Why don't cable companies carry more Hi-Def channels?

[Insane3D]

So, with all this compression talk, I have a question. Now that DTV is MPEG4, are the old complaints about their HD quality a non-issue now?

 

[techs]

Wow. The responses were very helpful.
If I understand correctly it IS a bandwidth limitation that is keeping my local cable company from immediately offering a greater number of HD channels.
Thank.

 

[imported_hscorpio]

Originally posted by: Thetech
Hey guys do you have any links to info about the direcTV sat. launch?

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Coldn't find any precise dates other than early 2007. You can search for "DIRECTV 10 launch". If they use sea launch out of long beach I'm going to try and drive down to the harbor and see the rocket while they do the last tests before heading down to the equator for launch.

 

[Vic]

Less than 10% of American households have an HDTV.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Vic
Less than 10% of American households have an HDTV.

I think it has surpassed 10% by now, but it is still a small minority. The industry projects that by 2010 50% of the population will have hdtv.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Vic
Less than 10% of American households have an HDTV.

I think it has surpassed 10% by now, but it is still a small minority. The industry projects that by 2010 50% of the population will have hdtv.

lol i doubt that

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: Vic
Less than 10% of American households have an HDTV.

I think it has surpassed 10% by now, but it is still a small minority. The industry projects that by 2010 50% of the population will have hdtv.

lol i doubt that

I dont. Have you looked at the retail electronics stores lately, HDTV are a big seller and prices for these sets are in freefall.

 

[Hecubus2000]

It's because these channels want the cable providers to pay massive amounts of money in order to broadcast them. The cable providers refuse to pay these fees because it would mean a hike in cable rates for their subscribers regardless of what type of service they have.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: Linux23

Originally posted by: NFS4
So the only uncompressed HD signals are OTA HD signals?

No. Most Comcast areas do not recompress their HD feeds and just pass it straight through. I don't know who is spreading the BS in this thread.

Time warner most definitely compresseses.

FIOS is guaranteed to be highest quality possible.

Not really, the use the same backend for the most part. The only advatage FIOS will have is less interference from emi.

FIOS is straight digital even for all SD channels.

I have yet to see a cable HD broadcast that was 14-18gb/hour like FIOS.