4 New HD channels...FX, Cartoon Ne, Speed, QVC

[as12798]

QVCHD - 1822 (and might I say, UGH...bandwidth waste)
FXHD - 1829
Cartoon Network HD 1832
Speed HD - 1877 (I believe this is sports tier)

Also, MOJO removed from the guide

My Opinion..
QVC is a waste of bandwidth, I am assuming TWC is getting paid for adding this.
FX is a solid addition, the best of the bunch in my opinion.
CN AFAIK pretty much only broadcasts Star Wars in HD right now, but long term its probably a solid add.
Speed HD...It premium, I never watch it, I'm assuming some people will enjoy.

[Skaggs]

Four more channels I can't watch on my TiVo because of SDV.

On the TWC STB I am forced to rent in order to view any of the SDV channels, I am getting severe pixelation on the Cartoon Network HD channel.

[Brad]

yeah same here, cartoon network HD is bugging out crazy, when Toon disney hd came out on twc it had problems to, accept toonhd was just lagging, and was not in sync with sound at all, its fixed now, hopefully twc will fix cartoon network soon. Speed hd was also bugging a little,

[mattbanks]

I'm happy with Cartoon Network in HD. They're very new to HD, so I'm assuming more and more will get shown in HD. Speed I don't care about, don't have the Sports package anyway. QVC, like other people said, is a waste of bandwidth. FX is a great addition.

Now if we could only get MTV and Spike, I'd be happy. Oh, and Comedy Central HD once it launches...

[Brad]

I feel as if Toon Disney does a way betetr job with hd than cartoon network. I seem to have notice on toon disney even when a show is in 4:3 Hd I stretch it the picture is so clear and cartoon look amazing I feel as if they use the original version of cartoons. I seem to notice the opposite on cartoon network. It seem more like the tv shows are stretched and just up-converted to 1080i from 480i, and it has a blurry affect to it. Im kinda disappointed with that, and i am also disappointed that many cartoons on adult swim that are capable of being in HD are simply not. It's a shame to cause some of them would look stunning.


Also CN HD doesn't broadcast star wars in hd anymore, ugh it just frustrating.

[Skaggs]

Email from Albany TWC:

Five more HD channels added
Time Warner Cable's Albany Division added five new high-definition channels this week.
Now you can shop in HD, watch cartoons in HD, watch FX movies, "CSI" reruns and "Nip and Tuck" in HD, watch New York City news in HD and see more car racing in HD. Better buckle your seatbelt!

QVC HD (channel 1822)
FX HD channel (1829)
Cartoon Network HD (channel 1832)
NY1 HD (channel 1859)

SPEED HD (channel 1877; must subscribe to "Premium sports tier" to see this channel)

In addition to the HD channels, Time Warner Cable has also added Hallmark Movie Channel to the digital cable lineup on channel 431 and ComcastSportsNet HD to channel 1850 for our Massachusetts customers.

Special thank you
Thank you for suggesting these networks. Thousands of people have made suggestions online for what networks they would like to see added to your cable lineup, and these votes help us determine what is most wanted by our customers.

[as12798]

Odd they didn't mention the Golf HD Versus HD split

[Skaggs]

QVC HD: Now 100% High-Def

Claims First Home-Shopping Channel To Offer Native HD Service

Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 5/26/2009 9:50:26 AM MT

All that glitters on QVC should glitter even more vividly now.

A year after launching an upconverted high-definition simulcast, QVC HD is now available in the 100% native high-definition format.

That makes it the first the home-shopping channel to offer a native HD service, the company claimed.

QVC HD launched in April 2008 as an upconverted HD service, and became 100%-native HD on May 5.

"Our intention was always to go native. Upconversion was just the interim step," Al Ulozas, QVC's senior vice president of affiliate sales and marketing, said in a statement. "Our affiliates told us they ultimately wanted us to offer a native HD service so that, together, we could provide our customers with the best programming possible."

QVC's high-def feed currently carried by Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision Systems, Verizon Communications, AT&T and others.

Sales at the network, a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media, have been hurt by the recession. QVC in November said it would cut 700 jobs, or nearly 6% of its U.S. workforce.