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Fenway Frank

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Sep 15 03 10:04 AM

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NESN and Comcast to Deliver High-Definition Broadcasts of Red Sox and Bruins Home Games
Monday September 15, 10:44 am ET
NESN's First Red Sox Home Game in HDTV On September 15

BOSTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins fans with Comcast's high-definition television service will for the first time be able to watch New England Sports Network's (NESN) award-winning game coverage in HDTV. NESN and Comcast Cable announced today that Comcast will air the remainder of the Red Sox 2003 home games and all the Bruins 2003/04 home games in HDTV.
The first Red Sox HDTV broadcast will air at 7:00 PM/ET tonight when the Sox host the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Fenway Park. This season, Comcast will air NESN's HDTV coverage of eight Red Sox home games and 36 Bruins home games [Editor's note: See page 2 for complete Red Sox schedule.]

"NESN is proud to offer New England sports fans our coverage of the Red Sox and Bruins home games in high-definition," said Sean McGrail, president of NESN. "The marriage of this technology with our award-winning coverage of two of New England's favorite teams will provide our fans with the best at-home game viewing experience possible."

NESN's high-definition broadcasts will combine the highly detailed, superior picture of HD technology with the excitement of NESN's live game coverage. NESN's coverage of New England sports has been consistently recognized for its high quality, receiving at least one Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences New England Chapter in each of the last nine years.

"NESN's Red Sox and Bruin's coverage adds tremendous value to Comcast's HDTV lineup -- available exclusively to our New England customers," said Kevin Casey, senior vice president of Comcast's New England region. "Comcast has invested millions of dollars to upgrade New England's cable systems to offer the best in home entertainment and the most robust HDTV lineup in New England."

In addition to NESN, Comcast's HDTV lineup includes ABC, NBC, PBS, ESPN, HBO, Showtime, INHD and INHD2.

HDTV is a new standard of television featuring a highly detailed picture quality with images up to six times sharper than analog television; a wide- screen picture with a width:height ratio of 16:9, identical to that of most cinema; more than two million pixels per picture and CD-quality Dolby Digital surround sound. The service is available to Comcast Digital Cable customers who have an HDTV-capable television set and an HDTV enabled Digital Cable set- top box, which can be provided by Comcast. Customers should call 1-800- COMCAST or visit www.comcast-ne.com to sign up for HD service and schedule a professional installation by a Comcast technician.

NESN/Comcast Red Sox HDTV Game Schedule:

Mon., September 15 Red Sox vs. Devil Rays 7:00 p.m.

Tue., September 16 Red Sox vs. Devil Rays 7:00 p.m.

Wed., September 17 Red Sox vs. Devil Rays 7:00 p.m.

Thu., September 18 Red Sox vs. Devil Rays 7:00 p.m.

Mon., September 22 Red Sox vs. Orioles 7:00 p.m.

Tue., September 23 Red Sox vs. Orioles 7:00 p.m.

Wed., September 24 Red Sox vs. Orioles 7:00 p.m.

Thu., September 25 Red Sox vs. Orioles 7:00 p.m.

In Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, the games will appear on channel 882. In Connecticut, the games will appear on channel 382 in the Hartford area, and channel 175 in Clinton, Groton and Middletown.

source: biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0309...030_1.html

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joefoy

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Sep 15 03 10:09 AM

I would like to know if some retail store in the Greater Boston area plans to use the NESN broadcasts as an opportunity to demo HDTV.

I really want to go somewhere and see the difference, if any, especially on a TV set that approximates the size that a middle to upper-middle class familty could reasonably afford in the next couple of years.

Holmes Smarter Brother

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Sep 15 03 10:15 AM

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I was at the science museum a while back and they were broadcasting side by side the same content in HD and not. I could tell the difference and got all excited. My wife was like "What the hell are you talking about?"

Nevertheless, I told her that we'd be switching to an HDTV when NESN did (priorities, don't ya know) but I wasn't planning on it for a few years yet. But, our current TV is HDTV compatible (thinking ahead was I).

So my question is thussly...comcast is all over this...does this mean only comcast customers will get these broadcasts? Is there a special HDTV package I'd have to buy from comcast to get it? And how much are those HDTV converter boxes anyway?

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CR67dream

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Sep 15 03 10:29 AM

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So I guess that means that Charter customers such as myself are fucked. So far I have not been able to check out HD, and I have had a compatible large screen TV for nearly a year now.

Charter SUCKS.

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TonyJalaPena

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Sep 15 03 10:36 AM

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CR, get a dish.

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I know I would! First, I would smother myself with brown mustard and relish.. I'd be so delicious! [ thrilled with himself ] So, would you?
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sog11

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Sep 15 03 10:56 AM

i think the HD receivers - necessary if your TV is only HD ready rather than HDTV capable - usually went for around $500-$1000.

but it looks like prices have come down a bit depending on what your connection type. a few links:

Samsung Unit

RCA / DirecTV Unit

cutman1000

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Sep 15 03 11:25 AM

Was anyone watching the Sox game on NESN a few days ago (I think Friday night) when Sean and Remy were talking about the Comcast lights that were on some building? They could read "Comcast," "Red Sox," and HD, but they couldn't figure out what it meant.

Was it obvious to anyone else that it meant the Sox would soon be on HDTV, or am I just a technology dork? Or both?

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Sep 15 03 11:36 AM

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Was anyone watching the Sox game on NESN a few days ago (I think Friday night) when Sean and Remy were talking about the Comcast lights that were on some building? They could read "Comcast," "Red Sox," and HD, but they couldn't figure out what it meant.

Was it obvious to anyone else that it meant the Sox would soon be on HDTV, or am I just a technology dork? Or both?

It was obvious to me. So obvious that I assumed they were told not to say what it actually was because they wanted it to be a surprise.

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Dennis Upperdeckersley

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Sep 15 03 11:52 AM

Hopefully next season they can provide HD thru MLB EI somehow. I mean it's NESN games on Comcast. Should be able to hook up those not living in NE but with Comcast and the MLB EI package, right?

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Dave Stapleton

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Sep 15 03 12:27 PM

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NESN and Comcast deserve a lot of credit for doing this ahead of the curve. This is a significant expense before a significant portion of the pop. have HDTV. Let me tell you that it is well worth it.

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i think the HD receivers - necessary if your TV is only HD ready rather than HDTV capable - usually went for around $500-$1000.

This is only true if you get your HDTV over the air with an antenna or with a Dish. I kid you not, if you have Comcast and an HDTV ready TV you can receive PBS, ABC, NBC, HBO, ESPN, NESN and INHD (another new showcase channel) for only $2 more per month (the cost of renting the HD box.

This is great news !!

PortlandSoxFan

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Sep 15 03 12:28 PM

If you have Comcast Digital Cable, as far as I know there is no need for any additional decoders/descramblers. Now I have to run out and buy an HDTV ready TV, I suppose...

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Dave Stapleton

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Sep 15 03 12:31 PM

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I will be perched in front of the TV (HD that is .. 46" Sony Widescreen) this evening and will report back with my thoughts.

Eric Van

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Sep 15 03 12:38 PM

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On a properly set-up big TV (mine is 55"), HD looks so great that my roommate actually watches a lot of extra TV -- random documentaries -- just to look at the pitcture.

What will be interesting to see is if the shots are ever framed with the 16:9 screen in mind. When ESPN did the Pats pre-season opener, what was in the wings of the picture was just whatever was outside of the 4:3 centered field of view. So one wing of the screen was wasted on every snap, because ordinarily they put the tailback on the edge of the screen. Thus, one wing of the picture would be empty field. On the other side of the screen, though, you could see quite a bit more of the defense.

Of course, with baseball, the image is usually just centered on the ball.

Dave Stapleton

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Sep 15 03 1:05 PM

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EV ... not sure if you read the article in the Globe yesterday but it seems the technical staff has been preparing for this roll out for the last several months. In fact ... the last few weeks the broadcasts have been simulcast in both SD and HD so that the staff could iron out any problems. The staff was actually sent "on vacation" to get up to speed.

CBS is known to produce specially for HD whereas currently ESPN simply takes its 4:3 production and upgrades it which is why we see half of Lisa Guerrero's arms in the sideline shots.

It should be interesting to see how well produced the NESN piece is.

As a side note, the new INHD channel which is being rolled out today on comcast will also carry out of market MLB games in HD. I think a couple MFY games are also on this week.

kvahey

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Sep 15 03 1:35 PM

NESN has been testing the HD feed for the last month.

Please note, watching on an HD set but not on channel 882 you will not see any real difference in the picture.

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Why don't you turn around
Tessie you know love you madly
Babe my heart weighs a pound
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Tessie you are the only only only

BoSoxLady

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Sep 15 03 2:29 PM

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We're ectastic! We purchased a large screen TV (56") last year and we bought one that was "HD ready". At the time, the HD receiver was $400. We already have Comcast Digital cable and the picture quality is so great, we figured it was no big deal so we didn't bother with the receiver. A month ago we switched to Broadband internet and Comcast was running a special on HD. You must have an HD receiver to receive the high definition signal. They offered the receiver for free, installation was $15, and $7 per month additional charge on the cable bill. We were already paying about $100 a month, so it was a no-brainer. If you enjoy TV (sports and movies in particular), the picture is effin' awesome. We also now get In Demand which works like TIVO. You can pause, rewind and fast forward through movies and some TV shows. We are very much looking forward to the Sox on HD tonight. I'll give you a full report tomorrow.

kvahey

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Sep 15 03 3:36 PM

in a related move

Field of (Plasma) Dreams

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One part of the job could not be done. Henry wanted to display a giant DLP front-projection image of the game on a large wall so that patrons in the 406 Club could see the game on a huge wall, awash in video. But the umpires have it in their contract that close-call replays cannot be viewed by the fans on large screens,

Tessie you make me feel so sadly
Why don't you turn around
Tessie you know love you madly
Babe my heart weighs a pound
Don't blame me if I ever doubt you
Tessie you are the only only only

Dave Stapleton

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Sep 15 03 5:12 PM

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The picture has been fantasatic tonight. I finally feel as though my purchase of an HDTV monitor was worth it.

Holmes Smarter Brother

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Sep 15 03 5:29 PM

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And it's only on comcast digital cable?

My new abode is not going to have comcast digital cable, the cable there is Adelphia I believe.

Anyone know if I will be able to get the HD NESN through the dish?

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Dave Stapleton

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Sep 15 03 6:24 PM

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HSB ... currently it is being broadcast on a channel called INHD which is actually part of the "In Demand" company which is partially owned by Comcast.

Looks like Comcast had a hand in putting some money into this endeavor. However, I think I read in Sunday's article that some other cable companies may be on board this season. Nothing from the Dish yet.

Gash Prex

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Sep 15 03 8:08 PM

Getting my HDTV this week(delivered next week) - Just need to get digital cable then $:\$

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