No D'Backs Playoff Games in HD?!

[Billexium]

Hey guys and gals. I'm by far more of a lurker than poster on this site. Mainly b/c I feel unworthy when it comes to overall baseball knowledge! Having said that I have been following the D'Backs religiously the last few seasons. This season I've been loving the watching the home games on channel 3 and Friday night games in beautiful HD glory! But with the first AND second round of the playoffs in the NL on TBS... does that mean we won't get to watch any D'Backs games in HD unless they make it all the way to the World Series?! It might not be a big deal to some, but I think baseball (along with all sports) looks AMAZING in HD! Maybe they are doing this so more people go to the games instead of sitting at home on the couch b/c it looks so good!

 

[Azlen]

TBS just launched their HD channel but I don't think its shown anywhere in Phoenix yet.

 

[Mulli]

Might be too vivid/intense for Cubs fans to watch the Dback victories.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

No HD unfortunately... not with Cox at least

 

[AZZenny]

DirecTV lists TBS HD. Dish doesn't yet.

 

[Billexium]

Ah... that's what I was afraid of. Thanks for the info! Time to ditch cable apparently. I don't know why Cox is always so far behind Dish/Directv in # of HD stations.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Ah... that's what I was afraid of. Thanks for the info! Time to ditch cable apparently. I don't know why Cox is always so far behind Dish/Directv in # of HD stations.

$$$

 

[azsouthendzone]

TBS HD is fully operational on Directv.

 

[BirdMan21]

Ah... that's what I was afraid of. Thanks for the info! Time to ditch cable apparently. I don't know why Cox is always so far behind Dish/Directv in # of HD stations.

They don't have the bandwith to keep up with satalite

TBS HD is fully operational on Directv.

 

[Yotesfan85044]

Cox cable customers in San Diego are already receiving TBS-HD. Cox launched TBS-HD (channel 733) in San Diego Monday just in time for their 1 game tie-breaker against the Rockies. I wish they could've launched TBS-HD here in the Valley as well this week. Watching the games on standard-def TBS blows.

 

[AZ Shocker]

TBS HD is fully operational on Directv.

What channel on DTV? I'm not finding it anywhere.

 

[BirdMan21]

Just the normal 247 for TBS on DTV will show up in HD

 

[Lefty]

Comcast customers have TBS in HD.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

You need the new HR20-700 to get the new DTV HD Channels, because they are now being beamed down in Mpeg4 compression, which is different than the old Mpeg2 method.

So whatever all that mean, you need to get a new HD DVR from DTV ASAP!

TBS in HD is great...also USA HD has some cool HD programming.

Just waiting for FSNAZ to come and then it will be a cinch to watch all the Suns games this season in HD...

 

[Nash2Amare]

What channel on DTV? I'm not finding it anywhere.

What Birdman21 said

247 HD
then just plain 247

 

[AZ Shocker]

Thanks guys! Gotta it all figured out. Peace.

 

[Yotesfan85044]

I hope Cox in Phoenix can get its act together between now and Thursday and find some way to show the NLCS games being broadcast on TBS-HD. Why can't they temporarily use the Mojo channel to show the games like they do for the FOXAZ HD D'Back broadcasts? I have tickets for all the home games this series, so I will get to see them in true HD. But I dread the thought of having to watch road games 3, 4 and 5 on TBS SD. The picture quality of that channel on Cox is horrid, especially watching it on a 65" or larger tv. I might just have to find a bar showing the games in HD. Or it would be cool if Chase Field could show the road games on the jumbotron for free or a donation of canned food. I'd definitely go for that.
If DirecTV was smart, they'd start running full-page ads in the AZ Republic and radio/tv spots touting the fact that they'll be carrying the NLCS games in HD, and Cox won't. Maybe the fear of losing thousands of customers to DirecTV would get Cox to come up with a quick solution and show the games in HD.

 

[AZZenny]

Yeah, but it takes a couple weeks to get a DirecTV hook up, so it wouldn't help you this year.