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But if it really shares bandwidth at some point within the system, it might be beneficial to compress the channels further.

I'm currently skeptical that FiOS can deliver true point-to-point video forever. It would seem it would run into the head-end problem at some point. It seems inescapable.

I do know one thing about FiOS. It's awesome.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MiHsxQJ9ZOo]]>Apr 21st 2008 8:15PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/
The FiOS connection to your house is very fast, it is the infrastructure upstream that has bottlenecks.]]>Apr 21st 2008 8:17PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/
What the hell man?

HistoryHD
A&E HD
Discovery HD Theater
ESPNHD
ESPN2HD
Universal HD
National Geographic HD
Mojo HD
MHD

And my locals, if I don't want to pay for HBO and Starz etc.

That's it.

If I don't like sports or music, I'm fucked and Universal HD barely shows new content. I want BSG BRAND NEW IN HD, not waiting to see it.

Cox NWA needs to step up. I'll be gone in a month, so long sucka.]]>Apr 21st 2008 8:26PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/
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It solves all these problems.]]>Apr 21st 2008 8:54PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/Apr 22nd 2008 9:09AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/Apr 21st 2008 9:12PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/Apr 21st 2008 10:14PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://i32.tinypic.com/k1vpcp.png]]>Apr 22nd 2008 1:00AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/The only providers have less on that list are ones I never even heard of. How can they can be considered "national?"]]>Apr 22nd 2008 8:13AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/Apr 22nd 2008 4:30AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/
Verizon and AT&T are new to the television game. It takes them awhile sign contracts with content providers. In 3-5 years telcos, cable cos and sat cos will be in full school competition with roughly the same amount of high def goodness. ]]>Apr 22nd 2008 8:03AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/Apr 22nd 2008 8:04AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/Apr 22nd 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/Apr 22nd 2008 11:37AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/
FIOS has FoodHD, Discovery HD, Nat Geo HD and some others that my local comcast didn't have. About the only thing I'm missing is Mojo, which of course replaced INHD1/2. Yeah, I lost Discovery Home Theater....but I never watched that channel. I wanted Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs in HD, not endless reruns of Sunrise Earth.

My local Comcast didn't offer SciFi HD...just Universal HD, which would rerun BSG in HD nearly a YEAR after broadcast.

So basically, I got a bunch of cable channels in HD I wanted from Verizon for less money and with a better picture than my local Comcast affiliate. And since the article pretty much waffles and admits that every national cable provider is different in each market, it's a wash (and isn't every other announcement here about adding a channel IN A SPECIFIC MARKET?).]]>Apr 22nd 2008 12:53PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/Not sure what you're talking about. FiOS has HD Theater and doesn't have INHD. Also, the FiOS national lineup is the same in every market.

The fact is that FiOS only has 21 HD channels, which is less than any other national provider you've heard of.

Don't get me wrong, I'll choose quality over quantity any day of the week, which is why I have FiOS instead of BHN which has more channels. I'm just saying the article should've pointed that out.]]>Apr 22nd 2008 12:56PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/
What is considered "national lineup"?]]>Apr 22nd 2008 2:10PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/21/the-real-reason-why-fios-channels-are-compressed-less/Jun 27th 2008 8:54AM