This thread here may help: http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/231940-i-made-switch-d-my-first.html
This thread here may help: http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/231940-i-made-switch-d-my-first.html
Redwings, I noticed in another thread you said that channel changing was a little slow. Do you have native on or off?
And down arrow switches between tunersRedWings;2366824 6. [B said:Was it annoying learning the new remote? [/B]It looks very different from Dish's. - The remote was simple to learn. I liked the feel of Dish's remote in my hand better. But I like D*'s remote better for functionality. They have incorporated some cool stuff into it (i.e..right arrow brings up widgets, up arrow brings up Quick Tune (think radio presets), etc...)
Redwings, I noticed in another thread you said that channel changing was a little slow. Do you have native on or off?
Ok, just wanted to make sure.
What about general responsiveness of the receiver? Is it laggy or quick? Basically is channel changing your main complaint on speed?
I have only had DirecTV for a few days so take my input for what its worth.
5. Responsiveness of MRV setup as compared to Dish and/or TWC Navigator. A friend says trick play controls are a little sluggish when watching a remote recording. - Dish didn't have a MRV solution I was aware of. I had a 622 feeding 2 TVs. With D* I have the MRV and access my 2 DVRs from my other 2 non-DVR HD boxes. When going to play something from another box, it takes a few seconds to load up. But that is expected based on what it is trying to do (pull video from another box). I think it works just fine.
Thanks for the feedback. With respect to the MRV, I was trying to get a comparison of watching a recorded program on Dish/TWC versus watching a recorded program on a remote DVR with DirecTV MRV. Once the playback has begun, are things like pause, 30 second skip, FF, REW, etc. pretty responsive? With Dish DVRs I found them to be acceptably responsive and TWC Navigator is extremely sluggish, so I was wondering what the worst case was like on DirecTV. Yes, it is a bit of an apples to oranges comparison, but that is what I would like to know.
Any other recent converts?
Thanks,
Ted
The only reciever that compares to the VIP is the HR24 which is a hddvr and the H24 which is a hd reciever. The best way to get these boxes is to go through a local dealer and not Directv. Local can tell you what they have in the warehouse. MRV will not work on sd recievers. If you have sd tv and want it to work on MRV you will need the H24.
1. great customer service. Always get a rep in the states unless you call at like midnight. Billing has been perfect except for one bill when they forgot the $29 discount. I got an e-mail from D* like 5 days later stating they screwed up and it was fixed for the next bill cycle.
2. Other than really dark clouds and hard rain rain fade is very minimal
3. better than E*
4. Very reliable. There was one time they did a software upgrade that froze receivers. A red button reboot fixed it and D* acknowledged it right away and redid the software in like 6 hours
5. dont have/cant comment
6. nah. Its pretty easy to see the differences.
The thing I like is when D* screws up they let us know right away....well we usually hear about it at Satguys quicker but D* is usually good at fixing issues
ncted said:I left Dish last month. I had no real complaints with Dish. I just wanted to see if I could make cable work at my new place. So far, between Tivos and TWC Navigator, I am unhappy. I am trying out DSL later this week as I only have 2 coax feeds into my new house and Dish would require both. I should be able to get the same downloads speeds as I have with cable (and better upload speeds!).
As I was happy with Dish over the years, I am tempted to just go back with them, but I like the sound of DirecTV's MRV & SWM setup. I also like the sound of better PQ. I had issues with rain fade and billing when I was with DirecTV before (2004-2006). With Dish, I never had any billing issues and rain fade seemed a lot less common than with DirecTV.
I was wondering how people who have switched from Dish to DirecTV think things compare in these areas:
1. Billing/Customer Service
2. Reception/Rain Fade
3. Picture Quality
4. Equipment reliability (missed any recordings due to equipment/software failures?)
5. Responsiveness of MRV setup as compared to Dish and/or TWC Navigator. A friend says trick play controls are a little sluggish when watching a remote recording.
6. Was it annoying learning the new remote? It looks very different from Dish's.
Thanks,
Ted
Redwings, I noticed in another thread you said that channel changing was a little slow. Do you have native on or off?
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