[opendtv] Re: News; Dish to Expand HD Roster, Offer 1080p Movies

  • From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:23:56 -0400

At 6:53 PM -0400 8/3/08, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:

Sorry, Craig, but that story was about DISH delivering the same content
that broadcasters deliver. In this case, a movie. Using a format that
(in principle, per the transmission standards) broadcasters have always
been able to use.


Really.

So broadcaster will offer 150 HD channels by February 17, 2009?

And broadcasters are delivering PPV movies in 1080@24P?

Wow, where do i sign up?


Seems to me that the MPEG-2 "limit" isn't the issue at all, then. The
true limiting factor seems to be in the internal broadcaster plants,
and/or in the files they are provided for transmission.
The true limit is the way broadcasters think. They think they are in the business of delivering linear content to TV receivers, in fixed time slots, via a physical plant optimized for a "format." The rest of the world is moving toward a business model of delivering media files to consumers who will view them across a range of devices in multiple venues. There is no reason to be tied to formats or to worry about "continuity" in a world where downloading content is mostly an asynchronous activity. 




 From the original article...


 Whether average consumers will be able to truly appreciate the
 technical nuances of 1080p/24 delivery is open to debate, and
 Insalaco admitted that most viewers are focused more on HD
 quantity than quality.


So, it seems that we agree that the article had no news-worthy content?
I think that was my main point.
No, you are so out of touch that you cannot see the newsworthiness of the article. 

Regards
Craig


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