Comcast adds HBO to its HD video on demand lineup

We're honestly surprised it took this long, but Comcast has gleefully announced it is the first to offer the "full" HBO On Demand lineup in high definition. True Blood, Entourage, The Wire* plus the network's movie selection are all available now, so the only questions left are when is this coming to your local provider, or why are you still reading this instead of watching Snoop and Chris? Don't end up in a vacant.

Update: Except, of course, as sideshowRaheem points out in the coments, The Wire wasn't filmed in high definition, so you'll probably be watching something else.

[wakeborder556 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 11:28PM]

damn it cox step your game

[bellevegasj Posted Jul 24th 2009 1:16AM]

the wire is one of the best shows i've ever watched.

[Michael Kirschner Posted Jul 23rd 2009 11:50PM]

The Comcast in Burlington Connecticut had been offering HBO HD On Demand for a while (no I am not confused I definitely have Comcast and they definitely offered HBO on video on demand in high definition) then they mysteriously stopped, so for me this is returning. I cant imagine that Connecticut was the only market who has already had HBO HD On Demand

[Contradictions Posted Jul 24th 2009 12:28AM]

It hasn't been on Comcast in Plainville. I've looked.

[Furious George Posted Jul 24th 2009 8:44AM]

I remember seeing HBO HD On Demand in East Hartford a long time ago, then it did mysteriously vanish. I'm glad it's back, though; HBO has some of the best stuff in HD.

[Richandler Posted Jul 25th 2009 5:46PM]

Yeah in California we had HD HBO On Demand a year or two ago. It was really crappy to see it go since they had the best movies all the time.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 11:56PM]

This is good news but all 5 seasons of "The Wire" were shot on video so they're not available in HD.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2009 1:03AM]

Huh? HBO has had HD On Demand for years. As while as every other premium channel.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2009 7:25AM]

sideshowRaheem is wrong: The Wire was shot on film, except from a few shots showing surveillance camera point of view (these shots could be upconverted without a proble).

So since the show was shot on film, conversion to HD is not a problem.

[CLgadget Posted Jul 24th 2009 1:51PM]

IIRC, the format for the wire will always be 4:3, per an interview I read somewhere.

Also, that's Chris and Snoop in the pictures (L and R), not Snoop and Chris. ;-)

[AyeJay85 Posted Jul 24th 2009 2:25PM]

SNOOP!!!!

[bellevegasj Posted Jul 24th 2009 7:27PM]

I thought Snoop was a dood for the longest time.