HD is simply stunning, particulary Discovery and sports content. Unfortunately, the slow growth of HD broadcast content is frustrating as hell. I think TW cable added maybe 3 HD channels here last year, and one is local that hardly ever broadcasts HD or 4:3 content. So, while we wait, most of our viewing is DVD's as well. Funny how, after getting HD and high-end HT audio, it's almost painful to watch regular TV programming. Anyways, Dish is running a promotion to "celebrate" the addition of local channels here. $29.95/mo basic but, by the time you spend up for the HD recvr/TIVO, HD service and a level or two of content so you can actually get a half dozen HD channels, it's right back up to $75/mo - the equivalant of 5 DVD's a month. And that's without subscribing to 50+ SHO or HBO channels just to get their one HD premium channel. They repeat programs so damn frequently now I'm not sure I will even continue subscribing to them anymore. Anyways, it's just amazing how many people are shelling out $1,000+/yr for TV content. See the latest earnings report out of Time Warner? I own shares of Time Warner and our local utility...the least the bastards can do is subsidize their services with a dividend or cap gain.
2004 | 6MTs | Diamond Graphite/Graphite
Upstate NY
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