| When you are looking to make the switch to a satellite | | | | show for the entire season. If the date or time |
| television provider, get ready for a show-down | | | | changes from week to week, the HD/DVR receiver |
| between the top two providers in the nation: Dish | | | | will adjust for that. This receiver also touts a Media |
| Network and DirecTV. Both offer amazing package | | | | Share feature which allows users to view their photos |
| deals and top-notch customer service that surpasses | | | | and listen to their favorite tunes saved on an Intel Viiv |
| that of any cable provider. You can check out any | | | | processor personal computer. The DirecTV guide |
| mailed advertisement or log onto their websites for the | | | | allows customers to view the schedule for upcoming |
| promotions they are currently running to find out what | | | | shows and movies up to two weeks in advance. Like |
| your approximate out-of-pocket costs will be for the | | | | Dish Network, caller ID can also be displayed on the |
| package your family desires. What about the features | | | | screen. |
| each provider offers? From the receivers to the | | | | Sports Packages |
| programming lineup packages to the parental controls, | | | | Dish Network offers an extensive line of soccer, |
| how does each of these satellite providers measure | | | | football, basketball and hockey packages. Customers |
| up? | | | | have the option of purchasing individual games, |
| HD/DVR Receivers | | | | 4-game packages or half-seasons or entire seasons. |
| Both Dish Network and DirecTV offer the latest in | | | | DirecTV is known for its sports subscriptions offering |
| technology HD/DVR receivers. Dish Network offers | | | | the same options as Dish Network, but going one step |
| the HD Receiver for 1 or 2 TVs as well as a dual HD | | | | further with NASCAR, rugby and cricket. |
| DVR receiver for 1 or 2 TVs. Their latest dual HD | | | | Exclusive Programs & Music |
| DVR receiver, called the ViP722 DVR, is capable of | | | | Dish Network has their own exclusive interactive |
| supporting two televisions (one HDTV and one SDTV). | | | | television channel (100) where customers can do |
| It can record up to 350 hours (that's almost 15 days) of | | | | anything from play games, check the local weather or |
| SDTV programming or 55 hours of HDTV. The | | | | a daily horoscope, read up on celebrity gossip, check |
| satellite tuner can be viewed either in single-mode with | | | | local movie listings, get live scores for various sports |
| picture-in-picture or in dual mode where a customer | | | | events and even shop on the Home Shopping |
| can record shows on two televisions as well as view | | | | Network using their remotes. Dish Network has also |
| a pre-recorded program simultaneously. The Dish | | | | teamed up with SIRIUS Music to provide over 60 |
| Network program guide has easy-to-use search | | | | channels of commercial-free music that are available |
| options. Also, a customer can choose to have caller ID | | | | with several Dish packages. |
| shown on their screens, as long as they have | | | | DirecTV also offers their own exclusive programming |
| subscribed to this feature with their phone company. | | | | through channel 101. This channel offers music and live |
| DirecTV's latest dual HD/DVR receiver (DirecTV Plus | | | | events as well as exclusive shows. Channel 103 is |
| HD DVR) allows customers to record 200 hours (over | | | | devoted to faith-based programming and family |
| 8 days) of SDTV and 50 hours of HDTV. Their Series | | | | inspirational events. DirecTV also offers over 70 |
| Link feature allows customers to record their favorite | | | | channels of XM Radio with selected packages. |