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I get like 35 cable channels for around $30.00. The picture quality sucks!!! I've seen DSS and the picture is way better, I'd jump in a minute but...... We've got 6 tv's hooked up.Is there a way around buying 6 recievers???? I even think I have to pay extra for service for the additional sets?
Someone please set me straight!
TIA
Mike Bates
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A few months ago I fell for the ads my CTV provider was sending (Charter Communications in LA) and "upgraded" to digital cable tv.What a mistake. In theory a digital tv signal should be better than an analogue one, but the cable tv companies have instead used the capability to provide extra capacity; i.e., more sales for them (just like the cell phone companies took a single analogue frequency and split it up into hundreds of digital signals - - trading quality for capacity).
The picture quality is worse than the old analogue box, and I've had many days where the thing locks up! I now know to reach around behind the box and pull out the power cord, then restore power and wait 30 minutes for the programming to down load. Very much like the old three fingered salute (control/alt/delete) we had to resort to with Windows all the time.
Lots of pixilation (sp?), and you can literally see the motion slow down on screen when there is too much data to process (generally in action films). It's like watching a movie in 7/8ths speed.
The on screen program guide is kind of neat, but it is set to display programs two hours later. I don't know about you, but when I need the programming guide, it's usually to see what's showing right now, not two hours later.
I've asked if I can go back to the analogue box. Of course, the answer is no. They want us to get off those old boxes so they can fight piracy, and so they can replace a single analogue signal with multiple digital ones (same way digital cell phones have crappy sound in comparison to older analogue ones).
I plan to go with DSS shortly, once the TiVO DirectTV units are shipping in volume. I have not heard if DISH will have a similar all in one unit.
I love my dish. Currently, only my wife and I live in this house, so we only need one receiver, however, we will get two and have more than two tv sets hooked up. It's just that a couple of rooms will be working off the same receiver which means that they post the same channel/programming. Example, in the family room and on the deck, that tv will use one receiver, while my office and bedroom will be working off another receiver, so 4 tvs but since there is only the two of us, we don't run more than two tvs with different programming at the same time. If you have a house full of kids and everykid watches their TV as well as you and your wife, then you may have a problem. With my setup, it's no problem, even with 3 people because it's very rare that we all want to watch something different. I hook the two rooms with a splitter (with both rooms getting the same channel). As for changing channels when one receiver is in one room and the TV is in the other, the remote I use with my Dish Network is UHF which means it can shoot through walls and change the channel. I spent a month or so trying to figure out which system I wanted, Dish or Direct and I chose Dish. Here are the following reason (and you can check out their web page):
#1) Dish has more coverage for local programming then Direct which catered to the city I live in.
#2) A lot of people felt that the picture quality on Dish was better (can be subjective)
#3) Dish has more bandwidth and will be more proactive towards the move in the DTV (HDTV,SDTV) (maybe that's why people feel they have better picture quality and cover more local programming)
#4) If your into sports and need the NFL package, you must goto to Direct TV right now but that contract will end in a couple of years at which time Dish will have the service as well
#5) The programming is cheaper (on their differnet packages as well as the local programming)
#6) They have a deal right now, buy the dish and year programming for at least $39.99 and get the hardware and installation for free (rebate you the money and the hardware).
#7) When I decided to pay upfront one full year, they gave me an extra month off, so I only paid for 11 monthes, not 12.
#8) You get all the movie channels for free for 3 monthes (about 30 give or take 5).
#9) I like the idea to buy a movie via the Dish all day and only pay $3.99 and not run out to Blockbuster which will cost the same however, Blockbuster does offer more movies to choose from.
#10) More CHANNELS!!! (which was more channels, higher quality, better service, less money)Good luck on your decision. It took me awhile to find which DSS company I wanted, but I knew I wasn't going to stick with cable *yuk.
Mike, let me talk to my partner at work. He is the "master" when it comes to DSS stuff. I'll drop you a line as soon as i find something useful out. Sean
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Mike,DSS is definately worth it! I love my dish, and could not live without it! BUT if you have 6 TV's, you might check into getting digital cable instead.
You may not have to buy 6 different receivers, but you would have to get some multi-room setups going on, and it would cost a bit of dough.
Thanks, but there is no digital cable in my area.I've also been told there is some great choices in digital music broadcasts with DSS. Do you agree?
Is there a website for learning more about the multi room gear I'd need? Any recomendations?
I think with digital cable, you'll definitely need more than one cable boxes. Synopsys from an LA Times article on Adelphia cable in southern cal: It'll work just like DSS in that you'll need a decoder for every TV if you want to watch different program in each. Also, there'll be an extra charge for each additional TV, because they can track what you watch. The article is from the business section sometimes last week, if you're interested. They have a website as well.
With our provider, you require a decoder box to get all the channels and music stations. However a TV without a decoder will still recive all the analog stations. So our main TV (with the decoder) has all 150-200 channels, while our bedroom TV (without a decoder) gets 60-70 channels
Mike,There is some great HQ music on DSS! Lots of channels, and no commercials. Variety galore.
I would go to www.directtv.com to find out about that gear. There is also http://www.digitaltoday.com/ which is not bad. . .
HTH,
B
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