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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Willscary: I would be happy with the main HD channel and a single EDTV (DVD quality) widescreen sub-channel. The bandwidth needed for widescreen EDTV would not be enough to seriously affect the quality of the...
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Mark: If you look at the Wikipedia pages for RTV and MeTV, RTV has been losing affiliates lately while MeTV has been expanding nationally to 120 affiliates. RTV's programming comes mainly from Sony TV and...
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Mark: Any broadcaster around here doing more than three channels full time is a pipe dream. WPNE had 5 but only three ran programming at any one time while the others were dark.
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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?