Cablevision launches 44 Days in HD promotion
By Darren Murph 
posted Dec 11th 2007 3:52AM
posted Dec 11th 2007 3:52AM
Just recently, Cablevision added HD iterations of HGTV and Food Network, bringing its total high-definition channel amount to a fairly respectable 44. Apparently, just hitting that milestone isn't good enough, as the provider is now going to be trumpeting a different HD channel over the next 44 weekdays. The "44 Days in HD, on iO TV" promotion will reportedly "recognize a different high-definition channel available to the company's iO TV digital cable customers each weekday," presumably blasting customers with "daily press releases, banners on iO TV and the Optimum.net consumer web portal." The scheme is supposed to showcase Cablevision's ability to offer up a plethora of HD channels "without any of the extra fees and charges phone and satellite TV providers impose on customers," but honestly, it sounds more like hot air than anything.
Does this mean we're stuck with only 44 HD channels for the next 44 days? Ugh. I want Sci Fi, Cartoon Network, History, Animal Planet, HD Net, Nick and ESPN 2 HD as of yesterday.
Seriously, spend that promotional money on getting more channels.
They don't need more channels.. they need to turn up the bit rate. TBS-HD has such bad white tones that it was like watching a RealVideo stream back in 2001.
TBS-HD has a little more to worry about than white tones, I don't think I've seen one program that's actually HD. They're all stretch-o-vision.
It would be better if they added a new HD station every day for 44 days.