DirectTV to have over 100 HD channels

[AVRevForum.com]

DirecTV has announced they will have over 100 channels coming.

http://directv.com/DTVAPP/global/con...ssetId=3280008

What are your thoughts on this and can cable and satellite providers keep up?

[TheMoose]

Originally Posted by AVRevForum.com

DirecTV has announced they will have over 100 channels coming.

What are your thoughts on this

Well I've got 2 HR20-700 HD-DVR's & 2 HD TV's so my thoughts on this are,

WHOO-HOO!!!
Bring them on!!


The first batch of new channels should be getting turned on any time now!!

[kennyt]

You can't EVER have too much HD!

[TheMoose]

The first batch of DirecTV's new HD Channels are here!

The following channels are live today, September 26, 2007:

*265: A & E HD
282: Animal Planet HD
220: Big Ten HD
202: CNN HD
278: Discovery HD
206 / 73: ESPN HD
209 / 72: ESPN2 HD
70/501/509: HBO HD East
269: History Channel HD
76: HD Theater (was Discovery HD Theater)
79: HDNet
78: HDNet Movies
280: Learning Channel HD
244: Movie Channel HD
212: NFL Network HD
284: Science Channel HD
538: SHO Too HD
71/537/543: Showtime HD
540: Showtime HD West
267: Smithsonian HD
519: Starz Comedy HD
520: Starz HD East
521: Starz HD West
522: Starz Edge HD
518: Starz Kids and Family
247: TBS HD
245 / 75: TNT HD
74: Universal HD
604: Versus HD / Golf Channel HD
362: Weather Channel HD*

Enjoy!

[TheMoose]

DirecTV HD channels formats (video and audio)

CNN - 1080i DD5.1
ESPN - 720p DD5.1
ESPN2 - 720p DD5.1
NFL - 1080i DD2.0
BTN - 720p DD2.0
TNT - 1080i DD5.1
TBS - 720p DD5.1
A&E - 720p DD2.0
SMTH - 1080i DD5.1
HIST - 720p DD2.0
DSC - 1080i DD5.1
TLC - 720p DD5.1
APL - 1080i DD5.1
SCI - 1080i DD5.1
TWC - 1080i DD2.0
VSGF - 1080i DD2.0
UHD - 1080i DD5.1
HDT - 1080i DD5.1
HDNM - 1080i DD5.1
HDN - 1080i DD5.1

[MoosePond]

HOORAY!!! Can't wait to get to VT this weekend and start perusing the new offerings! We have cable here in NY (Optimum from Cablevision) and just added one of the new Tivo Series 3 HD DVRs to our setup. Used to have DirecTV here as well but got tired of the bad reception every time there was even a hint of a storm.

My only real complaint with the HD channel offerings on cable is that I really miss HDNet and ESPN2HD (which they presently don't offer) but love the fact that I can program Tivo recordings from anywhere I have an internet connection (even from my iPhone) which is great when we forget about a program we wanted to watch or wind up not getting home in time.