Tailgate setup - Dish or DirecTV?

[one wolf]

Okay please forgive me if this has been discussed - I will continue searching for a similar thread....

My buddies and I have been tailgating at our alma mater football games for 22 years - it's what we do and we're good at it, and we love it.

We're upgrading this year to HDTV and thus the old DTV box/dish we used to use with the 36" CRT won't work.

Here's the primary question: what's our best (cheapest) option for HDTV service given our needs:

1. Only used 8 weekends in the fall every year
2. College football - ACC in particular. We want to be able to catch every possible ACC game. SEC secondary.

That's really it. I realize that neither Dish or DTV offer any kind of plan that lets us pay for only the 8 saturdays we need it and that's fine... but what I don't want is a 2-year commitment or the such.

My gut feel is that we need to buy a HD dish and receiver off criagslist and then activate it through someone's existing account before the season, then turn it off after the season. This sound right? If yes then the only other question is Dish or DTV I guess. Any other suggestions?

Thanks very much in advance for any help.

 

[pro96]

wrong area dude, this is for sports talk not DN/DTV sports

 

[Ronnie-]

In your case, you can buy the euipment much cheaper with E* than D* with no commitment if I am not mistaken. But better to ask in the D*/E* forums.

 

[goaliebob99]

Dish would be easer to point and get the HD equipment, But D* has the better sporting packages. I would go with Dish if they have the college packages.