DIRECTV offers a good HD lineup and the absolute best Sports HD channel lineup. By mid next year DIRECTV will have new satellites in service which will enable them to deliver over 150 HD Channels (probably 50+ % are sports channels, but impression nevertheless). If you are a huge sports fan, DIRECTV HD is for you. The DIRECTV HD Receiver and HD DVR vary in price at times according to purchase time and specials available. Contact DIRECTV at 1-888-777-2454 or http://www.directv.com


DIRECTV HD DVR

-480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i

-200 hours of Standard Definition Programming

-30 hours of HD Programming via MPEG 2 or 50 hours of HD Programming via MPEG4

-DVR features such as Record, Rewind, Fast Forward and Pause

-Dual Tuner - Can record two programs at once

-Multiple Outputs: HDMI, Component, S-Video, Composite, Optical for Dolby Digital 5.1 and Analog Audio.

-Multiple IO: USB, Ethernet and SATA



Local Channels are not available in all areas and may require an external antenna (weak):


Local HD Channels

ABC HD
CBS HD
FOX HD
NBC HD


Expanded and Premium Channels

Discovery Channel HD Theater
ESPN HD
ESPN2 HD
HBO HD
HDNET Movies
HDNET
Showtime HD
TNT HD
Universal HD



HD Sports Lineup

Altitude FSN Prime Ticket
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD (24/7 coverage)
Comcast SportsNet Chicago HDTV (24/7 coverage)
FSN Rocky Mountain
FSN South
FSN Arizona
FSN Southwest
FSN Bay Area
FSN West
FSN Detroit
NESN HD (24/7 coverage)
FSN Florida
FSN New England
FSN North
FSN Northwest
HDNET
SportsNet New York
Sun Sports
SportsTime Ohio
SportsSouth

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