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Do you think that DIRECTV carries enough HD networks? There's increasing evidence that the satcaster does -- and it doesn't plan to do anything about it.

DirecTV is offering customers 33 movies via its on-demand service in 1080p high-definition format, the so-called "full HD" standard, which the satellite TV operator claimed is more than any other service.

Dish Network -- which has boasted of being "first" to offer 1080p content -- currently lists about 20 movies in the HD format through its own on-demand service.

Dish Network will in some ways be the most interesting company to watch over the next several years in the crowd that includes AT&T, Verizon, DirecTV, Dish Network,Comcast ( News - Alert), Time Warner, Cox Communications, Qwest and possibly a few others.

At the beginning of this year, DISH network announced a goal to be able to offer customers 100 HD channels by the end of the year. They have done some fiddling with the numbers throughout the year; for example, in May they added 22 channels, issued a statement that they were near their goal with a total of 95 channels but then pulled 15 channels right away.