Author Topic: Cable industry slams a la carte study (Read 856 times)

midnight Target · « **Reply #30 on:** March 16, 2006, 02:53:03 PM »

I have 2 dual tuner DVR's with my DISH. Only about $80/month with 180 channels and a few free premium channels running up to 4 TV's. Can record 2 programs at a time and watch a 3rd as long as it is recorded already. I'm with Skuzzy, commercials are impossible to watch any more.

I watch shows on the DVR or I watch a premium channel or I may even do PBS, but I avoid commercials like the plague. I can even set up 5 different search menus. So my wife has her favorites I have mine, plus a 'commercial-less' list plus .. whatever.

Now to save up for that "Pocket Dish"..... mmmmmmmmm.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #31 on:** March 16, 2006, 02:57:17 PM »

Cable companies have a right to be really nervous. Verizon owns the fiber outright. No government subsidies at all, so they cannot be forced to share it with any other company, unlike most of the telephone network infrastructure in the U.S.

My Verizon buddy across the street told me they could give as much as 600Mb/s of bandwidth to each home if they wanted to. The goal is to eventually deliver uncompressed HD content.

When it all gets fleshed out, it could be very impressive.

EDIT: Nice setup you have there MT. I am with DiSH as well. You know anyone using thier HD stuff?

midnight Target · « **Reply #32 on:** March 16, 2006, 03:03:38 PM »

Not yet. I'm still trying to get the surround sound to work off the DVR.

Eagler · « **Reply #33 on:** March 16, 2006, 03:05:39 PM »

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Cable companies have a right to be really nervous. ..

we are .. been in cable since '79 and never seen them so...

Skuzzy · « **Reply #34 on:** March 16, 2006, 03:06:32 PM »

You have an optical audio out on the PVR MT. Just connect it to your decoder/receiver and enable it in the receiver.

Eagler · « **Reply #35 on:** March 16, 2006, 03:09:35 PM »

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Not yet. I'm still trying to get the surround sound to work off the DVR.

not everything is broadcast in true surround sound .. the little "blue light" on my Sony tells me when to crank it up

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #36 on:** March 16, 2006, 03:33:22 PM »

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we are .. been in cable since '79 and never seen them so...

Good.
Maybe once the cable companies are no longer the only real game in town. They will realise they cant just P all over the people just because they can.

midnight Target · « **Reply #37 on:** March 16, 2006, 04:34:36 PM »

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You have an optical audio out on the PVR MT. Just connect it to your decoder/receiver and enable it in the receiver.

Yea, got that far, but I think Eagler's right. Very little if anything is broadcast with surround.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #38 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:02:40 PM »

Any of the PPV movies will be in surround. Anything prime time will state it is being broadcast in surround. Try the Simpsons.

soda72 · « **Reply #39 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:18:41 PM »

As long as I can download BSG on itunes, i don't need TV at all..

Skuzzy · « **Reply #40 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:28:57 PM »

Hmmm, watch BSG on a computer monitor, or a 60" screen. Let me think....uhmmm, yeah. I think I will stick with the 60" screen.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #41 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:34:45 PM »

I've had DirecTV for 7 years. My bill has NEEVR went up. However the Cable bill has increased by $20.

Plus, the HD picture through "Cable" is garbage. Satellite is best for "Home Theater Guru's" such as myself.

Karaya

Eagler · « **Reply #42 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:41:51 PM »

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Good.
Maybe once the cable companies are no longer the only real game in town. They will realise they cant just P all over the people just because they can.

we never did here ..

Competition is good for both sides - the companies and the customers

midnight Target · « **Reply #43 on:** March 16, 2006, 07:47:50 PM »

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Any of the PPV movies will be in surround. Anything prime time will state it is being broadcast in surround. Try the Simpsons.

I'll give it a go tonight.

Sandman · « **Reply #44 on:** March 17, 2006, 12:07:16 AM »

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As long as I can download BSG on itunes, i don't need TV at all..

Who needs iTunes for BSG? TvTorrents man... TvTorrents.