Our cable provider does not offer ESPNU in HD. The only channels in HD that i get are: NBC, CBS, FOX, Bravo, ESPN, ESPN2, FSSW, USA, TNT, HBO, SHO, HISTORY, MGMHD, HDNET, HDNMOV, Universal, Travel, Animal Planet, Discovery, Nat Geo, Food, FX. No NFL network, no ESPNU HD, not even ABC HD. Its funny because i write the cable company once a week and complain and they always send me coupons for free pay per view movies, which aren't in HD.
Yeah...Suddenlink sucks. (I see you're in Pineville, I'm in Alexandria) Directv has a great HD lineup but I'm sure you know the issues they present as well (no locals). I don't think Dish Network's HD options are much better than Suddenlinks.