Discovery-HD, HDNET Movies and ESPN-HD on DirecTV starting July 1

bralph · 06-03-03, 12:53 PM

Part of DirecTV's new HD package for $10.99 a month

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030603/35747_1.html

das Monkey · 06-03-03, 12:55 PM

... hops around office ...

... throws feces at passersby ...

... skillfully balances on tail ...

... does running man, cabbage-patch, and other cheesy 80's white kid dances ...

WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'bout damn time.

das

P.S. I can just hear Red Dog's mind calculating how soon he can move ...

das Monkey · 06-03-03, 01:01 PM

My only hope is that they incorporate the pricing structure into something similar to the Total Choice Premiere Platinum Uber Ultimate Vista Criterion el Gigante package.

das

Chew · 06-03-03, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by das Monkey
Total Choice Premiere Platinum Uber Ultimate Vista Criterion el Gigante package.

das

BigDave · 06-03-03, 02:11 PM

How about:

das Total Choice Premiere

das Monkey · 06-03-03, 02:18 PM

das

huzefa · 06-03-03, 02:58 PM

WTF is wrong with Dishnetwork. Charlie claims he is the 'leader' in HDTV. Yet Directv has one-upped him again. Come on, Dish, get your act together and announce an HD package soon!

adamblast · 06-03-03, 03:40 PM

Quote:

To access HDTV channels, consumers may purchase any HDTV set with a built-in DIRECTV® Receiver or a DIRECTV-enabled high-definition set-top receiver, and a single 18 x 20- or 18 x 24-inch multi-satellite dish with three LNBs.

So how many LNBs do you need to have both HDTV and an SDTV DirecTiVo? Five?? For one TV??

Spanky BananaPants · 06-03-03, 04:59 PM

Well, three LNB's. One each for the 101, 110 and 119 birds. The new 18x20 has them ready to go, which I have. That will cover all your STB's...I have a DirecTiVo, an Ultimate TV, a Hughes HD receiver, and older RCA receiver and an older Hughes receiver all running off the one dish. (Let's see...that's three receivers hooked up to the HDTV, one in the bedroom, and one in the bathroom. Maybe I need one in the kitchen too?) And I'm in a single bedroom apartment...maybe that many STB's is overkill? No way!

And sign me up for the new package! I've been wanting to cancel HBO since they're not showing Sopranos, Six Feet Under & Curb Your Enthusiasm right now anyway, and they canceled Dennis Miller. Looks like I now have the incentive! This is very good news!

Now if we can just get a HD DirecTiVo, I'll be a happy camper! (But much lighter in the wallet)

ENDContra · 06-03-03, 07:29 PM

$10.99 a month is another reason why that 2006 deadline will NEVER happen.

BigDaddy · 06-03-03, 08:16 PM

I wonder if I will still get HBO HD and HD Net for free like I do right now. I need to get the third LNB. Das I have a question for you how do you handle your Tivo and HD DirecTV?

Dr_Evil · 06-03-03, 09:00 PM

Great news. Now I'll have channels other then PBS to flip to when I get bored of what's on. (those arial trips to Greece are mesmerizing!)

Chew · 06-03-03, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BigDaddy
Das I have a question for you how do you handle your Tivo and HD DirecTV?

I kinda like to know that too.

The HDTiVo's come out later this year, right?

BigDaddy · 06-03-03, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chew
I kinda like to know that too.

The HDTiVo's come out later this year, right?

That is what I hear.

das Monkey · 06-04-03, 12:41 AM

• Quoth BigDaddy •
Das I have a question for you how do you handle your Tivo and HD DirecTV?

Gently.

Actually, the cerebral implant does most of the work. I just plug the PCU (primary control unit) into the base of my next, initialize the thought-matrix, and I'm good to go.

Perhaps you could rephrase the question? I'm not sure what you're asking. The DirecTiVo isn't HD, so there's really nothing I can do about it until the HDs come out. I have the triple LNB setup like steelcurtain mentioned. That signal runs through a multiswitch, and then I run two multiswitched lines to my DirecTiVo and another to my HD receiver. Both devices get the data from all 3 sats, but the DirecTiVo (and my other SD receivers) doesn't have access to the HD channels, and wouldn't know how to process them if it did.

So, I have to watch HD programming ... *gulp* ... live. Those days are numbered, though. Soon, I will no longer be constrained by such things, and the world will be mine!!!! mwuhahahaha

OK, maybe not, but it'll be [Cartman] hella cool, guys [/Cartman].

das

Chew · 06-04-03, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by das Monkey
So, I have to watch HD programming ... *gulp* ... live. Those days are numbered, though.

That's what I thought. Thanks das.

Live?? --shudder--

BigDaddy · 06-04-03, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by das Monkey
• Quoth BigDaddy •
Das I have a question for you how do you handle your Tivo and HD DirecTV?

Gently.

Actually, the cerebral implant does most of the work. I just plug the PCU (primary control unit) into the base of my next, initialize the thought-matrix, and I'm good to go.

Perhaps you could rephrase the question? I'm not sure what you're asking. The DirecTiVo isn't HD, so there's really nothing I can do about it until the HDs come out. I have the triple LNB setup like steelcurtain mentioned. That signal runs through a multiswitch, and then I run two multiswitched lines to my DirecTiVo and another to my HD receiver. Both devices get the data from all 3 sats, but the DirecTiVo (and my other SD receivers) doesn't have access to the HD channels, and wouldn't know how to process them if it did.

So, I have to watch HD programming ... *gulp* ... live. Those days are numbered, though. Soon, I will no longer be constrained by such things, and the world will be mine!!!! mwuhahahaha

OK, maybe not, but it'll be [Cartman] hella cool, guys [/Cartman].

das

That was what I was trying to ask. Thanks. I am tempted to wait till the HD Tivo comes out.

huzefa · 06-04-03, 10:59 AM

Come on, Dish! I'm tired of seething.

Spanky BananaPants · 06-04-03, 11:39 AM

If I were to do things over, I'd wait until the HDTiVo comes out. I spent around $500 on the HD STB, and I just can't handle watching live TV, so it doesn't get used much, and at this point doesn't seem to be a good investment. However, I did utilize the HD once per week on HBO when Six Feet Under was on.

Chew · 06-04-03, 11:55 AM

Sooooo, what's the HDirecTiVo going to cost?

thejammy · 06-04-03, 01:09 PM

cmon dish cmon dish i wanna get a hd-tv and get my channels in hd too.

I just got a dish and I am very happy with it. I get a great signal strength too.

I wish dish would get on the ball.

dentam · 06-30-03, 08:54 PM

Is this still happening tomorrow? I haven't seen anything about it in my mailings from directv, their website, or on the customer news channels.

huzefa · 06-30-03, 08:57 PM

Yup, it's still happening according to directv customers who have HD. The channel #'s are showing up in the Directv guide (anywhere between channel 70 and 90).

dentam · 06-30-03, 09:58 PM

I currently get HDNET on Directv, but no channel numbers yet. Should I be concerned?

huzefa · 06-30-03, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dentam
I currently get HDNET on Directv, but no channel numbers yet. Should I be concerned?

Here is the list of channel #'s:

HD Package
73 ESPN HD (ESPH)
76 Discovery HD (DHDT)
79 HDNet (HDN) (also on 199 until 9/1)
81 HDNet Movies (HDNM)
84 HD Special Events (SPHD) (shares capacity with HD PPV)

Other HD Programming
85 HD PPV Movies (PPVH) (shares capacity with the HD Special Events)
88 HBO HD (HBOH) (This service is mirrored to channel 509)
91 Showtime HD (SHOH) (This service is mirrored to channel 543)

If they don't yet show up in your guide, your guide probably hasn't updated yet.

06-03-03, 12:53 PM	#1
bralph DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Holland, OH, USA Posts: 2,583	Discovery-HD, HDNET Movies and ESPN-HD on DirecTV starting July 1 Part of DirecTV's new HD package for $10.99 a month http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030603/35747_1.html __________________ Tobias: Well, yes, but I’m afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I’m afraid I have something of a mess on my hands. Michael: There are just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence. "I think I misworded that wrong." -conscience

06-03-03, 12:55 PM	#2
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06-03-03, 01:01 PM	#3
das Monkey DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 35,881	My only hope is that they incorporate the pricing structure into something similar to the Total Choice Premiere Platinum Uber Ultimate Vista Criterion el Gigante package. das __________________ DragonCon 2004 - 2005 - Lost in Hawaii - DVD Reviews You are not* entitled to your own opinion. You are only entitled to your own informed opinion.** -- Harlan Ellison quoting Gustave Flaubert

06-03-03, 02:18 PM	#6
das Monkey DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 35,881	das __________________ DragonCon 2004 - 2005 - Lost in Hawaii - DVD Reviews You are not* entitled to your own opinion. You are only entitled to your own informed opinion.** -- Harlan Ellison quoting Gustave Flaubert

06-03-03, 02:58 PM	#7
huzefa DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Downers Grove, IL Posts: 10,471	WTF is wrong with Dishnetwork. Charlie claims he is the 'leader' in HDTV. Yet Directv has one-upped him again. Come on, Dish, get your act together and announce an HD package soon! __________________ "But this is HDTV; it's got better resolution than the real world!" ¥ H ¥

06-03-03, 02:11 PM	#5
BigDave DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 6,223	How about: das Total Choice Premiere

06-03-03, 04:59 PM	#9
Spanky BananaPants DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,152	Well, three LNB's. One each for the 101, 110 and 119 birds. The new 18x20 has them ready to go, which I have. That will cover all your STB's...I have a DirecTiVo, an Ultimate TV, a Hughes HD receiver, and older RCA receiver and an older Hughes receiver all running off the one dish. (Let's see...that's three receivers hooked up to the HDTV, one in the bedroom, and one in the bathroom. Maybe I need one in the kitchen too?) And I'm in a single bedroom apartment...maybe that many STB's is overkill? No way! And sign me up for the new package! I've been wanting to cancel HBO since they're not showing Sopranos, Six Feet Under & Curb Your Enthusiasm right now anyway, and they canceled Dennis Miller. Looks like I now have the incentive! This is very good news! Now if we can just get a HD DirecTiVo, I'll be a happy camper! (But much lighter in the wallet) Last edited by Spanky BananaPants; 06-03-03 at 05:02 PM.

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ENDContra DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,739	$10.99 a month is another reason why that 2006 deadline will NEVER happen. __________________ My INCREDIBLY TOO BIG for a college student DVD Collection

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BigDaddy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 10,776	I wonder if I will still get HBO HD and HD Net for free like I do right now. I need to get the third LNB. Das I have a question for you how do you handle your Tivo and HD DirecTV? __________________ Michael

06-03-03, 09:00 PM	#12
Dr_Evil DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: the igloo Posts: 6,188	Great news. Now I'll have channels other then PBS to flip to when I get bored of what's on. (those arial trips to Greece are mesmerizing!)

06-04-03, 12:41 AM	#15
das Monkey DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 35,881	• Quoth BigDaddy • Das I have a question for you how do you handle your Tivo and HD DirecTV? Gently. Actually, the cerebral implant does most of the work. I just plug the PCU (primary control unit) into the base of my next, initialize the thought-matrix, and I'm good to go. Perhaps you could rephrase the question? I'm not sure what you're asking. The DirecTiVo isn't HD, so there's really nothing I can do about it until the HDs come out. I have the triple LNB setup like steelcurtain mentioned. That signal runs through a multiswitch, and then I run two multiswitched lines to my DirecTiVo and another to my HD receiver. Both devices get the data from all 3 sats, but the DirecTiVo (and my other SD receivers) doesn't have access to the HD channels, and wouldn't know how to process them if it did. So, I have to watch HD programming ... gulp ... live. Those days are numbered, though. Soon, I will no longer be constrained by such things, and the world will be mine!!!! mwuhahahaha OK, maybe not, but it'll be [Cartman] hella cool, guys [/Cartman]. das __________________ DragonCon 2004 - 2005 - Lost in Hawaii - DVD Reviews You are not* entitled to your own opinion. You are only entitled to your own informed opinion.** -- Harlan Ellison quoting Gustave Flaubert

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huzefa DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Downers Grove, IL Posts: 10,471	Come on, Dish! I'm tired of seething. __________________ "But this is HDTV; it's got better resolution than the real world!" ¥ H ¥

06-04-03, 11:39 AM	#19
Spanky BananaPants DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,152	If I were to do things over, I'd wait until the HDTiVo comes out. I spent around $500 on the HD STB, and I just can't handle watching live TV, so it doesn't get used much, and at this point doesn't seem to be a good investment. However, I did utilize the HD once per week on HBO when Six Feet Under was on.

06-04-03, 11:55 AM	#20
Chew DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 1999 Location: South of Titletown Posts: 18,628	Sooooo, what's the HDirecTiVo going to cost? __________________ XBL/PSN: chew1138 Weekly Tuesday Warhawk Night (PS3)

06-04-03, 01:09 PM	#21
thejammy DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: 11.6 miles away from Orange County Choppers Posts: 6,556	cmon dish cmon dish i wanna get a hd-tv and get my channels in hd too. I just got a dish and I am very happy with it. I get a great signal strength too. I wish dish would get on the ball. __________________ CHECK THIS EVERY MONDAY It's all fun and games until you get a frog embedded in your skull.-Otto

06-30-03, 08:54 PM	#22
dentam Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: South Carolina Posts: 129	Is this still happening tomorrow? I haven't seen anything about it in my mailings from directv, their website, or on the customer news channels.

06-30-03, 08:57 PM	#23
huzefa DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Downers Grove, IL Posts: 10,471	Yup, it's still happening according to directv customers who have HD. The channel #'s are showing up in the Directv guide (anywhere between channel 70 and 90). __________________ "But this is HDTV; it's got better resolution than the real world!" ¥ H ¥

06-30-03, 09:58 PM	#24
dentam Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: South Carolina Posts: 129	I currently get HDNET on Directv, but no channel numbers yet. Should I be concerned? __________________ I think she said, "feck."