HD Channel List: Dish Network vs DirectTV

[SmityWhity]

Thank you for this. I was wondering how much of the "HD-leader" discussion was just rhetoric and how much was based on a real variance in channels carried. Looks like Dish is really missing some important channels. VOOM is fine and all if you like an extremely targeted audience, but I would trade all of voom for just Sci-Fi and USA.

Or even just USA HD

As said before.... Thanks very much for the list/info.

[jerryez]

Out of the HD channels that Direct has that E doesn't, I would only want Starz HD, FX, MGM, Scifi, USA, & Smithsonian. They can keep all the others. The Voom channels that I would give up are Animania, KungFu, World Cinema, Family Room(could show better Family Movies) Game Play. These are worthless to me.

[dfergie]

I hooked up my HR20 today... haven't got to play with much as was doing the Tech Chat Recap... but fixing too... I recorded Spiderman II from FX, going to go check it out in the HT room ...

[dfergie]

From the horses mouth...

[dfergie]

Direct HD PPV Channels 135,136,137,138,145,146,147
Dish HD PPV Channels 531,534,535, 536,537,539,540

[ScoBuck]

Get ready to add plenty more ASAP

[dfergie]

Alright!... The Direct ppv selection is more varied than the Dish selection...

[tigerfan33]

Alright!... The Direct ppv selection is more varied than the Dish selection...

Can you tell any difference in pq from the hd on dish and hd on direct?? What about the difference of pq on the sd also.

[K9SAT]

Direct has the better pq on mpeg 4 channels, where as dish has better pq on the mpeg 2 channels

[tigerfan33]

You guys are making it tough. I am trying not to go to the dark side.