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The HD channel count marketing war roars on...
(old news - 06:35PM Monday Mar 02 2009)
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AT&T reached out to us to note that the carrier is now officially offering 100 HD channels in all of the markets where their U-Verse VDSL-based IPTV service is available. "That’s more HD than the local cable competitors in every U-verse TV market," spokesman Seth Bloom tells us. While the 100 channel count will likely be irrelevant a year from now, it's an important marketing metric in telcoTV's push to convert existing cable TV customers -- many of whom aren't thrilled with the limited number of options (for example, Comcast offers as few as 22 HD channels in some markets). The new channels are being added to existing tiers, without a price change (see full release for the particulars).

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maartena
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But in MOST areas.....

...Still only 2 per household at the same time.

I find myself often in the situation where the livingroom DVR is recording from two HD channels, and me in my office/computer room wanting to surf on another TV.... although I believe in some areas they are up to 4 HD streams now, that limitation has kept me from trying it.

I have 50 channels with TWC, and I'd like to be able to record two, and still watch a third one please
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en102
Canadian, eh?

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Valencia, CA

Re: But in MOST areas.....

Since I don't have any HD sets, it doesn't bother me.
I can get a whole bunch of HD channels for FREE OTA though

chris
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Re: But in MOST areas.....

said by en102 See Profile :

Since I don't have any HD sets, it doesn't bother me.
I can get a whole bunch of HD channels for FREE OTA though
What does over the air HD matter if you don't have ant HD sets?

Eat Me

join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ

Re: But in MOST areas.....

Digital TV actually looks pretty good on SD sets.

en102
Canadian, eh?

join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA

Re: But in MOST areas.....

yup...ota digital looks better than cable digital
Joe12345678

join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL

Re: But in MOST areas.....

said by maartena See Profile :

...Still only 2 per household at the same time.

I find myself often in the situation where the livingroom DVR is recording from two HD channels, and me in my office/computer room wanting to surf on another TV.... although I believe in some areas they are up to 4 HD streams now, that limitation has kept me from trying it.

I have 50 channels with TWC, and I'd like to be able to record two, and still watch a third one please
and ATT Direct tv has up 150 up 200 by the end of the year with no household at the same time HD limit.

scooby
Premium
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Schaumburg, IL
The third is rumored to be happening before too long and once pair bonding comes out you should be able to do 4-6 per house.

Camelot One
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Its not the number of HD channels.....

It's WHICH channels. Sure, being able to say you have 200 HD channels would be great, but if 127 of them are home shopping networks, who cares?
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Re: Its not the number of HD channels.....

said by Camelot One See Profile :

It's WHICH channels. Sure, being able to say you have 200 HD channels would be great, but if 127 of them are home shopping networks, who cares?
Exactly!
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Eat Me

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Sussex, NJ

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I was so po'ed when SE Cable decided to add QVC HD. We need Discovery HD so I can see Mythbusters in HD instead of going over to my friend's house (he has FiOS).

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maartena
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Re: Its not the number of HD channels.....

said by ninjatutle See Profile :

- HBO HD 1803
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- HBO2HW 1806
- HBOFHD 1807
- HBOFHW 1808
- HBOSHD 1809
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- ENCHD 2500
I think many people are forgetting that HBO, Showtime, Starz, CineMax, Encore, etc.... are premium channels at $12 a set or something like that.

It's easy to shout that you have 100 HD channels if getting 50 of them is going to cost you $50 a month extra.

djrobx

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Re: Its not the number of HD channels.....

quote:
I think many people are forgetting that HBO, Showtime, Starz, CineMax, Encore, etc.... are premium channels at $12 a set or something like that.
The U300 package comes with Showtime, The Movie Channel, and Starz as well as others for $20 more per month than U200. Not a bad deal.

At least they're actually normal HD channels, DirecTV's count usually includes 30 PPVHD channels!

insomniac84

join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN

Re: Its not the number of HD channels.....

That sounds like a terrible deal.
jjeffeory

join:2002-12-04
USA

I'm in Canyon Country like you ( Valencia, CC, Newhall are all really Santa Clarita, CA). I have the U400 package, and I still would have to pay more for a few HD channels ( Smithsonian HD, UHD, and something else... ) It's a lot of junk and a LOT of money to pay and we're still missing a few must have channels... It's much better than what I have in my D.C. condo with Comcast, though...

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said by maartena See Profile :

said by ninjatutle See Profile :

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- HDNET 1106
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- HMC HD 1802
- HBO HD 1803
- HBOHDW 1804
- HBO2HD 1805
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- HBOSHD 1809
- HBOSHW 1810
- HBOCHD 1811
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- HBOZHD 1813
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- HBOLHW 1832
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- MAXHDW 1834
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- ACTMHD 1837
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- TMCHDW 1884
- TMCXHD 1902
- STZHD 1903
- STZHDW 1904
- STZEHD 1910
- STZCHD 1912
- STZKHD 1932
- ENCHD 2500
I think many people are forgetting that HBO, Showtime, Starz, CineMax, Encore, etc.... are premium channels at $12 a set or something like that.

It's easy to shout that you have 100 HD channels if getting 50 of them is going to cost you $50 a month extra.
702 KTVU - HD (FOX) High-Definition TV
703 KNTV - HD (NBC) High-Definition TV
704 KRON - HD (IND) High-Definition TV
705 KPIX - HD (CBS) High-Definition TV
706 KICU - HD (IND) High-Definition TV
707 KGO - HD (ABC) High-Definition TV
709 KQED - HD (PBS) High-Definition TV
712 KBCW - HD (CW) High-Definition TV
720 Comcast SportsNet - HD (Check Local Listings) High-Definition TV
722 Discovery - HD High-Definition TV
722 Versus/Golf - HD High-Definition TV
724 ESPN - HD High-Definition TV
725 ESPN 2 - HD High-Definition TV
730 NFL Network - HD High-Definition TV
734 A&E - HD High-Definition TV
735 TBS - HD High-Definition TV
736 Sci-Fi - HD High-Definition TV
737 TNT - HD High-Definition TV
738 USA - HD High-Definition TV
739 Universal - HD High-Definition TV
740 MOJO High-Definition TV
743 Palladia (MTV in HD) High-Definition TV
746 HGTV - HD High-Definition TV
747 FOOD Network - HD High-Definition TV
750 Discovery - HD High-Definition TV
751 Animal Planet - HD High-Definition TV
752 TLC - HD High-Definition TV
754 Discovery Theater - HD High-Definition TV
756 Discovery Science - HD High-Definition TV
757 National Geographic - HD High-Definition TV
758 History - HD High-Definition TV
759 CNN - HD High-Definition TV
764 ABC Family - HD High-Definition TV
765 Disney - HD High-Definition TV
769 AMC - HD High-Definition TV
770 HBO - HD High-Definition TV
780 Starz - HD High-Definition TV
785 Showtime - HD High-Definition TV
792 Cinemax - HD High-Definition TV

This is comcast in my area. You get more for your money if you do have HBO or MAX with Uverse. With Comcast, you get 1 HD HBO. What if they're not showing pr0n on this HBOHD, you're out of luck.
SyNiSt3r

join:2007-04-26
Morristown, TN

Re: Its not the number of HD channels.....

This is comcast in my area. You get more for your money if you do have HBO or MAX with Uverse. With Comcast, you get 1 HD HBO. What if they're not showing pr0n on this HBOHD, you're out of luck.

This is possibly the funniest thing ive read all day.

djrobx

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said by Camelot One See Profile :

It's WHICH channels. Sure, being able to say you have 200 HD channels would be great, but if 127 of them are home shopping networks, who cares?
True, they do have QVC-HD. For the most part they do actually have a nice selection of HD channels. They made it to 100 with the recent addition of Disney/ABC/ESPN channels.

They're still missing the HD Viacom channels (Comedy Central, MTV, Spike, CMT, etc) although they announced that those would be coming sometime this year. They have quite a few HD channels that even DirecTV doesn't have.

A large chunk of their channels are premium HD channels and their East/West counterparts. Its nice if you are into premiums but would be better if they just got the HD VOD going for those.
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said by Camelot One See Profile :

It's WHICH channels. Sure, being able to say you have 200 HD channels would be great, but if 127 of them are home shopping networks, who cares?
Or even ESPN. ESPN channels and the Home Shopping Network are my least watched channels.
Although The shopping channel is probably watched slightly more than ESPN.
jaw2012

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019405

Re: Its not the number of HD channels.....

said by aaronwt See Profile :

Or even ESPN. ESPN channels and the Home Shopping Network are my least watched channels.
Although The shopping channel is probably watched slightly more than ESPN.
Are you a female? How could you watch HSN more than ESPN? I can't comprehend that.

Camelot One
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Re: Its not the number of HD channels.....

I am a straight guy, and I watch paint dry more than ESPN. But I can say the same for HSN.
yt
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It goes to 11

Which is 1 more than 10, so it is louder.
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waiting for the viacom hd channels

I really only care about the viacom channels coming to hd like comedy central(i would like to see that come before the new south park season starts but i dont see that happening)and others come out in hd then i will be satisfied. I know they singed a deal with at&t but its probably going be a while before I see them.
Fishie

join:2003-01-14
Riverside, CA

...and all 100 are horribly compressed!

I know. I own Uverse. All of their HD really isn't worth ANY money. They are all VERY compressed. It definitely looks worse than Time Warner's or DirecTV's HD.

dadkins
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Re: ...and all 100 are horribly compressed!

said by Fishie See Profile :

I know. I own Uverse. All of their HD really isn't worth ANY money. They are all VERY compressed. It definitely looks worse than Time Warner's or DirecTV's HD.
But... but... they have 100 of them!
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RRMAN
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Re: ...and all 100 are horribly compressed!

Yawn! Most are duplicates! Who cares!
jjeffeory

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The picture quality is worse than DirecTV and Fios ( in SoCal), but better than TWC ( in Columbus, Oh and SoCal), Charter ( in Pasadena, Wisconsin, and Hammond, LA), and Comcast ( in D.C., Columbus, OH, and SoCal) and Cox in Las Vegas, NV.

All my opinion, but that's what I've seen recently...
mbkowns
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Riverside, CA

If you call Uverse HD .... HD

The IPTV they provide looks like crap compared to Directv or Charter so who cares if they offer more channels they still suck.
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westpalm

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Re: If you call Uverse HD .... HD

I'm still trying to figure out where in Palm Beach county did AT&T launch U-Verse. No one has reported, mentioned, or anything. Yet they claimed to "launch" it this past summer?
Hoss
Sauters A Walrus

join:2000-10-05
Tulsa, OK

Re: If you call Uverse HD .... HD

They did the same thing in Tulsa; I bet not 5 percent of the whole market even has it available to them. I live in an AT&T market and don't. They're still busy doing the build-out.
JerryTimes

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U-verse high def sucks

The picture quality of U-Verse HD is by far sub par to any cable or satellite HD that I've ever seen. I watched the superbowl at a friends house that has it and it was strange. When the picture would quickly change it seemed like the image would have to build itself.
R62006

join:2006-05-03
Jacksonville, FL

Re: U-verse high def sucks

It's all about Marketing technique. more channels sounds good although i think U- VERSE is a joke.

AT&T keeps on shooting themselves in the foot, They need to stop advertising it as FIBER.
BobWadd

join:2005-12-15
Ocala, FL

NO HD channels

quote:
"Comcast offers as few as 22 HD channels in some markets"

I still have NO HD channels available in the Dunnellon Florida Comcast market!

Bob
vinnie97

join:2003-12-05
Mesquite, TX

U-Verse needs to go away

Oh well, at least it's inadvertently helping Blu-ray adoption that much more.
adsldog

join:2000-12-01
Woodstock, GA

Bellsouth had a better quality

I worked on the Bellsouth IPTV trial and I saw Direct TV on a 50 inch HDTV next to a Bellsouth IPTV on a 50 inch HDTV and the Bellsouth IPTV was much better. Bellsouth was using ADSL2+ and MMX, with ADSL2+ we were getting speeds of 35-40MB at 4000-5000 ft and with MMX we were getting speeds of 80MB, "before it was throttled at the Radius server", after it was throttled we had 40-50MB at 3000-4000 ft. At the time they were using MPEG 2 compression and planed to move to MPEG 4. But all of that changed when ATT took over and went to VDSL 1.5 not VDSL2 but 1.5, they could only get top speeds of 24MB at 2000-3000 ft. I do understand changing to what the rest of the company is already using and supporting. But when you have a technology working better, faster and at longer distances at least keep what you have in that area so you can compare.
Zoly

join:2004-01-04
Houston, TX

Re: Bellsouth had a better quality

In fact U-verse HD looks much better than Comcast here in Houston. Though, some channels look on Comcast better than on U-Verse (only national networks for some reason). Macroblocking on Comcast is very bad here. And i compared them side by side.

Also, for about a year ago, before U-verse implemented a new compression, Comcast used to be superior over U-verse.
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