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DIRECTV HD Channel Anticipation (Official Q4-13 Thread)

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#1 ·
Please use this thread to discuss your feelings about upcoming national HD channels.

This thread will not be as tightly moderated as the rest of the site, but here's the tradeoff...in exchange for being able to rant a bit more, you can be assured that absolutely no one at DIRECTV will be using this thread for reference.

You can ask for all the new HD you want, but DIRECTV's marketing department knows that the 100-150 contributors to this thread are only a small part of the nearly 20 million U.S subscribers (36+ million world wide).

*Please remember that all forum rules are still in effect.
*Please do not "bump" this thread.
*Other threads that do nothing but anticipate HD channels for which there is no information will be closed.
*This is not a DIRECTV vs. Dish thread, there are other threads for that.

If you have any questions as to what belongs in this thread or an individual channel thread please read the latest DIRECTV Programming Forum Rules (Link).
 
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#152 ·
tonyd79 said:
Sorry to veer off topic....I've been doing a lot of comparing of streaming services lately. I find that Amazon Prime is the best for selection, consistent picture quality and ease of finding things. Netflix and Redbox are just a notch lower in PQ and both have made it hard to find content. Netflix used to be great (at least via browser) to find things to stream but now they insist on mixing in TV shows with movies and making it almost impossible to find something unless you already know what you are looking for by name.

The muddying of Netflix searching does not bode well for survival of cord cutting as the biggest issue may be finding material you would want to watch.
Depends. If you order from amazon alot then its better because of the free shipping but if you are a fan of AMC shows then Netflix is better.
 
#153 ·
tonyd79 said:
Sorry to veer off topic....I've been doing a lot of comparing of streaming services lately. I find that Amazon Prime is the best for selection, consistent picture quality and ease of finding things. Netflix and Redbox are just a notch lower in PQ and both have made it hard to find content. Netflix used to be great (at least via browser) to find things to stream but now they insist on mixing in TV shows with movies and making it almost impossible to find something unless you already know what you are looking for by name.

The muddying of Netflix searching does not bode well for survival of cord cutting as the biggest issue may be finding material you would want to watch.
Searching is easy on their site and they have many more shows and movies to choose from, tons. I have Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon and Amazon is clearly the weakest of the 3. Free 2 day shipping is great though, I love it. Netflix with their "Super HD" shows have good PQ but it's not available on everything.
 
#154 ·
joed32 said:
Searching is easy on their site and they have many more shows and movies to choose from, tons. I have Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon and Amazon is clearly the weakest of the 3. Free 2 day shipping is great though, I love it. Netflix with their "Super HD" shows have good PQ but it's not available on everything.
Searching on both websites is much better but netflix still insists on mixing tv and movies. Amazon has better filtering capabilities. But who wants to go to a PC when you are watching tv? Ease of use stinks.

As for netflix super HD. Good luck with that. Not everyone supports it.

I stand by my statements. Netflix has taken several steps back and is in the lead largely because they were first.
 
#155 ·
As for netflix super HD. Good luck with that. Not everyone supports it.

I stand by my statements. Netflix has taken several steps back and is in the lead largely because they were first.
i stopped using Netflix a long time ago but I am interested to see how good super HD is to viewers.

Granted, those using Super HD better have no data caps. Those poor ISP's making record profits can't allow their arbitrary to be abused!


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#156 ·
tonyd79 said:
Searching on both websites is much better but netflix still insists on mixing tv and movies. Amazon has better filtering capabilities. But who wants to go to a PC when you are watching tv? Ease of use stinks.

As for netflix super HD. Good luck with that. Not everyone supports it.

I stand by my statements. Netflix has taken several steps back and is in the lead largely because they were first.
For some reason, I have hundreds of titles in my Netflix list, yet couldn't find a single thing on Amazon I wanted to watch during my month long Prime free trial. Plus the Amazon app, and picture quality on all my streaming devices suck, while the Netflix one is simple and elegant, not to mention gorgeous in Super HD. So Amazon still has a lot of catching up to do, IMO. Netflix's 40 million subs and 440% stock price growth this year are nothing to sneeze at either. And the new GUI they rolled out today is very nice.

But getting back on topic. My cable company added the following yesterday, a few of which are on my wish list for DirecTV:

BBC World News
C-SPAN
ESPN Goal Line
Esquire
Fuse
Fusion
FX Movie Channel
GSN
HSN
Hub
Longhorn Network
Mav TV
Military Channel
MTV 2
Nick Jr.
Nicktoons Network
Outdoor Channel
Oxygen
PBS Kids Sprout
Pivot
Reelz
RFD-TV
Sportsman Channel
Sundance Channel
TBN
TV One
TV Guide Network
UP
WE tv
Wealth TV (now AWE)
World Fishing Network
ActionMax West
MoreMax West
OuterMax
ThrillerMax West
Encore West
Encore Drama (Encore Black on 12/4)
Epix
Epix West
HBO Comedy West
HBO Family West
HBO Latino West
HBO Signature West
HBO Zone West
IndiePlex
RetroPlex
Movie Channel West
Movie Channel Xtra West
Showcase West
Showtime 2 West
Fox Deportes
 
#157 ·
tonyd79 said:
Searching on both websites is much better but netflix still insists on mixing tv and movies. Amazon has better filtering capabilities. But who wants to go to a PC when you are watching tv? Ease of use stinks.

As for netflix super HD. Good luck with that. Not everyone supports it.

I stand by my statements. Netflix has taken several steps back and is in the lead largely because they were first.
Wow, I find the Amazon site painful to search in even though they have so much less content. Different strokes I guess. Netflix removed the open content provision so now you can receive super HD with any ISP.
 
#158 ·
mdavej said:
For some reason, I have hundreds of titles in my Netflix list, yet couldn't find a single thing on Amazon I wanted to watch during my month long Prime free trial. Plus the Amazon app, and picture quality on all my streaming devices suck, while the Netflix one is simple and elegant, not to mention gorgeous in Super HD. So Amazon still has a lot of catching up to do, IMO. Netflix's 40 million subs and 440% stock price growth this year are nothing to sneeze at either. And the new GUI they rolled out today is very nice.

But getting back on topic. My cable company added the following yesterday, a few of which are on my wish list for DirecTV:

BBC World News
C-SPAN
ESPN Goal Line
Esquire
Fuse
Fusion
FX Movie Channel
GSN
HSN
Hub
Longhorn Network
Mav TV
Military Channel
MTV 2
Nick Jr.
Nicktoons Network
Outdoor Channel
Oxygen
PBS Kids Sprout
Pivot
Reelz
RFD-TV
Sportsman Channel
Sundance Channel
TBN
TV One
TV Guide Network
UP
WE tv
Wealth TV (now AWE)
World Fishing Network
ActionMax West
MoreMax West
OuterMax
ThrillerMax West
Encore West
Encore Drama (Encore Black on 12/4)
Epix
Epix West
HBO Comedy West
HBO Family West
HBO Latino West
HBO Signature West
HBO Zone West
IndiePlex
RetroPlex
Movie Channel West
Movie Channel Xtra West
Showcase West
Showtime 2 West
Fox Deportes
how's the picture quality?
 
#160 ·
joed32 said:
Wow, I find the Amazon site painful to search in even though they have so much less content. Different strokes I guess. Netflix removed the open content provision so now you can receive super HD with any ISP.
My quarrel with the Netflix search is that it mixes TV stuff with movies. I can filter much better on the Amazon site. And find generically new movies. Netflix has made their webpage look too much like their Roku interface.

I know they claim they removed the open content provision but it has not really happened for all devices. My Amazon picture is consistently better than the Netflix picture, even on the same content. On multiple devices (Roku, 2 Blu Rays, my TV apps).
 
#162 ·
tonyd79 said:
Sorry to veer off topic....I've been doing a lot of comparing of streaming services lately. I find that Amazon Prime is the best for selection, consistent picture quality and ease of finding things. Netflix and Redbox are just a notch lower in PQ and both have made it hard to find content. Netflix used to be great (at least via browser) to find things to stream but now they insist on mixing in TV shows with movies and making it almost impossible to find something unless you already know what you are looking for by name.

The muddying of Netflix searching does not bode well for survival of cord cutting as the biggest issue may be finding material ngyou would want to watch.
I currently have Redbox, Netflix and Amazon and I would rate N#1, A#2 and R. a distant third. My free month with Redbox is about to expire and so should their service. Their nothing but a weak copy of Amazon and Netflix. Netflix's streaming service offerings are more varied than Amazon. Its the TV series that attracts me to Netflix. Amazon continues to expand their catalog of movies which is nice. Maybe they should merge services.
 
#164 ·
APB101 said:
Which cable company?

(I'm not asking anything of your specific address, mdavej. Just the general area.)
Charter. They still suck in most parts of the country, and their DVRs are laughable, but my market is one of the first to go all digital, and it's a night and day difference. HD lineup is amazing, as is the PQ. Maybe this kind of competition will put more heat on DirecTV.
 
#166 ·
joed32 said:
So you do subscribe to Netflix then?
Who? Me? Yes. I have Netflix streaming and DVDs. I also have Amazon but that is because I have been a Prime customer for shipping for years. Streaming and free Kindle books. Amazon streaming is a bonus to me. I am trying Redbox and may keep it for a while not so much for the streaming but for the DVD credits (silly me, I still prefer Blu Ray quality and don't always want to wait three days).

Anyway, I find that all three are hit and miss on a lot of material. For example, try to put together a collection of animated DC comics movies. You need all three in both the streaming and DVD configurations to even come close (and even then, a few are still beyond subscription).
 
#168 ·
tonyd79 said:
Who? Me? Yes. I have Netflix streaming and DVDs. I also have Amazon but that is because I have been a Prime customer for shipping for years. Streaming and free Kindle books. Amazon streaming is a bonus to me. I am trying Redbox and may keep it for a while not so much for the streaming but for the DVD credits (silly me, I still prefer Blu Ray quality and don't always want to wait three days).

Anyway, I find that all three are hit and miss on a lot of material. For example, try to put together a collection of animated DC comics movies. You need all three in both streaming and DVD configurations to even come close (and even then, a few are still beyond subscription).
And I thought I was being a tad excessive with my entertainment mix. Our setup is almost the same. :righton:
 
#173 ·
hop2it48 said:
how about adding Fearnet HD. I had it when I regretfully was duped into a cable package a fews years back ( won't do that again),,
I want it to become added to the lineup of DirecTV.

I've mentioned here that there seems to be something going on between Comcast/NBCUniversal and DirecTV.

FEARnet HD would come after Esquire HD (which replaced Style Network HD), Oxygen HD, PBS Kids Sprout HD, TV One HD, and Universal Sports HD. Not because of importance, or lack thereof; but because those programmers' SD, unlike FEARnet's, are already carried by DirecTV.
 
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