BUNCH of New HD Channels Today!!

This is big news for the HD world...DirecTv lit up a bunch of new HD channels this morning at 3am. And they plan to add many before next month and by the end of the year. This is just so awesome. Yes, the geek in me is happy. And I guess my grades will suffer...So early in the quarter too.

A list of the channels live now! -

Ladies and Gentlemen....

The new HD Channels are here!

The following channels are live today, September 26, 2007:

*265: A & E HD
282: Animal Planet HD
220: Big Ten HD
202: CNN HD
278: Discovery HD
206 / 73: ESPN HD
209 / 72: ESPN2 HD
70/501/509: HBO HD East
269: History Channel HD
76: HD Theater (was Discovery HD Theater)
79: HDNet
78: HDNet Movies
280: Learning Channel HD
244: Movie Channel HD
212: NFL Network HD
284: Science Channel HD
538: SHO Too HD
71/537/543: Showtime HD
540: Showtime HD West
267: Smithsonian HD
519: Starz Comedy HD
520: Starz HD East
521: Starz HD West
522: Starz Edge HD
518: Starz Kids and Family
247: TBS HD
245 / 75: TNT HD
74: Universal HD
604: Versus HD / Golf Channel HD
362: Weather Channel HD*