NFL in HD

[mj79]

I cant get local HD chnnels


F.....U.... directv

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by mj79

I cant get local HD chnnels


F.....U.... directv

why not?

[mj79]

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

why not?

no idea.....

[bageleaterkkjji]

did you do a channel scan? you have to do that or else the channels wont show even if you type them in....and you have it connect to antenna right? lol

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by mj79

I cant get local HD chnnels

connect an antenna to your box.

[Marquoz]

The biggest thing I hate about Fox OTA during football is some replays go SD. I'm not sure if it's because of the local station here, because whenever it happens there's a station identification or a weather alert going on. I've yet to notice it on any of the other stations yet thankfully.

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by Marquoz

The biggest thing I hate about Fox OTA during football is some replays go SD. I'm not sure if it's because of the local station here, because whenever it happens there's a station identification or a weather alert going on. I've yet to notice it on any of the other stations yet thankfully.

do you mean when it clicks/pops back into hd like after the commercials end? ive noticed that on every channel though

[mj79]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

connect an antenna to your box.

buddy of mine back in Texas has direct hd and doesnt need an antenna for local channels


do most ppl have to use a antenna to get local hd?

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by mj79

buddy of mine back in Texas has direct hd and doesnt need an antenna for local channels


do most ppl have to use a antenna to get local hd?

well if the local package is included then you do but if you want local channels just get an antenna or something

[mj79]

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

well if the local package is included then you do but if you want local channels just get an antenna or something

i just checked my directv account , and looked at there local HD viewing areas, and my town isnt supported yet.. lame..... i have the premier package but that doesnt mean anything, since theres no HD here anyways.. BUT yea, if we did have them they would be included for free .... i believe all directv customers receive free local.. its just if they have local HD access in your area..


So how does the antenna work?? i dont see how it would.. it says theres a 40 mile range, which to me means that if theres a HD satellite ( or whatever it is ) it could pick it up , but the closest city that has local HD access to me is 120 miles away

[crackinhedz]

I think the newer models of directv removed an external antenna connection...you might have to check the back of your box.

If so, you would need to connect it directly to your tv's antenna input if it has one? what TV do you have?

[steve_dave]

Local HD channels are not "free" for DirecTV or Dish customers. They include the price of the Local HD channel in the HD add-on pack.

I pay $9.99 a month for HD access through DirecTV and that includes my local channels in HD. If I cancel this package, I lose the HD feeds for the local channels.

If you look carefully at the SD channel offerings, you will see $29.99 including locals. But then there is a tiny bit of print that says for $24.99 or something like that without locals.

Should you want free local HD then you need to use an external antenna but you won't get the cable channels in HD.

Now these is an FCC rule that does require DirecTV and Dish to waive the surcharge for local channels in both SD & HD if you live in a specific region. I forget what the stipulation is so you could call DirecTV and ask about it.

[Psychonaut]

Originally Posted by Marquoz

The biggest thing I hate about Fox OTA during football is some replays go SD. I'm not sure if it's because of the local station here, because whenever it happens there's a station identification or a weather alert going on. I've yet to notice it on any of the other stations yet thankfully.

Yeah I noticed that if they run a local banner across the bottom for anything, it kicks the game into SD. It gets REAL annoying in the winter when they're expecting a decent storm and running it every 15 minutes or so.

[phlydude]

Now on my local cable system (Comcast, New Castle County), Fox has the best quality on the games most of the time. CBS is always poor quality with blocking in the image and NBC isn't a whole lot better but it. ESPN is also pretty decent looking on MNF.

Maybe it is the cable service you subscribe to...not enough bandwidth and cramming 3 channels in the bandwidth that can barely handle 2

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by mj79

do most ppl have to use a antenna to get local hd?

depends on your area.

I have Dishnetwork, and for the longest time they did not have local HD in my area, so I always had to use an antenna. Then about 6 months ago, they offered local HD in my area, so I did not need the antenna.

Long story short, if directv does not offer in your area, only other option is an antenna. Until they finally do offer it to you.