Satellite TV

Cable vs Satellite TV

Written by Braxton Swingle — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:14:41 +0000

Cable vs satellite TV. So how do they measure up when doing a side by side comparison? While we are strong believers in satellite TV, there are some areas where cable TV might be the right choice. Let’s review how cable and satellite TV stack up with each other in several areas. We will consider [...]

Direct TV or Dish

Written by Braxton Swingle — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:05:23 +0000

Direct TV or Dish? American consumers are still picking Direct TV in greater numbers. Direct TV and Dish recently reported their earnings for the third quarter, and once again Direct TV execs are smiling, while the higher ups at Dish have to be worried. For the three months ending on September 30th, 2008 Direct TV [...]

Turbo HD Gold Dish Network

Written by Braxton Swingle — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:40:21 +0000

Dish Network Turbo HD Gold is a new satellite TV package for high definition fans. Designed as a bundle of 100% HD channels, this affordable package is great for customers who have become spoiled watching HD content. Turbo HD Gold offers an alternative to cable TV and Direct TV in that you can subscribe to just [...]

Direct TV Mas New Channels

Written by Braxton Swingle — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:17:03 +0000

Direct TV Mas, the Spanish and English language television service available through satellite, continued to expand its channel lineup with the addition of two new networks this last week. Direct TV Mas has added History en espanol and Telecentro to the Spanish language lineup. With the addition of these channels, Direct TV Mas has nearly [...]

Direct TV vs Cable TV

Written by Braxton Swingle — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:06:11 +0000

Direct TV or Cable TV? It is a question many have pondered over the past 15 years since satellite TV came on the scene. So which is better? Which is cheaper? More importantly, which one will respond to your problem when you have an issue with the picture or your bill? Here are a few [...]

Direct TV Choice Package

Written by Braxton Swingle — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:02:29 +0000

Direct TV offers several different programming packages, designed for any home entertainment situation. While its nice to have all of the channels avaialable, found in packages like the Direct TV Premier package, others prefer a smaller package, and of course the smaller price that comes along with a package like the Direct TV Choice [...]

Fox News HD on Direct TV

Written by Braxton Swingle — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:25:50 +0000

Direct TV subscribers woke up to a pleasant surprise this morning, the addition of the FOX News Channel in HD. Many have been waiting for the FOX News channel in HD to arrive on satellite television. It launched all the way back in May of this year. The channel has been in such high demand, conspiracy [...]

NBA League Pass on Direct TV

Written by Braxton Swingle — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:29:32 +0000

While it may seem like the NBA season just ended, its already time for the new season to start. So how do Direct TV and other cable customers get their fill of the NBA? With the NBA League Pass on Direct TV of course. This year, the NBA League Pass gets even better, with [...]

Time Warner Cable vs Satellite TV

Written by Braxton Swingle — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:56:23 +0000

Time Warner Cable is the second largest cable company in the United States. Only Comcast has more cable TV subscribers. If you live in an area served by Time Warner Cable, you probably have wondered if you can get a better deal, as Time Warner Cable is known as a fairly expensive service. Generally [...]

DISH Network Finally Pays TiVO

Written by Braxton Swingle — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:29:01 +0000

DISH Network’s long running battle with TiVO has finally come to and end….actually no, not quite yet. While the Supreme Court did reject DISH Network’s final appeal, requiring the satellite TV company to pay TiVO $104 million dollars in damages plus interest, one final string has yet to be tied up. Current DISH DVR’s are [...]