Actually, direct TV is ready to go with the HD goodness with Spaceway 1 and Spaceway 2 (which are already up and been testing the MPEG 4 signal in certain areas) DTV !0 and 11 are essentially replacements for the first 2.
“Measuring 21.5 inches each, with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and optical multitouch technology under their chunky bezels, these two models represent the biggest mainstream push for touchscreen computing yet.”
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Actually, direct TV is ready to go with the HD goodness with Spaceway 1 and Spaceway 2 (which are already up and been testing the MPEG 4 signal in certain areas) DTV !0 and 11 are essentially replacements for the first 2.
The MPEG4 birds up now are for spot beaming locals and is the reason shy DirecTV has no national MPEG4 HD channels.
These two are for all the new national HD channels they want to add.
This info is from Directv's press conference we covered during CES.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/live-coverage-from-directv-press-conference/