Comments for DIRECTV & Dish Network http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog Satellite TV Articles Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:30:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Feedback & Kudos by Holly@Discount Perfumes http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/feedback-kudos.html/comment-page-1#comment-38 Holly@Discount Perfumes Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:07:09 +0000 http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/?p=47#comment-38 I'm so sick of Directv and their ridiculous prices! They have a monopoly on the NFL Sunday Ticket. Not fair at all. I cut my service down to their cheapest. I hope other networks get the rights to the NFL Sunday ticket soon! I’m so sick of Directv and their ridiculous prices! They have a monopoly on the NFL Sunday Ticket. Not fair at all. I cut my service down to their cheapest. I hope other networks get the rights to the NFL Sunday ticket soon!

]]> Comment on Get the Most From Your New HDTV by Satellite Man http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/get-the-most-from-your-new-hdtv.html/comment-page-1#comment-36 Satellite Man Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:35:03 +0000 http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/get-the-most-from-your-new-hdtv.html#comment-36 Well, if you hate you Comcast DVR, you can always do what I did and built your own: http://byomc.com A plus side is you never have to pay DVR fees! Well, if you hate you Comcast DVR, you can always do what I did and built your own: http://byomc.com

A plus side is you never have to pay DVR fees!

]]> Comment on Dish Network versus Direct TV by Matthew@Pest Control La Porte http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/dish-network-versus-direct-tv.html/comment-page-1#comment-35 Matthew@Pest Control La Porte Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:45:34 +0000 http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/?p=36#comment-35 Agreed, with HD there just isn't anything better than satellite. it just has a much bigger range of things to offer. Agreed, with HD there just isn’t anything better than satellite. it just has a much bigger range of things to offer.

]]> Comment on Get the Most From Your New HDTV by Spot@Affordable HDTV http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/get-the-most-from-your-new-hdtv.html/comment-page-1#comment-34 Spot@Affordable HDTV Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:57:08 +0000 http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/get-the-most-from-your-new-hdtv.html#comment-34 I'm not saying that Comcast is as good as either of the options your reviewed. However, Comcast isn't as terrible as they used to be -- they just added 30 more free HD stations. Sadly for those of us stuck with them, their DVR is just terrible. I’m not saying that Comcast is as good as either of the options your reviewed. However, Comcast isn’t as terrible as they used to be — they just added 30 more free HD stations. Sadly for those of us stuck with them, their DVR is just terrible.

]]> Comment on Satellite vs. Cable by sam.p@une hypotheque http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/satellite-vs-cable.html/comment-page-1#comment-30 sam.p@une hypotheque Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:30:37 +0000 http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/satellite-vs-cable.html#comment-30 As you mention, I find satelite cheaper where I live than satelite and there is also more choice , with plenty of free channels that you might not know existed, if you know where to look. As you mention, I find satelite cheaper where I live than satelite and there is also more choice , with plenty of free channels that you might not know existed, if you know where to look.

]]> Comment on The VIP722 DVR from Dish Network by Cal http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/the-vip722-dvr-from-dish-network.html/comment-page-1#comment-27 Cal Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:14:25 +0000 http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/the-vip722-dvr-from-dish-network.html#comment-27 We are in a MDU currently subscribed to Directv. We apartment management are changing to Dish Network within the next two weeks. We currently have a Directv HD DVR 250. Does the move to a new digital provider make our Tivo redundant??? Is there any way to continue using our current DVR with the Dish Network?? Also, I would like to record some of the programs stored on our DVR onto video or DVD...any short answer as to how I achieve this. I obviously don't have the tv, DVR and DVD players hooked up quite correctly. Thanks in advance! We are in a MDU currently subscribed to Directv.
We apartment management are changing to Dish Network within the next two weeks.
We currently have a Directv HD DVR 250.
Does the move to a new digital provider make our Tivo redundant??? Is there any way to continue using our current DVR with the Dish Network??
Also, I would like to record some of the programs stored on our DVR onto video or DVD…any short answer as to how I achieve this. I obviously don’t have the tv, DVR and DVD players hooked up quite correctly.
Thanks in advance!

]]> Comment on NFL Network Focuses on Fans by NFL Network Focuses on Fans | All The Newz http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/nfl-network-focuses-on-fans.html/comment-page-1#comment-25 NFL Network Focuses on Fans | All The Newz Sun, 25 May 2008 12:22:08 +0000 http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/nfl-network-focuses-on-fans.html#comment-25 [...] Cable Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...] [...] Cable Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]

]]> Comment on Call For Feedback by Charles H. Smith http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/call-for-feedback.html/comment-page-1#comment-20 Charles H. Smith Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:58:04 +0000 http://direct-vs-dish.com/blog/call-for-feedback.html#comment-20 I am 78 years old and I realize you have to be geared to the younger audience Where the money is! after all this is the generation of money-hungry GREED!! I watch mainly 2 channels TV Land and History channel. So called music now days Is just noise to me! The only sports I watch is NASCAR and the little league world series. Cartoons are all garbage to me. Movies nowdays are JUNK!!! The only program I can watch over and over again and still enjoy is the black and white version of the Andy Griffith show. even Andy has said the show died when Barney left! When you dump the black and white version of this show you will also dump me!! Thanks, CH Smith I am 78 years old and I realize you have to be geared to the younger audience Where the money is!
after all this is the generation of money-hungry GREED!! I watch mainly 2 channels TV Land and History channel. So called music now days Is just noise to me! The only sports I watch is NASCAR and the little league world series. Cartoons are all garbage to me. Movies nowdays are JUNK!!!
The only program I can watch over and over again and still enjoy is the black and white version of the Andy Griffith show.
even Andy has said the show died when Barney left!
When you dump the black and white version of this show you will also dump me!! Thanks, CH Smith

]]> Comment on The VIP722 DVR from Dish Network by clarence http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/the-vip722-dvr-from-dish-network.html/comment-page-1#comment-19 clarence Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:22:41 +0000 http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/the-vip722-dvr-from-dish-network.html#comment-19 I am a DirecTv customer, but I like the PIP feature of the VIP722. I can use that to drive my Optoma HD projector... I think. Do you know if DirectTv will have a DVR with this PIP feature?? Thanks in advance. cag505@gmail.com I am a DirecTv customer, but I like the PIP feature of the VIP722. I can use that to drive my Optoma HD projector… I think.
Do you know if DirectTv will have a DVR with this PIP feature?? Thanks in advance.
cag505@gmail.com

]]> Comment on How do you like DIRECTV’s DVR? by Jason http://www.direct-vs-dish.com/blog/how-do-you-like-directvs-dvr.html/comment-page-1#comment-3 Jason Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:37:10 +0000 http://direct-vs-dish.com/blog/?p=3#comment-3 Your mom is right, Tivo is far superior. I regularly schedule two overlapping programs on the same channel in case the timing on the broadcast is wrong(which happens more often than one would like) and the Directv DVR cannot handle it, it simply cancels the prior program. This is just one of many failures on the supposed upgrade to Directv DVR. They need to work out their dispute with Tivo and revert back. You cannot jump between the end and beginning of a program, and forget jumping to book marks, With tivo, they are inserted in 15 or 30 min intervals, and you simply press a button when fast forwarding/rewinding to jump to them book mark. With Directv DVR, you must insert your own bookmarks and I have yet to figure out or have them tell me how to jump to them. When I called their customer services one time, they advise it was a known bug in my model and they hoped to address in the next two or so software upgrades. I could go on forever on the loss functionalities of the Directv DVR vs Tivo. I finally broke down and bought two used Directv/Tivo branded receivers on E-bay. I love them to death. Your mom is right, Tivo is far superior. I regularly schedule two overlapping programs on the same channel in case the timing on the broadcast is wrong(which happens more often than one would like) and the Directv DVR cannot handle it, it simply cancels the prior program. This is just one of many failures on the supposed upgrade to Directv DVR. They need to work out their dispute with Tivo and revert back. You cannot jump between the end and beginning of a program, and forget jumping to book marks, With tivo, they are inserted in 15 or 30 min intervals, and you simply press a button when fast forwarding/rewinding to jump to them book mark. With Directv DVR, you must insert your own bookmarks and I have yet to figure out or have them tell me how to jump to them. When I called their customer services one time, they advise it was a known bug in my model and they hoped to address in the next two or so software upgrades. I could go on forever on the loss functionalities of the Directv DVR vs Tivo. I finally broke down and bought two used Directv/Tivo branded receivers on E-bay. I love them to death.

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