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Greetings to all on this forum! I've read through many of the posts here and have gained a great deal of knowledge but I have not found a definitive answer I'm seeking in regards to the D* HD programming package.
I live in a rural area of the Colorado Rockies and have never had access to OTA programming. Because of this I have been with DTV since the very beginning in 1994 (I'm probably one of their oldest customers). I'm finally making the leap to HD TV & have just purchased a HR10-250 DVR from Newegg (I'm giving up my old UltimateTV DVR - I've read a fair amount of negative things about the HR10-250 on this and other forums so I sure hope I don't regret this move!).
At any rate here is my question:
As part of my programming I've always received the East and West coast network feeds (NBC, ABC, & FOX; I was not allowed to get CBS... Go figure). I also get all my local stations (all the network stations out of Denver). So it's my understanding that if I subscribe to the D* HD programming package ($10.99 / month, it's evidently a requirement to get the $200 rebate on the HR10-250 anyway) I can get the network stations (and HBO & more) in widescreen HiDef. But I'm somewhat confused about the whole MPEG4 thing. So...
1] Are the East & West network feeds currently still using MPEG2 and if so, for how long will they continue to do so?
2] Are my local HD (Denver) network stations already MPEG4? Remember I have no OTA availability so if this is true I can forget HD for local channels with the HR10-250.
3] Should I return the HR10-250 to Newegg while I still can and wait for the HR20?
I've called D* customer reps more than once in regards to this, and I'm getting conflicting info, so if I can get clarification on this I would really appreciate it!
Thanks in advance...
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Wirelezz
I live in a rural area of the Colorado Rockies and have never had access to OTA programming. Because of this I have been with DTV since the very beginning in 1994 (I'm probably one of their oldest customers). I'm finally making the leap to HD TV & have just purchased a HR10-250 DVR from Newegg (I'm giving up my old UltimateTV DVR - I've read a fair amount of negative things about the HR10-250 on this and other forums so I sure hope I don't regret this move!).
At any rate here is my question:
As part of my programming I've always received the East and West coast network feeds (NBC, ABC, & FOX; I was not allowed to get CBS... Go figure). I also get all my local stations (all the network stations out of Denver). So it's my understanding that if I subscribe to the D* HD programming package ($10.99 / month, it's evidently a requirement to get the $200 rebate on the HR10-250 anyway) I can get the network stations (and HBO & more) in widescreen HiDef. But I'm somewhat confused about the whole MPEG4 thing. So...
1] Are the East & West network feeds currently still using MPEG2 and if so, for how long will they continue to do so?
2] Are my local HD (Denver) network stations already MPEG4? Remember I have no OTA availability so if this is true I can forget HD for local channels with the HR10-250.
3] Should I return the HR10-250 to Newegg while I still can and wait for the HR20?
I've called D* customer reps more than once in regards to this, and I'm getting conflicting info, so if I can get clarification on this I would really appreciate it!
Thanks in advance...
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Wirelezz