Dish connection is upgrading their boxes ’ firmware to expose 1080p declaration . Given the lack of 1080p web source fabric , theexisting 720p/1080i compressed HD signals , and the fact that there ’s no monetary standard limit the compression quality-1080p can be compressed to crap like any other picture - it ’s tough to believe this is going to be really useful for consumers . But maybe we are false , because the companionship actually thinks that their 1080p quality is on par with Blu - beam discs :
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Starting August 1 , the late megahit “ I Am Legend ” asterisk Will Smith will be uncommitted in Blu - beam ™ disc quality 1080p resolution , only on DISH connection ’s VOD service , DISH On Demand , at a discounted price .
Yes . Dish web is actually promising I Am Legend in “ Blu - ray ™ disc quality 1080p closure ” over Video on Demand . Presumably streamed in real time , it would be a technological feat even if not part of normal programing . And while we bet Dish will make the image look as good as potential under the pressure to show off , whether or not it ’s in truth as stunning as a Blu - ray disc or meets some minimal 1080p prerequisite is yet to be run across .
In other newsworthiness , Dish internet is soldier on with their promise of 150 HD TV channel by the end of the year , and tomorrow will tot up 17 must - see high-definition television channels including Lifetime Movie internet HD and Starz Edge HD . Read the presser for all the details . [ Dish ]
ENGLEWOOD , Colo. – July 31 , 2008 – DISH connection Corporation ( NASDAQ : DISH ) today do the bar for the next - coevals HD standard by becoming the first in the pay - TV diligence to pop the question high definition programming in 1080p , the highest and best HD resolution available .
This fresh functionality is part of DISH web ’s in style and unprecedented enlargement in HD services , which include the rollout of TurboHD , the industry ’s first 100 percent , all - HD suite of programming package . As previously announced , DISH web will also launch 17 more national HD canal tomorrow , surpassing its end of reaching 100 national HD channel five months ahead of schedule . DISH internet now plans to nearly double its national HD channel enumeration in less than one class and offer up to 150 home HD channels by the end of 2008 , made possible by the late launching of Echo XI , the most powerful orbiter in the company ’s fleet .
“ Over the year , DISH internet has maintained a very competitive HD offer in the marketplace , providing customers with a premium HD product including the best technology , signaling and experience – at the best value – that no other pay - idiot box provider can come close to matching , ” said Charlie Ergen , Chairman , CEO and President of DISH internet . “ Our late system ascent mate with the introduction of TurboHD further beef up our position as the leader in digital television set and gamey definition television , platform we look forward to heighten even more with nomadic and portable options . ”
DISH connection ’s new HD services are supported by a proprietary “ turbo - charged ” scheme upgrade that , starting August 1 , is being rolled out to all MPEG-4 HD and HD DVR receiver . The rise activates a unique lineament of the set up - top box , ameliorate the current standard of HD speech used by pay - TV providers such as the power to output 1080p scheduling . By early August , all dish out web customers with MPEG-4 HD and HD DVR receivers will have the only set - top boxes in the nation enable to exhibit 1080p contentedness , allow them to maximize the full potential of their 1080p - compatible HDTV sets .
Consumers can contract up for the unspoilt HD computer programming and table service in the industry with DISH internet ’s new TurboHD programming parcel , the only all - HD package on the market , start at $ 24.99 per month . TurboHD is uncommitted in three freestanding tiers and include DISH internet ’s honour - gain and industry - head HD technology , forward-looking equipment enabled to display 1080p computer programming , and the most - check HD channels that may be view on any TV – analog , digital or HD .
Current DISH internet customers with MPEG-4 HD and HD DVR receivers are being automatically upgraded and will have their systems “ turbo - charged ” by other August with all the feature and benefits of TurboHD . DISH internet customers look to tot up the industriousness ’s serious HD experience can get a “ turbo - commit ” HD software for as petty as $ 10 more per month .
The late interior HD channels bring to DISH web ’s programming line - up are : ActionMax HD ( DISH web Ch . 313 ) , CBS College Sports HD ( Ch . 152 ) , Lifetime HD ( Ch . 108 ) , Lifetime Movie web HD ( Ch . 109 ) , Planet Green HD ( Ch . 194 ) , Encore HD ( Ch . 340 ) , HBO 2 HD ( Ch . 301 ) , HBO Comedy HD ( Ch . 307 ) , HBO Family HD ( Ch . 305 ) , HBO Latino HD ( Ch . 309 ) , HBO Signature HD ( Ch . 302 ) , HBO West HD ( Ch . 303 ) , HBO Zone HD ( Ch . 308 ) , Starz Comedy HD ( Ch . 354 ) , Starz Edge HD ( Ch . 352 ) , Starz Kids & Family HD ( Ch . 356 ) , Starz West HD ( Ch . 351 ) .
For more selective information about DISH web ’s 1080p programming , new HD duct and TurboHD system and packages , chew the fat www.dishnetwork.com or call 1 - 800 - 333 - saucer ( 3474 ) .
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