DJ Matt
join:2008-05-09
| Any News On More HD?
Its almost June and no new signs of any new HD channels yet. Does anyone have any inside information they can share with us? WOW is still lagging behind all other providers in the HD department.  |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
 ·WOW Internet and C..
| said by DJ Matt  : WOW is still lagging behind all other providers in the HD department. They are? They have as many if not more than Comcast and have pretty close to the same amount as AT&T. Dish and DTV have more, but they've had more for over a year now. |
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Jwobot
join:2002-08-14
Utica, MI | Yes they are lagging since Comcast has many more HD channels than WOW. |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | Oh, so Comcast did finally add more, now that I look at it. Though most of the ones they have I could care less about. But hey, everyone already knows their option.  |
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Clocker1000
join:2001-05-24
Sterling Heights, MI | reply to DJ Matt
So I guess there is no new news.
C1K |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | They don't give out that kind of info anymore. They are very tight lipped about everything. |
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DJ Matt
join:2008-05-09
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May 11th, @06:31AM
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Comcast and WOW were pretty much toe to toe with HD channels in the beginning of the year, but Comcast does have quite a few more HD channels than WOW. I am not sure on the exact total but they must have 5-6 more than us. Also, AT&T has about 10 more HD channels than WOW. The bad thing about AT&T though is that they do not have CSN in HD or 2 HD streams at once. At least right now they don't. AT&T has these HD channels that WOW doesn't have...
Big Ten Network
CNN
ESPN2
Lifetime Movie Network
MHD
Science Channel
TBS
History Channel
Universal
Versus and The Gold Channel
..and AT&T has about 31 HD channels (not including Premium HD channels). |
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Ph4r
join:2007-01-11
Saint Clair Shores, MI | reply to DJ Matt
http://whereishd.com/
This site lists the available channels by zip code for comparison. |
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juryman
join:2007-12-08
North Royalton, OH
| reply to DJ Matt
WOW in my area has Big Ten HD. They have TLC, Nat. Geo. in HD, but who cares. I would like to see some of the ones mentioned earlier. ESPN2, TBS, plus GOLF and VS. Im also in a TWC area and am debating on switching. They are adding more channels than WOW. |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
| said by juryman : They have TLC, Nat. Geo. in HD, but who cares. I would like to see some of the ones mentioned earlier. ESPN2, TBS, plus GOLF and VS. It's all a matter of opinion. I say who cares to the sports channels you listed. I'd much rather have The Histoty Channel HD, or Discovery Science HD, Universal would be nice for the extra Olympics coverage though. |
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Jwobot
join:2002-08-14
Utica, MI
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May 11th, @12:32PM
| A lot of peoples opinions are going to be in favor for sports HD channels. |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | I doubt that. I tend to believe that there are more people in the US that don't care about sports than do. Or at least ones that need 50 different sports channels. |
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Jwobot
join:2002-08-14
Utica, MI
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May 11th, @06:51PM
| reply to DJ Matt
imrf, the same can be said about science and history. 
But hey like you said, "It's all a matter of opinion." |
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DJ Matt
join:2008-05-09 | reply to DJ Matt
Well, the bottom line is that WOW should add more HD channels. In my area AT&T has over 10 more HD channels total. I think WOW is still the cheapest to go with though. |
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kiamsiamdala
join:2001-11-05
Utica, MI
| reply to Jwobot
I'll take history and science over sports any day. As a matter of fact, I loathe the idea of paying for sports channels. 
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'void planets roll regardless of desolation' |
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Nastay
@sigecom.net
| I could link you a bunch of articles about what drives HDTV sales I guess... but you can do a google search and find a lot of information yourself.
Needless to say, sports and video games are 2 of the main drivers of HDTV sales, not nature shows. |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
| Sports only drive tv sales when big events are playing. The rest of the year, sports don't do crap for HDTV sales. And as of recent months HDTV sales have dropped.
I can guarantee you the sharp rise in tv sales have nothing to do with sports. What has driven HDTV sales is the fact that less and less SDTVs are being produced. People have little to no choice in the 26"+ range anymore. |
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Alphy
join:2001-12-31
Troy, MI | reply to juryman
Blah, I wish Michigan would have have the option for Big Ten HD... |
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sanriku
join:2008-05-15
Colorado Springs, CO
| reply to DJ Matt
IMRF is 100% correct. People are going to watch what they wanna watch on T.V.. But when you only give people a limited choice of selection, they are more or less forced to buy what they are being guided to. Coercion is a powerful marketing tool lol.
As to WOW! needing to add more HD channels, get with the broadcaster of the channel that you want in HD and tell them to provide it, then leave a customer feedback requesting the channel in WOW's line-up.
Those companies that have "60+" HD channels up-convert more than 70% of them. So yes, its 'Hight Definition' if you are watching new or live programming, but for the most part its remastered or up-converted from SD to HD. |
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DJ Matt
join:2008-05-09
| I have requested HD channels for a long time. I request channels every 2-3 weeks and yes, a lot of networks upconvert. I think at the end of this year and going into 2009 that there will definitely be more high definition on those channels that currently upconvert a lot of their programming. |
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