DirecTV and FiOS National HD Comparison

**swampman** · 04-04-2008 08:49 PM

Does anyone ever wonder just how many of these Directv HD channels are true HD? I see alot of people concerned more about the "quantity" and not the "quality". Sure Directv has Dish, Fois and cable beat in quantity. I wish there was a way of knowing which programs are actually filmed in HD.

I would venture to guess, not near as many as people think.

**Hemi 6.1** · 04-04-2008 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by charper1

Oh God - ARGH! Is that what all the hoopla is about FiOS? Yuck, I threw up in my mouth a little! Thank God they have their ISP biz to rely on!

Yep Fios is clearly Not the HD leader.

**charper1** · 04-04-2008 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by swampman

Does anyone ever wonder just how many of these Directv HD channels are true HD? I see alot of people concerned more about the "quantity" and not the "quality". Sure Directv has Dish, Fois and cable beat in quantity. I wish there was a way of knowing which programs are actually filmed in HD.

I would venture to guess, not near as many as people think.

Well in that respect it becomes a provider issue; not the respective retrans company; Dish, FiOS, DirecTV, etc. Regardless of if those chnls show 1, 10 or all programs in HD, I want them available on my service to see that 1, 10, or all.

**K9SAT** · 04-05-2008 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by swampman

Does anyone ever wonder just how many of these Directv HD channels are true HD? I see alot of people concerned more about the "quantity" and not the "quality". Sure Directv has Dish, Fois and cable beat in quantity. I wish there was a way of knowing which programs are actually filmed in HD.

I would venture to guess, not near as many as people think.

As far as quality, Directv has everyone beat.. These channels are in Full rez hd with some of the best bitrate's I have seen in a while.

**swampman** · 04-05-2008 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by goaliebob99

As far as quality, Directv has everyone beat.. These channels are in Full rez hd with some of the best bitrate's I have seen in a while.

Wait a minute. Are you telling me that everything listed in the EPG as "HD" is actually filmed in HD? If so...you're dreaming. Take a closer look. It's surprising how many people think that just because it fills the screen that it's HD.

**charper1** · 04-06-2008 04:35 PM

No; that is NOT what is being said.

**dlsnyder** · 04-07-2008 06:04 AM

The best thing about the FiOS national HD channels is that you don't have to pay extra for them. They are included in the Premier package. If only Dish and DirecTV would do that.

**jacmyoung** · 04-07-2008 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by dlsnyder

The best thing about the FiOS national HD channels is that you don't have to pay extra for them. They are included in the Premier package. If only Dish and DirecTV would do that.

Well guess how much one would pay Fios each month if he needs 4 HDDVR's? There a diffrent ways to charge a fee. There is no doubt Fios has the price advantage with bundling and if you don't need a lot of HDDVR's. That does not change the fact that they have far less HD's than DirecTV. Not to mention most people dont have Fios HD available to them.

Where is Questioner when you need him? He was in the DirecTV forum earlier complaining that this forum has too little traffic for his supposed chart proving Fios's HD superiority. He also said he was negotiating a place to post his chart on another board, what he failed to mention was he was banned from that site in 2006.

**Hemi 6.1** · 04-07-2008 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by jacmyoung

That does not change the fact that they have far less HD's than DirecTV..

Don't forget ,Not everyone cares about HD, HD is growing ,Yes, but still not the number one reason someone choses a provider!. There way more SD customers then HD! Just keep that in mind!

**ScoBuck** · 04-07-2008 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by Hemi 6.1

Don't forget ,Not everyone cares about HD, HD is growing ,Yes, but still not the number one reason someone choses a provider!. There way more SD customers then HD! Just keep that in mind!

Yes there are way more SD customers than HD customers, but this year for the first time HD will sell more NEW TVs than SD. What that means is that getting a new HD sub is important NOW - it keeps them locked in for a while, they tend to have much lower churn, they spend more per month, have a higher percentage of DVRS, etc.

That is why virtually EVERY ad for EVERY provider features HD. Not everyone cares, but new HD subs are the future for ALL the providers.