10:30 AM ET / 7:30 AM PT
Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital
A fascinating portrait of the capital of the United States. Perspectives from the air and ground capture the sense of grandeur and history that give the city its character.

11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT
Island Time
British Virgin Islands - Scott knows very little about boats. But that doesn't stop him from renting a yacht in the beautiful British Virgin Islands and going sailing with author Justin Matott.

12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT * Premiere *
Wings Over Houston
Modern, World War II, and acrobatic aircraft take to the skies over Houston! Highlights include over 100 vintage airplanes in the sky at once, a sight not seen since World War II.

1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT
HDNet World Report

1:30 PM ET / 10:30 AM PT
Equal Justice
Without Prejudice

2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT
Nothing But Trailers
Sometimes the best part of the movie is the preview! So HDNet presents a half hour of Nothing But Trailers. See the best trailers, old and new in HDNet's collection.

3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
Big Apple
Terry makes a deal with the district attorney that has Chris arrested for murder while surveillance starts in Joan's apartment to gather information from Stark's wife.

4:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM PT
HDNet's Across America
Models - Models know that time is running out on their careers. Sabrina will do almost anything to stay on top. Branden is a rookie in New York, a devout Christian, with a body to kill for, but his limits are reached when he's asked to pose with naked women.

4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT
Underwater Angels
With the grace and agility of highly trained dancers, synchronized swimmers practice a sport that requires both artistry and athletic abiltity. A select group of students from the Nadezhda School of Synchronized Swimming prepare to exhibit these skills in a much-anticipated face-off with their arch rivals from Moscow.

5:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT
Messages from the Past
Message from the Past: Egypt - The fundamental purpose of the pyramids was to provide jobs during periods of slump. The pharaohs may well have been the first practitioners of Keynesian economics.

6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT
HDNet World Report

7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT * Premiere *
On the Edge of Destruction: The Frank Slide Story
A film that recounts the events of April 29, 1903, when the east face of Turtle Mountain and came crashing down on the sleeping mining community of Frank in the Southern Canadian Rockies. This film explores the amazing co-incidences and explains the geological conditions that all came together during 90 seconds of hell on earth.

8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT * Premiere *
Equal Justice
Without Prejudice

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT
HDNet Movie Night
Obsession - A man loses his wife and child to kidnappers, only to find his wife reborn in another woman. Cliff Robertson and Genevieve Bujold star in Brian DePalma's homage to Hitchcock.

11:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM PT
The HDNet Horse Racing Challenge
The Challenge continues! Trainers, jockeys and wagerers compete in a five week challenge.

1:00 AM ET / 10:00 PM PT
Big Apple
Terry makes a deal with the district attorney that has Chris arrested for murder while surveillance starts in Joan's apartment to gather information from Stark's wife.

2:00 AM ET / 11:00 PM PT
That's Life
Heart Problems - The family becomes overly protective after Frank suffers a mild heart attack; Victor avoids dealing with his 11 year-old daughter; Candy reveals a startling revelation to Paulie.

3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT
Square Pegs
The Stepanowicz Papers - Lauren is head over heels in love, but the unlikely object of her teenaged infatuation could innocently be setting her up for a crushing romantic fall.

3:30 AM ET / 12:30 AM PT
Major League Soccer
D.C. United @ Columbus Crew
Special Encore Presentation

5:30 AM ET / 2:30 AM PT
True Music
This week on True Music, pop rock sensation The Atari's headline the show and perform their national hit song "In My Diary". Also, Seven Story Drop gives HDNet an exclusive look at their very first acoustic concert! Finally, you don't want to miss the true rock sound of Altered.Return To Top

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DIRECTV To Launch New High-Definition Package
New HD Package will Launch July 1 and Include ESPN HD, Discovery HD Theater^TM, HDNet and HDNet Movies


El Segundo, CA Jun 3, 2003  DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading digital multichannel television service provider, announced today that it will launch a new high-definition (HD) programming package on July 1. The HD package will include ESPN HD, Discovery HD Theater^TM, HDNet and HDNet Movies, and is available by subscription for $10.99 per month.

In addition to ESPN HD, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet and HDNet Movies, DIRECTV will also provide its customers with special events broadcast in HD, similar to events broadcast in the past, such as USA's coverage of the Masters Tournament, NBA games and NBA TV programming blocks.

"DIRECTV has been a passionate proponent of HDTV since it launched the first coast-to-coast HD-feed more than four years ago," said Stephanie Campbell, senior vice president, Programming, DIRECTV, Inc. "Over the last year, as the HD category has gained tremendous momentum, our customers have told us they want more HD programming. The launch of this HD package reinforces DIRECTV's commitment to the category, and to offering our customers the best quality high-definition programming."

The DIRECTV HD package includes:

ESPN HD - A 24-hour high-definition simulcast service of ESPN that delivers the best lineup of quality sports events, news and information and entertainment telecasts currently available, including games from Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association , the National Football League and the National Hockey League.

Discovery HD Theater - Discovery HD Theater is the new 24/7 channel filmed entirely in high-definition. The channel delivers programs about nature, science and technology, geography, travel and world culture all designed to provide the highest-quality viewing experience available. It offers the world's most spectacular images delivered in the world's most stunning quality. Discovery HD Theater is like having a movie theater right in your own home.

HDNet - A 24-hour network featuring live sports like NHL^® and MLS^® games, boxing, drama series, concerts and original news and documentary programming including HDNet World Report and Across America.

HDNet Movies - Delivers a 24-hour schedule of blockbuster movie titles from Warner Bros., Sony, and other major studios, as well as made-for-TV movies , independent films and shorts.

With the addition of the HD package, DIRECTV will offer seven HD channels to its more than 11.4 million customers nationwide. DIRECTV customers are currently receiving HBO^® HDTV and SHOWTIME HDTV^® as part of their premium packages, as well as HD PPV movies for $4.99 each. In addition, under terms of its new five-year agreement with the National Football League for exclusive rights to NFL SUNDAY TICKET^TM, DIRECTV also plans to begin offering high-definition telecasts of professional football games during the 2003 regular NFL season.

To access HDTV channels, consumers may purchase any HDTV set with a built-in DIRECTV^® Receiver or a DIRECTV-enabled high-definition set-top receiver, and a single 18 x 20- or 18 x 24-inch multi-satellite dish with three LNBs. HDTV sets integrated with the DIRECTV Receiver, DIRECTV-enabled HD receivers and triple-LNB satellite dishes are available from authorized DIRECTV retailers nationwide.

Pay Per View

Airs 24 hours a day for $4.99* each movie when ordered
online or via remote control, plus big events where available,
priced as listed on 

Showing This Month

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
Friday After Next
Road to Perdition
The Tuxedo
Rodger Dodger

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Starting in June, watch more HD every day! DISH On Demand Pay-Per-View now offers a variety of HD movies every day. Customers with dishes pointing to the 61.5° and 148º orbital location and a HD-capable receiver can tune into Channel 9428 to see movies in HD for only $5.99.

If you would like to find out about upgrading to an HD receiver, call 1-800-333-DISH (3474) for more information.

Schedule Subject to Change

Showing This Month....

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
The Tuxedo
Friday After Next
Road To Perdition
The Ring
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
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HBO PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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All Times Eastern

7:00 AM
FAR FROM HOME THE ADVENTURES OF YELLOW DOG
Rated PG for
Time:80
Genre:Adventure, Family
A shipwrecked boy and his dog face the Canadian wilderness together in this exciting family adventure. Washed ashore after a storm that capsized his father's boat, 14-year-old Angus and his pet head for civilization--a three-week trek over some of the roughest country in North America.
Actors:
TOM BOWER, MIMI ROGERS, JESSE BRADFORD, BRUCE DAVISON, JOEL PALMER, JOSH WANNAMAKER, MARGOT FINLEY, DAKOTAH

8:30 AM
STAR KID
Rated PG for
Time:100
Genre:Adventure, Fantasy
Spencer is the loneliest seventh-grader on earth, until an intergalactic adventure--and a magical cybersuit--totally turn his world around.
Actors:
JOE MAZZELLO, RICHARD GILLILAND, CORINNE BOHRER, ALEX DANIELS, JOEY SIMMRIN, ASHLEE LEVITCH

10:15 AM
BETTER OFF DEAD...
Rated PG for
Time:96
Genre:Comedy
The course of true love is never smooth, but for one particular high-school teen it's downright rocky. The girl of his dreams has just ditched him for a conceited ski jock. What's a guy to do? John Cusack (Identity) stars in this hilarious farce as the likable Lane Myer who just can't get anything to go right--he loses drag races to a Chinese Howard Cosell impersonator, the paper boy is stalking him for two dollars and he's forced to deal with his slovenly schoolmate Ricky ("Sorry I blew up your mom's face, Ricky"). Even his mother's experimental dinners get up and walk off the plate! It's enough to make a guy consider ending it all...unless he can use his talent on the slopes to be a winner once and for all! David Ogden Stiers, Curtis Armstrong (in perhaps his finest performance as Lane's buddy Charles De Mar), Diane Franklin and Amanda Wyss co-star in this 1985 comedy classic.
Actors:
DAVID OGDEN STIERS, KIM DARBY, JOHN CUSACK, DIANE FRANKLIN, AMANDA WYSS

12:30 PM
STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Rated PG for
Time:142
Genre:Fantasy, Science Fiction
Ten years after the events of Episode I--The Phantom Menace, George Lucas's epic Star Wars series continues! With Queen Padme Amidala (now a Senator) under death threats, it's up to Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his rebellious teen apprentice Anakin Skywalker to keep her safe. But while Obi-Wan investigates the source of the threats and a rumored clone army, the dark side within Anakin begins to awaken--while he is simultaneously pulled toward a passionate, but forbidden romance with Padme. Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson and Christopher Lee star. (C) 2003 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Actors:
EWAN MCGREGOR, NATALIE PORTMAN, HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN, CHRISTOPHER LEE, SAMUEL JACKSON, IAN MCDIARMID, PERNILLA AUGUST, TEMUERA MORRISON, JIMMY SMITS, KENNY BAKER, ANTHONY DANIELS, FRANK OZ, AHMED BEST

3:00 PM
FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER
Rated PG13 for
Time:114
Genre:Action
North Vietnam,1972: Hanoi is off-limits to American bombers, due to peace talks--but that doesn't stop three fearless Navy pilots from avenging their buddies' deaths! Flying low-altitude bombers with no defensive weapons, they're out to bomb a Hanoi missile park, no matter the risk...or consequences. Based on the novel by Stephen Coontz. With Rosanna Arquette. "The aerial scenes are small wonders of movie-making craft" (New York Times).
Actors:
ROSANNA ARQUETTE, WILLEM DAFOE, DANNY GLOVER, BRAD JOHNSON, TOM SIZEMORE

5:00 PM
FLY AWAY HOME
Rated PG for
Time:106
Genre:Drama, Family
A girl and her father teach a flock of geese to fly-then lead them south for the winter-in this endearing family film. Moving to Canada to live with her estranged father after her mother's death, young Amy is sullen and troubled...until she becomes a surrogate mother to a nest of goose eggs. The newly hatched chicks regard her as their real mother, and it soon becomes clear that she's going to have to perform all a mother's tasks! Directed by Carroll Ballard (The Black Stallion).
Actors:
ANNA PAQUIN, JEFF DANIELS, DANA DELANY, TERRY KINNEY

9:00 PM
STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Rated PG for
VIOLENCE
Time:142
Ten years after the events of Episode I--The Phantom Menace, George Lucas's epic Star Wars series continues! With Queen Padme Amidala (now a Senator) under death threats, it's up to Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his rebellious teen apprentice Anakin Skywalker to keep her safe. But while Obi-Wan investigates the source of the threats and a rumored clone army, the dark side within Anakin begins to awaken--while he is simultaneously pulled toward a passionate, but forbidden romance with Padme. Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson and Christopher Lee star. (C) 2003 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Actors:
EWAN MCGREGOR, NATALIE PORTMAN, HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN, CHRISTOPHER LEE, SAMUEL JACKSON, IAN MCDIARMID, PERNILLA AUGUST, TEMUERA MORRISON, JIMMY SMITS, KENNY BAKER, ANTHONY DANIELS, FRANK OZ, AHMED BESTTHE

12:30 AM
SWEETEST THING
Rated R for
Time:84
Genre:Comedy, Romance
Cameron Diaz is dazzlingly ditzy in this hilarious, bodily-fluid-filled comedy about a sexy party girl's journey (with the help of her two equally dim pals) to find the handsome stranger she met at a nightclub...and who might just be her Mr. Right. The handsome hunk is supposed to be attending a wedding, but when the trio finally finds him, they make an alarming discovery--it's his wedding! Christina Applegate (TV's Married...With Children) and Selma Blair (Legally Blonde) co-star in this comic raunch-fest from director Roger Kumble (Cruel Intentions).
Actors:
CAMERON DIAZ, CHRISTINA APPLEGATE, THOMAS JANE, SELMA BLAIR, JASON BATEMAN, PARKER POSEY

2:00 AM
DON'T SAY A WORD
Rated R for
Time:113
Genre:Suspense, Thriller
Nathan Conrad (Douglas) is a well-respected New York psychiatrist who has it all. But in one single instant, he and his wife find themselves living out a parent's worst nightmare when their daughter is abducted and held for ransom. The kidnapper (Sean Bean) wants something that he believes only Nathan can obtain: a six-digit number that must be retrieved from the mind of a mentally disturbed young woman (Brittany Murphy). Jennifer Esposito co-stars as a homicide detective whose investigation leads back to a ten-year chain of crime and murder. Famke Janssen and Oliver Platt also star in this "sleek, engrossing suspense thriller" (L.A. Times). Directed by Gary Fleder.
Actors:
MICHAEL DOUGLAS, BRITTANY MURPHY, OLIVER PLATT, GUY TORRY, SEAN BEAN, SKYE BARTUSIAK, JENNIFER ESPOSITO, SHAWN DOYLE, VICTOR ARGO, CONRAD GOODE, FAMKE JANSSEN

4:00 AM
LETTERS FROM A KILLER
Rated R for
Time:103
Genre:Suspense, Thriller
From his cell on death row, convicted killer Race Darnell (Swayze) spends his time romantically toying with women via tapes he sends them. But when he is released after a re-trial, Race learns that his last shipment of tapes was mixed up--and now one of the women wants him dead! It's a fast-paced, inventive shocker directed with flair by David Carson (Star Trek Generations). Also starring Gia Carides and Roger E. Mosley (TV's Magnum, P.I.).
Actors:
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2:30 PM
The Pest
MPAA RATING: PG13
SHOWTIME ADVISORIES: Adult Language, Adult Themes
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP
1997, 1 h 24 m
A con artist (John Leguizamo) with a knack for impersonating every type of persona imaginable allow himself to be hunted by neo-Nazis in exchange for $50,000 in this wild, "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure"-style comedy costarring Jeffrey Jones ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off") and Joe Morton ("The Brother From Another Planet").


4:00 PM
Planes, Trains And Automobiles
MPAA RATING: R
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP
1 h 32 m
Writer/director John Hughes' classic road-trip comedy finds accidental, mismatched traveling companions Steve Martin and John Candy trying against all odds to make it home to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving without driving each other crazy - a tall order considering what a pairing of total opposites these two weary businessmen truly are. Or are they? Michael McKean, Dylan Baker, William Windom and Edie McClurg costar in this unforgettably funny comic treasure.

5:45 PM
I Love Trouble
MPAA RATING: PG
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP
1994, 2 h 2 m
Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts make a handsome twosome as Peter Brackett and Sabrina Petersen, hotshot Chicago reporters covering the same beat for rival newspapers. Faced with a bombshell story that's too big for either one of them, rivalry gives way to collaboration, and as the plot thickens and professional danger begins to mount, rivalry gives way to romance. Windy City fun with Saul Rubinek, Robert Loggia and James Rebhorn.

8:00 PM
The Sum of All Fears
MPAA RATING: PG13
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP
2 h 3 m
Ben Affleck takes over the role of hero CIA agent Jack Ryan in this box office hit based on the best-selling novel by Tom Clancy. Low-level analyst Ryan is elevated to prominence by his expertise on an obscure strongman (Ciaran Hinds) after the politician's surprising ascendancy to the Russian presidency. But that's just the tip of a very large, very lethal iceberg involving neo-Nazis and a nuclear warhead smuggled into the U.S. by terrorists. Morgan Freeman, Bridget Moynihan and Liev Schreiber costar in this espionage adventure.

ORIGINAL SERIES
10:00 PM
Out Of Order: Put Me In Order
TV RATING: TVMA
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1
45 m
In the wake of their 17th anniversary, Mark discovers the shocking truth about Lorna's mystery man, Teddy, and how out of order his life really is - which forces him to make some life-changing decisions.

11:00 PM
Soldier's Girl
TV RATING: TVMA-VSLD
Themes
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP
1 h 51 m
The true story of a young soldier who fell in love with a trans-gendered nightclub singer forms the basis for this original drama starring Troy Garity ("Bandits") as 21-year-old Army private Barry Winchell. When he falls for Calpernia Adams (Lee Pace), an alluring trans-gendered entertainer, Barry ignites the jealous fury of his homophobic brothers-in-arms, particularly his roommate Justin (Sean Hatosy), an anti-social misfit whose rage spurs violent action. Andre Braugher costars in this drama from director Frank Pierson ("Citizen Cohn").

I Love Trouble
MPAA RATING: PG
DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 / CCAP / ESP
1994, 2 h 2 m
Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts make a handsome twosome as Peter Brackett and Sabrina Petersen, hotshot Chicago reporters covering the same beat for rival newspapers. Faced with a bombshell story that's too big for either one of them, rivalry gives way to collaboration, and as the plot thickens and professional danger begins to mount, rivalry gives way to romance. Windy City fun with Saul Rubinek, Robert Loggia and James Rebhorn.    Return To Top

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Let's catch up on some reader mail........

Dale,
Good work on a great magazine!

I would like to know if any other subscribers of HDTV Magazine ever have audio sync problems with DirecTV Showtime HD (channel 543). I have replaced both my HD receiver and dish and still have this problem. This is the only channel that I have trouble with.......very annoying. If you can post my note on your "reader mail" section I would really appreciate it. Also please include my e-mail address: [email protected]

Thanks,

Randy Spruill

Readers! Can you answer Randy and get us all in synch? _Dale

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Hi Dale,

It's been a while since I chimed in, but wanted you to know I still use the magazine as a valuable resource and way to show others how much is going on in HDTV.

I missed yesterday's question(I'm replying to this old email to get around the HTML in a reply. The HTML version of the mag looks incredible~!) I was shocked last evening when I found out I could get Comcast HD in my area. I'm just back from the NCTA show in Chicago where much was made of Comcast's rollouts of both HD and PVR products.

My area of San Francisco has been notoriously low-tech. Just read cable Tv magazines a while and you'll see how badly the entirety of the number 5 TV market needs a cable TV upgrade. From San Jose to Oakland to San Francisco, most can't receive advanced cable services like HD and cable modem. With only 42-47% of the area upgraded to a modern cable bandwidth(above 500Mhz), I have so far lived in the other 53-58%. All that changed last night.

Comcast came in and claimed to have plans to make the Bay area it's number 1 priority. The paper ran articles, Comcast started an all-out blitz in TV commercials, and suddenly you could see Comcast everywhere-even coming out of an underground public transportation tunnel to see a large banner saying "We're glad to be the Bay Area's new cable company."

Many were skeptical, of course. AT&T made similar claims when it bought TCI.

Even at my near-suburb neighborhood of Twin Peaks right at the base of Sutro Tower(everyone wishes they had my OTA reception!), I am now able to get HD and high speed Internet. I probably shouldn't count my chickens before they're hatched, because the installer is coming out tomorrow, but I was very excited about this as I've waited the last few years for this to happen. I can't even get DSL service because the nearest distribution point is too far away when I'm only a mile from some of the best known areas in San Francisco, like "The Haight." Working at Dolby as an engineer in broadcast has given me high expectations for digital television and HDTV. Comcast is offering ABC, NBC(which I haven't been able to get for over a year because the local station got rid of it's network affiliation), KQED(our local PBS), Showtime, and HBO. I already subscribe to Showtime and plan to subscribe to HBO.

Thanks for the support you give our audio system, Dolby Digital. We are proud to be the preferred and chosen sound system in all HD entertainment. We know our high definition audio system is the perfect complement to the best in high definition video.

Best Regards
Oren Williams. Dolby

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Good afternoon to all.

This past Tuesday, I was en route to speak at the SUNY Technology Officers Association annual meeting in Kerhokson, NY. Having some free time on my hands (and good weather, a rarity here lately) , I convinced the folks at Plasmaco in Highlands, NY (just east of New Paltz) to see if any 8VSB broadcasts could be picked up at their location.

They thought not. However, I usually don't give up that easily.

We went up on their roof (about 25 feet above ground level) with 10' of mast, a Samsung 150 set-top receiver, and a modified Channel Master 4308 suburban UHF yagi (seen on my web site at www.hdtvexpert.com). I also brought along a Channel Master #7775 UHF preamp, plus two spectrum analyzers.

Someone dragged up an old video monitor from the plant, and we began testing. In short order, we found WTBY-27 (the local Trinity Broadcasting station in Poughkeepsie, who was testing with 50 watts on a tower about 5 miles away, and who then had a power failure 30 minutes later). No big deal.

What was neat was picking up and locking in on WCDC-36, the Adams, MA repeater/satellite station for WTEN in Albany, NY. WCDC locked up the tuner after carefully aiming the antenna. What we didn't know was that (1) WCDC was running low power from Mt. Grelock in western Massachusetts, and (2) the LOS path from the Plasmaco roof to Mt. Greylock is conservatively 78-80 miles. That's a pretty good catch, and an NTSC signal at that range would be very marginal at best.

I repeated the test later that evening from the rear deck of my brother's house in Saugerties, NY. He lives on the wrong side of a hill from the WCDC site and is somewhat obstructed by terrain, with heavy foliage around him. Even with all that, plus the antenna sitting just 10' above his deck AND a 55 mile path to Greylock, we were able to lock up WCDC-36 again with little effort. Nice strong waveform runnnig low power.

I should add that there were no enhanced weather conditions, such as those that might form a tropospheric "duct". The weather was warm, stable winds, no close-by incoming fronts. Typically, ducts form when there are inversions and that usually results in some instability of the received signal as the front moves through. But it was clear, and warm.

I wish more folks could see demos like this as they are positive indicators of the benefits of a "threshold" DTV system as opposed to an "amplitude" system. Hopefully, more affiliates will start coming on-air in this area soon.

Best,

Pete Putman Roam Consulting Inc.

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Thanks Dale for the supplement,

I was particularly interested on the threads that referred to the Star Wars on the AVSforum.

I do not participate in forums anymore and was surprised of the long thread that reported exactly what was my experience with the low quality DirecTV's HD HBO movie just a week ago on the opening night.

A large number of people coincided with my comments and identified the same macro blocking and pixelation artifacts and the blurry/film grain appearance chosen by George Lucas even when the camera/media was 1080p HD.

In my second test, a week later, which I reported on a recent email to the Tips, I felt compelled to tell that the image was much better and much lesser artifacts, I was surprised myself of the improvement.

I mentioned that there was one variable that was different between the two tests, the time of the show (the second show was after midnight), and I assumed that DirecTV distributed the load on the transponder in a way to favor HBO that late at night.

On the last page (17) of the AVS thread viewers started saying that they experienced the same improvement that I noticed, and then the thread ended.

After reading the entire thread I reached to another conclusion. DirecTV has received so many complaints, as it can be seen on 17 pages of unhappy viewers, that they were forced to rearrange quick the compression or bandwidth allocation in a way that at least HD-HBO showed better, after a week.

This conclusion seems more logical than the late at night improvement theory, but I must say that it is not the first time that I notice that late content shows better, although I think this time was DirecTV's reaction to so many complaints.


This put us back into two things that I mentioned at the end of my second test (the better) email:

--------- "This is good news, this means that decent quality can be obtained if proper attention is given.

The bad news is that quantity has the potential to destroy the HD experience, and more HD channels are coming, hopefully not of the quantity oriented compressed channels, like the effect experienced by HBO at 8 PM on the first test." ---------

When I said "proper attention" I meant the reaction of DirecTV to make things right for the HD quality oriented community.

Regarding the "bad news", unfortunately many people have already switched away from the DirecTV offering of more HD channels, produced by this unfortunate event of lack of proper care by the service provider, this was not good for DirecTV.

I personally made my mind in 2002 that I will be testing the waters and perhaps switch as soon as the E* 921 is out and the superdish appears (and I have a large number of dishes and STBs to replace), but who knows, perhaps even E* is not doing their best for quality either, judging by many of the viewers (Ronald Cole of our tips list among them), and cable is not alone either regarding compression games. 1394 and PVR is one main driver of that possible switch, but DirecTV is pushing everyone away anyway with events like this.

Ironically most of the satellite customers ran away from poor-quality-cable in the 90s, and now the market might be facing the opposite situation motivated by the FCC/industry agreement of QAM tuners with POD into DTV sets, which might give to those interested the opportunity to run away to see if there are less digital artifacts around the corner, maybe there will be no place to run.

The bottom line is this.

We are starting to get the first signs of how the market of HD service providers reacts to the business model of larger number of HD content, and so far it has not been promising for viewers searching for quality.

And the trend might deteriorate as these companies prepare their infrastructure to deal with the larger model and try to use their already tired SD concept of more is better and compress.

Even OTA in DC has several broadcasters that use the 6MHz slot for 4 sub channels, one of the 4 subs calls itself HD, one is no other that our National Public Television (PBS) channel (if Dad does it why not the kids, promising isn't it?). That sub HD might be receiving around 6-8 Mbps when it needs 19, so soon not even the flower still shots will be rid of pixelation.

Everyone is doing it, this evolution to the wrong direction of quantity by sacrificing quality must stop, and we should start working on it, before is too late.

If this trend is left as loose as it is, no matter which service you might switch to there will be over compression, reduced bandwidth, transponder sharing, Mbps limitation atrocities, before the technology is ready for that. At that time we all loose. Except for our friend Jordan and his C-band UFO.

I believe that this Star Wars event was a strong wake up call for everyone, and we must capitalize from it while is hot, and help the industry capitalize from this horrible experience, we must use this event to brake the machinery of this inertia, so HDTV will continue its path with quality as a driven force.

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra, VA

I have contacted both DirecTV and Lucasfilms to give us their joint accounting of what you saw. Bob Plummer at DirecTV now has to go through the PR department and is awaiting their  approval before contacting us. LucasFilm is overdue. Donde esta Lucas? _Dale

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Regarding recent sales figures sent out by CEA...

Movement not helped by...

The real figures missing are the number of set top boxes sold with these TVs . All those people watching their Widescreen Hi-def capable sets to view DVDs is not helping the High Definition movement . What about a breakdown of the number of sets which would actually provide acceptable 1080i or 720p resolution as in at least 1280 x 720. Anything below 1024 x 768 should not be counted in any hi-def sales figures. The sales for 480p units is only good for Fox marketing department.

As Joe Kane has said , "there is too much emphasis on price and too little on performance." Personally, a decent display and 5.1 DTS equipped surround system starts at $7500 us.

TO finish with your own statemen: HDTV is the Aristocrat of TV.

Nicetry@

(from a second email) This is some more stats to consider for your story on CEA recent sales reports.

There are approx 5.8 million HD capable sets out there.

- Less than 1 million of them have set top boxes connected to receive the HD signal.

- Less than 6 % of digital set owners have purchased antennae for OTA reception .

Currently only 20 % of nations digital broadcast are carried by cable

These findings are from the Forrester Research group and are the kind that Gary Shairo should be concerned with .

Nicetry@

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Dale,

Wonderful to see more and more HDTV programming! Wonderful to see DirecTV offering more HDTV programming! But.........I subscribe to Comcast cable and Dish Network just to get all 3 networks HD programming plus Discovery HD, PBS (although it's mostly travelogues),HBO & SHO. So what do you hear from Dish? Are they going to keep up with DirecTV? If so, when? Or what about Comcast? Will they add HDNet and ESPNHD?

I had a dream last night that I was connected to only one source for all my programming.......and guess what? It was all HDTV!!!! Too bad I woke up!

A loyal ilovehdtv.com fan, (and a starving HDTV fan)
Philip Hetzler Galloway, NJ

We all want to wake up and be in your dream._Dale

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