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.