Cable -VS- Satellite

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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited April 2012
    Syndil wrote: »
    bunch of channels

    Did you really type that all out? My gosh. LOL
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,056
    edited April 2012
    I went to DirecTV 16 years ago and never looked back. I do wish I could find a way to wall mount a flat panel with no box though....
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited April 2012
    Drenis wrote: »
    Did you really type that all out? My gosh. LOL

    Cut and paste.

    RT-12, CS350-LS, PSW-300, Infinity Overture 1, Monoprice RC-65i
    Adcom GFA-545II, GFA-6000, Outlaw Audio 990, Netgear NeoTV
    Denon DCM-460, DMD-1000, Sony BDP-360, Bravia KDL-40Z4100/S
    Monster AVL-300, HTS-2500 MKII
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited April 2012
    I have the sat wack pack and watch alot of tv shows on the web or netflix. Movies are bluray and dvd or streamed, who watches big movies on cable or sat anyways ?
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  • Tankman
    Tankman Posts: 419
    edited April 2012
    I have Cox,Cable,Net and Home Phone.All for the low,low price of 149.00 a month.Over 200 channels,high speed internet,and talk as much as i want anywheres.But they go up every year on the bill.Lots of tax's on the bill like over 12.00 and the HD box is 7.99 a month.Thats with one move package and one sports package for the cable.Also can check voice mail from the PC from my inbox.Can watch moves from PC too.Comes with free McAfee too.On the phone service you can check all phone calls incoming and out going on a list with time,date and how long the call was for.So with all that and there is more, its a good deal for me down here.
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  • wolfman1138
    wolfman1138 Posts: 49
    edited April 2012
    I have been a DirecTV customer for 12 years or so, and they have been outstanding. Their HD boxes were crummy for a while, but they have gotten better and they have TiVo again. (Yeah!)

    The thing that I liked was that I got DVR lifetime service which means that I only paid one fee to support all my DVRs. That paid for itself in a short time. Although this is not available any longer, I mention it because as a company, they have continued to honor it. They also let me suspend service for 6 months after my basement flooded (had to dismantle everything) while I got things in order without charging me. They even let me keep all the packages and offers that I was taking advantage of. Let me see a cable company that will do that.
    I don't use PPV or movie channels, but the normal channels have been very watchable.
    I will never go back to cable if I can help it. :)
    My Home Theater:
    Mains: polkaudio RTi150
    Center: polkaudio CS350LS (modified)
    Side: polkaudio 65-RT
    Back: polkaudio RC85i Rear
    Sub: SVS SB13-Plus
    Receiver: Denon 4311ci
    Sony VPL-VW60 on a 92" Draper Premier screen
    Sony 52" XBR2
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited April 2012
    Syndil's plan is similar to what I pay for cable ($45 mentioned above) and Internet for a total of about $80/mo for both with Charter. There's plenty of channels to watch. Like Syndil, I don't buy extra sports or movies channels and have a Netflix subscription. I would like to get HDTV on one TV but that adds $10/mo for the service and box rental. Not a huge deal, but my issue is that I have two older Tivos that are only SD. To get HD Tivo it would cost around $500 per box for hardware and lifetime subscriptions.

    DirectTV has a Tivo and HD bundle deal that would be more expensive even for the first year ($60 alone for TV). Second year it's $80 and then up to $110 after the 2 year intro pricing expires. These prices are without Internet.

    So for now the TV viewing I have is good enough and relatively inexpensive. Really, with as many channels as Syndil lists above, Netflix, and purchasing real DVD's how much more TV viewing does one really need? At least for my family it's plenty.
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited April 2012
    That's my stance as well. The DVR part took a bit of effort (running HDMI from the office to the living room) but the cost of putting a QAM tuner in the computer was only $90.

    RT-12, CS350-LS, PSW-300, Infinity Overture 1, Monoprice RC-65i
    Adcom GFA-545II, GFA-6000, Outlaw Audio 990, Netgear NeoTV
    Denon DCM-460, DMD-1000, Sony BDP-360, Bravia KDL-40Z4100/S
    Monster AVL-300, HTS-2500 MKII
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited April 2012
    My wife and I love the Tivos even though they are only SD. They both have lifetime subscriptions and I have changed the hard drives out twice for both, approx. every 3 years for each. The user interface is very easy to use for everyone in the family, so they stay. I am looking into my own DIY DVR that will give me HD. Not a huge priority for me though.

    But back on topic... I got the low price of my cable and Internet service by watching my bill and calling as soon as the "contract" term expires. Price around and tell the cable or phone companies you are switching and they will offer another year or two plan.
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited April 2012
    maximillian wrote: »
    My wife and I love the Tivos even though they are only SD. They both have lifetime subscriptions and I have changed the hard drives out twice for both, approx. every 3 years for each. The user interface is very easy to use for everyone in the family, so they stay. I am looking into my own DIY DVR that will give me HD. Not a huge priority for me though.

    TiVos are nice, but far too rich for my blood. With the tuner in the office PC and the built-in Windows Media Center app that comes with Windows Home Premium or better, you have a DVR with an interface similar to the TiVo's that does not require any sort of subscription. In my case it was an easy move since I already had a PC with enough horsepower to handle the tuner and the DVR app, as well as a graphics card with an HDMI output that would send audio over HDMI, but if you don't have that already it may require a bit of an investment.

    Insight does things a bit differently I think. They don't actually broadcast anything in analog any more--everything is digital. Not everything is HD, but it is digital (ClearQAM). If you have non-HD TV they give you a tiny little box similar to what you would have to buy to receive OTA HD channels on an analog TV. Any other cable companies doing that?

    RT-12, CS350-LS, PSW-300, Infinity Overture 1, Monoprice RC-65i
    Adcom GFA-545II, GFA-6000, Outlaw Audio 990, Netgear NeoTV
    Denon DCM-460, DMD-1000, Sony BDP-360, Bravia KDL-40Z4100/S
    Monster AVL-300, HTS-2500 MKII
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,171
    edited April 2012
    Syndil wrote: »
    Insight does things a bit differently I think. They don't actually broadcast anything in analog any more--everything is digital. Not everything is HD, but it is digital (ClearQAM). If you have non-HD TV they give you a tiny little box similar to what you would have to buy to receive OTA HD channels on an analog TV. Any other cable companies doing that?

    That's the way Comcast has been in my area since last June
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • jgscott
    jgscott Posts: 10
    edited April 2012
    The problem is that if you need the TV, Phone and internet, then you will pay way more if you use seperate services.
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