500 HD channels?

[NotMe546]

I think I found your brighthouse technician:

[Lucibelle]

I've seen these ads too. What's weird is that there is nothing about it on their website. DirecTV doesn't know anything about it either, and I'd think that would be something they'd be interested in knowing. Of course, another possibility is to do something like offer a ton of local network channels from different areas. Add in their spanish counterparts where available, VOD, and yes, you could probably come up with 500 HD channels. A stupid way to do it, but hey...the math is what counts, right?

[skottey]

My guess is that IF they could get to 500 HD channels, this would be including all the movie channels such as Starz West HD, HBO comedy, all VOD as others have suggested and even then there aren't even 500 non-HD channels now.

They (BHN) don't even carry Starz HD, Cinemax HD, or TMC HD, let alone the multichannels. Even if they did, you are talking about 26 HBO/Max channels, like 20 Showtime/TMC channels, and less than 20 Starz/Encore channels... add in the national HD channels available today (less than 100) and this count is still well under 200 tops. I am sorry,but counting each program on HD Showcase on Demand as its own channel is not a real channel count. They may have the ABILITY to carry 500 HD channels, and that is what the stupid installer probably meant. But 500 HD channels available to American providers don't even exist yet. This is even worse than the satellite providers counting each PPV HD channel as a national HD channel. They are full of it. The most accurate count I have seen is with FIOS, coming this Oct to the Tampa market.

[kenloupa]

I was watching a Brighthouse ad this weekend and now they are saying "currently over 100 movies and shows (in HD)...500 by the end of the year"....that seems way open to interpretation---that in no way implies 500 channels the way I was originally told. Any comments?

[iceturkee]

yeah, dim house is telling a huge tall tale. i love that commercial and the way they trash satellite hd. i have directv and i have over 100 hd channels. last check, dim house had less than 30 in orlando.

[skottey]

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