New Voom HDTV Sat Service

[gpflepsen]

Read about it here...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2660779#post2660779

[Steve Mehs]

So will the official internet shorthand be V*? I've seen a few people already refer to it as V*. :D Great news to see Rainbow still going strong with their DBS effort, only time will tell how it compares to E* and D* in programming, monthly costs and hardware selection, but hopefully they can get a decent service going. I wonder if this means no more E* at Sears?

[mattb]

So will the official internet shorthand be V*? I've seen a few people already refer to it as V*. :D Great news to see Rainbow still going strong with their DBS effort, only time will tell how it compares to E* and D* in programming, monthly costs and hardware selection, but hopefully they can get a decent service going. I wonder if this means no more E* at Sears?

Must be a simple switch for sears.. change LNB and put the new V* receiver in.. I noticed most Sears demoing E* 's Demo channel when ive been in there on their HD sets.

[Scott Greczkowski]

$795 for setup and equipment seems kind of high to me. But I do like a lot of their exclusive HD channels. :) Hmmm, I wonder if they can use my Dish 61.5 Dish after I get my SuperDish installed. :D

[Cyclone]

I don't know. Those HD channels look pretty cheesy. I'm betting that I would find myself ignoring most of those channels once the Wow factor wore off. I'm afraid that this might be an example of Great Satellite technology partnered with a Cable Company mentality.

A 24/7 Monster Movie channel? I mean how long can that hold an audience?

I'm afraid that they are going to capture the HDTV spotlight, and then bore the heck out of everyone.

[boba]

Looks like it is designed to supplement their existing cable broadcasting. Sort of another HITS concept for cable company usage to add to their HDTV capability.

[Chris Freeland]

Looks like it is designed to supplement their existing cable broadcasting. Sort of another HITS concept for cable company usage to add to their HDTV capability.

I agree, however it does seam like it would supplement D* and E* programing too. In some ways this is a good move on V*'s part, I do not think they would have any chance at all to survive by taking on D* and E* with the same channel line up, by going the "do are own channels" route, increases their chances of survival some, however in the end I suspect they will sell out to E* or possibly D*. I too think many of these channels seam very cheesy.

[dtcarson]

Interesting....some of those channels seem like good 'demo' stuff, or ones that would be good just to have on and not really pay attention to. Although I think we can get too specific with some of these channels:
HD Rush - Fast moving action sports....maybe..as long as they do sports that aren't Mountain Dew oriented
HD Gallery -- this could be cool, or it could be 'public tv'
HD Animania -- as long as it's truly 'all sorts', I'm in...don't make it a clone of Cartoon Network or Kids WB
HD Cinema 10 -- depends on the movie choices....the HDNet packages aren't that tempting to me, because most of the movies I've seen on there are stuff I have absolutely no interest in seeing
HD Monsters --actually this isn't as specific as it sounds, if they open it to 'horror, thrillers, and sci-fi.' I could get into this one.
HD Treasure --- mm, no thanks.
749 to start, 40/month for the above, 30/month for 'regular' digital cable channels, 15/each for the 'optional programming packs.' Sounds neat, but definitely not cheap.

[music_beans]

HD Treasure --- mm, no thanks.

Sounds good to me though, but the price is :nono2:

· HD Treasure - Stories of collectors and their eclectic tastes. Including the option to bid on items through silent auctions online and real time bidding.

[zonzin]

Anyone know what the monthly service fee is?

[ChrisPC]

I read it's free until March with a money back guarantee on the hardware.