Ok I know Dish was out in front with HD for a while, but DirecTV made it clear this year they were coming back strong. so what's up with dish? I know we can't expect tit for tat each day, but it sure seems liek DirecTV is heading out front. With SCi-Fi, USA, and soon FX they are gettingt he channels peopel watch. Voom was nice early on, but most of it is the same old stuff I have been watching for months and way too specialized. I wa with DirecTV from 1995 (yep one of the first 1 million customers) until 2000 and with Dish since. I love the Dish DVRs, but I rarely watch any SD anymore and with DirecTV launching more and more national HD I am wondering if the time to switch back has arrived? Is Charlie getting too distracted with breaking the company in 2?
So what happned to Dish beingt he HD leader?
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more like a game of E* had sat space, used it to add content slowly but surely, D* decided to wait till new Sat was up and make a big splash and add tons of content, leaving E*behind, and now with very limited space until new sats go up,
stupid launch delays.
stupid launch delays.
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It's going to go back and forth. How long did D* subs wait to get any kind of decent HD selection at all?
Now they have HD.
Now we have E* subs crying about how D* has something they don't have and/or crying about their ball game not being in HD.
"Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer chances"
For cryin out loud.
sheeeeesh (and all that)
"hey doc, it's hurts when I do THIS"
"Don't do that"
If you are an E* subscriber and feel like you're really getting the short end of the stick.... go and be a D* subscriber.
Not saying any of this to be mean and hoping even the disenfranchised E* subs can see the humor, but if you're not happy, do something about it. Something other than pi** and moan.
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It's going to go back and forth. How long did D* subs wait to get any kind of decent HD selection at all?
Now they have HD.
Now we have E* subs crying about how D* has something they don't have and/or crying about their ball game not being in HD.
"Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer chances"
For cryin out loud.
sheeeeesh (and all that)
"hey doc, it's hurts when I do THIS"
"Don't do that"
If you are an E* subscriber and feel like you're really getting the short end of the stick.... go and be a D* subscriber.
Not saying any of this to be mean and hoping even the disenfranchised E* subs can see the humor, but if you're not happy, do something about it. Something other than pi** and moan.
There's enough of that on both sides of this stupid argument. One would think that with all the new HD available to watch that people would be watching it instead of being here. I guess the novelty wears off fast, huh.
Yeah - what's up with that? It's been a whole week, and Dish has way fewer MORE HD channels than DirecTV. Dish sucks!!
Looks to me like Dish is still the HD leader, you all count strange !
Okay, I just pulled up the guide and here is what I have !
A & E HD
TNT HD
HD THEATRE
HDNET
HDNET MOVIES
ESPN
ESPN2
NFL
UNIVERSAL
NATIONAL GEO
STARZ
HBO
MHD
MAX
SHO-E
HGTV
FOOD
NBA HD
VS-GOLF
RAVE
EQUATOR
GALLERY
TRESR
ANINAMIA
WORLD SPORTS
RUSH
ULTRA
KUNFU
FILMF
MONSTERS
HDNEWS
GAMEP
FAMILY
DISC
TLC
ANIMAL PLANET
SCIENCE HD
HISTORY HD
22 College SPORTS AND MISC NHL
7 HD PPV MOVIE
If you jump in and say the Voom stuff doesn't count, all but TRES and GALLERY have some real decent content, all HD.
Okay, I just pulled up the guide and here is what I have !
A & E HD
TNT HD
HD THEATRE
HDNET
HDNET MOVIES
ESPN
ESPN2
NFL
UNIVERSAL
NATIONAL GEO
STARZ
HBO
MHD
MAX
SHO-E
HGTV
FOOD
NBA HD
VS-GOLF
RAVE
EQUATOR
GALLERY
TRESR
ANINAMIA
WORLD SPORTS
RUSH
ULTRA
KUNFU
FILMF
MONSTERS
HDNEWS
GAMEP
FAMILY
DISC
TLC
ANIMAL PLANET
SCIENCE HD
HISTORY HD
22 College SPORTS AND MISC NHL
7 HD PPV MOVIE
If you jump in and say the Voom stuff doesn't count, all but TRES and GALLERY have some real decent content, all HD.
That's a question that can't be answered until there is an agreement on what is a nationally available HD channel.
This is just what's available today:
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Cable Networks DirecTV Dish
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A&E 265 9419
Animal Planet 282 9489
Big Ten Network 220 9500
Bravo 273
Cinemax East 512 9458
Cinemax West 514
CNN 202
Discovery 278 9487
ESPN 206 9424
ESPN2 209 9425
Food Network HD 9462
Golf/Versus HD 604 9468
HBO East 501 9456
HBO West 504
HD Theater 76 9421
HDNet 79 9422
HDNet Movies 78 9423
HGTV HD 9461
History 269 9491
MHD 332 9492
The Movie Channel 544
National Geographic 9429
NFL Network HD 212 9464
Science Channel 284 9490
Sci-Fi 244
Showtime East 537 9460
Showtime West 540
Sho Too 538
Smithsonian 267
Starz East 520 9435
Starz West 521
Starz Comedy 519
Starz Edge 522
Starz Kids & Family 518
TBS 247
TLC 280 9488
TNT 245 9420
Universal HD 74 9427
USA 242
Weather Channel 362
Voom-Animania 9474
Voom-Equator 9471
Voom-Family Room 9486
Voom-Film Fest 9480
Voom-Gallery 9472
Voom-GamePlay 9485
Voom-HDNews 9482
Voom-Kung Fu 9479
Voom-Monsters 9481
Voom-Rave 9470
Voom-Rush 9476
Voom-Treasure 9477
Voom-Ultra 9478
Voom-World Cinema 9475
Voom-WorldSport 9473
Sports Subscriptions
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MLB Extra Innings HD yes no
NBA League Pass HD yes yes
NHL Center Ice HD yes yes
NFL Sunday Ticket HD yes noSeems like a lot of hoo-hah over very little. It looks too close to call to me. I only see a couple that D* has over E* that I would care about and I like several of the Voom channels.
OK I think some took me out of context. I was maning the main stream channels. Voom at least to me was mostly a novelty, very specialized channles that are heavy in repeats. And I know I'm in the minority of guys that coudl care less about sports, so I was looking at main stream mass appeal channels. Also I recall Cahrlie saying they will be the HD leader, to me that means staying in front. Don't get me wrong, I like Dish, but with TBS, USA, SciFi, FX and soon Chiller coming to DirecTV just seems eith Dish is going to come out with the big surprise additions or they will be playing catch up for a while.
The one great thing is I'm glad they never merged, does anyone think we woudl have this much HD selection and competition if they had merged?
The one great thing is I'm glad they never merged, does anyone think we woudl have this much HD selection and competition if they had merged?
Sure why not? If they did the main competitor would then be Comcast. They are nothing to sneeze at.
Yes, and we would have had it years sooner. With the 96 Ku transponders at 101, 110, and 119 under one entity we could have had 100 channels of full resolution national HD, HD and SD locals in all 210 DMAs, and international channels all with one small 18" x 20" dish.
more like a game of E* had sat space, used it to add content slowly but surely, D* decided to wait till new Sat was up and make a big splash and add tons of content, leaving E*behind, and now with very limited space until new sats go up,
stupid launch delays.
Enough room for 20 or 30 more hd (Digi and Goalibob can confirm) what and when Charlie decides do to with it who knows.
Okay, I am not a big sports fan, except racing, why is it all the D subscribers think Voom is nothing. It's not something I watch 24/7, but ABC/NBC/CBS I don't either. The only thing that we don't watch some is TRES and GALLERY, but some folks probably do. Rush has some good stuff, Rave, Monsters, Kungfu, Equator has some great Worldwide HD. If I want to demo my HDTV to someone, first stop is a couple of Voom channels cause I know there is always HD content on.
Seems like just because you can't get it, it don't count !! Only to you !!
Seems like just because you can't get it, it don't count !! Only to you !!
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Because they know not what they speaketh. One shouts fire and they all follow in unison. Most who are critical of VOOM probably haven't watched a single channel. I hope D* adds VOOM in the future, and it's possible. What will they be saying if that happens? Never say never.
