http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/ Engadget HD Comments for Cuban claims that broadcast networks are missing HDTV opportunities http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/Dec 28th 2006 5:30AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/Dec 28th 2006 12:06PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/Dec 28th 2006 10:17AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/Dec 28th 2006 11:12AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/Dec 29th 2006 12:44PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/
Mark has been done alot for HDTV and continues to promote it.

He is absolutely right, it will be a long time before any ISP can deliver quality HD in real time. While some of his rant is obvious to us, it isn't so obvious to many. There is no question why the big 4 were the first to go HD.

HD.net equipment is old because they were the first to buy it and any smart business doesn't replace equipment just because something newer is released, unless it makes business sense.

Don't blame Mark, blame Comcast, they choose what channels to deliver to their customers. ]]>Dec 28th 2006 2:41PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/
Awesome to read your reply! First, we're in the business of playing devil's advocate at times, so of course I had a little fun with everything. Second, don't you hate the grammar rant? We get folks all the time correcting us, so it felt good to be on the other end of all that.

And trust me, I hear you loud & clear on the "we need more HD, it's good for everyone" message. But there's a lot standing in the way of having hundreds of HD channels at any one time, irregardless of how many HD ads networks sell.

Lastly, getting HD -- from the actual meandering around & selecting your set, to installing it, to tweaking the settings, to actually getting HD content on it -- isn't easy for the average joe. As a matter of fact, it's frustrating in a lot of ways. Online video is, at least somewhat, easy to grasp, especially when you consider the built-in technical know-how that someone actually surfing around for online video already has. Me? I greatly prefer HDTV over anything internet-provided. My 50-inch Sony looks 100x better than my Dell monitor. But HDTV needs more overall bandwidth, accessibility, and backers to give us all more to watch in HD for a fair price.

Keep on writing that oh-so-controversial stuff Mark, it's good for us all. ;-)
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That first bit clears things up quite a bit. You're saying with so few HD channels, they should be grabbing onto the ad possibilities as many folks will be drawn to their stations simply because they're in HD, and because there's so little competition, life's easy right now. We're on the same page now...I think ;-)]]>Dec 28th 2006 7:58PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/
See: http://www.3screens.net

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Back-to-topic, I agree with you, there are huge numbers of people with hardware in search of content. A vast opportunity is being missed. ]]>Dec 29th 2006 6:08AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/12/28/cuban-claims-that-broadcast-networks-are-missing-hdtv-opportunit/
Come on man, bring us some stuff we wanna watch. Good luck with the Mavs.]]>Dec 30th 2006 7:46PM