Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Louisiana
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DirecTV doesn't offer my locals, but DishNetwork does.

I don't wanna do it, but I'm thinking about switching back to DN. I love my DirecTivo, but I've been waiting on locals and it doesn't look like they have any plans to bring them to me. I just noticed that DishNetwork is now offering my local channels. So without bashing the Dish DVR's, does anybody here have one? Like it? I had the Dishplayer 7200 before moving over to DirecTivo, and I know the nightmares that thing caused, but what about their new DVR's? How do they measure up?

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Here is a good forum discussing Dish player DVRs http://www.dbstalk.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=48

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Yeah, been there done that many times over the last 10 years. I was hoping for someone here.

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With the new SAT up DTV is going to add some more locals. I saw a post that listed the cities. You might try and find out if your locals are going to be added soon.

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I have. They're not.

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"Move" to New Orleans or Lafayette.

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If it was me I would make a pro and con list comparing the two

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If you are in the spotbeams move. If not, try waivers for NYC. Or get an SA TiVo which doesn't need a sat for locals.

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Dish Network will allow you to sign up and get locals or superchannels + locals alacart. So you can have both Directv and Dish Network. You may have to buy the dish and receive outright though. And if u want pvr get a Stand Alone Tivo to control a cheap 301 receiver, prices are dropping.

I have superstations+fox waiver+sky angel on Dish and TC+ with locals on Directv, best of both. I Also had Basic cable and had dish+cable on my Stand Alone Tivo in addition to my RCA Directv Tivo. But caneled cable and went DSL for internet.

I did have Top 180 on Dish Network for a year but Directv is cheaper even with paying $13 for standalone Tivo and $8.99 for Superstations+fox on Dish.

Jim

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I switched to DirecTV just for my locals. Now, I love my TiVo so much I couldn't go back. Not married to DirecTV though. If the new open cable standards yield a dual tuner TiVo I may go back. So.my advice is don't give up the dual tuner TiVo if a 'move' will get you the networks you need.

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