Charlie's comments about "unique" refer to content, not the fact that it is in HD. I'm with you guys, I actually sit through commercials that are HD or a good upconvert and I hate commercials. My original comment was meant to be sarcastic because Charlie just doesn't want to ante up the bandwidth, he wants to waste it on locals and other crappy channels. True, DiscoveryHD has lots of repeats but it is unique, you don't find it anywhere else.
You guys that are holding out for Charlie to add more HD should really try Voom, it's a great deal for the money, I could not be happier. Between OTA HD, Dish HD Pack and Voom, I have more HD than I can possibly watch, and the SD channels look much better than Dish SD (for the most part, there are a few losers). Once Voom implements their HD PVR, Dish will be left in the dust.
HDNET starts the CART races this Saturday! That should be ultra-cool on the bigscreen.