Will 100 HD channels be in mpeg2?

[rad]

Poke is signing the same old song . Everyone know the reason there is no 100 HD channels now is because no provider had the capacity to add the channels. Now that D* is adding the capacity the channels will come. Will it be 100? Who knows, but it will definitely be more then 7-10. All these Dish lovers are falling all over themselves try to find a way to justify staying with E*. The only thing they claim is Voom. Cannot claim LocalHD, RSN's so let's claim Voom channels that the majority of E* sub say sucks. So poke stay with E* and go down with the ship.

Agreeded, getting real old reading the same old song and dance. If D* does pull this off I wonder what the new line will be from them? If they don't I think I'll just run away and hide for a few years.

 

[Jhon69]

Agreeded, getting real old reading the same old song and dance. If D* does pull this off I wonder what the new line will be from them? If they don't I think I'll just run away and hide for a few years.

Their line will be"OH fudge boys! Well at least you still have CourTV!.

 

[ArtWIS]

JimK2, the D* announcement said "DIRECTV also announced today that it currently has signed agreements, or agreements in principle, with more than 70 major networks including:" so according to that they do have more just didn't announce them. Guess we'll have to wait to see what the other networks will be.

I read somewhere on the net that NBC/Universal is putting together a suite of HD channels and premiering on D* and there was talk awhile ago about Fox doing the same and if Fox does this we all know where their going to premier. The last 6 months of this year are going to be interesting for D* subs.

 

[realplaya3tn]

I read somewhere on the net that NBC/Universal is putting together a suite of HD channels and premiering on D* and there was talk awhile ago about Fox doing the same and if Fox does this we all know where their going to premier. The last 6 months of this year are going to be interesting for D* subs.

They already announced that they will have a horror movie channel, CrittersTV or something like that, can't remember the exact name, but whichever networks decide to HD will have a big lead in TV, they are going to get a lot more publicity or viewers

 

[bonscott87]

They already announced that they will have a horror movie channel, CrittersTV or something like that, can't remember the exact name, but whichever networks decide to HD will have a big lead in TV, they are going to get a lot more publicity or viewers

Chiller

They also have Sleuth channel.

And soon Sci-Fi and USA in HD as well.

 

[Sean Mota]

If the new universal suites of hd channels are as good as UHD is/was, they will be a blast from the past (sarcasm)...

The answer to the original poster is that they will be MPEG-4 but as to what Resolution/bitrates they are going to be is a "Trade Secret" exclusive to DIRECTV (sarcasm).

 

[mdonnelly]

Excluding premiums east and west and PPV these are the only real HD channels DTV has mentioned adding. I wish their were 100 different channels worthy of HD.

A&E
National Geographic
Bravo
NFL Network
Cartoon Network
SciFi Channel
CNN
Speed
Food Network
TBS
FX
The History Channel
HGTV
The Weather Channel
MTV
USA Network

I would like to see TCM, TVLAND, Comedy Channel, History Int, AMC, IFC, FOXMO, BBC, Spike, Animal Planet go HD.

Legend:
Uplinked to Dish
On Dish now

 

[TulsaCoker]

Well we know uplink to Dish means nothing. Remember RSN's and A&E last summer?

 

[mdonnelly]

OMG, I just realized that if D* uses the same enhanced MPEG-4 encoders that E* is now using, they'll be able to announce the "capacity" for 3000 HD-LIL and 300 national HD channels.

 

[magicofdisney]

Will they even contact me and tell me about the need for the mpeg4 DVR when national HD channels are ready, or will they just leave me out unless I contact them first? This is the major problem I have with them, unless you keeep calling the CSRs you never get an upgrade offer or news of what is coming, except of coure price increases

I just checked the specs for the HR20 and it says it's MPEG-4 enabled. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but doesn't that mean you're safe? I'm new at learning this. It just so happens we bought an HR10 less than 2 yrs ago, and now I see it'll be obsolete fairly soon. We were wondering why we got such a good deal.

 

[HDTVFanAtic]

Thanks for the info. Unless I get the MPEG4 DVR receiver and dish for free, it's see ya!! Directv. I guess their goal is to have a minial number of subscribers.

Well, I guess its see ya as you say.

However, I just arranged a D* upgrade at a Beverly Hills location.

They are replacing the HD-TIVO out a no charge with a HR-20 with no lease fee.

They are replacing the old RCA DCT-100 (1 active - one on standbye) for free with 2 new H-20s - no lease fee

Waived the $99 AT-9/AU-9 installation charge (actually charged me on Credit Card but immediately credited me on my D* account - go figure - I'm sure there is some tax advantage to them for this).

Gave me a $10 credit for HD each month for the next 12 months.

Thus they are replacing everything at no cost - gave me the 5 lnb and an extra $10 a month.

On top of this, they originally read off it was a 2 year committment, but stopped mid-sentence and said the computer screen was saying there was no comittment. I asked her to repeat that as I hit the memo button on the answering machine and recorded it.

So, guess you just don't know how to get the best deals.

 

[buckspaul]

1500 HD channel local capacity

wondering if they will be adding all thelocal digital and hd sub channels.. i.e 2-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 alot of these have value news and weather 24/7

 

[hdtvtechno]

wondering if they will be adding all thelocal digital and hd sub channels.. i.e 2-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 alot of these have value news and weather 24/7

No An guaranteed no....

 

[bonscott87]

wondering if they will be adding all thelocal digital and hd sub channels.. i.e 2-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 alot of these have value news and weather 24/7

Most likely not. The FCC doesn't mandate it. It's what an OTA antenna is for.

 

[digiblur]

Well we know uplink to Dish means nothing. Remember RSN's and A&E last summer?

A&E last summer?