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In terms of OAR, uninterrupted programming and selection, HDNet Movies is the tops. They show a lot of good stuff, too.

Thanks for the info. So the cancellation process is the same either way, other than the extra charge to end the contract early?

Sorry for yet another Dish cancellation thread. I tried to bump an old one, because I didn't think the forum needed another, but the site wouldn't let me because it was too old. Before we start, here's a quick summary of info from past threads: Things we know: Cancellation will cost...

Yeah, the hard-sale tactics are pretty annoying, especially when the Dish guy said, "And we don't have hidden extra charges like DirecTV." Which, of course, they do. Yeah, I'm pretty sure they all suck, but I can only review the ones I've used first-hand. But if Dish left me a satisfied...

During the movie. I don't care about commercials between movies, but during the movie I can't stand it. It breaks the flow and ruins the pacing. I don't mind skipping commercials on TV shows with planned breaks, but just can't do it. MGM HD really isn't bad at the moment, as the breaks are short...

I think that anyone who is a big enough sports to need Direct over Dish probably knows it already. In general, if you like sports I think you can get plenty of entertainment, but if you want to spend the extra money for the NFL or MLB's full schedule, then you should go with Dish. The main...

My experience based on my viewing habbits (primarily movies). In the days of Voom (when it had a different name): Totally worth it. Until recently: Worth it for two channelsL HDNet Movies, which is a tad repetitive but no more than other premiums and makes a real effort to show interesting...

I agree with Yaz's rebuttal to this statement. There's nothing foolish about wrapping up existing negotiations now if Gol expects to make a bid for a slice of EPL in the coming weeks. Gol's people have secured their existing programing and have a better idea of how much money they can move...

Thanks for the tip/warning. While I know from word of mouth that their DVR totally sucks, I'm really quite tempted to try it out just to take advantage of the deal and gain first-hand knowledge of just how bad it is. After all, I'll save a lot of money if it's good enough to cope and since it...

Is this the permanent price or a temp price (other than the $10 discount, of course)? I've been paying about the same as Efenili for Bronze 100 with only one HD DVR but with HBO and Cinemax (and HD Platinum, which is only for HDNet Movies now that MGM HD started showing commercials). A...

If the muffler falls off not due to normal wear, but due to incompetent build, then the manufacturer should foot the bill. In my case, the Dish technician specifically told me that the guys who installed my Dish did it incorrectly, and may have damaged my roof in the process. I'm not sure why I...

I didn't notice because I am now in the habit of turning my sound way down, then back up, when I change the channel. I'll have to make an effort not to do so tomorrow and see if it's fixed. Thanks for the heads up!

Yeah, but that's a whole season missed to play the wait-and-see game. When I signed up for Dish, they also had a La Lige game a week in HD (20 games if you count all the repeats!) on Voom's World Sports. Now we get no La Liga whatsoever. Very disappointing. Add to that the non-Dish issue of...

If Cinemax wanted the widescreen versions, they could get them—since the studios made OAR versions for the DVDs and Blu-rays/HD DVDs. They showed Braveheart correctly, but most of the other stuff I've seen has been wrong on it and its parent company, HBO (HBOSG is showing Ferris Bueller's Day...

I wouldn't touch a DVD that didn't present a film in its original aspect ratio. The great thing about HD is that you still get a high-quality image, whereas with letterboxed 4x3 you could loose a lot of detail (although it's still better than losing the integrity of the original composition).

It's a great deal, just make sure they actually give it to you. My rep switched me to autpay and paperless billing and told me he signed me up for the deal, but never signed me up. I just ended up with full-price Cinemax, which prevents me from claiming the deal. Go Dish! I'm curious how...

They went downhill quite a while ago, and now offer substandard presentations of movies. And as I understand it, all you'll get with their HD channel is originally programming—you might see a pan-and-scanned movie cropped to 4x3 and stretched back to widescreen. Appalling. Mad Men does have...

Dunno about Starz, but HBO has no regard for original aspect ratio and shows all their crap over and over on all the different channels, same with Cinemax. So as much as Voom repeated stuff, it was at least more interesting and in the OAR. So definitely Voom. That said, Starz is much more...

Actually, I think I got FSC and GolTV with part of a sports package that wasn't very much back when I had Direct. (I only got it for those two channels.) However, I could be wrong, or the options could have changed.

In my case, one of my programs on my MyBook locks up with seven minutes left, and can't be restored to the 722 either. All the other programs seem to play fine. (Haven't checked ALL of them all the way through, though. Other than I've got some standard problems: It needs to be unplugged and...

Did you compare HBO by any chance? 'Cause I've noticed it looks unjustifiably terrible on E*—very over compressed so that quick cuts and motion basically cause the picture to fall apart into nothing but artifacts. Just wondering how much better D* looks. Also, as long as the fast-forward...

Yeah, I was trying to find the start of a program, and kept ending up either in the middle of it or well before it started. Even when I used a lower speed and pressed play at the credits of the other show, it still jumped ahead a good 10 minutes. My mom just left Direct for Dish and has been...

I don't quite understand the concept of IFC HD "replacing" Voom unless there is going to be a suite of IFC HD channels, which would be pretty awesome. I don't know how many contracts Rainbow has in place for the Voom movie content, but they might look to find a way to use it.

I know my two favorite channels were removed. The five were Kung Fu, Monsters, Rave, Rush, and Equator. Rave was definitely one of the most popular. I would have been all for condensing Voom, as long as no programming was actually lost. Instead, we've got nothing and I find myself wishing I'd...

The courts haven't made any decisions other than whether or not to grant an injunction, have they?