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    DIRECTV to Add 5 HD Channels Today

    I wasn't aware of this until I turned on Disney Junior for my son just now. It's like a birthday present, since it really is my birthday, and I'm a huge BBC fan. I've been watching Doctor Who for 30 years now, and for about half of those it was obscure, canceled, and dead. Now, with the young...
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    TCM HD coming July 19th

    TCM HD is all upconverted? I didn't know. I didn't read every single post in this thread, and get hell for it. I knew it looked soft for HD. The Searchers does have a great HD transfer; I've seen the Blu-ray several times.
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    TCM HD coming July 19th

    It's not an upconvert. The Searchers was shot on 70mm film, which is far higher resolution than HD, so it looks amazing. Even 35mm is usually higher resolution than HD.
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    DirecTV offers to customers who complain about dropped Viacom channels

    I don't care for MTV, CMT, VH1, or TVLand, but I do watch South Park and VH1 Classic, and my kid really likes all the Nick channels. I called D*, and the first CSR couldn't give any discounts besides $5 or $10 off for 3 months. I asked about ST, and she put me on hold. I waited a while, and...
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    Directv dispute with Viacom IS OVER!

    I'm on a grandfathered package too. Cloo (ex-Sleuth) went to a 721 screen months ago. Apparently it got moved to a higher package.
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    Satellite Dish in Movie

    I also notice dishes in movies. IIRC, the first movie to ever have a DirecTV dish was Beverly Hills Ninja, in 1995. Chris Farley tries to climb the roof and a Sony DSS dish falls on his head, knocking him out cold.
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    Ion West

    Yes, but it's just the delayed feed of Ion.
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    About to switch to D* from E*, but have some doubts. Convince me!

    You have it backwards. He wants to leave E* and go to D*.
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    Ion Channel to go HD February 16

    Our local Ion will probably look like crap in HD, since it has 4 subchannels. One is all infomercials! :o
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    Dark Picture - Direct TV New Installation PLEASE HELP

    Looks like you need to readjust your contrast and brightness for DirecTV. Every input is going to be different.
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    Review: AT&T U-VERSE

    They've been very secretive here in Nashville. They're trying to keep Comcast at bay until they finish the whole city. There have been a couple of news stories about U-Verse, but nothing very specific. One newspaper article did have a list of VRADs, and one was a block away. I saw it, and it...
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    MPEG2 HD - See Channel 77

    I think it's about 2 or 3. More than likely, they will use the space at 110/119 for more SD internationals or locals.
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    Obama wants to delay the transition to DTV

    He's just afraid of the huge PR mess this will cause, less than a month after his inauguration. I've read the reason for the February switchover date was because it was between the Super Bowl and March Madness. A lot of stations have already gone digital-only at this point, or seriously...
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    Is there any "non-HD" programming on the Ka band?

    Alaska and Hawaii locals are on the Ka satellites.
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    sound of music problem/abc problem

    You didn't accidentally hit the zoom button on your TV, or the "format" button on the D* remote? That's what it sounds like to me.
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    Netflix drops HDDVD

    I think most of the shrink wrapped ones are unsold stock from stores and warehouses. When Best Buy, Target, Walmart, etc. phased out HD DVD, the unsold discs had to go somewhere. You can buy them in lots of 300 on eBay!
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    Netflix drops HDDVD

    Ironic, I first joined Netflix because they gave a free trial away with HD DVD players. It's not that big a deal now, anyway. If I really want a movie on HD DVD, I can pick it up for a few bucks on eBay. I've bought a couple cheap ones, and some of them are still shrink wrapped!
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    issues with NBC & Sunday night football

    They're "Raving Rabbids", from a video game series called "Rayman: Raving Rabbids". They're crazy rabbits who get in all sorts of goofy situations, and you have to defeat them.
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    FOX NEWS CHANNEL HD 10/17 6 am

    FNC showed the Election HQ last night in HD. It looked very good, and didn't have the "HD Wing".
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    Spanish package-Canal Historia

    The announcement isn't very clear as to what channels they're adding. The DIRECTV Group, Inc. - DIRECTV Mas Officially Launches Expanded Channel Offering and New Creative Campaign During Upfront Week
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    Spanish package-Canal Historia

    Yes. They just announced they are adding several new Spanish channels.
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    CIHD Censoring Content?

    FWIW, one channel that isn't edited much (if at all) is BBC America. Of course, Gordon Ramsay curses like a sailor, but that's bleeped out, except for the occasional "s***". I just started watching the "Catherine Tate Show", and nothing was bleeped out. Only the word "f***" was cut out, and just...
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    CIHD Censoring Content?

    Crime and Investigation HD. It's a new HD channel that D* added this week.
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    CIHD - Crime Investigation Channel 275

    I had a 721 message, but reauthorized the receivers and have it now.
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    Directv PQ... Is It Just Me?

    The HD and SD are on different satellites now.