When will Directv ADD more HD?

[Bob Nielsen]

That's fair, since there are a few channels that have virtually no hd content at all. Since they will eventually, why not have them there ready to go? There is no good reason not to that I can think of. The upconverted sd content looks much better. Now if you want to talk about the stretching done by some of the channels, that I can agree with you on. Wait, did I just say I could agree with Harshness?

Obviously that is what Directv has done with some of the "HD" channels. The only problem is limited bandwidth and when a new HD channel is introduced there will be no room for it (until Directv 11 is operational) because an upconverted SD channel is already taking up the available bandwidth. From what I can surmise, Directv is reserving bandwidth for ESPN News, Disney, Toon Disney and ABC Family but those are probably all we will see added until May. Of course, there won't be a whole lot of new HD channels starting up before then either.

 

[goaliebob99]

Obviously that is what Directv has done with some of the "HD" channels. The only problem is limited bandwidth and when a new HD channel is introduced there will be no room for it (until Directv 11 is operational) because an upconverted SD channel is already taking up the available bandwidth. From what I can surmise, Directv is reserving bandwidth for ESPN News, Disney, Toon Disney and ABC Family but those are probably all we will see added until May. Of course, there won't be a whole lot of new HD channels starting up before then either.

Bob where do you get may.... These channels are suppost to be launching on directv in 6 days!

 

[goaliebob99]

according to mutlichannel ESPNews HD Eyes March 30 Launch - 3/19/2008 7:54:00 AM - Multichannel News

To capitalize on that growing demand for HD content, The Walt Disney Co. will also launch Disney Channel HD, Toon Disney HD and ABC Family HD on March 30. In April, ESPN will launch ESPN Australia HD and on August 28, ESPNU HD

Also, the artical was about ESPN News HD wich also launches in 6 days.

 

[Jimbo]

And if you think they shouldn't be put up until there is enough hd content, how much is that? 50%? 75%? 75.000000000000001%? I say put the channel up when it is available, and let the content take care of itself.

Agreed :up

 

[Jimbo]

Obviously that is what Directv has done with some of the "HD" channels. The only problem is limited bandwidth and when a new HD channel is introduced there will be no room for it (until Directv 11 is operational) because an upconverted SD channel is already taking up the available bandwidth. From what I can surmise, Directv is reserving bandwidth for ESPN News, Disney, Toon Disney and ABC Family but those are probably all we will see added until May. Of course, there won't be a whole lot of new HD channels starting up before then either.

Bob where do you get may.... These channels are suppost to be launching on directv in 6 days!

Goalie,
Re read what Bob said :From what I can surmise, Directv is reserving bandwidth for ESPN News, Disney, Toon Disney and ABC Family but those are probably all we will see added until May.

He said that those channels would all we would probably see before May.

Jimbo

 

[goaliebob99]

Goalie,
Re read what Bob said :From what I can surmise, Directv is reserving bandwidth for ESPN News, Disney, Toon Disney and ABC Family but those are probably all we will see added until May.

He said that those channels would all we would probably see before May.

Jimbo

Thanks I misread it. Were suppost to be getting Travel HD (no date set) and HallmarkHD when it launches next month.

 

[Jimbo]

Thanks I misread it. Were suppost to be getting Travel HD (no date set) and HallmarkHD when it launches next month.

Any word on like Comedy Central ?

Jimbo

 

[goaliebob99]

Any word on like Comedy Central ?

Jimbo

Thats one channel that I havent heard anything about..

 

[Tele-TV]

Thanks I misread it. Were suppost to be getting Travel HD (no date set) and HallmarkHD when it launches next month.

Where did you hear that D* and Cox are in "talks" about Travel Channel HD? Thanks goaliebob99.

 

[yourbeliefs]

It's interesting that South Park is on HD on Xbox Marketplace but not on D*...

Hey hey lets go!

Let's fighting love!!!

 

[ChrisPC]

It's interesting that South Park is on HD on Xbox Marketplace but not on D*...

Hey hey lets go!

Let's fighting love!!!

It was only one episode, all the others are SD.

 

[yourbeliefs]

It was only one episode, all the others are SD.

Yeah but it was one of the best episodes ever...

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Comcast claims the "capacity for 1000 HD programs". There has to be something just a little fishy about that.

Both satellite carriers offer significantly less than what they claim. I think you may be right about DISH missing their claimed number by a larger percentage that DIRECTV. I'm less concerned about the differences in how they count than the fact that both are counting some channels that have little to no HD programming. I'm also more than a little tired of both claiming the rather large number of sports specialty channels that have programming only a few times a week.

I believe they're counting On Demand programs.

 

[cebbigh]

Obviously that is what Directv has done with some of the "HD" channels. The only problem is limited bandwidth and when a new HD channel is introduced there will be no room for it (until Directv 11 is operational) because an upconverted SD channel is already taking up the available bandwidth. From what I can surmise, Directv is reserving bandwidth for ESPN News, Disney, Toon Disney and ABC Family but those are probably all we will see added until May. Of course, there won't be a whole lot of new HD channels starting up before then either.

I hope D11 becomes operational in May (as opposed to Sept). :

 

[HD#1]

So we should be getting ESPNews HD this Sunday?

 

[uncrules]

So we should be getting ESPNews HD this Sunday?

I hope so but we usually get new channels on Wednesdays.

 

[goaliebob99]

Yep, either sunday or monday.. Thats the word.. Only hearsay though..

 

[goaliebob99]

I hope so but we usually get new channels on Wednesdays.

Yep these offically launch from the programming providers on sunday.

 

[cebbigh]

What about Chiller HD? It's been shown as available on the DTV sight for several weeks now.

 

[tigerfan33]

What about Chiller HD? It's been shown as available on the DTV sight for several weeks now.

Does Chiller hd even exist??