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hopefully, the FCC will accelerate their decision on forcing providers to offer "ala carte" pricing and packages soon... for those of us who only watch about 10 or 15 channels, EVER, this would definately help with the monthly bill..I'm sick of paying for the other 90% of channels I NEVER WATCH...

i knew this would turn into a pi**ing match between the Dish folks and the Direct TV folks.. Here again, the best way to decide is to COMPARE the 2 package to package..if you are a new Dish customer, they will look much cheaper that Direct TV...Also, didnt Dish just announce a price freeze until...

You are right on target there, man..after all, Hockey is the least favorite spectator sport in this country now, so I can't imagine they are in a big hurry to add it...However, I will say that I have watched Hockey in HD, and even though I am not a big hockey fan, it is truly AWESUM in HD...

Easy on the Cub slam, man!!:mad:

agreed, but whoever makes the "groundbreaking" move, (dish/Direct/Comcast) of offering ala carte service will really have a competitive advantage..Even if it means the subscribers save 5 or 10 bucks a month by not paying for the junk that we all pay for now, I think a move like that would send a...

Well, C band was NEVER Mainstream, like dish/Direct/Cable is now..I had C band for years as well.. as far as it being more expensive then the current pricing schemes, obviously that would NOT work in todays marketplace..The FCC has been holding hearings about this exact issue, and even though I...

If only someone would come up with an "a la carte" pricing package, where you could pick the EXACT channel line up that you really wanted.......

Well, I see what you are saying; I too prefer to watch my movies on DVD/BluRay, and true, I probably would not watch much VOOM stuff it it wasn't in HD..Nor would I have any interest in the MGM channel if it wasn't in HD.. I just HATE it when any provider starts to nickle and dime you for an...

this kinda sux...its not like you are getting commercial free stuff for your extra $$$$

after Sports, Sci-Fi in pure HD is one of the reasons HD was invented! Lets hope there is alot of REAL HD content on Sci FI soon..

i wish "E" had Sci-Fi HD..I've always wished for that channel to go HD ever since it first came out years ago...getting a little bit of "E" buyers remorse now!

yeah, you have a point there! Its hard to keep everyone happy now a days, especially when it comes to video services..I think the happiest folks out there are the Verizon FIOS crowd...

there is no doubt you will get a better deal to switch to E; and, you will have more working HD right now.. whether or not you will be happier 12 months from now remains to be seen..

yes, Harshness you are correct. I didn't EXPECT ANYTHING for free, but like any good consumer, I took advantage of the best deal that was offerred to me..Is something wrong with that?

Man, I wasn't trying to bust anyones b*lls, just stating an observation. I was on the fence for months on who to dump Comcast for, and I would have went with Direct, had they offerred a NC HD DVR, but they didnt. And, using my 10 buck rabbit ears, and my Dish Net System, I watched SEVERAL...

all I can say is after reading tons of posts about this latest Direct TV fiasco, I am sure glad I signed with Dish a couple of months ago..

great info man.. are both the hddvr's you mentioned "MPEG4 ready", or do I need to wait a few weeks until they roll out new hardware?

wow, no 11 or 50? that would be a drag...I could live without 26, but I like 11 and 50... I have one of those old Winegard Square Hd OTA antennas in the basement; maybe I should try that our before dumping Comcast.. Man, its a royal pain in the butt trying to figure all this out..no wonder so...

Well, I live in in-incorporated DuPage, about 1 block from Burr Ridge, so not sure how an OTA would work here..we are sort of down in a valley, so not sure how OTA would be..Plus, if Direct offers the locals all in HD, which it appears they do, why bother with Dish & an OTA at all?

You are right man, some locals from Dish, INCLUDING WGN are NOT in HD...I just got confirmation from them by calling their sales dept.. so, that pretty much eliminates DISH at this point...

Well, for me. sports is basically the Cubs,(glutton for punishment),the Bears, and the Bulls (for Basketball), so, since all are handled pretty much by WGN,and CBS which, I assume, whether I source it from Direct TV or Dish as a local station, will be awesum. Things like Nascar and NHRA, which...

good point, ClemSole, but i havent been keeping up with all the changes in the last 60 days or so, with both D and E, so I thought this would be the best place to get knowledgeable people who are on the cutting edge of the latest info, to give me their valuable opinions..it appears MPEG 4 is the...

Sorry man, but I thought that title would grab attention from both sides of the fence, and from other curious folks..I guess it worked! Now that you have read it, do YOU have any input that might help me? thank you.:)

So, I have been a member of this forum for years, having gone through Direct TV then Voom, then back to direct, then back to comcast.. After 3 years with Comcast, I cant handle them anymore, so I want to go back to a Sat provider, but can't choose between the 2. My MAIN criteria is HD...

Dude, you must be smoking crack...please provide us where you got wacked information like that??? 52%????????