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Dish or Direct? I cant seem to understand exactly which ones they have as there websites are about as screwed up as a website can get for getting information.
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Originally Posted by Vampz26 /forum/post/12901948
...and please, for the love of God....not another D* vs. E* thread...
Before this becomes another battlezone...here, I'll sum it up for everyone...
1) Voom sucks.
2) D* HD channels broadcasting hardly any HD suck.
3) E* PQ sucks
4) We don't know much about D* PQ to know if it sucks or not, but it probably sucks.
5) 24 hour Logos counted as channels double-sucks.
and lastly...
None of the above matters if the only thing you watch in HD is football.
There ya go! Moderators? Feel free to close this thread! The issue has been resolved...![]()
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Originally Posted by Vampz26 /forum/post/12901948
4) We don't know much about D* PQ to know if it sucks or not, but it probably sucks.
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Originally Posted by uncrules /forum/post/12913041
I've lots of posts from other sites where people either have both or just switched from E* to D* and almost everybody states that D*'s new MPEG-4 is better than E*.
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Originally Posted by David Scott /forum/post/12899191
See the sticky thread at the top of the page to get a list of HD channels each provider carries.
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Originally Posted by The Ray /forum/post/12926101
I despise Dish for not adding USA-HD.
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Originally Posted by NetworkTV /forum/post/12928974
Asking which provider has the best HD programming is like asking which fast food restaurant has the best fast food. It's a matter of your tastes and what you're hungry for that matters. A provider could have 300 channels of HD, but if they aren't the channels you watch, it provides no value to you. On the other hand, if you want the most chances to stumble onto an HD show you might enjoy, more channels will give you the best chance to do that.
- Based on channel count, D* is "best" right now.
- Based on content, they're both pretty close. D* has a few channels E* doesn't. E* has a few channels D* doesn't. It's kind of like XM vs. Sirius.
- Based on quality, D* has the edge for anything that was added after they started offering MPEG4 service while E* has a slight edge for channels like ESPN, HDNET and UniversalHD and HDTheater (which are still bit starved on D*). The new MPEG4 stuff on D* is excellent, while E* is somewhat worse overall (depending on the channel).
- D* has more local markets covered in HD.
- E* will soon be offering an HD-only package (not including locals or RSNs).
- E*'s equipment is a bit better, but D*'s is getting better with each upgrade. D* has a better dish setup in most locations, though the slimline dish is pretty large compared to their previous models.
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Originally Posted by SPACEMAKER /forum/post/12929010
Once the D11 is online I don't think there will any debate as to which provider has the better HD in both content and PQ.
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Originally Posted by Vampz26 /forum/post/12929068
- D* has many 'mainstream' channels in HD that E* doesn't have, but from what I've been told these channels haven't fully 'matured' yet in terms of offering any comparable HD. Kind of like TBS-HD at the moment...but thats based on what I've been told, so don't shoot the messenger here if this is inaccurate...
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Originally Posted by Vampz26 /forum/post/12929068
And just comparing the channel differences adding to your list:
- E* / Voom has thier 15 channels of all HD content that D* doesn't have, however it tends to be saturated with repeats.
- D* has many 'mainstream' channels in HD that E* doesn't have, but from what I've been told these channels haven't fully 'matured' yet in terms of offering any comparable HD. Kind of like TBS-HD at the moment...but thats based on what I've been told, so don't shoot the messenger here if this is inaccurate...