It's almost worth the very small inconvenience and price just to buy what you truly treasure on DVD, at a higher quality I might add. For example, I have a David Gilmore Remember the Night, Albert Hall concert that I've watched probably 20 times. How can you beat $15 for a 2 disc set, Blu-Ray, DD, shipped from Amazon.com!
I have a ton of material from TCM, much of which is either unavailable or in order to get it, I have to buy a lot of redundant box sets. The recent Premium preview also allowed me to watch Game of Thrones Season 4. It'll be hard to beat nothing at Amazon. Also going over to Amazon and buying DVDs etc... with a cut cord still runs into the issue of being DVR-less. It means you need to wait more, sometimes never being able to see what you want to see (Broadcast sports OTA).
Additionally, while Blu-Ray is gorgeous, hard drives aren't quite cheap enough to rip blu-rays without spending a good deal on hard drives. This is where DVDs are still great, you can buy them, rip them, and the final product is great for a HTPC On-Demand set-up. But blu-rays look so much better. Which is why I like to get the Blu-ray / DVD / digital releases.
In the end, while you clearly have it in for Dish, Dish does provide a service that meets a lot of people's needs. Whether it meets what you demand, for the price you are willing to pay is another story. People should always be checking their options. Not being under contract with Dish for a long time, I've been looking around periodically (I'm always up for the best long-term deal). Still haven't seen a better deal. And Dish offers enough promos to help stretch a dollar in the premium levels.