Dish Network® Outlines Upcoming Hd Launch Schedule

**Ramen** · 03-30-2008 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by bigdaddy10

I just heard a commercial on espn news (Sirius radio) that said they will be broadcasting on DISH and Direct starting Wednesday the 2nd. I have not heard this posted anywhere yet.

Yeah, I'm gonna watch ESPNEWS until my eyes bleed for such an announcement before I fall for this potential April Fools joke.

**LER** · 03-30-2008 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Jim5506

Actually 129 is the main HD satellite and 61.5 is the mirror of it.

Until this last flood of changes only NE and SE used 61.5 as default.

If you want 61.5 in other parts of CONUS you must disconnect 129.

you do NOT have to disconnect 129.

See my sig.

**Jim5506** · 03-30-2008 11:34 PM

When I had 61.5, 110, 119 and 129, all channels that were mirrored between 129 and 61.5 defaulted to 129.

Only channels that were exclusive to 61.5 came from 61.5.

I could disconnect 129, run check switch to switch to 61.5 and it would switch to 61.5, but after the nightly update reboot, it defaulted back to 129 if it was reconnected.

If you do not disconnect 129 you get the weaker feeds from 129 instead of the stronger feeds of the same channels from 61.5.

**bigdaddy10** · 03-31-2008 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by Ramen

Yeah, I'm gonna watch ESPNEWS until my eyes bleed for such an announcement before I fall for this potential April Fools joke.

This is not a joke, I heard it twice on espn news. I hope it pans out.

**flyingsquirrel** · 03-31-2008 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by bigdaddy10

This is not a joke, I heard it twice on espn news. I hope it pans out.

It will. I have been saying that all along. Dish will have ESPN news HD this week. I am not 100% sure about Disney HD, Toon Disney HD and ABC family HD, but I think they are a package deal.

And a lot of BSG people will be pissed off if SciFi HD is NOT on this week's list.

Those are my predictions. And all of my final four are still in the tournament.

**Poke** · 03-31-2008 04:01 PM

Yeah well if things go as plan one of the new Sats will help out the 129..

**flyingsquirrel** · 03-31-2008 04:05 PM

The big question is whether they will be in position before 129 dies? and do any of us want to wait around to find out?

**mdonnelly** · 03-31-2008 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by flyingsquirrel

The big question is whether they will be in position before 129 dies? and do any of us want to wait around to find out?

E-5 was declared dead once, and made a miraculous recovery. I'm betting on it lasting for another few months. Actually, E-5 works just fine here in the Heartland.

**bondfool** · 03-31-2008 09:31 PM

I am so sick that we, the customers have to shout to get our voice even ignored. If it weren't for the 622 and all the awesome shows I have stored on a HDD, I'd be defecting. I'd like to see Sci-Fi of course, Bravo, USA, FX, CNN (for tolerable HD news), and Cartoon Network. The next season of Venture Bros. will be in HD, and I'm wetting my pants just thinking about it.

**8bitbytes** · 03-31-2008 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by bondfool

I am so sick that we, the customers have to shout to get our voice even ignored.

You flatter yourself - who says anyone hears any of this? There are MILLIONS of customers, most of whom cannot operate normal everyday electrical items, much less understand anything about HD DVRs. I saw a tv segment about Jenny Craig some years back with her giant mansion with 12 tvs and vcrs in it, all of which were flashing 12:00.

Relax and be surprised and pleased when your channel line-up changes. If you can't because what you want to watch is on a different service, switch. You think you can't because of what you have already recorded but you would be surprised what you can actually live with.

Reading these threads is just like watching the news. Most of it is bogus information presented in a way to make you mad or afraid.