High Definition Satellite TV Channel Comparison:
DirecTV vs Dish Network
DirecTV vs Dish Network
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| DirecTV Channel | Dish Network Channel | Call Letters | Description | DirecTV Package | Dish Network Package |
| High Definition | |||||
| 265 | 118 | A&EHD | A&EHD (A&E) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 311 | - | ABCFHD | ABCFHD (ABC Family) | Choice HD | - |
| 681 | - | ALTSPRTHD | ALTSPRTHD (Altitude Sports & Entertainment) | Premier HD | - |
| - | 130 | AMCHD | AMCHD (American Movie Classics (AMC)) | - | Top 200 HD |
| 282 | 184 | ANIMALHD | ANIMALHD (Animal Planet) | Choice HD | Top 200 HD |
| 101 | - | AUDHD | AUDHD (Audience) | Choice HD | - |
| - | 135 | BBCHD | BBCHD (BBC America) | - | Top 200 HD |
| 329 | 124 | BETHD | BETHD (Black Entertainment Television (BET)) | Choice HD | Top 200 HD |
| 266 | 119 | BIOHD | BIOHD (The Biography Channel) | Choice Extra HD | Top 250 HD |
| 273 | 129 | BRAVOHD | BRAVOHD (Bravo) | Choice HD | Top 200 HD |
| 610 | 439 | BTNHD | BTNHD (Big Ten Network) | Choice HD | Top 200 HD |
| 296 | 176 | CARTHD | CARTHD (Cartoon Network) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 613 | 152 | CBSCHD | CBSCHD (CBS College Sports Network) | Choice Extra HD | Top 200 HD |
| - | 371 | CENTRIC | CENTRIC (CENTRIC) | - | HD|Platinum |
| 566 | 368 | CIHD | CIHD (Crime & Investigation Network HD) | HD Extra Pak | HD|Platinum |
| 327 | 166 | CMTVHD | CMTVHD (Country Music Television (CMT)) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 355 | 208 | CNBCHD | CNBCHD (CNBC) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 202 | 200 | CNNHD | CNNHD (CNN) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 249 | 107 | COMHD | COMHD (Comedy Central) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| - | 113 | COOKHD | COOKHD (Cooking Channel) | - | Top 250 HD |
| 698 | - | CSCAHD | CSCAHD (CSN California HD) | Premier HD | - |
| 696 | - | CSNBHD | CSNBHD (CSN Bay Area HD) | Premier HD | - |
| 665 | - | CSNCHD | CSNCHD (Comcast SportsNet (Chicago)) | Premier HD | - |
| 630 | - | CSNEHD | CSNEHD (Comcast SportsNet (North East)) | Premier HD | - |
| 642 | - | CSNHD | CSNHD (Comcast Sports Net) | Premier HD | - |
| 290 | - | DISNHD | DISNHD (Disney Channel (East)) | Choice HD | - |
| - | 111 | DIYHD | DIYHD (DIY Network) | - | Top 250 HD |
| 278 | 182 | DSCHD | DSCHD (Discovery Channel) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 292 | - | DXDHD | DXDHD (Disney XD) | Choice HD | - |
| - | 114 | E!HD | E!HD (E! TV) | - | Top 120 HD |
| - | 380 | EPIX | EPIX (EPIX) | - | HD|Platinum |
| - | 381 | EPIX2 | EPIX2 (EPIX 2) | - | HD|Platinum |
| 207 | - | ESNHD | ESNHD (ESPN News) | Choice HD | - |
| 209 | 144 | ESNP2HD | ESNP2HD (ESPN2) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 106 | - | ESPN3DHD | ESPN3DHD (ESPN 3D (HD)) | Choice | - |
| 206 | 140 | ESPNHD | ESPNHD (ESPN) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 208 | - | ESPNUHD | ESPNUHD (ESPNU) | Choice HD | - |
| - | 374 | FASHION | FASHION (Fashion TV) | - | HD|Platinum |
| 359 | 206 | FBNHD | FBNHD (Fox Business) | Choice Extra HD | Top 250 HD |
| 360 | 205 | FNCHD | FNCHD (Fox News Channel) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 231 | 110 | FOODHD | FOODHD (Food Network) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 619 | 149 | FSCHD | FSCHD (Fox Soccer Channel) | Premier HD | Top 250 HD |
| 661 | - | FSCINHD | FSCINHD (FSN Cincinnati HD) | Premier HD | - |
| 686 | - | FSNAZHD | FSNAZHD (FSN Arizona) | Premier HD | - |
| 663 | - | FSNDHD | FSNDHD (FSN Detroit) | Premier HD | - |
| 687 | - | FSNNWHD | FSNNWHD (FSN Northwest) | Choice HD | - |
| 660 | - | FSNOH | FSNOH (FSN Ohio) | Premier HD | - |
| 659 | - | FSNPHD | FSNPHD (FSN Pittsburgh) | Premier HD | - |
| 683 | - | FSNRMHD | FSNRMHD (FSN Rocky Mountain) | Premier HD | - |
| 646 | - | FSNSHD | FSNSHD (FSN South HD) | Premier HD | - |
| 676 | - | FSNSWHD | FSNSWHD (FSN Southwest) | Premier HD | - |
| 692 | - | FSNWHD | FSNWHD (FSN West) | Premier HD | - |
| 694 | - | FSPTHD | FSPTHD (FSN Prime Ticket HD) | Premier HD | - |
| - | 271 | FTRAEHD | FTRAEHD (Telefutura East) | - | Top 200 HD |
| 618 | - | FUELHD | FUELHD (Fuel TV) | Choice Extra HD | - |
| 248 | - | FXHD | FXHD (FX) | Choice HD | - |
| - | 191 | G4HD | G4HD (G4 Videogame TV) | - | Top 200 HD |
| 218 | 401 | GOLFHD | GOLFHD (The Golf Channel HD) | Premier HD | Top 200 HD |
| 620 | - | GOLHD | GOLHD (GOL TV) | Premier | - |
| - | 185 | HALMRKHD | HALMRKHD (Hallmark Channel HD) | - | Top 200 HD |
| 502 | - | HBOCHD | HBOCHD (HBO2 (East) HD) | Premier HD | - |
| 501 | - | HBOHD | HBOHD (HBO (East)) | Premier HD | - |
| 504 | - | HBOWHD | HBOWHD (HBO (West)) | Premier HD | - |
| 509 | 309 | HBOZHD | HBOZHD (HBO ZONE HD) | Premier HD | Everything HD |
| 306 | - | HDN | HDN (HD Net) | Choice HD | - |
| 561 | 383 | HDNM | HDNM (HDNet Movies) | HD Extra Pak | HD|Platinum |
| 281 | 364 | HDTH | HDTH (HD Theater) | Choice HD | HD|Platinum |
| 229 | 112 | HGTVHD | HGTVHD (Home & Garden Television HD) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| - | 121 | HISINTHD | HISINTHD (History International) | - | Top 250 HD |
| 269 | 120 | HISTHD | HISTHD (The History Channel) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| - | 202 | HLNHD | HLNHD (Headline News) | - | Top 120 HD |
| 361.6 | 187 | HMCHD | HMCHD (Hallmark Movie Channel HD) | Choice HD | Top 250 HD |
| - | 192 | IDHD | IDHD (Investigation Discovery) | - | Top 200 HD |
| - | 378 | INDIPLEX | INDIPLEX (indiplex) | - | HD|Platinum |
| 252 | 108 | LIFEHD | LIFEHD (Lifetime HD) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| - | 109 | LMNHD | LMNHD (Lifetime Movie Network HD) | - | Top 200 HD |
| - | 373 | LOGO | LOGO (Logo) | Choice Extra | HD|Platinum |
| 640 | - | MASNHD | MASNHD (Mid Atlantic Sports Network) | Premier HD | - |
| - | 361 | MAVTVHD | MAVTVHD (MAVTV HD) | - | HD|Platinum |
| 515 | - | MAXHD | MAXHD (Cinemax (East)) | Premier HD | - |
| 516 | - | MAXwHD | MAXwHD (Cinemax (West)) | Premier HD | - |
| 562 | 385 | MGMHD | MGMHD (MGM HD) | HD Extra Pak | HD|Platinum |
| 213 | - | MLBNHD | MLBNHD (MLB Network) | Choice HD | - |
| 635 | - | MSG+HD | MSG+HD (MSG Plus) | Premier HD | - |
| 356 | 209 | MSNBCHD | MSNBCHD (MSNBC HD) | Choice HD | Top 200 HD |
| 331 | - | MTVHD | MTVHD (MTV) | Choice HD | - |
| 103 | - | N3DHD | N3DHD (n3D) | Choice HD | - |
| 216 | 402 | NBAHD | NBAHD (NBA TV HD) | Choice Extra HD | Top 200 HD |
| 628 | - | NESNHD | NESNHD (New England Sports Network) | Premier HD | - |
| 212 | 154 | NFLHD | NFLHD (NFL Network) | Choice HD | Top 200 HD |
| 276 | - | NGCHD | NGCHD (National Geographic Channel) | Choice Extra HD | - |
| 215 | 403 | NHLHD | NHLHD (NHL The Home of Hockey HD) | Choice Extra HD | Top 200 HD |
| 299 | 170 | NIKHD | NIKHD (Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (East)) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 567 | 369 | PLDAHD | PLDAHD (Palladia/MHD) | HD Extra Pak | HD|Platinum |
| 286 | 194 | PLGNHD | PLGNHD (Planet Green) | Choice Extra HD | Top 250 HD |
| - | 379 | RETROPLEX | RETROPLEX (retroplex) | - | HD|Platinum |
| 284 | 193 | SCIENCEHD | SCIENCEHD (The Science Channel) | Choice HD | Top 250 HD |
| 531 | - | SCINEHD | SCINEHD (Starz Cinema) | Premier HD | - |
| 551 | - | SHNXHD | SHNXHD (Showtime Next HD) | Premier HD | - |
| 545 | - | SHOHD | SHOHD (Showtime) | Premier HD | - |
| - | 375 | SHORTSHD | SHORTSHD (ShortsHD) | - | HD|Platinum |
| 547 | - | SHOW2HD | SHOW2HD (Showtime Too) | Premier HD | - |
| 550 | - | SHOWB | SHOWB (Showtime Beyond) | Premier HD | Everything |
| 546 | - | SHOwHD | SHOwHD (Showtime (West)) | Premier HD | - |
| 548 | - | SHOWSCHD | SHOWSCHD (Showtime Showcase) | Premier HD | - |
| 549 | - | SHOWXHD | SHOWXHD (Showtime Extreme) | Premier HD | - |
| 552 | - | SHWMHD | SHWMHD (Showtime Women HD) | Premier HD | - |
| 565 | - | SMTHHD | SMTHHD (Smithsonian Channel HD) | HD Extra Pak | - |
| 639 | - | SNYHD | SNYHD (SportsNet New York) | Premier HD | - |
| 607 | 150 | SPEEDHD | SPEEDHD (Speed Channel) | Choice Extra HD | Top 200 HD |
| 241 | 168 | SPKEHD | SPKEHD (Spike) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| - | 285 | SPMNHD | SPMNHD (Sportsman Channel) | - | Top 250 HD |
| 649 | - | SPSOHD | SPSOHD (SportSouth HD) | Premier HD | - |
| 530 | - | STARZBHD | STARZBHD (Starz InBlack) | Premier HD | - |
| 526 | - | STARZCMDYHD | STARZCMDYHD (Starz Comedy) | Premier HD | - |
| 529 | - | STARZEDHD | STARZEDHD (Starz Edge) | Premier HD | - |
| 535 | 340 | STARZENCHD | STARZENCHD (Starz - Encore (East) HD) | Choice Ultimate HD | Top 250 HD |
| 527 | 350 | STARZHD | STARZHD (Starz (East)) | Premier HD | Everything HD |
| 525 | - | STARZKHD | STARZKHD (Starz Kids & Family (East)) | Premier HD | - |
| 528 | 351 | STARZWHD | STARZWHD (Starz (West)) | Premier HD | Everything HD |
| 662 | - | STOHD | STOHD (SportsTime Ohio) | Premier HD | - |
| - | 115 | STYLEHD | STYLEHD (Style) | - | Top 250 HD |
| 653 | - | SUNSHD | SUNSHD (Sun Sports) | Premier HD | - |
| 244 | 122 | SYFYHD | SYFYHD (Syfy) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 247 | 139 | TBSHD | TBSHD (TBS) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| - | 132 | TCMHD | TCMHD (Turner Classic Movies) | - | Top 200 HD |
| 217 | 400 | TENNISHD | TENNISHD (Tennis Channel) | Choice Extra HD | Top 250 HD |
| 280 | 183 | TLCHD | TLCHD (The Learning Channel (TLC)) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 554 | - | TMCHD | TMCHD (The Movie Channel) | Choice Ultimate HD | - |
| 556 | - | TMCXHD | TMCXHD (TMC Xtra HD East) | Premier HD | - |
| 245 | 138 | TNTHD | TNTHD (TNT) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 277 | 215 | TRAVHD | TRAVHD (Travel Channel HD) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| - | 204 | TRUHD | TRUHD (truTV) | - | Top 200 HD |
| 362 | 214 | TWCHD | TWCHD (The Weather Channel) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 564 | 366 | UHD | UHD (Universal HD) | HD Extra Pak | HD|Platinum |
| - | 270 | UNVSNHD | UNVSNHD (Univision) | - | Top 200 HD |
| 242 | 105 | USAHD | USAHD (USA Network) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 335 | 162 | VH1HD | VH1HD (VH1) | Choice HD | Top 120 HD |
| 603 | 151 | VSHD | VSHD (Versus HD) | Choice Extra HD | Top 250 HD |
| - | 394 | WFN | WFN (World Fishing Network) | - | HD|Platinum |
| 307 | 239 | WGNHD | WGNHD (WGN America HD) | Choice Extra HD | Top 200 HD |
| 631 | - | YESHD | YESHD (YES Network) | Premier HD | - |
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