DirecTV HDTV - Page 7

Um, not for me... I don't seem to have an HD alternative channel or corresponding channel for CW. Am I the only one here??

Big Ten Network HD showing a re-run (ESPN) of M/ND game and it looks very nice, indeed.

Im getting some pretty bad lip syncing issues on TBSHD and Smithsonian. Anybody else with these issues?

If your channel is breaking up, perhaps the signal is somewhat weak. Are you getting 90 plus signal strengths on 103b?

I have a commercial Panny plasma and watch many channels with black bars and have never had any problem and this was from day one.

This happens from time to time..just one of those things.

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As I recall 720p and 1080i are the only HD standards that have been approved by the US government. I believe that 1080p would require an act of congress. That's not likely since they can't seem follow through with the commitment to cutover to all digital and do away with analog.

That's enough OT discussion for me. So far all the new channels are coming in with no problems. The HR20s tune the HD channel first and H20 tunes the SD channel first. No big deal since I don't use the H20 much and all I have to do is hit the channel up button to work around the problem.

Update: I actually got a call back from a D* supervisor who echoed what has been posted here about removing the HD Access package and adding it back in through their new system. Took her a couple of minutes and I now have all of the Starz HD channels. I am also now getting the 9300 test channel which before had the 721 message.

Agreed.

The CW is a national network like NBC, CBS, FOX and ABC. You would get The CW as part of your local channels package, given that your market has The CW and it's broadcast in HD. Some markets already get their local CW station in HD from DirecTV.

There's always a chance DirecTV could pickup WGN-HD at some point, but I tend to doubt it.

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Still no channels at my commerical building. Funny how the CSR told me that those channels had not launched yet. I told her there are people currently watching them and she repeated that they aren't supposed to launch until Mid-october.

Wow.

1080p/24 is already one of the ATSC resolutions and legal for broadcast.

nope that didn't do it. Same issue. Any other thoughts? Would it be an alignment issue if I get all of the other HD channels (including the new ones except for those mentioned?)

I should have clarified earlier that I get CW-HD but its via OTA, D* doenst yet offer it with the big 4 in dallas

Very true. Unfortunately, as more and more joe sixpacks buy HDTVs, the viewing audience becomes dumbed down. And the networks will hear more and more people screaming "i don't want no stinkin' black bars on my new widescreen."

So you'll probably see more stretchorama as new channels are added

nope that didn't do it. Same issue. Any other thoughts? Would it be an alignment issue if I get all of the other HD channels (including the new ones except for those mentioned?)

Pretty much all of them. Only the Zinwell WB68 and the 16 port version of the Zinwell are certified to work with the new sat. The installer should have replaced any multiswitches for one of the new ones when they upgraded the dish. If not then call DirecTV and get it replaced for free.

MAke sure you have set it up for 5 LNB and have the B-band connected..

..and, I believe, if we complain enough, these channels will provide us with more and more true 16 x 9 format HD programming. It may take several years. In the meantime, I hardly ever watch these distorted HD channels anyway..so no big deal for me. If some of the viewing public prefers distortion, be my guest..and enjoy.

The TV programmers should NEVER stretch the content. We the viewers can't UN_STRETCH it.
You folks who want to fill your screens with stretched video can do so on your end with your TV format button and/or the format button on you D* receivers.
Don't make the rest of the whole country watch what you feel is correct...because it is NOT correct.
Please send 4x3 material as 4x3
Stretchers can then stretch to their hearts desire

DirecTV doesn't offer it in the SF market yet either, although Comcast just added it so hopefully it won't be long before D* does here as well.

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1080p @ 24 or 30 fps is part of the ATSC standards and always has been. 1080p @ 60 fps is not.

Having said that, it will be a long time before we see it from sources other than HD DVD or Blu-ray.

This is a naive question but do I have to be subscribed to the HD package to get the new HD channels. I have the 5 LNB dish the b-band converter but get a message that I have not paid? These new channels come in fine in SD ie A&E, Tbs, etc.

Wow, finally real HD quality! It's been a long time... since the early days of PBS' HD loop.

BTW... right NOW... TMC HD showing "Into the Blue". Jessica Alba. Bikini. Underwater. Very nice.

There's two problems here.

#1.) The "stretchers" vastly outnumber the "non-stretchers", I would wager.

#2.) More importantly, the companies that sell these televisions and these high-definition services do an atrocious job at explaining these things to the average consumer. Most people with the black bars that hate them probably don't even realize they HAVE a stretch feature, or that their DirecTV box can be set to auto-stretch SD content, or so on. The consumers aren't at all educated on the subject.

A pretty good looking program was on Animal PlanetHD. It all boils down to how good the HD content is. Directv is bringing us good looking HD if the programmer is sending it. Directv is certainly doing its' part..the rest is up to the programmers.

Stretch vs OAR is here for anyone interested
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=903448

It became ugly quickly. I hope we can keep it from getting to that point.