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I was Dish customer for 4 years and just decided to switch to Direct. The reason I did it was to get prepared for the arrival of my HDTV shortly. I heard all the good things about the HR10-250 and all the bad things about the 921. Also, The consensus is that Direct will have more future HD channels than Dish. I have a standard Tivo unit now and planned on getting the HR10-250 next month.
BUT, there are a couple of things that are irritating me about the TIVO and Direct.
1. The guide is no where near as user friendly as on the Dish 508/501 I had. You cannot watch a TV show while looking at the guide, because the guide takes up nearly the whole screen.
2. The guide is substantially slower that that of the Dish DVR's.
3. The Tivo list manager does not show you how many hours of space are available to record. Again, this was available on the Dish DVRs.
4. PQ. Although the Dish picture did pixelate at times (especially during dark scenes) it was a sharper picture. The Direct picture is also good but not as "sharp".
I'm not sure what to do right now. I heard nothing but good things about Tivo, but now that I have it, I kinda miss the Dish DVR.
I would really appreciate your thoughts. If I cant get used to Tivo I think in a few months I'll cancel the Direct and go back to Dish and get the 921.
BUT, there are a couple of things that are irritating me about the TIVO and Direct.
1. The guide is no where near as user friendly as on the Dish 508/501 I had. You cannot watch a TV show while looking at the guide, because the guide takes up nearly the whole screen.
2. The guide is substantially slower that that of the Dish DVR's.
3. The Tivo list manager does not show you how many hours of space are available to record. Again, this was available on the Dish DVRs.
4. PQ. Although the Dish picture did pixelate at times (especially during dark scenes) it was a sharper picture. The Direct picture is also good but not as "sharp".
I'm not sure what to do right now. I heard nothing but good things about Tivo, but now that I have it, I kinda miss the Dish DVR.
I would really appreciate your thoughts. If I cant get used to Tivo I think in a few months I'll cancel the Direct and go back to Dish and get the 921.
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Actually if you check the subscriber figures (TiVo vs. Other DVR, not just Dishes) TiVo is more than a 3-1 favorite in market share. I looked for the link to the SEC document on this but did not find it, it was posted either at AVS or TCF. That was 8 months ago. This will change I'll bet but it will me Moxi that makes the better product, not the Dish PVR which cannot even record season passesChris Walker said:
... and to stay on topic, if you use the TiVO guide and not the DirecTV guide you can see the program FULL SCREEN and it takes less than a second to scroll 2 pages down which covers 18 channels total ...
When was the last time you heard of someone upgrading their 501, 721 or 9xx? Oh that is right, you CAN'T.
Chris Walker said:
Faster guide? Maybe because you cannot see as many days in advance as you can with TiVo. Better PQ? How can you with more compression being used by Dish. Useless perks? In YOUR opinion.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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No idea what improvements might be involved.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
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