Dish or DirecTV?
Looking at getting some sort of satellite next spring. I currently have DirecTV at home. I've never had Dish. It boils down to wanting an HD picture. I know you can't cheaply get HD with a sat and D...
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I would first ask you to read this Post.
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My next statement is easy. We had 1, HD receiver and 1, SD receiver.
Example Rapid City, SD. Direct TV only broadcast the locals channels in HD. So my SD receiver did not work with the local channels. AND I am not willing to pay $$$ for east/west coast feed.
So, I knowing what the spot beam was, I was able to tell Tech support my service address was in Denver, when we spent 5 months in Custer State Park, South Dakota.
So before you decide, figure what you really want in the way of local channels unless you are willing to spend extra $$$ for the DNS East/West coast feed on Direct TV.
Good luck on your decision making.
Link to Post
My next statement is easy. We had 1, HD receiver and 1, SD receiver.
Example Rapid City, SD. Direct TV only broadcast the locals channels in HD. So my SD receiver did not work with the local channels. AND I am not willing to pay $$$ for east/west coast feed.
So, I knowing what the spot beam was, I was able to tell Tech support my service address was in Denver, when we spent 5 months in Custer State Park, South Dakota.
So before you decide, figure what you really want in the way of local channels unless you are willing to spend extra $$$ for the DNS East/West coast feed on Direct TV.
Good luck on your decision making.
