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Thanks for reminding me to update the HD offerings posts for the new year. With all the members here now going to the HD relm I need to update you on the best providers.
As you know TV and Media is a huge hobby and was a career of mine as I owned a Cband big dish store back in the early 90's. By all rights I should hate Hughes or better known as Directv. They rolled out in 1994 and put us dish guys out to pasture.
However as the norm of TV life is now going HD. It is top of mind with lots.
The leader until last year was Dish Network. However even though there model 622 HD Dvr is still the best made on the market. THey have been slow to get a new satellite launched and do not have the bandwitdth to roll out HD as fast as they wanted. After being with them for 9 years I have not switched to the HD leader in Directv.
As it pains me to say, Directv for once deliverd on a promise. That promise to be the HD leader and offer over 75 channels of HD by year end. They surpassed that with over 85 channels and more coming. In fact almost every regulare SD channel is now offered in HD. From MTV, SciFI, HGTV, History, Nick, and so on and so on to all the Sports paks and locals to just HD channels like Smithsonian, National Geographic, and loads more. It is almost hard to find a channel not offered in HD on Directv.
Plus the price is lower then Dishnet and much lower then Comcast. Plus there box the H-10 is catching up to Dishnet in quality. Its also MPEG 4 and now has Video on demand as well in HD and SD.
I would usually go into how much better it is then Comcast but the proof in in the offerings. They are so far out of it that its not even tv.
Fios offered by Verizon seems to be getting more widespread and will be better then all the above. Hope I can get to be a beta tester here. I have connections.
Anyway, Here is the PROOF, take a look at the link.
I have installed many a system. Feel free to PM if you have any questions.
Also, Big Worm is the TV expert here for any questions on Hardware. The man knows his stuff!! I just know the Cable and Sat part.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/co ... d=P4380110
As you know TV and Media is a huge hobby and was a career of mine as I owned a Cband big dish store back in the early 90's. By all rights I should hate Hughes or better known as Directv. They rolled out in 1994 and put us dish guys out to pasture.
However as the norm of TV life is now going HD. It is top of mind with lots.
The leader until last year was Dish Network. However even though there model 622 HD Dvr is still the best made on the market. THey have been slow to get a new satellite launched and do not have the bandwitdth to roll out HD as fast as they wanted. After being with them for 9 years I have not switched to the HD leader in Directv.
As it pains me to say, Directv for once deliverd on a promise. That promise to be the HD leader and offer over 75 channels of HD by year end. They surpassed that with over 85 channels and more coming. In fact almost every regulare SD channel is now offered in HD. From MTV, SciFI, HGTV, History, Nick, and so on and so on to all the Sports paks and locals to just HD channels like Smithsonian, National Geographic, and loads more. It is almost hard to find a channel not offered in HD on Directv.
Plus the price is lower then Dishnet and much lower then Comcast. Plus there box the H-10 is catching up to Dishnet in quality. Its also MPEG 4 and now has Video on demand as well in HD and SD.
I would usually go into how much better it is then Comcast but the proof in in the offerings. They are so far out of it that its not even tv.
Fios offered by Verizon seems to be getting more widespread and will be better then all the above. Hope I can get to be a beta tester here. I have connections.
Anyway, Here is the PROOF, take a look at the link.
I have installed many a system. Feel free to PM if you have any questions.
Also, Big Worm is the TV expert here for any questions on Hardware. The man knows his stuff!! I just know the Cable and Sat part.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/co ... d=P4380110