Dish Network vs Direct TV

Dish Network vs Direct TV - Part 2 - Dish Network HD

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:43:04 -0500

Dish Network and HDTV – A Perfect Match

I’ve been a fan of Dish Network for quite some time, so when I began hearing more and more talk about HDTV, I started paying attention. To be truthful, it took a while before I actually believed that HDTV was anything more than just sales talk. Just another ad campaign to part me from my hard earned dollars. Maybe you still believe that.

My ‘a-ha’ moment came when I did my own side-by-side comparison. I went to a store where TVs were on display and asked to see one with HD and one without, both airing the same show so I could compare. It was amazing and I was converted instantly. I knew I had to have high def.

But the next thing I did, which was quite frankly just as important, was to compare the services I was going use to get that HD signal. Click here to see the site I found most hopeful when comparing Dish Network vs Direct TV for HD.

So I did a little research and learned you only need three components to start enjoying a whole different world of TV viewing:

You must have a TV capable of reading the high definition signals. They’re different from regular standard definition and your TV has to be either HD ready or at the very least, HD enabled.
You’ll need a source of high definition programming, which is where Dish Network comes in. Over 75 channels of the most jaw-dropping details you’ve ever seen on a TV screen.
The last component is an HD receiver and Dish Network has you covered there as well. Not only do they offer one with a built-in DVR, but you can choose their deluxe version which has even more recording capability and can be used for two TVs simultaneously.

Dish Network has thoughtfully divided their HD packages so that almost everyone can start enjoying enhanced TV viewing. The Bronze level packages start at under $30 and all levels include at least 25 HD Channels. The receiver with the built-in DVR allows you to pause, fast forward, rewind and record live TV in high definition.
This means a greater viewing area; instead of a small square image on the screen, HDTV programs are more rectangular in shape, which means you actually get to see more of the picture. The colors are more intense, deeper and richer; images are sharper and more clearly detailed. In fact, CNET.com rated Dish Network’s HD-DVR as ‘better than TIVO.’ Given TIVO’s popularity, that’s a pretty strong statement to make.

But the icing on the cake has to be great specials that Dish Network continues to offer its subscribers. It doesn’t matter if you’re a brand new first time subscriber or a well established customer wanting to upgrade, if you want HDTV, Dish Network can offer you a way to get it.

If you still believe that it’s all just sales talk, that’s okay, I was there once, too. But if you want undeniable proof that HDTV is like nothing you’ve ever seen before, you have to see it in person. Words simply don’t come close to doing it justice. Watch the two next to each other, high def on one TV, standard definition on the other. I’m betting you’ll have an ‘a-ha’ moment just like I did.

Dish Network vs Direct TV - Part 1

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:29:50 -0500

Direct TV HD – ~~Five~~ Six Reasons You Shouldn’t Get It

There’s a lot of talk today about high definition programming. You can hardly go a day without seeing it somewhere; high def this, HD that, it’s the buzzword in the satellite TV industry.

But before you run out and spend a lot time, money and effort to acquire HDTV from Direct TV, consider the following reasons why you shouldn’t.

You should not get Direct TV’s HDTV if you’re bothered by vivid images so crystal clear and life-like that you’ll feel like you’re inside the picture. High def programs have a higher resolution than regular standard definition. This gives much deeper colors and razor sharp images.
You should not get Direct TV’s HDTV if you’re perfectly happy with having spent hundreds of dollars on a sound system that doesn’t make you think you’re in a theater. With most HD programming using Dolby Digital Surround Sound, your home theater sound system will give you real theater sound quality.
You should not get Direct TV’s HDTV if you’d rather not have up to 90 channels of high definition programming, and even more being added in the near future. And especially if you don’t want to watch your local HD channels.
You should not get Direct TV’s HDTV if you think it’s inferior because access is less than $10 per month.
You should not get Direct TV’s HDTV if you’d rather continue watching a little square segment of each scene with many side details left out of view. With HDTV, programs are shown in wide screen and are more rectangular so you get the entire view of the scene that was intended.
You should not get Direct TV’s HDTV if it will bother you to be ruined for ever watching TV any other way. Once you’ve experienced the difference, you’ll never be happy with standard definition television again.

Obviously by now, you realize that if you want the ultimate in HDTV viewing, Direct TV has all the answers you’re looking for. HDTV is the biggest change in television viewing since the 1950s when color TV arrived on the scene. In time, standard definition programming will suffer the same fate as black and white TV shows; eventually it will simply cease to exist.

You don’t even need to worry about the equipment you need to start watching HDTV. As long as your TV is either HD enabled or HD ready, Direct TV will take care of supplying everything else necessary to take your TV viewing to the next level of entertainment.

If you still don’t understand what all the commotion is about with regard to HDTV, plan a trip to a nearby electronics store and watch HDTV next to a regular TV with standard definition.

Do your own side-by-side comparison. In fact, I recommend you click here and check out this Dish Network vs Direct TV comparison site before you order a thing. If you don’t agree that the HDTV makes you feel like you reach into the screen and touch someone, well, maybe that should be reason number seven why you shouldn’t get it.

If that’s the case, when you leave the electronics store, stop by the optometrist’s office and get yourself fitted for corrective lenses. Then go back and look again. The difference is simply astounding.

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Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:25:23 -0500