DirectTV or Dish Network?
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DirectTV or Dish Network?
I know that there is another thread but it is over a year old and I figure the technology is better now. The cable company wants to charge me $1,700 to hook me up to cable even though my neighbors have it. So it looks like it's going to be dish and dsl for me. I love the NFL but my favorite team in the Lions so I don't know if it is worth it for me to pay for the NFL package to watch the Lions.
Help me.
Help me.
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I've had both. Dish for 4 years and now DirecTV for about 2 1/2. I won't be going back to dish any time soon. I've had better luck with DirecTV Cust Serv Reps than Dish, and when we moved into our new house, Dish wanted to charge us $75 and we got to keep our 4 year old boxes. Screw that - we got Directv installed for free. The DVR is powered by Tivo and is great. So great that my wife and I have 4 of them, all dual tuner activated . It's a sickness.
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Originally Posted by Me007gold
One word. DirectTivo
A few words. Tivo doesn't have a license to make set top boxes for DirecTv anymore. DirecTv will coming out w/ their own in the coming year. Even with that said, DirecTv has more that interested me than Dish ever did, especially w/ the specialty sports packages.
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Def, please stop dispensing the FUD about TiVo. They have several years left on their contract with Directv, and in fact a new DirecTiVo model, the R10, was just released this week.
Directv is planning to release a new, low-end DVR sometime next year. Both platforms are going to be available, and I guarantee that the new box will NOT get the endorsements that the DirecTiVo does.
Directv is planning to release a new, low-end DVR sometime next year. Both platforms are going to be available, and I guarantee that the new box will NOT get the endorsements that the DirecTiVo does.
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Originally Posted by NC-36
Def, please stop dispensing the FUD about TiVo. They have several years left on their contract with Directv, and in fact a new DirecTiVo model, the R10, was just released this week.
Directv is planning to release a new, low-end DVR sometime next year. Both platforms are going to be available, and I guarantee that the new box will NOT get the endorsements that the DirecTiVo does.
Directv is planning to release a new, low-end DVR sometime next year. Both platforms are going to be available, and I guarantee that the new box will NOT get the endorsements that the DirecTiVo does.
You think so, huh?
So you honestly think DirecTv is going to continue to support the DirecTivos for years to come when they have their own competing box coming out next year?
The contract may stipulate the continued updates of DirecTivo for the next few years, but there will most certainly not be anymore "new" Tivo boxes through DirecTv anymore.
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Originally Posted by Me007gold
One word. DirectTivo
And the NFL Sunday Ticket should be reason enough to go with Directv,even if you don't get it at least the option is always there for you if you change your mind.
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If you're a football fan, Sunday Ticket is a must. Think about it, 17 weeks, 10+ games a week, well worth $200. By the time the season starts, you'll forget the $ you spent and enjoy all the football games. Even better if you play fantasy.
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I used to have Dish Network and their shitty PVR. Have been a DirecTV customer for a few years now, with the Tivo of course (two, in fact). Wouldn't go back to Dish unless I had no choice.
I think the only one around here who will stand up for Dish is kvrdave and that's just because he can't admit when he's wrong.
I think the only one around here who will stand up for Dish is kvrdave and that's just because he can't admit when he's wrong.
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I've only had DirecTV, and I liked it a great deal. I've had friends with DISH, and it didn't seem that much different to me (other than a few channels here and there that the other didn't offer).
One friend who had DirecTV first and then DISH said he likes DISH better, but I don't really know what his reasoning is (other than being able to get the SuperStations package which, at least, gives him some "network" programming since he says he can't get the local networks package where he lives - Snyder, TX - which seems to weird to me since DISH offers local channels from Lubbock, which is where his broadcast signal comes from and what the cable system carries).
One friend who had DirecTV first and then DISH said he likes DISH better, but I don't really know what his reasoning is (other than being able to get the SuperStations package which, at least, gives him some "network" programming since he says he can't get the local networks package where he lives - Snyder, TX - which seems to weird to me since DISH offers local channels from Lubbock, which is where his broadcast signal comes from and what the cable system carries).
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Originally Posted by Deftones, Esq
You think so, huh?
Originally Posted by Deftones, Esq
So you honestly think DirecTv is going to continue to support the DirecTivos for years to come when they have their own competing box coming out next year?
As long as the DirecTiVos I own can continue to function the way they do right now, the Season Passes and Wishlist features (which TiVo owns patents for, btw) will trump any half-assed implementation NDS can come up with. I sincerely hope that the tech support headaches Directv will have to deal with for these new non-TiVo DVR units will make them think twice about EVER dropping TiVo.
Originally Posted by Deftones, Esq
The contract may stipulate the continued updates of DirecTivo for the next few years, but there will most certainly not be anymore "new" Tivo boxes through DirecTv anymore.
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Originally Posted by Numanoid
I think the only one around here who will stand up for Dish is kvrdave and that's just because he can't admit when he's wrong.
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Originally Posted by kvrdave
Crap. The Tivo only comes with a 40gb HD? That's weak.
The Series 1 DirecTiVos (Philips DSR6000, Sony SAT-T60 & Hughes GXECBOT) and the first Series 2 DirecTiVos (Hughes, Philips, Samsung and RCA) all came from the factory with 40 gig drives which could easily be replaced/upgraded by the user. As drive manufacturers stopped production of 40 gig drives, Samsung and RCA began building units with 80 and 120 gig drives as stock.
Directv is currently running a promo for existing customers - get a 35 hr DirecTiVo (40 gig) for $50. This is to use up the existing supply of older hardware. All currently produced receivers have at least an 80 gig drive, some have 120's. These are the ones available at retail stores and for new subscribers. They are also easy to upgrade if 70 or 105 hours isn't enough
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Originally Posted by NC-36
Def, please stop dispensing the FUD about TiVo. They have several years left on their contract with Directv, and in fact a new DirecTiVo model, the R10, was just released this week.
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Best thing about DirecTiVo: dual-tuner setup. That way, networks having a habit of "overrunning" programs won't be a problem anymore as you can record overlapping programs.
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I prefer DishNetwork, simply because the programming I want isn't available from DirecTV.
I've had Dish for several years, and have never been less than completely satisfied with their service. They are the only company I can say that about.
I've had Dish for several years, and have never been less than completely satisfied with their service. They are the only company I can say that about.
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Go to www.solidsignal.com and you can get a DirecTiVo, 3 regular DirecTV receivers, the DirecTV dish, and free DirecTV installation for $39.99 + shipping. You can't beat that.