Time Warner Boasts of ‘Virtually Unlimited’ HDTV Capacity - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

james99 · 2007-06-05, 01:30 PM

Boasting that it will be able to boost channel capacity to carry more HD networks, Time Warner Cable plans to deploy switched-digital-video technology on one-half of its systems nationwide by the end of 2007, chief operating officer Landel Hobbs said Tuesday.

SensualPoet · 2007-06-05, 07:21 PM

The article doesn't explain how Time Warner expects to be able to deliver SDV to 50% of their subs in 2007 given this is a relatively new technology. However, it does sit on the existing network and the magic works in the head end; so I guess it's possible

In any case, it's coming. Most of Time Warner is 750 MHz and less so "unlimited HD" sounds particularly fruitful for areas like Rogers in NB and NL which are mainly at that capacity.

It could be a boon for Telco TV services, too, except their problem is the "last mile" which (most, anyway) can't handle multiple HD streams, or even one in MPEG2.

classicsat · 2007-06-06, 02:52 PM

TW is going to standardise to their in-house "Navigator" platform nationwide, so at least on the box end, it will work fine.

videobruce · 2007-06-26, 08:44 AM

SDV is just another way to kill CCs'. All they need to do is get rid of the 'fluff', religious crap and those stupid shopping channels. Take a survey and let their customers vote on what they never or rarely watch.

I_Want_My_HDTV · 2007-06-26, 04:32 PM

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All they need to do is get rid of the 'fluff', religious crap and those stupid shopping channels.

Those channels are there because people watch them. They are also among the most profitable channels in the industry, raking in $billions in revenue while many regular broadcasters struggle to survive.

videobruce · 2007-06-27, 06:50 AM

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Those channels are there because people watch them

All three or four of you.............

Yep, CC's get flooded every day for request for more holy roller & shopping channels.

classicsat · 2007-07-01, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by videobruce

SDV is just another way to kill CCs'.

SDV isn't that end goal though. The endg goal is to have more channels. The fact that SDV essentially kills One-Way cablecards is just a bonus.

2007-06-05, 01:30 PM	#1
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Time Warner Boasts of ‘Virtually Unlimited’ HDTV Capacity Boasting that it will be able to boost channel capacity to carry more HD networks, Time Warner Cable plans to deploy switched-digital-video technology on one-half of its systems nationwide by the end of 2007, chief operating officer Landel Hobbs said Tuesday.

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2007-06-05, 07:21 PM	#2
SensualPoet Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Downtown Toronto • Toshiba 52XL177 • HD DVD Toshiba • Rogers HDPVR Cisco 8642 Posts: 2,886	The article doesn't explain how Time Warner expects to be able to deliver SDV to 50% of their subs in 2007 given this is a relatively new technology. However, it does sit on the existing network and the magic works in the head end; so I guess it's possible In any case, it's coming. Most of Time Warner is 750 MHz and less so "unlimited HD" sounds particularly fruitful for areas like Rogers in NB and NL which are mainly at that capacity. It could be a boon for Telco TV services, too, except their problem is the "last mile" which (most, anyway) can't handle multiple HD streams, or even one in MPEG2.

2007-06-06, 02:52 PM	#3
classicsat Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kincardine ON. Posts: 3,945	TW is going to standardise to their in-house "Navigator" platform nationwide, so at least on the box end, it will work fine.

2007-06-26, 08:44 AM	#4
videobruce Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 553	SDV is just another way to kill CCs'. All they need to do is get rid of the 'fluff', religious crap and those stupid shopping channels. Take a survey and let their customers vote on what they never or rarely watch.