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High Def Delight

Archive for the ‘HD Channels’ Category

May 3rd, 2008

CableVision Bermuda Gets CNN HD, NFL Network HD

I guess when there’s hurricanes around, Bermuda folks have to stay inside. So why not have cable? Better yet, why not have that cable in HD? CableVision in Bermuda has announced the availability of CNN HD and NFL Network HD to subscribers for an additional $12 per month. Still, it’s better than your other options, […]

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May 3rd, 2008

SW Washington, Oregon Gets 11 Comcast HD Channels

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Oregon and Southwestern Washington Comcast subscribers: You are now free to watch more HDTV. If you are a subscriber in the area (Portland), you now have the following channels at your disposal:

Disney Channel HD (741)
ABC Family Channel HD (739)
Discovery Channel HD (707)
TLC HD (738)
Science HD […]

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April 5th, 2008

Rogers Degrading HD Quality Due to QAM

In another blow to the cable industry, primarily Canadian cable, Rogers Communications is going to be compressing HD video streams, thus degrading the quality of your HD programming. Here’s the list of channels affected:

HD PBS Buffalo
HD WGN
HD The Score
HD Showcase
HD National Geographic
HD Mpix
HD Discovery
HD MORE
HD TMN
HD NBC Seattle
HD SUN
HD RAP
HDA&E
HDCNN
HDNET

The reason why Rogers is compressing […]

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March 8th, 2008

ESPNews Going HD in March?

The folks over at DBSTalk have obtained a few screen captures of what is believed to be the new graphics package for ESPNews HD. We have been expecting ESPNews to go high-def sometime soon, but now with the screenshots being released (and they are some awesome looking screenshots), we can hopefully look forward to it […]

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February 2nd, 2008

ESPN Goes HD Down Under

I’ll spare everyone from my awful Aussie jokes, because I know Shai and Darren would be on me, so let’s just tell the story, shall we? ESPN, the sports mega-giant broadcasting company, is taking it’s HD content to the southern hemisphere, and it’s doing it in quite a big flare. In order to transfer the […]

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January 15th, 2008

They’re Back! And in HD

The people you either love, or you love to hate are back, and in HD to boot. American Idol has kicked off their seventh season on Fox stations around the nation, and just in time. As the drought of shows are somewhat being replenished by various shows such as Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and […]

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January 13th, 2008

IndyCar to Be Broadcasted in HD

Now that NASCAR has been in HD for a while, it’s time for other racing sports to join them, and the next racing sport is, IndyCar! Ok, so that didn’t get you excited? Well how about this: all the cameras, including “in-car cameras and those used in the pits” are HD as well, not to […]

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December 31st, 2007

China’s Central TV goes HD in 2008

 Starting on January 1, 2008 (that’s tomorrow, if you didn’t know), China’s Central TV is going to broadcast in HD, and starting their broadcast with over-the-air, while it was previously a cable-only channel. Those who want to watch CCTV over-the-air may have to buy a separate external set-top box to receive the signal. So the […]

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October 1st, 2007

Speed in HD… The Racing Kind

For all you Speed Channel fans, or those looking for more HD content (I’m looking at you, DirecTV), February is the month for you. Not only will Speed have coverage of the 50th Daytona 500, but they are doing the coverage in high definition. They plan to start with more than 100 hours of HD […]

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