The irritating thing is that they told me I was enjoying a free preview of the two sports channels up until this point. That was never, EVER, mentioned before I got the letter in the mail from Shaw. In fact, the sales people specifically said that all the HD channels are included when you get the HD box.
I know this is a business and they have the right to change their pricing scheme. Heck, they've given me over four months notice of the impending change which, all things considered, is probably a lot longer than they could have. It just bugs me that they won't be a little more honest about what's really going on.
And of the 5 new channels, I'm interested to see how much of the content will actually be HD. Can I watch TPB or Billable Hours in HD on Showcase? Will Mythbusters be in HD? How about all the home improvement shows on A&E? In HD? Doubt it.
And what's the point of CTVHD? Are Canadian Idol, eTalk Daily and Whistler going to be in HD? Most of the schlock on CTV is taken from American broadcasters who already have HD channels on Shaw anyway.
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