In our area, I am guessing but not sure that sports channels like NHL network would be in the sports Tier which would be a few bucks extra. I get a bill from comcast becouse I have internet with them. They are adding MAVtv and another channel cant think of it now, but I know its a channel Dish has and they are putting both of those in there "sports tier" level.
NHL Network is one thing -- Center Ice on Dish gives me 2-5 games I can watch every night in HD. Dish and DirecTV can offer that because they're already uplinking the RSNs in HD to the satellites anyway, whereas your local Comcast market would have no need to allocate channel space for an RSN that's 2000 miles away.
For my Comcast market I'd get half the HD channels of Dish, and I'd pay more.
Digital Preferred Service $74.49
Sports Entertainment Package $7.99 (required to get things like the NFL network that are included by default on Dish Top 250)
DVR Receiver $15.95 each
Each receiver after the 1st also incurs a $6.95 additional outlet fee
So cost for Comcast with 2 receivers: $74.49 + $7.99 + $15.95 + $15.95 + $6.95 = $121.33
Compare that to:
Classic Gold 250 $62.99
HD + Platinum $10.00
Sports Pack $5.99 (to be fair, adding this in to cover Red Zone and Big Ten Network for those not in region)
2 HD Duo DVRs $17 for the 2nd (first one free) + $6 account DVR fee
So $62.99 + $10 + $5.99 + $17 + $6 = $101.98
It's cheaper by almost $20/mo
AND you get a boatload more channels with Dish.