I am sure everyone has unique situations, but mine is definitely different. I live in a neighborhood that is huge. It has its own cable/internet/phone company whcih is part of your monthly HOA fees (which are expensive BTW). Service and picture quality is not bad and the Internet access SCREAMS (15 Mb at Speedtest.net).
The HD offereing is good but not Dish impressive with all of the locals, TNT, HDNet, HDNet Movies, InHD (now called MOJO HD), Discovery HD, ESPN HD, NFL HD and National Geographic HD. the pay movie channels are all available as well, but I do not susbscribe. They do get you on the upgrades, though- for example, an HD DVR is $17.99/mo., a digital HD box alone is $10.99 and HBO is $15.99 for 8 channels.
What I really want for football season is ESPN2 HD and the ESPN Gameplan package, which my local cableco doesn't offer. More HD content is also a plus as we have all but quit watching SD.
I need gameplan as I live outside of the carry area for my alma mater. They are also on ESPN and ESPN2 from time to time and I'd love that as well.
What are my cheapest options for 1 TV (or 2 with the HD DVR) and HD access? Would I end up cheaper by finding a local bar that has Gameplan?
The HD offereing is good but not Dish impressive with all of the locals, TNT, HDNet, HDNet Movies, InHD (now called MOJO HD), Discovery HD, ESPN HD, NFL HD and National Geographic HD. the pay movie channels are all available as well, but I do not susbscribe. They do get you on the upgrades, though- for example, an HD DVR is $17.99/mo., a digital HD box alone is $10.99 and HBO is $15.99 for 8 channels.
What I really want for football season is ESPN2 HD and the ESPN Gameplan package, which my local cableco doesn't offer. More HD content is also a plus as we have all but quit watching SD.
I need gameplan as I live outside of the carry area for my alma mater. They are also on ESPN and ESPN2 from time to time and I'd love that as well.
What are my cheapest options for 1 TV (or 2 with the HD DVR) and HD access? Would I end up cheaper by finding a local bar that has Gameplan?