But they are not currently available for most Comcast markets...yet.



Thats why this whole 'limited availability' thing all over this forum kills me. You can see right at the bottom of the first post

Please note that not all HD channels are available in all areas.

There are channels on the top end that some people have that I, and other Comcast subscribers, don't have available yet. If they are available somewhere, they should be at the top of the list, in my opinion. Seeing them as available gives me a better indication that I may see it sometime in the future. On the bottom of that list, there is a big difference between Discovery HD, which is rolled out already in many markets (Boston, Chicago, etc) and Fox Business HD, which hasn't been reported on a single Comcast system I've seen yet, or ESPNewsHD, which doesn't even exist yet.

Crikets chirping in Philly market...

Crikets chirping in Philly market...

They all died here in NJ, waiting for the next HD channel from Comcast.:rolleyes::D:mad:

Comcast to split 'triple-play' services into HD premium, value tiers

By Jacqueline Emigh, BetaNews

December 5, 2007, 9:57 AM

Citing Verizon as his company's principal -- if not only -- real competition going forward, a senior Comcast executive told an investors' conference this morning it's responding to FiOS with a huge investment in higher-definition services.

NEW YORK CITY (BetaNews) - "You don't love issuing press releases like the one we did last night," admitted Comcast co-CFO Michael Angelakis at a UBS financial analysts' conference early this morning. Angelakis was referring to a less-than-pretty picture of Comcast's subscriber growth, which it had to admit was lower than previous estimates.

But his solution appears to be a full-on attack, which will include a $6 billion capital expenditure in vastly improved set-top boxes (STBs). That expenditure will aid in the rollout of two new high-definition "triple play" service packages, splitting the current service into two tiers but conceivably upgrading all of its current voice/data/Internet customers.

A high-definition package will address customers which Angelakis described as having the newest and best video equipment available, and though he didn't say it explicitly, he likely meant 1080p HD displays. Most high-def cable services now broadcast in 720p.

But a second tier of "triple play" service will be rolled out as well, for what he described as more cost-conscious customers.

Both services will be competing head-to-head with what Angelakis singled out as his biggest competition: Verizon, whose FiOS fiberoptic triple and quadruple play services (adding Verizon Wireless) have apparently made significant inroads in metropolitan markets, and may be blamed for Comcast's lower-than-anticipated subscriber growth. This morning, New Yorkers awoke to messages blanketing all media, promoting a big Verizon giveaway: a free 19" HDTV for new FiOS subscribers.

Angelakis seemed a little taken aback when an analyst confronted him with news of the Verizon promotion. "The competition has increased," he said, "and we've got to respond." Then invoking Winston Churchill, he went on, "We will fight in the streets..."

But where Comcast apparently won't fight is in the quadruple-play arena, where Verizon may have an edge. He repeated the company's statement from Monday that it will not be participating in the FCC's upcoming 700 MHz auction, whose major bidders will likely include Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and Google. Yesterday, satellite service provider EchoStar reportedly indicated it will participate in the auction as well.

The co-CFO did not add further details on available service plans or any possible rollout itinerary, and Comcast has yet to issue a formal statement on these new services.

Comcast had expected to gain 6.5 million new subscribers nationwide for 2007, but yesterday had to concede the final tally will be closer to 6 million. Revenue growth forecasts for the year were also sheared, down to 11% from a previous forecast of 12%.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Comcast_to_split_tripleplay_services_into_HD_premium_value_t iers/1196866651

Comcast moves more analog channels to digital tier

Wednesday, Dec 05, 2007 - 09:59 AM Updated: 10:20 AM

By DOUGLAS DURDEN
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Continuing a trend started earlier this year, Comcast Cable has moved several more channels off its analog tier and made them digital-only.

In order to receive those channels, analog customers would need to upgrade to a digital tier by adding a digital box.

Included in this latest round are the TV Guide Network (which went from cable channel 20 to 100), Oxygen (59 to 123) and CMT (69 to 146).

Hallmark will be moved from 58 to 137 early next year.

Three other channels -- Toon Disney, AMC and Leased Access -- were moved off analog in September. Home Box Office, The Game Show Network and Great American Country went digital-only in the spring.

Although this affects a minority of Comcast subscribers -- the company estimates nearly 80 percent of customers in the metro Richmond area are digital cable customers -- analog-only customers have seen their channels decline over the past year. Their bills haven't.

Comcast spokeswoman Aimee Metrick said that customers paying for the full standard service can upgrade to the digital starter level for the price they're currently paying. The digital starter tier includes some On Demand options, 47 music channels, parental controls and an interactive program guide.

As part of the upgrade promotion, customers will receive a digital box for free for 12 months, then pay an additional $1 a month.

Metrick said several factors go into determining which channels "migrate" from the analog tier, including improving the channel's picture and sound, the ability to add On Demand features, and interactive program guides.

"We are responding to requests every day from customers that want more On Demand programming, more high definition viewing options--and that's an overwhelming factor in making these decisions," Metrick said.

Comcast has added more than 17 new channels to digital this year, according to Metrick, including three HD channels last month -- TLC, PBS and Discovery.

Under franchise agreements with Richmond localities, the only channels Comcast is required to carry on the basic service tier are the PEG channels, meaning public, educational and government access channels.

Richmond's loss of analog channels isn't isolated. Moving channels off analog gives cable operators more bandwidth to add high definition channels.

"There will always be a basic level of service," said Comcast spokesman Jeff Alexander, noting that, in February 2009, analog will cease to exist as digital becomes the broadcast standard as mandated by the government.

"The fact of the matter is, the world is moving to digital, and we're seeing the vast majority of our customers move in that direction," he said. "But we do want to offer options to our customers."

http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-12-05-0175.html

Company needs to re-take the high ground on HD. Because the company has positioned itself around the triple play, satellite has been able position itself as the HD leader.

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-ubs-media-week-michael-angelakis-cfo-comcast/

The investors must not be too impressed with comcasts actions, its stock is down 12% today after reducing there outlook yesterday.

Has anyone heard anything about MSGHD coming to comcast (NY Area) now that DirecTV has it? I cant seem to find any information about this being an exclusive deal or not.

Wow,I came home today and the following channels are on (ComCast NW NJ):
211 AEHD
213 HGTVHD
216 Food Net HD
217 History HD
221 CNNHD
224 Discover HD
225 TLC HD
229 NHL HD

Not doubting you but usually in NJ Comcast takes an ad out in the Star Ledger or another local paper a few days before they get shown. Wouldn't surprise me if they are gone in a day or two.

Wow,I came home today and the following channels are on (ComCast NW NJ):
211 AEHD
213 HGTVHD
216 Food Net HD
217 History HD
221 CNNHD
224 Discover HD
225 TLC HD
229 NHL HD

Bubba! I told ya so! Now, if only my headend added them channels too, I'd be happy as anything!

Not doubting you but usually in NJ Comcast takes an ad out in the Star Ledger or another local paper a few days before they get shown. Wouldn't surprise me if they are gone in a day or two.

Well Ive been watching all these channel for the past 1 hour. Hey San, you were right!!!

Damn that is cool! I wish I was getting those channels.

I want SCIFI-HD, CNN-HD,MGM-HD and History Channel-HD so fricken bad. I am trying to hold on and not buy Direct TV. I hate them but I really want those channels.

Come on Crapcast, join the 22nd Century and quit getting your asses handed to you by Direct TV.
:(

Kinda surprised Manchester, NH doesn't have TLC HD yet. We usually get new HD channels as soon as Comcast starts adding them to systems.

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-ubs-media-week-michael-angelakis-cfo-comcast/

Comcast up in Boston offers an internet/phone package for around $69. It seems to be aimed at those content with satellite but sees DSL as too slow. :)_

Kinda surprised Manchester, NH doesn't have TLC HD yet. We usually get new HD channels as soon as Comcast starts adding them to systems.

Braggart!:D

I saw an ad last night for Triple Play with free HD equipment for a year.

Discovery is live here on 218 in Joliet. CNN and USA by EOY and Sci-Fi and TLC in January.

Braggart!:D

Hey, I can't help it!:cool:

Discovery is live here on 218 in Joliet. CNN and USA by EOY and Sci-Fi and TLC in January.

CNN-HD & USA-HD Next Thursday, 12/13.

What the hell is going on down here in Broward County? There hasn't been an HD channel added since Methusela was knee high to a gators' blowhole!

Gettin' real antsy here...all those HD/Semi HD stations on Directv are lookin' better & better everyday.

Give us some friggen more HD channels! You feelin' me Comcast? Don't make me come down there to your office...

Don't make me come down there to your office...

Put down the hammer, Granny.

I know the moderators keep the first post up to date. Considering enough people are seeing these channels already available on their Comcast systems, do you think it's time that Discovery HD, Sci-Fi HD, and The Learning Channel HD move on up to currently available?Sure, but I went back a few days and didn't see the post re: Sci-Fi. Is it available anywhere now? The others have been moved into Available Now.

Seattle comcast added following hd channels today:

AEHD
USAHD
History HD
NatGeo HD

Hopefully more are coming soon.

CNN-HD & USA-HD Next Thursday, 12/13.


Great Job, fellow Chicagoans on getting the info out, this is good news!!!


Am I the only one, but has it been noticed that Comcast, which at one time had the most Premium Channels in HD, hasn't added any of the new HBO, Showtime, or Starz premium channels. More bang for the buck! Get with the times Comcast.

when they are struggling to find space to put all these other new channels up, I wouldn't hold much hope for premiums. As of the list in the first post, we are now 10 channels behind the national count in my area. Searched newspapers, mypublic notices and not even a hint of anything to come here.

when they are struggling to find space to put all these other new channels up, I wouldn't hold much hope for premiums. As of the list in the first post, we are now 10 channels behind the national count in my area. Searched newspapers, mypublic notices and not even a hint of anything to come here.

Weird thing is, I did a crude calculation of what the capacity issues may be in my area, and I came up with this:

72 analog channels, leaving 45 QAM channels (assuming we are a 117 QAM channel system).

Take 2 channels out for HSI/CDV, leaving us with 43 QAM channels.

24 HD channels, say 2 on each QAM channel has 12 QAM channels gone. Total now: 31 QAM channels.

With just digital channels, subtract 14 QAM channels. Down to 17. One QAM channel is partially used (.5Mhz).

VOD takes 4 channels. Down to 13 with one partially used.

Channel 97 unusable (at least in another region). Down to 12, with one partially used.

Music choice is weird. According to cypherstream, MC can fit on 1 QAM channel. Total free now: 11 QAM channels with one partially used.

Total empty: 11 QAM channels. This is based on 2 QAM channels for HSI/CDV. I know channel 112 is for CMTS according to cypherstream's map, and that is factored into that already.

We have room for 22 HD channels according to my math and estimation. This is all dependent on if we have 117QAM channels (which I'm not sure of right now).

Now, we have 11QAM channels open! That's more than enough room to add new channels! Where are they Comcast?

Sansri, are you getting any of the channels Bubba5 mentioned?

How long have we (Chicago) had DiscoveryHD? There was no message. There was a message about History but not this one. I was just browsing and saw it on channel 218.

Since yesterday.

Sansri, are you getting any of the channels Bubba5 mentioned?

Nope. As I've said before, my Comcast guy that works at the Union headend (the place that serves me) says Comcast of Northwest NJ (bubba's area) is special. They have a 625Mhz plant with only 22 analogs. They have the room because they took most analogs out. I think they were a former Service Electric or PatMedia area.

I am still waiting for a response from Meredith, she has not gotten back to me. I'll give her a week or so, and then I'll give Comcast Marketing in NJ a call.

What the hell is going on down here in Broward County? There hasn't been an HD channel added since Methusela was knee high to a gators' blowhole!

Gettin' real antsy here...all those HD/Semi HD stations on Directv are lookin' better & better everyday.

Give us some friggen more HD channels! You feelin' me Comcast? Don't make me come down there to your office...

I know what you mean about Comcast in broward county. I asked Comcast about new HD channels, and based on the reply I got, I don't think there will be anything new coming anytime soon, because after all according to Comcast "only a small number of our subscribers actually have an HDTV." I wonder if other Comcast service areas have a better experience in terms of getting new HD channels.

How long have we (Chicago) had DiscoveryHD? There was no message. There was a message about History but not this one. I was just browsing and saw it on channel 218.

Since late last night/early this morning. It was great to finally watch Mythbusters in HD.

wow, i really want discovery HD

Ive been waiting for discovery HD for a long time. got the history and usa and tbs the other day. I NEED DISCOVERY HD!!!

Ive been waiting for discovery HD for a long time. got the history and usa and tbs the other day. I NEED DISCOVERY HD!!!

TBS the other day? Folks werte supposed to get that before the PLAYOFFS!

Comcast here in the Twin Cities has announced the following channel additions:

*CNN HD - December 17th
*Food Network HD - December 7th
*Universal HD - December 7th
*USA Network HD - December 12th
*The History Channel HD - December 17th
*Discovery HD - December 17th
*The Learning Channel HD - December 17th
*Animal Planet HD - December 17th
*Sci-Fi HD - December 12th

All are a free preview until January 10th, 2008.

Comcast here in the Twin Cities has announced the following channel additions:

*CNN HD - December 17th
*Food Network HD - December 7th
*Universal HD - December 7th
*USA Network HD - December 12th
*The History Channel HD - December 17th
*Discovery HD - December 17th
*The Learning Channel HD - December 17th
*Animal Planet HD - December 17th
*Sci-Fi HD - December 12th

All are a free preview until January 10th, 2008.

looks nice! glad to see discovery added in the last couple days here in chicagoland (with no notice?)... anyone know if we are up for these other channels that we don't have yet? like cnn, usa, learning, animal, and sci-fi?

Comcast here in the Twin Cities has announced the following channel additions:

*CNN HD - December 17th
*Food Network HD - December 7th
*Universal HD - December 7th
*USA Network HD - December 12th
*The History Channel HD - December 17th
*Discovery HD - December 17th
*The Learning Channel HD - December 17th
*Animal Planet HD - December 17th
*Sci-Fi HD - December 12th

All are a free preview until January 10th, 2008.

heck of a list. I'd love to see any of them, although I wonder if they will add the last wave that went around (food/history/a&e/hg/tbs) first since we don't even have those yet.

heck of a list. I'd love to see any of them, although I wonder if they will add the last wave that went around (food/history/a&e/hg/tbs) first since we don't even have those yet.

I think the adds for us here bodes well for the rest of the country. We're usually not on the bleeding edge of channel additions here.

This list above is in addition to TBS HD and Fox Sports Net North being added on December 17th that I poseted earlier.

Comcast here in the Twin Cities has announced the following channel additions:

*CNN HD - December 17th
*Food Network HD - December 7th
*Universal HD - December 7th
*USA Network HD - December 12th
*The History Channel HD - December 17th
*Discovery HD - December 17th
*The Learning Channel HD - December 17th
*Animal Planet HD - December 17th
*Sci-Fi HD - December 12th

All are a free preview until January 10th, 2008.



I hope so, the letter I got said only TBS HD and FSN north I think? 2 channels which I don't really care about. TBS is ok, but nothin on the other channels. I'm in brooklyn park which is just north of minneapolis so hopefully those come in 2, I have been waiting to get Discovery in HD. What part of the twin cities u in?

What the hell is going on down here in Broward County? There hasn't been an HD channel added since Methusela was knee high to a gators' blowhole!

Gettin' real antsy here...all those HD/Semi HD stations on Directv are lookin' better & better everyday.

Give us some friggen more HD channels! You feelin' me Comcast? Don't make me come down there to your office...


Yeah,I already went to our local Comcast office.. And Ive talked to them about the HD and the lack of on demand. The only explanation they can tell is that coz our area is rural that is wh they dont have HD and on demand ....

:mad::mad::mad:

I hope so, the letter I got said only TBS HD and FSN north I think? 2 channels which I don't really care about. TBS is ok, but nothin on the other channels. I'm in brooklyn park which is just north of minneapolis so hopefully those come in 2, I have been waiting to get Discovery in HD. What part of the twin cities u in?

I sent you a pm.

I think the adds for us here bodes well for the rest of the country. We're usually not on the bleeding edge of channel additions here.
.

we aren't either. more like the speck of blood left on the floor from when the bleeding edge passed through long ago. Did you guys get history, a&e, food, and the rest a few months back?

we aren't either. more like the speck of blood left on the floor from when the bleeding edge passed through long ago. Did you guys get history, a&e, food, and the rest a few months back?

We got A&E HD, HGTV HD, and National Geographic HD a few months back.

We're getting Food and History now - as my post states.

Just out of curiosity, do you folks get WGN-HD on your local system? We only get the national SD feed here.

Just out of curiosity, do you folks get WGN-HD on your local system? We only get the national SD feed here.

I believe WGN HD is only available in the Chicago area. Don't quote me on that though.

Comcast here in the Twin Cities has announced the following channel additions:

*CNN HD - December 17th
*Food Network HD - December 7th
*Universal HD - December 7th
*USA Network HD - December 12th
*The History Channel HD - December 17th
*Discovery HD - December 17th
*The Learning Channel HD - December 17th
*Animal Planet HD - December 17th
*Sci-Fi HD - December 12th

All are a free preview until January 10th, 2008.

The last 3 are what we could use in Boston (well Sci Fi anyway Learning and Animal Planet I could do without :)

Two more channels showed up today on Comcast NW Jersey: 222-USAHD and 226 SCIFIHD

I believe WGN HD is only available in the Chicago area. Don't quote me on that though.

There's 2 different WGN's. One, which is probably the one dspadoni gets, is the WGN superstation, which is supposed to launch an HD channel soon, might even be this month. I believe the SD version of this station is seen across the country with various providers

The other is the Chicago CW affiliate which has an HD version. That HD version is available in the Chicago area and is also on some of the Canadian satco/cable systems.

The 2 stations have different programming. The superstation version does not carry The CW programming. It carries mostly syndicated programming like The Cosby Show, Nash Bridges, earlier seasons of 24, etc, and also appears to carry Chicago Bulls NBA games.

I believe WGN HD is only available in the Chicago area. Don't quote me on that though.

Yes, Here in the Chicago area, we do get WGN-HD on Comcast channel 192. Comcast here does not carry Superstation WGN.

Two more channels showed up today on Comcast NW Jersey: 222-USAHD and 226 SCIFIHD

on top of the 8 you guys got the other day? wow, the comcast gods are smiling on you.

on top of the 8 you guys got the other day? wow, the comcast gods are smiling on you.

They are special. My headend, Comcast of NJ II should hopefully see at least some of those channels within 60 days.

They are special. My headend, Comcast of NJ II should hopefully see at least some of those channels within 60 days.

Yes, this was a great suprise. I don't understand why the other systems in North Jersey did not get these channels also. We would always get channels the same time the rest of North Jersey would, why is it different this time?

Yes, Here in the Chicago area, we do get WGN-HD on Comcast channel 192. Comcast here does not carry Superstation WGN.

Thanks; I bet Wrigley Field looks fantastic in HD when the ivy's in full bloom.

Chicago area also, I just noticed 2 new HD channels. History Channel HD and DIscovery Channel HD. This is good! I have always wanted the regular discover channel in hd (The DHDT is fantastic), and it looks good so far.

I will check out if they are 5c or not.

Yes, this was a great suprise. I don't understand why the other systems in North Jersey did not get these channels also. We would always get channels the same time the rest of North Jersey would, why is it different this time?

Because the other areas just don't have much room to add all of those. I mean, we have what 17 must carries and 4 PEG's that all have to be on analog, and we're 750MHz so Comcast doesn't really bother doing anything with any of the analogs. If they got their analog count from the current 72 down to about 60 we would be OK for the near future.

72 analogs here too. ridiculous.

I am glad Comcast is adding more HD to the twin cities area. :)
Food HD and UHD look pretty nice.
UHD's programming is average, food hd is pretty good.

Haha, I can't wait to see Jericho on UHD! I noticed that was on the schedule! :)

For what it's worth (Chicago area).
218 - HDT (HD Theater same guide info as 205 HD Theater - maybe this will be one of the other Discovery networks , probably Discovery HD)


My Tivo lists both 205 and 218 as HDT and has corresponding guide data. The problem is, I'm 90% sure the channel being actually *broadcast* on both 205 adn 218 is Discovery Channel HD and not HDT. It's hard because both channels do so much cross-promotion, but the actual show being broadcast on HDT isn't what airing on 205 or 218 for me.

Very weird.

Can the lazy Comcast Chicago add the every single HD station available. I am sick of
watching cheap stuff from A&E, TNT, History, HGTV, Food, and MHD.

Can the lazy Comcast Chicago add the every single HD station available. I am sick of
watching cheap stuff from A&E, TNT, History, HGTV, Food, and MHD.

To be fair, Comcast Chicago has been adding HD stations - we have 27 available as of today, with USA-HD and CNN-HD coming up next Thursday. And Sci-Fi-HD and TLC-HD are coming in January. That's quite an improvement over what we had just a couple of months ago.

^^^^so how do you know that? I'm not doubting you, I just am curious where one finds such infos. I had "assumed" they were coming since other areas were getting them but you seem to have some real datas in hand, please share!

^^^^so how do you know that? I'm not doubting you, I just am curious where one finds such infos. I had "assumed" they were coming since other areas were getting them but you seem to have some real datas in hand, please share!

It's all right here (http://www.cbsdigitalchicago.com/comcast/hd/). This was the web page where you could vote which of the three (Discovery, USA, CNN) HD channels you wanted Comcast to add first. As you can see, Discovery Channel HD won by a big margin so that was the first to go active last week.

nice. now if we can just get comedy central, fx, vh1, amc, and spike, we'd have just about all the big cable channels covered. Not bad!

nice. now if we can just get comedy central, fx, vh1, amc, and spike, we'd have just about all the big cable channels covered. Not bad!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for sometime in the next 5 years.

Why is getting a channel in HD from Comcast like pulling teeth? I understand the logistics that go into it, but come on. HDTV has been out for what, almost 10 years now? Maybe more? We should have more than 27 channels by now.

It's all right here (http://www.cbsdigitalchicago.com/comcast/hd/). This was the web page where you could vote which of the three (Discovery, USA, CNN) HD channels you wanted Comcast to add first. As you can see, Discovery Channel HD won by a big margin so that was the first to go active last week.

Funny, we don't have Discovery HD. We have HD Theater, but not Discovery.
We also don't have CMT, VH1, MTV, Disney, and others.

Funny, we don't have Discovery HD. We have HD Theater, but not Discovery.

You gotta look farther down the dial - we do have Discovery, and it's on channel 218. It's the HD version of Discovery Channel (21).

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for sometime in the next 5 years.

Why is getting a channel in HD from Comcast like pulling teeth? I understand the logistics that go into it, but come on. HDTV has been out for what, almost 10 years now? Maybe more? We should have more than 27 channels by now.

hey, could be worse. you could have 21 channels. maybe you guys aren't so bad off.

You gotta look farther down the dial - we do have Discovery, and it's on channel 218. It's the HD version of Discovery Channel (21).

Wow. I can't believe I missed it. Thanks. Usually they announced this via messages.

Why is getting a channel in HD from Comcast like pulling teeth?I think that's really just a myth. "Getting a channel in HD" isn't something which a single user can even expect to accomplish. What is "like pulling teeth" is getting a substantial portion of our fellow consumers to adopt our own personal preferences, and put their money as readily behind those preferences as we would. That is what would get a service provider to do our bidding more readily.

Wow. I can't believe I missed it. Thanks. Usually they announced this via messages.

I only found out about it from here as well. Didn't get any message on by box.

Re: USA and CNN launching on the 13th... Anyone know which channels these will be?

I only found out about it from here as well. Didn't get any message on by box.

Re: USA and CNN launching on the 13th... Anyone know which channels these will be?

I posted this a week ago. It was correct for Discovery HD.


For what it's worth (Chicago area).

On my Guide in Vista Media Center (not sure who they get the guide info from):
216 - CNN HD
218 - HDT (HD Theater same guide info as 205 HD Theater - maybe this will be one of the other Discovery networks , probably Discovery HD)
221 - USA HD


Try going to http://tv.msn.com/tv/guide and see if it shows up for your zip code yet.

I posted this a week ago. It was correct for Discovery HD.



Try going to http://tv.msn.com/tv/guide and see if it shows up for your zip code yet.

The listings show for my zip code, & I am in the southern suburbs. So we'll look for USA & CNN on the 13th. I read in an earlier post that there was a contest in Chicago to see which would be next after History-HD, obviously Discovery-HD won, but this is now old news here in Chicago. When will we get Sci-Fi HD & TLC-HD?

january

Sure, but I went back a few days and didn't see the post re: Sci-Fi. Is it available anywhere now? The others have been moved into Available Now.

Thanks, Ken. The list looks great. As I see, there have been a number of posts re: Sci-Fi availability since then, so I figure you already have that info. I am anxiously awaiting my six channel add date in my area in January.

Roy

Pittsburgh just got for new channels including Sci-Fi HD and areas in Central PA are getting new HD channels today. So my question is... WHY IS PHILADELPHIA GETTING PASSED OVER???

who says central pa is getting them today, we didn't get anything. last I heard it might be sometime next year.

Next HD channel for Comcast appears to be Fox Business Network HD. Apparently the Indiana, PA area got that channel today, along with some other ones.

Sacramento Comcast subscribers and subscribers in the surrounding Central California Comcast markets all received NFL Network HD a little while ago.

However, come tomorrow (12/12), we Sacramento Comcast subscribers will receive A&E HD, KMAX (CW) HD and National Geographic HD while subscribers in the surrounding Central California Comcast markets will get those new HD channels in addition to Discovery HD, HGTV, History HD (which I would've dearly loved to have) and USA HD... and Sacramento Comcast subscribers will continue to be charged at least the same amount as those other subscribers. :mad:

Worst of all, neither SureWest nor AT&T Uverse is being offered in my area, and I can't afford the upfront costs of DirecTV and DISH Network at the moment. And of course, it would take winning the lottery for me to be able to afford moving back to the SF Bay Area. :(

Sacramento continues to be the absolute worst served Comcast market in the nation (we received the ESPN2-HD wave of new HD channels in March 2007, long after the rest of the nation - including the surrounding Central California Comcast markets - received it in June 2006). :(

Sacramento Comcast subscribers and subscribers in the surrounding Central California Comcast markets all received NFL Network HD a little while ago.

However, come tomorrow (12/12), we Sacramento Comcast subscribers will receive A&E HD, KMAX (CD) HD and National Geographic HD while subscribers in the surrounding Central California Comcast markets will get those new HD channels in addition to Discovery HD, HGTV, History HD (which I would've dearly loved to have) and USA HD... and Sacramento Comcast subscribers will continue to be charged at least the same amount as those other subscribers. :mad:

Worst of all, neither SureWest nor AT&T Uverse is being offered in my area, and I can't afford the upfront costs of DirecTV and DISH Network at the moment. And of course, it would take winning the lottery for me to be able to afford moviung back to the SF Bay Area. :(

Sacramento continues to be the absolute worst served Comcast market in the nation (we received the ESPN2-HD wave of new HD channels in March 2007, long after the rest of the nation - including the surrounding Central California Comcast markets - received it in June 2006). :(

Maybe among the worst, but Santa Rosa CA still only has DiscHDT, ESPN, HBO, Cinemax and Starz, with FSNBA-HD for games only. Been that way since Comcast started providing HD in the bay area.

Maybe among the worst, but Santa Rosa CA still only has DiscHDT, ESPN, HBO, Cinemax and Starz, with FSNBA-HD for games only. Been that way since Comcast started providing HD in the bay area.

Doesn't Santa Rosa receive all of the Bay Area's Comcast HD channels as well as some of Sacramento's? :confused:

Doesn't Santa Rosa receive all of the Bay Area's Comcast HD channels as well as some of Sacramento's? :confused:

No, we get the 4 locals plus PBS(KQED) and the one's I mentioned above, but that's it. We're supposed to be upgraded to 1GHz and in fact a few nodes(6) are supposed to be lit up this month, but for the major portion of Santa Rosa we're still in the dark ages.

No, we get the 4 locals plus PBS(KQED) and the one's I mentioned above, but that's it. We're supposed to be upgraded to 1GHz and in fact a few nodes(6) are supposed to be lit up this month, but for the major portion of Santa Rosa we're still in the dark ages.

1GHz? :eek: Cool!

On the other hand, there hasn't even been a hint of when Sacramento Comcast will even get those additional new HD channels, much less when (if ever) it'll upgrade its entire system. :(

Pittsburgh just got for new channels including Sci-Fi HD and areas in Central PA are getting new HD channels today. So my question is... WHY IS PHILADELPHIA GETTING PASSED OVER???



We don't have Sci Fi HD. Last ones we got were TBS and CNN before the baseball playoffs. Before that I got National Geo HD, FoodHD, and HGTV HD. I am waiting for Sci Fi, USA and TLC.

just added today pittsburgh bunch of new channels. mhd, scifi, usa, food, history, national geo, usa, universal, AE, and maybe 1 or 2 more.. i am a former adelphia customer that was swithced to comcast to let you know

We don't have Sci Fi HD. Last ones we got were TBS and CNN before the baseball playoffs. Before that I got National Geo HD, FoodHD, and HGTV HD. I am waiting for Sci Fi, USA and TLC.

I stand corrected. Just got home and turned on the tube and found the following new channels:

193 - Disc HD
194 - Sci Fi HD
195 - USA HD
196- Hist. HD

Nice surprise. This is in the southside (city) of Pittsburgh. Seems to me now the only thing I am missing that Comcast carries is TLC.

Merlconn13, what area of Pittsburgh are you in? Bethel Park? USC? Mt. Lebo?

hell yea....SLC, Utah just got some new HD channels today.

656 KUCWD
676 USAHD
677 HISTD
678 APHD
679 TLCHD
680 TDCHD

now, just have to wait for CNN and FOOD channels and i'm good.

Even after tomorrow's added HD channels, Sacramento Comcast's entire HD lineup will only consist of:


903 KCRA-3 (NBC HD Simulcast)
906 PBS-6 (PBS HD Simulcast)
908 KTXL-40 (FOX HD Simulcast)
910 KXTV-10 (ABC HD Simulcast)
912 KMAX-31 (CW HD Simulcast)
913 KOVR-13 (CBS HD Simulcast)

915 National Geographic HD
917 NFL Network HD
918 A&E HD
919 MOJO
920 Fox Sports Net Bay Area HD
921 Golf/Versus HD
922 Discovery Theater HD
923 ESPN HD
924 ESPN2 HD
925 Special Events HD
926 TNT HD
927 Universal HD
928 MHD (MTV)

930 HBO HD
932 Cinemax HD
934 Starz! HD
936 Showtime HD


:(

Well, it's over twice as many as I get. :p

Got home from work here in small market of Morgantown, WV and I've got 10 new HD stations.

DiscoveryHD
SciFi HD
MHD
N Geo HD
FoodHD
A&EHD
HGTVHD
UNIHD
USAHD
HISTHD

Also received CNNHD and TBSHD about a month ago. So 12 new channels in 1 month is way ahead of Comcasts normal curve. 30 HD stations now here in Morgantown.

Well, it's over twice as many as I get. :p

But much less than everyone else has. :(

Tsk tsk still waiting here in probably their largest market with the highest HD penetration rates...

But much less than everyone else has. :(

Not much less. We have only 25 HD channels here in S. Jersey. Same with you Sansri?

Well, it's over twice as many as I get. :p

Until tomorrow, maybe....... :)

Until tomorrow, maybe....... :)

Turns out my area is not the part of Santa Rosa to be lit up yet, the high-falutin' folks out in Bennett Valley are the lucky one's apparently. :(

Not much less. We have only 25 HD channels here in S. Jersey. Same with you Sansri?

No, we have 24. We don't have AEHD, and it seems like a good thing that we don't have it.

Yeah, just 26 here in Philly but Indiana, PA has 32. :confused:

maybe the trick is to move to the middle of nowhere to get more HD.

i am in wilkins township/forest hills/right by monroville area if you know where thats at. got pretty much all the channels BlackwaterStout posted up a few posts above this. that brings the total to 32 channels where im at

Yeah, just 26 here in Philly but Indiana, PA has 32. :confused:

Chicago will have 31 as of 12/13 & 2 more in January.2007 has been great as Comcast has added 15 HD channels since the beginning of the year.

Yeah, just 26 here in Philly but Indiana, PA has 32. :confused:

I was just in Indiana PA Thanksgiving week; maybe I should move there!

maybe the trick is to move to the middle of nowhere to get more HD.

i live in the middle of nowhere and I don't have HD..

Colorado Springs got the History and Discovery Channels yesterday. Current lineup:

705 - KOAA-DT (NBC)
708 - KTSC-DT (PBS)
711 - KKTV-DT (CBS)
713 - KRDO-DT (ABC)
721 - KXRM-DT (FOX)

701 - MOJO HD
733 - ESPN HD
734 - ESPN2 HD
735 - TNT HD
746 - Discovery HD THEATER
754 - Golf Channel/Versus HD
755 - Universal HD
756 - MTV HD
757 - National Geographic HD
758 - A&E HD
759 - TBS HD
760 - NFL Network HD
761 - History Channel HD
762 - The Discovery Channel HD

750 - HBO HD
751 - SHOWTIME HD
752 - STARZ HD
753 - CineMAX HD

Gosh we need more.

maybe the trick is to move to the middle of nowhere to get more HD.

Yes, because the Twin Cities metropolitan area is only 4 million people.

:rolleyes:

maybe the trick is to move to the middle of nowhere to get more HD.

No, move to an area with a good track record.

In Baltimore:

2004 – HD service started with 10, then 3 more
2005 – 4
2006 – 3 (INHD2 was discontinued)
2007 – 9
2008 – 3 confirmed

maybe the trick is to move to the middle of nowhere to get more HD.

Exactly, those people do have more HD, cause they have D* :)
Philadelphia got passed over last round of additions, and didn't get them till months after many other markets as well. There are at least 7 we don't have, plus Fox Buisness, and I think some reported getting weather channel HD?

No, move to an area with a good track record.

In Baltimore:

2004 – HD service started with 10, then 3 more
2005 – 4
2006 – 3 (INHD2 was discontinued)
2007 – 9
2008 – 3 confirmed

looks good. I'm fuzzy on exact dates but we got 3 this year (MHD in the spring, NFL/NatGeo in Sept). 2006 would have been ESPN2 at the world cup, UHD at the Olympics. The transition to Mojo was '06 as well..I think. 21 total here. We seemed to keep up just fine with other markets until this year.

edit: Vs/Golf was this year or last..not sure. I can't say I've ever watched it anyway.

Pittsburgh, PA

193- Discovery (yesterday)
194- Sci Fi (yesterday)
195- USA (yesterday)
196- History (yesterday)
197- CNN (October 2007)
198- TBS (October 2007)
209- MHD(early 2007)
210- ABC (initial channel)
211- NBC (early 2005)
212- CBS (late 2004)
213- Fox (Superbowl 2005)
214- MyTV (after superbowl 2005)
215- Universal (Olympics 2006)
220- PBS (inital channel)
225- HD Theatre (initial channel)
226- Mojo (late 2004)
228- HBO (late 2004)
233- Cinemax (late 2004)
238- Showtime (late 2004)
248- Starz (late 2004)
249- TNT (NBA playoffs 2005)
252- ESPN (late 2004)
253- ESPN2 (world cup)
254- National Geo (august 2007)
255- Verses/Golf (early 2007)
256- A&E (august 2007)
257- Food (september 2007)
258- HGTV (september 2007)
261- NFL (september 2007)

maybe the trick is to move to the middle of nowhere to get more HD.

LOL Yeah I sometimes think this too. I used to live in a very small rural town in Oregon 100 miles south of Portland with a population of around 1200. One day for the hell of it I put my old zip code from there into the Comcast site to see if they could even get any HD yet. Low and behold, they actually had more HD channels than we have here in Seattle. Now that Seattle finally added 4 new HD channels to almost catch us up to thier lineup, they go and add the new Discovery HD's and HGTV etc...

Maybe they have more bandwidth out there, I don't know... maybe they just have less people complain when they convert the analogs to digital to free up bandwidth.

The systems in the less populated areas have newer cable systems than big cities in most cases. Comcast got its start in Philly decades ago, and the its original footprint, while state of the art years ago, is probably in need of huge upgrades.

The systems in the less populated areas have newer cable systems than big cities in most cases. Comcast got its start in Philly decades ago, and the its original footprint, while state of the art years ago, is probably in need of huge upgrades.

I believe the same is for us. We were upgraded from 450Mhz to 750MHz back in 1997-1998, our system is now way out of date. We are one of the areas with the highest subscription rates so I would have thought Comcast would care for us more than rural areas.

Exactly, those people do have more HD, cause they have D* :)
Philadelphia got passed over last round of additions, and didn't get them till months after many other markets as well. There are at least 7 we don't have, plus Fox Buisness, and I think some reported getting weather channel HD?

We do have Fox Business, but just not in HD. Check channel 106.

I really am amazed that we continue to get looked over.

I believe the same is for us. We were upgraded from 450Mhz to 750MHz back in 1997-1998, our system is now way out of date. We are one of the areas with the highest subscription rates so I would have thought Comcast would care for us more than rural areas.

That's about the time Comcast did the same upgrade for us. I don't know of any other significant upgrades other than this, except maybe to get the former Time Warner system Comcast absorbed to play nicely with the rest of their system.

I doubt your system is way out of date.

The systems in the less populated areas have newer cable systems than big cities in most cases. Comcast got its start in Philly decades ago, and the its original footprint, while state of the art years ago, is probably in need of huge upgrades.

I think most of the outlying areas/burbs of Philly are 870mhz. I know the systems around and including mine are. Not sure about the city, but there are some small pockets of other providers(RCN, service electric) I think, and some were absorbed from Adelphia not long ago.

The last year or so, when one area gets a channel we ALL get it around the entire metro area, into parts of Northern Delaware as well. I believe digital phone has been around for a couple years as well.

That's about the time Comcast did the same upgrade for us. I don't know of any other significant upgrades other than this, except maybe to get the former Time Warner system Comcast absorbed to play nicely with the rest of their system.

I doubt your system is way out of date.

Well, how many analog channels do you have? If you have around 70+, then I am seriously going to yell at Comcast, because we have 72 analogs at the moment.

how does one know what cable company my comcast was before? is it true that all comcast channel line-ups nationwide will be standardize?

It's Official, Chicagoans. CNN-HD(ch. 216), & USA-HD(ch. 221) are on air. We're at 31 HD channels, now. Fox Business Channel is added in SD on 1/10. So I think Sci-FI & TLC will be added around then. Any word on The Weather Channel yet?

Chicago's at 30 HD channels.

01 - 169 NFL
02 - 173 ESPN
03 - 174 MOJO
04 - 175 History
05 - 179 HGTV
06 - 181 Food Network
07 - 184 WPWR (My Network)
08 - 185 Showtime
09 - 186 HBO
10 - 187 WLS (ABC)
11 - 188 WMAQ (NBC)
12 - 189 WBBM (CBS)
13 - 190 WFLD (Fox)
14 - 191 WTTW (PBS)
15 - 192 WGN (CW)
16 - 195 Cinemax HD
17 - 196 Starz HD
18 - 199 Versus/Golf
19 - 200 Comcast SportsNet
20 - 203 ESPN2 HD
21 - 204 TNT
22 - 205 HD Theater
23 - 206 National Geographic
24 - 207 Universal
25 - 208 A&E
26 - 209 MHD
27 - 216 CNN
28 - 218 Discovery Channel HD
29 - 219 TBS
30 - 221 USA

Or did I miss one?

I live in Davis, CA (next to Sacramento), and Comcast just gave us 6 new HD channels yesterday (HGTV HD, National Geographic Channel HD, History Channel HD, A&E HD, USA HD, and Discovery Channel HD), as well as an NFL HD channel that was added in the last few weeks, although the latter seems largely worthless. That brings our grand total here to 28. Does anyone know if this area (Sacramento region) is going to get TLC HD, CNN HD, or Animal Planet HD anytime soon?

01 - 903 KCRAD
02 - 904 KQCAD
03 - 906 KVIED
04 - 908 KTXLD
05 - 910 KXTVD
06 - 912 KMAXD
07 - 913 KOVRD
08 - 914 HGTVD
09 - 915 NGCHD
10 - 916 HISTD
11 - 917 NFLHD
12 - 918 A&EHD
13 - 919 MOJO
14 - 920 FSNHD
15 - 921 VSGLF
16 - 922 HDT
17 - 923 ESPND
18 - 924 ES2HD
19 - 925 HDSE
20 - 926 TNTHD
21 - 927 UHD
22 - 928 MHD
23 - 930 HBOHD
24 - 932 MXHDW
25 - 934 S-HDw
26 - 936 SHOHD
27 - 937 USAHD
28 - 938 TDCHD

that's a pretty nice layout, hitting 28 in 35 consecutive possible channels, and the movie channels are all grouped together. In chicago it's all sloppy, spread wide at 30 across 53 consecutive possible channels, with crappy non-hd channels in between. I've also noticed in some places like Seattle where the numbers match better on the locals. What is it, 204,205,207 instead of 4,5,7, something like that. wish we had that! Too bad it's all sloppy, I wish they'd sort the channels out better.

Boston is at 31 as well,and we STILL have 69 analog channels :(

I live in Davis, CA (next to Sacramento), and Comcast just gave us 6 new HD channels yesterday (HGTV HD, National Geographic Channel HD, History Channel HD, A&E HD, USA HD, and Discovery Channel HD), as well as an NFL HD channel that was added in the last few weeks, although the latter seems largely worthless. That brings our grand total here to 28. Does anyone know if this area (Sacramento region) is going to get TLC HD, CNN HD, or Animal Planet HD anytime soon?

Heck, Sacramento and its immediate surrounding areas (North Highlands, Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, etc.) don't even have HGTV HD, History Channel HD, USA HD or Discovery Channel HD yet, and there's no word yet on when we'll ever get them. :(

Boston is at 31 as well,and we STILL have 69 analog channelsYeah---we're supposed to be at the forefront of new channel adds---where's our SciFi-HD?!?

Heck, Sacramento and its immediate surrounding areas (North Highlands, Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, etc.) don't even have HGTV HD, History Channel HD, USA HD or Discovery Channel HD yet, and there's no word yet on when we'll ever get them. :(

sounds similar to us. we don't have any of those...just wait have to wait around since comcast never sends notices of new channels here. We have been getting hammered with messages about job openings on the STB though. Every few days..a few times in the last month or two we'd get 2 a day. Highly annoying.

FWIW, Comcast in my area had 19 HD channels (including 6 locals out of D.C., HBO,Showtime,Starz,Max,MHD,UHD,Espn,Espn2,Mojo,TNT,HD Theater,NFL & TBS). Today, 12 more are showing up:
756-CNN
758-USA
759-Scifi
761-Hist.
764-APL
765-TLC
767-Food
768-HGTV
769-A&E
777-Nat.Geo.
779-Com.Spts.Net.
781-Versus/Golf Ch.

All of our HD channels are in the 700's and I believe we have a 900mhz. sys.(was Adelphia).

Thanks for all the good info. on this forum, G.W.

Current lineup for me (not bad for such a small market[Morgantown, WV], if you ask me)
BTW anyone else just getting a black screen for USA and SciFi?
189 - MTVHD MTV HD
190 - NGCHD National Geographic HD
191 - FOODHD Food HD
192 - AETVHD A&E HD East
193 - HGTVD HGTV HD (HGHD)
194 - UHD Universal HD
195 - USAHD USA Network HD
196 - HSTRYHD History HD
197 - CNNHD CNN HD
198 - TBSHD TBS HD
700 - WQEDDT WQEDDT (WQED-DT)
702 - KDKADT KDKADT (KDKA-DT)
704 - WTAEDT WTAEDT (WTAE-DT)
706 - WPGHDT WPGHDT (WPGH-DT)
707 - WPMYDT WPMYDT (WPMY-DT)
711 - WPXIDT WPXIDT (WPXI-DT)
750 - HBOHD Home Box Office Digital
751 - SHOWHD Showtime Digital
752 - STARZHD STARZ! High Definition
753 - MAXHD CineMAX High Definition
770 - CSNDCHD Comcast Sportnet HD
772 - ESPNHD ESPNHD
773 - ESPN2HD ESPN2 HD
774 - MOJOHD MOJO HD
775 - TNTHD TNTHD (TNT-HD)
776 - HDT HD Theater
777 - NFLHD NFL Network HD
779 - DSC Discovery Channel HD
780 - SCIFIHD Sci-Fi Channel HD

Chicago's at 30 HD channels.

01 - 169 NFL
02 - 173 ESPN
03 - 174 MOJO
04 - 175 History
05 - 179 HGTV
06 - 181 Food Network
07 - 184 WPWR (My Network)
08 - 185 Showtime
09 - 186 HBO
10 - 187 WLS (ABC)
11 - 188 WMAQ (NBC)
12 - 189 WBBM (CBS)
13 - 190 WFLD (Fox)
14 - 191 WTTW (PBS)
15 - 192 WGN (CW)
16 - 195 Cinemax HD
17 - 196 Starz HD
18 - 199 Versus/Golf
19 - 200 Comcast SportsNet
20 - 203 ESPN2 HD
21 - 204 TNT
22 - 205 HD Theater
23 - 206 National Geographic
24 - 207 Universal
25 - 208 A&E
26 - 209 MHD
27 - 216 CNN
28 - 218 Discovery Channel HD
29 - 219 TBS
30 - 221 USA

Or did I miss one?

I guess HD OnDemand is counted as a channel.

Here in Blacksburg, Va we just had 15 new HD channels show up today after more than nothing for about a year.

New in bold:

704 PBSHD
707 CBSHD
708 FOXHD
710 NBCHD
712 ABCHD
713 CWHD
750 HBOHD
751 SHOHD
752 StrHD
753 MAXHD
756 CNNHD
758 USAHD
759 SCIHD
761 HISHD
763 DSCHD
764 APLHD
765 TLCHD
767 FNHD
768 HGTVHD
769 AEHD
770 MHD
771 UNIHD
772 ESPNHD
773 ESPN2HD
774 MOJO
775 TNTHD
776 DSCHD
777 HGCHD
778 NFLHD
779 CSNHD
780 TBSHD
781 VSHD

maybe the trick is to move to the middle of nowhere to get more HD.

Evidently. I live in a town with less than 7,000 people. We now have 32 HD channels plus the OnDemand.

I guess we weren't the only ones who had new channels added today.

Here in Blacksburg, Va we just had 15 new HD channels show up today after more than nothing for about a year.

New in bold:

704 PBSHD
707 CBSHD
708 FOXHD
710 NBCHD
712 ABCHD
713 CWHD
750 HBOHD
751 SHOHD
752 StrHD
753 MAXHD
756 CNNHD
758 USAHD
759 SCIHD
761 HISHD
763 DSCHD
764 APLHD
765 TLCHD
767 FNHD
768 HGTVHD
769 AEHD
770 MHD
771 UNIHD
772 ESPNHD
773 ESPN2HD
774 MOJO
775 TNTHD
776 DSCHD
777 HGCHD
778 NFLHD
779 CSNHD
780 TBSHD
781 VSHD

Up the road here in Martinsburg we pretty much got the same channels today as well. Best of all we got SCIFI-HD, just in time for the new, and final, season of Galactica. :)

Best of all we got SCIFI-HD, just in time for the new, and final, season of Galactica.Just in time?

The new season of BSG is currently scheduled to start in March 2008.

Just in time?

The new season of BSG is currently scheduled to start in March 2008.

I can wait 2-3 months knowing I've at least got it in HD now.

Also, they're broadcasting these new channels in Clear QAM, which I love.

that's a pretty nice layout, hitting 28 in 35 consecutive possible channels, and the movie channels are all grouped together. In chicago it's all sloppy, spread wide at 30 across 53 consecutive possible channels, with crappy non-hd channels in between. I've also noticed in some places like Seattle where the numbers match better on the locals. What is it, 204,205,207 instead of 4,5,7, something like that. wish we had that! Too bad it's all sloppy, I wish they'd sort the channels out better.

They want us to use the favorites button

i called customer support again. They said new channels will be here by Jan 8 .I hope they deliver on that promise!

I can wait 2-3 months knowing I've at least got it in HD now.

Also, they're broadcasting these new channels in Clear QAM, which I love.
Enjoy it for now; don't expect it to last.

Here in Blacksburg, Va we just had 15 new HD channels show up today after more than nothing for about a year.


That's quite remarkable, and possibly good news for us who've been waiting a long time for HD channel upgrades. Was this announced in your area before hand or did they just suddenly add them without warning as they sometimes do?

That's quite remarkable, and possibly good news for us who've been waiting a long time for HD channel upgrades. Was this announced in your area before hand or did they just suddenly add them without warning as they sometimes do?

Nothing ever announced that I saw. Checked the bill each month for something too. All we had was a rate increase with them saying new things were coming... but everyone got that.

The just appeared on Friday, ironically the day after the population of the town halved with most college students leaving. Maybe they did it to work bugs out because Comcast Sportsnet HD has no sound at all right now, on anything.

I was honestly surprised because we lost HDnet and gained useless CWHD about last December.

Comcast here has to compete because college students with their HDTVs demand HD channels.

So, is Jan. 8th going to be the date for Philly to get some new HD channels?

So, is Jan. 8th going to be the date for Philly to get some new HD channels?

Who said that?

Got a pamphlet today about new channels coming in January:

Sci Fi HD
USA HD
Discovery HD
History HD
TLC HD
CNN HD
IFC
Fuse
Bloomberg

The first three should show up next week as a "preview".

Who said that?

that would be me.. sad comcast customer with no HD until January hopefully..

that would be me.. sad comcast customer with no HD until January hopefully..

Uh...

Who said January 8th?

Here in Chicagoland we just got USAHD, CNNHD, and DiscoveryHD (simulcast) added today.

Uh...

Who said January 8th?

SOmebody from customer support. . I was asking about my bill and at the same time I ask about the lack of HD channels in our area.

Here in Blacksburg, Va we just had 15 new HD channels show up today after more than nothing for about a year.

New in bold:

704 PBSHD
707 CBSHD
708 FOXHD
710 NBCHD
712 ABCHD
713 CWHD
750 HBOHD
751 SHOHD
752 StrHD
753 MAXHD
756 CNNHD
758 USAHD
759 SCIHD
761 HISHD
763 DSCHD
764 APLHD
765 TLCHD
767 FNHD
768 HGTVHD
769 AEHD
770 MHD
771 UNIHD
772 ESPNHD
773 ESPN2HD
774 MOJO
775 TNTHD
776 DSCHD
777 HGCHD
778 NFLHD
779 CSNHD
780 TBSHD
781 VSHD

We got all of those channels added in Pulaski as well. I did notice that the local access channel is not on the air. I wonder if the are moving it to digital to free up some spectrum for all these HD channels.

Here in Chicagoland we just got USAHD, CNNHD, and DiscoveryHD (simulcast) added today.

Discovery HD was added on the 6th, the other 2 were added on the 13th.

SOmebody from customer support. . I was asking about my bill and at the same time I ask about the lack of HD channels in our area.

But you're in Florida, and you responded to someone asking about new channels in Philadelphia? :confused:

In Indy we just got USA and TDC in HD. I'll call this week to see if we're getting THC and SCI in HD.

In Indy we just got USA and TDC in HD. I'll call this week to see if we're getting THC and SCI in HD.

Find out what we're getting here in Jersey when you call.:rolleyes:

just like us, "you'll get nothing and like it"

just like us, "you'll get nothing and like it"

Hah! I love it!

MAXMAN: "Please may I have some more HD?"

COMCAST: "No - We hope you STARVE!"

:(:D

I'm just so excited that I had to share with you guys. A week or two ago, I received my Comcast bill that included a notice for price increases. Great, I thought, every January we get a price increase. However, there was also a channel lineup card along with it also. It showed either 2 or 3 new channels we were supposed to get. Great! Now for the good news. Last week they added a couple of new channels. Now I look today and counted the total new ones and were up to 11! Granted, they might not be the best channels, but at least they are being added!

191 - The Discovery Channel HD*
192 - TLC HD*
193 - Animal Planet HD*
194 - SciFi HD*
195 - USA HD*
196 - TBS HD* (would have been nice around playoff time)
197 - Food HD*
198 - HGTV HD
199 - A&E HD
200 - National Geographic HD
201 - FSN HD*
202 - ESPN HD
203 - ESPN 2 HD
204 - TNT HD
205 - Discovery HD Theater
206 - Mojo
207 - Versus/Golf HD
208 - Universal HD*
209 - MTV HD
210 - HD On-Demand
211 - HD On-Demand Movies
212 - History Channel HD*
213 - CNN HD*
215 - HBO HD
219 - Cinemax HD
223 - Showtime HD
227 - Starz HD
229 - HD Premium Channels On-Demand
230 - HD Music On-Demand
231 - ABC HD
232 - NBC HD
233 - CBS HD
234 - FOX HD
235 - CW HD
236 - MyNetwork HD
240 - PBS HD

* New
36 HD channels, 11 new ones!

Some were added last week - some today.

http://www.hdtvtwincities.com/forumbb/viewtopic.php?t=3514

Great, you get a price increase while NE and SE Wisconsin (to the east of you) are stuck with a price increase too, but got only a couple of HD channels about 2 months ago.
If Comcast could take over TWC Wisconsin like it did with the TWC Minnesota's Twin Cities, I wish they could do it.
Since Comcast is to our south, too, in Illinois, it could become one big coverage area (and no Navigator service aka "Crapagator").
All we can do is beg for the 13 HD channels you have we don't and now, you have Sci-Fi HD and USA HD (and Nat Geo, FoodHD, etc.etc.), too!

Stinks to be in Wisconsin for cableTV service.
I have a buddy that moved to Fridley, MN from TWC Wisconsin and was "worried" there would be "fewer channels" and worse service than TWC here:
WRONG!

I'm staying with family this week and they have Comcast with all those channels you mentioned. Meanwhile I'm stuck with the tiny little HD lineup that TWC provides back at home. TWC better pick up the pace soon or hello DirecTV.

I'm just so excited that I had to share with you guys. A week or two ago, I received my Comcast bill that included a notice for price increases. Great, I thought, every January we get a price increase. However, there was also a channel lineup card along with it also. It showed either 2 or 3 new channels we were supposed to get. Great! Now for the good news. Last week they added a couple of new channels. Now I look today and counted the total new ones and were up to 11! Granted, they might not be the best channels, but at least they are being added!

There is already a thread for all discussion relating to recently added and near future Comcast HD Channels-

'What's the next HD channel for Comcast?'

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=424081

Topics merged.

Who said that?

Nobody said it. I was asking a question. :rolleyes:

Anyway, new HD channels are popping up all over the place. I'd just like to get some love here in Philly.

Current lineup for me (not bad for such a small market[Morgantown, WV], if you ask me)
BTW anyone else just getting a black screen for USA and SciFi?
189 - MTVHD MTV HD
190 - NGCHD National Geographic HD
191 - FOODHD Food HD
192 - AETVHD A&E HD East
193 - HGTVD HGTV HD (HGHD)
194 - UHD Universal HD
195 - USAHD USA Network HD
196 - HSTRYHD History HD
197 - CNNHD CNN HD
198 - TBSHD TBS HD
700 - WQEDDT WQEDDT (WQED-DT)
702 - KDKADT KDKADT (KDKA-DT)
704 - WTAEDT WTAEDT (WTAE-DT)
706 - WPGHDT WPGHDT (WPGH-DT)
707 - WPMYDT WPMYDT (WPMY-DT)
710 - WPCW WPCW
711 - WPXIDT WPXIDT (WPXI-DT)
750 - HBOHD Home Box Office Digital
751 - SHOWHD Showtime Digital
752 - STARZHD STARZ! High Definition
753 - MAXHD CineMAX High Definition
770 - CSNDCHD Comcast Sportnet HD
772 - ESPNHD ESPNHD
773 - ESPN2HD ESPN2 HD
774 - MOJOHD MOJO HD
775 - TNTHD TNTHD (TNT-HD)
776 - HDT HD Theater
777 - NFLHD NFL Network HD
779 - DSC Discovery Channel HD
780 - SCIFIHD Sci-Fi Channel HD

Yo Mav, don't forget about 769 (Fox Sports Pittsburgh). lol Although its only used for an occasional Pens game or Pirates game and usually one college football game per week. Any other time it's color bars.

BTW, does anyone have an Encore HD channel? I know that they have Encore HD OnDemand movies but have nevers seen and actual HD channel for them.

There isn't one. Look at the Encore Web site and there's a list of channels at the top. No HD. Then for comparison, go to the Starz Web site (there's a link at the very bottom of the Encore site). Look at the channel list. Sure enough, a suite of HD channels is available.

Atlanta head ends got a passel of new HD channels yesterday:

CNN HD
Discovery Channel HD
Animal Planet HD
History Channel HD
USA HD
FOX Sports Net HD

Was also hoping for TLC HD and Sci Fi HD, but guess we'll get those in the next round!

HD Lineup 11-08-2007 Lawrence MA

Ch Number Service Tier required
======================================================
802 PBS HD Channel (2.2) HD+ Basic
804 WBZ (CBS) (4.1) Basic
805 WCVB (ABC) (5.1) Basic
807 WHDH (NBC) (7.1) Basic
809 WUMR (ABC) (75.89) Basic
821 National Geographic Starter (probobly and Classic too)
823 Discovery Starter
825 WFXT (Fox) (25.1) Basic
828 MHD HD+ Starter AND Classic
831 TBS Starter
832 HGTV-HD HD+ Starter
833 TNT Classic
835 USA Starter
837 A&E Starter
838 WSBK (38.1) Basic
839 HD Theatre HD+ Classic
842 CNN Starter
846 Universal HD HD+ Classic
848 Verses / Golf HD Starter
849 ESPN Classic
850 ESPN 2 Starter
851 NESN Starter
853 NFL Network Sports & Ent
854 Food Network HD HD+ Starter
856 WLVI (CW) (56.1) Basic
868 Cinemax Cinemax
870 HBO HBO
872 History Channel Starter
875 Starz Starz
877 Showtime Showtime
881 Mojo HD+ / CSN (Home Celtic games) Classic

Atlanta head ends got a passel of new HD channels yesterday:

CNN HD
Discovery Channel HD
Animal Planet HD
History Channel HD
USA HD
FOX Sports Net HD

Was also hoping for TLC HD and Sci Fi HD, but guess we'll get those in the next round!

I just noticed this as well, and while I also don't have TLC yet, I *do* have Sci-Fi HD on 874.

I just noticed this as well, and while I also don't have TLC yet, I *do* have Sci-Fi HD on 874.

Yup. Heard they just added that today as a follow-up. Merry Christmas to us, I guess! Maybe a few more will pop up before they're done.

Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett:

Satellite TV ads are decelerating, and Comcast has plenty of capacity to match their HD offerings without rebuilding their systems.

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/12/moffett-comcast-cmsca-undervalued-sees-cable-upside.html

Wtf mates? Nothing here in Jerseyland or Eastern PA.

Wtf mates? Nothing here in Jerseyland or Eastern PA.

I was thinking the same thing. Mostly hoping for the Discovery HD simulcast, maybe we're next?

I was thinking the same thing. Mostly hoping for the Discovery HD simulcast, maybe we're next?

Well I think we're short of bandwidth at the moment. However, they are getting rid of the ValuePac group, so maybe they will pull something like SE PA did and move 2 channels from the VP to digital only.

Wtf mates? Nothing here in Jerseyland or Eastern PA.

I feel your pain. I need to start avoiding this thread on mondays and tuesdays when other markets get channels and we keep getting the shaft.

I feel your pain. I need to start avoiding this thread on mondays and tuesdays when other markets get channels and we keep getting the shaft.

I don't think Comcast has added any HD channels this year, at least I don't recall any additions or subtractions since I moved back to the area in Feb. I'm really thinking of switching to DirecTV

I don't think Comcast has added any HD channels this year, at least I don't recall any additions or subtractions since I moved back to the area in Feb. I'm really thinking of switching to DirecTV

That's exactly what I did, kept the basic Comcast cable service and internet and actually today I signed up for their phone service, that way I can get the locals in HD(Direct doesn't offer them in my area yet). I must be a unique customer to them, I have digital phone service, internet and basic cable tv service. :)

That's exactly what I did, kept the basic Comcast cable service and internet and actually today I signed up for their phone service, that way I can get the locals in HD(Direct doesn't offer them in my area yet). I must be a unique customer to them, I have digital phone service, internet and basic cable tv service. :)

That does sound odd, usually people get everything. I"m actually thinking of ditching the home phone, I don't see a need w/ us both having cells and that way it frees up more money for more HD channels

Does anyone know what is actually broadcast on the Sunsports/FSN HD channel? The majority of the time I look at the channel on the guide listing, it shows off air. I know that it's a sports channel, but unlike ESPN for example, the Sunsports/FSN always seems to be off-air. It doesn't seem like that channel has a purpose -- perhaps another HD channel could be put in it's place like HD Net, CNN-HD, and other HD channels that other Comcast markets have.

Does anyone know what is actually broadcast on the Sunsports/FSN HD channel? The majority of the time I look at the channel on the guide listing, it shows off air. I know that it's a sports channel, but unlike ESPN for example, the Sunsports/FSN always seems to be off-air. It doesn't seem like that channel has a purpose -- perhaps another HD channel could be put in it's place like HD Net, CNN-HD, and other HD channels that other Comcast markets have.

It show's Heat/Panther/Marlins & an occasional Devil Rays games in HD...

Baltimore County got Discovery, USA and SciFi yesterday

Baltimore County got Discovery, USA and SciFi yesterday

Richmond, VA got USA & SciFi today.

Memphis just lit up CNN-HD, DSC-HD, Animal Planet-HD and History-HD (well, it was blank last night, but it was in the guide). The only channel they had announced that I ever saw was for CNN-HD, had no idea about these others.

BTW, does anyone have an Encore HD channel? I know that they have Encore HD OnDemand movies but have nevers seen and actual HD channel for them.
A few years ago on Voom DBS, Encore HD existed. It was discontinued early in 2005.

Does anyone know what is actually broadcast on the Sunsports/FSN HD channel? The majority of the time I look at the channel on the guide listing, it shows off air. I know that it's a sports channel, but unlike ESPN for example, the Sunsports/FSN always seems to be off-air. It doesn't seem like that channel has a purpose -- perhaps another HD channel could be put in it's place like HD Net, CNN-HD, and other HD channels that other Comcast markets have.Most local sports nets, like Sunsports & FSN, are only active when they are broadcasting a live HD sports event. Check their web pages for HD schedules.

Last night in the Willow Grove head end (philly market), we had a complete outage of Digital signals. It lasted about and hour (around 8pm). I got my hopes up thinking that they were finally giong to light up some new stuff.


Nahh.....

Most local sports nets, like Sunsports & FSN, are only active when they are broadcasting a live HD sports event. Check their web pages for HD schedules.


CSN-Chicago broadcasts on their HD channel 24/7. On SD programming, most shows are in 4x3 format with side bars. Pregame, postgame, and "sportsdesk" shows are in widescreen SD. Picture is much better than the analog channel.

CSN-Chicago broadcasts on their HD channel 24/7.That's why I said most. NESN, YES, and others are on the 24/7.

NOTHING New in Boston.

Baltimore City got USA, Sci Fi, Discovery Channel today.

A few years ago on Voom DBS, Encore HD existed. It was discontinued early in 2005.
They must have figured that "HDTV Thing" was just a fad.... ;)

After 2 emails I got a call from Comcast this afternoon and we discused what was up with Philly being passed over for any new HD channels while all around us it seemed upgrades have been getting done almost daily over the last few weeks. Pretty much what he said was that the Philadelphia area plants were still in the process of being upgraded so that we would have the bandwidth to handle the new HD channels. On top of that they were also still in the process of moving analog channels to all digital so that we would have the room to get then new channels. So, according to the guy I talk to Philadelphia and surrounding areas shouldn't expect any new channels until "early 2008".

So, there you have it.

WOW! A straight answer after only 2 e-mails....that's huge for Comcast.

that's a nice slap in the face to your company's backyard.

that's a nice slap in the face to your company's backyard.

No big surprise really. I've come to expect it from Comcast.

After 2 emails I got a call from Comcast this afternoon and we discused what was up with Philly being passed over for any new HD channels while all around us it seemed upgrades have been getting done almost daily over the last few weeks. Pretty much what he said was that the Philadelphia area plants were still in the process of being upgraded so that we would have the bandwidth to handle the new HD channels. On top of that they were also still in the process of moving analog channels to all digital so that we would have the room to get then new channels. So, according to the guy I talk to Philadelphia and surrounding areas shouldn't expect any new channels until "early 2008".

So, there you have it.

Surrounding areas as in New Jersey as well? Meredith (Marketing VP in NNJ) did tell me early 2008 as well in an email way back in August/September.

On the other hand, you have had Comcast as your cable provider in southeastern Penna for a long time. When Comcast bought the systems like my local area, they most likely did upgrades to begin with. I have a feeling you'll see an upgrade in the near future that will put you ahead of all of us once again.
For those of you in Harrisburg, maybe they'll also give you all four regional sports networks for your area. (Philly, 2 in Bal/DC, Pittsburgh)

No big surprise really. I've come to expect it from Comcast.

oh, I know. I don't even want to think about what comcast considers "early" 2008.

In business, "early" 2008 is pretty-much anything before June 30.

After 2 emails I got a call from Comcast this afternoon and we discused what was up with Philly being passed over for any new HD channels while all around us it seemed upgrades have been getting done almost daily over the last few weeks. Pretty much what he said was that the Philadelphia area plants were still in the process of being upgraded so that we would have the bandwidth to handle the new HD channels. On top of that they were also still in the process of moving analog channels to all digital so that we would have the room to get then new channels. So, according to the guy I talk to Philadelphia and surrounding areas shouldn't expect any new channels until "early 2008".

So, there you have it.

That's odd - figuring they made analog moves here back on 11/7 that made room for at least 4 more new HD's.

Oh well, I was with FIOS TV - they can't add any new HD's for 6 months - then I come back to Comcast - neither can we! Lol...I'm a bad luck charm.

Forgive me if I ask a really stupid question.. why is cable having trouble with bandwidth? Is it because all the HD content are uncompressed? why don't they just compressed it to mp4 like what satellite does?

Forgive me if I ask a really stupid question.. why is cable having trouble with bandwidth? Is it because all the HD content are uncompressed? why don't they just compressed it to mp4 like what satellite does?

Because none of the current STBs support it (officially). Also, MPEG4 is not part of the current Digital Cable Ready standard for Consumer's Electronics devices such as TVs and DVRs and going to MPEG4 will pretty much require everyone to have a STB of some sort which the FCC will take a dim view of.

Also, the biggest bandwidth waster is the 60 some odd channels of analog Television cable companies are carrying and most likely continue to carry until 2011/2012 where the FCC has OK'ed the Cable TV Industry to turn off analog if they desire (and I expect most will). Analog will slowly shrink as we approach 2011/2012 and some cable plants may go all digital before then but that will be based on local market conditions because if the a system does go all digital before 2011/2012, the operator has to provide free digital STBs until then.

bam Manassas Va has nine new HD channels

229 HGTV HD

231 FOOD HD

234 CNN HD

235 USA HD

236 SCIFI HD

237 HIST HD

239 DISC HD

240 TLC HD

241 Animal Planet HD

so thats 34 total HD channels!

nice job Comcast!

the complete lineup

Comcast Manassas VA HDTV
Effective 12/20/2007

210 WJLA-DT (ABC-HD)
211 WRC-DT (NBC-HD)
212 WUSA-DT (CBS-HD)
213 WTTG-DT (FOX-HD)
214 WDCW-DT (CW-HD)
215 WDCA-DT (MY Network HD)
220 WETA-DT (PBS-HD)
223 A&E HD
224 National Geographic HD
225 Discovery HD Theater
226 Mojo HD
227 MHD
228 HBO HD
229 HGTV HD
230 HD On Demand
231 Food Network HD
232 TBS HD
233 Cinemax HD
234 CNN HD
235 USA HD
236 SCI-FI HD
237 History Channel HD
238 Showtime HD
239 Discovery Channel HD
240 TLC HD
241 Animal Planet HD
246 NFL Network HD
248 Starz HD
249 TNT HD
250 Universal HD
251 Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD
252 ESPN HD
253 ESPN 2 HD
254 Versus/Golf Channel HD

Poor Philly. Well atleast we are getting a new skyscrapper. Thanks Comcast.

NJ doesn't even have a ComCRAPISTIC skyscraper... pathetic.... Even though I'll loose PBS-HD, which i really, really love, I'll probably switch to Dish in the new months... as this is my only other option. I live in an condo, facing northern sky, so I can only get Dish as there's a MDU install there.

Because none of the current STBs support it (officially). Also, MPEG4 is not part of the current Digital Cable Ready standard for Consumer's Electronics devices such as TVs and DVRs and going to MPEG4 will pretty much require everyone to have a STB of some sort which the FCC will take a dim view of.

Also, the biggest bandwidth waster is the 60 some odd channels of analog Television cable companies are carrying and most likely continue to carry until 2011/2012 where the FCC has OK'ed the Cable TV Industry to turn off analog if they desire (and I expect most will). Analog will slowly shrink as we approach 2011/2012 and some cable plants may go all digital before then but that will be based on local market conditions because if the a system does go all digital before 2011/2012, the operator has to provide free digital STBs until then.

Things might be turning around on this front: http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/

I just got Comcast HD. It comes with component cables, but the DVR does have an HDMI input.

Is there any benefit to watching Comcast HD through HDMI or should I stick with component? Thanks!

Things might be turning around on this front: http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/20/by-the-end-of-2009-mpeg-4-will-take-over-cable-too/

It still doesn't change the fact that even the newest STBs such as the DCH-3200 MPEG4 is still not a supported Codec (MPEG2 only). Plus every Digital Cable Ready TV ever made will not work with this either. I think the Moto guy is talking about delivery into the head-end not distribution to the customer. In fact, the piece of gear in the picture can be used to transcode MPEG4 from a Satellite to MPEG2 for a Cable TV subscriber.

I just got Comcast HD. It comes with component cables, but the DVR does have an HDMI input.I assume you mean "output"?

I assume you mean "output"?
Yes

I just got Comcast HD. It comes with component cables, but the DVR does have an HDMI input.

Is there any benefit to watching Comcast HD through HDMI or should I stick with component? Thanks!

HDMI has a sharper image, I'd have to recommend it over component. You will see the difference.

Will Mojo HD ever come out with new programming? I've been seeing the same Timeless and Three Sheets episodes for the past year now.

HDMI has a sharper image, I'd have to recommend it over component. You will see the difference.
Ok, I wasn't sure since Comcast HD broadcasts at 720p and 1080i but not 1080p (I think).

you'll get different answers when asked which is better, and it really depends on how your tv handles the two inputs and whether they are calibrated (or at least adjusted from the factory settings which are probably terrible). I noticed little if any difference on my set. If you can still get a free hdmi cable from comcast, or one cheap online I'd recommend trying it but for the love of pete, don't let some best buy employee talk you into a $100 monster hdmi cable.

Ok, I wasn't sure since Comcast HD broadcasts at 720p and 1080i but not 1080p (I think).What does that have to do with HDMI vs. component?

What does any of this have to do with what the next channel is for Comcast?

How bout PMing the rest of your questions/answers??

Ok, I wasn't sure since Comcast HD broadcasts at 720p and 1080i but not 1080p (I think).
What does that have to do with HDMI vs. component?
Or more importantly, what does this have to do with recent and future Comcast HD channels? Nothing. :)

There is a thread for this:

'Comcast topic - for alternative discussion (not new HD channels)'
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=943543

...don't let some best buy employee talk you into a $100 monster hdmi cable.

I swear by my Monster cables and recommend them to anyone. I got a noticeable improvement in picture quality over the generic Comcast cables. Guess you've never tried them.

On the other hand, for anybody who doesn't care enough about their picture to have their set ISF calibrated, I wouldn't bother spending money to upgrade cables.

MODERATOR: please move these post topics to the 'alternative discussion' thread.

I swear by my Monster cables and recommend them to anyone. I got a noticeable improvement in picture quality over the generic Comcast cables. Guess you've never tried them.



Placebo effect.

anyone have NHL Network HD?

anyone have NHL Network HD?

I know the channel is available in Boston/Brookline

anyone have NHL Network HD?

I have it in NW Jersey. Great channel!

In Morgantown we have been waiting for On Demand for a long time and I was told a few months back by Comcast that we would have it by years end. On Saturday it showed up on channel 199. However, when I try to access it a bob pops up telling me "To Order On D service please call xxxxxxxx). What does this mean? We've never had On Demand service here and I'm not 100% sure how it works. I assumed it was an interactive channel where I could browse through a selection of programs to watch some being free and others costing money.

What gives?

In Morgantown we have been waiting for On Demand for a long time and I was told a few months back by Comcast that we would have it by years end. On Saturday it showed up on channel 199. However, when I try to access it a bob pops up telling me "To Order On D service please call xxxxxxxx). What does this mean? We've never had On Demand service here and I'm not 100% sure how it works. I assumed it was an interactive channel where I could browse through a selection of programs to watch some being free and others costing money.

What gives?

Power cycle the cable box. If that does not work, call the service center and ask.

Detroit area Comcast will get Animal Planet HD, Discovery HD, The Learning Channel HD, & Sci-Fi HD on or about 01/08/08. That will add up to 33 HD channels, with only FOX Business Channel HD and NHL Network HD MIA.

Detroit area Comcast will get Animal Planet HD, Discovery HD, The Learning Channel HD, & Sci-Fi HD on or about 01/08/08. That will add up to 33 HD channels, with only FOX Business Channel HD and NHL Network HD MIA.

Customer Support also said we'll be having more channels on Jan 8.. So this could really be for real!

Good to see the Atlanta Market getting Sci Fi HD before Stargate Atlantis starts airing again. :)

I hope the Atlanta market gets Sci Fi HD before Stargate Atlantis starts airing again. :)

Uh...We got Sci Fi HD last week, bro.

Merry Christmas. ;)

Detroit area Comcast will get Animal Planet HD, Discovery HD, The Learning Channel HD, & Sci-Fi HD on or about 01/08/08. That will add up to 33 HD channels, with only FOX Business Channel HD and NHL Network HD MIA.

my goodness that sounds great, im pretty sure that includes me, im in macomb and thats kinda the detroit area.

Uh...We got Sci Fi HD last week, bro.

Merry Christmas. ;)

Uh, Bro, there are several Headends around the Atlanta area (like the former Adelphia system that I'm on) adding channels at different times depending upon cable plant capacity.

Merry Christmas to all, and may more HD be on the way soon! Or, I'm going to have to ditch 2 HD Tivos and go back to Directv....

Uh, Bro, there are several Headends around the Atlanta area (like the former Adelphia system that I'm on) adding channels at different times depending upon cable plant capacity.

Merry Christmas to all, and may more HD be on the way soon! Or, I'm going to have to ditch 2 HD Tivos and go back to Directv....

Ah, I was under the impression all the Atlanta headends got SciFi HD. My mistake. Hope you get it soon!

Power cycle the cable box. If that does not work, call the service center and ask.

I power cycled the box and that didn't work. I then noticed that there was a channel (290) I believe that was called FMOD. It was a free on demand movie channel of some type. When I changed to that channel a comcast logo came up and it said, "Downloading content". After about 3 minutes my box automatically power cycled. I was sure this was going to fix it. However, the same problem existed after it rebooted. So I called their 800 number and talked to a CSR. SHe said that On Demand is not listed for the Morgantown area yet and that it might be showing up in the guide for testing purposes. Shes advised me to check it daily to see if eventually works. So thats what I'll do.

so I hope Boston's next 6 will be Animal Planet HD, The Learning Channel HD, Sci-Fi HD, FOX Business Channel HD, NHL Network HD, and the obvious Comcast Sportsnet NE HD!

SciFiHD just showed up on the guide in Memphis today. No program data yet, but the channel is up and working. In time for Atlantis next week, and BSG next year.

SciFi HD, Discovery HD, Animal Planet HD are now available in the Jacksonville, FL area.

w00t!

so I hope Boston's next 6 will be Animal Planet HD, The Learning Channel HD, Sci-Fi HD, FOX Business Channel HD, NHL Network HD, and the obvious Comcast Sportsnet NE HD!

Looking for CSN NE HD here in CT also. At least you get the home games pre-empting MOJO, we get absolutely nothing at the moment.

After that I'd like to see TLC HD, Animal Planet HD and Fox Business HD added.

SciFi HD, Discovery HD, Animal Planet HD are now available in the Jacksonville, FL area.

w00t!


How many did you have before that?

How many did you have before that?

We have the following HD Channels:

ESPN
ESPN2
VS GOLF
NFLN
TNT
MOJO
A&E
UNIVERSE
MUSIC: HD
HD Theater
National Geographic
Food
HGTV
HBO
Cinemax
Showtime
Starz
USA
TBS
History
CNN
Discovery
Animal Planet
SciFi
Local Channels (WJXX, WTLV, WTEV, WAWS, WCWJ, WJCT)
Sun Sports
Fox Sports Net

We have the following HD Channels:

ESPN
ESPN2
VS GOLF
NFLN
TNT
MOJO
A&E
UNIVERSE
MUSIC: HD
HD Theater
National Geographic
Food
HGTV
HBO
Cinemax
Showtime
Starz
USA
TBS
History
CNN
Discovery
Animal Planet
SciFi
Local Channels (WJXX, WTLV, WTEV, WAWS, WCWJ, WJCT)
Sun Sports
Fox Sports Net

I also live in florida but we have only local HD channels .. Life is unfair!

I also live in florida but we have only local HD channels .. Life is unfair!

Are you sure you actually pay for all the HD's? I know it's about 4 bucks a month here for the channels over and above the local HD's. Ditigal Starter versus Digital Basic, at least I think it's something like that.

PLEASE!!! When will Philly get Sci-Fi HD???

oh, and what about HDNet??

I still don't have fricken TBS- HD thanks Comcast in Reading, PA

I still don't have fricken TBS- HD thanks Comcast in Reading, PAYou're missing very little HD content - most of TBS' programming is 4:3 stretch-o-vision. And TBS seems to do a worse job of it than TNT (not sure how that's possible, but it is).

yeah we are missing a ton of the channels here, but tbs hd is last on the list of what I want. Until they actually put HD on the channel I don't care about it.

Memphis area Comcast just added SciFi HD, along with HistoryHD (stretch-o-vision).

Memphis area Comcast just added SciFi HD, along with HistoryHD (stretch-o-vision).

On a Sunday? Strange, normally channel additions happen on weekdays.

Are you sure you actually pay for all the HD's? I know it's about 4 bucks a month here for the channels over and above the local HD's. Ditigal Starter versus Digital Basic, at least I think it's something like that.


Yes . I believe I do coz I just upgraded when I got my Panasonic 50 in 75U. I got a a 6412 dvr and I also got HBO. The technician actually told me that I would only be getting 3 channels of HD . All local btw..

yeah we are missing a ton of the channels here, but tbs hd is last on the list of what I want. Until they actually put HD on the channel I don't care about it.

Yeah there were only three programs on that channel that were of any value. However we did get in in Comcast Boston just in time for the first one. :)

Ah, I was under the impression all the Atlanta headends got SciFi HD. My mistake. Hope you get it soon!

No problem, got the adds last week, and yesterday Food Network HD & HGTV HD were added- but the guide channel won't download as the channel is not labeled yet. I'm on the extreme North Gwinnett County (Winder) headend- old Adelphia. I found those by manually putting in the channels between the current HD and the local HD one by one with my HD Tivo tuners with Cable cards. Fox HD sports coming too- has a test pattern up now.

Any word of Comcast reaching a deal with FX? They show a decent amount of movies and have decent shows like Nip Tuck I would enjoy watching in HD, assumming they do it right and show HD versions of the movies they have. Sometimes when I click info on my remote the Motorola cable box guide will show "HD" for shows like Nip Tuck. Is there a deal in place, or have no negotiations even started?

I've read nothing indicating Comcast will be providing FX HD. That's a real sticky point for me. Not enough to get me to switch, but it surely is a concern.

On a Sunday? Strange, normally channel additions happen on weekdays.

SciFi-HD went live on the 28th, History-HD was week or more ago.

Any word of Comcast reaching a deal with FX? They show a decent amount of movies and have decent shows like Nip Tuck I would enjoy watching in HD, assumming they do it right and show HD versions of the movies they have. Sometimes when I click info on my remote the Motorola cable box guide will show "HD" for shows like Nip Tuck. Is there a deal in place, or have no negotiations even started?

FX has "Rescue Me" & "Always Sunny in Philly" - 2 Great reasons to have it in HD!!l