Comcast launches six new HD channels in San Francisco Bay area

Stressing out over taxes? Sure, a new half dozen HD channels on your EPG isn't apt to solve your problems, but at least you'll have something to look forward to when you're done fighting the lines at the post office, right? Comcast has announced that six newcomers are headed to the San Francisco Bay area today: Sci-Fi HD, Food Network HD, Animal Planet HD, The Learning Channel (TLC) HD, CNN HD and AMC HD. Users in the region will also have access to over 400 high-definition on-demand choices, but the release does note that certain parts of Santa Rosa, Hayward, San Leandro, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos and Saratoga will sadly be left out of the upgrade. Here's to hoping The Man isn't holding you down, eh?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 15th 2008 8:33AM]

yes! finally, added to my favorites list now.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 15th 2008 11:34AM]

I hope this includes Mountain View.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 15th 2008 11:59AM]

Finally! I can watch Battlestar in HD

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 15th 2008 1:11PM]

Did we get them in Fremont too?
i hope we didnt get the shaft like Hayward and San Leandro.

Damn work, getting in my way of HD-TV goodnees.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 15th 2008 2:22PM]

I would imagine so, I live in Newark and I'm just across the 880.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 15th 2008 5:21PM]

They never mention that in addition to Hayward and San Leandro, Castro Valley is left out of almost all their upgrades. I waited for on demand to arrive in Castro Valley for over two years before switching providers. To this day Comcast still promises their customers that it will "be coming soon". After hearing this for the past few years I will believe it when I see it. They promise this to thir customers because even though Hayward, San Leandro, and Castro Valley don't get all the features as the rest of the bay area they still pay the same rates.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 15th 2008 2:23PM]

Stupid comcrap, I get a message on my STB for every stupid PPV sporting event but no message telling me 6 new HD channels were added?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 16th 2008 1:37AM]

Comcast also hates on San Lorenzo, which is right next to Hayward and San Leandro. Anybody in these areas looking at Comcast, don't bother. Nine HD channels in this area is pathetic.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 1:51PM]

Fremont customer and surprised to see that indeed I received these channels - even after I contacted Comcast and said it wasn't available yet in my area. Comcast customer service - the one time I'm happy they were wrong!!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2008 8:33PM]

Gah, stupid Sunnyvale. They were supposed to have finished their headend upgrade by now. Why are we always the red-headed-step-child of the Bay Area?