To peeps with DirecTV or Dish Network..... How do they compare with cable?
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To peeps with DirecTV or Dish Network..... How do they compare with cable?
In the west suburb here thinking of using DirecTV or the Dish Network instead of cable. Any pros / cons? Reception issues during bad weather??
Thanks!
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You can get a DirectTV reciever with a PVR built in,
and it is AWESOME -- not quite as nice as TiVo, but pretty darn close.
Reception is great, outages rare, and picture quality is superior to basic cable - not sure how it stacks up with digital cable...
Reception is great, outages rare, and picture quality is superior to basic cable - not sure how it stacks up with digital cable...
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I think Comcast over-compresses their digital signal and it looks like Poop!
I've been a DirecTV customer for probably the past 10 years. I have a a DirecTV high definition receiver and a DirecTivo PVR (This will change your life!!).
I've gotten my brother and my Dad to drop cable and come over to DirecTV. They both have a high def receiver and a DirecTivo.
Do it, you won't regret it! DirecTivo is a must!!!
I've gotten my brother and my Dad to drop cable and come over to DirecTV. They both have a high def receiver and a DirecTivo.
Do it, you won't regret it! DirecTivo is a must!!!
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Re: You can get a DirectTV reciever with a PVR built in,
The DirectTV PVR is a tivo .. the dish one isn't. The tivo one rocks, I'd suggest DirectTV simply for that fact alone.. (And the four-tuner, HDTV DirectTV Tivo box coming out later this year looks especially nice..)
Cam.<ul><li><a href="http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/">Excellent TiVo forums..</a></li></ul>
Cam.<ul><li><a href="http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/">Excellent TiVo forums..</a></li></ul>
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I have a Philips DirecTivo DSR6000 receiver and it is probably the best electronic piece I've ever
purchased.
They are discontinued now, but I scored two of them for $99 a piece (retail was over $400) a couple years ago.
Having the reciever and Tivo in one box means the menus are integrated, and they share one remote. The thing is FLAWLESS.
They are discontinued now, but I scored two of them for $99 a piece (retail was over $400) a couple years ago.
Having the reciever and Tivo in one box means the menus are integrated, and they share one remote. The thing is FLAWLESS.
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