http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/ Engadget Comments for Ask Engadget HD: DISH Network or DirecTV? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 23rd 2008 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 24th 2008 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 27th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 30th 2008 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
One big question? If I stick with my H10 and 76 cm triple LNA setup, how many and for how long will I be able to recieve the MPEG2 HD channels??
Anybody....

Could care less about local HD channels, there is over the air and basic cable. Aleady have one area codes worth of QAM HD local channels on media com. Always have kept the basic basic package for the ease of hooking up auxillary TVs aroun the house anyway. Still not clear who will get my long term internet business, cable or DSL from the local telephone company.

If I personaly cared about DVR I would go with DISH.

But then there is the 90 Million dollar award to TVO!!

Also the ability of the second dish tuner to drive a cable channel might get me to drop basic cable. Realy want to see it in action. Friend who swears by it.

From what I here the dish guide is not the best, also here about speed issues of late.

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Then there is DIRCTV, still pissed about the thought of losing my oversized dish.

Do they still try to insist on a telephone line? Not a chance here.

For the most part I have no complaints about DIRECT TV with the exception of the sports black out policy that nobody can explain. No body ever explained to me why one zip code was blacked out for the second iowa came on the Big Ten network.


Waiting to get my sat back when the weather breaks, if anyone can tell me what HD channels and for how long will say om MPEG2 and the three main sats (101,110,119) or where I can find the info it would be great. Could care less about locals on sat. The other reason to consider Dish.

First time on this site

Terry C ]]>Feb 10th 2008 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
1.- First I did not do the research, Dish discontinue my favorite channel, then I got angry then I messed up.

2.- I have hardware problems, the HR20 has some bugs, this is annoying but it is the least of my issues. The IR remote control sometimes goes into a frenzy and it starts transmitting like mad, other times it hangs, once a week perhaps, it stops working and I have to remove the batteries and then it becomes usable.

3.- Directv software is nice looking, real fancy compared with my old PVR500, but it is useless. For example, you cannot fully block a channel, if you punch the number of a blocked channel it will ask you if you want to unblock it, you may think I'm picky but here is why is relevant

4.- If you search for a title and it finds it it will display the channel number with no other information about the channel but its number. It will find titles in blocked channels, it will find the title in unsuscribed channels. Now if you have 150 or 200 channels how the heck do you suppose to remember which ones your are suscribed for by just looking at the channel number. What I have to do is exit out of the search and punch the channel see if it works.

5.- In the HR20 you can search and even if it does not find it, you can still schedule a recording and the machine will keep finding it and record it when available. Nice, but it records it even if you are not suscribed to the channel and when you try to play it goes into a frenzy trying to find access rights.

6.- Searching for movies is FRUSTRATING. You actually cannot unless you know the title, or the actor/director or a keyword. You can trick it by searching by keyword and entering "movie" as the keyword; but since it does not filter out the channels you cannot watch it is pretty much useless.

7.- It does not show you the score of a movie. For example I'm not a great fan of horror movies, so if it scores 1 or 2 I will not watch it, but if it is 4 or 5 and I have not seen I would probably read the rest of the description see if I like it.

8.- It is extremely difficult to schedule weekly recordings or daily recordings or mon-fri. You can record a program and it will keep up to 1/2/3/4/5 episodes new or repeated or both but if you want just one per week or one per day, that's hell.

9.- The interactive channel is hell, just like dishnetwork I wish I could disable it.
]]>Feb 7th 2008 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/We go camping and take a receiver and a dish to have TV. Dish is tough to get in with 2 satellite system and I was told Direct was easier. Is that still true???? I was told that Direct uses 1 satellite. I guess if I decided to go back with Direct install another day this information would be helpful, and is my research of Direct having more HD channels correct?
Thanks]]>Mar 1st 2008 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
If you don't care about football, then the choice is a bit more difficult.

I'd choose DirecTV (I've had them for nearly 10 years) because of their customer service - it's second to none. I can't imagine another company having as good of a customer service department. For example, we had a massive snow and ice storm a couple of years ago and the wind was just right to completely bury my dish (on the roof) for the first time ever. I called DirecTV, and they sent someone out to clear it off. The guy showed up and told me that a few people had fallen off of roofs lately so they're not allowed to go up on roofs anymore. So I called DirecTV back, they appologized and gave me a $200 credit on my account (and I didn't even ask for it!). That's nearly 3 months service for me. 24 hours later, enough snow had melted off that I was getting a signal again. Nice.

Another time, the Minnesota Wild were in the conference finals and they blacked the game out on ESPN for the first period due to a technical glitch (I think they believed the game was being shown locally). I called them up the next day to complain (couldnt' get through that night), and they gave me a $50 credit on my account... For missing one period of one hockey game. Nice!

Those are pretty much the only two issues I've ever had that I can think of, and they took care of me and then some. I'm a very satisfied customer.

I can't comment on the HD channels (I still have an MPEG-2 receiver -- have to figure out what I want to do about that, but I know I can get a free upgrade if I call and ask).]]>Jan 12th 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
DirecTV apparently has that too:
http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/11/directvs-hr20-hr21-hd-dvrs-drop-to-199-99/#comments

Good to hear that Dish has great customer service as well, although I can't see how it'd be better than my experience with DirecTV. "Anything but cable," is my motto! :D
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Everyone is adding HD channels, some faster than the other, but in the end, the HD line-ups will be pretty much the same.

Flip a coin and don't look back.

- Roger]]>Jan 12th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
Plus DirecTV on Demand thru the internet is way cool. And remote scheduling via the website ofr my blackberry is very addictive.

I do not thing that Dish has ondemand or remote booking.

my2cents]]>Jan 12th 2008 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 13th 2008 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
With the recent announcement by Dish to add more HD channels I would recommend to all that are looking for a new service to go with Dish.]]>Jan 12th 2008 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
I know DirecTV is ahead by total number of HD channels right now, but both providers have reached a critical mass of HD channels to the point that I don't care which has more, because they both have a good selection of all the main ones now. Beyond that it's just fluff for me.]]>Jan 12th 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
Also, up until DirectTv just added all those HD channels, Dish was the HD leader. It seems at minimum in the next few months they will catch back up to DirectTv, so no need for me to jump ship for that. (I was thinking about it though).

The main downside to Dish is not NFL Sunday Ticket. But for those few weekends where there is a game that I want to watch that isn't on my local station, I just drive down the street to the local sports bar and watch there. They have HD DirectTv plus I don't have to get up to get my own beers ;-)]]>Jan 12th 2008 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/]]>Jan 12th 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
I called DISH, they gave me a HD DVR and another HD receiver for no cost. I didn't have Sunday Ticket but the price on that had been escalating so much in recent years I was going to drop it anyway. Next year I will buy a Slingbox (the HD ones, when the price comes down a bit), give it to my cousin in Denver, and still get the Broncos in HD via the Net for MUCH less than a single year of Sunday Ticket.

So for me, it was strictly cost. Customer service on both ends is hit or miss... sometimes you talk to a good person, sometimes a bad one.]]>Jan 12th 2008 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
I ended up with the exact same question--Austin Dish or Direct TV. With my initial goal of getting a better receiver and having heard all of the positive things about the Dish DVR, it was an easy choice.

What makes the Dish DVR so great are the tiny details. Sure it is fast and has all the features we're looking for, but there are small things I love.

Here's an example. You can go through all of your recordings and erase them in a batch mode. That's great, but here's the detail. If you are scrolling down, then press "Select" to check a program, it will check that program and then jump down to the next program. However, if you have been scrolling up, and check the box, it will automatically jump UP to the next program. It's a tiny detail, but it's tiny user interface details like this that make it so painless to use. ]]>Jan 12th 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
My personal views aside, as long as you stick with either company and avoid cable you'll be fine. I think the biggest factors to weigh are the equipment and the fees, both of which beat anything cable can offer. Picture quality is about the same. Don't worry about channels, since both companies are constantly leapfrogging the other- at any given time one is superior and the other is making bold claims about adding channels any minute now.]]>Jan 12th 2008 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
Dish just does movies, and limited so far to mostly just SD. This is a pay-per-view system.
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/whats_on_dish/dish_on_demand/index.shtml

DirecTV's system is much more content rich, and not just pay-per-view. You get guides for networks, previews, episodes you missed on NBC, etc., all exclusive service at no extra charge. So wow, finally DirecTV seems to be ahead on the pricing on this one. Besides content.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/
http://www.directv.com/dod/dod.html

But it's beta. Anyone got input? I'm leaning towards USB dual-tuner DirecTV for the PC, the HDPC-20. If the HDPC-20 does DirecTV on-demand, it's on! Oh yeah!]]>Jan 12th 2008 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
A couple of point from another Austin viewer. I've currently got DTV and my parents have Dish. Everyone keeps raving about the Dish DVR but I'm not that big a fan. It does have its selling points but a major drawback to me is that IT ONLY RECORDS ONE SIGNAL IN HD! One tuner is HD and the other tuner is not. That alone gets it a big negative check mark when compared to the dual HD HR-20/21. Second, I've got a DVR upstairs AND an HR-20 dual channel downstairs. Dish limited my parents to the one DVR running two rooms. If someone is watching something else in the other room, guess what? They are stuck with watching what they are recording in the living room instead of watching something else as it records. That's a huge negative as well. Now, throw in no OTA HD locals unless they pay someone to add an outdoor antenna and Dish becomes a distant second to Direct in my opinion.

Now, the negatives for Direct - biggest one is the equipment lease but then again, I've got old boxes out in my garage gathering dust from old installs. If you complain enough, you should be able to get your equipment either free or heavily discounted. I had to call back three or four times when I moved to get mine free but in the end they gave it to me at no charge AND gave me discounted programming for eight months to boot! It really just depends on how willing you are to be that squeaky wheel. After all, in the end we're paying for programming, not equipment anyway. I love my DTV and wouldn't go back to Dish or Time Warner for anything.]]>Jan 13th 2008 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 14th 2008 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 18th 2008 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
That being said, Dish handles OTA broadcasts perfectly. I added an antenna to my ViP622 and the program guide seamlessly integrates it in (including the sub channels), shows the signal strength, and does all the DVR goodness. Now I can get all my Cubs games in HD, regardless of which channel they're on.

I can't speak for how DirecTV handles this, but surely someone else can...]]>Jan 12th 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
As a consumer, I cannot be allowed to rely on competing hardware manufacturers to drive down the ownership costs of the HD DVRs. I use to be able to do this, but DirecTV has seen fit to squash that consumer advantage. Now, not only does it allow DirecTV to artificially maintain the high price of the hardware, but also hold it ransom until a bribe is paid first, and then you can lease it.]]>Jan 12th 2008 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
The plus for the Dish DVR is that it can output two separate programs to two separate displays at once. (Only one output is HD resolution, but the second output can play HD programming downrezed to SD quality.) SO it's like getting two complete DVRs in one unit as opposed to the fairly common two-tuner/one program output from cable, TiVo and DirecTV. They even include one IR remote, and one RF remote for the 'distant' TV.]]>Jan 12th 2008 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/The Dish DVR does work nice, but we just hooked up a HDMI 1.3 reciever and the DVD player HDMI works fine through the reciever, but not the HDTV connection from the DVR. The picture is fine with component hook-up so I have not tried their customer service yet.
We are between Milwaukee and Chicago, so we have a plastic enclosed, rotating motorhome OTA antenna for locals. It works well through the Dish DVR with the added benefit that when weather shuts down satelite we can watch locals.
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This changed with DirecTV's HDPC-20. This is (conceptually) the equivalent of cablecard abilities (just with sat instead of cable) and will allow an amazing amount of whole home integration that only Cable offered. I’ll cancel Dish when the HDPC-20 is available.]]>Jan 24th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
Dish just does movies, and limited so far to mostly just SD. This is a pay-per-view system.
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/whats_on_dish/dish_on_demand/index.shtml

DirecTV's system is much more content rich, and not just pay-per-view. You get guides for networks, previews, episodes you missed on NBC, etc., all exclusive service at no extra charge. So wow, finally DirecTV seems to be ahead on the pricing on this one. Besides content.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/first-look-at-directv-on-demand/
http://www.directv.com/dod/dod.html

But it's beta. Anyone got input? I'm leaning towards USB dual-tuner DirecTV for the PC, the HDPC-20. If the HDPC-20 does DirecTV on-demand, it's on! Oh yeah!
]]>Jan 12th 2008 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
Directv's HR20 receiver was released prematurely because they wanted to get the MPEG4 service rolled out. I got this receiver as soon as it came out, and it had some issues. It was NOT, however, the second coming of Hitler, as many comments on this and other forums suggested. It is now a fine DVR (after many updates), and has no issues. I agree that Dish's DVRs are more user friendly but I would caution anyone that it's not that big a deal, and to notice how few commenters here actually support their contention (about the Dish DVR being better) with examples.

Aztec Pilot mentioned the on-demand feature for Directv, but forgot to tell the newbies that you need a wired LAN in your home to get that feature. He was incorrect about Dish not having on-demand, and I'm not sure whether remote booking is possible with Dish. On-demand is a great feature, and with Directv and Dish, it's standard definition only for the time being.

Erik made an excellent point about multi-room use. While you can do the same thing with Directv, they don't offer the RF remotes, so you either need to walk into the other room to change the channel or buy an RF remote extender and install it yourself. The extra room is coax only, with both services. You may run component and HDMI simultaneously, but you only get the same channel on each display. Also, I believe with Directv you have to have the same channel on both displays even when using coax on the second display, unlike Dish.

Eaton said about Directv "when you add a drive you have no access to the old one." In fact, you can switch drives in the menu. This is not as user friendly as Dish, but it still works. You just don't have simultaneous access.

Jody said about Directv "the Directv boxes will re-record an episode if you have deleted the original recording." I have never experienced this, and am guessing it's a setting issue. He/she also said "The guide for dish is also much better, I like how they put the HD feed right next to the SD channel." The Directv HR20's guide works exactly the same way. He/she also said Directv doesn't have on-demand, another false statement.

Nat559 gave an excellent example of why the Dish DVR has a loyal following. This user friendlieness is a big feature to some, but it shouldn't be a deal breaker in my opinion.

Jon said about Dish "the program guide seamlessly integrates [OTA channels] in (including the sub channels), shows the signal strength, and does all the DVR goodness." "I can't speak for how DirecTV handles this, but surely someone else can..." Directv does the same thing, but you need to enter the setup menu to see signal strengths. Be aware that the HR21 does not have the off-air decoder, just the HR20.

I agree with many posters that it sucks to have to buy the equipment from Directv, but ebay is an option. You still need the access card from Directv, and last time I checked, the access cards cost $5. (a long time ago admittedly). I also agree that if you're a sports fan, go Directv.

I work with these units but it's not all I do, and I realize I'm not the be-all/end-all authority. If anything I've said is in error, please correct me!]]>Jan 12th 2008 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/Jan 12th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/ask-engadget-hd-dish-network-or-directv/
Moreover, the Dish HD DVR can record THREE HD programs at once. Only one can be OTA. However, the other two can be satellite feeds.
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