New sub here. Well, I will be when they come install next Wed. I have Dish also. I see where Dish is expected to offer hd only package coming next month for $30 a month. No sd. Just wondering if Direct has the same type of package.
This new rumored Dish Network ALL HD pack is a little different than before. Supposedly you can sign on to E* with this $29.99 pack (no SD channels), add $5 for local HDs, and $10 for all the HD versions of the premium movies (HBOHD, SHOHD, StarzHD and CinemaxHD). If true it can be popular. The pack is posted at E* booth at CES.
I agree though such package will be much better served if D* has it. The large number of D* HD channels now cover almost all interests. With E* if you have kids for example, such pack will not work because so far there are no kids friendly HD channels available.
This new rumored Dish Network ALL HD pack is a little different than before. Supposedly you can sign on to E* with this $29.99 pack (no SD channels), add $5 for local HDs, and $10 for all the HD versions of the premium movies (HBOHD, SHOHD, StarzHD and CinemaxHD). If true it can be popular. The pack is posted at E* booth at CES.
There is no way that rumour is true.
I don't think we'll see this from D* anytime soon since most HD channels are mainstream and tied to the regular packages.
Dish offered this before and pulled it, and old subs with that pack didn't get any new HD channels after that. E* still has a lot of mainstream channels to add later this year whent their new sats are up.
I think Charlie's trying to stop the bleeding with smoke and mirrors,Something he is very good at.
The $29.99 DISH All HD pack appears to be coming. I do not know where this all the HD premiums for $10 add on is coming from, I will believe this only when it is announced officially buy E*, but I doubt their is any thing to this, I do not see how E* or HBO, Cinemax, Showtime or Starz could make any money on this. I suspect this rumor comes from wishful thinking and or a misunderstanding somewhere.
I doubt a $45 HD + HD LIL + HD Movie Premiums package is going to be a reality, but I'd probably bite at it (I'm not contesting the possibility of a $30 HD-only package, only the $45 version).
The only real issue for me would be the lack of MSNBC and/or CNN.
I'm debating switching to D*, and I think an E* HD-only package would keep me put for a bit. To switch to D* I'd have to eat the remaining six months of my 18 months, plus the $199 622 upgrade fee, plus the $525 2nd 622 cost. Even with my hefty E* upfront investment, not to mention a roughly $400 D* upfront investment, I'm seriously considering switching.