[opendtv] Re: Toward digital TV
- From: Cliff Benham <cbenham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:41:24 -0500
I pay around $ 49 a month for most of the same channels but I hardly
watch them, but if I don't pay, they are NOT there if I should want to.
Sort of like paying for the option to watch but not doing so "just" to
get my money's worth.
As to film quality, many ofthe old B&W movies are coming out in new
digital transfers on DVD and they look great!
And they are cheap!
Barry Wilkins wrote:
>Cliff,
>The Discovery Channel is indeed what we get , along with:
>National Geographic, good but I seldom watch it.
>The History Channel, (heavily biased towards Australian History during the
>breaks). Good at times.
>The Arts Channel, a mix of theatre, art history, classics, music
>general documentary, Excellent.
>Realto. International movies and documentaries. Excellent. Thoroughly
>entertaining.
>BBC World (poor image)
>CNN (poor image)
>MGM old movies
>TCM old movies, generally classics (poor image and it is not just the age of
>the film)
>Sky movies 1 and 2. These and the Realto channel have best image quality.
>Several pay per view movie channels (I do not subscribe to)
>TVNZ channels 1 and 2 general news and entertainment
>Channel 3 (Canwest) Excellent news/current affairs format, general
>entertainment.
>3 music video channels (one of which suits me)
>The Maori TV channel
>3 childrens channels
>4 sports channels, 1 dedicated to the national sport of Rugby.
>1 or 2 others of little significance.
>Note that TV3 and TVNZ channels 1 and 2 piggyback on the Sky digital
>satellite platform although they are otherwise effectively opposition.
>
>You pay around NZ $70 per month for the above not including the pay per view
>channels mentioned.
>
>I guess by comparison with the US you would get many more channels for your
>money. I personally would be perfectly happy with a minor increase in
>quantity or no change at all provided that they could improve the image
>quality on what we have.
>
>Barry Wilkins
>
>
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>On 12/16/05, Cliff Benham <cbenham@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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>>Barry Wilkins wrote:
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>>>Cliff,
>>>The dumb programs comment of yours intrigues me. I do not know of the
>>>breadth and quality of the numerous programs you have in the USA.
>>>
>>>
>>However, I
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>>>do find certain problems with the format of content in many cases in
>>>programs such as "Discovery" for instance.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>If you are referring to what we see here as "The Discovery Channel" it
>>is for us unfortunately one of the better ones.
>>This channel deals with scientific and technical subject matter
>>presenting it in a sort of mini documentary style.
>>History Channel is also pretty good, but the types of programs I
>>personally don't watch are the game shows,
>>the cop and car chase shows, the soap operas, the talk shows, and the
>>shopping and infomercial channels.
>>
>>What does that leave? The news (some spattered with blood), Nascar on
>>the Speed Channel for racing fans, and
>>such channels as CSPAN which covers the daily shenanigans of the U.S
>>Congress, The Learning Channel, Nasa
>>which covers the U.S space program, but for me my absolute favorite is a
>>channel I installed and 8 foot C band
>>dish in the back yard for: Classic Arts Showcase. It runs back to back
>>classical music, arts and film segments with no
>>commercials. Ever. I am a network programmer's nightmare. I would skew
>>the results of any program survey I took part in.
>>
>>What sort of programs do you get?
>>
>>
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