We've all seen the comparisons of HD lineups between cable and satellite, and it's pretty safe to say cable is going to have to play a huge game of catch-up in the coming months.
Why do you think cable is so far behind on this? Money? Limited bandwidth?
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teenbean2: digitaldean - I just hooked my outdoor antenna to the existing cable junction box that is mounted outside the box. I unscrewed the Time Warner Cable and hooked my cable to the cable wire going into...
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Keith: It looks good to me. Obviously a great improvement over what it was. I like the colors, the bug on the right with the simple temp and time, the panning out, and the text scroll at the bottom....
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TvBoy: Damn,
For as long as it took to get that thing launched, I was pretty disappointed. Not that impressive. Better than the last set, but not worth the price paid.
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Probably because they are
Probably because they are busy trying to put a spin on how they have the home of free hd when in reality it is not even close to free. You get less channels in general not even including the hd channels for the same cost roughly.
Probably money. They have
Probably money. They have enormous capital costs and upkeep in each city they serve. The dish companies send up a few very expensive satellites and presto, an entire continent is served! Meanwhile, squirrels chew through above ground wires in my parents neighborhood every few weeks.
Bandwidth may play a part with how many TVs you can watch at once, but I would think that if cable has more than one HD channel, they should be able to carry as many as they want. Perhaps it requires some sort of smart box?