I'm getting several sports channels in "HD" now on D*

[Burt Reynolds]

I have the premiere D* package, and starting checking all the obscure sports channels that I never watch to see if they had an HD option.

Right now, YES and MSN and several midwest comcast channels are coming over in HD, but it looks more like a stretched signal.

BTW, great forum... been reading for awhile, just registered now to give you the news.

 

[Ex Direcway]

I have the premiere D* package, and starting checking all the obscure sports channels that I never watch to see if they had an HD option.

Right now, YES and MSN and several midwest comcast channels are coming over in HD, but it looks more like a stretched signal.

I have premier also but no HD on these channels for me.

 

[Burt Reynolds]

update: also, several Fox Sports channels are coming over in HD too, but the quality is utter crap.

 

[Burt Reynolds]

I have premier also but no HD on these channels for me.

in in the northeast, Jersey, if it makes any difference.

 

[Burt Reynolds]

yet another update for you:

all the 600's basically are in HD format and coming through, albeit low quality. that's the fox sports channels and the YES network, and the MSN network. check like 628 and higher....

 

[mikew]

Welcome to the forums!

Are you seeing two channels for each RSN? The new HD channels will have the same channel number and you will see two lines for each channel. I have the sports pack and I'm not seeing any extra channels.

Are you sure you are not looking at an SD channel and have either your TV or receiver set to stretch?

 

[djzack67]

NO HD on those chANNELS IN cHICAGO

 

[Ex Direcway]

yet another update for you:

all the 600's basically are in HD format and coming through, albeit low quality. that's the fox sports channels and the YES network, and the MSN network. check like 628 and higher....

Not HD here. If they are low quality like you say, you can probably bet they are just stretched SD signals.

 

[Burt Reynolds]

Welcome to the forums!
Are you sure you are not looking at an SD channel and have either your TV or receiver set to stretch?

They may be SD signals, but other channels come in with black bars, how I have my TV and converter set. for example, fox news and fox sports ohio come in both with black bars. the other fox sports channels are filling the screen.

 

[Ex Direcway]

Also check your menu guide & have it list the HD stations only, you will find none of those channels available.

 

[rockaway1836]

YES has been stretched for a week or so. Maybe even a little longer. You can check resolution by looking at the lights on the front of your receiver assuming you have it set to native.

 

[Burt Reynolds]

Also check your menu guide & have it list the HD stations only, you will find none of those channels available.

it used to not list tbs or whatever channel it was. they are definately being broadcast at HD, but they are stretched signals. I knw I'm new, but I swear it on my HD subscription!

 

[Burt Reynolds]

fsnmw, channel 647, fox sports net midwest, is listing the phillies game in hi-def, but since I'm in the philly market, its blacked out for me. can anyone see it on 647?

 

[w1neb-nh]

I'm now getting NESN (a Boston sports channel) in HD on a channel called NESNH. What's surprising is that we've been getting HD programs on the regular NESN channel for the past week, and now there's a separate channel for it. The original channel now looks like stretched SD. They both show up a channel 623.

jr

 

[jappleboy]

cards

Cards are in hd but not on directv

 

[jappleboy]

rsn 647 here

rsn 647 is in hd but here

 

[mots-a]

I have noticed since the new sat started showing signal that some of the sports channels (600's) started showing up in a stretch format not HD but a 16.9 stretch. could be a test of bandwidth or something but the picter is a bit hurting.

 

[HDhysteria]

no change here, ALL 600's are 480P with the exception of my local HD Comcast Sports Net on 640, I have 2 640's as usual one 1080i, one 480p

 

[charper1]

Still not the 19th so I would put to much in anything claimed o be added .. At least not until 12am PDT at the earliest.

 

[ahelbling33]

i also have notice stretched SD on ALL of my MLB package channels for a couple weeks now...nothing you can do about it....and for all of you that cant tell it is stretched cr*p, you either need a new tv or dont need to worry about HD anyways.

Peace out...from STL