Directv or Dish

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Zombiewoof wrote:
>
> Would anyone like to voice an opinion as to which is the better service. It
> seems like the total choice and the top 120 programing is similar. How
> about cust svs., outages,frequent price hikes etc. I want to switch from
> cable to sat. for all of the above reasons.Monthly Cable bill goes up,
> quality and programing remains the same: Mediocre
> How about Sirius over Music Choice, Does anyone have a preference?
> It seems that dish offers a "Dual" tuner which can control 2 tv's for the
> price of one.

They do? Do you mean the one that allows you to record one program while
yer watching another? (I've been out of the loop fer a while so...
Anyway......

> That saves me a lil cash so that is the sole reason I am
> leaning towards Dish.
> I'm sure this must be an old topic for you regs but being a newbie I am
> totally clueless and I do appreciate your time and input.
> Thanks for the opinions

It really does boil down to what you want to watch, as the two are
simular,but slightly different.
As an installer (retired) I would lean a bit more heavily to the Direct
TV side, as they seem to have a much simpler way of installing their
products without all the extrenal goofy switches and the like.

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Corky Lang <fat@drums.gov> wrote in news:425C1AFC.CAB12D9B@drums.gov:

>> They do? Do you mean the one that allows you to record one program
> while yer watching another? (I've been out of the loop fer a while
> so... Anyway......
>
>> That saves me a lil cash so that is the sole reason I am
>> leaning towards Dish.
>> I'm sure this must be an old topic for you regs but being a newbie I
>> am totally clueless and I do appreciate your time and input.
>> Thanks for the opinions
>
> It really does boil down to what you want to watch, as the two are
> simular,but slightly different.
> As an installer (retired) I would lean a bit more heavily to the
> Direct
> TV side, as they seem to have a much simpler way of installing their
> products without all the extrenal goofy switches and the like.

Just to be clear it is a dual tuner not a recorder,one remote works on
infared the other on radio waves and the distance as I was told by a dish
rep was at least from a downstairs tv to an upstairs tuner.
Thank you for voicing your opinion

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On 12-Apr-2005, Zombiewoof <Zombiewoof@mailandnews.net> wrote:

> > "Zombiewoof" <Zombiewoof@mailandnews.net> wrote in message
> > news:Xns9635E17096A17Zombiewoofmailandnew@207.217.125.201...
> >> Would anyone like to voice an opinion as to which is the better
> >> service.
> >
> > I've done a LOT of comparisons and DirecTV wins. Using each service's
> > Top 120 (or Top 130) channels, DirecTV has 5 more relevant channels
> > that Dish TV doesn't: Fox Movie Channel, Oxygen, National Geographic,
> > Outdoor Life, and Hallmark channels.

One reason there is no agreement as to which is the better service is that
we all have different ideas about which are the "relevant channels."

Another is that no matter how hard we try to be fair, comparing DirecTV and
DISH involves comparig apples and oranges as they do not offer exactly the
same packages.

The question as to which is the better service is unanswerable unless two
little words are added: Which is the better service FOR ME?


> >These are good, meaningful
> > stations that Dish doesn't offer. Dish offers a LOT more sports
> > channels and Public Service channels that overlap each other, and
> > DirecTV has these too, though not so many.
> >
> > EW

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L230j@verizon.net wrote in newsf%6e.10649$Zn3.3892@trnddc02:

> On 12-Apr-2005, Zombiewoof <Zombiewoof@mailandnews.net> wrote:
>
>> > "Zombiewoof" <Zombiewoof@mailandnews.net> wrote in message
>> > news:Xns9635E17096A17Zombiewoofmailandnew@207.217.125.201...
>> >> Would anyone like to voice an opinion as to which is the better
>> >> service.
>> >
>> > I've done a LOT of comparisons and DirecTV wins. Using each
>> > service's Top 120 (or Top 130) channels, DirecTV has 5 more
>> > relevant channels that Dish TV doesn't: Fox Movie Channel, Oxygen,
>> > National Geographic, Outdoor Life, and Hallmark channels.
>
> One reason there is no agreement as to which is the better service is
> that we all have different ideas about which are the "relevant
> channels."
>
> Another is that no matter how hard we try to be fair, comparing
> DirecTV and DISH involves comparig apples and oranges as they do not
> offer exactly the same packages.
>
> The question as to which is the better service is unanswerable unless
> two little words are added: Which is the better service FOR ME?
>
>
>> >These are good, meaningful
>> > stations that Dish doesn't offer. Dish offers a LOT more sports
>> > channels and Public Service channels that overlap each other, and
>> > DirecTV has these too, though not so many.
>> >
>> > EW

No one seems to have an opinion on cust. svs.,outages,sirius over music
channel etc. That can make a big difference to EVERYONE not JUST ME.
Thanks for your opinion though

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Had dish network for 5 years and satisfied.Went to direct tv and picture
not as clear.Using an 84 in dia with projector.This was a great picture
with dish network, but i wanted the yankee games on YES.Does direct tv use
a lower resolution or is it me?Can you point me in the right direction to
confirm my problem?
email ron@nac.net Thanks Ron

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"Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in
news:2BL8e.9532$h6.5397@tornado.texas.rr.com:

> "Zombiewoof" <Zombiewoof@mailandnews.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns9635E17096A17Zombiewoofmailandnew@207.217.125.201...
>> Would anyone like to voice an opinion as to which is the better
>> service.
> It
>> seems like the total choice and the top 120 programing is similar.
>> How about cust svs., outages,frequent price hikes etc. I want to
>> switch from cable to sat. for all of the above reasons.Monthly Cable
>> bill goes up, quality and programing remains the same: Mediocre
>
> I switched from Direct to Dish and got two Tuners
> with recording capability on both for 'free' for the
> same monthly price.
>
> Dish has slightly better programming for me than
> DirectTV (extra educational channels mostly and no
> losses) but others say sports are better on Direct.
>
> I get all the sports I need with basic packages so that
> wasn't an issue for me but you might care.
>
> Also note, that the "free" equipment really is free since
> DirectTV charges even for replacing the stuff that breaks
> and the monthy is right about the same.
>
>
>> How about Sirius over Music Choice, Does anyone have a preference?
>
> Not and issue for me.
>
>> It seems that dish offers a "Dual" tuner which can control 2 tv's for
>> the price of one. That saves me a lil cash so that is the sole reason
>> I am leaning towards Dish.
>
> They gave me that whole thing for free. With the PVRs.
>
> The directtv stuff I had was one tuner, no PVR.
>
> (Even with TiVo I love the Dish PVR -- we can
> record 3 shows at one time -- four if we want to
> show off by using the VCR and can find a blank
> tape <grin> )
>
>
>> I'm sure this must be an old topic for you regs but being a newbie I
>> am totally clueless and I do appreciate your time and input.
>
> Dish service is as good or better than Direct.
>
> I complained about a Remote (radio for second room)
> and they SENT a technician with a new unit.
>
> No mailing stuff in etc. And if it breaks -- it belongs to
> DISH (not to me)
>
> Everytime the DirectTV stuff broke they wanted more
> money for a REFURB.
>
>> Thanks for the opinions
>> zw
>
>
>

Thanks for all the info Herb, you are a great help, Think I'm gonna go with
Dish
zw

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On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:14:00 -0400, "darticus" <ron@nac.net> wrote:

>Had dish network for 5 years and satisfied.Went to direct tv and picture
>not as clear.Using an 84 in dia with projector.This was a great picture
>with dish network, but i wanted the yankee games on YES.Does direct tv use
>a lower resolution or is it me?Can you point me in the right direction to
>confirm my problem?
>email ron@nac.net Thanks Ron

I don't know if it is lower resolution. A friend has a DirectTivo. I
think his image is worse that I remember the image on my TV being. I
have cable now. If you use a PVR, your results will vary.