Dish / Direct tv any suggestions

[mbailey]

I currently have cable but am not all that happy with the company we have. Unfortunately they are the only game in town and am stuck with them. I've been reading up on Dish and Direct tv and was wondering if anyone has them and has any feedback.  It would just be for TV as I'd keep the cable provider for their internet service only. 

Soooo any feedback.    Not sure if it matters but I have 8 TVs in the house. 

[Skuzzy]

I have had DiSH for over 20 years, and would recommend them.  DirecTV is trying to be bought by AT&T, which would keep me away from them.

[Randy1]

I have directv.  Its pricy but has good service.  The recorders have about a 2-3 year life.  Bad weather south of you and service goes down.  Picture quality is good.  Recording options are good.

If you have a comcast like recorder you will like directv better.  

Make sure you don't get screwed by local stations.  

The dish is not too pretty to look at.

Overall i can't say directv will be better than cable.  It just may have better options.

[guncrasher]

I have had dish and directv at one time or another.  only difference I see is that directv will give you more info on the shows that you have.  price is about the same but with dish if you have a friend ask for a referal and get 50 dollars off.  if you dont have a friend that has dish send me a pm I'll give you one .


semp

[mbailey]

What about running multiple tvs?  Like I said I have a mess of them t/o the house and would have to be able to watch 4 or 5 at the same time.  Is that possible with satalite?

Thanks Semp may take you up on that

[SysError]

We cut the cable cord at our house.

Have a Smart Samsung TV, Roku and an HDTV antenna for local air stations (in HD).

Love Roku. [pay for Netflix, hulu+, Amazon prime.  may get HBO once it decouples from carriers.)  Fav Roko channels: Nowhere TV and TED and Retro Tech Time Machine.   Sure there are more I would like but have not tried them yet.  (BTW: TED on Samsung is better)


Samsung ok,  but would probably not buy a Samsung for its "smart" features again.  Would for picture quality though.

Friends who have tried Apple TV or Chrome TV have not been impressed with either.

[guncrasher]

not sure exactly how much the pricing is for 8 tv's.  but how the tv's are connected now are a bit different than a couple of years ago.  before you needed one box and that mean 1 extra charge per tv.  I only own 2 tv's and pay the same.  up to how many I am not sure.  just be aware of one thing.  the price they give you, you can actually ask for a lower price and if they dont, hang up and call back.  they all do it, you just have to talk to the right person.


semp

[bustr]

Baily how do you do your Internet connection?

I do a kludge with ATT and Comcast because I'm lazy and the wife likes the shopping channels and sports. And I don't trust Comcast for internet. But, I've been running a Sony Blueray\Internet feed box like Roku. I watch a lot of YouTube anime movies over my ATT VDSL. Cable TV with hundreds of channels is kind of boring unless you pay through the nose for very specific channels that I can find their movies on the internet for free. Heck I might look into Dish if it's got the same feeds as Comcast for a better price.

[mbailey]

My Internet will stay the same Thru my cable provider, but I'm dropping the TV end of it. The internet service is great but the tv line up not so much.  They aren't like a big provider (ie verizon or comcast) but are a small regional service. They are moving to a different format and are going to require me to get a box for every TV in the house to the tune of 16.99 per box plus the service for just basic cable....now my cable is run to a central splitter with a cable signal booster and all the rooms with TVs have a cable jack in the room ...at that price per box and only basic cable I don't think I'll be giving them another dollar for their cable tell you the truth.   Typing this on my iphone so I apologize for the lousy sentences

[rpm]

DirecTv > Dish Network No contest.

[eagl]

I mostly cut the cord, but I have cable internet with COX so they didn't unplug my house from the wire.  That means I get basic cable not much different from using a TV antenna for "free".  For everything else I use my smart BD player which plays most of the online services including amazon prime, Netflix, hulu, etc.  That's enough for me.

I like Mike Rowe's new show on CNN but apparently DISH cut CNN over a contract dispute.  You'll get that kind of nonsense sooner or later with any of the service providers.

[xbrit]

DTV    = 1080P, already started 4K on demand movies, will do some 4k transmissions in early 2015.
Dish   =  720P
Cable =  720p. keep the internet for sure.
I'll ask a rep I know for costs on 8 tv's tomorrow.

[justIN]

As a Dish Network installer, I would recommend Dish. from all the horror stories I hear day to day about Direct TV, and right now top 120 for 44.95 a month. I do not suggest the wireless Joeys they are not up to par. Do not get the Hopper if you want get the hopper with sling. DO NOT get the 922,301,311. If you do a lot of recordings go with Hopper with sling, 722 is far best being a dual tuner and DVR.

[justIN]

with 8 TV you can get 3 receiver's at $7 for each one, anything over 3 you will have to buy after that. So you can get 3 dual tuner receiver's and that will run 6 TV. The 222 is also a dual tuner but no DVR but that woul be the cheapest to purchase

[justIN]

DTV    = 1080P, already started 4K on demand movies, will do some 4k transmissions in early 2015.
Dish   =  720P
Cable =  720p. keep the internet for sure.
I'll ask a rep I know for costs on 8 tv's tomorrow.

     You might want to double check your source when it comes to your posting on who provides 1080 to 720, what you posted is false.