Want to know when D* is launching the new HD Channels?

[vurbano]

My quetion is why would Direct try something like this now so close to the launch date. Is Direct trying to tell us that there will be a delay in the hd launch??

You should know in about 6 minutes.

[juan]

5 minutes past So what is the deal Scobuck!!

[syphix]

Let's calm...ScoBuck said all along that this information was not his own, but from a contact. He also said that contact could be off by 24 hours or so...let's hold on a see...

(unless ScoBuck has any more news on the matter...)

[ScoBuck]

Truth be known - I have not made any attempt to call into DirecTV yet today, and I don't intend to.

But, it is only barely past 9am on the west coast, so I think letting whatever will be to happen (or not) is the best course of action.

If I hear anything in the meantime, I will certainly post it - good or bad.

[Brian Hall]

Something is going on. Just turned on the TV to check and had a blank screen. Tried to change channels to Discovery and got a message saying "Live TV conflict. Both tuners are recording".

The recording light is not on and I didn't have anything scheduled to record.

[syphix]

Sounds like a technical problem, Brian...I'd reboot.

[Brian Hall]

I went to "View Signal Strength" and it says "The process you've requested conflicts with the following scheduled event(s): Signal Testing 11:28 Are you sure you want to interrupt?"

[Brian Hall]

The picture came back on at 11:30am. Not HD.

[vurbano]

Apparently the sat was NOT parked yet.

[timmac]

Apparently all of our inside information amounted to nothing. It's funny, but I'm sure someone will come back with well they said the 16th, which I and everyone know, but there will never be a drop dead date and all this speculation will be over soon, that is the only thing I'm waiting for.