20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

[Bacardi151]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

I have most of those now with my provider. A&E is good, one of the better ones. NFL and Big 10 don't have anything in HD other than games. Not even NFL's pregame show is in HD.

I wish I did have TBS HD for the baseball playoffs though, that's the one I don't have on that list

thankfully the mpeg4 quality is making these upconverted feeds look very nice, but alot of the channels i want i am still waiting for ( USA, sci-fi, cartoon network).

[Heelfan71]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

if you have the hr-20s ( the dvr's) it will default to hd instead of sd, but with the regular h20(non dvr) it is currently defaulting to sd instead of hd. The assumption is they will roll out a fix for this so it defaults to hd if you have an hd receiver.

hopefully, I have the h20.

[Heelfan71]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

Current HD Channels

MPEG2 Channels

1. ESPN HD (206/73)
2. ESPN2 HD (209/72)
3. (Discovery) HD Theater (76)
4. HDNet (79)
5. HDNet Movies (78)
6. TNT HD (245/75)
7. Universal HD (74)
8. CD USA (101)
9. HBO HD East (70/501/509)
10. Showtime HD (71/537/543)

MPEG4 RECENT ADDITIONS

11. A&E HD (265)
12. Animal Planet HD (282)
13. Big Ten HD (220)
14. CNN HD (202)
15. Discovery HD (278)
16. History Channel HD (269)
17. TLC HD (280)
18. NFL Network HD (212)
19. Science Channel HD (284)
20. Smithsonian HD (267)
21. TBS HD (247)
22. Versus HD / Golf Channel HD (604)
23. Weather Channel HD (362)
24. The Movie Channel HD (544)
25. SHO Too HD (538)
26. Showtime HD West (540)
27. Starz Comedy HD (519)
28. Starz HD East (520)
29. Starz HD West (521)
30. Starz Edge HD (522)
31. Starz Kids and Family (518)


Announced HD Additions
* = not a simulcast of the SD channel (if available), programming will vary.
Channel names in RED are currently in test mode on the D*10 satellite
Source: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=899457 Thanks to Bschneider

<<updating>> 2007

1. Food Network*
2. HGTV*
3. MHD (MTV brand channel)
4. National Geographic
5. Cinemax-E
6. Cinemax-W
7. MoreMax
8. HBO-W
9. HBO2-E
10. HBO2-W
11. HBO Family-E
12. HBO Family-W
13. HBO Signature
<<<updating>>> 2007
14. Bravo
15. Cartoon Network
16. Chiller
17. CNBC
18. Fuel
19. FX
20. MTV
21. NBA TV
22. VH1
23. SciFi Channel
24. Sleuth
25. Speed
26. USA Network

December 2007
27. The Tennis Channel
Spring 2008
28. ABC Family
29. Disney Channel
30. ESPN News
31. MGM
32. Toon Disney
Channels in Test Mode with no official carriage announcement
33. NHL Network
34. Outdoor
35. Spike
36. Comedy Central
37. Nickelodeon East
38. CSTV

Regional Sports Networks
Available nationally, but local blackout rules still apply.
Fall 2007

1. Altitude
2. Comcast SportsNet Chicago
3. Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
4. FSN Arizona
5. FSN Bay Area
6. FSN Detroit
7. FSN Florida
8. FSN New England
9. FSN North
10. FSN Northwest
11. FSN Ohio
12. FSN Prime Ticket
13. FSN Rocky Mountain
14. FSN South
15. FSN Southwest
16. FSN West
17. New England Sports Network
18. SportsNet New York
19. SportsSouth
20. Sun Sports
21. YES
Channels in Test Mode with no official carriage announcement
22. FSN Midwest
23. FSN Houston
24. FSN New York
25. FSN Pittsburgh
26. MSG
27. FSN Cincinnati
28. Comcast SportsNet West
29. MASN/SportsTime Ohio


Foreign Language Channels

1. HBO Latino - 9/07

[fishepa]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

If you have the HD package it should automatically go to the HD channel first. This is the way they should make it.

[Bacardi151]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

If you have the HD package it should automatically go to the HD channel first. This is the way they should make it.

it does for the dvr models. for the non-dvr it also does this for network tv channels(fox, abc, etc). it currently doesnt for the new channels though.

[coogrfan]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

Is anyone else having problems?

Around 6:00 am this morning all of my original HD package channels (local channels, ESPN, HDNet, etc.) except ESPN2 suddenly stopped working. I see the new channels listed in the guide but I can't get them either. The test channels work fine, and I get the congrats message on ch. 498 as well.

Suggestions?

[Bacardi151]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

Is anyone else having problems?

Around 6:00 am this morning all of my original HD package channels (local channels, ESPN, HDNet, etc.) except ESPN2 suddenly stopped working. I see the new channels listed in the guide but I can't get them either. The test channels work fine, and I get the congrats message on ch. 498 as well.

Suggestions?

if you havent already, try resetting the receiver.

[coogrfan]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

if you havent already, try resetting the receiver.

I'm at work right now, I'll give it a shot when I get home. Do you mean the red button reset (which I believe wipes out all my programs on the hard drive) or just shutting off the power and restarting?

[fishepa]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

I'm at work right now, I'll give it a shot when I get home. Do you mean the red button reset (which I believe wipes out all my programs on the hard drive) or just shutting off the power and restarting?

Red button reset does not format the hard drive, all your programs will still be there.

[coogrfan]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

Red button reset does not format the hard drive, all your programs will still be there.

Are you certain? I had to do one back in Feb., and I lost everything (incl. the AFC Championship game and the Super Bowl ).

[fishepa]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

Are you certain? I had to do one back in Feb., and I lost everything (incl. the AFC Championship game and the Super Bowl ).

I'm 90% sure.

[coogrfan]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

I'm 90% sure.

You could well be correct, back when I had to do the reset the HR20 was an unbelievably buggy piece of ****. Since then there have been a number of software upgrades that have made it far more reliable.

[Bacardi151]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

You could well be correct, back when I had to do the reset the HR20 was an unbelievably buggy piece of ****. Since then there have been a number of software upgrades that have made it far more reliable.

the reed button just resets since the h20 also has that red button

[Steve_OS]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

So, if I have a 3 band up on my roof, I need to upgrade to the 5 band to get these channels?

I also have to replace my HD DVR?

[wrmdrgnazz]

Re: 20-40 HD Channels BY Sept 16th (DTV)

it does for the dvr models. for the non-dvr it also does this for network tv channels(fox, abc, etc). it currently doesnt for the new channels though.

Is there a way to hide or delete the SD versions of those channels, so we only have the HD versions listed?