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Bang for buck. DirecTV offered me far more for about the same money (when promos end) I was going to be paying Dish. Not to mention that I have discounts for 24 months that make it much cheaper until then.

What equipment that equals the 722 would cost $300?

I'm not sure what you are talking about with the cost. I believe (I could be wrong) that D* charges $5 for every box after the first, no matter whether the box is SD, HD, or DVR. As I understand, the only extra cost is the $3 charge. Now, I am not sure what other providers do, though I am fairly...

Right, but the pasty, oversmoothed skintones he is describing could be a calibration issue.

I would agree with tvropro, try some basic calibration of your own, though maybe not on the input you paid for. See if you can't get some more realistic skintones and better sharpness.

The thing that kind of stands out for me is ISF calibrated display. As I understand, the calibrator would have calibrated the TV for a particular source on a particular input, making it look as good as possible. The problem is you now have a different source feeding that input. That could...

Good point. Right now, DirecTV has two advantages on the equipment front, they are cheaper and they offer a good MRV solution that works. If Dish simply offers MRV, they still have the issue of being more expensive for homes with several TVs. And that is assuming they dump the whole TV1, TV2...

Because I was curious I just tested this. You can watch whatever you want. The TVs are completely independent. What I did was watch a recording Dexter and a recording of Biography in each room, but the recording were both on the same DVR. It worked fine. Then I watched a recording of The Glades...

So similar to a 622/722 with two TV outs, just now both HD? Will that not require running an HDMI cable to both? Or can it be done over coax? If it doesn't require a cable such as HDMI or component, and it has 4 HD tuners in it, I think that could be a winner. Otherwise, it is pretty much just...

The problem with the 3DS and all glasses-less 3D is off axis performance. If you are not in the exact right spot, the 3D does not work. On the 3DS, this really isn't much issue since it is a single-user device. On a TV however, it is a showstopper as they say. I believe there was a glasses-less...

That's correct as far as DirecTV. I had two HR24s installed which have the DECA built-in. The only cost to me was $99 for the second DVR. If I had wanted a receiver without DVR, it would have been free. In my opinion, Sling is not a whole home solution, at least not yet. I believe there were VIP...

...it only can tune a single channel. A truly fair comparison would be VIP 612s, but that is not what the OP has. None of this takes into account D*'s whole home system. The fact remains that the VIPs are grossly overpriced for the features you get, and in a household with 3+ TVs the better deal...

Sorry, multi-room viewing. It is just another way of saying whole-home DVR.

If you need that many TVs and/or DVRs then Dish is not a good option for you, unless don't mind paying through the nose. D* will charge $5 per ($15 total for 3) and give you DVRs in every room. If I was in your position, I would call Dish, tell them that the $27 difference is a dealbreaker and...

I made it very clear to D* that if the installer showed up with anything but HR24s he would not be installing. Now, if I wasn't informed, then I would have not known the difference, but if you know what you want, you can always refuse the install until you get what you want. I agree though...

The HR24 is easily fast enough to claim parity with the Dish boxes. While I believe the new 922 is still faster, in everyday use the HR24 is to the point where speed no longer really matters. This was the biggest hurdle for me when switching to DirecTV and one of the reasons I initially went...

Here is what I got about a week and a half ago: $29 off 1st yr/ $14 off 2nd year $10 off for 20 months AAA discount Free HD for Life Tried to stack the referral credit, but was unable to. All in all, I am really happy with the deal I got and made the switch from Dish a no brainer.

AMC HD, and fast! Mad Men is just around the corner!

I just made a very similar switch as you did. I was with Dish for 22 months and have been with DirecTV now for a week and a half. I must say, I agree with most of what you say. My only disputes would be with the guides. Many people said the guide would be the hardest thing to give up from Dish...

...they had with the introduction of the HR24 and MRV. I really wanted to stay with Dish, but things such as the whole home DVR swayed me towards D*. **EDIT** For the OP, I always got the impression that Dish's MRV solution was the 2 TV outputs of the *22s and now the Sling ability of the 922...

Funny, I did almost the exact same thing this morning! Except no Bing cash back because I wanted the AAA discount. Now to see if I get HR-24s tomorrow or not.

The one thing I have yet to see is how fast the HR-24 responds to DVR functions such as FF, REW, Pause, Play. However, the speed on the HR-24 is obviously vastly better than the HR-23 and good enough for daily use. Especially when you factor in the ability for MRV which Dish simply does not offer.

...on that I care to watch, and I already have Netflix. Add that to Dish's inability to compete pricewise for the next two years compared to what D* will offer and the MRV that is vastly superior, and I think there is little choice, especially now that the HR-24 is in the same league as many of...

Thanks for the quick responses! I am thinking I want two DVRs to be sure that there will not be any conflicts. Will the MRV work for both? Or is it more an option of MRV with one DVR or two DVR and no MRV? Also, I am a AAA member and they have a discount on top of the nationally advertised...

I am a current Dish Network subscriber and am close to making the switch to DirecTV. It seems like with the HR-24, DirecTV has caught up with the Dish equipment, especially speedwise which is important to me. I also would love to have the MRV. So I have a couple of questions. First, should I...