RFDHD and Outdoor HD Now Live!

[goaliebob99]

For those who missed it,

RFDHD is now testing on channel 345
OutdoorHD is also testing 606

Still in test mode and not available to customers as of this posting:

FXMHD 258
AHCHD (American Heroes Channel) 287
DFCHD (Discovery Family Channel) 294


As always, these channels are in engineering mode and are not avaliable to customers, and may not ever become avaliable. Generally,these are channels that are contractually pending, if they are made avaliable it's usually a week afterwards of going up in engineering mode pending any technical issues in the signal delivery. This is an indication of content that DirecTV could be adding to the lineup, if we ever see it.

 

[Don in CT]

If they have rights to the channel in SD why can't they just add it in HD? Why do they need to renegotiate.

 

[Gottrocks]

Would love to see TVG and TVG2 in HD.....
And Fox Soccer Plus in 24/7 HD....
But, I'm not holding my breath....

 

[Oklahoma State Grad 2004]

This is good news. Maybe they'll all be on by next week.

 

[goaliebob99]

If they have rights to the channel in SD why can't they just add it in HD? Why do they need to renegotiate.

Because the contracts are very specific. HD rights is not the same as having SD rights.

 

[TheRatPatrol]

You guys need an HD thread here.

I'm glad to see all of these channels being added. Hope we get all of the remaining missing HD channels added soon.

I'm curious as to why it takes a week to test, wouldn't 24-48 hours be enough to know if the channel works, or is there more to it than just flipping the switch to on?

 

[Blackloz]

Hopefully at this stage DirecTV doesn't even negotiate for SD rights any longer only for HD. Unless there is no HD feed.

 

[Don in CT]

Hopefully at this stage DirecTV doesn't even negotiate for SD rights any longer only for HD. Unless there is no HD feed.

Why do networks even bother to broadcast SD feeds anymore.

 

[TheRatPatrol]

Why do networks even bother to broadcast SD feeds anymore.

From what I've heard most don't, instead the provider will receive the HD feed at their end and send out a letterbox downrez SD feed with black bars.

 

[Don in CT]

From what I've heard most don't, instead the provider will receive the HD feed at their end and send out a letterbox downrez SD feed with black bars.

That's how it should be but a lot of cable providers still have both HD and SD feeds. Just kill off the SD and free up bandwidth.

 

[camo]

Interesting I was offered a comeback package few weeks ago and person was insisting Directv had changed attitude so I asked how? Followed by you still don't carry HD channels I've wanted forever and started reeling off some of the channels now in testing.

Anyway a little late just extended my Dish contract plus can't see ever giving up the H3.

 

[eckertman]

This is good news. Maybe they'll all be on by next week.

Rfdtv says in there magazine 10-1

 

[Oklahoma State Grad 2004]

Since none of them have uploaded yet, maybe they'll all go live on 10-1.

 

[ejb1980]

A reliable member of the other site posted that all channels currently in test will go live on 9-28. That's RFD, Outdoor, FXM, Disc Family, and AHC if I recall.

 

[RichManitoba]

I have Ultimate, so I don't get Outdoor. Should I be seeing RFD in HD right now even though it is in testing?

 

[ejb1980]

I have Ultimate, so I don't get Outdoor. Should I be seeing RFD in HD right now even though it is in testing?

No

 

[Jimbo]

I have Ultimate, so I don't get Outdoor. Should I be seeing RFD in HD right now even though it is in testing?

You mean a channel like Outdoor is in the Premier package Only ?

 

[larry55]

These channels are live this morning.

 

[whitewolf8214]

These channels are live this morning.

I was awake had rough night sleeping last night and saw them go live at 6am est

 

[RichManitoba]

You mean a channel like Outdoor is in the Premier package Only ?

It's in a sports package.