|
|
 |
|
The following page was printed from RemoteCentral.com:
| Topic: | Dish or DirecTV??? This thread has 28 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
|
| Post 1 made on Tuesday February 19, 2002 at 10:56 |
VinnyBag Founding Member |
Joined:
Posts: | September 2001
104 |
|
|
This question came up in a similar thread, lets get everybody's opinion. Please just write one or the other.
Please only leave your opinion if you work in the custom installation business. Trying to gather info.Please just state the company name, we can discuss downfalls in the next thread when we decide which is more popular.
DirecTV
This message was edited by VinnyBag on 02/20/02 13:39.19.
|
|
| Post 2 made on Tuesday February 19, 2002 at 14:05 |
Larry Fine Loyal Member |
Joined:
Posts: | August 2001
5,002 |
|
|
|
| Post 3 made on Tuesday February 19, 2002 at 18:01 |
Brent Southam Founding Member |
Joined:
Posts: | December 2001
352 |
|
|
|
| Post 4 made on Tuesday February 19, 2002 at 19:17 |
|
| Post 5 made on Tuesday February 19, 2002 at 19:29 |
Larry Fine Loyal Member |
Joined:
Posts: | August 2001
5,002 |
|
|
".....and there you have it, folks! Three out of four people prefer DirecTV! Back to you, Bob......"
|
|
|
| Post 6 made on Tuesday February 19, 2002 at 20:13 |
John Pechulis Loyal Member |
Joined:
Posts: | July 2001
7,127 |
|
|
|
| Post 7 made on Tuesday February 19, 2002 at 20:16 |
avdude Founding Member |
Joined:
Posts: | February 2002
814 |
|
|
dish
|
AVDUDE
"It might work better if it were plugged in and programmed first...just a thought!" |
|
| Post 8 made on Wednesday February 20, 2002 at 06:09 |
dpva59 Founding Member |
Joined:
Posts: | October 2001
447 |
|
|
I use to think Directv was the best thing going, but after they dumped all of their low volume dealers i.e. custom installation companies in favor of high volume (high subsription sign-up) like blockbuster, I took a closer look at Dish. Fact is they have more high def programming, ethnic programming, and less signal compression. The only thing Directv has over Dish is NFL Sunday Ticket, and that will change next year when the Directv - NFL sweetheart deal expires.
|
It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever. |
|
| Post 9 made on Wednesday February 20, 2002 at 07:47 |
John Pechulis Loyal Member |
Joined:
Posts: | July 2001
7,127 |
|
|
I'll say one thing about dish, from an integrators point of view, they are not as easy to automate as some of the Directv receivers are.
There isn't a Dish receiver out there that has discrete codes, and if you've ever programmed a remote control for one-touch operation, you know what I mean.
Directv receivers, specifically RCA (what we use), is much more program friendly. Having discretes for just about everthing you would need.
Just my opinion,
JJP
|
|
| Post 10 made on Wednesday February 20, 2002 at 11:23 |
darrenvs Founding Member |
Joined:
Posts: | February 2002
2 |
|
|
I have worked for two different companies. One dealt dish and the other direct. Aside of the nfl package direct tv offers, dish is superior. The only problem I have is integration.
|
|
| Post 11 made on Wednesday February 20, 2002 at 22:06 |
ECHOSLOB Founding Member |
Joined:
Posts: | February 2002
391 |
|
|
Well I will chime in here since Sats are a hobby of mine. 5 Dishes on the roof :) I have Bev,Dish, and DTV. DTV I think is the best of the bunch as far as content. Dish probably has a better picture but crappy hardware. Bev uses Echostar IRD's so the same as Dish but Bev has by far the best porn. :) OUI OUI If I could only have one it would be DTV hands down.
|
|
| Post 12 made on Wednesday February 20, 2002 at 22:18 |
avdude Founding Member |
Joined:
Posts: | February 2002
814 |
|
|
uh ohh..... Dish is catching up!
I've used both, I agree DTv has more PPV content (NFL Sunday Ticket, NHL Center Ice, etc...) and is slightly easier to integrate, but hey, Dish has a better picture quality, and you usually get to talk to a real human right away...oh also, haven't seena Dish receiver yet melt an access card!
|
AVDUDE
"It might work better if it were plugged in and programmed first...just a thought!" |
|
| OP | Post 13 made on Thursday February 21, 2002 at 00:11 |
VinnyBag Founding Member |
Joined:
Posts: | September 2001
104 |
|
|
|
| Post 14 made on Thursday February 21, 2002 at 00:31 |
ECHOSLOB Founding Member |
Joined:
Posts: | February 2002
391 |
|
|
The only IRD's I have seen melt cards are the smaller Sony's (B3,A-B 50,55). More of a Sony issue then a DTV issue. The first couple gen RCA's also had heat issues but they didn't melt the cards.
You want to talk about finicky though try a Dishplayer. I finally fixed the hard drive noise,constant reboots,lockups,guide downloads as this is the best it has ever been. It is retired in my closet :)
|
|
| Post 15 made on Thursday February 21, 2002 at 01:09 |
Brent Southam Founding Member |
Joined:
Posts: | December 2001
352 |
|
|
I don't think that anyone will argue about the dishplayer being a lemon, but they scored a home-run with the new 501!!
|
|
 |
Before you can reply to a message... |
You must first register for a Remote Central user account - it's fast and free! Or, if you already have an account, please login now. |
Please read the following: Unsolicited commercial advertisements are absolutely not permitted on this forum. Other private buy & sell messages should be posted to our Marketplace. For information on how to advertise your service or product click here. Remote Central reserves the right to remove or modify any post that is deemed inappropriate.
|
|
