[vox] [OT] satellite TV

[Ryan Castellucci]

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On Wednesday 28 May 2003 07:14 pm, Charles McLaughlin wrote:
> I'm moving into a new apartment complex that is wired for DirectTV.
> Regular cable TV isn't an option, because the apartment complex has an
> exclusive contract with the satellite TV provider.  I'm new to satellit=
e
> TV and would appreciate hearing from some local folks who can advice me=
 on
> my purchase.
>
> As I mentioned, my new apartment will have DirectTV available.  I'm
> looking at a DirectTV package that costs around $40 and includes local
> channels.  I've also found that Dish Network has a package for around $=
30
> that includes local channels.  Dish Network would require me to put a
> satellite dish on my patio, but I don't mind that.
>
> Does anyone recommend DirectTV over Dish Network, or vice versa?
>
> Maybe this will be Linux related if I opt for a Tivo and tie it into my
> network ;-)

I don't know how I was able to stand TV without my TiVo. The directtv tiv=
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units are nice, too, as they have dual tuners. If you want to do any hack=
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besides storage upgrades (video extraction, CallerID, Tivoweb) you'll wan=
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Series 1 unit.

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