G4 moving to HD in December?
[Thanks, longhairbilly]
Update: Seems G4HD is expected by Comcast on December 8th. Thanks, Jeremy!
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[Thanks, longhairbilly]
Update: Seems G4HD is expected by Comcast on December 8th. Thanks, Jeremy!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jon @ Oct 13th 2008 5:10PM
Olivia in HD Where do i sign up ?
madgamer @ Oct 13th 2008 5:25PM
I know right? AOTS in HD would be nice.
longhairbilly @ Oct 13th 2008 5:31PM
Holy cow! Thats my Tip!!
I hope it comes true. I find it very hard watching X-Play in SD.
Jeremy W @ Oct 13th 2008 5:41PM
http://www.comcastnetworks.com/
THIS IS NOT NEWS. THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR MONTHS.
I've posted this in comments on here before. Please stop acting as if this is surprising new information.
Michael @ Oct 13th 2008 11:57PM
it hasnt been confirmed until now how ridicules would engadget look if they released this earlier and it turned out to be just a rumor they need to wait for it to be confirmed
inteller @ Oct 13th 2008 5:57PM
looks like I'll start watching this show again come Dec 8th. They were dimwits for not being one of the first channels to go HD.
Money Mike @ Oct 15th 2008 12:52PM
Exactly. How can they be a technology-oriented channel and not be shown in HD, while the Food Network and Lifetime can? Those Moms who watch it don't even care about HD.
This channel should have been HD from the beginning of HD.
Kingpcgeek @ Oct 13th 2008 6:06PM
Give me TechTV in SD over the crap called G4 in HD anyday.
Michael @ Oct 13th 2008 11:58PM
live.twit.tv almost as good leo is coming back
eric f. @ Oct 14th 2008 12:14PM
Seriously, get over yourself and the whining about TechTV. It's gone. Live with it. and while it's just one program, AOTS is a great show.
J.Goodwin @ Oct 13th 2008 6:17PM
It would have been news if they'd ever decided to go standard def.
Seriously, I don't think I've ever seen a provider that shows G4 at more than about 240 lines. If it were in HD, maybe I'd watch it some.
The Aggie CEO @ Oct 13th 2008 8:46PM
I agree with that........
it looks like straight up shit.......
I've watched porn on my cell phone that looked better..........
assuming my TWC affiliate gets it I'd watch G4 more
H Choi @ Oct 13th 2008 6:28PM
G4 blows.
Travis @ Oct 13th 2008 6:36PM
I quit watching that awful channel when they switched from tech to games.
Michael @ Oct 13th 2008 11:59PM
i dont think you know what your talking about g4 hasent had a decent amount of video game programming in several years
eric f. @ Oct 14th 2008 12:15PM
Yeah, then how the hell would you know if ti's any good?
Paul @ Oct 13th 2008 6:42PM
Maybe if they want higher numbers they should try putting out material that is actually good.
Brad @ Oct 13th 2008 6:54PM
Y'know, that Q3 drop in viewers coud be because Comcast dumped the channel from its basic cable packages. The only reason I have Comcast's cable TV is beause it's actually CHEAPER to have cable Internet + $13 el-cheapo analog cable than it is to have cable Internet alone.
G4 used to be part of that $13 cable TV pakage. And when it was, I watched it.
FreeRange @ Oct 13th 2008 7:19PM
holy geez, how long ago was THAT? I've had basic cable with Comcast for 3 years and never had this channel.
Jamesy @ Oct 13th 2008 7:18PM
Only good thing on that station is the ninja stuff :D
Michael @ Oct 14th 2008 12:00AM
are you serious?
scootinger @ Oct 13th 2008 7:34PM
So we can watch shitty tabloid TV like "Cheaters" and "COPS" in HD? No thank you.
I seriously cannot believe how Comcast took TechTV and turned it into the bottom-of-the-barrel shit channel known as G4. Screw you Comcast!
Xyzzy @ Oct 13th 2008 7:39PM
Agreed 100%!
It used to be good with Leo, Sara, Kevin, and the gang on Screen Savers.... After that, all downhill. :(
Another reason to hate Comcast. Go DirecTV!
Matt @ Oct 14th 2008 6:26PM
I totally agree. Half of G4's current line up will look horrible in HD because it was filmed in SD and will likely be featured in everyone's favorite stretch-o-vision.
BTW, Screen Savers was an awesome show, and one of the few I actually watched. I also miss Fresh Gear.
Anyway, what's the odds Mojo shows get picked up to fill the void? After all, Comcast owns a stake in Mojo parent InDemand.
Willmore2000 @ Oct 13th 2008 8:19PM
Wait, does this mean no more 5 hour Cops and Cheaters marathons every day?
Why not move the way of HDNet and air High Def movies outside of primetime and some channel-specific original programming in primetime.
John B @ Oct 13th 2008 11:37PM
Oooh, wonderful! Then I can see Olivia in all of Comcast's super-ultra-compressed, kind-of-sort-of, looks-more-like-a-video-CD "high definition"!
So Comcast adds yet one more HD channel onto an already saturated pipeline. Their HD channels already look like sh*t, and we're supposed to be happy that yet another channel is going to take more HD bandwidth? Not.
The Fuzz 53 @ Oct 14th 2008 9:17AM
It's about God damn time! How are you going to have a show in SD that's all about the latest and greatest gadgets, game systems and HDTVs?
Jason W @ Oct 14th 2008 9:18AM
I loved tech. TSS was 10 million times better than AOTS without the eye candy. Xplay is the only show I watch anymore and it is the bastard stepchild of Extended play.
The station not only lost its way but most of its brians in the process of putting boobs on the air. Fresh Gear was a great show....... Damn that whole station has gone to hell.
kevon27 @ Oct 14th 2008 2:42PM
After the TechTV ended, this crap they call G4 should just die. Not one good damn show. X-Play sucks now. No longer funny and everything is about sex and profanity. It like that entire station is being run by some 16 year Jack Asses..
Bring back TechTV...