DirecTV HD Channel Lineup

**jpn** · 09-05-2007 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by rekoil

Yea, competition is a good thing - do you think we'd have even the HD channels we are getting now if the two companies merged? A combined D*/E* would only feel the need to keep up with the local cablecos.

The market is going to set rates, just as it does now. What we pay for satellite is dictated by cable rates to a large degree -- if sat cost a ton more than cable, many people who have a choice would pick cable.

I'm more concerned about a merging of philosophies: which side wins? IMO today D* is subscriber-friendly (or channel-friendly): they invest in equipment, get new channels, and sign deals like ST and EI first; then address the rate-structure later. OTOH, E* is shareholder-friendly and rate-friendly: Charlie Cheapo won't get new channels until he's got rock-bottom cost/sub, and sometimes skips channels in favor of cost.

I prefer the channels-first philosophy, there are some things I like to watch that I wouldn't want to sacrifice for a $1 increase. I realize not everybody agrees, so there should be room in the market for them to continue to coexist.

**scotsmanron** · 09-05-2007 02:30 PM

Looking at the channel line up .jpg....it shows the east/west feeds available, to anyone that gets them, as being available in HD. Is that going to be the case? I've been grandfathered into the east/west feeds for years but when I had HD before I didn't get those in HD.

**Timmernator** · 09-05-2007 04:36 PM

FX HD?
SciFi HD?

Will these be on Dish as well?

**drdroo** · 09-05-2007 04:39 PM

They should be but they haven't been actually released yet in HD as far as I know, they're just 'supposed to be sometime'.

**seandudley** · 09-06-2007 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by cebbigh

I don't see why as subscribers any of us should want to see either D not living up to expectations or E not keeping pace with the roll out. One side or the other not doing well doesn't benefit any of us in a material way. If anything we should be cheering the competition.

I agree completely! Nicely said.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 09-06-2007 12:44 PM

BTW since a few people asked, this document was from a larger document that was several pages long.

This was the only page they would copy for me, they said the rest of it could be traced back to them.

I am still working to get the rest of that document.

**mhking** · 09-06-2007 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

BTW since a few people asked, this document was from a larger document that was several pages long.

This was the only page they would copy for me, they said the rest of it could be traced back to them.

I am still working to get the rest of that document.

"Your mission, should you choose to accept it...."

**atp1313** · 09-06-2007 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

BTW since a few people asked, this document was from a larger document that was several pages long.

This was the only page they would copy for me, they said the rest of it could be traced back to them.

I am still working to get the rest of that document.

Any chance the document could be provided with redactions?

**Wayne Kjelsrud** · 09-06-2007 07:57 PM

My question is when they do roll out the new HD chanels will there be 2 chanels like the locals i get out of Denver ie 1 SD chanel and then 1 HD chanel of the same network but with the same chanel number?

**raoul5788** · 09-06-2007 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by Wayne Kjelsrud

My question is when they do roll out the new HD chanels will there be 2 chanels like the locals i get out of Denver ie 1 SD chanel and then 1 HD chanel of the same network but with the same chanel number?

That's the plan.