mmmm, don't think DirecTV™ is too worried about what dish is doing. :lol:
You're reading a bit too much into it, but certainly many more HD channels are on their way and soon.uncrules said:Well, SatelliteRacer says that UHD will be in MPEG4 by the end of this month. If D10 is truly out of capacity, then the MPEG4 version of UHD must be going on D11 so D11 must be coming online this month. If they put the MPEG4 version of UHD on D11, I would think other channels will be turned on too which I'd think would include all of the channels Dish announced plus even more. That way D* could beat Dish to the punch and steal their thunder.
Of course I could be reading way too much into speculation and be wrong.
The problem is "soon" to the customers is MUCH different than "soon" to directv employees.Satelliteracer said:You're reading a bit too much into it, but certainly many more HD channels are on their way and soon.
I don't think DirecTV needs to gain customers as desperately as Dish - the last time I saw new customer numbers DirecTV was still slaughtering Dish, so, no, I don't think they will follow suit. 100 channels each will level the playing field - temporarily - DirecTV has to do nothing more than light up D11 to create their advantage again.jeffreydavisjr said:According to this release here:
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=132897
DISH Network looks mighty good to me right now. Over 100 HD Channels. Thats more than DirecTV offers currently. I guess DirecTV will have to get rid of all those stupid graphs on their website that always show them in the HD lead.
The biggest thing to me is the HD Only packages starting at $24.99. I think this is good for the industry. With these low prices and competition, DirecTV should follow suite, right?
Well lets not forget that E* has a launch coming up next Thursday. So D* won't have their thunder too long either. It's a game of cat and mouse, and as a consumer it's highly rewarding and fun to watch as well. These are two strong companies doing battle for business. I think its just great.kw2957 said:Well, Dish will have its moment for a few weeks (perhaps a month) of the glory of claiming that they have the most HD channels, but it will be short-lived. I think we all know that when DirecTV's D11 goes live soon that DTV will be right back on top as usual.
And no, I don't work for DirecTV. :lol:
I don't see how Dish can be adding so much HD right now. Their last Sat. is dead in the water or I should say sky :lol: They are playing fast and loose with something I'd bet on ittcusta00 said:I don't think DirecTV needs to gain customers as desperately as Dish - the last time I saw new customer numbers DirecTV was still slaughtering Dish, so, no, I don't think they will follow suit. 100 channels each will level the playing field - temporarily - DirecTV has to do nothing more than light up D11 to create their advantage again.
As a subscriber to both of those channels, it's a big deal to me.rhambling said:not to mention that most of the dish hd channels they just launched were the hbo cinemax channels and 2 lifetime channels. big deal.
First off, the headline should say "will meet" instead of "meets" because this is not a current thing.jeffreydavisjr said:According to this release here:
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=132897
DISH Network looks mighty good to me right now. Over 100 HD Channels. Thats more than DirecTV offers currently. I guess DirecTV will have to get rid of all those stupid graphs on their website that always show them in the HD lead.
The biggest thing to me is the HD Only packages starting at $24.99. I think this is good for the industry. With these low prices and competition, DirecTV should follow suite, right?
Also not to mention that Dish counts their HD RSNs are part of their total even though every HD RSN is a game only station. Which means it is part time within the market and not available at all to those outside of the market. No matter how one spins it, there is no way Dish can even consider counting RSNs as part of their HD count.rhambling said:not to mention that most of the dish hd channels they just launched were the hbo cinemax channels and 2 lifetime channels. big deal.
Look at my sig for packages and pricing along with the HD channels within each packageronrico51 said:All homerism aside, I would like real information. I don't care about sports packages. I do care about picture quality, value, and overall equipment design and quality, especially hd dvr. Does anyone have useful info on how the 2 companies stack up on these criteria? I currently have D*, and like it just fine, but any smart consumer should always be looking.
I'm all for getting rid of those stupid graphs (how many Dish owners envy us VH1 HD?), but considering that DirecTV has a new HD dedicated satellite ready to go live within a month, and perhaps before the Dish channels launch, I see no advantage in switching to Dish. It is though quickly becoming a battle of equals.jeffreydavisjr said:According to this release here:
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=132897
DISH Network looks mighty good to me right now. Over 100 HD Channels. Thats more than DirecTV offers currently. I guess DirecTV will have to get rid of all those stupid graphs on their website that always show them in the HD lead.
The biggest thing to me is the HD Only packages starting at $24.99. I think this is good for the industry. With these low prices and competition, DirecTV should follow suite, right?
Totally agree.Drew2k said:The number of HD channels on each provider will eventually even out. At some point, Dish and DIRECTV will have every available HD channel on their respective satellites, except where channels are exclusive to one or the other, for example, NLF ST and The 101 for DIRECTV, and Voom for Dish. All bragging in the mean time is just short term and it's definitely not worth switching providers or getting panties in a bunch ...