RSN HD Feed question

[atp1313]

The game was advertised by the network as being in HD. I understand my RSN not covering away games in HD if they don't have some sort of agreement with that other team/club to retransmit their HD signal; but if a home game is advertised as being in HD, and I now have the 5LNB dish along with an MPEG4 STB (HR20-700), and I subscribe to the HD package and the sports package, shouldn't it jsut come through as HD? I mean when I looked at channels 95 & 96 last night, the two games listed were the Yankees vs. someone and the Marlins vs. someone. Since I am not in the DMA for either of those franchises, why would those be showing? Are those channels used as part of the MLB-EI channels?

[atp1313]

yep, but it shouldn't affect your rsn hd programming. if you have your hd locals (mpeg4), your rsn should broadcast hd games on either channels 95 or 96.

I am in DMA #100, so no locals in HD yet. Do I really have to wait until I get locals in HD before I can see RSN's in HD? Doesn't mesh with everything else I have read. It also contradicts what the D* installer was saying (he was D* employee, not sub/contractor).

[charper1]

I am in DMA #100, so no locals in HD yet. Do I really have to wait until I get locals in HD before I can see RSN's in HD? Doesn't mesh with everything else I have read. It also contradicts what the D* installer was saying (he was D* employee, not sub/contractor).

Likely so on the RSN, BUT a "real" 110% DirecTV employee that did your install?

[iceturkee]

as far as i know, you will not see your rsn in hd unless you are receiving hd locals. for the brief time, i had an mpeg2 receiver hooked up in my bedroom, i couldn't even receive channel 96 (my rsn local channel) in the guide, let alone on the screen.

[atp1313]

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Likely so on the RSN, BUT a "real" 110% DirecTV employee that did your install?

Yeppers! And he was a "Gold Certified" technician, or some such non-sense. Actually, he was the best D* rep who has ever done work for me. Nice guy and high-quality work.

[atp1313]

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as far as i know, you will not see your rsn in hd unless you are receiving hd locals. for the brief time, i had an mpeg2 receiver hooked up in my bedroom, i couldn't even receive channel 96 (my rsn local channel) in the guide, let alone on the screen.

Well that blows goats. The main reason I went ahead and did the upgrade to the 5LNB was so I could watch HD baseball this summer in anticipation of the big fall HD rollout.