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Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo
I don't have any specific technical info to back it up, but I feel that a satellite signal vs. cable yields a better quality picture. But keep in mind - and Concast will market this strongly - weather can disrupt a satellite signal temporarily. Big storms will knock the signal off the air til the worst of the weather clears. You can check other threads on the board for people's perspectives on that.
We had Dish Network at our prior house here in OH for years, back before we had HD service. Had no real issues with them or their service. When we moved to the new place here, they didn't offer our local channels in HD and there were a couple of specific channels that they didn't carry in HD as well - - - so we switched to DirecTV. I feel DirecTV's technology today is ahead of where Dish is - kinda the same comparison people will make with Verizon vs. AT&T re: mobile phone networks/service. Now, though, I believe Dish DOES provide those channels that were missing when we first switched service a couple of years back. Always best to look online at each company's specific offerings/packages to see if they've got what you want.
Bill
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I see that you have or will have Direct TV, so I thought I'd ask you where you have your dish installed? My issue with satellite is more about aesthetics. Perhaps I'm a bit anal, but I don't want a dish attached to my house. A short short pole behind my house would be OK. Although I would get my high speed internet through Comcast, I like the programming choices of Direct TV.
Your thoughts or, for that matter, any other opinions would be appreciated.