TurboHD vs DIRECTV HD

DIRECTV HD vs. Dish Network TurboHD

It is no wonder Dish Network is on a massive media blitz right now. It is NFL Sunday Ticket season which is exclusive to DIRECTV. Dish Network is focusing on their HD packages in order to grab a hold of some of the market that is dominated by DIRECTV this time of year. The unfortunate fact is that their new packaging called Dish Network TurboHD still doesn’t compete with the DIRECTV HD programming options.

So let’s do a little research here shall we? I decided to go to the Dish Network site and see what options they had available for HD since they claim their service is the best. I will compare the most popular programming options and the Premier packages that are available from both companies. The first thing I noticed was that the TurboHD packages are stand alone packages. These are for people who just want a small handful of channels but all of them in HD. I guess this way they can advertise 100% HD programming. The problem is that your channel options are extremely limited and local channels are not even included. There are options to add the TurboHD packaging into the standard packages in order to give you the channel options you are used to seeing

The DIRECTV Choice Package and Dish Network America’s Top 100 are the respective top sellers for the brands. Lets see how they compare.

DIRECTV Choice Package
DIRECTV currently offers their Choice Package which includes more then 150 channels of pure digital broadcasting and available local channels for no additional charge. They also include 49 XM satellite radio channels. You can add HD access and get over 41 channels in high definition including your local HD channels (if available). I also had the option of an HD DVR or HD receiver as an upgrade to my order. 

Standard package winner: DIRECTV Choice

Now lets take a look at the top of the line packages for both companies. These packages are for the true lovers of entertainment and want the best possible package to show off the power of their home entertainment systems.

Premium package winner: DIRECTV Premier Package

When it all comes down to it DIRECTV HD destroys Dish Network TurboHD in both price and the amount of channels offered in standard and high definition. DIRECTV also has more exclusive sports programming between the NFL Sunday Ticket, NASCAR Hotpass and Mega March Madness.

DIRECTV Channel Guide

Dish Network Channel Guide

DIRECTV For Sports Fans

Take a moment to compare all of the different television providers, both cable and satellite. You will soon find that no one does sports any better than DIRECTV. With all of the different channels DIRECTV offers, you can find just about any sport you can think of, even poker and lacrosse. Quite a few of these channels are in high definition as well, with more HD channels being added all the time.

The sports package that put DIRECTV on the map, so to speak, is NFL Sunday Ticket. It is available in high definition for those with HD sets, and there is no better way to watch your favorite warriors battle it out on the gridiron every Sunday. You can see all of your favorite teams, not matter where you live – that is the true beauty of satellite television.

Yet, NFL Sunday Ticket has a lot more to offer for the true football fan. The add-on package Superfan gives subscribers the choice to watch football the way they want. It offers special channels like Game Mix, Short Cuts, and Red Zone.

The Game Mix option frees you up so you don’t have to watch only one game. If you can’t watch just one game, but hate flipping between the channels, you are going to love just how easy the Game Mix makes it to watch everything you want. Believe it or not, you can watch up to 8 games on your screen at the same time and switch the audio from one game to the other. If you want, you can choose to tune into just one of the games. The Red Zone Channel brings you all the action from the most exciting parts of each game – when the team moves the ball into the red zone. The Short Cuts Channel, which is usually available around midnight on Sunday, shortens the game to thirty minutes and takes out all the commercials. No matter how busy you are, you can still keep up with everything happening with your favorite teams.

A new addition to the sports lineup on DIRECTV is The Mtn., which covers all of the college action of the Mountain West Conference Sports. This is the first channel in the nation to cover a college conference exclusively. If it proves to be successful, chances are it won’t be the last.

Fans of other sports are going to be happy with everything that DIRECTV has for subscribers as well. Other packages include NASCAR Hotpass, NHL Center Ice, MLB Extra Innings, and NBA League Pass. Besides the “popular” professional and college sports, subscribers can also find sports from around the nation and around the world, including soccer, poker, lacrosse, rugby, and cricket.

With so many things to watch, choosing DIRECTV is something that every sports fan should do!

DIRECTV for Commercial Business

Your first thought of DIRECTV may be as a luxurious residential feature, something homeowners buy when they can afford all the latest gadgets like high definition televisions and top of the line cell phones. However, many business owners are discovering that DIRECTV satellite can actually enhance their amenities and help them make more money. Just think of how useful satellite TV would be in a variety of business scenarios.

If you own a bar or a restaurant you could install DIRECTV Commercial Business service for your customers, offering them many more options than just basic network television. You will be competing against businesses that are only broadcasting network shows, probably filled with loud and obnoxious commercials. If you are in an office you could get DIRECTV installed inside a conference room for break areas. You could install satellite TV in a gym and tune into the work out channels as motivation. You could order DIRECTV inside of a hospital or clinic for the viewing pleasure of the patients. You could also install DIRECTV inside of a bank. You can practically install this type of technology anywhere on land.

However, your options are by no means narrowed. Remember that satellite TV communicates from space and so restrictions are relatively few. You can even install DIRECTV into a private jet for your own viewing enjoyment whenever you travel out of the country. You don’t need to have a house to take advantage of DIRECTV’s technology! Whether you want to provide your customers with a regular lineup of channels for their private use or a few public channels for a large retail establishment, satellite TV offers a variety of packages appropriate for business. This provider currently offers the most high definition channels available from any distributing service.

Besides all the great premium and basic channels DIRECTV offers, you can also take advantage of the provider’s music lineup. With satellite TV you also get 88 of the most popular channels for XM Satellite Radio. This service offers 100% commercial free songs that will fit in well with your business plan.

What should you know about installing satellite TV on your property? The first step would be to check with any property manager, landlord or homeowner’s association that you belong to. Installing this system will require placing a physical satellite on your roof, patio or balcony. You must also have a clear view of the Southern sky. One reason you have to check with higher authorities before installing (besides simple politeness) is that the satellite company may have to make some minor or major structural modifications, depending on the layout of your home. If any modifications are restricted by the terms of your lease then you must ask permission and get verbal or written permission from the authority, depending on the situation.

DIRECTV is inexpensive and yet may help your business to make more money. After all, a successful business is one with many happy customers—and a variety of HD and exclusive channels makes people happy!

DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket Offer is Back

*OFFER EXPIRED 10/08/2008*

DIRECTV launched its latest offer today with their most popular sports package, DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket. With the latest offer new customers can add in the NFL Sunday Ticket along with the Premier package and a free HD DVR receiver upgrade for just *offer expired* a month for 4 months. This is great news for all those die hard fans who have found themselves living well outside the local broadcasting area of their favorite team.

The DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket is an exclusive programming package available only to DIRECTV. In fact they have the exclusive rights to the product until 2010. That’s right, you can’t get the package on Comcast, Time Warner or Dish Network, only right here on DIRECTV. Keep in mind that even though you can see up to 14 games every Sunday, blackout restrictions will still apply in the local markets.

One of the most popular additions to the NFL Sunday Ticket product is its Player Tracker option. This is a huge benefit to those fantasy footballers out there who spend Sundays with the TV in front of them and a computer at their sides watching player stats. With Player Tracker you can select up to 18 players to follow throughout the season. When they make a big play, DIRECTV will show you a “Big Play” alert on all the Sunday Ticket channels.

Another bonus is the real time scores and stats that you can pop up on your television. One click of the yellow button on your DIRECTV remote control will bring up a score ticker of each game on the left hand side of your screen (or display just the score of one additional game). This pop-up will show you the game scores, time left and position on the field. It also allows you to quickly move to any of those Sunday Ticket channels if you notice something exciting about to happen.

True NFL fans will upgrade their NFL Sunday Ticket package to include the NFL SuperFan option. This package offers up to 12 games a week in HD along with some additional channels. Game Mix allows you to watch up to 8 games at one time with the ability to choose which audio feed to listen to. The Red Zone channel broadcasts the best plays from FOX and CBS as they happen.

DIRECTV SuperFan also allows you to watch live NFL games online from your PC or laptop. The option known as DIRECTV SUPERCAST will not only allow you to watch NFL games from every NFL Sunday Ticket matchup but also stream real-time highlights, stats and scores on the Red Zone Channel. If getting live games from local Wi-Fi wasn’t enough for those on the go, SuperFan also provides full-motion highlights in real-time with the same scores and stats to mobile devices.

Last but certainly not least, NFL Sunday Ticket with SuperFan has Short Cuts. Short Cuts are a commercial-free replay of each game in 30 minutes or less. Talk about time management. Set your new HD DVR to record each Short Cut of your team and archive the entire regular season in 8 hours of video.

Let’s not forget that DIRECTV also carries the NFL Network (included in most programming packages). The NFL Network will be broadcasting live games throughout the season. The NFL Network is a primary source for replays and analysis of some of the sports best. This station offers 24/7 coverage of all things football.

If you don’t have DIRECTV, call today and get the new NFL Sunday Ticket offer with an HD DVR. You will be glad you did because this is the year your team will shine. Don’t sit on the sidelines, be a part of the game with the NFL Sunday Ticket and SuperFan!

DIRECTV Exclusive Programming

Why are so many people flocking to DIRECTV? There are tons of great reasons, but one that is most often heard in conversation is that it offers incredible exclusives, programming that far surpasses what cable can offer. Subscribers can watch more than 200 football games offered by NFL Sunday Ticket, exclusive concerts, and first showings of popular television shows, and so much more. 

Interactive Channels
You can watch up to eight programs on the same television at the same time, and switch the audio between them with ease. One of the most popular interactive channels are the news mix channel, where you can keep apprised of all the important developing stories from some of the highest rated news networks. The sports mix channel lets you see if your favorite teams and check out what is happening in the game on up to eight games at once. The Active channel, which is accessible if you have a button on your remote labeled “ACTIVE.” This gives you personalized access to weather, horoscopes, and more.

The 101
A channel that is chock full of exclusives is the 101 located on channel (what else) 101. It has some of the best concerts around, as well as some great shows, including first runs of Friday Night Lights. Hometown Heroes is a show hosted by television journalist Joan Lunden and profiles people from around the nation who have done wonderful, selfless, and brave things to help other and their communities. Havoc has music and extreme sports. The difference here is that it is interactive and you can vote on what music video you want to see next. The legendary rock star Meatloaf hosts a quiz show called Rock and a Hard Place, where musicians compete with each other by anwering a variety of trivia questions.

Sports, Sports, and More Sports
No better choice exists for a sports fan than DIRECTV. It offers some of the best high definition exclusives around, as well as standard definition action. NFL Sunday Ticket, NBA League Pass, MLB Extra Innings, NHL Center Ice and NASCAR Hotpass are some of the features that sports fans absolutely love. With Sunday Ticket, you will never miss another football game, and with Hotpass, you will never miss another race. They are also adding The Mtn. as well. This is the first network dedicated to covering a specific college conference. For many, the sports exclusives alone are worth the price of DIRECTV.

XM Satellite Radio
People who subscribe to DIRECTV are also lucky enough to get access to 70 satellite channels from XM Satellite Radio, which offers tons of exclusives itself, including music and programming that isn’t available on terrestrial radio. This is a real treat for music fans, and is a great preview of the radio service if you are thinking of subscribing.

With all of these exclusives that DIRECTV has to offer, it is no wonder that close to 20 million Americans are already subscribers. With more exclusives and sports being added all the time, this number is sure to rise. You should definitely be among the converts!

DIRECTV Basics

Although DIRECTV is the top digital satellite entertainment service providers in the United States, not many people fully understand what DIRECTV has to offer. One factor that can sway a person away from something new is the unknown.

One of the most important concepts to understand about DIRECTV is that they use the most advanced technology available for satellite. This allows users in both personal and professional environments the opportunity to quality entertainment at a reasonable price.

Through the DIRECTV system, which includes a satellite dish, at least one digital set-top receiver, and the remote control, users are able to access more than 250 channels. A standard package includes around 140 digital channels.

When compared to cable, which only offers up to 90 analog channels for about the same price, it is no wonder why more and more people are making the switch to DIRECTV. It may also have to do with the fact that DIRECTV provides all digital quality programming to their subscribers throughout the United States.

Even in rural areas, you can receive the DIRECTV satellite programming as long as your dish has a clear view of the Southern sky. In fact, that is the only requirement for any location, mobile or not. While the roof or the side of a home or building is the preferred location for your satellite dish, a patio, balcony, or clearing in your yard can also be used as long as it has a clear view of the Southern sky.

Due to the constantly changing technology regarding satellites for entertainment purposes, DIRECTV encourages its customers to learn their equipment. By leasing it, you can upgrade to the latest equipment at a minimal cost to ensure that your viewing pleasure is never limited by outdated equipment.

While DIRECTV does not offer internet access, they do offer HD, Pay Per View choices, the latest movies, a la carte choices, and unique sports packages that cannot be beat.  In fact, DIRECTV is the exclusive provider of the NFL Sunday Ticket which allows you to see every out of market game live.  In addition, you can get up to 67 XM Satellite Radio channels to fill your home with just about any type of music you may be in the mood for.

DIRECTV even offers almost every type of bill pay possible, which means that no matter what your preference, you can find a method that works for you. You can pay online, through the mail, over the phone, or in person. You can also make payment with a credit or debit card, from your checking account, with a PreCash card, through Western Union or Money Gram, and in person with cash.

There are many myths spread about DIRECTV, or any satellite provider, that may hinder a person’s choice to go with DIRECTV. However, most customers are happier with their DIRECTV than with their local cable provider. To find out more about DIRECTV, you can contact them directly, through an online retailer, or via a local dealer.