Remember Voom?

leevitalone · 12-28-2011, 10:08 PM

has it really been that long? I had it, and still have a 22" dish, off air ant. and mast. Lots of people kept the receivers when they went under.

jkkyler · 12-29-2011, 02:25 PM

I had it and loved it. Only reason I ever subscribed to DishNetwork

**rbinck** · 12-29-2011, 04:58 PM

I also had Voom and loved it. Still have the dish and OTA batwing antenna too. I moved from that house, but my son lives there and uses the OTA antenna. It was too bad they went belly up.

gwhoughton · 01-08-2012, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbinck

I also had Voom and loved it. Still have the dish and OTA batwing antenna too. I moved from that house, but my son lives there and uses the OTA antenna. It was too bad they went belly up.

I loved VOOM too! Maybe it was just me, but things just looked brighter and sharper on the VOOM channels!

Anyway, didn't Charlie actually force VOOM out of business because he refused to renew their contracts??? I remember being pissed @ him for that I believe~

cassandrablue · 01-12-2012, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwhoughton

Anyway, didn't Charlie actually force VOOM out of business because he refused to renew their contracts??? I remember being pissed @ him for that I believe~

Is that what happend? I wondered about that.
I found an article on that

It pretty much says that the network was sure that Voom couldn't hold up their carriage deal.

**rbinck** · 01-12-2012, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwhoughton

I loved VOOM too! Maybe it was just me, but things just looked brighter and sharper on the VOOM channels!

Anyway, didn't Charlie actually force VOOM out of business because he refused to renew their contracts??? I remember being pissed @ him for that I believe~

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassandrablue

Is that what happend? I wondered about that.
I found an article on that

It pretty much says that the network was sure that Voom couldn't hold up their carriage deal.

You guys are talking about the Rainbow Networks programming that got labeled VOOM not the satellite provider Voom. Those channels were originally created for the satellite provider VOOM and when they went belly up, Rainbow peddled them to Dish.

MisterMe · 01-12-2012, 07:07 PM

I was a subscriber to the VOOM satellite HDTV service. I loved it. It was a very sad day when VOOM went out of business. Fortunately, it lasted long enough for me to see the 2004 Democratic and Republican conventions. Events such as these in high-definition with absolutely no commercials and absolutely no commentary were a joy.

I was happy that Rainbow Networks moved its VOOM movie channels over to the Dish Network. If the news channel survived I would have moved my subscription with it.

lilisa · 01-16-2012, 07:37 AM

Hi everybody

lilisa · 01-16-2012, 07:39 AM

What is Voom?

lilisa · 01-16-2012, 07:43 AM

I don't hear about it.

lilisa · 01-16-2012, 07:46 AM

I think it is very important.

lilisa · 01-16-2012, 07:54 AM

People you here?

lilisa · 01-16-2012, 08:01 AM

Any body can remember me what is Voom?

leevitalone · 01-16-2012, 02:08 PM

sorry! I was posting, Voom was the 1st HD sat.service it was provided by rainbow network. they had the most HD channels available when there was just about nothing HD to watch. DTV had like 2-4 channels hd and voom had a bunch, quite different stuff, as no one was broadcasting HD, can't remember how many but there was an auction channel, art, an aquarium, and regular sd channels that we have now. No hdmi comp video and DVI out on the stb. I still have the manuals. and when they went under I got a off air ant. mast and a 22" dish left here. lots of people ended up keeping the stb's too. They did sell the hd channels to dish net who ended up tossing them out anyway. Add on: I did find the voom manuals. 12 hd channels: HD cinema old old films we never heard of Rave: a music channel in 5.1/ Moov I forgot what they had like travel, / Ultra:fashion shows/Rush: sports/animainia-/world sport / Epics: old movies in HD (suked)/treasure: auctions/News HD/Monsters Horror films hd/and gallary" art and culture they all sucked!

bigmck · 02-01-2013, 09:47 PM

I first got a HD TV in 2002. It was a 65 Inch Rear Projection. The Dish did not have any HD channels at that time. The only HD I could get was on my OTA local stations and there weren't many of those. I had this huge antenna in my attic for the OTA stations. I don't believe that the local stations were even on Dish at that time.

12-28-2011, 10:08 PM	#1
leevitalone High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,722	Remember Voom? has it really been that long? I had it, and still have a 22" dish, off air ant. and mast. Lots of people kept the receivers when they went under.

12-29-2011, 02:25 PM	#2
jkkyler I bleed for HD Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,392	I had it and loved it. Only reason I ever subscribed to DishNetwork __________________ HT- Panasonic TH-50PZ800U 1080p plasma, Panasonic PT-AX200u LCD projector, Elite Vmax Electric 100' screen, Onkyo TX-NR905 AVR, Paradigm Titan Monitor v5 fronts, Paradigm CC-190 v6 center, Paradigm Atom Monitors v5 surrounds(x4), HSU research VTF-2 sub, xbox360+hd-dvd player ,Sony BDP-S550 blu-ray, D*tv H21 HD-DVR Bedroom: Insignia NS-lcd26, Samsung BDP-1400 blu-ray Den - Vizio 20" 1080p LCD + Samsung BD-p1600 Don't believe everything you read on the internet - Albert Einstein

12-29-2011, 04:58 PM	#3
rbinck Administrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 15,603	I also had Voom and loved it. Still have the dish and OTA batwing antenna too. I moved from that house, but my son lives there and uses the OTA antenna. It was too bad they went belly up. __________________ www.highdefinitionblog.com www.BlogOfHawaii.com

01-16-2012, 02:08 PM	#14
leevitalone High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,722	sorry! I was posting, Voom was the 1st HD sat.service it was provided by rainbow network. they had the most HD channels available when there was just about nothing HD to watch. DTV had like 2-4 channels hd and voom had a bunch, quite different stuff, as no one was broadcasting HD, can't remember how many but there was an auction channel, art, an aquarium, and regular sd channels that we have now. No hdmi comp video and DVI out on the stb. I still have the manuals. and when they went under I got a off air ant. mast and a 22" dish left here. lots of people ended up keeping the stb's too. They did sell the hd channels to dish net who ended up tossing them out anyway. Add on: I did find the voom manuals. 12 hd channels: HD cinema old old films we never heard of Rave: a music channel in 5.1/ Moov I forgot what they had like travel, / Ultra:fashion shows/Rush: sports/animainia-/world sport / Epics: old movies in HD (suked)/treasure: auctions/News HD/Monsters Horror films hd/and gallary" art and culture they all sucked! Last edited by leevitalone; 01-16-2012 at 06:12 PM.

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01-12-2012, 07:07 PM	#7
MisterMe Viewing HDTV Since 2004 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: U. S. Gulf South Posts: 5	I was a subscriber to the VOOM satellite HDTV service. I loved it. It was a very sad day when VOOM went out of business. Fortunately, it lasted long enough for me to see the 2004 Democratic and Republican conventions. Events such as these in high-definition with absolutely no commercials and absolutely no commentary were a joy. I was happy that Rainbow Networks moved its VOOM movie channels over to the Dish Network. If the news channel survived I would have moved my subscription with it.

01-16-2012, 07:37 AM	#8
lilisa My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	Hi everybody

01-16-2012, 07:39 AM	#9
lilisa My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	What is Voom?

01-16-2012, 07:43 AM	#10
lilisa My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	I don't hear about it.

01-16-2012, 07:46 AM	#11
lilisa My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	I think it is very important.

01-16-2012, 07:54 AM	#12
lilisa My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	People you here?

01-16-2012, 08:01 AM	#13
lilisa My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	Any body can remember me what is Voom?

02-01-2013, 09:47 PM	#15
bigmck 60 Inch Zenith Plasma Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 13	I first got a HD TV in 2002. It was a 65 Inch Rear Projection. The Dish did not have any HD channels at that time. The only HD I could get was on my OTA local stations and there weren't many of those. I had this huge antenna in my attic for the OTA stations. I don't believe that the local stations were even on Dish at that time.