G4HD, EHD

[Mr D]

Any idea if we r getting them this week? cause today is the 8th n those channels r suppose to go HD today.

[Sixto]

Any idea if we r getting them this week? cause today is the 8th n those channels r suppose to go HD today.no indication yet. and nothing in the stream. and no visible test channels ...

[Stuart Sweet]

I haven't heard anything one way or the other.

[say-what]

Certainly at the bottom of my list of hopeful additions right now

[Brandon428]

Certainly at the bottom of my list of hopeful additions right now

Mine too. Please CSTHD,crap CSTSD just let me watch the Hornets already!:D

[xIsamuTM]

g4hd is second on my list. #1 is Comedy Central in HD. man, why can't DTV offer channels that don't exist yet.

[phatmatt1215]

Travel channel, E!, MSNBC and Comedy Central would be my main ones.

[Piratefan98]

Any idea if we r getting them this week? cause today is the 8th n those channels r suppose to go HD today.


I don't know the exact day and time, but I'm sure we're getting them soon. We're getting all available HD channels soon.

PR Jeff

[dcowboy7]

that 150 # is drifting further off into the horizon....i can barely see it.

[BattleZone]

that 150 # is drifting further off into the horizon....i can barely see it.

RIF. "Up to 150 HD channels" doesn't mean "150 HD channels". They fulfilled their stated promise long ago.

[rsonnens]

... Comedy Central ....

How about if they just played the current Comedy Central channel without compressing the %$@# out of it.

[pilot305]

Here we go, another one of those threads......................

[PeterB]

I saw Comedy Central HD announced to be added to a cable companie's line-up sometime in January. They even had a HD logo in the press release.

[Stuart Sweet]

Please forgive me, but I'm going to offer one and only one warning:

This is not a thread about how many channels DIRECTV has, or their quality.

The topic of this thread is G4 and E!, whether they will be on DIRECTV in HD.

Please, I ask you all to keep to that topic, and the thread will stay open.

[moob]

Are any G4 or E! shows even shot in HD?

I watch Attack of the Show and The Soup, but that's it.

[BattleZone]

Both channels were supposed to have launched in HD today (12/8), but apparently it didn't happen.

[Mr D]

we usually get new channels on wednesdays, so im hoping to get some love from dtv this week, but if we dont get any of this channels i hope for the travel channel, and to whoever was asking if the r shooting in hd i think G4 is shooting in HD 2 shows attack of the show n Xplay

[thestaton]

come on G4!!! Can't wait to see Olivia Munn in HD!

[mx6bfast]

Any idea if we r getting them this week? cause today is the 8th n those channels r suppose to go HD today.
nacaaoDwtol

For those who understand complete sentences - Not all channels are available on D* when they officially launch.

If D* continues its form they will more than likely launch on a Wednesday.

[merchione]

come on G4!!! Can't wait to see Olivia Munn in HD!

Olivia Munn....... I say Olivia Ummmmmmm!

[rhambling]

i cant wait to see the girls next door in HD. come on E!

[Smthkd]

Olivia Munn....... I say Olivia Ummmmmmm!Oh &@#^$!!!!! I just Googled her and my mouth dropped open! Okay Im on board......we need G4HD!~ :lol: :D

[Mr D]

come on G4!!! Can't wait to see Olivia Munn in HD!

AMEN TO THAT MMMM OLIVIA MMMMM... HAHAHAhttp://www.dbstalk.com/images/smilies/lol.gif

[juventuz]

Both channels were supposed to have launched in HD today (12/8), but apparently it didn't happen.

According to Comcast it did (http://www.comcastnetworks.com/).

A number of Comcast subscribers are reporting the addition of the channels to their lineup.

[Sackchamp56]

come on G4!!! Can't wait to see Olivia Munn in HD!

+100

[QuickDrop]

Any idea if we r getting them this week? cause today is the 8th n those channels r suppose to go HD today.

Based entirely on hearsay and conjecture, I would say E! could be a possibility at some point and G4 possibly not until D12.

There was a poster about a week or so ago alleging D* sent him a poll on the channels he would most like to see D* add in HD. Out of the 15 or so channels, E! was listed; G4 was not. The OP couldn't say for sure that the channels he listed were the complete survey, so there's always the possibility that G4 was included. However, I would assume the ratings of E! programming would out weigh the hotness of G4's women.

Also, a poster recently said a CSR said D* hasn't "announced" carrying E! yet. This terminology is somewhat ambiguous, especially compared to other channels the posters asked about.

Assuming D* actually plans to add more national before D12, and they are choosing not to add further HBO simulcasts, I would guess E! as a real possibility at some point. Given DirecTV's limited bandwidth, G4 might be too specialized a channel for them to add before D12 is in orbit.

[man_rob]

RIF. "Up to 150 HD channels" doesn't mean "150 HD channels". They fulfilled their stated promise long ago.

Using that logic, they fulfilled that promise when they added the first HD channels. Following Liberty's pattern since they took over DirecTV, don't expect to see E!HD, or G4HD for a few months. But hey, you can always order an overpriced HD PPV.

[Rhoq]

I saw Comedy Central HD announced to be added to a cable companie's line-up sometime in January. They even had a HD logo in the press release.

http://www.lyngsat-logo.com/logo/tv/cc/comedy_central_hd.jpg

[HDRoberts]

Hey, you stole my avatar!:)

[xIsamuTM]

come on G4!!! Can't wait to see Olivia Munn in HD!

+10

[The Fuzz 53]

g4hd is second on my list. #1 is Comedy Central in HD. man, why can't DTV offer channels that don't exist yet.

Comedy Central HD does exist. I saw something about it this week.

[BattleZone]

Using that logic, they fulfilled that promise when they added the first HD channels. Following Liberty's pattern since they took over DirecTV, don't expect to see E!HD, or G4HD for a few months. But hey, you can always order an overpriced HD PPV.

That's my point: Marketing departments have a long history of using such misleading language, and should NOT be taken at face value.

It's no different than Comcast having "thousands of HD choices", which they KNOW most people are going to think means "thousands of HD *channels*".

Bringing "marketing-speak" into a technical discussion is pretty pointless.

[trdrjeff]

Anyone know if Ninja Warrior was filmed in HD?

[HDRoberts]

Comedy Central HD does exist. I saw something about it this week.

Cox Gulf Coast has announced they will start carrying it in the first week of January.

Probably doesn't exist now, but in the next month.

[xIsamuTM]

Yea!!! soon as they both lauch I will be happy. every channel worth watching will be in hd!!

Man, when that happens imma have to get a new hdd for my receiver. That's how they getcha, y'know.

[LarryFlowers]

I am finding all kinds of indicators about Comedy Central in HD for December including information on the Cox Cable web site... strangely the two places I would expect to see information about this are totally silent.. the Comedy Central web site and the Viacom web site...


Cox Gulf Coast has announced they will start carrying it in the first week of January.

Probably doesn't exist now, but in the next month.

[man_rob]

Yea!!! soon as they both lauch I will be happy. every channel worth watching will be in hd!!

Man, when that happens imma have to get a new hdd for my receiver. That's how they getcha, y'know.

I wouldn't expect to see them on DirecTV for quite a while.

[HDRoberts]

I am finding all kinds of indicators about Comedy Central in HD for December including information on the Cox Cable web site... strangely the two places I would expect to see information about this are totally silent.. the Comedy Central web site and the Viacom web site...

Here's a lineup card from one of the Gulf Coast Cox systems. The others have the same information
http://www.cox.com/gulfcoast/channellink/pdfs/Pensacola.pdf

They all list Comedy Central HD, but have the following footnote:
***Tentatively available first week of January 2009.

[ramcm7]

What are the negotiation dynamics here? Aside from some D* customers clammoring, in whose interest is it more to get HD versions? Does Comcast want the HD versions on D* so it can generate higher viewership and thus charge more for ads? If so, I would love to see D* hold off on adding these and demand CCSN Philly carriage be part of the deal. I've been out of the Philly area for seven years and I am still pissed I can't get my *World Champion* Phillies and the comforting voice of Harry Kalas on D* regularly. I stopped subbing to MLBEI because of that.

[Sirshagg]

Are any G4 or E! shows even shot in HD?

I watch Attack of the Show and The Soup, but that's it.
I heard on a radio commercial about a week ago that a show on E! would be HD but don;t remember what it was.