I've had satellite since the 80's when you needed a 12 foot dish to pick up just a few available channels. Of course that was replaced a long time ago when Direct and later Dish became available. I've designed and installed all three systems for large commercial users.
Dish and Direct are both a good choice. I've had both. I personally prefer Dish because they have more HD channels and they are cheaper. Both systems use high compression to transmit the programming as Century Link does except it comes over an internet connection. I've only had an outage in severe weather but only for a minute or two. You can also have an outage with cable or iptv as they get the programming from satellites before it's relayed to you.
One more thing. For emergencies you should have a weather alert radio. It will tell what's coming and will wake you up in an emergency. It's activated by NOAA and you can get current weather and forecasts on it. About $40 and up depending on features. Chack Amazon.
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