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DirecTV Plans 1500 HiDef Channels by End of 2007

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the infomercials-and-bad-movies dept.

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."

2 of 295 comments (clear)

  1. Police radar by LittleLebowskiUrbanA · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Any correlation between this and KA band police radar? Because I'd sure hate for police to move from the easily detectable KA band to Lidar laser detection.

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    This guy is way out there
  2. Nice try retard... Direct copy of my post by mp3zero · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nice try! http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=106092&cid=903 4685

    My post from May 02. Come up with something of your own sometimes you retard.