DISH Network Launches Nation's Largest HD Package
01-06-06, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisih8u
Directv told me that you can't use tivo if you get the local channel thing. The guy did say that they might come out with something that lets you do that in mid-2006. It will probably be a shitload of money. 
01-06-06, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Chew
The current HD DVR does not handle the new mpg4 technology that they're rolling out. The new DirecTV (non-TiVo) HD DVR will be able to and it should be a nearly free upgrade if you already have the TiVO HD DVR.
01-06-06, 09:54 AM
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All that is great except for one thing: Dish Network doesn't have the much-desired NFL Sunday Ticket package.
How will Dish Network compete against DirecTV when by 2007 DirecTV will be able to offer high-definition broadcasts of NFL games through this programming package at locations where NBC, CBS and Fox offers them on their Sunday broadcasts?
How will Dish Network compete against DirecTV when by 2007 DirecTV will be able to offer high-definition broadcasts of NFL games through this programming package at locations where NBC, CBS and Fox offers them on their Sunday broadcasts?
01-06-06, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
Wow. I'm normally a DirecTV apologist, but that's a load of crap.
Originally Posted by Red Dog
They do? DC is a top-12 market, and they don't offer HD here.
01-06-06, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by RayChuang
All that is great except for one thing: Dish Network doesn't have the much-desired NFL Sunday Ticket package.
How will Dish Network compete against DirecTV when by 2007 DirecTV will be able to offer high-definition broadcasts of NFL games through this programming package at locations where NBC, CBS and Fox offers them on their Sunday broadcasts?
How will Dish Network compete against DirecTV when by 2007 DirecTV will be able to offer high-definition broadcasts of NFL games through this programming package at locations where NBC, CBS and Fox offers them on their Sunday broadcasts?
01-06-06, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Deftones
It's true if you want HD locals via their MPEG-4 service. Not true if you aren't in a market they've rolled that service out to yet and are getting the OTA HD locals.
Maybe they scaled back and only did top 10.
Maybe they scaled back and only did top 10.
I think DC is #5 or 6.
01-06-06, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by RayChuang
All that is great except for one thing: Dish Network doesn't have the much-desired NFL Sunday Ticket package.
How will Dish Network compete against DirecTV when by 2007 DirecTV will be able to offer high-definition broadcasts of NFL games through this programming package at locations where NBC, CBS and Fox offers them on their Sunday broadcasts?
How will Dish Network compete against DirecTV when by 2007 DirecTV will be able to offer high-definition broadcasts of NFL games through this programming package at locations where NBC, CBS and Fox offers them on their Sunday broadcasts?
True, but I can't wait to hear the masses bitch about a $400 year (which I would gladly pay if I had access to it) Sunday Ticket subscription. They already were screaming murder when they raised it this year which wasn't even part of the new insanely high contract DirecTV signed with the NFL.
01-06-06, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Red Dog
I think DC is #5 or 6.
People in DC are getting the new DirecTV mpg4 equipment installed, so it has been available for a couple weeks now. It just not be general public knowledge yet?
01-06-06, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Chew
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=48853
People in DC are getting the new DirecTV mpg4 equipment installed, so it has been available for a couple weeks now. It just not be general public knowledge yet?
People in DC are getting the new DirecTV mpg4 equipment installed, so it has been available for a couple weeks now. It just not be general public knowledge yet?
That would be consistent then. I was over at a friend's house 3-4 weeks ago who has DirecTV HiDef and Sunday Ticket packages and remember him having to use the antenna to get the local FOXHD (to watch the Skins/Cowboys game).
