Satellite TV
To the TV enthusiast who’s grown bored with broadcast and basic cable TV, the next place to go is satellite TV. Satellite TV offers more movie, news, sports, and entertainment channels than broadcast or basic cable, and it comes in all-digital quality. Multiple channels of HBO, Stars, and Showtime keep movie fans entertained, while regional and specialty sports channels like ESPNU, MSG, and NESN will appeal to any viewer with a passion for sports. Add special content like BBC America and VH1 Classic and you’ll see what makes satellite TV great.
DIRECTV and DISH Network are the largest providers of satellite TV in the United States.
DIRECTV
DIRECTV offers a total of 225 channels in all-digital quality. You can choose from a number of packages that suit you, adding additional movie, sports, and other channels as you wish.
Total Choice
Get started with DIRECTV with the Total Choice package. This basic subscription offers over 135 channels, including local channels, for the lowest price. Sports fans will enjoy channels such as ESPN and Speed Channel, while movie buffs will love such choices as IFC, American Movie Classics, and Fox Film Channel. Don’t forget about the kids with Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, and music lovers can scan through 31 commercial-free music channels.
$41.99/month
Total Choice Plus
135 channels not enough? For only four dollars more per month, you can get 20 more with the Total Choice Plus package. Families will love new channels like PBS Kids, Nicktoons, and The Biography Channel, plus five Discovery Channels will suit the explorer in your home. Music lovers can go back to the 60s, 70s, and 80s with VH1 Classic.
$45.99/month
Total Choice Premier
Go to the next level with the Total Choice Premier package. You’ll get over 215 channels, including local channels, including all base channels and a great movie channel lineup. 7 HBO, 12 Starz, 9 Showtime, and 3 Cinemax channels have all the movies you want while the Sports Pack brings 25 specialty and regional sports networks like ESPNU and Fox Sports Net. It’s truly the most comprehensive package DIRECTV has to offer.
$93.99/month
Add-ons
DIRECTV has all the movie and sports packages as well as additional services to keep you entertained. HBO, Starz Super Pack, Showtime Unlimited, and Cinemax is enough to keep any movie buff busy, while the Sports Pack brings over 25 specialty and regional sports networks into your living room. See more games with league packages like NFL Sunday Ticket and MLB Extra Innings that’ll bring more sports action to you then you’ve ever had before.
Want to stay on the cutting edge? Upgrade your DIRECTV receiver to an HD, DVR, or HD/DVR receiver and get a whole new experience. High-Definition receivers bring you digital picture and sound quality, making your TV look better than ever. DVR puts you in full control by letting you record and show you want, as well as pause and rewind live TV.
DISH Network
DISH Network provides a total of 230 channels including movie, sports, and news channels that you can add as you like, depending on your package. DISH Network also offers an array of international programming as well as Sirius satellite radio stations that you can enjoy in your living room.
America’s Top 60 Package
DISH Network’s America’s Top 60 package offers 60 channels to please every member of your family for a low price. Kids will love networks such as ABC Family, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon, and sports lovers can follow their teams with great choices like ESPN and ESPNews. Don’t forget about favorites like Comedy Central, MTV, and CNN.
Regional and specialty sports channels are available through the America’s Top 60 Plus package, bringing you local affiliates of Comcast Sports Net and Fox Sports Net, as well as Madison Square Garden Network and NESN.
$26.99/$31.99 for Plus package (local channels $5 extra)
America’s Top 120 Package
For those who want more, America’s Top 120 Package offers all the channels of the America’s Top 60 package with even more choices to fit your needs. Enjoy new lifestyle channels like BBC America, WE: Women’s Entertainment, and WGN Superstation. Music fans will fall in love with the array of digital music channels, including satellite radio music stations from Sirius.
$37.99/month (Local channels $5 extra)
America’s Top 180 Package
Take DISH Network to the next level with America’s Top 180 Package. Spend a night at the movies with six Encore channels, The Movie Channel, and more. If you like music, you’ll love Dish Music channels bringing you genres like jazz, love songs, and urban adult contemporary. You’ll need a DISH 500 receiver to get all the channels included here.
$47.99/month (Local channels $5 extra)
America’s “Everything†Pak
For the TV viewer who wants it all, America’s Everything Pak offers all the channels of America’s Top 180 Package as well as 31 commercial-free movie channels and NBA TV. Movie buffs will never grow tired of complete packages from Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, and Starz. You’ll need a DISH 500 receiver to get all the channels included here.
$81.99/month
Dish 322 Receiver
The DISH 322 receiver features two tuners, allowing users to view different programming in two rooms with only one receiver. You can even send the second signal to multiple televisions with agile modulated mono output. Other features include parental control locks, theme lists, favorites list, program browse, one-touch channel return, closed-caption support, and alternate audio.
For new lease customers only
Dish 111
DISH 111’s small, sleek design makes it great as an extra receiver in a multi-receiver household. You can personalize your TV experience with DISH Home Interactive TV, which gives you the weather, news, and sports that you care about. Also includes Electronic Programming Guide, parental control, favorites list, and Caller ID.
$89.99
Dish 301
DISH 301 gives you all the features of the other standard DISH Network receivers like Home Interactive TV, parental control, and others, but also comes with a universal remote that can be programmed to control TVs, VCRs, and DVD players.
$99.99
Dish Player-DVR 942
It does it all – the DISH Player-DVR 942 is both a digital video recorder and a high-definition receiver, bringing you the best TV experience available today. The two tuners allow multi-room viewing options and DVR lets you record and control any show on its 250 gigabyte hard drive. That allows for up to 180 hours of standard definition recording and 25 hours of HD recording. Includes a universal remote control.
$699.99
Dish Player-DVR 625
With DISH Player-DVR 625’s dual tuner two-TV output, users can watch satellite TV in different rooms and record TV in different rooms – independently of each other. Control your TV like a VCR by recording shows onto its 120 gigabyte hard drive. Name Based Recording lets you record every new episode of your favorite show regardless of any changes in broadcast schedule. Other features included picture-in-picture capability and 9-day Electronic Programming Guide.
For new customers only.
Dish Player-DVR 510
Looking to buy a digital video recorder? The Dish Player-DVR 510 is a great start. You can record up to 100 hours of programming on its 120 gigabyte hard drive, and it’ll record in Dolby Digital when available. Once you record them, control your shows like a VCR – pause, rewind, and fast-forward through commercials all at your will.
$299.00
Dish 721
The Dish 721 two-tuner DVR receiver allows users to record and watch TV in different rooms independently of each other. It includes picture-in-picture, and can record up to 90 hours of programming. Also features a 9-day Electronic Programming Guide.
$549.99
Dish 501/508
The most inexpensive DVR receiver DISH Network offers, the DISH 501/508 can record up to 60 hours of programming on its 40-80 gigabyte hard drive, depending on the type of programming recorded. Additional features include optical outputs for Dolby Digital or Linear PCM audio, and a 9-day Electronic Programming Guide.
$299.99
Dish 811
Dish 811 is the most inexpensive high-defintion satellite receiver DISH Network offers. It includes an integrated off-air tuner for local and analog broadcasts, and also features a 2-day Electronic Programming Guide.
$399.99
