I sub to DishAbsolute and noticed today that SD Comedy Central is showing, yet it doesn't show up in the free preview. Perhaps this means we'll get CC HD, too?
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Same here, now I'm going to be checking my channel guide every 15 minutes... HD Absolute. Gotta love it 
Oh God, I hope this isn't like that one time, when we got sd Fox News for a month, and then no hd channel afterward... Oh wait...
Stewart and Colbert are not in HD yet. Give them another year or so.
Damn, I may be regretting my decision to drop HD absolute. I figured since Fox News didn't go Absolute or Turbo, I might as well go back to Classic 100.
FWIW
It does pass the free preview litmus test, at least I think it's a litmus test. When I would shut down the DVR on Fox News (when that was free preview) or G4 right now, then turn it back on; I'm on the "You've got a dish at 61.5" channel. Every other channel, the receiver would still be set to. Well, turn off Comedy Central or CMT SD, and they are still there when you turn it back on. (as does BET-J for those thinking absolute has it in free preview)
I don't know if it acts the same way for everyone, or if it's just the way my dvr is setup, but hey... still a good omen
It could be that the new hd is going on platinum. It makes a good excuse for them to sell more of that cheesy package. Besides someone is going to have to pay for the new hd, it may as well be platinum for $10 extra a month. The truth will come out soon enough..........
I saw this channel too (I am Turbo Gold), but it is just so weird that we are seeing this sd feed. Is this what usually happens? Does the sd feed just suddenly show up before the introduction of the hd feed? Is this a standard practice, or has Dish screwed up again?
I think probably another screwup. Isn't that the more likely scenario? This is E* we're talking about, isn't it?
OK. You subscribe to a classic package and are getting the SD version. The HD version becomes available and now you have to subscribe to a premium package to get the channel. I don't think that is very likely. E* already jacked the package prices in February for nearly everyone. Platinum, heretofore, has been for those HD channels without SD counterparts in regular packages iirc, hasn't it. But who knows, this is E* and anything's possible.
I'm going to be totally optimistic and say the sd channels are a sign that new hd will be added to absolute. Regardless, I'm totally happy with absolute and will not be leaving any time soon. That said, it was so nice to see the rerun last night of Jon Stewart grilling Jim Cramer. I had heard about it and it was awsome to see it.
If that is true, the stupid Dish twitter thing hasn't mentioned it at all; they have only announced new locals.
