[igator99]

Do you guys think that with D*11 they will get rid of the HD on 119? I lost 119 about two years ago and the only thing I mis are the few HD channels on it.

 

[say-what]

The legacy HD channels will be active on D11 on the 31st. They will still be carried in mpeg2 on their existing sats, but you'll get new mpeg4 feeds using channels other than the 70's from D11.

See this thread: http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=134500

 

[Doug Brott]

say-what is correct .. So if you have MPEG4 equipment, you should be getting all of the HD in a couple of days

 

[igator99]

The legacy HD channels will be active on D11 on the 31st. They will still be carried in mpeg2 on their existing sats, but you'll get new mpeg4 feeds using channels other than the 70's from D11.

See this thread: http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=134500

Thank you that is great news for me.

 

[inkahauts]

I just hope that they never move the MPEG-4 of TNT and ESPN etc, back to 110 and 119 to let MDUs get caught up. By the time they shut off the MPEG2- versions, they should be caught up and not need to do like they are doing now with the west coast DNS feeds... Has anyone heard any word what kind of deadline the MDUs are up against? I had heard that it was august or September, but haven't heard anything recently.

 

[Matt9876]

After the 31st most markets that already have HD locals will only need 99-101-103 birds to have a full line of channels, with one exception of PBS HD that should be added soon.

Many HD LiLs markets will be added from D11,D12 that can be fully serviced by 99-101-103 sats.

 

[n3ntj]

Ave you saying that after the 31st that you can compare 206 (MPEG4) and 73 (MPEG2) if you have the HR 20? or, will this IRD see the MPEG4 on 73 as well?

 

[MattDing]

That's exactly what they are saying.

 

[Matt9876]

Ave you saying that after the 31st that you can compare 206 (MPEG4) and 73 (MPEG2) if you have the HR 20? or, will this IRD see the MPEG4 on 73 as well?

Yes, unless they remap the mpeg4 HD boxes channels in the 70s to only show the mpeg4 feeds.

 

[evan_s]

satelliteracer announced that initially the 70's will stay the current mpeg 2 feed and the 200+ numbers will be mpeg 4. I expect eventually when the mpeg2 is shut off some of the 70's will get remapped to the mpeg 4 version while others may be dropped depending on contractual things like espn being in the 70s is apparently based on their contract so should stay.

 

[LameLefty]

I expect eventually when the mpeg2 is shut off some of the 70's will get remapped to the mpeg 4 version while others may be dropped depending on contractual things like espn being in the 70s is apparently based on their contract so should stay.

I don't think that's the case. I think ESPN's contract (like CNNs) is that they be in the low-200s, e.g., the lowest generally-available channel. When the MPEG2 feeds are cutoff entirely, I expect the 70's to go away entirely.

 

[evan_s]

Time will tell soon enough.

 

[inkahauts]

satelliteracer announced that initially the 70's will stay the current mpeg 2 feed and the 200+ numbers will be mpeg 4. I expect eventually when the mpeg2 is shut off some of the 70's will get remapped to the mpeg 4 version while others may be dropped depending on contractual things like espn being in the 70s is apparently based on their contract so should stay.

the 70's are going to go away completely and permanently, and very soon... I'm guessing by the end of September. The only hold up is getting the MDU's in line and finishing offering all current MPEG-2 HD only customers free upgrades...

 

[curt8403]

the 70's are going to go away completely and permanently, and very soon... I'm guessing by the end of September. The only hold up is getting the MDU's in line and finishing offering all current MPEG-2 HD only customers free upgrades...

a most interesting side effect is that people with mobile dishes (King Controls, and KVH) are getting MPEG-2 on their HD sets, and when MPEG-2 turns off, they will have to get a new satellite dish, like the Motosat or the Winegard, which will cost them another 2,500

 

[igator99]

a most interesting side effect is that people with mobile dishes (King Controls, and KVH) are getting MPEG-2 on their HD sets, and when MPEG-2 turns off, they will have to get a new satellite dish, like the Motosat or the Winegard, which will cost them another 2,500

If you can afford to fill up on of those things these days then 2,500 shouldn't make you blink.

 

[Incog-Neato]

Bad guess.

the 70's are going to go away completely and permanently, and very soon... I'm guessing by the end of September. The only hold up is getting the MDU's in line and finishing offering all current MPEG-2 HD only customers free upgrades...