olympics in pure high def for directv

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I am a Voom subscriber and I wonder what kind of HD olympic coverage I will
get. I get BRAVO(HD), which has some relationship with NBC so I think there
is a chance I will get some olympic coverage. Any comments? By the way,
Voom is incredible!

Thanks,
--Dan

"Dan the fan" <westislip@aol.comspambloc> wrote in message
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> http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/abou [...] 7_28_2004A
> taken from the thread about is direct getting more channels looks like nbc
is
> going to be on board with hdtv at least for the olympics
> End higher ticket prices! Go to local college games!

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Just as a sidenote, I was just in Greece the past week and met the NBC
producer for weightlifting. He told me that the Atlanta Olympics in
1996 had 200 hours of coverage. The 2000 Olympics in Sydney had 70
hours of coverage. THis year in Greece they are catering to the
Olympic viewer so there is going to be over 1200 hours of coverage.
Bravo, USA, MSNBC, and NBC are going to have massive coverage of all
the events. So if you are into fencing or badmintion, you are in luck
this year. I don't know about the HD hours but just seeing that much
sports will be great.

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westislip@aol.comspambloc (Dan the fan) wrote in message news:<20040802230241.14634.00000977@mb-m29.aol.com>...
> http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/abou [...] 7_28_2004A
> taken from the thread about is direct getting more channels looks like nbc is
> going to be on board with hdtv at least for the olympics

This is great news for DirecTV subscribers and I'm happy for those who
don't have access to HDTV from their local NBC affiliate. I wonder
sometimes though, if the impression isn't left to the casual observer
that this is some satellite TV only option. In fact where I live and
many other places anyone with an antenna has the option of watching
all this HDTV Olympic coverage for free. Again, I don't want to take
anything away from satellite or cable viewers but just want to include
the point explicitly that if your local NBC affiliate has its HDTV
digital transmission capability on the air (which they do in many
markets) you have the option of watching all this coverage without
paying a subscription fee.

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Perhaps.....but that is a totally arbitrary and discriminatory policy
restricting HD to only those served by O & O's.
Sooner or later,someone will probably file suit in federal court against
the FCC to have it set aside.

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ONLY if you're in an area with an NBC OnO.
(Your local NBC affilate is OWNED by NBC.)


--
A widescreen edition of a movie presents the film frame as it was seen in
the movie theater. This is the version that best preserves the filmmaker's
original intent.

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"Dan the fan" <westislip@aol.comspambloc> wrote in message
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> taken from directv.com Watch nearly 400 hours of NBC's high-definition
> coverage of the Athens Games.
>
> Feel the pride and glory of the Olympics in sharp detail, bright color and
> crisp sound with eight hours of Olympic highlights each day. This is your
> chance to get as close to the athletes and the games without actually
being
> there.
>
> Eligible customers can catch all the action on DIRECTV® HD channel 84,
August
> 13-30.
>
>
> it means that woman's team from china that looked like men...well with hd
> you'll know the difference this time around
> End higher ticket prices! Go to local college games!