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On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:53:19 -0000, Mike Hunt <in2sheep@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>On 2005-04-25, Sean <none> wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:34:49 -0000, Mike Hunt <in2sheep@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 2005-04-25, Sean <none> wrote:
>>>> I had no idea DTV was so lame as far as HD goes. Is it really true
>>>> that they only offer a few HD channels?
>>>>
>>>> That's pathetic.
>>>>
>>>> From Comcast I get:
>>>>
>>>> PBS
>>>> ABC
>>>> NBC
>>>> CBS
>>>> FOX
>>>> Discovery HD
>>>> UPN
>>>> WB
>>>> ESPNHD
>>>> HBO
>>>> Showtime
>>>> Stars
>>>> Cinemax
>>>> INHD1 - (Special free HD channel)
>>>> INHD2 - (Special free HD channel)
>>>>
>>>> I think that's all of them. I might have missed a couple.
>>>>
>>>> Can one of you DTV rumpswabs list the HD channels you get?
>>>
>>>I don't have DTVHD but according to their website, these are available:
>>>
>>>ABC
>>>NBC
>>>CBS
>>>FOX
>>>Discovery HD
>>>WB
>>>ESPNHD
>>>NFL Sunday Ticket
>>>Universal HD
>>>HDNet
>>>HDNet Movies
>>>HBO
>>>Showtime
>>>Pay Per View
>>>SPICE
>>>
>>>Like you, I think that's all of them but may have missed a couple. Pretty
>>>similar I would say.
>>
>>
>>
>> Pretty similar until you note that the "local" channels come via an
>> antenna.
>>
>>
http
/www.directv.com/DTVAPP/imagine/HDTV_programming.dsp
>
>No, they don't.
> ABC HDTV channel 86 or 87
> NBC HDTV channel 82 or 83
> CBS HDTV channel 80 or 81
> FOX HDTV channel 88 or 89
> etc.
>
>These are DirecTV HD feeds. The Off-Air Antenna is Optional. It is true
>that only select markets with eligible customers (probably ~85% of the
>millions of DTV customers) get all these channels, but more DirecTV
>customers can get these "local" HD channels than Comcast customers, plus
>DirecTV is actively filling in the holes to get that number up to 100% of
>the millions of customers.
>
Straight from the DTV web site:
In cities where local off-air high-definition programs are available,
reception may vary based on geographic location. Not all shows are
broadcast in HD in all markets.
Now, let's hear from a DTV customer via his pvr blog:
I called today to see how that FCC ruling went and unfortunately,
DirecTV lost. If you get local channels in standard definition format,
you cannot get HD. DirecTV can only offer Over the Air (OTA) antennas,
which doesn't help me being out in the hilly regions away from
Portalnd, OR. They did say if I lived in LA or NYC, I could get local
channels in HD from DirecTV, but otherwise the rest of the country was
screwed. I don't think five channels of varying content are worth a
thousand dollar box (with constant HDMI problems) plus ten bucks a
month.
So your 85% soon to be 100% is pure bullshit.
Not surprising to see that in this NG. It's one of the reasons I still
post here. Shining the light on liars like Mike Hunt.
>>
>> Then you're down to.
>>
>> ESPNHD
>> UniversalHD
>> Discovery HD
>> HDNET Movies
>> HDNET
>> (Those are the $10.99 per month HD package)
>>
>> Also available
>> HBO
>> Showtime
>> HD Pay per view
>> HD Spice
>>
>> So, no dillweed. It's not pretty close.
>>
>
>You left out the football package which is one strong reason why certain
>people even get DirecTV - for the HD sports.
>
>Sean, you're such a lier.
I also left out all the HD sports programming on Comcast too. So what.
And i just proved who the liar is.
Sean
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