DISH Network Charges Forward With Another Round of National HD Channel Launches

**Dugout Doug** · 05-12-2008 08:27 AM

Is MGMHD commercial free and unedited? that channel looks pretty friggen good.

**tigerfan33** · 05-12-2008 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by HalfFull

Is 5 Star max a premium channel?

Yes. You can have this for a penny.

**10fthdscreen** · 05-12-2008 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by mperdue

Outstanding! I just switched to the HD Only package.

Mario

I'm planning on switching to the Hd only package today, will all these channels be on it?(except for the sports rsns)

**HalfFull** · 05-12-2008 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by tigerfan33

Yes. You can have this for a penny.

I've already got the maxhd penny deal, but was curious if we would get the other maxhd channels with that deal....

**Mojo** · 05-12-2008 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by KAB

Unfortunately, there will still be more moaning and groaning.

I don't consider requesting and/or making your programming desires known to the provider..............."moaning and groaning".

**HalfFull** · 05-12-2008 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Dugout Doug

Is MGMHD commercial free and unedited? that channel looks pretty friggen good.

Yep, as a classic movie fan...this has been my #1 wish list item for some time. For example, Moby Dick in HD this week....ye ha!!

**mdonnelly** · 05-12-2008 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by DodgerKing

The HD only package is a good idea, except for one very very very major flaw, the exclusion of the RSN(s). If I was a Dish sub, this reason alone would prevent me from taking this package.

That was the one thing that had me hesitant to make the switch. Finally I decided that there are enough games on free HD channels (Fox, ESPN, CBS, ...) that I couldn't justify keeping the RSN and continuing to pay $40/month more for AT-250 + HD.

**cosmo_kramer** · 05-12-2008 08:50 AM

Great. I travel twice a year for business and this has to be one of the weeks!!

I will be checking in to read the reactions though once the new HD is lit up....

**Jason Whiddon** · 05-12-2008 08:52 AM

******* awesome!

And Scott's right, the HD only pack is one helluva value now.

**uncrules** · 05-12-2008 08:52 AM

Congrats to the E* subs. This makes the two companies much closer to each other in terms of available channels but there still is enough difference in what channels each provider has to give the customer some good reasons to pick one over the other.

E* has Voom plus a few other channels D* doesn't have where as D* has the Fox channels (FX, Speed, Fox Business), the Viacom owned channels (Spike, Nick, MTV, etc..) some premiums like the Starz! Suite, Showtime Too, TMC, HBO West and Showtime West.

As a D* sub I hope this will spur D* to light up D11 sooner then they planned to. The satellite should be parked in about two weeks. Hopefully they will light it up in June instead of September so that D* will add the other HD channels that are out that they don't have yet.

Of the 4 channels E* added that D* doesn't have, I would like to have ABC Family, Travel HD, and Cinemax 5 Star.