Hi,
I'm back after an extended absence on this board. Good to see that
it is still alive and all the regular exports are posting. I am now
living in the Bay area.
I am currently on the commitee for our Burlingame condo assoc.
to investigate bulk satellite service for our 21-unit condo. The plan of course would be to include HDTV capability (both off-air and satellite).
First, does anyone know of a really good dealer/installer in the
bay area who deals with MDU (Multiple Dwelling Units)? We have
called around but have not really found someone good.
Second, with the Echostar merger dead, do we go with
Echostar (at about $13.50 per unit per month for top 100
in bulk) or DirectTV (at $24.95 per unit for total choice per
month in bulk)? From an HDTV programming perspective, I
guess DirectTV has HDnet and Dish has HD Discovery, and both
have SHowtime/HBO--but does anyone know which company
is more commited to HD for the long term (used to be Dish)?
Also, is there any choice that makes more sense from an install
perspective (eg. cheaper mult-switches, cheaper HDTV decoder,
more chance of hitting the satellite that carries HD (we have a
pretty good view from the top of the complex). I need to get
caught up but last time I heard HD was harder to get from Dish
Network if you were in California since they didn't yet have
HD on the 49.5 West bird).
Thanks for your help! Marv
I'm back after an extended absence on this board. Good to see that
it is still alive and all the regular exports are posting. I am now
living in the Bay area.
I am currently on the commitee for our Burlingame condo assoc.
to investigate bulk satellite service for our 21-unit condo. The plan of course would be to include HDTV capability (both off-air and satellite).
First, does anyone know of a really good dealer/installer in the
bay area who deals with MDU (Multiple Dwelling Units)? We have
called around but have not really found someone good.
Second, with the Echostar merger dead, do we go with
Echostar (at about $13.50 per unit per month for top 100
in bulk) or DirectTV (at $24.95 per unit for total choice per
month in bulk)? From an HDTV programming perspective, I
guess DirectTV has HDnet and Dish has HD Discovery, and both
have SHowtime/HBO--but does anyone know which company
is more commited to HD for the long term (used to be Dish)?
Also, is there any choice that makes more sense from an install
perspective (eg. cheaper mult-switches, cheaper HDTV decoder,
more chance of hitting the satellite that carries HD (we have a
pretty good view from the top of the complex). I need to get
caught up but last time I heard HD was harder to get from Dish
Network if you were in California since they didn't yet have
HD on the 49.5 West bird).
Thanks for your help! Marv