Another noob

[MTAS]

Hello everyone, I'm new to the HDTV scene. Last week I took delivery of a Philips 55PW9363 (got a killer deal from Sears in Lakeland), and this past Monday BHN showed up to install the Pace550. I'm currently using the component out from the Pace, but my DVI cable shows up today so I'll use that instead. Good to see this forum exists 8)

[LonghornXP]

Well if your into sports or if you like CBS shows than you may think about using the D* lease deal. I'm just giving you options that you may not know about. BHN doesn't have ESPN HD or CBS HD. I for one have been waiting up until today over 3 years for CBS HD with BHN saying will have it soon for the last three years.

Just so you know DirecTV has a lease deal going with Circuit City where you can get a Trible LNB dish, HD Box (most so far have got a sammy box) an OTA antenna as well as free installation. You will be a lease customer so you can't buy any other equipment so you can only lease it. They currently don't have an option to lease a DirecTV DVR. The sammy unit does have a DVI connection.

The lease will cost upfront 100 bucks for the HD side and 50 bucks for each additional room. Than you would lease the HD box for 10 bucks per month and they will replace it if it dies just like your cable company. All you have to do is committ to one year of Total Choice plus and the HD Tier at 10.99/month. Also as new channel are added on DirecTV you will get those in the tier at no extra cost.

It would cost you the following below for a three room system with one room being HD. Upfront cost would be 200 bucks plus tax.

40.00 -total choice plus with locals
11.00 -HD package
10.00 -HD box lease
10.00 -mirroring fee for additional two rooms
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71.00 -total plus taxes which are about 10% of total on average.
78.00 -total.

90.00 -total choice premier with locals
11.00 -HD package
10.00 -HD box lease
10.00 -mirroring fees for additional two rooms.
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121.00 -total plus taxes which are about 10% of total on average
133.00 total.

This just gives you some detals for you to think over.

I'm only paying about 15 bucks more for DirecTV over BHN and I'm getting an all digital lineup not just some channels (analog channels on BHN) plus CBS, NBC, ESPN HD, HDNet and HDNet Movies all in HDTV.

[jaymer]

longhorn,
how are you getting a waiver for national CBS HD?
At the D* website, it doesn't say anything about CBS on their HD offerings page.
i figure you are mentioning it as coming from D* because you write it alongside ESPN HD... but I have to reason that you are getting CBS via OTA like the rest of us.

[LonghornXP]

Sorry I forgot to add this information.

I get my local CBS station via OTA. When I put CBS HD with ESPN HD I was referring to football where CBS was having one game per week in HDTV from DirecTV via their NFL Sunday Ticket. I knew I forget something but just couldn't think this morning. I was also referring what I can know get with DirecTV versus what BHN couldn't provide. Whether it be from OTA or from DirecTV is another question but BHN sure didn't put an OTA tuner into any of their boxes.

[mikeymo]

DISH NET offers CBS in HD (It is the NYC CBS station). But since Tampa CBS is not a network owned station you need a waiver. Good Luck on that.

[passedpawn]

121.00 -total plus taxes which are about 10% of total on average
133.00 total.

This just gives you some detals for you to think over.

Ouch!

I get a ~ $25 from BHN. I have seriously considered dumping that, but my kids have this unhealthy addiction to spongy bob. I am just a casual sports fan; I assume a $133 bill means you watch a serious amount of sports programming (?).