[mythtv-users] OT Superbowl and Direct TV, 2 separate items.

[MacNean Tyrrell]

First I would like to apologize.  When I sent the request I didn't even
think of the legal ramifications.  I made a stupid mistake by asking, I
apologize for that.  I'll leave it at that.

On Feb 8, 2008 8:36 AM, <ccmail at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> "MacNean Tyrrell" <dardack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Second, i keep seeing really good prices for DirectTV.  Like $20 less
> than
> > TWC for same content i get with TWC.  However, am I correct in assuming
> i
> > would need a box for each input on my MythTV box if I wanted to use all
> 4
> > recording spots I have?
>
> You know, of course, that you won't be able to record HD off of DirecTV,
> right?  But I'd like to take this opportunity to rant against DirecTV and to
> warn anyone considering getting service from them.  They are -very- shady in
> the way they handle pricing for HD channels.  Up until December they charged
> $10/month for all the HD channels you were entitled to (i.e., HD versions
> of all the basic channels, plus HD versions of premium channels if you were
> subscribing to premium channels, and HD versions of your local stations if
> you were subscribing to your local stations).  In December they decided that
> five of the basic channels were "special" and they would no longer be
> included for $10/month -- you had to pay an extra $5/month if you wanted
> those.  The DirecTV representative claimed the "specialness" was that there
> were no SD equivalents of these HD channels but that was a lie because there
> are many examples of HD channels that don't have SD equivalents (e.g.
> Discovery HD Theatre and
>  HDNet).  It would have been easier to accept if they had made a modest
> increase in their prices if they needed to, rather than taking away channels
> I was getting before and charging the same amount.


Thank you for this information.  Now i won't make that mistake.

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-- 
Sincerely,

MacNean C. Tyrrell
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