Local channels on directTV. My local channels at home are received on a second dish that is pointed in a different direction than the one receiving the regular DirectTV signal. I have an extra dish that I take camping along with a receiver from the house....

for the non-local channels. For local channels your DirectTV box is using an over-the-air HD tuner so not only do you get all the local channels in HD you get them at the best quality. With cable local channels are piped though along with all the other...

ShowTime2 HD 15. HBO HD (East) 16. HBO HD (West) DirectTV comes in a close second here, offering all the above minus the two INHD channels or PBS HD. With DirectTV the local channels come in via an over-the-air 8-VSB tunner, which breaks up frequently...

my Comcast standard TV channels after I increase sharpness. Cable channel image quality does vary from channel to channel, but the better ones are crisp enough and certainly very watchable. The standard channels look much cleaner (no raster lines)...

might have to take 'West Coast Network Feeds' or whatever they call it. The two big satcos are Dishnet and DirectTV. You use to could put in your local zipcode on dishnet website to see if you qualifyied(sp ?) for local channels, maybe at directtv too. Maybe...

and get your free installation and DVR at >>>>>> =) >> Oh! And you might even be able to get the local channels in your area rather than NY and LA. They are currently expanding the local channel markets. You'll have to call and ask if they...

it possible to get these channels? Not without permission of the local channels. >At the moment I am thinking that I should return the HD box and get a >regular TiVo and wait until the new birds are flying next year and putting >out HD locals. Unless,...

my local channels. For various reasons, I am trying to switch to Direct TV. I had one of the first Direct TV systems in this neck of the woods many years ago. Dish was the first to offer local channels, so I switched. Currently where I live, obtaining...

alt.tv.tech.hdtv () Being new to HDTV, I have DTV and the picture is stunning for the HDTV channels (all 6 of them). Problem is, a lot of the local channels that advertise HDTV (Fox especially for Sports) are not available on HDTV in my region. Now...