More TV in high definition

I have DirecTV and a 42″ plasma HDTV.  I’ll watch crap programming just because it’s in high definition.  With an antenna I have in my attic, I get WJTV, WAPT, and WLBT in high def…although JTV comes in the best.  The wife was smart enough to leave me alone with my TV when The Masters golf tournament in HD was on.

I’m pretty pumped. DirecTV might start broadcasting a lot more channels in high def beginning this weekend.  Here’s the list I’ve seen:

A&E HD
Big Ten Network HD
Cartoon Network
Cinemax HD East
Cinemax HD West
CNN HD
ESPNews HD
Food Network HD
FSN New York HD
HBO HD West
HGTV-HD
The History Channel HD
Madison Square Garden HD
NFL Network HD
National Geographic Channel HD
Showtime HD West
Smithsonian Channel HD
Starz Comedy HD
Starz Edge HD
Starz Kids & Family HD
Starz HD East
Starz HD West
TBS in HD
The Movie Channel HD
Versus HD / Golf Channel HD
The Weather Channel HD

In October, DirecTV is supposed to be adding:  

Animal Planet HD
Bravo HD
Comcast SportsNet Chicago HD
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD
Discovery Channel HD
Fox Business Channel HD
FSN Detroit HD
FSN Prime Ticket HD
FSN Southwest HD
FSN West HD
Fuel TV HD
FX HD
The Learning Channel HD
MGM HD
NBA TV HD
New England Sports Network HD
The Science Channel HD
Sci-Fi Network HD
Speed Channel HD
SportsNet New York HD
USA Network HD
Yankees Entertainment & Sports HD

 Yes, there is still a lot of crappy channels in there…but at least it’s more channels!!