Recent content by Starshifter

This is exactly why I'm switching from Dish to Direct. I'm moving into a new house and decided on Direct because of a few things. One, I can now get MSG+ in HD, which allows me to watch my lowly Islanders in HD. Two, I can have the MLB Network and in HD no less. Although I know every...

Me too. I'm on my way out. Holding out just long enough to see what actually happens. Will definitely make a move by June 24, which ends a promotional $18/month off your bill at DirecTV. Money is no issue to me so I don't care what it takes. I'm not going to continue to support Dish after...

It's all about your personal tastes Hemi. Nascar, CSI, Law & Order & Live Boxing are all crap to me. Garbage TV. Nascar??? I'd rather watch the WFN for christ sakes. CSI? Those dumb ass crime drama's are boring and a dime a dozen. Football I can watch in high def on my local channels and...

Come on Mike. I never said "secret underground organization of VOOM watchers." Please. It is obvious that there are quite a bit of VOOM supporters. You're hearing from us now. We had no reason to post before. Why does this irritate you so? Must people post digs like "secret underground...

Bingo! Ekilgus just made two very excellent points. "E* may have underestimated the popularity of VOOM." How true. With the Internet, most people don't complain when they are enjoying something or something they purchased is working just fine. You typically only hear from the ones who...

Dan, You stated my sentiments exactly as if I wrote it myself. Like you I'm also seeing how this pans out over the next couple of weeks. I too am pulling the plug on Dish if it appears there is no chance VOOM (especially Monsters HD) is coming back. Why? Because there is no reason now to...

Very good point Tony. It's not ruining my life by any stretch but has severely impacted my viewing enjoyment. Unfortunately, people like Doug seem to get an immeasurable amount of enjoyment out of our predicament. I would never go in a thread and piss on somebody's parade just because I can...

This is misleading because as of March of this year Monsters HD completely revamped its schedule with a wealth of new films and very few repeats. And more are being advertised coming in May, June & July. It's back to its normal pre-November 2007 schedule. I too am itching to come over to...

You are absolutely right 8bit! They were adding new content, especially Monsters HD, which basically exploded with new scheduling and content in March and was advertising more and more new films coming in May, June & July. I would love to see how those VOOM haters would react if something they...

I'll be right there with you Tony. They charge you for this drop? What is the difference between Ultimate and Essentials?

Yes, and like I said in my post above - what is wrong with niche? It's what separates you from the competition with everything else being equal.

Like what? Care to elaborate?

I have a hypothetical question. Let's say Dish adds the rest of the Joe Six Pack channels and now equals DirecTV in HD channels. Both have the same HD offerings everywhere. How does Dish differentiate itself from DirecTV now? They both offer the same programming. DVR? Sure, but Joe Six...

You cannot say it any better than this. My switch to DirecTV is coming as soon as I'm convinced on the fate of VOOM and Monsters HD.

Are they serious? Chiller should not even be in the same sentence as Monsters HD. Just because the word Chiller and Monsters both indicate horror? Chiller is a complete joke of a channel. Talk about repeats. Millenium-Tales from the Crypt-Millenium-Tales from the Crypt-Millenium-Tales from...