Thread: Egad... E* just leapfrogged D* in channel count

D* is being sloppy. They will need to actually add Travel Channel HD plus a few others soon. E*, Verizon and AT&T are all the HD leader(s) much more so than D*, unless you want to play games w/ RSN's. They can't play the PPV/VOD game. Comcast has that locked down!

Originally Posted by allargon

D* is being sloppy. They will need to actually add Travel Channel HD plus a few others soon. E*, Verizon and AT&T are all the HD leader(s) much more so than D*, unless you want to play games w/ RSN's. They can't play the PPV/VOD game. Comcast has that locked down!

I currently have 109 HD channels in my FiOS TV lineup. Not one of them is a PPV, there is no overcompression, no funny bussiness, no shenanigans, no monkey shines, and more on the way.

Originally Posted by allargon

D* is being sloppy. They will need to actually add Travel Channel HD plus a few others soon. E*, Verizon and AT&T are all the HD leader(s) much more so than D*, unless you want to play games w/ RSN's. They can't play the PPV/VOD game. Comcast has that locked down!

Not in channels that people actually watch.

Where's MLB Network, the best HD channel out there.

Have they made them available to the Turbo subs yet?

In any case, I consider the RSNs channels, but even then the count is pretty even.


Congrats to the E* subs that can watch the new HD

If you take out the RSNs and HD PPVs, E* leads D* 78 to 70 in national HD channels, in other words channels people do care about.

I understand that some don't want to discount RSNs and others do. I think there is merit to both sides of that argument.

Check this spread sheet in this post for the numbers

http://www.satelliteguys.us/1777679-post423.html

Here's the channels that E* has that D* doesn't

BET Jazz
Hallmark Movies
Lifetime
Lifetime Movies
Travel Channel
WGN
Action Max
Cinemax 5 Star
Encore
HBO Comedy
HBO Latino
HBO 2 East
HBO Signature
HBO Family
HBO Zone
WFN

Here's the channels that D* has that E* doesn't

Fuel
FX
MLB
The 101
Smithsonian
Showtime West HD
Showtime Extreme
Speed

The rest of the differences are in RSNs. Refer to the spread sheet in the link above to see those differences.

Originally Posted by riffjim4069

I currently have 109 HD channels in my FiOS TV lineup. Not one of them is a PPV, there is no overcompression, no funny bussiness, no shenanigans, no monkey shines, and more on the way.

Originally Posted by riffjim4069

I currently have 109 HD channels in my FiOS TV lineup. Not one of them is a PPV, there is no overcompression, no funny bussiness, no shenanigans, no monkey shines, and more on the way.

No doubt Fios has that edge, but most people do not have that option, also their HD hardware is not known to be the best and can be expensive if you want more than two.

I personally did not care for all the rants after 4/1 because it was just a matter of how soon the new HDs would be on. Charlie did seem lately trying to have some fun with us when adding new HDs.

Originally Posted by uncrules

If you take out the RSNs and HD PPVs, E* leads D* 78 to 70 in national HD channels, in other words channels people do care about.

I understand that some don't want to discount RSNs and others do. I think there is merit to both sides of that argument.

Check this spread sheet in this post for the numbers

http://www.satelliteguys.us/1777679-post423.html

Here's the channels that E* has that D* doesn't

BET Jazz
BET
Hallmark Movies
Lifetime
Lifetime Movies
Travel Channel
WGN
Action Max
Cinemax 5 Star
Encore
HBO Comedy
HBO Latino
HBO 2 East
HBO Signature
HBO Family
HBO Zone
WFN

Here's the channels that D* has that E* doesn't

Fuel
FX
MLB
The 101
Smithsonian
Showtime West HD
Showtime Extreme
Speed

The rest of the differences are in RSNs. Refer to the spread sheet in the link above to see those differences.

Take out Premiums and they lead by only 3 and then you are truly left with the channels that people actually care about (The ones I bolded. Although one can argue that few care about BET Jazz, WFN, Fuel, and Speed).

Originally Posted by DodgerKing

Take out Premiums and they lead by only 3 and then you are truly left with the channels that people actually care about (The ones I bolded. Although one can argue that few care about BET Jazz, WFN, Fuel, and Speed).

I would say: "...the channels that I actually care about...," rather speak for the people

As examples, I would not say people do not care for the HD premium movies, nor say people do not care for HD "premium" NFL ST