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As much as I love my Series 3 TiVo, I've always been pretty annoyed that it's completely focused on being a Cable-only receiver.
With this new announcement, I hope those rumors of a new DirecTV/TiVo box come true. -pray- |
Originally Posted by Amel
this is what I want to know
I already have the 5 lnb dish and the new HD dvr. I hope they get all the locals in hd here, we have some, but not all. And some just isn't cutting it. My biggest choice will be whether to switch from Showtime to Starz again I too have trouble watching any non hd programs at this moment, esp on my 61" tv... I seroisly thing DTV is through with tivo, the new HD-DVRs are nice, a love the commercial scan button |
Are there any plans for Dish expanding their HD lineup anytime soon to compete with this?
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Originally Posted by Chew
As much as I love my Series 3 TiVo, I've always been pretty annoyed that it's completely focused on being a Cable-only receiver.
With this new announcement, I hope those rumors of a new DirecTV/TiVo box come true. -pray- |
Originally Posted by Phod
There's rumors of a new DirecTV/TiVo box? Where did you see these?
TiVo Inc. said on Monday it sees an improved relationship with DirecTV Group after the satellite television provider is taken over by media mogul John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. TiVo Chief Executive Tom Rogers said the outcome would be "positive" once the $11 billion exchange of cash and assets between Malone and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is completed. News Corp currently owns a controlling stake in DirecTV and the deal to exchange its stake and other assets is expected to close later this year. DirecTV said in Aug. 2005 that it would stop marketing TiVo digital video recorders to its customers focusing on boxes made by its News Corp sister company NDS. |
If I could get an HD TiVo I'd switch to DirecTV in a heartbeat.
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Some good channels, but when oh when are we going to get Turner Classic Movies in HD?
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Sadly the one new channel that may finally push me to satellite over cable is the Big Ten Network in HD. I'll wait and see how this all pans out first.
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OK, crazy question...does anyone know where at in the sky this bird is going to launch? :) When my installer came out, he was just BARELY able to get me a good enough view of the southern sky to get my service going (this was a couple of months ago). One of the HD satellites is the one that I was barely able to squeeze in - a few feet more to the west and a giant tree would've blocked it.
Any ideas? |
Here's what I currently get with Brighthouse. Maybe a switch will be worth it once most of the channels start coming through.
HD Sports 1 (Devil Rays/Magic/Lightning) HD Sports 2 (Devil Rays/Magic/Lightning) PBS HD/The Florida Channel NBC HD CBS HD ABC HD Fox HD CW HD MoreTV HD Discovery HD Theater TNT HD A&E HD MHD (Music HD) Versus HD / Golf Channel HD (Split Channel) HBO HD Showtime HD ESPNHD ESPN2HD MOJO HDNet HDNet Movies Universal HD HD Movies On Demand HD Special Events On Demand |
FX in HD=awesome & about time.
Good for DirecTV. |
Originally Posted by lewisb73
In one of the many conversations Ive had with DTV over billing disputes in recieving my HD-DVR's (I have 2 when they normally dont allow that in the system) I was told that the price of the HD package would not go up, granted it was a CSR but that IS what I was told... we already pay for the channels as part of the regular package of channels, the upgrade to HD cost SHOULD be minimal (in this case 10 a month)... I look at it like this I get the HD package (which doesnt include premium channels), Im also getting HBO and Showtime which I pay for seperately a month, by doing that, we get those in HD for free without paying extra... I look at the 10 bucks as cost of some of the new HD dedicated channels such as HDnet, all these new HD channels in the fall are upgrades of what we already shell out tons of money for in the first place... we shouldnt have to pay for them twice
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Originally Posted by uteotw
FX in HD=awesome & about time.
Good for DirecTV. |
Originally Posted by aktick
The reason I've never really watched "The Shield."
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Originally Posted by Big Worms
Great news! Bad thing is that I need to upgrade to the MPEG4 DVR. Hopefully I can get a nice deal on that.
Yeah, me too. I've been holding out for as long as I can. I knew this day would come eventually when I would have to upgrade. Does anyone know of any deals out there? Or what is the normal price for hardware and monthly lease fee nowadays? |
with a 2 year commitment you should be able to get it free.
I know this cos my one is dying, (hr20-700) and they are making pay for a new one, but not if I do the 2 year commitment. :rolleyes: It's a POS by the way. Mrs BDB hates it with a passion. I use the hr10-250 as a backup |
Originally Posted by abrg923
OK, crazy question...does anyone know where at in the sky this bird is going to launch? :) When my installer came out, he was just BARELY able to get me a good enough view of the southern sky to get my service going (this was a couple of months ago). One of the HD satellites is the one that I was barely able to squeeze in - a few feet more to the west and a giant tree would've blocked it.
Any ideas? |
Originally Posted by aktick
The reason I've never really watched "The Shield."
Along with the Wire you are missing two of the best shows on TV. |
Stupid wire not committing to HD!! the only show that I watch that is not HD apart form the real world, and the jon stewart show.
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It's great that we're getting more HD channels soon and I'm thrilled, but... where are the "150 channels" in HD that DirecTV keeps advertising all over the place? What a load of crap. Not to mention it seems like this keeps getting pushed back. The first I heard of it it was supposed to be in Spring, then July... now September.
I'll reiterate someone else's post - I'll believe it when I see it. |
i would think that the 150 channels refers to the network HD feeds.
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Originally Posted by kevin75
i would think that the 150 channels refers to the network HD feeds.
However, the titles usually say NATIONAL HD channels, which to me, means stations like UHD, HDNET, etc., not the local Tulsa NBC feed. Frankly, I am pulling for my local provider to get HDNET and HDMOVIES. We did just get AEHD and NGHD, so that was nice. |
http://www.ilslaunch.com/blog/
You can also watch the launch of D10 tonight sometime (not sure of the time) on channel 570. |
Originally Posted by RichardW
Thanks for the heads-up about this.
You can check out the schedule here: http://www.mhd.tv/ Too bad the best stuff isn't on during the sneak peak hours. |
I've been keeping an eye on the thread on avsforum, and this was posted today
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&pp=30&page=30
Originally Posted by Bschneider
I don't want to start a new thread for this unless you think it's a good one.. 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.
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 |
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