DIRECTV Remains Clear HD Leader with 130 HD Channels
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Your point is wrong. They are not going to max them out on PPVs and RSNs first of all. Additional PPVs will simply be placeholders until new channel come along. This has already been confirmed. Direct will be adding many more premiums (even though I and many others an care less), this too has already been confirmed.
Good enough for me! The 5.95 pack gives me:
Cubs - Cardinals - White Sox - Brewers and my team the Twins. The same package is 12.00+ from Direct.
I have been debating going to Direct TV for the NFL but every time I check out the service I like Dish all the better. The HR21 is not very user friendly and also slow, have to add an extra tuner for my locals that is not built in, the sports pack is over priced, it still lacks many premiums, lacks key channels for me Travel and WGN, and in my case needs two dishes.
Some things are better for others but in my case the move makes no sense!
Really great ,just what most D* customers wanted. Now you wonder why some are questioning the new launch of HD. So a D* customer that doen't care for out of market games , the Get PPV and a couple Showtimes? Thats lame!
Where's the confirmation on this? and the confirmation on the massive premium launch. What 11 HBO and Cinemax.? Great! Not!
Actually quite a few of them do, including myself. Which is probably one of D's biggest selling points. Which is probably also why Direct continues to add subs, has a much larger customer base, makes much more money, even though they cost a little more. Sports are a big selling point, especially in HD. I think Direct has already proven that fact.
Besides, even if those outside of these particular RSN markets don't care to have these out of market RSNs, why should Direct deny those within the market from having them? Local RSNs in HD 24/7 are also a big selling point.
Also, they are getting these 4 channels (and probably more) this week and many many more, including just as many or more HBOs than Dish within the next few months.
When Direct does have more premiums in HD than Dish (which may happen in the next few months) will you then continue your provider musical chairs and switch back to Direct while bashing Dish in the process?
Direct in a PR a few months ago has made this announcement, they are just waiting for HBO to properly format their transmission. It has also been confirmed by some very reliable insiders, whom are never wrong, on other forums.
Nice persuasive argument. Way to contradict everything I said. You definitely convinced me and others.I didn't think it would be right !But yours is right ,of course.
Wow, this thread is having some fun since I last posted.
Yepp, E* has more premiums in HD, woohoo
If I would have stayed with E* i wouldnt have FXHD, SpeedHD, Id have a softer picture and a mismanaged company thats JUST now (9 mo's later) caught up in the race.
You guys enjoy your overly compressed (unless you read the Dish forum thread about the Turbo PQ where the lemmings now think their E* PQ has vastly improved) and hope no more sats fall out of the sky. Ill take D* any day.
Yepp, E* has more premiums in HD, woohoo
If I would have stayed with E* i wouldnt have FXHD, SpeedHD, Id have a softer picture and a mismanaged company thats JUST now (9 mo's later) caught up in the race.
You guys enjoy your overly compressed (unless you read the Dish forum thread about the Turbo PQ where the lemmings now think their E* PQ has vastly improved
) and hope no more sats fall out of the sky. Ill take D* any day.When you see D* sub's upset on Wednesday, don't tell them their wrong because you got what you want.
Then what is the other option? Remember it is a conditional statement in which the hypothesis is, "...IF you wanted to see [these particular teams]."
I will because it is supposed to be Thursday....
Besides, if they were to go back and read PRs by Direct, post by many insiders on many forums, they would have nothing to be upset about. They would be able to see that this is just the beginning of the launch and that PPVs are money MAKING placeholders until new stations come along.
Do you honestly think the most successful provider will spend money on a bird to only fill 3 channels per transponder with 4 national HD, 12 RSNs and 19 PPVs? Please....
The HBOs are coming. Let me repeat, the HBOs are coming. Probably not this week, but in the coming weeks.
If anyones upset on Wed, its their fault for not being able to read, being that the new channels are coming on Thu.
If you were a fan, I think your opinion would be different. But I guess you would rather watch the same few movies over and over on 9 HBO channels.
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