inDemand HD on 640

[dvdao]

Just noticed InDemandHD on channel 640...

[bdraw]

Wow, that is kinda cool, another channel. I have to admit I have never heard of the Movie King David. 24 hours of HDTV is always welcome, but I hope there is alot of worthwhile programming that comes with it.

Here is a link to what is on INHD

http://www.inhd.com/whatsplaying.html

[FTBoomerIII]

Very Cool. Looks like it going to be a mix of movies, sports and PBS type programming

[jaymer]

is there a charge for this ?

[pdjernes]

is there a charge for this ?
The faq from http://www.inhd.com/faq.html included below makes me think there will be a charge.
Phil
__________________________________________________ _____
When does INHD launch?
INHD and INHD2 will debut in September 2003. Preview INHD programming is available each night starting at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT from mid-July until the channels launch.

[CANDY76MAN]

Who is behind inhd?...the site doesn't really tell you much or list what company it's from or anything.

[bdraw]

There is an entire thread just about INHD on AVS

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=292148

[Hop]

Here's some interesting information about INHD:

PROGRAMMING UPDATE

More sporting news for HDTV Sports Fans

INHD AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL REACH HIGH DEFINITION BROADCAST AGREEMENT

Live MLB Broadcasts In HD Begin Week of September 15th With Launch of INHD

New York, August 27, 2003 - INHD, iN DEMAND's new 24-hour linear high definition network, and Major League Baseball (MLB), have reached a multi-year agreement to broadcast MLB games in high definition on INHD. INHD will debut on Monday, September 15th, and broadcasts of Major League Baseball games in high definition will begin that same week.

As part of the broadcast agreement, which will run through 2005, INHD will televise approximately three live games per week for the remainder of the 2003 Major League Baseball regular season. In 2004 and 2005, INHD will continue high definition broadcasts of approximately three regular season games per week.

The premiere telecast of MLB on INHD will feature the New York Yankees vs. the Baltimore Orioles from Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday, September 16th at 7:00 PPM ET.

The MLB on INHD games will be available on an out-of-market basis wherever INHD is carried by cable operators; viewers must reside outside of the competing teams' territorial broadcast areas to see the MLB on INHD high definition telecasts.

"Our multi-year agreement with Major League Baseball demonstrates INHD's commitment to the future of the high definition format," said Rob Jacobson, Chief Operating Officer, iN DEMAND. "A premier sport such as MLB - combined with our previous sports rights deals for college sports and professional tennis - give us a potent sports lineup for our launch and beyond."

"We are very excited to partner with INHD and increase the number of high definition Major League Baseball broadcasts available to our fans,” said Tim Brosnan, Executive Vice President, Business, Major League Baseball. IN DEMAND has been an exceptional business partner and we look forward to taking our game to the next level with high definition broadcasts on INHD."

MLB on INHD games will be available in wide-screen, high-resolution format and also will feature Dolby Digital 5.1 audio when available. While the audio is equivalent to most DVD's, the picture quality of the INHD broadcast is superior.

INHD is the new 24-hour HD linear television network owned and operated by iN DEMAND. In addition to MLB, INHD will also feature HD telecasts of college sports - including college football, basketball and hockey -- and professional tennis, as well as movies and other entertainment programming. Further information on INHD can be found at www.INHD.com.




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[FTBoomerIII]

Just a quick FYI. Just noticed that the new INHD on BHN 640 is showing the USA feed of the US OPEN. It is in 4:3 EDTV.

*edit* @ 7:40 pm, I just realized that this is a tape due to a rain delay. They switched back to LIVE and it was in 1080i HD. Beautiful.

[bdraw]

Also if they are not on the main court it will be in 4:3. When it was on CBS they put graphics in rather then black bars. CBS was also in 5.1 rather then 2.0

[Icarus]

Did anybody else not have a signal on INHD tonight? (Wednesday night, and right now, early Thursday morning?)

-David

[jaymer]

there was tennis at 8pm - thats the latest i tried it.

[FTBoomerIII]

I watched up till 11pm with no problems....other than the rain in NY , of course.

[Icarus]

odd .. I'm still not getting anything, though I was a couple of days ago.
(Bradenton).

[Icarus]

Called in to service today. The person in the Bradenton office didn't have it either, and said it's not official yet, and they are probably working on it. Odd that we would have it and then not have it, but it is still in the guide.

-David

[bdraw]

That happens to me sometimes, I don't get a channel, the guide is there but the screen is just black. I unplug my box for about 2 mins and then plug it back in, takes a long time for it to turn back on. But when it does I get all the channels again. It is worth shot if you haven't tried it already.

[Icarus]

Thanks for the suggestion. I just checked and it's coming in today.

-David

[dprice]

InDemand and INHD are related, right? Is INHD free?

Don

[Icarus]

INHD is In Demand High Def. Same thing.

It is currently free, but I don't think it will be for long. I think it's HD Pay per View. (Just like the non-HD InDemand channels on other cable networks.)

-David

[dprice]

Pay-per-view makes perfect sense. INHD and INHD2 will be up and running 09/15/03 and CDB-HD and ESPN-HD will still be "coming soon". Nice to see that BHN has the priorities straight.

Don

[bdraw]

I wouldn't blame CBS or ESPN on BHN. Look for one HDTV plan with ESPNHD that doesnt charge extra for it. I have been looking and I don't think it exsists. I think ESPNHD asked for some money, and BHN refused to pass the costs onto us. Atleast they are sticking up for us. My bill is high enough. As far as CBS is concerned the issue has always been the cable companies not wanting to pass the full HDTV signal through. This is deffinitly BHN fault. You can thank CBS for standing up to them. Or course this is mostly info I have obtained through the news and AVS so who knowes if it is correct.

[Icarus]

CDB-HD and ESPN-HD will still be "coming soon". Nice to see that BHN has the priorities straight.

Don

What is CDB?

-David

[CANDY76MAN]

CDB-HD and ESPN-HD will still be "coming soon". Nice to see that BHN has the priorities straight.

Don

What is CDB?

-David

I think he meant CBS

[dprice]

CDB-HD = Charlie Daniels Band HD channel. All Charlie, all the time. 24 hours of The Devil Went Down to Georgia every day. Either that or I really screwed up the spelling for CBS.

Don

[rgreenpc]

Its the top of the hour - time for the Charlie Daniels News Break - with your host .........Charlie Daniels.....


Reports have surfaced that their is a dark force in the Georgian Foothills playing a fiddle and sitting on a stump. We take you live there now....

[jaymer]

This was an insert in this months CMT Magazine - http://www.cmt.com/store/cmtmag/


http://www.tampahdtv.com/cdbhd1.jpg

[definitely]

INHD and INHD2 are not pay-per-view. These are normal cable channels. This has been covered quite a bit on the AVSForum. Given the ownership of the channels, there often is confusion about this but these channels are not pay-per-view. I read somewhere that INHD is trying to reference its ownership as little as possible to help people understand that these channels are not pay-per-view.

[Icarus]

ok .. I stand corrected.

-David

[dvdao]

Anyone receiving the new INHD and INHD2 yet? It was suppose to come on live today at noon but channel 640 is blank(even after unplugging the receiver). And there is no second INHD channel listed yet. There are a few posts on avsforum stating some people around the country are getting it already. Come on BHN... :roll:

[FTBoomerIII]

I've been checkin off & on all day and get a blank screen also.

[LuZZo]

I've been checkin off & on all day and get a blank screen also.

Same here..also no INHD2... :(

[dvdao]

Looks like channel 640 is now M.I.A. :roll: Anyone else have this problem?

[pdjernes]

Looks like channel 640 is now M.I.A. :roll: Anyone else have this problem?

I get the old Not Authorized message.

[CANDY76MAN]

black screen for me too...the guide info for it is working fine though :lol:

[FTBoomerIII]

I just checked the guide on BHN and it shows INHD1 (640) & INHD2 (641)in the guide but I too only get the subscriber message.

[dvdao]

Anyone call the number on channel 640 or 641 yet? I'm thinking they want some more money for this or something? :roll:

[bdraw]

I called and a CSR said they were working on it. A friend of mine called and they said that BHN didnt have a contract for the station and they wouldnt know anything for alteast 2 days.

Everyone needs to call and complain.

[FTBoomerIII]

I just called the number and they told me that these channels are FREE and that they are just having problems right now and they are working on it.

[dmen]

Just called again at 8:45 am Tues. CSR said that these are just test channels and someday they will have programming. Said he just heard about this problem. Seems to me that BHN are behind the times once again. No ESPN-HD no HDNET. And they claim to be the leader in cable. I wish I could have another cable choice. :cry:

[dvdao]

"someday they will have programing" :cry:

I don't understand the point of having a preview of a channel for 2 weeks and then saying they don't have a contract.

[LuZZo]

Talked with a CSR..had never heard of anything, started telling me that some day they will offer In Demand PPV in HD. I explained to her that there is a new channel that had been running a preview daily for about 3 weeks, and it officially launched yesterday. I told her to checkout www.inhd.com and see BHN as one of the three cable providers, and they are there on channels 640/641.

She then checked the computer and told me that it says a new HD tier will launch Oct. 7. She said that INHD/INHD2 will be the only channel on this tier. So then I told her that it has launched on several other companies around the country. She had no answers as to whay BHN was lagging behind so badly. I really hope that Oct. 7 is a just an extremely conservative estimate.

All in all she was helpful and said she would give me a call back when they have some more info.

Does anyone know if this is merely a problem with our local BHN division? (Has any BHN division launched this network on time?)

VERY disappointing BHN!

[Zimmy]

What sucks is they were showing Full Metal Jacket in HiDef on 640 according to the guide.
I would have loved to see that.
They couldn't work out their problems during "Theif of Hearts"? ;)

Z

[dvdao]

From the many posts over at avs, comcast seems to be the main cable company that is showing INHD and INHD2. No definate word with TW or BHN. I'm curious to see if them putting the two channels into its own tier means they will charge for it. There are some comcast users that I've heard mentioning that they receive the two INHD channels along with Discovery HD and ESPNHD for around 10 dollars a month. Nothing like paying more money for supposedly "free" channels! Maybe they'll throw in HDnet for an additional 10.95 a month! :roll:

[CANDY76MAN]

There are some comcast users that I've heard mentioning that they receive the two INHD channels along with Discovery HD and ESPNHD for around 10 dollars a month. Nothing like paying more money for supposedly "free" channels! Maybe they'll throw in HDnet for an additional 10.95 a month! :roll:

Maybe that is just another Bright idea from Brighthouse networks :lol: :roll:

[racemanfl]

I have BHN in Spring Hill.
Full Metal Jacket was on last night,watched on hd as it is a good movie.
Today when I checked 642 it is on with the movieThe Riddle Of Sands playing.
641 just started playing wrestling in HD

Looks like it is working here in Spring Hill Jerry

[racemanfl]

You know wrestling is still bad on HD, the picture just looks cool,but it's still wrestling. I hope they show better stuff than this.By the way they havn't said anything about a charge for HD Indemand. Jerry

[racemanfl]

Dusty Rhodes and a bull rope match?
How can this old wrestling show be in HD???
Or why would a new taped show with no name wrestlers be filmed in HD???
With all the money wrestling makes now you would think pay for view would be HD.
But if you like to watch wrestling this is the channel to watch as the picture is as good as the Discover Channel Thanks and sorry for so many post just keep thinking of little things to add Jerry

[weavermd]

Not sure if you guys are still keeping tabs on AVS since this site has really taken off (Thanks Jaymer!) but Greg of Brighthouse in Orlando had an interesting post the other day. Thought I would copy it here:

On that note, I have other good news...on October 14th, BHN in Central Florida will launch our new HD Tier. Initially, it will be comprised of INHD and INHD2, inDemand's new high definition channels and will be carried on channels 1300 and 1301. You'll have to call us to add the service, which will only cost an additional $6.00 per month.

In addition, WRBW's digital signal will be added to the lineup as well (not part of the tier) on channel 1165. While UPN is a bit weak on HD content right now, hopefully they'll get stronger in time.

The good news is that the launch of an HD tier provides us a vehicle to get some additional deals done for content that the programmers would only allow to be sold in a tier. While this is just a start, you'll see more coming.

Not sure how this will all impact us here in Tampa, but interesting food for thought from a guy on the "inside". There is also a guy over on AVS saying that he talked to "someone at BH" and they said the ESPN-HD should be worked out in 2 weeks.

Not holding my breath in Tampa,
weavermd.

[dvdao]

So they do want more money! :roll: I figured that was the case. I might pay the additional 6.00 dollars if they throw in the Charlie Daniels Band HD channel for free!

[CANDY76MAN]

I didn't even know there was any such thing as channels in the 1000 plus range?...is the hardware capable of that and whats the point?

[dvdao]

If you check out Orlando BHNs website there are many more HD channels listed than in Tampa. The Tampa Bay BHN site lists the Florida Channel and PBS Kids as being HD channels. I just wish they would get their act together. Whatever you want to charge us, bring it on! :twisted:

[JerryIII]

These 2 new INHD channels better have alot better programming than this if they want money for them. I still can't believe that it is 9/18/03 and we STILL do not have CBS in HD. Come on BHN! :roll:

Jerry

[teampozer]

BHN not coming to some kind of agreement with WTSP and WFLA is just plain unacceptable. First, you have subscribers (which I am not one) paying a good amount of money for the additional digital tier and receivers. Then, these same people are spending hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars on HD monitors and they can't even watch the new fall season on CBS and NBC. So you get Discovery HD... big deal. Fox isn't even in true HD so that leaves you with ABC. This kind of service and management reminds me of the dispute over Sunshine earlier this year. For those who didn't leave BHN over that mess I sure hope are taking note of this. Bottom line is the management at BHN doesn't seem to have the customer in mind when providing the service. Priority #1 should be WTSP and WFLA followed by ESPN-HD. What are the most watched networks? Discovery? PBS? INHD? No. THE NATIONAL PRIME TIME NETWORKS. And why WTSP and WFLA aren't running some kind of campaign to force BHN's hand over this I don't know. These stations have got to be getting calls all the time over the situation and if I worked there I'd want it resolved.