What's your favorite HD channel?

BaggedLancer
BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
edited January 2007 in The Clubhouse
Since I have had HD for the last couple of weeks(working and not working) I have been finding myself in awe watching the shows on Discovery HD. The PQ is absolutely amazing not to mention the shows are amazingly interesting. Whether it be watching bugs on the equator or watching them restore couple century old castles, it is just a great channel all around.

How about you guys? Which do you watch often?
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  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited January 2007
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2007
    Yeah, I think DiscoveryHD definitely has the most awe-inspiring stuff. Sometimes I'll be flicking by and watch something I never would have otherwise watched just because it's in HD.

    Likewise, I find myself NOT watching stations because they're NOT in HD :)

    If you've never watched "Lost", that's a show that was made for HD.

    Otherwise, yeah, ESPN.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
    Never seen Lost, when is it on?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2007
    Comes back in February; I don't even remember what night it's on. If you haven't seen it, chances are you'd be, well, lost anyways.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited January 2007
    I can only pick one? Sorry. ESPN 1/2, Discovery, Rave, and HDNet.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
    Rave and HDnet, havent found those yet, are those local?
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2007
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited January 2007
    If it weren't for ESPN and TNT I would cancel my HD service, I really wish the Discovery HD and Discovery would broadcast the same thing at the same time like TNT but instead by the the time the program that you want to see comes on in HD you have already seen it 3 times on the SD channel. It really gripes me that a portion of each months HD subscription fee goes toward watching reruns on Discovery
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  • TennesseeOutlaw
    TennesseeOutlaw Posts: 414
    edited January 2007
    Tie between Discovery and ESPN... I choose Other..
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  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited January 2007
    Personally, my favorite HD channel is HBOHD. Watching movies and series like Deadwood and Rome is breathtaking. Following that it would be DiscoveryHD. MusicHD has spectacular concerts with surround sound. Next would be all the network channels (except for FOX which is not currently broadcast in HD in my area). And wrapping up the rear is ESPN 1/2 which has single-handedly caused me to start watching sports again.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited January 2007
    it's sad, but i've never experienced anything HighDef except for the BluRay demo in Circuit City - poor lighting, setup, etc, etc.. as standard equipment.

    Im looking forward to the experience though. When it happens, i'm sure i'll be lugging my 36" crt behemoth out the door to the nearest pawn shop, selling unnecessary items around the house - clothes, food, etc.) so I can upgrade like seemingly everyone else around here.

    I hear it's a really exciting experience- particularly with sports and National Geo.

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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited January 2007
    I chose other too, I don't have HD, maybe next year, this vears taxes are going to build a new computer. I've been itching for a new video card, and the audio dropped out on my motherboard, and I had a hard drive smoke. so I was going to get a new board, and hard drive and a 6800 agp video card. Well the wife said why don't you just get a 64 bit processor. So I'm gonna try an amd this time around(I know intel has the faster processors right now). The money I'm saving on the processor is going to allow me to get a 7600 gs pci-e card.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited January 2007
    Dude, after the first sentence I have no idea what you just said.

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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2007
    i really like INHD and UHD both have good diverse programming and it all looks great... Discovery is really good too. but not one of my faves. ESPNHD is good too only when my local team is on. ha ha ha
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2007
    BaggedLancer wrote:
    Rave and HDnet, havent found those yet, are those local?

    I assume "HDNet" is similar to our "InHD" (881)... just a catch-all for extra HD programming.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited January 2007
    I like ESPNHD but I do not had Discovery HD yet but I hear that that channel is amazing. Hopefully Cablevision will have it soon.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited January 2007
    Discovery HD is cool but get old to many repeats, the Footballs games on local HD CBS is way kool.

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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited January 2007
    ESPN and HDNet
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited January 2007
    Discovery HD is cool but I have found VOOM channels have better broadcast most of the time. Best HD channel, for me it's Universal HD right now although HBO and Showtime have good movies in HD, and the one channel that only plays old movies in HD, can't remember the name.
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited January 2007
    Discovery HD.
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited January 2007
    disneyjoe7 wrote:
    Discovery HD is cool but get old to many repeats...
    After around six months, Discovery HD lost it's appeal for me.

    I watch mainly HBOHD, UHD, WNETHD, some network stuff, and this past year, Nascar in HD was finally decent quality.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited January 2007
    bobman1235 wrote:
    I assume "HDNet" is similar to our "InHD" (881)... just a catch-all for extra HD programming.

    Correct. It is the network started by Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban. They have travel shows, sports, girls in bikinis, etc.

    Rave is a music concert channel on Dish Network. A variety of performers and genres.
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited January 2007
    I still find Discovery HD interesting. I dig that kind of stuff, and don't watch TV frequently enough to see reruns. DHDTV got my vote.
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited January 2007
    Well, I get OTA HD so all these options are out except Fox which doesn't have any shows I like very much. I really like some of the PBS programming along with NBC for The Office. Essentially, if it is in HD, I am very likely to watch it :)
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
    ledhed wrote:
    Essentially, if it is in HD, I am very likely to watch it :)

    I find myself falling into this catergory as well.....as I am sure others do.
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  • bembol
    bembol Posts: 18
    edited January 2007
    BaggedLancer wrote:
    I find myself falling into this catergory as well.....as I am sure others do.

    Very true. Back when I first got HD...I started watching shows like "Smallville," and "Boston Legal," just because they're in HD.

    As for Sports, nothing can touch NFL in HD!
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