I’ve been a DirecTV customer for over 7 years. Then DirecTV was way ahead. Now, the cable company is way ahead in terms of HD Programming. Honestly the only thing that has kept me with DirecTV has been the HD Tivo (which only does MPEG2). DirecTV is more interested in get MPEG4 Local HDTV service that most people can get anyway over the air than adding more HD National feeds (like Starz HD). DirecTV has gotten so bad that when the TiVO series 3 comes out I’m switching to Cable or FiOS Digital cable service which is to be up in my area soon. (Already have FiOS internet and loving it.) I would switch now, but I don’t like the cable companies DVR. From what I hear, DirecTV is loosing customers and needs to get their act together on this. We’ve been hearing for years from DirecTV for a multi-room DVR and more HD channels, but so far they have only added TNTHD and ESPN HD and a few other Sports HD items that are seasonal at best. Compared to cable (Cablevision) or FiOS, DirectTV’s current offerings are a joke!!!!
I understand them needing to switch to MPEG4 for greater compression. MPEG4 is superior to MPEG2 in quality and performance. DirecTV has limited bandwidth (especially compared to FiOS), but I think DirecTV’s priorities are mixed up since they could have used the new satellites for more MPEG2 HD Programming and then add local.
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I’ve been a DirecTV customer for over 7 years. Then DirecTV was way ahead. Now, the cable company is way ahead in terms of HD Programming. Honestly the only thing that has kept me with DirecTV has been the HD Tivo (which only does MPEG2). DirecTV is more interested in get MPEG4 Local HDTV service that most people can get anyway over the air than adding more HD National feeds (like Starz HD). DirecTV has gotten so bad that when the TiVO series 3 comes out I’m switching to Cable or FiOS Digital cable service which is to be up in my area soon. (Already have FiOS internet and loving it.) I would switch now, but I don’t like the cable companies DVR. From what I hear, DirecTV is loosing customers and needs to get their act together on this. We’ve been hearing for years from DirecTV for a multi-room DVR and more HD channels, but so far they have only added TNTHD and ESPN HD and a few other Sports HD items that are seasonal at best. Compared to cable (Cablevision) or FiOS, DirectTV’s current offerings are a joke!!!!
I understand them needing to switch to MPEG4 for greater compression. MPEG4 is superior to MPEG2 in quality and performance. DirecTV has limited bandwidth (especially compared to FiOS), but I think DirecTV’s priorities are mixed up since they could have used the new satellites for more MPEG2 HD Programming and then add local.