[opendtv] Re: How Many Are Really Watching HDTV
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:05:49 -0500
I've just moved back to Jacksonville FL, a Comcast area. Here it is
cheaper for the first 6 months to get a limited basic package than just
broadband. But even on a simple limited basic tier I get about 20
digital channels, many HD, on my Vizio digital cable ready (clear QAM)
TV or record them on my computer. This all legally with no HD
subscription and no cable box. I think most modern TV's can do this now.
- Tom
dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> "If it hadn't been for the threat of OTA HDTV, we'd still be watching
> images not much better than NTSC."
>
> But I hypothesize that most are still watching NTSC.
>
> The HDTV acceptance really helped production values but how many are really
> watching HDTV in it's true form? I know most are on a MVPD, but to
> actually get HDTV, one must subscribe to and watch the HD tier to get HDTV,
> with the bulk of the programming in NTSC on the analog tier or SD in the
> main digital tier. What is the percentage that are actually viewing HD?
>
> Of course, it is possible to receive HD pictures from some cable providers
> without the HD tier but how many are doing so? Most monitors I look at,
> whether in the home, bar or casino, are stretched versions of the analog
> tier.
>
> Dan Grimes
>
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