Free Preview: MLB Extra Innings HD 3/31/08-4/6/08

[Skaggs]

Found this on the TWC website: Free preview of MLB Extra Innings HD (channel 1929) from March 31- April 6, 2008:

[Skaggs]

Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners on right now...in HD.

[scott]

admin said:

Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners on right now...in HD.

Not exactly the best choice of HD game for the night, since it was also on ESPN2HD.

Here's the HD schedule for the rest of the week:

• Tue, 4/1/2008 22:07 Boston Oakland GAME8 CSN-BA Available in HD on GAMEHD
  
• Thu, 4/3/2008 12:05 Chicago White Sox Cleveland GAME10 STO Available in HD on GAMEHD
  
• Thu, 4/3/2008 19:10 Pittsburgh Atlanta GAME8 SportSouth Available in HD on GAMEHD
  
• Fri, 4/4/2008 16:05 Arizona Colorado GAME7 FSRM Available in HD on GAMEHD
  

And the complete HD schedule for April.

[xzi]

The free preview is also on DirecTV as well it turns out for the few of ya on here using D*

(And there are 49 non-duplicate HD games this week! 65 including the dual-feeds! Amazing job this year by DirecTV with EI...)

News
DIRECTV Offers Free Preview of Extra Innings In HD
The sneak peek will end on Sunday.
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (March 31, 2008) -- DIRECTV this week is offering a free preview of its MLB 'Extra Innings' package, including many games in High-Definition.

Until April 6, the satcaster is charging $179 for the basic package of Extra Innings games and an extra $50 for the high-def broadcasts.

DIRECTV plans to offer up to 40 HD games a week as well as up to 80 in SD.

However, from today until Sunday, April 6, the games will be free on DIRECTV channel 700s. The free preview also includes other features such as DIRECTV's Game Mix channel, which can display up to eight games on screen at the same time.

Dish Network is not carrying the MLB Extra Innings package while cable operators Comcast, Cablevision, Time Warner, Cox and Charter will.

However, Cablevision won't say if it will offer games in HD and Charter has not responded to several inquiries regarding the package.

Comcast says its local systems are still deciding whether to offer games in high-def. Cox says its systems in San Diego and Rhode Island have committed to carrying Extra Innings games in HD.

Time Warner says it's up to the local systems.

www.tvpredictions.com/directvfree033108.htm

[pmp]

4/1/08 @ 9:00PM, NHL is on 1929 (FLA at ATL). Though it is in HD...

[scott]

pmp said:

4/1/08 @ 9:00PM, NHL is on 1929 (FLA at ATL). Though it is in HD...

GAMEHD is a shared channel between the NHL Center Ice and MLB Extra Innings packages.

Check a couple posts up - I posted the HD schedule for MLB EI for both the week and month. The only remaining HD games during the preview are on Thursday and Friday.