Last night I had to stop by Sears to check out some appliances and since I'm still considering Voom I thought I'd see what they had set-up. There was a TV with a Voom banner around it, but it was playing the same program as the other TV's. As I looked through the Voom brochure an employee (trainee on 2nd day) came up and asked if I was thinking about Voom. I said 'yeah' and he had good things to say about it; new technology, 130 hd channels (?), etc. He did say that they just sold the contracts and Voom handled the rest. No mention of the lease plan, just the $400 receiver.
So, as he was showing me 'what it could do' we're still on DishNetwork HD. Dish logo, guide, the whole works. I told him it was still DishNetwork. He asked for help and found the Voom remote. Still nothing. Finally I stepped in and switched the input on the TV until we found Voom. Only 3 channels were working; Ultra, Moov, and HDNews. I don't know what was up with the other basic channels. My problem was that Voom did look considerably softer than the DishNetwork Demo. I understand that the Demo is probably the best thing they have (it was the shark loop, but there was some pixelation). The only thing that I could get on Voom was a runway model show on Ultra. Not that impressive looking. Was it the program or the recent softness problem? I know the TV's there are set-up poorly, but still side by side there was a noticeable difference. The salesman did say that there was more programming on Voom, where DishHD loops a lot more.
So, as he was showing me 'what it could do' we're still on DishNetwork HD. Dish logo, guide, the whole works. I told him it was still DishNetwork. He asked for help and found the Voom remote. Still nothing. Finally I stepped in and switched the input on the TV until we found Voom. Only 3 channels were working; Ultra, Moov, and HDNews. I don't know what was up with the other basic channels. My problem was that Voom did look considerably softer than the DishNetwork Demo. I understand that the Demo is probably the best thing they have (it was the shark loop, but there was some pixelation). The only thing that I could get on Voom was a runway model show on Ultra. Not that impressive looking. Was it the program or the recent softness problem? I know the TV's there are set-up poorly, but still side by side there was a noticeable difference. The salesman did say that there was more programming on Voom, where DishHD loops a lot more.
