[BC] An HD Tuner for $110

[Robert Orban]

At 10:00 PM 12/24/2005, you wrote:
>From: "Dennis Cope" <dcope at intercom.net>
>Subject: RE: [BC] An HD Tuner for $110
>To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
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>[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of DANA PUOPOLO
>Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 11:44
>To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [BC] An HD Tuner for $110
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>Yep...Just try and watch a hockey game on HDTV - the slurring will drive you
>nuts! But this is the FUTURE, so it must be better - RIGHT?!
>Even Dish TV has artifacts by the tons now (NTSC). Whenever anything goes to
>black, what you see are a bunch of square pixels with differing amounts of
>black.
>
>So much for "digital quality".
>
>-D
>
>The sat casters are throttling down the bit rates hoping you will not
>notice, to squeeze more channels on their birds and make more money.

Given that the satcasters are for-profit businesses, one would only hope 
(for their shareholders' sakes) that they optimize their return on investment.

No one held a gun to my head to make me subscribe to DirecTV. They are not 
the only game in town; DISH and Comcast cable both offer HD packages as 
well; there is lively competition in this area You can be sure that all of 
them are using their best business judgement to maximize their revenue and 
subscriber base.

Bob Orban