Posted by Doug Jacobs on 10/25/07 20:03

Richard C. <post-age@spamcop.net> wrote:

> MANY also have HD feeds.

True, but it's still not the majority - and there are some rather odd
gaps. For instance, why don't Sci-Fi and Comedy Central offer HD? Then
there's the hilariously mis-named "Tech TV" which isn't in HD. I heard
Cartoon Network recently started a HD feed, though Dish Network hasn't
started offering it yet. Then again, I have to wonder...what is the
purpose of CN in HD at all? Most of their shows are still going to be 4:3
SD. None of the news channels offer HD, which again seems rather silly.
CSPAN doesn't...well, who watches CSPAN anyways? ;)

The movie channels do offer HD, but I don't subscribe to those.

Some of the smaller local channels by me don't offer HD - like KTSF, which
carries a lot of non-English programs, including the Chinese
comedy/variety programs my wife likes.

Even those channels that do have a HD feed, don't always carry the same
programming. Food Network HD has a totally different schedule compared to
the regular, non-HD Food Network. This is probably because not all of
Food Network's shows (or even episodes) are HD. However it's still a bit
annoying to get a HD feed from a network but still not be able to watch a
particular show of theirs in HD.

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