Well, the long wait is finally over, but it appears to have been worth it. DIRECTV has started to come through on its promise to offer a huge selection of high-definition channels, with 21 added last week and another 11 coming on board two days ago. This brings the current number of HD channels offered by the satellite TV provider to 42, with a total of 100 HD channels promised by the end of the year.
The HD channels added last week include A&E HD, Animal Planet HD, Big Ten Network HD, CNN HD, Discovery Channel HD, The History Channel, The Learning Channel,The Movie Channel, NFL Network HD, The Science Channel HD, Showtime Too HD, Showtime West HD, Smithsonian Channel HD, Starz Comedy HD, Starz Edge HD, Starz HD East, Starz HD West, Starz Kids HD, TBS HD, The Weather Channel HD, and the Versus/Golf Channel.
The HD channels added October 3 include Comcast SportsNet Chicago HD, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD, New England Sports Network/NESN HD, SportsNet New York HD, YES HD, Cinemax East, Cinemax West, HBO West, Bravo, SciFi Channel, and USA Network.
Here at Abt, we reconfigured our DIRECTV equipment to receive the new HD channels and added two new HD DVR boxes to the store feed, so the new channels can now be seen on all of the HDTVs in our store. We’re all pretty amazed at how fantastic these high-def channels look.
If you currently have DIRECTV HD service, you must have the following in order to receive the new HD channels: a DIRECTV HD Receiver or DIRECTV Plus HD DVR, a 5-LNB satellite dish, and a B-Band Converter (BBC) module. Customers who sign up for new DIRECTV HD service will receive the new HD channels at the time of installation. —by Graham W.
5 Comments
Jeff S.
October 23, 2007 at 8:54 pmI love all the new HD channels on Directv. They have been promising this for so long… I was estatic to finally see a bunch of new channels rolling in.
Megan M
October 23, 2007 at 9:01 pmI have to admit that the additional HD channels have proven to be an awesome addition to the array of channel options. It was like flipping the switch, I came home and there was a multitude of additional channels. Not to mention- the Directv customer support is far better than any cable service has to offer. Thumbs up to Directv.
Hector
October 23, 2007 at 9:05 pmI have never had any sort of television beyond the kind you get off the antenna and because of where I live the reception wasn’t that good anyways. Thankfully I found DirecTV and am now able to view hundreds more channels and lots in high definition also. It’s amazing to realize what you have been missing without it.
George G.
October 23, 2007 at 9:45 pmAnyone notice that Abt has the new HR21 HD-DVR box on their site (and says it is in-stock)? I haven’t seen any other retailer with this product (in store or online). It can record 50 hours of HD and the box is cool looking (and black).
Lisa G.
October 23, 2007 at 10:45 pmIt is crazy how they just turned all of these channels on at once. I was hating directv… but now I have nothing to complain about. Wait… they could bring TIVO back!