May 1, 2008
Creepin’ On a High-Def Come-Up
Time Warner Cable New York snuck in some “new” high definition channels on us. Fifty of them in fact.
Well, hot dog. It’s about damn time.
Included in the list of announced HD additions are some of the biggest on my wish list: History Channel, A&E, CNN, and NY1.
I didn’t see any commercials about this, nor anything in the news despite being a Google Reader addict.
The only announcement I saw was on their website, and I only saw that after I noticed all the new channels in the on-screen guide. It’s not like I spend a lot of time perusing the TWCNY website. That’s like expecting good customer service: pointless.
Not coincidentally, it was announced this week that Verizon Fios will be rolled out throughout the New York City area in the next few years (?!). Time Warner is likely scrambling to make their service more attractive to stem the tide of switchers once folks actually have a choice of providers.
Regardless of the cause, I’m digging the new HD channels. I finally feel like I’m getting something near my money’s worth on the cable bill.
Plus, I don’t have to look at Lou Dobbs all stretched out to fit my screen. Now my favorite populist independent is in the correct aspect ratio.
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I need a new tv.
cool that they are all of 8 months ahead of the government required conversion for over-air broadcasts, but as far as i know, HD broadcasts dont mean shit unless the show youre watching was shot in HD.
oh yea. WFYI indianapolis has been broadcasting digitally since april of 2003. beat that nyc!