I'm moving to my new place a week from Sunday and I'm looking into getting DirecTV instead of Comcast. I know there are quite a few DTV buffs here so this should be painless!
- Are there any contracts or can I leave whenever I want? Early termination fees? Anything of that nature? If this thing doesn't live up to my standards I don't want to be stuck with it.
- Would you say there is any downside to DTV besides 'losing the signal during thunderstorm' episodes?
- Do the HD channels actually look as good as cable, like many people claim?
- The HD-DVR must be bought in addition, correct? $200 up front for a HD-DVR vs $9 a month with Comcast is a pretty big hike in price. I guess in the long run it may save money, but how long should the HD-DVR last that I purchase from DTV? Plus, if I decide to leave DTV I'm screwed because I bought this thing.
- I was at a party recently where the guy had DTV and I was playing around with it for a few minutes, it seemed like the guide was very slow and unresponsive compared to cable. Is this the case w. all DTV sets?
- How exactly does the "pick the channels you want" work? I want to make sure I can get YES and MSG in HD (without buying some huge package), plus my local channels. Do these cost extra?
- Similarly, how do premium channels work? The only one I really want is HBO, according to their website it looks like they're all packaged together (Cinemax, Showtime, etc).
- How's the pricing? When I look at everything on their site it seems like it's going to be quite a bit more expensive than Comcast - maybe I blow at math.
- Anything else I should know about? Suggestions, etc?
Thanks fellas!
- Are there any contracts or can I leave whenever I want? Early termination fees? Anything of that nature? If this thing doesn't live up to my standards I don't want to be stuck with it.
- Would you say there is any downside to DTV besides 'losing the signal during thunderstorm' episodes?
- Do the HD channels actually look as good as cable, like many people claim?
- The HD-DVR must be bought in addition, correct? $200 up front for a HD-DVR vs $9 a month with Comcast is a pretty big hike in price. I guess in the long run it may save money, but how long should the HD-DVR last that I purchase from DTV? Plus, if I decide to leave DTV I'm screwed because I bought this thing.
- I was at a party recently where the guy had DTV and I was playing around with it for a few minutes, it seemed like the guide was very slow and unresponsive compared to cable. Is this the case w. all DTV sets?
- How exactly does the "pick the channels you want" work? I want to make sure I can get YES and MSG in HD (without buying some huge package), plus my local channels. Do these cost extra?
- Similarly, how do premium channels work? The only one I really want is HBO, according to their website it looks like they're all packaged together (Cinemax, Showtime, etc).
- How's the pricing? When I look at everything on their site it seems like it's going to be quite a bit more expensive than Comcast - maybe I blow at math.
- Anything else I should know about? Suggestions, etc?
Thanks fellas!
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