What a a nice surprise when I got home this evening....

It was rumored that DirecTV was going to release Smithsonian HD channel on DirecTV on Wed, 9/26/07, but not only did they release Smithsonian HD Channel (Channel 267), but also an additional 20 new channels (21 new channels including the Smithsonian HD).

It was neat watching Weather Channel in HD. I saw an Anderson Cooper show on CNN HD. Wow, I can see Christine Amapour has some new wrinkles! The marqee banner on the bottom of the screen is so clear and hi-res!!


Check out this link re: new channels!!

http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global...setId=P4360044

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/09/26...w-hd-channels/


Finally got my Starz channels in HD, then there is History HD, Golf HD, Animal Planet HD, Showtime has a few new HD channels in addition to the orignal ones....

Next month, you'll get Food TV HD, Cinemax HD, Sci FI HD, FX HD, HGTV HD, etc. and it will be over 70 HD Channels

By the end of the year, DirecTV will add more channels so there will be more than 100 HD Channels!!

To find all the new HD Channels, you can tune into Channel 77 and/or 510.

Anyhow, the only way to get tons of HD channels now is either use DirecTV HD or Verizon Fios TV.

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