Comments on: Cable & Satellite in the HD DVD Age

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:42:09 +0000

Not providing HD content because no one is watching it, is clearly a chicken and egg problem. Some people have bitten the bullet and are ready to watch it, they need to do the same and provide it.

By: B.Greenway

B.Greenway — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:26:58 +0000

Seems like those titles of consequence are slated for the third quarter.

“Warner will release some of its premiere titles on HD DVD in the current third quarter, including Batman Begins and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, senior VP of marketing management Steve Nickerson told VB. Batman Begins had initially been expected earlier this spring.”

http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6351635.html

By: westcott

westcott — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:00:23 +0000

I think there are two reasons.

One, lack of content available to broadcast.

Two, lack of bandwidth.

Makes HD DVD and BlueRay very attractive except they do not seem to be able to capitalize on this due to unrealistic piracy concerns.

I read your previous article,and if 4 or 6 years is when ICT tokens are invoked, it may take that long for any titles of consequence to ever get released. Not good for either format or the consumer.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:16:12 +0000

If cable had any cajones, they would offer all existing customers digital STBs. That way they increase bandwidth and could offer more HDTV. But, they’ll just sit on there hands until satellite can offer more HDTV channels. Cable is always reactionary.

By: Brian Hoyt

Brian Hoyt — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:30:13 +0000

I guess my deisre for HD overwhelmed my worry of another HD DVR. I have had DirecTV for 6 years. I got the Toshiba DST-3000 HD reciever the day it was available and again the HR10-250 TiVo based HD DVR. I have had the TiVo for over 2 years and feel comfortable in saying it was well worth the cost, even considering it is one third now.

By: M. Panchalingam

M. Panchalingam — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:41:54 +0000

The response from Comcast is just like the one I got from Rogers when i asked the same question. I don’t buy the “low subscribership” and “low number of households with HD TVs”. In my own little circle of friends, we went from me being the only HD tv owner, to about 2 dozen of us having LCDs, Plasmas and rear projections within a year. Most people who bother getting a new TV, go straight for the LCDs and Plasmas, why cable companies (and satelite) don’t tune into that is beyond me.

The thing that annoys me above that is the fact that I still can’t get Cable Card so I can get rid of my external cable box.