Thread: The 39 HD channel mark has been reached!

With the introduction of FSFLHD channel 341, VOOM has reached the 39 HD channel mark!
This milestone is important for two reasons:
1. This is the number of channels that was initially promissed.
2. This seems to be the maximum capacity of the current 13 transponders (until the second leased satellite goes into operation in October).

Ilya is that including Olympics in HD? Which could be used for something else later, and channel 999?

It is unfortunate that everyone can not get these channels...

Nice to see all the upbeat posts tonight. Happy Voomers out there.

Does 341 count? Not everyone gets it. So if you subscribe, you don't necessarily have the option of subscribing to 39 HD channels.

Originally Posted by Dvlos

Ilya is that including Olympics in HD? Which could be used for something else later, and channel 999?

Hopefully when the Olympics are over, that's when the HD feed from NFL network will start

Oh that's true forgot about NFL-HD hopefully showing more than just 1 game a week in HD.. heh

Well, it didn't last too long. But for one evening a new world record has been set! Let's see if VOOM can repeat it again tonight. And yes, I count all HD channels, including 999 and those available in select areas. Actually, with its DNC and RNC broadcasts, 999 has proven to be a real channel, IMO.

Let's see, if you count the OTA channels (because the installation of the antenna by VOOM and the integration with satellite programming allows me to see them) then I am getting 40 channels.

Voom Originals = 21 HDchannels
Va-Voom adds 10 HD movie channels
Others:Bravo, Discovery, TNT,ESPN brings it to 35
OTA = NBC, Fox*, CBS, ABC, PBS brings it to 40

*= HD by Sept. 1 for football.

Add Olympics, FoxFL etc. and you could be getting up to 42 channels right now.

And during this time DirecTV has not added one additional HD channel! They only have
HBO, Show, Espn, Disc., Hdnet & HDnet Movies plus PPV & CBSHD or 8 at the max.