HD Access + HD Extra Pack = $15
Like I said, all I really watch is HD. I feel like I'm paying too much already considering all the SD content is worthless to me, with the exception of the few channels like G4, IFC and AMC that I am forced to watch in SD.
I know it's not going to happen, but I wish a provider offered an HD-Only package that way I'm not paying (indirectly through subscriber fees paid by DTV to the broadcasters) for all the stuff I'll never watch.
At the very least, I'm pissed that DTV is jacking up the prices before we get any new channels. Heck, why take VS away if they were jacking the prices anyway?
I sincerely hope we get new national HD with the new satellite, but something inside tells me not to get my hopes up. I'm betting on mostly new HD PPVs.
Why did you order D* ?
ALL the channels I watch are already in HD.
As for getting new channels in HD, of course they will once the new sat is up and operational.
You mentioned 3 channels that you watch that are not in HD ....
Does the channel(s) have a HD feed or are they channels that are not being broadcast in HD ?
If they don't already have a HD feed, then you can't blame D* for not having them.
As for a provider that has an HD Only package, that would be DISH Network.
As for the price increases from D*, you should know that they go up some EVERY year, you've been here for 2 years at least.
fwiw, they go up at DN every year as well.
HD Extra package is YOUR CHOICE as far as paying for it, it's an option.
Aern't all the worthless SD channels just a channel that is not being broadcast in HD yet ? Which would mean ALL the channels are worthless to you.