How many National HD channels does E* currently have?

[Voyager6]

There is currently a thread on the D* board about the 100 National HD channels that D* will eventually have. http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=98205 The list includes 39 HD National channels, 21 RSN channels, 8 premium movie channels, 1 PPV channel, NFL channel and 13 NFL ST channels. This adds up to only 83 channels (and 4 of those are to launch in 2008). So much for 100 by the end of 2007.

How many HD RSN's does E* currently offer? E* currently has 32 National HD channels (using D*'s method to define national). I'm thinking that if you add the RSN's to E*'s nationals, E* may currently offer close to 50 National HD channels. Plus we need to add the 6 HD channels that have been promised by the end of 2007. So, let's get a count to show the D* fans what they are missing right now.

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[mlb]

E* doesn't have 18 RSNs in HD. I think it is more like 6. Maybe by the fall there will be up to 18, but not yet.

[edpkp81]

E* doesn't have 18 RSNs in HD. I think it is more like 6. Maybe by the fall there will be up to 18, but not yet.

E* has 9 RSN's in HD with SNY scheduled for this summer and Altitude scheduled for the fall.


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[TulsaCoker]

There is currently a thread on the D* board about the 100 National HD channels that D* will eventually have. http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=98205 The list includes 39 HD National channels, 21 RSN channels, 8 premium movie channels, 1 PPV channel, NFL channel and 13 NFL ST channels. This adds up to only 83 channels (and 4 of those are to launch in 2008). So much for 100 by the end of 2007.

So, let's get a count to show the D* fans what they are missing right now.

D*list is continuously growing. About two months ago there were only about 50 or so listed. So you may be premature on counting D* dead on their 100 channel claim. Secondly, why do you care what D* does...you have a self esteem problem?

[kstuart]

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Dish has something like 5 times as many hours of HD programming than DirecTV.

I think that after DirecTV add their "channels with HD in their name", it still won't be as many hours of HD programming as Dish has now.

For example, A&E-HD recently started an "HD" channel, which was added by Dish. But, the channel almost never has HD programming ! They show "24" constantly, but it is in 4x3 SD. Even a DVD of 24 from Netflix or Blockbuster is in 16x9 - which shows you how little A&E actually cares about HD.

None of the channels that are "HD" versions of existing SD channels have 24/7 HD versions of the SD programming.

A&E-HD, TNT-HD, ESPN-HD, ESPN2-HD, NationalGeographic-HD all have mostly SD programming - just like the ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX channels, they are in SD, except for Prime Time and big events.

In the fall, Weather Channel and Discovery are expected to have 24/7 HD versions of their SD channels, which will be the first. And those are expected to be on Dish.

It's probably a couple of years before channels actually convert to HD, rather than starting an HD channel with 2 or 3 hours of HD programming per day.

[Voyager6]

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D*list is continuously growing. About two months ago there were only about 50 or so listed. So you may be premature on counting D* dead on their 100 channel claim. Secondly, why do you care what D* does...you have a self esteem problem?

Negative, no self-esteem problems here. D* has been publicly stating their intention to have 100 National HD channels by the end of 2007. D* is using a huge fudge factor by counting their RSN's as "National" HD channels. D* will be lucky to get to 70 National HD channels by the end of 2007 (if their satellite gets into orbit). I wanted to know where E* stands in counting National HD channels if you include the RSN's.