[bnwrx]

So can anyone explain why most visiting team games are in SD? Does the visiting have to supply its own equipment for the telecast or do they share with the home team? IE:cameras,recorders,audio... Is it some sort of cost factor that the visiting team does not want to pay? What sort of equipment is needed for an HD telecast,different cameras or other equipment? I can't understand why some teams only broadcast their home games in HD. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[wolfjc]

So can anyone explain why most visiting team games are in SD? Does the visiting have to supply its own equipment for the telecast or do they share with the home team? IE:cameras,recorders,audio... Is it some sort of cost factor that the visiting team does not want to pay? What sort of equipment is needed for an HD telecast,different cameras or other equipment? I can't understand why some teams only broadcast their home games in HD. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Well today's Detroit game is in HD and they are the away team, of course this in on Dish I don't know how Direct takes care of it but if they don't have the HD feed
You need to tell some one about it.

 

[bnwrx]

Well today's Detroit game is in HD and they are the away team, of course this in on Dish I don't know how Direct takes care of it but if they don't have the HD feed
You need to tell some one about it.

Thats my point, some teams do it some don't. Why? If the visiting team is showing the game anyway why not HD??

 

[Ryan]

Some sports networks do not produce away games in HD as it incurs higher equipment and transmission costs.

 

[bonscott87]

All depends on the network. Most do not to away games in HD because of the cost of renting HD trucks and the scarcity of said trucks. Also many arenas are not wired for HD and thus said network would need to bring in all their own equipment (wiring, cameras and so forth) which again costs big $$$$.

FSN Detroit is doing 50 games in HD. All the home games and 9 of the away games. So not all away games are in HD even for the Red Wings. About the only team I know of that is 100% HD is Boston because NESN does everything in HD.
Now Joe Louis Arena is fully wired for HD, the owners did that a couple years ago. This is why you find that if Versus or NHL Network are in town doing a game it will most likely be in HD since they can just "plug in" to the infrastructure. This also ups the chances that an away broadcast from another network might be in HD as well. But then some of those only show 10 games period in HD and you're lucky to get even that. I've explained in another thread this senario: Do you spend the expense of doing HD for an NHL game that 50K people will watch or do you send your trucks to a college BB game that 3 million people will watch. Most times the network will choose the BB game. I'm lucky in that Red Wings games will many times get better ratings then network TV so most of them are in HD.

Good luck with your team.

 

[whitepelican]

Well today's Detroit game is in HD and they are the away team, of course this in on Dish I don't know how Direct takes care of it but if they don't have the HD feed
You need to tell some one about it.

The Wings-Senators game was in HD on FS Detroit on DirecTV also. Nice comeback win for the Wings, too!

 

[blackhawkzone]

all of the blackhawks road games are in hd

 

[bnwrx]

All depends on the network. Most do not to away games in HD because of the cost of renting HD trucks and the scarcity of said trucks. Also many arenas are not wired for HD and thus said network would need to bring in all their own equipment (wiring, cameras and so forth) which again costs big $$$$.

FSN Detroit is doing 50 games in HD. All the home games and 9 of the away games. So not all away games are in HD even for the Red Wings. About the only team I know of that is 100% HD is Boston because NESN does everything in HD.
Now Joe Louis Arena is fully wired for HD, the owners did that a couple years ago. This is why you find that if Versus or NHL Network are in town doing a game it will most likely be in HD since they can just "plug in" to the infrastructure. This also ups the chances that an away broadcast from another network might be in HD as well. But then some of those only show 10 games period in HD and you're lucky to get even that. I've explained in another thread this senario: Do you spend the expense of doing HD for an NHL game that 50K people will watch or do you send your trucks to a college BB game that 3 million people will watch. Most times the network will choose the BB game. I'm lucky in that Red Wings games will many times get better ratings then network TV so most of them are in HD.

Good luck with your team.

Thanks bonscott87. that is what I was trying to understand. HD broadcasts require different equipment. So until all the RSN's and teams fork over the funds for HD stuff we'll just have to be content with SD. Side note: bonscott "87" has it really been 21 years? :nono2:

 

[bonscott87]

Side note: bonscott "87" has it really been 21 years? :nono2:

Actually add almost 10 years to that number. That'll make you feel really old. :eek2:

 

[bnwrx]

Actually add almost 10 years to that number. That'll make you feel really old. :eek2:

Oh yeah, the 1st 10 years were a little "HAZY" :lol:

 

[wolfjc]

The Wings-Senators game was in HD on FS Detroit on DirecTV also. Nice comeback win for the Wings, too!

On Monday, at least on E*, they have four feeds for the Wings at Carolina two HD and two SD one set from each team.
It seems to me that there is a LOT more HD this year.
The NHL Network is carrying the HNIC, all of it before and after and it was in HD.

 

[whitepelican]

all of the blackhawks road games are in hd

If a tree falls in the woods and nobody... ah, nevermind.