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Dish is claiming the superdish will provide up to 50HD channels, and it has already been announced that it will include HDNet and HDnet Movies. Dish already has Discovery HD, Showtime HD, and HBO HD, as well as one PPV movie HD channel and a CBS HD feed that is only available if you get a waiver from your local CBS affilliate.
I did a bit of research over at AVS forum and discovered this is all contingent on the successful launch of a new satellite sometime this summer.
I have DirecTV now, with the oval dish and triple LNB. I get HDNet, Showtime HD, HBO HD, and one PPV HD movie channel as well as an occasional free NBA game on that PPV channel.
Rumor is that DirecTV will be adding 2 or 3 more HD channels in the near future, probably Discovery HD, HDNet Movies, and ESPN-HD.
If Dish does succeed with the new satellite and really does offer significantly more HD programming I will jump ship in a hurry. DirecTV has been way too slow and way too secretive about HD and I'm tired of their whole attitude. They took way too long to get Showtime HD up, and have been promising Discovery HD for years with no sign of it yet.
With the upcoming Murdoch takeover I don't look for them to do anything for us HD fans until that deal is final.
Steve S.
I prefer not to push the subwoofers until they\'re properly run in.
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