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Good to see you finally made the plunge, I transitioned into HD about 6 months ago and have not looked back since. I remember watching it at first, with a regular box and going, WTF this is what HD is all about, its just bigger, and blurrier? Then I realized that I needed an HD box... boy did I feel stupid. Got the box and have had loads of fun with it since :p Sports are a lot better in HD.

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getting comcast digital cable in about 10 minutes... on 2 tvs, the one in my bedroom....small 20 inch sharp lcd 1080i , and the one down stairs, 46 inch samsung lcd...i cant wait.

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I bought Sony's HD-DVD player and absolutely love the quality, plus my tv is a sony XBR2, which has 1080p that is not available yet, but supposedly direct-tv and dish are going to be the one's offering first. BTW- direct-tv and dish have the best hd selection and quality, like kraw had pointed out.

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I bought Sony's HD-DVD player and absolutely love the quality, plus my tv is a sony XBR2, which has 1080p that is not available yet, but supposedly direct-tv and dish are going to be the one's offering first. BTW- direct-tv and dish have the best hd selection and quality, like kraw had pointed out.

That is a hell of a trick :mrgreen:

Sony = Blu-Ray

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Kraw, how do you clean yours? I read a ton of things, dry cotton ball, warm water, soap, alcohol, etc.. I fingered it while setting it up and I can't remove the, I tried a dry cotton ball and nothing.

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comcast

Sci-Fi HD

Animal Planet HD

Discovery HD

The Learning Channel HD

NHL Network HD

USA Network HD

The History Channel HD

CNN HD

TBS HD

NFL Network HD

Food Network HD

HGTV HD

National Geographic HD

A&E HD

Local Sports Net(s)

ESPN HD

ESPN2 HD

TNT HD

HD Theater

MOJO

VSGLF Golf Channel HD / Versus HD

Universal HD

MHD

HBO HD

Cinemax HD

Showtime HD

Starz HD

ABC HD

NBC HD

CBS HD

FOX HD

My Network TV HD

The CW HD

PBS Digital

Coming soon:

Fox Business Channel HD

ESPNews HD

MGM HD (Not yet announced)

DirecTV

DirecTV National HD Channel Listing

Local/80/81 - CBS HD 1080i

Local/82/83 - NBC HD 1080i

Local/86/87 - ABC HD 720p

Local/88/89 - FOX HD 720p

74 - Universal HD (a) 1080i

78 - HDNet Movies (a) 1080i

79 - HDNet (a) 1080i

99 - PPV HD (MPEG2) 1080i

135-138 (4) - PPV HD (f) 1080i

145-147 (3) - PPV HD (f) 1080i

175-179 (5) - PPV HD (k) 1080i

202 - CNN HD (B) 1080i

206/73 - ESPN HD (a) 720p

209/72 - ESPN2 HD (a) 720p

212 - NFL Network HD (B) 1080i

215 - NHL Network HD (j) 1080i

217 - Tennis Channel HD (n)

218-1 - Big Ten Network Alternate HD (h) 720p Game-Only

219-1 - Big Ten Network Alternate HD (h) 720p Game-Only

220 - Big Ten Network HD (B) 720p

229-1 - HGTV HD (f) 1080i

231-1 - Food Network HD (e) 1080i

242 - USA Network HD © 1080i

244 - SciFi Channel HD © 1080i

245/75 - TNT HD (a) 1080i

247 - TBS HD (B) 1080i

248 - FX HD (f) 720p

255 - MGM HD (e) 1080i

265 - A&E HD (B) 720p

266 - Biography Channel HD (l)

267 - Smithsonian HD (B) 1080i

269 - The History Channel HD (B) 720p

273 - Bravo HD © 1080i

276 - National Geographic Channel HD (e) 720p

278 - Discovery Channel HD (B) 1080i

280 - TLC HD (B) 1080i

281/76 - HD Theater (was Discovery HD Theater) (a) 1080i

282 - Animal Planet HD (B) 1080i

284 - The Science Channel HD (B) 1080i

296 - Cartoon Network HD (f) 1080i

299 - Nickelodeon HD (k)

325 - Spike TV HD (k)

327 - Country Music Television HD (k)

331 - MTV HD (k)

332 - MHD (d) 1080i

335 - VH1 HD (k)

355 - CNBC HD (e) 1080i

359 - Fox Business Channel HD (f) 1080i

362 - The Weather Channel HD (B) 1080i

501/70/509 - HBO East HD (a) 1080i

504 - HBO West HD © 1080i

512 - Cinemax East HD © 1080i

514 - Cinemax West HD © 1080i

518 - Starz Kids & Family HD (B) 1080i

519 - Starz Comedy HD (B) 1080i

520 - Starz East HD (B) 1080i

521 - Starz West HD (B) 1080i

522 - Starz Edge HD (B) 1080i

537/71/543 - Showtime East HD (a) 1080i

538 - Showtime Too HD (B) 1080i

540 - Showtime West HD (B) 1080i

544 - The Movie Channel HD (B) 1080i

601 - NBA TV HD (i) 1080i

604 - Versus HD / Golf HD (B) 1080i

607 - Speed Channel HD (f) 720p

610 - CSTV HD (n)

612 - Fuel TV HD (f) 720p

620-1 - Comcast Sports Net New England HD (k) Game-Only RSN

621 - Madison Square Garden (MSG) HD (m)

622/684 - YES HD © 1080i

623 - NESN HD © 1080i

624 - FSN New York HD (m)

625/683 - SNY HD © 720p/1080i

628-1 - FSN Pittsburgh HD (g) 720p Game-Only RSN

629 - CSN Mid-Atlantic HD © 1080i

630-1 - FSN South HD (k) Game-Only RSN

631-1 - SportsSouth HD (k) Game-Only RSN

632-1 - Sunshine Sports HD (k) Game-Only RSN

634-1 - FSN Florida HD (k) Game-Only RSN

635-1 - Sunshine Sports & FSN Florida Alternate HD (k) Game-Only RSN

636 - FSN Detroit HD (f) 720p

637-1 - FSN Ohio HD (k) Game-Only RSN

638-1 - FSN Cincinnati HD (k) Game-Only RSN

639-1 - FSN Houston HD (k) Game-Only RSN

640 - CSN Chicago HD © 1080i

641-1 - FSN North HD (k) Game-Only RSN

642-1 - FSN Wisconsin HD (k) Game-Only RSN

643 - FSN Southwest HD (f) 720p

644-1 - Altitude HD (k) Game-Only RSN

645-1 - FSN Rocky Mountain HD (k) Game-Only RSN

646-1 - FSN Utah HD (k) Game-Only RSN

647-1 - FSN Midwest HD (g) 720p Game-Only RSN

648-1 - FSN Midwest Alternate HD (k) Game-Only RSN

649-1 - FSN Arizona HD (k) Game-Only RSN

651-1 - FSN Northwest HD (k) Game-Only RSN

652 - FSN West HD (f) 720p

653 - FSN Prime Ticket HD (f) 720p

654-1 - FSN Bay Area HD (k) Game-Only RSN

669-1 - RSNaHD (k) Game-Only RSN

718 thru 726 NFL (9) Sunday Ticket HD (part-time, non-D10, MPEG2)

752-1 thru 763-1 (6) NBA League Pass HD (part-time, possibly re-map of D10 RSN's?)

764-1 thru 776-1 (13) NHL Center Ice HD (part-time, possibly re-map of D10 RSN's?)

Coming soon

101 - The 101 HD

290 - Disney Channel HD

292 - Toon Disney HD

297 - Boomerang HD (soon per the DirecTV channel PDF from 10/15/2007)

307 - ESPNEWS HD

311 - ABC Family

LOL...a little lopsided isn't it Kraw??!

Directv is a no brainer. I've been with them for years and I can basically push them around to get hardware when I need it. They are the best not only now in HD availability, but sports packages (NFL Superfan Ticket is a must to get my Bucs every week) and customer service is bar none the best.

I hate cable...you're just a number to them and they really don't care what type of complaint it happens to be. And if they've changed...it's because their getting their proverbial a$$ kicked in right now by Direct. So they can save it...

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LOL...a little lopsided isn't it Kraw??!

Directv is a no brainer. I've been with them for years and I can basically push them around to get hardware when I need it. They are the best not only now in HD availability, but sports packages (NFL Superfan Ticket is a must to get my Bucs every week) and customer service is bar none the best.

I hate cable...you're just a number to them and they really don't care what type of complaint it happens to be. And if they've changed...it's because their getting their proverbial a$$ kicked in right now by Direct. So they can save it...

when it rains i STILL get to watch my hd channels with cable. not so much with direct tv. thats why i changed to cable last year.

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when it rains i STILL get to watch my hd channels with cable. not so much with direct tv. thats why i changed to cable last year.

That front that came through last night...tornado watch etc...had no effect on my reception. I get interference about 3 times a year and it's usually only for a few minutes during a real bad storm.

When cable goes down...you might as well pop in a movie...cause you're at the mercy of the cable repair guy going to the hub and getting it fixed of which was usually hours when I was with Time Warner. You obviously haven't been slapped around enough by cable to know better. I just hope Direct keeps up with their customer service as more and more people move to them.

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That front that came through last night...tornado watch etc...had no effect on my reception. I get interference about 3 times a year and it's usually only for a few minutes during a real bad storm.

When cable goes down...you might as well pop in a movie...cause you're at the mercy of the cable repair guy going to the hub and getting it fixed of which was usually hours when I was with Time Warner. You obviously haven't been slapped around enough by cable to know better. I just hope Direct keeps up with their customer service as more and more people move to them.

i live in Florida and direct tv would go out on me quite a bit as you can imagine because it rains here so much here. comcast here is amazing and i get great service and they always handle my problems within minutes. i cant speak for other cable providers or other comcast areas, but they are a lot better than direct tv was for me. plus when comcast matched the mlb package they really showed me somethin.

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i live in Florida and direct tv would go out on me quite a bit as you can imagine because it rains here so much here. comcast here is amazing and i get great service and they always handle my problems within minutes. i cant speak for other cable providers or other comcast areas, but they are a lot better than direct tv was for me. plus when comcast matched the mlb package they really showed me somethin.

I live in the St. Augustine, FL myself and in Tampa, FL before now...I'm glad you get good service from Comcast, because alot of us (meaning people I know) weren't. Anyways, without getting too much more into a debate...I've been on this side of the fence for a long time and as more channels go to HD, I'm a happy camper.

Good Luck with Comcast.

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I think I have to wait to get HD. Their systems are down and I don't know how much they charge for the HD receiver.

If you're talking Directv...I think the deal is if you set up as a new customer with them now you get an H20 HD receiver with your setup. I think they run around $99 but Best Buy or other retailers at times carry rebates (sometimes instant) on them.

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If you're talking Directv...I think the deal is if you set up as a new customer with them now you get an H20 HD receiver with your setup. I think they run around $99 but Best Buy or other retailers at times carry rebates (sometimes instant) on them.

Yea, everything is free if your a new customer. I ordered it last night for $99, $33 a month for three months, which wasn't that bad. The best part is they're coming tomorrow to set it up.

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WOW, I'm just amazed, the picture quality is unreal, I can't believe I waited so long. ESPN looks just amazing, too bad there's not much sports to watch now until the end of March.

It came with a HDMI and component cables, so I don't think I should order new ones just yet.

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WTF?? All of my HD channels are out of sync. Is this a cable problem or is it just Direct TV?
It tends to happen sometimes, you can try turning the box off and back on again or hit the red reset button on the front of the box.
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  • 1 year later...
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I got a 12 bit color 60hz HDMI cable, is there a huge difference if i got a 12 bit 120 hz cable?

In a word. Yes and No.

There is a difference but to be honest I cant see it in the picture quality.

I worked for Circuit City selling TV's for about a year and a half before we closed down..... Monster tries to suck out every penny but produces "higher" quality HDMI cables but honestly the picture quality is very little difference if any at least from what I can tell.

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