Digital cable or Dish??

[Agent 0659]

Ok just got my new bigscreen and the picture sucks because we have to get some cable card to put in the back. My question is I can get digital cable with the on demand stuff and like 40 channels for 53 a month. It will have the local networks and ESPN and Discovery in HD. My other option is Dish we have free installation and like 50 off first bill promotion thing but to get the Golf Channel which I MUST have it is 60 a month but I get like 180 channels but have to do rabbit ears for local and all that. Need help which way to go?? BSU HELP!!

 

[bsucards]

I have insight digital cable in Pendleton and it is okay, we do get the golf channel with digital cable. I have never had the dish because of cable broadband.

I know people that have both dish and direct tv. I think direct tv is better and if you get a direct tivo it is awesome. But I think you got an HDTV, so you must get an hd package also. Not sure of your cable company where you live

 

[skinz]

dircet tv is the best but it is on like 10 sec delay which doesn't really matter imo

 

[Agent 0659]

So digital cable looks alot better? Our regular cable looks real grainy I guess would be how to describe it. I think we might do the dish I mean its only 7.00 more but you get 180 channels VS 40. But I wonder about the quality and storms passing through messing it up and also dealing with the local channel thing. Someone help!!!.

Now on my DVD player I have a question :cursin: We got this brand new top of the line HDMI player. But when I watch a movie there is like 6 inches of a black bar above and below the picture. So I thought that was the point of a widescreen was the picture would fit now. We can zoom it in but then its all distorted. This thing has like 400 different settings like 480, 720, 1080 :shrug: wTF does all this mean. My TV also has like 16:9 standard, 4:3 zoom??WTF is all that ? Cards get your ass over here and help me out. I will take you to Outback or something.

 

[countinguy]

directv is the only way to go, and yes u can get locals w/it. I would suggest getting tivo/w/dtv also. Very very seldom has mine every gone out, maybe 3 timss in 6 yrs, has to be super heavy rain.

 

[Agent 0659]

This is dish network, thats not Direct Tv right?

 

[countinguy]

This is dish network, thats not Direct Tv right?

there are different companies.

directv is the best they are the only one w/sunday ticket for football. You can sign up through best buys, got the tivo system their for $79 bucks.

 

[ScreaminPain]

there are different companies.

directv is the best they are the only one w/sunday ticket for football. You can sign up through best buys, got the tivo system their for $79 bucks.

I jettisoned the cable last year and went with Direct TV-Tivo combo, mainly to get the Sunday ticket. More channel choices than any man needs. I live in So.Cal, so weather isn't a factor, but I have never lost a signal....

 

[bgold13]

last week during our rainstorms directv went out during the nfl playoffs... not cool... i've been a directv customer since tehy took over my primestar set.. for hd.. cable is better, more channels, and a lot more affordable

 

[lenniethelock]

if you can get comcast digital i would go with that.i use them for my phone,internet and cable.a little pricey but i ll never be without them again.having on demand is really nice.

 

[Agent 0659]

Insight is who we have, is on demand that good? Help!! Sounds like now maybe cable is the way. Is digital that much better?

 

[Kdogg21]

well since i work for Comcast i would recommend getting it but it really depends what you want. if you want a low price, probably Direct Tv or Dish would be the way to go. I will be the first to admit Comcast is more money, but you are going to get more. On Demand is great and that is something Direct or Dish will never have. you also don't need phonelines or boxes on other tvs. and if your cable did go out, Comcast won't charge you. the High Speed Internet is great as well and if you live in Indy, I believe you can get the Voice over IP as well.