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Re: Cable vs. Satellite

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In Reply to: Cable vs. Satellite posted by Bob C on January 05, 2001 at 08:22:24:

Well, we recently switched from cable TV to DirecTV with the dish on the roof. I didn't research it much since we got a deal through my wife's employer. There were some surprises... DirecTV doesn't switch channels instantly - there a pause of maybe a half second or so between channels. A little irritating, but I can live with it. What's more irritating is that I can't use my TV's picture in picture since we only have one DirecTV tuner (am I right about that?). On the positive side, I get a better selection of channels, and being able to order movies is a nice feature, too. Good luck, Eric

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RE: PIP issue �superchicken_VI 05:08:55 01/17/01 (0)
If you have an antenna to receive local channels, then you can do PIP between the dish and the antenna (provided you don't have the sat receiver hooked up RF, that is). I know it doesn't do a lot of good if you want to PIP CNBC and the Playboy Channel, but we all must make our sacrifices...
If you get the Sony Sat D-60 or T-60... Paul in Sterling 19:32:26 01/08/01 (0)
You can have a Satellite receiver with a built in TIVO and a future second tuner (not active yet). That would give you 3 sources per box, 1 recorded ala TIVO and 2 live ...Paul

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