Digital cable or Satellite?

Which is better?

EDIT: I'm confused...According to this site http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPage.jsp?assetId=1200032  they say that Directv DOES offer on-demand and that 99.96% of the time DIRECTV delivers a digital signal, rain or shine. Is this trustworthy info?

I have Directv HD satellite, and so far, there are no problems. Before I upgraded to the HD dish, the TV would go out when there was a bad storm, but with the new dish, it is completely reliable. Ryeferd

Yeah. My mom's getting Directv. I always liked digital cable better, but both still beat standard cable. 

i just switched from cable to satellite and i hate it. Comcast digit cable was a whole lot better than satelitte basically because of on demand.SaintLeonidas

[QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]i just switched from cable to satellite and i hate it. Comcast digit cable was a whole lot better than satelitte basically because of on demand.mike7677

yes, i cant wait till my mother gets the DVR for the direct tv we have then we can atleast pause our pay per view movies, its suxs that we cant. I ordered the prestige, had to go the bathroom and didnt want to get up cause i didnt want to miss anything, plus on demand has so many movies to watch when ever and tv shows.

get cable... stallite is a bit ncier imo, but u always lose connection :-/simpsons1fan

It's too late. My mom already ordered satellite. Oh well. Not that big of a deal to me. They are basically the same.I would rather have Digital Cable though. 

[QUOTE="mike7677"][QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]i just switched from cable to satellite and i hate it. Comcast digit cable was a whole lot better than satelitte basically because of on demand.SaintLeonidas

yes, i cant wait till my mother gets the DVR for the direct tv we have then we can atleast pause our pay per view movies, its suxs that we cant. I ordered the prestige, had to go the bathroom and didnt want to get up cause i didnt want to miss anything, plus on demand has so many movies to watch when ever and tv shows.

I think the answer to this question is going to depend a lot on the service providers in your area.

Sometimes one or the other will have exclusive packages that might sway you one way or the other. In my area digital cable owns. I can order any of like 500 movies whenever I want and have them available to fast forward, pause, rewind and restart for 24 hours, and the majority of those come included with my movie packages.

I'm confused...According to this site http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPage.jsp?assetId=1200032 they say that Directv DOES offer on-demand and that 99.96% of the time DIRECTV delivers a digital signal, rain or shine. Is this trustworthy info?Lobster_Ear

Honestly I don't think you're gonna get anybody to give you an unbiased answer.  If your sevice there's no reason to switch, and if you've had a bad experience you're probably gonna be a bit biased.

I've had bad cable experience so I like satalite (I have dish).  For the most part my dish goes down for the storms that they sound the civil defense sirens for back a couple years ago it would go out for just about any major rain, but it seems technology has gotten better.  One thing I love though it's not really satellite realated is the DVR, and I dunno how I lived w/out it.

You can get FREE HDTV for life with the right equipment. It might sound like a bad infomercial, but I switched from cable/satellite entirely to Over-The-Air digital broadcasting and now I have all the major networks plus a number of great free stations. With HDTV packages over $100 a month in most areas - particularly here in Boston - this saved us a boatload of cash.

If you're interested in getting HDTV over-the air, you'll need an antenna and receiver. Check out:

Find out what stations you'd get

http://www.antennaweb.org/

Info on your area and DIY help

http://www.avsforum.com/

Where to purchase supplies 

http://www.solidsignal.com/

http://www.partsexpress.com/ 

Directv w/ Tivo blows Time Warner away, my satellite has gone out once in 3 years, far less than cable.

Also, when I called TW to cancel my service, they asked me if I had a problem with the service and I said no, I have a problem with your prices. They said why didn't you tell us, we could have lowered your bill and you would've kept the same channels (full package) so I said "so you've been ripping me off all these years?" I'll never do business with TW again.

[QUOTE="mike7677"][QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]i just switched from cable to satellite and i hate it. Comcast digit cable was a whole lot better than satelitte basically because of on demand.SaintLeonidas

yes, i cant wait till my mother gets the DVR for the direct tv we have then we can atleast pause our pay per view movies, its suxs that we cant. I ordered the prestige, had to go the bathroom and didnt want to get up cause i didnt want to miss anything, plus on demand has so many movies to watch when ever and tv shows.

You can get FREE HDTV for life with the right equipment. It might sound like a bad infomercial, but I switched from cable/satellite entirely to Over-The-Air digital broadcasting and now I have all the major networks plus a number of great free stations. With HDTV packages over $100 a month in most areas - particularly here in Boston - this saved us a boatload of cash.

If you're interested in getting HDTV over-the air, you'll need an antenna and receiver. Check out:

Find out what stations you'd get

http://www.antennaweb.org/

Info on your area and DIY help

http://www.avsforum.com/

Where to purchase supplies

http://www.solidsignal.com/

http://www.partsexpress.com/

Bozanimal

DVR is also for Comcast Cable and it's dam cool.[QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]

[QUOTE="mike7677"][QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]i just switched from cable to satellite and i hate it. Comcast digit cable was a whole lot better than satelitte basically because of on demand.LexLas

yes, i cant wait till my mother gets the DVR for the direct tv we have then we can atleast pause our pay per view movies, its suxs that we cant. I ordered the prestige, had to go the bathroom and didnt want to get up cause i didnt want to miss anything, plus on demand has so many movies to watch when ever and tv shows.

Directv w/ Tivo blows Time Warner away, my satellite has gone out once in 3 years, far less than cable.

Also, when I called TW to cancel my service, they asked me if I had a problem with the service and I said no, I have a problem with your prices. They said why didn't you tell us, we could have lowered your bill and you would've kept the same channels (full package) so I said "so you've been ripping me off all these years?" I'll never do business with TW again.

SIapshot

[QUOTE="Bozanimal"]

You can get FREE HDTV for life with the right equipment. It might sound like a bad infomercial, but I switched from cable/satellite entirely to Over-The-Air digital broadcasting and now I have all the major networks plus a number of great free stations. With HDTV packages over $100 a month in most areas - particularly here in Boston - this saved us a boatload of cash.

If you're interested in getting HDTV over-the air, you'll need an antenna and receiver. Check out:

Find out what stations you'd get

http://www.antennaweb.org/

Info on your area and DIY help

http://www.avsforum.com/

Where to purchase supplies

http://www.solidsignal.com/

http://www.partsexpress.com/

Lobster_Ear

FYI: You don't need an HDTV to enjoy digital signal for free over the air. Check out my Blog on the topic for more info! Best of luck.