Actually, Playboy HD has been around for quite awhile. It was on the VOOM listings when that was active. When it was active on VOOM most of the porn movies and low budget stuff were all in SD upconvert but the original Playboy produced programming including the live stuff were all in 1080i x 1440 HD. The channel was actually different from the SD version you see on DishNetwork.
For the prudes in this thread, you don't have to watch it and as it is a premium pay channel those who do want it are free to pay for it as they wish. Stop trying to make believe you are above others because you fear nudity in high definition.
Note- I may find shopping channels, Wrestling, and Golf painfully boring, but I don't see any point in gratuitous posts about how sick it makes me; and, I AM forced to surf through that programming as it is part of the regular channels.
So, I cast my vote FOR Playboy in HD! Miss it from the Voom days.