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Actually, this package is more about offering locals, while bundling in a few religious channels, shopping networks, home improvement channels, and a handful of family-friendly channels (such as Nickelodeon, Disney, and National Geographic). This package seems more geared towards customers who...

That's probably more of a grandfather provision dating back to the days when Directv subscribers actually owned their receivers. Those are the only boxes that might benefit from a protection plan. But, even under those circumstances, I'm not sure anyone would need it. I recall when our...

As others have said, SD is around because the majority of subscribers are SD-only. Not only that, but numerous channels (such as MSNBC and Turner Classic Movies) still don't broadcast in HD. The HD premium exists because most people still view HD as an upgraded experience rather than the norm...

Thanx for the links. My understanding is that FiOS is not available in most areas in Cali. That SoCal program grid confirms that FiOS does not offer any out-of-town regional sports channels, HD or not. Prime Ticket and FSN West are offered in HD to SoCal residents. But, for a SoCal expat...

You're missing the point of my post. I'm simply saying that EVERY service has HD channels missing from their program grids. Saying that "you can't compare anyone to FiOS for HD" and talking about the picture quality doesn't negate my point that NOBODY carries EVERYTHING. It's great that you...

The only reason I subscribed to HBO was for their original programming, and that's all on the main feed in HD. Once the Sopranos and Deadwood went off the air, and Big Love went into a prolonged hiatus, we canceled. We'll be watching the freeview premiere of Big Love tonight, and see if that's...

Well, then in your view all the other services "sux" as well, given that you could come up with a comparably long list of omitted HD channels for cable, Dish, UVerse, and FiOS. No service out there carries all of the available HD channels. They all leave out something. It's all a matter of...

DTV has a channel screen indicating that the MPEG-2 feeds for Showtime, HDNet Movies, and Universal HD are getting phased out first. That same info screen says that current HD customers might be eligible for a free dish/receiver upgrade.

Yup, that's my impression as well. I noticed that my HR22 does a mediocre job with deinterlacing the 480i channels to 480p or higher resolutions. Sending a native 480i signal to my Panny HDTV makes for a less jagged looking picture. Times have definitely changed -- just a few years ago, the...

As others have said, it all depends on how good the deinterlacer/scaler is on your TV. I generally leave it on native resolution because I noticed that when I leave my HR22 to deinterlace the 480i channels, streaks and banding occasionally show up. I don't get this when I let the TV handle...