History is littered with products that were purchased for a percentage of what the product represented, not all. VOOM HD television was just purchased. Many analysts are predicting that the main value the purchaser is acquiring is the satellites that VOOM uses. Customers are SOL.

Who purchased VOOM? I hope it was not Time Warner or VIA COM - I am trying to get away from them - and I love that HDTV (only a few channels in my TW market).

I know this is off topic too - but does rain really affect reception? Does satelite offer i1080?