http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/ Engadget HD Comments for DirecTV extends their HD lineup, again http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 10:29AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 10:40AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/
Pillar boxing of letterboxed isn't a problem-- just use the zoom on your tv.]]>Nov 15th 2007 11:08AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/
As for windowboxing, try the zoom button. Window boxing is an artifact of SD. When you make a 16:9 SD program, then send it to 4:3 sets, you letterbox. When you take that 4:3 material and present it to 16:9 sets as "HD" (joke), you pillar-box it. The result is window-boxing.

Most sets can remove windoboxing with the zoom button. If you are in the market for a new HDTV, make damn sure it can stretch, zoom and squeeze 1080 inputs. Apparently some schlock still can't.]]>Nov 15th 2007 11:35AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/
What 2 channels were those?

JVirg6: I don't watch SciFi much, but I did see they were showing Bionic Woman (rebroadcast from NBC) in HD.]]>Nov 15th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/
I'm not sure why their re-runs and some movies are letterboxed.]]>Nov 15th 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 10:57AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/
Have you used the HR-20? It is excellent. eSata port for upgraded storage, ethernet port for VoD.
Very reliable, very easy to use.
I come from 8 years of Tivo, so to me everything else is inferior, but the HR-20 is no slouch.]]>Nov 15th 2007 1:31PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 11:00AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/
DIRECTV has a few more HD channels for you:

Games Only Regional Sports Networks:
669-1: RSNaHD
648-1: FSN Midwest HD
646-1: FSN Utah HD
639-1: FSN Houston HD
642-1: FSN Wisconsin HD]]>Nov 15th 2007 11:05AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 2:43PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 11:14AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 11:37AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 3:59PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/
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BTW, is DirecTV's HD lineup a good indicator of candidates for the 50 additional HD channels Verizon is expected to add to FiOS in a few months?]]>Nov 15th 2007 3:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 12:28PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 12:34PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/
It'll be their tough luck when they lose my business - so there!]]>Nov 15th 2007 4:48PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 1:52PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 3:15PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/
When in the GUIDE: Highlight the channel number. Hit INFO.
It will give you a list of all the programs for just the one channel.

Similar (not the same) as the TiVo List style guide
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But I do have the HR20 and I am pretty happy. It isn't TiVo, but pretty good.

Still, I miss the distinctive beeps and more intuitive interface of TiVo.]]>Nov 15th 2007 4:10PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 4:51PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/
Menu>Help & Settings>Setup>Display>Guide HD Channels>Select/Hide SD Duplicates]]>Nov 15th 2007 4:59PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 6:23PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 6:33PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 6:39PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 10:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 15th 2007 10:54PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Nov 16th 2007 2:00PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Dec 11th 2007 5:40PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Dec 21st 2007 3:38PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Dec 15th 2007 9:43AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/15/directv-extends-their-hd-lineup-again/Dec 15th 2007 8:45AM