I was over at my neighbor's house the other day because he had just bought a Samsung 65" 3D TV. When we had on the 3D glasses and he was playing a 3D video it looked great, but when he switched on his Comcast Cable I couldn't believe how unclear the picture was. Another neighbor even made comment, that's not a very good HD picture.
I've had Directv since 2008 when I dropped Comcast. The picture is one of the reasons I switched. I've had an HD TV since 2005, I'm now on my third, a 60" Vizio LED Smart HD TV. I have a tendency to want the latest. Also, I spend a great deal of time watching television and like having the ability to record up to a 1,000 hours of DVR HD capability. It sounds like a lot, but right now I only have 40% free space left.
I have home phone with long distance and internet with Century Link. I have never had a problem and almost never a loss of service. There was one time last summer service went out and I found out it was from a lightning strike knocking out my backup battery. Yes, Century Link puts in a backup battery so in case of a power failure you won't lose your internet or phone.
Directv can be cheap, or expensive depending on how much you want. I have the Premier HD Package from Directv, which includes HBO, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax, Encore, plus HD Tier which includes about 10 HD only channels, so that's about 50 HD mostly commercial free channels before we even get to the networks. I also have all the regional sports channels across the country and up until last week NFL Sunday Ticket for every game every week, not just Red Zone. Our bill was $207 a month, taxes are almost $25 of that, we pay more in Florida so we have the luxury of no state income tax. When NFL Sunday Tickets drops off this coming month my bill should be about $160. I have two HD TV's, plus the maintenance plan and a DVR on the main TV, but you can watch all the recorded programming on the second TV.
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