Direct tv

Anybody have it?


Is it any good?



I need it to get the NFL package and get the bears games here.

I have it.  In our area it is much better, and cheaper than cable.  If you have a television capable of high definition, I would recommend that you request the 3-LNB elliptical dish when ordering the equipment from DirecTV.  Before you can receive HiDef, you will also need to buy your own high definition satellite receiver to replace the cheapo model they give you.  That can be expensive depending on which model you select.  The good thing is then you have a spare receiver, so you can install DirecTV on a different television in your house for standard definition only.  I think it costs $5 more per month to hook up a second tv that way.

However, there\'s nothing wrong with installing the 3-LNB dish from the beginning, even if you\'re not ready to run HiDef from day one.  At least you\'ll have the capability ready for later.

I have had Dish and DirecTv. The picture quality is better on DISH because of compression methods. So if Dish offers the NFL ticket I would give it a try, or at the very least look into it.

[Titan]

I have cable. But does the picture get knocked out of the dish when it storms or rains?

Nope.  In my experience, weather has far less effect on satellite reception than it does on Cable.

[Titan]

I\'d like to get DirectTV. I think its right now the same price as cable where I live.

I just got it yesterday, but waiting for people to install it.

You can\'t do it yourself?

In the deal we got installation for free, I think. Besides most likely me and my dad would **** it up

Man I used to have it... Grrr... Had Sunday Ticket last year too, it rocked... It\'s even better this year with new features... But since my dad is goin off to Korea and doesn\'t want a lot of bills we went back to ghetto-fabulous cable... *sigh*

[Living-In-Clip]

I have Dish and prefer Dish..
-shrugs-

[videoholic]

I have Direct TV.  Have had it for 6 years.  The compression in the early years was great.  Then it began to suck ass. Now it is starting to get better again with the addition of new satellites.

Definitely get an eliptical dish with two horns.  I don\'t even know if they sell the old style any more, but they are worthless in the future if you do ever decide to get an HD set.  You don\'t need the third horn until you get a set so that\'s no big whoop, but the two horn systems are nice.

It is extremely easy to install yourself.  As long as your wiring isn\'t hellacious.  A lot of times the installers won\'t go in your attic anyway, so they are really useless.  If you can\'t find the satellite you don\'t deserve the right to procreate.  It\'s that easy.

[CHIZZY]

I used to have it and it sucked. Anytime a heavy cloud went over, I lost signal. But I live in the city, so that may be why. I have didital cable and it\'s pretty sweet. I get a package through where I work... $39.95 / month includes cable modem & 5 HBO\'s (not that I watch them...)

I have it and just bought a Tivo receiver which is pretty cool.  I get NHL Center Ice every year, but I did have the Football one the first year I signed up because it was free.  

I have the stupid round dish, which sucks as I know my picture quality could probably be better (HD TV), but I don\'t have a receiver for it anyway.

Speaking of the attic, the bastards charged me $40 to go up there to drop another line down so I could have 2 jacks behind my TV set.  

All in all I like DirecTV because its cheaper than cable, more reliable - though it does go out for a couple of minutes if a really bad storm comes through, and best of all I don\'t get the sucky local channels here - I get the NY feeds of all the major networks.

Those small 18" dishes have issues with heavy rain or snow.  Water dropping from the sky diffuses the signal (snow is worse).  And a strong wind can knock your dish out of alignment, other than that dish is the way to go.