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SO I had comcast come in and set me up with 2 Motorola 6412 running the MS foundation stuff. I'm actual paying a few dollars less then I was with DTV, no huge upfront equipment costs, no contract.

The boxes are so so, better then my HD tivo in some ways not as good in others all in all it's about a wash and they both could a lot better.

All and all though I'm happy to have made the change, so far.]]>Dec 7th 2005 2:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/
One clarification. The HDTivo will work with the AT9 dish according to a few posts I have read at AVS. So it can get you by till the MPEG4 HD DVR is released next year.

Tampa and a few other areas are supposed to be rolled out this month. I have read Dec 8th and also the 15th.
I called Directv the other day and they weren't able to provide any more information. I plan to call back on the 8th.

The new dish is harder to install so take advantage of the "free" upgrade and let someone else do the work.]]>Dec 5th 2005 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/Dec 5th 2005 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/
don't these statements contradict each other?

"There is a catch though as you have to surrender your old box if you go through DirecTVs upgrade service, so I would deal with rebates that Best Buy and Circuit City is offering; you can keep your old box."


"Can the new dish work with the older boxes?
No. The one LMB that picks up multiple satellites send the signal in a format the the older boxes can not pick up. Do not upgrade to this dish unless you plan on getting the H20."

Why keep the older box if it doesn't work with the new dish?]]>Dec 6th 2005 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/]]>Dec 6th 2005 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/Dec 6th 2005 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/Dec 12th 2005 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/Dec 6th 2005 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-directvs-mpeg-4-equipment/
Bob

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I would go with Comcast but they do not offer LOGO. It's a gay oriented channel but you know us homo's, we need our gay programming .. !!]]>Dec 27th 2005 6:09PM