After that little A kissing you need to wash you nose it is very brown. BTW your statement for what E* has in HD is incorrect. It 30 channels plus 3 premium movie channels in HD. The only ch in HD that E* doesn't have is A & E. We scoff at D* because it has been the same as in the past of being very boastful and then not coming thru w/ the claims. I'm not saying E*'s perfect but I was a dealer for several different sat co's in the past and D* has had a a record of claiming they are going to do something then it never being what really happens in the end. As far as the MPEG 4 it is kinda the pot calling the kettle black.
Name one claim D* it has not come through with? Ok Thirty one channels (including three premium) if you get the platimum package and I don't count PPV (which both have) and music channels. Only HD channel E* does not have is A&E? what about Cinemax? The movie channel, Wealth, FSN? Claims? didn't dish claim to be adding more Local HD and add Regional Sports Networks this year? What have they added? D* only claim this year is to offer Local HD to 67% of the country. What do they offer? 67%. Yes D* is claiming everything and not delivering and E8 is not claiming anything but delivering everything.