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DirecTV Plans 1500 HiDef Channels by End of 2007
doormat writes "DirecTV plans on launching four Ka-band satellites by 2007. This means local HiDef channels over satellite for the biggest markets by the end of 2005, with room for 500 HD channels. Plus 1000 more HD local channels and 150 national HD channels by the end of 2007. Thats a total bandwidth of 34Gbit/s, which is about 10 times the bandwidth they currently have in the Ku band (the band they use now for direct-to-home TV service). The bandwidth crunch for satellite providers is over, and the Ka band is the answer."
No. And Scranton sucks ass. Had you gone to a real school, you might have gotten a fp.
and the KKK band? That's the one carrying FOX news, of course.
Please. 1500 channels? There is absolutely no need for this many channels, except for the cable/satellite channels to bundle them all together for "value" and keep prices artificially high. I live in Boston and subscribe for comcast cable. If I had the option, I would only turn on 15 of these channels.
Another key point, is increasing the number of channels does not mean there will be an increase in quality programming. This will only dilute the few good shows and force them to piss off customers with "I have 1500 options and they all suck!" syndrome. Oh great, more local cable access channels that no one will watch.
Ugh. Just give me the daily show with jon stewart, aqua teen, and family guy (summer 2005 baby!) and i'll be happy. And it sure as hell doesn't need to be in high def.
my last sig was too controversial... now, a new and improved useless sig!
and I bet there still wont be anything on.
They might as well have 30,000 channels - it won't make a single bit of a difference. 90% of the existing channels are ... well, crap. To have more of it is not going to make anything better.
Whenever in doubt go with PBS.
It has a huge return for the advertisers. Stay tuned people! Consume!!!!
People watch TV because they don't know what else to do. I know a lot of people who cannot relax in a sitting room with the TV turned off. Most rooms are laid out to worship the TV.
You think this generation is bad? Wait until you see our kids generation! The internet might be the only thing to draw people away from the hypno-box*
*Studies have shown that watching TV produces the same brain patterns as hypnosis. This is why advertising is so effective. You take in the message without realising it and next time you are in a shop and see the brand, your subconcious mind recognises it and makes it feel familiar to you. People tend to go with what they know when choosing a brand.