New D* ad advertising 130 HD channels by end of year!

**ScoBuck** · 07-15-2008 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by FlyingJ

My personal version of counting would be just that: If everyone has the ability to see the channel if I choose too. Period. If I can sub to the premiums they count, whether I choose to or not. There is the major difference concerning the RSN's. On D* I can (and do) receive them, on E* I can only receive a select few. I wish more folks would understand this!!

Honestly, I don't care what others choose as their own criteria - it doesn't really matter does it? I would like however for the SAME criteria to be used for both - whatever that criteria is - shouldn't that the true basis for any comparison?

And the fact remains that if you take a look at the channels DirecTV is including in their '95' channel count - it DOES include both the East and West Big 4 Network feeds (which I think is NOT RIGHT - they should only count as 4 IMHO, not 8 total), and also their 15 HD PPV channels (DISH also counts its HD PPV channels so this is a wash), but they only include their FULL-TIME HD RSNS, they DO NOT include the game-only HD RSN (but DISH does).

Using DirecTVs method would reduce DISH's count by 24 channels (if I add correctly), while using DISHs method would INCREASE DirecTVs count by 19 channels. But whichever one you use - it doesn't change the net results of who has more channels.

**FlyingJ** · 07-15-2008 09:52 AM

Agree...PPV's kinda funky in those counts. I mean...what if they had a hundred of them and they only showed a movie on each once per day?

**ScoBuck** · 07-15-2008 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by FlyingJ

Agree...PPV's kinda funky in those counts. I mean...what if they had a hundred of them and they only showed a movie on each once per day?

They are funky - agreed. But they BOTH count them, so to me it's a wash.

**nutjb18** · 07-15-2008 08:58 PM

on fox during the all star game, during a directv plug, they said switch to directv if you want 130 hd channels in hd "this summer"....

**JerryVolunteer** · 07-15-2008 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by nutjb18

on fox during the all star game, during a directv plug, they said switch to directv if you want 130 hd channels in hd "this summer"....

I saw the same commercial....

**Jimbo** · 07-15-2008 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisPC

I just saw a new D* ad on Fox tonight. It stated they'd have 130 HD channels by the end of 2008. I hadn't seen this one before; it has Robert Patrick playing the T-1000 in Terminator 2.

Originally Posted by iceturkee

i've seen that commercial several times but admit i have never heard him mention 130 hd channels by the end of the year.

Same here.
I guess I'll have to pay attention next time I see it on.

Jimbo

**Jimbo** · 07-15-2008 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by nutjb18

on fox during the all star game, during a directv plug, they said switch to directv if you want 130 hd channels in hd "this summer"....

Originally Posted by JerryVolunteer

I saw the same commercial....

The one with the guy from the Terminator 2 was on a few seconds ago and there was NO word of how many HD channels were available AT ALL.

Jimbo

**charper1** · 07-15-2008 09:44 PM

With all ad campaigns there are likely very similar, yet differing versions of the same spot for special markets based on cost./time considerations. I wouldn't worry over it though.

**Jimbo** · 07-15-2008 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by charper1

With all ad campaigns there are likely very similar, yet differing versions of the same spot for special markets based on cost./time considerations. I wouldn't worry over it though.

Yes, but at this particular moment we were all watching the same commercial.
I will listen more closely when this commercial comes on now.

Jimbo