they must have been wearing their ESPN2 Jackets and hats...maybe handing out tshirts...

12/26/2006 11:59:55 AM

lol @ inHD2

i guess it doesn't matter if we still have it or not

[Edited on January 1, 2007 at 7:22 PM. Reason : no espn2hd here.]

1/1/2007 7:21:07 PM

I swichted from TWC to Dish Network last month

ESPN2HD is a bit overrated (at this point). I'd say that 10% of all airtime on the network is non-HD material with the bars on the side. Of course this will chance in the future as HD becomes standard, but as for now, it's not much better than regular ESPN2

Regardless, I'm new to the channel, and it might be worth its weight in gold come march madness, but as for now it's not something to get your panties in a wad over.


While unimpressed with ESPN2HD, ESPNU has been great to have as of late, and the VOOM HD networks make dish worth every penny.

[Edited on January 1, 2007 at 10:17 PM. Reason : asdf]

1/1/2007 10:14:00 PM

espn2HD this time of year i imagine will be lacking, since all of the bowl games on ESPN have been in HD, they have had to have a few trucks on the move, and anything any good is on ESPN inbetween, in HD.

it'll pick up once there isn't any other football games going on.

1/1/2007 10:50:09 PM

i suppose so

the only RECENT thing in HD that I can recall have been Bob Knights last two BBall games

[Edited on January 1, 2007 at 11:14 PM. Reason : asdsad]

1/1/2007 11:02:10 PM

Quote :

"I'd say that 10% of all airtime on the network is non-HD material with the bars on the side."

10% is nothing really when you think about it...there was a time when people may have had good reason to complain about the lack of HD on these two channels, but that time passed after this past football season. I think ALL NBA, MLB, NFL, and CFB games on both networks are HD now.

Just curious though, how much are you paying for Dish? I know they just changed their price structure according to DBStalk.com.

1/1/2007 11:19:43 PM

i'm paying 69 for dish hd gold package

15 for hbo, 5 for locals (which i will get rid of)

so 90 a month for ~30HD channels, and ESPNU - which will feature NCSU vs. UNCG tonight

1/2/2007 10:38:38 AM

do you get high speed internet with that also, or do you have to pay extra/go somewhere else

1/2/2007 1:47:35 PM

I use RR Lite... when i heard about it, I switched immediately. RR regular is 45 a month... but 35 if you have digital cable...

RR lite is 25 bucks a month and I cant tell a difference unless i'm downloading a huge file

so overall it's 90+25=115 versus 145 for HD cable with regular RR

not to mention there's a $20/mo promotion for ten months, so it's 95 total for the first ten months - BUT it costs 200 for the DVR, so you really dont get a promotion if you use DVR

if you have HD, you really should consider Dish Network. they offer 29HD channels - and that's not including locals.

I havent had any issues with the rain either, and it's been pretty rainy in the past few weeks

1/2/2007 3:41:29 PM

i'm considering the switch to dish...i think i'll call to see if they have a special for TWC refugees.

1/2/2007 3:54:47 PM

damn, after having DVR for so long I dont think I could make a switch to something without the service

I think our bill now with TWC is somewhere around $115/month, with DVR and without HD

1/2/2007 4:08:35 PM

well the HD DVR is 200

you can get it free for non-HD tvs

1/2/2007 4:18:59 PM

avs forum is down more than any other forum ever.

1/2/2007 4:42:44 PM

yeah! We have MHD now!

1/2/2007 6:30:41 PM

we have what now?

1/2/2007 8:20:58 PM

so what have they added?

1/2/2007 8:24:48 PM

a music channel

theyre also switching/adding channels to basic & standard cable

but no one really gives a shit about those channels

[Edited on January 2, 2007 at 8:31 PM. Reason : ]

1/2/2007 8:25:56 PM

MHD (Music HD, a colaborative effort among MTV, VH1 and CMT to bring music videos and concerts in HD)

1/2/2007 9:30:29 PM

aha how long til it just turns into HD real world reruns

1/2/2007 9:57:46 PM

Quote :

"15 for hbo, 5 for locals (which i will get rid of)"

Im guessing you dont live in Raleigh then? Last I checked only NBC and ABC locals were available in HD through Dish for Raleigh. In fact does anyone even offer local CW in HD? Ill have an OTA antenna if I make the move, but the locals does help you be able to DVR two network HD shows at once (without you can only DVR one).

1/2/2007 10:05:56 PM

what channel is fsnhd?

1/4/2007 11:23:08 PM

^ usually appears on inhd2 when it was around, but im guessing it'll be on inhd now

for hockey even if you don't pay for it, it will usually be unlocked

1/4/2007 11:57:04 PM

so uh where the hell is ESPN2HD?

1/29/2007 3:49:22 PM

Sorry, a guy that thought he knew what he was talking about (and still does think that) and I actually thought had a clue posted that on AVSforum, and it looked like it was the case. He was wrong unfortunately. And hell, even if there was a deal, who knows if TWC in Raleigh would add it or not...theyve had a deal for over a week for Sinclair owned stations and Ive yet to see CW22-HD added.

1/29/2007 8:32:09 PM

^^who would WANT to see the latter?

1/29/2007 8:36:17 PM

Yeah where's FSNHD and ESPN2HD this is annoying. I hate TWC.

1/30/2007 12:55:26 AM

ESPN2HD will be offered as a premium package with the rest of the ESPN's whenever TW gets around to getting a contract together. But I repeat, ESPN will then be offered as a package kind of like what HBO, SHOWTIME, ETC are now. you will have to pay extra to get the whole package

1/30/2007 3:33:39 AM

^As in if one subscribes only to an extended basic package, they will receive no ESPN channels? NO, that wont happen...not anytime in the near future at least.

1/30/2007 4:33:17 AM

i didnt say it would happen any time soon, but when TWC offers all of the espn channels espsn espn2hd espnU etc) they will not be offered on any basic cable service. they will treated as a "movie channel package" is treated now. They basically have a monopoly when it comes to sports channels and they require cable providers to pony up the dough to carry their channels. (esp. rich ones like Time Warner) Not to mention ESPN is owned by Disney which is a competitor of Time Warner. Why else do you think Time Warner cable would allow for their competitors to carry demanded channels like espn2hd and espnU while they don't? ESPN wants them to pay big time $$$$ to provide coverage and usually it fluctuates according to how big the market is (same thing happened with regular ESPNHD)

1/30/2007 4:47:15 AM

DirectTV is sounding more and more attractive. Time Warner is the devil. Prices going up.. programming getting worse... Just got a notice in the mail saying my last bill had not been paid even though the check cleared two weeks ago... BEFORE THE DUE DATE!! They are a completely ridiculous company and do not deserve our business. I will be checking into DirectTV very soon.

1/30/2007 12:32:59 PM

^they did the EXACT thing to us our last bill, saying it hadnt been paid yet when the check was cashed the day before the letter was dated

1/30/2007 12:47:27 PM

I'd rather discovery and NG hd than MHD :x that's nonsense

1/30/2007 12:54:18 PM

I know I'm not the only one that would gladly pay extra to get some of these channels...shit my cable bill last month was $250 (although I'm still making payments for NBA League Pass)

If Time Warner says it would be too expensive and some people wouldnt want it/want to pay for it, thats fine...i don't know which asshole company is more stingy...Time Warner or ESPN

1/30/2007 1:46:22 PM

I've got Direct TV. Sports package with ESPNU and YES network, as well as all of the FSN channels.......FTW!!!!!

It's the fucking bomb. you get about 25 sports channels for an extra $12 a month.

I watch enough sports to where that is a fucking deal!

1/30/2007 1:50:23 PM

I just need to figure out how much it will cost to get the HD package with DirectTV. And we can't forget about the future of 150 HD channels

1/30/2007 2:24:26 PM

Quote :

"they did the EXACT thing to us our last bill, saying it hadnt been paid yet when the check was cashed the day before the letter was dated"

they have to be teetering on class action lawsuit.

1/30/2007 8:01:26 PM

RIP ESPN2 http://deadspin.com/sports/espn/the-last-days-of-espn2-233272.php

2/2/2007 8:43:29 AM

Quote :

""Ok, we're back with our continuing coverage of the NFL Draft. At 3 p.m., we'll be moving from ESPN to ESPN, then tomorrow at 10 a.m., we'll pick it back up on ESPN.""

i lol'd

2/2/2007 8:54:41 AM

Are they dropping the U from ESPNU too?
This has got to be a joke.

2/2/2007 12:15:30 PM

Actually it makes perfect sense. No need for to change over graphics when broadcasting multiple events from the same site (such as a conference tournament) or mic flags or whatever. Like it says, it will still be identified as whatever channel it is (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, etc) on the bottomline. They wont call everything ESPN (for example, when they teased our game being on ABC tomorrow during the Duke game last night, they said ABC and put an ABC logo up....not too confusing. Hopefully this will lead to the "Live" bug on ESPNU broadcasts going away (never understood the point of that, its not the local news).

2/2/2007 1:26:48 PM

^ if its that way that makes every bit of sense

this is basically already how it is with ABC sports this year, all ESPN graphics, no mention of ABC except on bottomline and in and out from commericals

2/2/2007 4:00:10 PM

So, the rebranding mentioned a few posts above has happened now. Did anyone even notice?

[Edited on February 13, 2007 at 9:28 PM. Reason : -]

2/13/2007 9:28:13 PM

yes i did, i was trying to remember what thread this was in

i notice really small shit when watching sports

or anything really, im observant i guess

ESPN also has dropped the ESPNHD in the game->replay and vice versa, it only says ESPN now

[Edited on February 13, 2007 at 9:30 PM. Reason : see: Dear ESPN, thread ]

2/13/2007 9:30:30 PM

I hate bumping a thread with an inaccurate title, but if I create a new one Im sure Ill get a link to my own damn thread. Anyhow...apparently ESPN2HD has shown up on TWC systems in Columbia SC and Charlotte now. No announcement has been made though, but hopefully this is a good sign.

4/3/2007 3:55:39 AM

ughhhhhh

4/3/2007 7:32:56 AM

hooray for DirecTV

now with ESPNU!

[Edited on April 3, 2007 at 9:02 AM. Reason : l]

4/3/2007 9:02:24 AM

From the ongoing TWC thread on AVSforum (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=652328&page=41&pp=30):

Quote :

" The VP of Mktg for TWC Raleigh emailed me today and said that ESPN2HD will launch for TWC Raleigh "today or tomorrow"."

Not trying to build up false hope, but FWIW...

4/3/2007 6:32:53 PM

^ There's also a post in there saying someone "had no idea about it" at all.

4/3/2007 8:19:56 PM

^from the same guy...so maybe Mr. Douglas did a follow up and contacted said poster?

4/3/2007 9:03:35 PM

as soon as nothing else will be coming on espn2 for the summer, they come out with it.

4/3/2007 9:14:37 PM