Comments on: Why The Sox Aren’t In HD Tonight

By: Technophile

Technophile — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:41:41 +0000

I can’t wait for the old (non-HD) formats to go away,
as per the federal mandate, so the broadcasters will
have to stop dragging their feet. Or worse, trying to
charge a premium for HD format…

By: JimmyV

JimmyV — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:18:06 +0000

We can see the Bruins get killed just as easy in standard def as in high def, in fact, maybe it wouldn’t look so gory in standard def.

By: Jon Fox

Jon Fox — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:10:38 +0000

Is it just me or does this make perfect sense? People will find the Red Sox broadcast WHEREVER NESN puts in on the cable systems. By putting the Bruins on the main channel and showing it in HD, they’re making it a more attractive viewing opportunity (notice no comment on the actual GAME PLAY here) and more attractive to sponsors. Everyone will know where to find the Bruins and the advertising is an easier sell because of it.

By: Little Billy

Little Billy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:52:54 +0000

Great.

We can watch the B’s get lambasted in all the glory that is HD…

By: Wilson Tisdale

Wilson Tisdale — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:58:07 +0000

If I was going to create a list of every single thing in the world I had sympathy for, “people who are forced to watch one Red Sox game in April in non-HD” might be on the absolute bottom of the list.

By: Little Ricky

Little Ricky — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:38:06 +0000

I have no problem with it….afterall,the Bruins are in the PLAYOFFS….the Red Sox are just playing 1 of their 350 games

By: Sports Artist

Sports Artist — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:11:24 +0000

Bastons a Baseball town. The Sox should have the pull over hockey. Well I kinda understand because the Bruins haven’t made the playoffs in a while so it is kind of a big deal. Anyway, this kind of stuff would never happen in New York.

Not everyone has HD yet anyway so its not a major deal.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:30:37 +0000

Whoa, hey. Are you saying that the WEEI hosts sometimes talk out of the ### and are too afraid to admit that they might not know something? What a shock.

By: Chris G.

Chris G. — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:27:09 +0000

Makes sense too. For the relatively few times in the spring and fall that Sox/Bruins broadcasts could possibly conflict, it isn’t worth the cost for NESN to essentially double its HD broadcast capacity.

By: bosox1256

bosox1256 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:25:59 +0000

I also read on hfboards.com that Bruins playoffs always take precedence over the Red Sox, it’s actually in the NESN charter to do this. Hence why the Sox get moved.