Round 3 of HD channels is now available

[Earl Bonovich]

Discuss the "overall" aspect of Round #3 here...

[Deadpool]

I count 4 new ones. FoodHD (231-1), MGMHD (255), NGCHD (276), and CNBCHD (355)

[Sirshagg]

:joy:

[syphix]

Looks like a bunch of NHL-HD channels at 764-1 to 776-1.

I don't have FoodHD yet.....

EDIT: There it is...eww....stretch-o-vision...

[tms]

I count 4 new ones. FoodHD (231-1), MGMHD (255), NGCHD (276), and CNBCHD (355)

I'm getting channel not available on 231-1. Anyone else?


EDIT: Now available. Info-mercials

[jwt0001]

CNBC-HD - WOW!!!! That's a lot of stuff on a screen...

[DVRaholic]

I'm a bit surprised as of yet No additional RSN's have been turned on

[Rankor]

I don't have FoodHD yet.....

Same here.

[GatorPhan]

Food took bit to show up. Try using the guide to look for just HD channels

[kryscio23]

I count 4 new ones. FoodHD (231-1), MGMHD (255), NGCHD (276), and CNBCHD (355)

Yep. I have the same 4. Any others out there I missed?

I was on 254 and literally saw 255 pop into the guide as I had the guide up at 5:59 a.m. :)

I sooooo want MSG-HD for Rangers HD Hockey!!!!

[Earl Bonovich]

Food-HD is now available 231-1
And that is it... just 4 today

[Sirshagg]

I'm a bit surprised as of yet No additional RSN's have been turned on

Same here

[Rankor]

I just set up some recordings on food-hd just in case:lol:

[EFGFE36TWGOU4]

Food-HD is now available 231-1
And that is it... just 4 today

DIRECTV WEBSITE NOW SAYS 32 ADDED TOTAL, THATS 5 MORE THAN THEY SAID YESTERDAY, WHATS THE DEAL?

[kryscio23]

Food-HD is now available 231-1
And that is it... just 4 today

Thank you Earl! Much appreciated and keep up the fabulous work on getting us new glorious, sparkling HD :D

[Deadpool]

DIRECTV WEBSITE NOW SAYS 32 ADDED TOTAL, THATS 5 MORE THAN THEY SAID YESTERDAY, WHATS THE DEAL?

I think the 27 from yesterday was not counting MHD.

[xman111]

mine all come in fine.

[GatorPhan]

Wasn't the 27 # a list without MHD added which came out on Thursday or Friday of lst week?

[Sirshagg]

DIRECTV WEBSITE NOW SAYS 32 ADDED TOTAL, THATS 5 MORE THAN THEY SAID YESTERDAY, WHATS THE DEAL?

And if you count the logo's there's 33.

[bobshults]

DIRECTV WEBSITE NOW SAYS 32 ADDED TOTAL, THATS 5 MORE THAN THEY SAID YESTERDAY, WHATS THE DEAL?

4 today plus MHD added late last week = 5 new since last Wednesday.

[EFGFE36TWGOU4]

mine all come in fine.

Why 231-1, none of the other HD stations gets a dash?!

[Blurayfan]

DIRECTV WEBSITE NOW SAYS 32 ADDED TOTAL, THATS 5 MORE THAN THEY SAID YESTERDAY, WHATS THE DEAL?
They changed the listing from just Starz HD to Starz HD east and Starz HD west.

[StephenK]

Kind of an underwhelming launch. I would have swapped CNBC for FX.

I'm guessing Fox Business will launch whenever the channel comes up.

[bobshults]

And if you count the logo's there's 33.

because Golf and Versus share a channel.

[bobshults]

Why 231-1, none of the other HD stations gets a dash?!

Because Food HD 231-1 is not a simulcast of Food 231...programming is different.

[Earl Bonovich]

Why 231-1, none of the other HD stations gets a dash?!

Because Food Network HD, is not an EXACT simulcast/match to Food Network SD

So it doesn't "replace" the SD version yet... hence the -1

[syphix]

Why 231-1, none of the other HD stations gets a dash?!Because 231 and 231-1 are SIMILAR in programming, but not exact duplicates. FoodHD is a bit different. It's not a simulcast of FoodSD.

[EFGFE36TWGOU4]

DAG NAB IT

I want my BIG TEN ALTs this weekend!!!!

Any chance this will happen, I mean, they've got the bandwidth, why not show them?

[AFH]

Kind of an underwhelming launch. I would have swapped CNBC for FX.

I'm guessing Fox Business will launch whenever the channel comes up.

Very underwhelming. Can we get a actual FSN HD channel? I mean, really cmon! CNBC isn't HD. Directv could have put another HD channel on in place of that faux HD channel.

[setiamon]

I believe i heard somewhere HGTV HD was supposed to be one of the debuts today

hmm maybe they trimmed it...We got 3 more wednesday this month and ONLY 7 Logo's left!!! so likly we will only get 2 a week except 3 one week!

[AFH]

I believe i heard somewhere HGTV HD was supposed to be one of the debuts today

hmm maybe they trimmed it...We got 3 more wednesday this month and ONLY 7 Logo's left!!! so likly we will only get 2 a week except 3 one week!

I thought there was supposed to be 70 by the end of OCT. By my count they would have to add like 38 more channels over the next 3 Wednesdays.

[EFGFE36TWGOU4]

DAG NAB IT

I want my BIG TEN ALTs this weekend!!!!

Any chance this will happen, I mean, they've got the bandwidth, why not show them?


CNBC is very fancy, too bad I don't ever watch this, if I want a stock quote, I will go to the internet, this channel is such a useless waste of HD bandwidth!

[EFGFE36TWGOU4]

I thought there was supposed to be 70 by the end of OCT. By my count they would have to add like 38 more channels over the next 3 Wednesdays.

I bet they do some sort of DISH math, (like we saw in DISH's press release yesterday) Some sort of marketing exageration. They probably count RSNs and crap like that, and channels that only air once a week, or channels most people can't get.

[Earl Bonovich]

CNBC is very fancy, too bad I don't ever watch this, if I want a stock quote, I will go to the internet, this channel is such a useless waste of HD bandwidth!

So you watch all the new HD channels... plus all the old ones?

Just because it is not something you may not watch on a regular basis....
Doesn't make it a "waste" of bandwith...

There is a very large amount of people that have those channels (like CNBC) on all the time.... so while it may not be for the great picture... but at 16:9, and clear as a bell... a lot can be done there...

[Earl Bonovich]

I bet they do some sort of DISH math, (like we saw in DISH's press release yesterday) Some sort of marketing exageration. They probably count RSNs and crap like that, and channels that only air once a week, or channels most people can't get.

National RSN's will count in that count... why shouldn't they?
And anyone that wants to pay for the Sports tier... can count them.

What will not be in the count...
Are the PPV's, special event channels... and those that are not carried in national CONUS streams.

[setiamon]

CNBC is very fancy, too bad I don't ever watch this, if I want a stock quote, I will go to the internet, this channel is such a useless waste of HD bandwidth!

I agree.looks great but is a complete waste.they should have done MSNBC HD instead

[Sirshagg]

If you don't count RSN's then you should not count HBO, etc.

[EFGFE36TWGOU4]

So you watch all the new HD channels... plus all the old ones?

Just because it is not something you may watch on a regular basis....
Doesn't make it a "waste" of bandwith...

There is a very large amount of people that have those channels (like CNBC) on all the time.... so while it may not be for the great picture... but at 16:9, and clear as a bell... a lot can be done there...

Disagree, I think DirecTV needs to only add channels I watch!
:nono2:


Oh well, I am a happy HD camper these days, but gosh, I need something to complain about, I can no longer complain about not having enough HD stations!

[EFGFE36TWGOU4]

Disagree, I think DirecTV needs to only add channels I watch!
:nono2:


Oh well, I am a happy HD camper these days, but gosh, I need something to complain about, I can no longer complain about not having enough HD stations!

Can we now delcare DirecTV the new HD leader (# of stations), when will they have a press release announcing this, I want more bounce on DTV stock!

PS

BYE ALL, going back to bed...

[Earl Bonovich]

Can we now delcare DirecTV the new HD leader (# of stations), when will they have a press release announcing this, I want more bounce on DTV stock!

Don't expect a press release, until they are done with the initial waves.

[setiamon]

Earl,Any chance we are getting another channel tommorow like we did with MHD last week?


are we only going to get a few channels each week now(only 7 HD logos left for october)?

[reweiss]

I'm excited about the Food Network. What's odd is even those the SD and HD versions of the channel have different schedules, if you compare them, it looks like they are showing the same shows except they are showing them about an hour or so apart (Good Eats, etc. show up about an hour later on the other channel). There's probably a good reason, but it seems like a lot of extra overhead to support 2 channels.

I like getting a few new channels each week even if they aren't necessarily ones I watch a lot. It's a pleasant suprise and there's always at least one or two that I watch. I figure someone else out there is happy about getting the others.

Thanks D**. And thanks again Earl for letting us know.

[Sirshagg]

Don't expect a press release, until they are done with the initial waves.

Curious - Why roll it out like this if you aren't going to do big press releases with each wave?

[Earl Bonovich]

Curious - Why roll it out like this if you aren't going to do big press releases with each wave?

On a technical level:
Slow and steady....
Do you turn on a FIRE HOSE in one instance, when you want to check your plumbing and faucets in your home?


On a market/marketting level:
What has more impact to the "market" and consumer perspective...
One MASSIVE announcement, or a bunch of little ones...

Look at the number of people that are logged in this morning, as compared to the initial launch date...

[Earl Bonovich]

Earl,Any chance we are getting another channel tommorow like we did with MHD last week?


are we only going to get a few channels each week now(only 7 HD logos left for october)?

I am not expecting any tomorrow morning

[JJJBBB]

Food HD, kewl ! (Think I'll get some)

[jimbo713]

Thanks, Earl for getting up early with us this morning.

[inkahauts]

The more HD channels the better, I don't care if I watch that station every day, once a month, or once a year. The more channels providing HD the more their competitors will make the jump, till everyone is there.... Of course then we will have to find something else to anticipate.....

The rumored list I've seen floating around here on specific channel launch dates, seems to continue to be close to accurate, which means I'll get my FSN and FSPT RSNs next week if it holds.... :D

[betterdan]

The more HD channels the better, I don't care if I watch that station every day, once a month, or once a year. The more channels providing HD the more their competitors will make the jump, till everyone is there....

Exactly. :biggthump

[Sirshagg]

The more HD channels the better, I don't care if I watch that station every day, once a month, or once a year. The more channels providing HD the more their competitors will make the jump, till everyone is there.... Of course then we will have to find something else to anticipate.....

The rumored list I've seen floating around here on specific channel launch dates, seems to continue to be close to accurate, which means I'll get my FSN and FSPT RSNs next week if it holds.... :D

While I would generally agree with this I really hate to think of all the bandwidth that will eventually be wated on religious or shopping channels.

[setiamon]

Ack thats all we need Pat Robertson in High def...

toon,travel,HGTV etc etc.
bring out the beef

[Wire Paladin]

Kind of an underwhelming launch. I would have swapped CNBC for FX.

I'm guessing Fox Business will launch whenever the channel comes up.
No way... CNBC HD is excellent. Squawk Box looks good this morning. Talking heads are std but the graphics are HD. I figured CNBC HD would start before/at the same time as Fox Business Channel. I expect Fox Business Channel to start next Monday Oct 15 on DirecTV.

[philslc]

CNBC-HD - WOW!!!! That's a lot of stuff on a screen...

Very nice.

[anubys]

I'm not a marketing expert, but I have to disagree with Earl...I think you'd get a lot bang for the buck if you're in the news every week launching even more channels as opposed to one massive news release at the end (you can do the one massive one at the end as well !)...

I just thought of one channel that I would love to see in HD: the soccer channel...

[generalpatton78]

I just thought of one channel that I would love to see in HD: the soccer channel...

I take it your not from the U.S.A originally.:lol:

[paulman182]

While I would generally agree with this I really hate to think of all the bandwidth that will eventually be wated on religious or shopping channels.

It's always safe to bash those channels, because their viewers are usually females age 50 and up, and few of them spend a lot of time on internet forums.:)

[Jon D]

I agree.looks great but is a complete waste.they should have done MSNBC HD instead

As long as channels I really want are not prevented from being added due to lack of bandwidth, which will not happen for a long time, I don't mind any channel being carried. It's only a waste if if prevents me from having a channel I want. If I had my way, they would not carry any hack pseudo news outfits like cnn or msnbc, but DirecTV is a business and thus must cater to a large group of people. It is impossible for each subscriber to have only the channels they want without some kind of ala carte system. And, that would cause prices to skyrocket as they would have to drop shopping and special interest channels that pay to be carried as no one picks them.

Bottom line. There is plenty of room for everyone's favorites. Don't be selfish.

[LarryFlowers]

3rd Christmas Wednesday in a row :)

3 hours until we see Giada De Laurentis in Glorious HD!!

As an old movie buff MGM could put me in overload.. break out the Clear Eyes.

[da_nc]

I take it your not from the U.S.A originally.:lol:

Would be sweet to have Fox Soccwe Channel and Setanta Sports in HD. Of course, we'd then need an HD feed from scross the pond to make it worth while..

Yeah, I'm not originally from the USofA either.

Just another displaced Scouser. :D

[LarryFlowers]

CNBC-HD Knows how to work a screen... gotta give 'em some serious credit!!! :)

[djzack67]

New HD.......Trips over dog again, runs for media room.

[ToddD]

CNBC-HD Knows how to work a screen... gotta give 'em some serious credit!!! :)


and they beat FBC-HD to air:D

[vurbano]

CNBC-HD Knows how to work a screen... gotta give 'em some serious credit!!! :)
Yes I really like the use of space.

[demonstimpy]

I'm with you on that. Both would be nice.
Displaced Essex boy also in North Carolina.



Would be sweet to have Fox Soccwe Channel and Setanta Sports in HD. Of course, we'd then need an HD feed from scross the pond to make it worth while..

Yeah, I'm not originally from the USofA either.

Just another displaced Scouser. :D

[Rob55]

Finally! We've got NGC-HD!

[vurbano]

DUmb way to light up the channels IMO. They should have one massive launch. This method gives Dish the opportunity to look equal by adding a handful of channels along the way.

[djzack67]

Finally! We've got NGC-HD!


Sweet

[tunce]

Wow, my wife actually told me to look into E* this morning! She is very ticked that we still don't have HGTV-HD and I have no ground to stand on. For the money we pay we don't get the channel that she watches the most and she is telling me that it is not fair to her that I can watch the BTNHD but she gets no joy out of the TV she bought also.

She is very serious about this... Come on D* hurry up here or you will lose a customer (which I don't want to do but when the wife makes a good argument what are you going to do).

[gopokes]

The "leader" in sports once again has failed to add any of the FSN networks! This is starting to be a pain, Earl is there a problem going on?

[Blurayfan]

The "leader" in sports once again has failed to add any of the FSN networks! This is starting to be a pain, Earl is there a problem going on?
Did you miss they made 5 RSN's available nationwide last week?

[spidey]

Discuss the "overall" aspect of Round #3 here...

All alive and paid programming here :D

[bwaldron]

Can we now delcare DirecTV the new HD leader (# of stations), when will they have a press release announcing this, I want more bounce on DTV stock!

The HD expansion has long been factored into the stock price, so don't count on any bounces from such an announcement.

[jspicoli]

The more HD channels the better, I don't care if I watch that station every day, once a month, or once a year. The more channels providing HD the more their competitors will make the jump, till everyone is there.... Of course then we will have to find something else to anticipate.....

The rumored list I've seen floating around here on specific channel launch dates, seems to continue to be close to accurate, which means I'll get my FSN and FSPT RSNs next week if it holds.... :D

That kind of thought got us HD-lite... I would rather have quality programming running at full bandwidth.. If they can fit all channels at full bandwidth, then I agree. :)

[gopokes]

Read my question. I am asking about FSN networks. Direct has not launched one single Fox Sports Network as of today.


Did you miss they made 5 RSN's available nationwide last week?

[gdn]

The rumored list I've seen floating around here on specific channel launch dates, seems to continue to be close to accurate, which means I'll get my FSN and FSPT RSNs next week if it holds.... :D

Thought I was keeping up better than this - don't remember seeing a list of rumored stations - can you point to the one for the FSN RSN's? Would love to see OU/Missouri this weekend. In the Dallas area - they don't even carry the simulcast down in the 90's. It's reported they do to other parts of the country - but the 2 previous times OU was on this year (this is FSNSW territory) - they've not put it on in HD once. Getting irritating - was hoping for national launch this week so I wouldn't have to suffer that PQ again.

[bigsatfan]

I'm not going to complain. When I upgraded to HD a couple of years back I was told to expect alot more HD channels very shortly. Well it wasn't very short but they're here. I'm happy now. :joy: :joy: :joy: :joy:

[TheRatPatrol]

COOL! Bring on more!

But where's HGTV-HD at? And more RSN's?

I'm not complaining, no, I'm really not, just curious is all. :D

[gopokes]

Looks like your out of luck and will be stuck watching this game in SD, unless you have a friend or a local bar that has Dishnetwork.


Thought I was keeping up better than this - don't remember seeing a list of rumored stations - can you point to the one for the FSN RSN's? Would love to see OU/Missouri this weekend. In the Dallas area - they don't even carry the simulcast down in the 90's. It's reported they do to other parts of the country - but the 2 previous times OU was on this year (this is FSNSW territory) - they've not put it on in HD once. Getting irritating - was hoping for national launch this week so I wouldn't have to suffer that PQ again.

[mforward]

Wow, my wife actually told me to look into E* this morning! She is very ticked that we still don't have HGTV-HD and I have no ground to stand on. For the money we pay we don't get the channel that she watches the most and she is telling me that it is not fair to her that I can watch the BTNHD but she gets no joy out of the TV she bought also.

She is very serious about this... Come on D* hurry up here or you will lose a customer (which I don't want to do but when the wife makes a good argument what are you going to do).

I'm with you as well tunce. I told my wife that Food Network HD is on and the first thing she said was "what about HGTV HD???" I don't know why they didn't bring out these two HD channels together since they are under the same network umbrella (E.W. Scripps Company)

[chrisb3]

The "leader" in sports once again has failed to add any of the FSN networks! This is starting to be a pain, Earl is there a problem going on?

Call me crazy, but I thought I saw a new RSN this morning. 640 maybe?

[gopokes]

That is Comcast and it was added last week. It's not a Fox Sports Network!


Call me crazy, but I thought I saw a new RSN this morning. 640 maybe?

[garn9173]

Way to go, DirecTV! Pretty obvious around these parts that the only customers Mediacom is going to have left are blue hairs who don't have a clue what HD is, everyone else is going to bolt, has bolted, or will soon bolt to satellite for BTN and HD.

[Darwynz]

Msg Msg Msg Msg Msg --- Bring Us Msg!

[chrisb3]

That is Comcast and it was added last week. It's not a Fox Sports Network!

I still think there's 1 more HD RSN this morning than there was last night. I'm at work now, so I can't look but the 600 HD listings looked longer this morning.

Again, maybe I'm just nuts. :grin:

[man_rob]

Msg Msg Msg Msg Msg --- Bring Us Msg!

Order some Chinese food already.

[man_rob]

At this pace, will D* make the 70 channels by month's end?

[Darwynz]

Order some Chinese food already.

Yea saw that coming right after I hit enter.... but Madison Square Garden is to much of a PITA at type over and over :)

[chrisb3]

There's alot of RSNs to come which will pad the number.

The only thing to mess up the final number of HD channels by the end of October is if the stations aren't ready to launch yet. Like Speed, which got pushed back to February, 2008.

They should be close to 70 by 10/31 and 100 by 12/31.

[kwalker962]

Would love to see OU/Missouri this weekend. In the Dallas area - they don't even carry the simulcast down in the 90's. they've not put it on in HD once. Getting irritating - was hoping for national launch this week so I wouldn't have to suffer that PQ again.

I totally agree! We need FOXSPORTS SW. CMON Directv!

[Stuart Sweet]

Nothing in the 600s was added today, but keep looking, there are still a lot left to add!

[bwaldron]

Call me crazy, but I thought I saw a new RSN this morning. 640 maybe?

You're crazy. :)

640 came on last week. I'm not seeing any new HD RSNs.

[Earl Bonovich]

DUmb way to light up the channels IMO. They should have one massive launch. This method gives Dish the opportunity to look equal by adding a handful of channels along the way.

They are doing such a great job of that: E* star that is...

They added 8 channels two days ago.... to their count...
By now counting PPV in their HD criteria.

They are looking equal alright...

[spreggin]

CNBC Rocks!!!!

[mmdkyoung123]

I for one am thrilled that I finally have enough HD channels to watch that I can pretty much find something I like in HD all day long. I would REALLY like to see Fox Sports Detroit on one of these next rollouts. I know it says it was scheduled for this month and hopefully that is still true. They aren't putting the HD feed up in the 90's unfortunatley. For somereason I keep getting the baseball games that are already on TBS there though. I will live watching the SD Wings games, but hope to get the HD broadcast really soon. :)

[DMRI2006]

As a movie lover I am THRILLED with MGM-HD.

Loads of classic, vintage movies from the '30s through the '90s -- I can only sample the Michael Caine flick BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN so far but the roster of movies coming up in the next few days is really exciting.

For me I'd just as soon see a channel that's more like TCM in HD than any of the "modern" channels that show SHREK 24/7, so I'm really excited by this addition! :)

[bwaldron]

For me I'd just assume see a channel that's more like TCM in HD than any of the "modern" channels that show SHREK 24/7, so I'm really excited by this addition! :)

I'd just as soon see that as well.

[Tiebmbr]

They've been testing NGCHD for so long now, I almost forgot I didn't already have it!

[mhking]

Wow, my wife actually told me to look into E* this morning! She is very ticked that we still don't have HGTV-HD and I have no ground to stand on. For the money we pay we don't get the channel that she watches the most and she is telling me that it is not fair to her that I can watch the BTNHD but she gets no joy out of the TV she bought also.


Ditto here, but since E* doesn't have HGTV-HD yet (at least I don't think so), and She Who Must Be Obeyed is not quite frustrated enough to get me to look over there, I'm safe -- for now.

[StanO]

It looks like the '101' is in HD today. It shows up as 720p. So, maybe they launched 5 today instead of 4 and that is the reason for 27 to 32?

[BigJ52]

Here is an old link discussing the "scheduled" release of the RSN's. Obviously "Chart A" on this didn't turn out to be correct but "Chart B" was. Hopefully "Chart's C & D" are correct because if so there will be quite a few RSN's added on the 17th.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=1127555&postcount=8

[harsh]

I think you'd get a lot bang for the buck if you're in the news every week launching even more channels as opposed to one massive news release at the end (you can do the one massive one at the end as well !)...Doing interim press releases can't hurt because you're not going to disappoint anyone with channels that don't show up because they're already there. The problem is that it may cause people to keep score and if they don't add all the promised channels at the end, it may generate some grumbling. There are already a couple of posts this morning about concerns with meeting the revised goal.

[bobpenn]

Ditto here, but since E* doesn't have HGTV-HD yet (at least I don't think so), and She Who Must Be Obeyed is not quite frustrated enough to get me to look over there, I'm safe -- for now.

HGTV is on the list for this month. Your wife needs some patience. It's coming very soon.

[tyjudd]

I still think there's 1 more HD RSN this morning than there was last night. I'm at work now, so I can't look but the 600 HD listings looked longer this morning.

Again, maybe I'm just nuts. :grin:

FSNMW has been showing up with HD next to the football games for the last couple of weeks, but haven't actually been in HD. That channel is in the 640s I think. Maybe that is the channel you are thinking of.

OU/Missouri would be great in HD this weekend. Hope they throw that game to the 95 channel.

[bobpenn]

Doing interim press releases can't hurt because you're not going to disappoint anyone with channels that don't show up because they're already there. The problem is that it may cause people to keep score and if they don't add all the promised channels at the end, it may generate some grumbling. There are already a couple of posts this morning about concerns with meeting the revised goal.

I actually like the slow release schedule. It's like Christmas over and over. I will actually miss the releases come November when they slow down.

[bwaldron]

Here is an old link discussing the "scheduled" release of the RSN's. Obviously "Chart A" on this didn't turn out to be correct but "Chart B" was. Hopefully "Chart's C & D" are correct because if so there will be quite a few RSN's added on the 17th.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=1127555&postcount=8

I'd bet that the chart A channels are unavailable due to an unexpected breakdown in contract negotiations.

I would feel fairly confident in more coming on the 17th.

[harsh]

There's alot of RSNs to come which will pad the number.Wasn't the RSN thing going to be limited to the full-time ones?

[timdh]

I for one am thrilled that I finally have enough HD channels to watch that I can pretty much find something I like in HD all day long.

This is my exact sentiment as well. Sure there are other channels I would like to see added but at least we are seeing new channels on a regular basis and the ones I want will arrive sooner or later. I have one of my favorites set now so that it only shows HD channels and there is already a real nice selection of programming. :)

[bwaldron]

Wasn't the RSN thing going to be limited to the full-time ones?

First rollout, yes.

Some others will pop up on D10 in coming weeks...many regions will remain on spotbeams until D11.

[BigJ52]

I'd bet that the chart A channels are unavailable due to an unexpected breakdown in contract negotiations.

I would feel fairly confident in more coming on the 17th.


I think you are right on the breakdown in contract negotiations for MSG and FSNY. Something is going on there...

[kfcrosby]

When will we get more PPV movies in HD? Doesn't this sound like a logical choice?

Or am I missing something. I could drop back on my netflix quite a bit....

[Dan B]

It looks like the '101' is in HD today.
Yeah, I also noticed The 101 is in HD now.

[dwrats_56]

My feeling is that Directv will get the 70 channels up by the end of the month, and then do a big nationwide promotion starting November 1st.

Hopefully with great upgrade deals for existing customers. I need a HD DVR.

[gdn]

Here is an old link discussing the "scheduled" release of the RSN's. Obviously "Chart A" on this didn't turn out to be correct but "Chart B" was. Hopefully "Chart's C & D" are correct because if so there will be quite a few RSN's added on the 17th.

http://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=1127555&postcount=8

Thanks for the update - I had missed that one. I guess its nice to know they are around the corner - but it would just be nice to get the simulcast on channel 96 - which they haven't been doing even for the home DMA of FSNSW. PQ on 643 is horrible. I watched parts of the OSU/A&M game there last week. Same as always - horrible. Then later on the news and ESPN as they played highlight - even though it wasn't HD - the SD picture quality from the highlights was 10 times better than the original 643 picutre - an amazing difference.

[tunce]

Ditto here, but since E* doesn't have HGTV-HD yet (at least I don't think so), and She Who Must Be Obeyed is not quite frustrated enough to get me to look over there, I'm safe -- for now.

They list it on their web site...

HDTV form E* (http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/our_products/dish_hd/programming/index.shtml)

Well I have never seen it live from a E* so I can't confirm that it really is there. :lol:

[dan8379]

Thought I was keeping up better than this - don't remember seeing a list of rumored stations - can you point to the one for the FSN RSN's? Would love to see OU/Missouri this weekend. In the Dallas area - they don't even carry the simulcast down in the 90's. It's reported they do to other parts of the country - but the 2 previous times OU was on this year (this is FSNSW territory) - they've not put it on in HD once. Getting irritating - was hoping for national launch this week so I wouldn't have to suffer that PQ again.

You may want to check out the HD RSN's that did launch last week. My RSN (Fox Sports South) hasn't launched in HD yet, but I was able to watch the Fox Sports games in HD on channel 640 last Saturday. I think if they are showing the same game that your local RSN is showing then you should have access to the HD version on that channel. Hopefully that makes sense. (or if you have the sports pack I know you can watch any of the available HD RSN's).

[kwalker962]

Thanks for the update - I had missed that one. I guess its nice to know they are around the corner - but it would just be nice to get the simulcast on channel 96 - which they haven't been doing even for the home DMA of FSNSW. PQ on 643 is horrible. I watched parts of the OSU/A&M game there last week. Same as always - horrible. Then later on the news and ESPN as they played highlight - even though it wasn't HD - the SD picture quality from the highlights was 10 times better than the original 643 picutre - an amazing difference.

What would be the reason they cant broadcast on 96. They have been putting the baseball playoffs on those channels. Not that they are only on 75 tnt and 245 tnthd and tnt regualr channel.

[pedro4868]

You may want to check out the HD RSN's that did launch last week. My RSN (Fox Sports South) hasn't launched in HD yet, but I was able to watch the Fox Sports games in HD on channel 640 last Saturday. I think if they are showing the same game that your local RSN is showing then you should have access to the HD version on that channel. Hopefully that makes sense. (or if you have the sports pack I know you can watch any of the available HD RSN's).

are you sure it was in hd? My guide has been saying the same thing on certain games that have the hd logo next to it. My fsn midwest hd hasn't launched yet either and I still couldn't see the hd feed.

[chef8181]

We got CSN Mid-Atlantic a couple weeks ago and they haven't shown anything in HD. So while it's nice to have, don't worry too much about not having your RSN in HD because if it's like CSN they don't have HD content yet.

[AAKent]

CSN Mid-Atlantic has HD programming every day. Most of their studio programmng in is HD (I watched SportsRise this morning in HD). They carried the Caps game on Saturday in HD. From their website, they list the following live events in HD this month.

OCTOBER 2007 SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 6, Hurricanes vs. Capitals 7pm
Sunday, October 7, Redskins Kickoff 10am
Sunday, October 7, Redskins Post Game Live
Saturday, October 13, Fire vs. United 7:30pm
Thursday, October 18, Islanders vs. Capitals 7pm
Saturday, October 20, Big 12 12:30pm
Saturday, October 20, Penguins vs. Capitals 7pm
Sunday, October 21, Redskins Kickoff 10am
Sunday, October 21, Redskins Post Game Live
Wednesday, October 24, Lightning vs. Capitals 7pm
Friday, October 26, Canucks vs. Capitals 7pm

[DFDureiko]

was hoping for FX to at least see the few episodes left of Damages. but I suppose they might re-run it later on after HD appears. It's getting to the point where I am getting tired of watching SD.

[cbt]

Not to complain, but there are many channels in the premium movie package, i.e. encore, IFC, FX, many HBO channels which are not scheduled for HD service. I estimate at least one half of the movie channels I pay extra for. Any idea if more of them are in the works?

[RUBBLE]

No More Sd For Me. With All The New Channels I Have Enough To Delete All Sd. Only Channel I Still Want Is Fx Hd.

[dan8379]

are you sure it was in hd? My guide has been saying the same thing on certain games that have the hd logo next to it. My fsn midwest hd hasn't launched yet either and I still couldn't see the hd feed.

I know Fox Sports Midwest has had the HD logo on it in error for awhile, but channel 640 (which I believe is Comcast Sports Net Chicago) definitely had the games in HD. Check it out this weekend....I know for sure the Texas-Iowa St game is listed in HD at 12:30.

[richlife]

So you watch all the new HD channels... plus all the old ones?

Just because it is not something you may not watch on a regular basis....
Doesn't make it a "waste" of bandwith...

There is a very large amount of people that have those channels (like CNBC) on all the time.... so while it may not be for the great picture... but at 16:9, and clear as a bell... a lot can be done there...

Exactly right, Earl. I don't watch all the time, but I watch one of the business shows for a few minutes to a couple of hours every day. CNBC is now the ONLY one to watch. Great info, great format and, as you said, crystal clear.

If you have no interest in the business world, don't watch it. If you are dependent on investments for your future retirement (hopefully you have a 401K or comparable?) or to maintain your current retirement, this new HD channel provides a relevant and fascinating insight into your status. And the other competing networks better find their way to HD quickly or they will lose their audience. It took only one look for me to permanently switch to CNBC HD+.

[sdk009]

Two things, first...FSN Midwest's HD logo has been showing up on the EPG as far back as two years ago, and it never has shown a HD telecast. It's a constant error with the EPG.
Second, all of the NHLCI channels now have a -1 HD channel as well as a regular channel number. Does anybody have any information on D*'s plans for these channels?

[joed32]

Not to complain, but there are many channels in the premium movie package, i.e. encore, IFC, FX, many HBO channels which are not scheduled for HD service. I estimate at least one half of the movie channels I pay extra for. Any idea if more of them are in the works?

I did read that all of the HBOs will be in HD by next spring.

[bgottschalk]

Way to go, DirecTV! Pretty obvious around these parts that the only customers Mediacom is going to have left are blue hairs who don't have a clue what HD is, everyone else is going to bolt, has bolted, or will soon bolt to satellite for BTN and HD.

Didn't you see Mediacom is doing away with their analog channels to make room for more HD? I'm sure the channels will be flooding in shortly...Just glad I switched and don't have to wait. :D

[Spike]

Let me see here... hmmmm? Which HD channel shall I watch? *Scroll, scroll, scroll*

Select!

Guys, we really do have it nice now. With the HD Locals, plus the HD Superfan and sports channels, plus the channels that have been added we're well within the sheer enjoyment of a great new day. LOTS of options, and more to come! I'm loving it!

[dan8379]

Two things, first...FSN Midwest's HD logo has been showing up on the EPG as far back as two years ago, and it never has shown a HD telecast. It's a constant error with the EPG.
Second, all of the NHLCI channels now have a -1 HD channel as well as a regular channel number. Does anybody have any information on D*'s plans for these channels?


My guess on the NHL channels would be if you subscribe to Center Ice and games are produced in HD then you will be able to watch them on the corresponding -1 channel.

[CTJon]

Thank goodness for diverstiy. Amazing that differnent people on this board have different interests and desires. There are already more channels that I can watch and even if I could record them all I don't have the time to watch everything I'd like to see.
I think D* is doing a great job rolling things out. I also would bet that 50% or more of D* subscribers don't even know that there are new HD channels. In my household if I didn't go on this board we wouldn't know. Even if D* advertised on TV we wouldn't see it since we record everything and fast forward over the ads, which is sort of ironic that D* gives you the ability to not see what they are trying to tell you.

[KurtV]

I'm not a marketing expert, but I have to disagree with Earl...I think you'd get a lot bang for the buck if you're in the news every week launching even more channels as opposed to one massive news release at the end (you can do the one massive one at the end as well !)...

I just thought of one channel that I would love to see in HD: the soccer channel...

I'd like that too.

BTN had college soccer (Wisconsin v. Northwestern) on this past weekend. Looked great.

[jrembree]

The more HD channels the better, I don't care if I watch that station every day, once a month, or once a year. The more channels providing HD the more their competitors will make the jump, till everyone is there.... Of course then we will have to find something else to anticipate.....

The rumored list I've seen floating around here on specific channel launch dates, seems to continue to be close to accurate, which means I'll get my FSN and FSPT RSNs next week if it holds.... :D


I am a big Laker fan too and am looking forward to FSN coming soon. I wish they would do KCAL too but it looks like they are not going to. I did buy a Radio Shack amplified indoor antenna and it did pick up the HD feed pretty good here in Huntington Beach, although lasts nights game was in SD

[raoul5788]

DUmb way to light up the channels IMO. They should have one massive launch. This method gives Dish the opportunity to look equal by adding a handful of channels along the way.

Who cares what E* does?

[bones boy]

Who cares what E* does?

You should. Competition drives the market. E* and D* fighting it out means better services and lower prices for us.

[tunce]

You should. Competition drives the market. E* and D* fighting it out means better services and lower prices for us.

That's why free markets rule!

[lucky13]

CNBC-HD Knows how to work a screen... gotta give 'em some serious credit!!! :)

I took a quick look at CNBC this AM, and I was pleased with the creative use of the 16x9 layout.

I've been waiting for the broadcast nets, ESPN, et al, to do something similar with the extra space. Right now, they're just centering the action and providing a wider vista, but not giving us anything additional (beyond a beautiful picture, of course).

For example, hockey casts could show the lines & defense pairs on ice at all times, or at least flash it when the lines change. Baseball could show more stats & leave them up, similar to what mlb.com gameday does.

There's a lot that can be done, but I haven't seen much thinking outside the box on HD sports.

[tyjudd]

You may want to check out the HD RSN's that did launch last week. My RSN (Fox Sports South) hasn't launched in HD yet, but I was able to watch the Fox Sports games in HD on channel 640 last Saturday. I think if they are showing the same game that your local RSN is showing then you should have access to the HD version on that channel. Hopefully that makes sense. (or if you have the sports pack I know you can watch any of the available HD RSN's).

It's not the day games that is the problem. I was able to watch several games in HD on other FSN, but the night game (which was OSU/A&M) was the night game and was not being shown on the HD sports networks that are available. The OU game is at 5:30 on Saturday and the guide is showing that no Sports Pack channels are showing it in HD.

Not complaining, just was hoping that one of the FSN's would have gone HD by now.

[HouseBowlrz]

Looks like a bunch of NHL-HD channels at 764-1 to 776-1.

Interesting ... it sounds like we're getting a preview of how other sports PPV channels will be handling things.

I wish Sunday Ticket could do that now instead of next year ...


cheers

[tooloud10]

Wow, my wife actually told me to look into E* this morning! She is very ticked that we still don't have HGTV-HD and I have no ground to stand on. For the money we pay we don't get the channel that she watches the most and she is telling me that it is not fair to her that I can watch the BTNHD but she gets no joy out of the TV she bought also.

She is very serious about this... Come on D* hurry up here or you will lose a customer (which I don't want to do but when the wife makes a good argument what are you going to do).

Geez, some of you guys are extremely impatient! Sure, they've been talking about these HD channels for a year now, but when they just started turning them on a few weeks ago and we all knew it was going to be a staggered rollout, I can't say that D* is out of line.

I'd say go ahead and switch to E*...see you in a couple of months when it's perfectly clear who the HD leader is.

[dclaryjr]

National RSN's .

Doesn't that qualify as an oxymoron when you consider what the "R" in RSN means?

[BigJ52]

I know Fox Sports Midwest has had the HD logo on it in error for awhile, but channel 640 (which I believe is Comcast Sports Net Chicago) definitely had the games in HD. Check it out this weekend....I know for sure the Texas-Iowa St game is listed in HD at 12:30.

Yes 640 was in HD last week. As you said the Texas-Iowa State game is in HD at 11:30 am Central, but unfortunately that station is showing the Northern Illinois game starting at 4:00 pm so I don't think you will be able to get the Mizzou-OU game on that station unless they join it in progress or show it on tape delay which stinks.

Unless Directv puts the HD version on like channel 96 I don't think you will be able to get Mizzou-OU in HD anywhere.

Here is a good site that shows what stations all the games are on each week:

http://mattsarz44017.tripod.com/football2007.html

[THX]

How "full" is D10 right now?

In other words, how many more HD channels can they fit on there?

[Spanky_Partain]

Now we need scratch-n-sniff on 231-1..... :lol:

[Sander]

Kind of an underwhelming launch. I would have swapped CNBC for FX.

I'm guessing Fox Business will launch whenever the channel comes up.

I'm hoping for MSNBC.

I am disappointed in SciFi-HD. Although broadcast at 1080i, the programming is not in HD.

[Doug Brott]

With so many HD choices now we've just added one more factor in our decision matrix .. Time to go pull my hair out .. :D

[tonyd79]

Wow, my wife actually told me to look into E* this morning! She is very ticked that we still don't have HGTV-HD and I have no ground to stand on. For the money we pay we don't get the channel that she watches the most and she is telling me that it is not fair to her that I can watch the BTNHD but she gets no joy out of the TV she bought also.

She is very serious about this... Come on D* hurry up here or you will lose a customer (which I don't want to do but when the wife makes a good argument what are you going to do).

I sure hope you are joking. She will make a multi-year change because something is weeks away? I really don't get this reasoning but I see people who change their providers on a yearly basis because of slight variations. I don't get that kind of logic nor do I understand why anyone would completely upheave their lives (including the time it takes to get an installer and learn a new system) for such minimal difference.

Oh, just tell her that you WANT to watch the BTN game on one of the alternates and you are unhappy too. Maybe that will work...

[bwaldron]

I sure hope you are joking. She will make a multi-year change because something is weeks away? I really don't get this reasoning but I see people who change their providers on a yearly basis because of slight variations. I don't get that kind of logic nor do I understand why anyone would completely upheave their lives (including the time it takes to get an installer and learn a new system) for such minimal difference.

Not to mention that HGTV-HD will possibly show up on DirecTV before the E* system could be installed. ;)

I was surprised that HGTV didn't show up with its Food sibling today. Expected them to show up as a team.

[Doug Brott]

Oh, just tell her that you WANT to watch the BTN game on one of the alternates and you are unhappy too. Maybe that will work...

Or he could simply commit to watching BTN on SD until HGTV-HD arrives .. :grin:

[MercurialIN]

I think this is a very exciting time to be a Directv customer. I have been very happy to see the new HD channels roll out. I am especially pleased with the Smithsonian channel and now the MGM channel. Only disappointment for me is no FSN Indiana in HD. I guess that channel isn't considered important enough, come to think of it, it's not Colt's coverage so guess it's not. Thanks Directv though for adding all the new HD!

[hockeynut07]

Tough crowd. Sounds like D* will never make everyone happy. I for one am very pleased with the rollout so far. That is, as long as I get my FSN Midwest very soon. Watching the Blues game tonight in SD was just brutal.

I know Chiller is not scheduled until next year, but that will be a good one to look out for.

[sandgk]

Does anyone know if the BTN roll-over channels will be HD in the future?

Presently only BTN is HD, roll-overs are all SD. (Yet when they replay games on BTN it clearly is the case that they were originally transmitted in HD).

[Radio Enginerd]

I count 4 new ones. FoodHD (231-1), MGMHD (255), NGCHD (276), and CNBCHD (355)

I am truly impressed by what DirecTV has been able to accomplish with MPEG4. The new channels look GREAT!

The 231-1 channel number for Food HD is not a hit in my house :) but we're learning to deal.

I explained to my wife and 7 month old that Food HD is a separate channel and that's why it has a -1. They suggested (at least my wife did) that DirecTV move the shopping channel on 232 and put it there. :p

[donshan]

I am very glad D* is rolling out these new channels in batches. We are in DVR overload with HD recordings!

Each time we sample one of these new HD channels either my wife or I see a program or HD movie we never watched before and it gets added to the DVR "To Do" list. More than once unwatched programs from last week get deleted to make room for new stuff from this week's new HD channels . There is more new HD than we have time for.

We are waiting for HGTV-HD too, which is one of our favorites. But until it arrives ( and it will) we are in HD heaven right now just trying to watch the new HD channels we already have ! :D :D :D

[BigCat]

It's a very exciting time indeed. My wife and I have created about 5 new series to record since the rollout started. Looks like we'll need one of those 750GB eSata drives soon :lol:

I am very glad D* is rolling out these new channels in batches. We are in DVR overload with HD recordings!

Each time we sample one of these new HD channels either my wife or I see a program or HD movie we never watched before and it gets added to the DVR "To Do" list. More than once unwatched programs from last week get deleted to make room for new stuff from this week's new HD channels . There is more new HD than we have time for.

We are waiting for HGTV-HD too, which is one of our favorites. But until it arrives ( and it will) we are in HD heaven right now just trying to watch the new HD channels we already have ! :D :D :D

[Reak N. Romulan]

This morning my TIVO had a message announcing that about seven other HD channels were being added, including FX, SPEED and FOOD(?) (two of my favorite things). However, these TIVO notes are usually days early. I am really hoping that SPEED will be HD before the Brazillian Grand Prix next weekend. Does anyone know if the F1 races will be in HD?

[k95zt01]

Are we ever going to get AMCHD? I want to watch Mad Men in HD. My parents have it in HD on Comcast.

[Reak N. Romulan]

Are we ever going to get AMCHD? I want to watch Mad Men in HD. My parents have it in HD on Comcast.

I think that was on the list that I saw this morning, but I can't remember clearly (it was, after all, morning:rolleyes: ).

If I did not delete the message, I will post the list here tonight.

UPDATE: I deleted the message, so no details. I must believe that if enough people are watching AMC (and they know who you are) then the HD will be rolled out soon enough.

[Wisegoat]

I'm hoping for MSNBC.


At this time, it looks like all of the NBC Universal channels that are in HD are on D* right now. You can see the uplink info on their website: https://www.nbcunetworks.com/default.aspx Click on the Technical Specs link.

[Bill888]

This morning my TIVO had a message announcing that about seven other HD channels were being added, including FX, SPEED and FOOD(?) (two of my favorite things). However, these TIVO notes are usually days early. I am really hoping that SPEED will be HD before the Brazillian Grand Prix next weekend. Does anyone know if the F1 races will be in HD?

Hey! Another F1 fanatic! I doubt that Bernie Ecclestone would spring for HD on the world-wide feed, but maybe next year at some of the Asian races the electronics manufacturers will show-off their stuff for the GP world with some state of the art mini HD cameras on the cars. Enyoy the Brazillian GP - it's going to be a true horse race to the end! Love to see Hamilton pull this off as a rookie.
Bill.

[robnielsen]

Didn't you see Mediacom is doing away with their analog channels to make room for more HD? I'm sure the channels will be flooding in shortly...Just glad I switched and don't have to wait. :D

Just wait until the Mediacom customers will have to rent digital boxes because their analog tuners won't work anymore. This will push many of the customers to DirecTV

[Andrew67]

This morning my TIVO had a message announcing that about seven other HD channels were being added, including FX, SPEED and FOOD(?) (two of my favorite things). However, these TIVO notes are usually days early. I am really hoping that SPEED will be HD before the Brazillian Grand Prix next weekend. Does anyone know if the F1 races will be in HD?

Speed won't be televising HD until next year and the Daytona 500. That's their official HD Launch. They may choose to rebroadcast the 480p widescreen version of the F1 feeds, but I wouldn't count on it.

[jangell2]

Are we ever going to get AMCHD? I want to watch Mad Men in HD. My parents have it in HD on Comcast.Is there any hope for TCM to go HD? I realize many of their movies arenot widescreen, but older movies can still benefit from HD.

[Tubaman-Z]

I am in Chart E of http://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=1127555&postcount=8 (FSN North). It doesn't appear that there is a scheduled date for when FSN North goes HD. There is a question/answer, but I am not sure what it means. Does it mean that I can get HD games for FSN North on ch. 96?

•Which RSNs feature HD Games Only in the Spot Beam Territory?
oDIRECTV will continue to offer HD games from RSNs in Chart E below in Spot Beam Territory:

Chart E
RSN HD Channel Number HD Spot Beam Territory
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FSN North 96 Minneapolis DMA
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[bwaldron]

I am in Chart E of http://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=1127555&postcount=8 (FSN North). It doesn't appear that there is a scheduled date for when FSN North goes HD. There is a question/answer, but I am not sure what it means. Does it mean that I can get HD games for FSN North on ch. 96?.

If you are in the Minneapolis DMA, yes.

Those channels should go national when D11 is operational.

[Tubaman-Z]

If you are in the Minneapolis DMA, yes.

Those channels should go national when D11 is operational.

Thanks. After doing a little digging, I've discovered that I while I get FSN North, and live about an hour SE of Minneapolis, I am not in the MN DMA (I had no reason to care nor figure this out before).

Thanks again.

[mejojo]

Why oh WHY are many of these "HD" channels stretching their 4:3 material????

Don't they know that the people who want their screen filled can press a button on their HDTV remote to accomplish the stretch? Meanwhile, they make it look very bad for EVERYONE.

I am very saddened by the complete "not getting it" on behalf of these channels. Do they think stretched junk is watchable???



Joe