I almost missed this blog on Engadget HD this morning amidst my rotten day at the office. I wont go into details, but let’s just say sometimes the people you work with suck.
It’s been so quiet on the Direct TV HD front for almost a month now that I forgot that they still have channels to add.
Well, one of my big hopefuls is finally in: Fox Sports Net Arizona (649-1).
Of course, anything in HD on that channel is usually on 95 or 96, but it’s nice for it to finally have its own home.
Now while I said 23 channels, don’t get all excited. DTV loves to brag about the number of HD channels they have, but they include every single sports network channel among their numbers, so most of these we don’t care about.
The main new stations:
- Nickelodeon (Channel 299 )
- Spike HD (Channel 325)
- Country Music Television (Channel 327 )
- MTV HD (Channel 331)
- VH1 HD (Channel 335)
A bunch of stuff I really don’t watch most of the time. I’d watch those music stations like MTV or VH1 if they actually played, you know…music on them. But it’s mostly it’s cheesy reality shows and other crap.
And a quick run-through of those new channels revealed not a single bit of HD content. Enjoy!
There are also 5 pay-per-view HD channels and all these sports ones:
- Comcast Sports Net New England HD (Channel 620-1)
- FSN South HD (Channel 630-1)
- SportsSouth HD (Channel 631-1)
- Sun Sports HD (Channel 632-1)
- FSN Florida HD (Channel 634-1)
- FSN Ohio HD (Channel 637-1)
- FSN Cincinnati HD (Channel 638-1)
- FSN North HD (Channel 641-1)
- Altitude HD (Channel 644-1)
- FSN Rocky Mountain HD (Channel 645-1)
- FSN Arizona HD (Channel 649-1)
- FSN Northwest HD (Channel 651-1)
- FSN Bay Area HD (Channel 654-1)
According to Engadget HD, this brings DTV to 55 total HD channels, the most of any cable or satellite provider.
Direct TV adds 23 more HD channels…
I almost missed this blog on Engadget HD this morning amidst my rotten day at the office. I wont go into details, but let’s just say sometimes the people you work with suck.
It’s been so quiet on the Direct TV HD front for almost a month now that …
Wow, I had no idea! That’s pretty freaking sweet.
Now if we could just get the Hills in HD… life would be awesome!
OMG, not the Hills! I have my limits!
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The CW isnt in HD on DirectTV right? Does anyone else have a ‘popping’ noise or sound on their volume on this channel? It seems its the only channel that does this on DirectTv on the upgrade for me….. anyone else hear Rice Krispies during a show, if you watch anything on CW (AKA Smallville)?
Thats a great deal. But where I live - they can’t sell me ABC, NBC, CBS, etc - so we had to go with the local cable company - who doens’t offer DVR or HD service… its like 1980 here.
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Do you not even have the ability to get your local station over an antenna?
I am pretty sure it’s in HD now on DTV, but I could be wrong. I will check later for you.
I don’t hear those sounds, at least, I don’t think I do…I could have tuned them out, you get so much crap from the networks during HD feeds.