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Originally Posted by Rammitinski 
I don't know exactly what Direct's pricing is these days, but with Dish, unless you need multiple TV's covered (you will get the first two covered for no extra cost, though), with or without extra DVR's, and you don't load up on movie or sports premiums, you can keep the price down to a considerable amount less then cable, even at their regular prices. Even with one DVR, which is only $6 more a month. You can also get Dish without a commitment, if you're willing to pay the $99 activation fee.
Check out Dish's all-HD, "DISH America" packages for the absolute best deals of all. The lowest one (they all include locals) is only $35/mo. (with a "no raise" guarantee through 2012. And unlike cable, when they do raise their prices, it's generally no more than $2-$3 a year)
Another good thing about satellite is that all of the receivers either have full-fledged, adjustable manual timers, or at the very least, some have "reminder" features.
And even another good thing is, you can tailor the channel lists in the guide to some degree, by deleting the channels you don't want (can't "re-arrange" them, though).
If some of those people over in the Magnavox HDD/DVD recorder threads would ever consider it, it could be an answer to a lot of their current issues. However, as a group, even among the ones who can actually have it, they're pretty resistant to even considering it. I guess the change is a little too scary of a thought for them.
I don't know exactly what Direct's pricing is these days, but with Dish, unless you need multiple TV's covered (you will get the first two covered for no extra cost, though), with or without extra DVR's, and you don't load up on movie or sports premiums, you can keep the price down to a considerable amount less then cable, even at their regular prices. Even with one DVR, which is only $6 more a month. You can also get Dish without a commitment, if you're willing to pay the $99 activation fee.
Check out Dish's all-HD, "DISH America" packages for the absolute best deals of all. The lowest one (they all include locals) is only $35/mo. (with a "no raise" guarantee through 2012. And unlike cable, when they do raise their prices, it's generally no more than $2-$3 a year)
Another good thing about satellite is that all of the receivers either have full-fledged, adjustable manual timers, or at the very least, some have "reminder" features.
And even another good thing is, you can tailor the channel lists in the guide to some degree, by deleting the channels you don't want (can't "re-arrange" them, though).
If some of those people over in the Magnavox HDD/DVD recorder threads would ever consider it, it could be an answer to a lot of their current issues. However, as a group, even among the ones who can actually have it, they're pretty resistant to even considering it. I guess the change is a little too scary of a thought for them.
My sister went dish because they offer service on any of their equipment no matter where it sits. She has a place in Florida. So when it's snow-bird time, she calls them up to activate the box. When she comes back to the frigid north, she calls again. Funny but FL uses the west coast satellite and PA uses the east coast satellite. Go figure.
