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BF69

join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN

reply to wings10
Re: When will HD be the standard?

said by wings10 See Profile :

When will HD be the standard and not a paid premium? When will networks drop digital broadcast in favor of HD. 20 years? 50 years?

(Note: I know OTA HD is free)
Dish has a HD only service that is about the same price as the SD only service. More should do this. If I have HDTV why would I want to watch channels in SD if I have the HD verison of the channel?

the problem with going all HD is the number of people that still use SDTV sets. Look at all the problem with the OTA transition to digital because so many people still had TVs without digital tuners.

The number of households with at least one HDTV is about 35%. This number should accelerate in the next few years as they get cheaper in price and because no one sells SDTVs anymore. My local wal-mart hasn't sold any in 12-18 months. not to mention just about all new shows are now filmed in HD.

I predict within 6 years at least one company( whether it be sat, cable, fiber ) will go all HD. HDTV penetration should be over 85% by then.
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