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Re: Dish Network Launches More National HD Channels
I was not aware, until I read this, that the VOOM channels are no longer on Dish. That's a shame, because I really enjoyed several of these channels. They were repetitive, of course, but there was enough content to pique my interest.
And to me this constant numbers game between Dish and DirecTV for King of the Hill status in the number of stations is really a non-issue. Once you get over 50 or so HD channels you are probably saturating the marketplace (unless a particular channel is not available on one service). Both companies have a larger number of true HD offerings (I don't count "on-demand" individual offerings as real channels as cable does when inflating their HD channel numbers in a rather shady move in my opinion). What really counts for me to differentiate the two Satellite services (I've had them both) is the quality of their signal, the capability of their HD DVR boxes and the customer support. In that regard I rate Dish light years ahead of DirecTV on all counts based on personal experience.
Of course, if you must have the NFL package, then you are limited to DirecTV. Otherwise - no contest in my eyes.
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