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dvdao
10-13-2003, 10:52 AM
With the release of the new digital packages (sports and spanish) and the HD tier (INHD & INHD2), are you going to be purchasing any of these packages? I don't plan on signing up for any of the additional packages as the HD tier is too weak in content to warrant a $6 month charge.
bubblehd647
10-13-2003, 01:05 PM
I'd rather they get the rest of the local DT channels added to the line up. But since there's no new revenue flow from that........
bdraw
10-13-2003, 04:37 PM
I am glad to have options, but I hope that they add NBC, UPN, and the WB soon.

I won't sign up till I see a program that I want to see on INHD1 or 2.
I do keep checking the listing.
FTBoomerIII
10-13-2003, 08:21 PM
I'm with you bdraw, I signed up for the INHD weekly program listing and haven't seen any reason to sign up. Add UPN, NBC, & WB and I'll gladly pay the 6 bucks.
TripleSticks
10-14-2003, 09:45 AM
Brighthouse, if you're listening, I'll be more than happy to shell out the extra $6.00/mo. for the HD tier when you put something worth watching on it (e.g. ESPN-HD, HD-Net). Till then I'll wait.

Great news on UPN and WB, but I'm still skeptical BHN will get NBC, UPN, or WB by the end of the year. I hope they prove me wrong.
dvdao
10-14-2003, 10:56 AM
The epic matchup today between Idaho State vs. Montana State on INHD should be worth $6 alone :lol:
jrfsu1
10-14-2003, 01:26 PM
I wonder how many fools are going to actually sign up for this garbage !!!
I for one will not, not until they offer espnhd , hdnet , NBC,wB, and upn.
Come on, not so Brighthouse !!!!!
JimThomb
10-14-2003, 03:55 PM
Well, I'm a sucker for HD programming, so I signed up for the HD pak today. HOWEVER, if more channels are not added to this tier in the next month or so, I think I will probably cancel it. Hopefully one day I'll turn on my TV and discover HDnet or ESPN HD was added to the tier!
bubblehd647
10-20-2003, 07:27 PM
Well, I've been checking the program guide on INHD for about a week now. I can't believe BHN wants $6.00/mo for this. :?
FTBoomerIII
10-20-2003, 07:33 PM
I've been getting the weekly schedules via email and I haven't seen anything yet worthwhile. Come on BHN, get with the program, I'm up over $160 a month now and still the HD line-up isn't complete. Bring on UPN, WB, ESPN and I'll gladly jump to $166.
bdraw
10-20-2003, 09:47 PM
I've been getting the weekly schedules via email and I haven't seen anything yet worthwhile. Come on BHN, get with the program, I'm up over $160 a month now and still the HD line-up isn't complete. Bring on UPN, WB, ESPN and I'll gladly jump to $166.

Don't forget we want NBC too!
FTBoomerIII
10-21-2003, 08:40 AM
I've been getting the weekly schedules via email and I haven't seen anything yet worthwhile. Come on BHN, get with the program, I'm up over $160 a month now and still the HD line-up isn't complete. Bring on UPN, WB, ESPN and I'll gladly jump to $166.

Don't forget we want NBC too!

You're right, how could I forget.
passedpawn
10-21-2003, 08:50 PM
HD tier would be a farce if it was not: all HD locals, Discovery, ESPN, and HDNet.
dvdao
10-22-2003, 04:18 PM
Does anyone know if there is a timeline to get a deal done between BHN and NBC? I would love to get NBC as I don't see ESPNHD in our near future :roll:
passedpawn
10-22-2003, 08:18 PM
Does anyone know if there is a timeline to get a deal done between BHN and NBC? I would love to get NBC as I don't see ESPNHD in our near future :roll:
I could show you emails from Time Warner from more than two years ago that said they were in negotiations. It is always the answer. They may have very good business-y reasons why the switch has not been turned on. In the meantime, you might consider the $100 that it would cost for a used SIR-T150, and another $30 for a antenna. This would seem to be about one month of cable for some of the folks on these forums!

I was trying to avoid an OTA HD setup back in 2001, and had some correspondence with Time Warner (which had NO HD back then). I gave up waiting, went OTA, and never looked back. FYI, I get 11 digital stations OTA. It cost me much more that the numbers above, though.
jaymer
10-22-2003, 11:27 PM
PP _ enough of that crap about the $100 ota receivers :)
show me! you're dreaming!

btw, i'm taking a 3 week trip coming up and along with me comes the PJ and screen material for the wall. I want to take a STB as well - anyone have a spare OTA or OTA/DirecTV STB they are not using?
passedpawn
10-23-2003, 07:55 PM
PP _ enough of that crap about the $100 ota receivers :)
show me! you're dreaming!
OK. Maybe a used model missing the remote.

Still, Ebay regularly shows them selling for between $100 and $200. I'll track some closed sales and report back here on what a used unit is selling for. Here is an easy link to Ebay Search for Samsung Sir-T150 (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=samsung+SIR-T150).