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    DirecTV to add 70+ HD channels by year end, large rollout in September

    For those of you who do not know, DirecTV will begin a fairly massive HD rollout in a few weeks. They are expected to add 30-40 HD channels in September and to have a total of 100 or so national HD channels by year end.

    Some of the channels coming soon are multiple HBO, Starz and Cinemax channels, USA, FX, TBS, Sci Fi and FSN Rockey Mountain to name a few.

    Here is a projected list of channels and when they will be available. I am not sure about cable in the big cities, but out here in the boonies, cable isn't even close to these numbers. How quickly cable will catch up (some of these channels don't even exist in HD yet), I have no idea.

    Available Now:

    70 HBO East
    71 SHO East
    72 ESPN2
    73 ESPN
    74 UHD
    75 TNT
    76 Discovery HD Theater
    78 HD Net Movies
    79 HD Net

    98 National Geographic Channel Sneak Peek (Times vary)
    332 MHD Sneek Peek (Times vary)

    99 HD Pay-Per-View

    Depending on service area and equipment:

    ABC
    CBS
    NBC
    FOX
    CW
    MY Network TV

    Local Regional Sports Network


    Coming in September:

    A&E
    Animal Planet
    Big Ten Network
    Chiller
    CineMax East
    CineMax West
    CNN
    Discovery Channel (simulcast)
    Food Network
    HBO West
    HGTV
    History Channel
    MHD (MTV)
    NFL Network (Full-Time)
    Science Channel
    Showtime West
    Starz! East
    Starz! West
    Starz! Edge
    Starz! Comedy
    Starz! Kids & Family
    The Movie Channel
    The National Geographic Channel
    TBS
    TLC
    Versus/Golf

    October 1st

    The Weather Channel

    November:

    RFD TV

    Fall 2007:

    Bravo
    Cartoon
    CNBC
    FX
    HBO2 East
    HBO2 West
    HBO Family East
    HBO Family West
    HBO Latino East
    HBO Signature East
    MoreMax East
    Sci-Fi
    Sleuth
    Speed
    USA

    21 Regional Sports Networks:

    Blackout Rules still apply!

    Altitude
    Comcast SportsNet Chicago
    Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
    FSN Arizona
    FSN Bay Area
    FSN Detroit
    FSN Florida
    FSN New England
    FSN North
    FSN Northwest
    FSN Ohio
    FSN Prime Ticket
    FSN Rocky Mountain
    FSN South
    FSN Southwest
    FSN West
    New England Sports Network
    SportsNet New York
    SportsSouth
    Sun Sports
    YES

    December 2007:

    The Tennis Channel

    Spring 2008

    Disney Channel
    Toon Disney
    ABC Family
    ESPN News
    Hallmark Channel
    MGM


    Announced HD for Fall 2007 but not announced for DirecTV yet:

    Trinity Broadcasting Network

    Announced HD channel rollouts by Spring 2008 but no carriage announcements for DirecTV yet:

    MAV TV, HBO Comedy East/West, HBO Latino West, HBO Signature West, HBO Zone East/West, @Max East, 5 Star Max East, ActionMax East/West, MoreMax West, OuterMax East, ThrillerMax East/West, WMax East

    Existing HD that I have no carriage info for:

    Lifetime HD, MOJO, Outdoor 2, Playboy, Wealth

    http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=87235
    The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants. --- Theodore Roosevelt

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      Awesome thanks for the info....I was looking into Direct TV...how much does it cost a month?

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        • #3
          Originally posted by sneakers
          Awesome thanks for the info....I was looking into Direct TV...how much does it cost a month?
          They have packages ranging from $30 to $99. The HD channels are a $10 add on to whatever package you have, although if you networks (local or distant), or pay for HBO or Showtime, you get those HD channels for free, but then the $10 gets you ESPN, TND, HDNET, Universal, Discovery, etc.

          Nobody knows if they will be any pricing change when these new channels are rolled out in September.
          The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants. --- Theodore Roosevelt

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              great information man! Thats probably the most organized list I have ever seen, and funny that its on the broncos forum.
              Nobody reads sigs, hell nobody even reads my posts

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                • #5
                  Originally posted by Bouncer1531
                  great information man! Thats probably the most organized list I have ever seen, and funny that its on the broncos forum.
                  It's more detailed now, let me find the updated lists.
                  The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants. --- Theodore Roosevelt

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                    • #6
                      These channels are reported to be up in a test mode on DirecTV

                      D* - Complete List of MPEG4 channels in Engineering Mode
                      http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=899457
                      Here is a complete list of the new HDTV mpeg4 channels that as of right now is "TESTING" or in Engineering Mode and what channel it is on.. 80 channels. Code: 9800 CSTV 9801 FSN Midwest 9802 FSN Bay Area 9803 FSN Houston 9804 Disney Channel 9805 Animal Planet 9806 FSN...


                      Code:
                      9800	CSTV
9801 	FSN Midwest
9802	FSN Bay Area
9803	FSN Houston
9804	Disney Channel
9805 	Animal Planet
9806	FSN North
9807	FSN New England
9808	FX
9809	Toon Disney
9810	ESPN News
9811	FSN Northwest
9812	FSN New York
9813	CD USA "The 101"
9814	Cinemax HD
9815	National Georaphic
9816	FSN Pittsburgh
9817	MSG
9818 	MTV
9819	HBO West
9820	NBA TV
9821	FSN Rocky Mountain
9822	SportsNet New York
9823	A&E
9824	Starz Edge
9825	NFL Network
9826	FSN South
9827	YES
9828	Starz West
9829	Starz East
9830	NHL
9831	FSN Southwest
9832	Science Channel
9833	History Channel
9834	Showtime West
9835	Outdoor
9836	FSN West
9827	SportsSouth
9838	Discovery
9839	Movie Channel
9840	Tennis Channel
9841	FSN Prime Ticket
9842	Speed
9843	Fuel
9844	HGTV
9845	Spike
9846	Sun Sports
9847	Starz Comedy
9848	Big Ten
9849	CNN
9850	Comcast SportsNet Chicago
9851	FSN Ohio
9852	Sho Too
9853	The Weather Channel
9854	TBS
9855	Cartoon Network
9856	FSN Cincinnati
9857	Starz Kids & Family
9858	Bravo
9859	Comedy Central
9860	Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
9861	FSN Florida
9862	TLC
9863	CSN West
9864	Versus
9865	MASN/ SportsTime Ohio
9866	Altitude
9867	Cinemax West
9863	Sci-Fi
9869	MHD
9870	FSN Arizona
9871	Chiller/ SAC MNT
9872	ABC Family
9873	USA Network
9874	Nickelodeon East
9875	FSN Detroit
9876	NESN
9877	CNBC
9878	The Food Network
9879	VH1
                      Here is an updated list, based on the above and other sources:

                      AVS Forum
                      http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=851257
                      A forum community dedicated to home theater owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about home audio/video, TVs, projectors, screens, receivers, speakers, projects, DIY’s, product reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!


                      Originally posted by RAVEN56706
                      Current HD Channels
                      1. Discovery HD Theater
                      2. ESPN
                      3. ESPN 2
                      4. HDNet
                      5. HDNet Movies
                      6. TNT
                      7. Universal HD
                      8. HBO-E
                      9. SHO-E
                      10. CD USA


                      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

                      September 2007
                      1. A&E
                      2. Animal Planet
                      3. Big Ten Network
                      4. CNN
                      5. Discovery
                      6. Food Network*
                      7. HGTV*
                      8. History Channel
                      9. MHD (MTV brand channel)
                      10. National Geographic
                      11. NFL Network
                      12. The Science Channel
                      13. TBS
                      14. TLC
                      15. Versus
                      16. Weather Channel
                      17. Cinemax-E
                      18. Cinemax-W
                      19. MoreMax
                      20. HBO-W
                      21. HBO2-E
                      22. HBO2-W
                      23. HBO Family-E
                      24. HBO Family-W
                      25. HBO Signature
                      26. The Movie Channel
                      27. SHO-W
                      28. STARZ-E
                      29. STARZ-W
                      30. STARZ-Edge
                      31. STARZ-Comedy
                      32. STARZ-Kids
                        Fall 2007
                      33. Bravo
                      34. Cartoon Network
                      35. Chiller
                      36. CNBC
                      37. FX
                      38. SciFi Channel
                      39. Sleuth
                      40. Speed
                      41. USA Network
                        December 2007
                      42. The Tennis Channel
                        Spring 2008
                      43. ABC Family
                      44. Disney Channel
                      45. ESPN News
                      46. MGM
                      47. Toon Disney
                        Channels in Test Mode with no official carriage announcement
                      48. MTV
                      49. NHL Network
                      50. Outdoor
                      51. Fuel
                      52. Spike
                      53. SHO TOO
                      54. Comedy Central
                      55. Nickelodeon East
                      56. VH1
                      57. NBA TV
                      58. 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
                      Last edited by tnedator; 09-05-2007, 08:02 PM.
                      The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants. --- Theodore Roosevelt

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                        • #7
                          Originally posted by sneakers
                          Awesome thanks for the info....I was looking into Direct TV...how much does it cost a month?
                          Sneakers.. Direct TV is def. the way to go.. I've had it for many years now and I love it!

                          Not to metion Sunday ticket

                          Doesnt get any better than that!!

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