cfposi Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 So I come home from work on saturday...very excited to catch the Habs-Sens game in HD on my new LCD TV. I subscribe to Rogers Super Sports Pack which entitles me to NHL Centre Ice. I sit down with my required beer and chips and find the channel labelled "NHL HOCKEY - Ottawa at Montreal". Here we go, I am psyched for the opening ceremony (always well done in Montreal). I hit the select button and what do I see?? BLOODY DON CHERRY talking about the upcoming Toronto-Calgary game. Ok...no big deal, I'm sure this will hcange to the advertised game once this numpty is done talking...ok, puck drops on the Toronto - Calgary game...Im getting worried now...it's 740...still no habs...WTF is GOING ON!!! Turns out, the 50$$ a month I pay for the "sports package" does not entitle me to see the games they advertise on the program guide, instead I need to sit throug a game I REALLY dont care about. To rub salt in the wounds, ALL the other games that were being shown were accurately labled and were shown as scheduled. BULLSH%T!! Does anyone know if I can get RDS in HD in Ontario (Ottawa)? Is this possible, or is it only available in Quebec. I am trying to be a dedicated habs fan in Ontario, but these buggers at the cable companies are testing my patience!! At least if I get RDS HD, I KNOW I will get to see my games. P.S. I eventually found the game on regular RDS, I enjoyed Sammy's first goal, too bad about the shoot-out. :hlogo: GHG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I share your anger and disgust... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I lived in Toronto for two years (from 2003 to 2005). You can get RDS as part of the "french channel" package. It did not cost 50$/month, at most 25$... Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habzz22 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 rds is under 6$ per month on Rogers (in Toronto), and you can cancel it when the season is over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfposi Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 Does that include RDS HD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habzz22 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 not sure if rds even has an HD channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfposi Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 wierd...I though I read on this forum that RDS is planning to show all this year's games in HD. Can someone confirm this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 wierd...I though I read on this forum that RDS is planning to show all this year's games in HD. Can someone confirm this? maybe on RIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shu Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 You took my Sig, you as@hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zowpeb Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 (edited) I've said it before and I'll say it again: The NHL Centre Ice package should give you the option to buy the games for a specific team. Instead of getting all NHL games you should be able to order all Montreal Canadiens games. They could charge 1/2 the price of the total Centre Ice package and only have to show 1/14 of the total NHL games...admittedly, I don't know the fixed costs associated with television packages but I'm thinking that they would make more profit on that scheme AND the viewers would save some good dollars. Plus, they could associate which teams have better t.v. markets outside of their local area...which would help them market the game more effectively. Edited October 16, 2006 by Zowpeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 You took my Sig, you as@hole whoopie!!! cat fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shu Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 It wont be a Cat fight its gonna be a beat down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 It wont be a Cat fight its gonna be a beat down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you have more HW experience, I say you deserve It. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shu Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 you have more HW experience, I say you deserve It. I also asked HRK to make it for me, ao i think its 50% HRK 50% mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 RDS is not avaible in HD yet altough I hear they will show at least some games in HD next year Doesnt matter for me as I find HD TVs to be a waste of money at their current price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalHab Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 (edited) Just to compare....Here in Southern California, we pay $149 for just about (99.9%) every single game during the season plus the first three playoff rounds. Ducks & Kings games are blacked out but we get them on Fox anyway. OLN is now Versus and those 1 to 2 games/week we get to see on HD (and yes, unlike ESPN they do show some Canadian teams once in a while).................It's a great deal especially if you're a baseball fan as well, because Center Ice hockey uses the same channels as their sister baseball packet, so we also get all the baseball games (about 7 weeks worth) until the hockey finals start in June. Edited October 16, 2006 by SoCalHab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iron Lung Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I get RDS in P.E.I. as part of a French package thru my digitial cable. The approximately 10 french channels cost, in total, less than $5. We get all of the Montreal games on this channel. RDS as a stand alone channel was $2.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobin Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 RDS doesn't have HD. Montreal does not have an HD truck. The only HD truck is in Toronto (big surprise). The only way to get Habs in HD are when they play Toronto (will be on CBC HD, since all Leaf games are), or when they are playing in the US arenas which have HD (many of them) AND the game is on TSN or Sportsnet. For RDS to show them next year, they need to get an HD truck for the home games and get a HD channel in the Cable or Satellite lineup. We have been lucky so far that the Philly game was in HD on TSN and the Habs/Leaf game was in HD. It sure is hard to watch the SD channel on the big screen, especially with some of the additional compression they do on Expressvu.. Hurts the eyes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMMR Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I have RDS in ottawa it comes with digital cable and I have it on Expressvu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgun19 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I live in Toronto.... and ordered RDS. You can't get RDS on it's own, it's part of the french package for $6.99 a month. Right now, Rogers is having a promotion and it's free for the next 3 months. All 82 games on TV. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfposi Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 I also asked HRK to make it for me, ao i think its 50% HRK 50% mine My sincerest apologies...I will remove it immediately, I am new at the forum thing...didn't know that they were individually made. Once again, sorry, my bad! :hlogo: GHG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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