Rainier will be providing more channels soon. Many that are on the current SD platform with the 4DTV, and others that haven't been on C band subscription for a while, plus some never before seen channels. Our channels are and will be in Pure HD. The way C band worked before was we received the first generation signals directly to home via our big dishes. This is what Rainier has revived and will continue to provide. With TV's resolution better than ever before one knows what a low bitrate signal such as provided by cable, small dish, IPTV, and HITS systems can look faded and blocky. The larger the screen the worse this poor quality signal shows its ugly head. Once you see the quality that only Rainier provides on a 50 inch or larger TV you will be blown away by it. This is our goal to provide what the back yard dish industry has been lacking for many years. And have available the ultimate picture quality for high end people who want this.
Comcast basically is a cable company. Their interest is in providing signals to their cable headends for redistribution, not c band backyard dish users. Any signals currently on the old 4DTV platform or the new DVB platform are not master broadcast pure signals. The master signals are received in Denver, then compressed, then retransmitted with poorer cable quality to affiliates. Comcast HITS signal being used for the backyard dish owner was always a compromise, and a band-aid fix for the 4DTV that after end of 2010 could no longer receive the master (first generation) signals because Motorola shut that service down.
Using FTA boxes with cam cards will never happen in the US. Signals need to be secure and cam cards allow signal breaches more freely. This is a main concern with the programmers to protect content.
Rainier has looked at it from all angles and has provided the best solution with the best quality possible. We will continue on this path and grow in the coming months and years. Hope to have all aboard who are looking for true PURE HD quality in the near future.
