Not the whole story. Over at AVSForum.com, there has been much discussion of this issue. The temptation is that the same bandwidth required for one HD channel can host several SD digital channels. On some systems, users are complaining that the HD channels are bit-starved because the broadcasters want the extra revenue that might come from multiple channels. Locally, we have an example of how bad it can get. WMPT has all but eliminated their HD broadcasts and even removed "HD" from the channel name (although the broadcaster is a non-profit). They claim to want to able to add more SD channels.
YMMV > > Once a station's digital facilities are in place, it won't cost them > any extra to broadcast in HD, so they will. > -- "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." - Douglas Adams ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
