Comcast Touts 500 HD "Viewing Choices"

Recognizing that there was no way it could match DIRECTV's nearly 100 HD linear channels when they launched last December, cable giant Comcast cleverly conceived of what it calls "HD viewing choices" that counts its impressive video on demand library. That number now exceeds 500, the company reported at this week's Cable Show, and will increase even more as it adds new content from Showtime, Starz, Encore and MoviePlex.

Overall, Comcast has more than 10,000 video on demand selections available.