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mshulman · 03-09-2005, 09:03 AM

"In short when will most of the channels be available to me in high definition?"

In answer to this, probably not for quite a while. Considering cable companies have upwards of 300 channels, I would consider "most" to be the majority of them. Currently at best it's close to 10. I expect in the next year or so, we could see this number double, but I don't think we'll see it go beyond that all that quickly. There are no mandates for broadcasters to broadcast in HD, just mandates for them to be digital.

Either way - I personally still think it's worth it. Most of my viewing is done at night on the major networks. Only thing I miss occasionally is the WB. TNT and TBS would be nice too. And SCFI. That would cover my needs

Battle Star Galactica in HD would be quite nice!

03-09-2005, 09:03 AM	#3
mshulman My Projector is High Def. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Marlborough, MA Age: 35 Posts: 6,572	"In short when will most of the channels be available to me in high definition?" In answer to this, probably not for quite a while. Considering cable companies have upwards of 300 channels, I would consider "most" to be the majority of them. Currently at best it's close to 10. I expect in the next year or so, we could see this number double, but I don't think we'll see it go beyond that all that quickly. There are no mandates for broadcasters to broadcast in HD, just mandates for them to be digital. Either way - I personally still think it's worth it. Most of my viewing is done at night on the major networks. Only thing I miss occasionally is the WB. TNT and TBS would be nice too. And SCFI. That would cover my needs Battle Star Galactica in HD would be quite nice!