BEAST MODE BABY! Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 In case you haven't heard, DTV is charging $219 for NFL Sunday Ticket and an additional 99 big ones to get HD programming (it was free last year with a subsciption to HD programming). What you y'all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 In case you haven't heard, DTV is charging $219 for NFL Sunday Ticket and an additional 99 big ones to get HD programming (it was free last year with a subsciption to HD programming). What you y'all think? 337783[/snapback] Is it $219 for returning customers as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBXBILLSFAN Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 DirecTV is a for profit corporation that will charge what the market will bear. We do, after all, live in a capitalistic society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST MODE BABY! Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 DirecTV is a for profit corporation that will charge what the market will bear. We do, after all, live in a capitalistic society. 337801[/snapback] My point is "Will the market bear this?" hence the question in the poll. Price for Sunday Ticket is $219 for returning customers (I think). It may be more for new people and/or they may have a promotion to incentivize things for new customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 if you are a current HD customer, call and B word that you are a bills fan and that only half the friggin games are in HD. They will still charge the $99, but will give you a $120 programming credit. Not that you heard that here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayboy54 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 If the market won't bear it, the price will come down. That's the beauty of free market economics. Whoops, I forgot you're in Hillary country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 HD is a relatively new technology. You want DTV to offer it for free? Well, send them a letter on how to broadcast it for free as well, and I'm sure they'll charge you the same as the non-HD version. This is like saying its unfair for an art dealer to charge more for a genuine Picaso than he would for a lithograph reprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEP78 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 My point is "Will the market bear this?" hence the question in the poll. Price for Sunday Ticket is $219 for returning customers (I think). It may be more for new people and/or they may have a promotion to incentivize things for new customers. 337811[/snapback] It's $199 for returning customers. The $219 is the "early bird" special for non-returnees. Plus the $99 for HD. DTV also fails to mention that most if not all, HD receivers can not handle the interactive features they are advertising as part of the $99 "superfan" package. There is the possiblity that an update will arrive before the start of the NFL season to change this, but at this time they are advertising something to HD customers that their receiver can't handle. I'm sure most HD viewers don't know that. Come the start of the season -- they will certainly find out on their own. That is when I suspect a lot of people which call and b**** -- if they haven't already. Plenzmd1 - I saw that you were on the tivocommunity board also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 It's $199 for returning customers. The $219 is the "early bird" special for non-returnees. Plus the $99 for HD. DTV also fails to mention that most if not all, HD receivers can not handle the interactive features they are advertising as part of the $99 "superfan" package. There is the possiblity that an update will arrive before the start of the NFL season to change this, but at this time they are advertising something to HD customers that their receiver can't handle. I'm sure most HD viewers don't know that. Come the start of the season -- they will certainly find out on their own. That is when I suspect a lot of people which call and b**** -- if they haven't already. Plenzmd1 - I saw that you were on the tivocommunity board also. 337833[/snapback] Yep, and got my credit this afternoon using the bills. It is BS cause the bills are on CBS, only 3 games a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Well...its not working for me. Last year I bought the sunday ticket. However, I do not own a HDTV. I know people who will splurge to get the HDTV football package. I will go over to their house to watch the games in HDTV rather than purchase the standard football package myself. So...I dont know how to answer the poll. One more person signing up for HDTV football...One less Football subscriber overall.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Well...its not working for me. Last year I bought the sunday ticket. However, I do not own a HDTV. I know people who will splurge to get the HDTV football package. I will go over to their house to watch the games in HDTV rather than purchase the standard football package myself. So...I dont know how to answer the poll. One more person signing up for HDTV football...One less Football subscriber overall.. 337840[/snapback] Chaep Bastage, Id make you pay in my house. At elast make ya bring a twelve over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Yep, and got my credit this afternoon using the bills. It is BS cause the bills are on CBS, only 3 games a week 337836[/snapback] explain this please. are you saying that CBS only does 3 HD games per week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardFan Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 If the market won't bear it, the price will come down. That's the beauty of free market economics. Whoops, I forgot you're in Hillary's chunt-tree. 337815[/snapback] Get real. If it was a free market CABLE and the DISH people could carry the ticket also. You had better be careful or Tabliablows will make you watch the game in official NFL gear also. NFL and DTV - the perfect BJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30dive Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 DTV offered a great alternative to cable and the constant, how did you put it "BJ" cable had been giving us. Free market does not mean free, it means free to get what you can get, i.e. what the NFL can get for this special product package and DTV can pay what it is willing to pay through a process of biddding. It's all the same, seven years ago I wanted Disney for my three year old and cable told me I had to buy the "super Delux package" to the tune of $89.00 +/- per month, and so I shopped (..you know the free market..) and went with the basic package at DTV. At the time I had to buy the equipment....The return on my inverstment has paid off many times over. So yes the market will say yes and as the numbers increase for DTV HDTV the price will come down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarthur31 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 The NFL should broadcast their games over the net now. MLB does it even tho they have exclusive deals with the networks and such. I'd gladly pay $100/season for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST MODE BABY! Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 Get real. If it was a free market CABLE and the DISH people could carry the ticket also. You had better be careful or Tabliablows will make you watch the game in official NFL gear also. NFL and DTV - the perfect BJ 337893[/snapback] It is a free market, and DTV outbid all comers to secure the exclusive right to carry NFL Sunday Ticket. The problem arises not from charging 100 bucks for HD, but from giving it away for free the year before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I'm waiting for the head DTV cheerleader to arrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 explain this please. are you saying that CBS only does 3 HD games per week? 337850[/snapback] That is correct sir. Last year Bills in HD a grand total of seven times. That may be increasing this year, I do not know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper13 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 That's pretty steep. I don't have DirecTV and the only reason I would get it is for the NFL Sunday Ticket. It's not worth it even though I usually B word about the lousy games on network TV when the Bills are on the road. I have season tickets and Bills Home Games are an all day event so I hardly ever see the 4pm games anyways. If you don't go to the Bills home games and live out of town, then I can see paying whatever price they ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 That's pretty steep. I don't have DirecTV and the only reason I would get it is for the NFL Sunday Ticket. It's not worth it even though I usually B word about the lousy games on network TV when the Bills are on the road. I have season tickets and Bills Home Games are an all day event so I hardly ever see the 4pm games anyways. If you don't go to the Bills home games and live out of town, then I can see paying whatever price they ask. 338448[/snapback] I'm with ya brother. If I had Bills seasons and lived in Buffalo, I wouldn't have the ticket. Having said that, to me $300 a lot cheaper tahn 1 DWI, plus with the hi def tivo I record most games and watch them without commercials. Great way to go with two youngins in the house, and the fall is the best time of year here in Central VA, hate to lose 3 hrs inside on a gorgeous 70 degree day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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