I was wondering if you guys thought the price of dish hd was high, compared to the price if you where with directv? Cable gives you some channels for free in hd.
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I don't see it. After pricing packages with equipment the difference is not significant for me. But that can depend on what channels you CAN'T live without or the number of receivers you need. Dish works for me for now mostly for the two room DVR.
D* may be cheaper right now on HD, but with all of their new channels, I don't expect that to last. I can't really comment on cable, because I haven't had it in more than 20 years.
The answer to your question is NO.
Even if Dish HD stays at $20 and DirectTV HD stays at $15, they usually increase their satellite "SD channel package" rates each Spring.
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Cable, D*, E* or the guy at the gas station selling stereo equipment out of a white panel van — none of them give you anything for free. If they provide you with the service you want at a price you can tolerate, you get a good deal. The ultimate motivation is to make as much as they can. None of them really give you anything for free.
I am in no way advocating buying stuff from the guy in the white panel van, just repeating the ages old axiom — carpe diem.
For my particular package choices, E* was about $3-4 more than D* and about $20 less than cable, although the comparison to cable is unfair since my local TWC cable offers many fewer HD channels than E* or D*. For the minimal price difference, I felt that E* offered a better HD-DVR than D*, so that was the real deciding factor for me.
As for the "free" HD cable offers, be sure you can receive clear QAM. Not all HDTVs can. Some can only receive ATSC which will not work with the cable supplied HD.
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Don't you mean Caveat Emptor?
I'm debating dumping D* for E* right now. The driving factor for me is the $200 D* wants to upgrade my hardware. This is kind of a painful subject for me since they screwed me on 2 rebates already. E* may be getting a new customer in a day or 2 unless someone tells my why D* is worth $200 more than E*.
Here is blanquitoman1984 E* hardware setup:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-ne...ns/109067-do-i-need-phone-line-connected.html
http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-ne...ns/109067-do-i-need-phone-line-connected.html
