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“Why switch from cable TV to DIRECTV?”

Top 10 Reasons to Replace Cable TV with DIRECTV

Written by: Rick Taylor - Mar 11, 2010

1. Unlike Cable TV, DIRECTV TV offers 100% digital satellite programming that produces a higher-quality picture and sound than cable TV.

2. DIRECTV satellite television offers lower monthly fees.

3. You can keep your current local channels.

4. Cable TV reception can be spotty. DIRECTV reception is crystal clear.

5. DIRECTV offers more channels that cable.

6. DIRECTV does not broadcast annoying Cable TV onscreen menu advertising.

7. DIRECTV offers DVR with Tivo features. For example, you can pause live TV, rewind, and record your favorite shows.

8. DIRECTV offers free installation. A certified DIRECTV technician will come to your home on the day of your appointment and install the entire DIRECTV system, activate it, program it, and train you on how to operate the system unlike cable counterparts.

9. DIRECTV support High Definition Television (HDTV).

10. DIRECTV is mobile. You can easily move your service to a new location or even take DIRECTV serivce on the road in a recreational vehicle (RV) or boat!

Take a look at what DIRECTV has to offer and you will be amazed!

DIRECTV has pioneered technological breakthroughs including the first national system with interactive on-screen program guide and pay per view ordering by remote control.

If you want the best that TV has to offer such as access to the most HD channels, the most sports in HD, next-generation technology and more, you need DIRECTV.

With the most channels in HD, including your local channels, DIRECTV delivers the best that TV has to offer.

If you are not already enjoying DIRECTV HD, here is what you need to start experiencing it today.

DIRECTV is your exclusive ticket to all 64 NCAA games of the Big Dance.

With ScoreGuide, you will always know the score of any game. Just press the red button on your remote.

Watch what you want, when you want, with DIRECTV on DEMAND.

See the original series that have everyone talking, the latest Hollywood hits, once-in-a-lifetime sports events and more.

Get a special group of popular channels available only in HD.

DIRECTV delivers over 35 specialty sports networks and games on your TV.

You may think you are paying less with Dish Network or cable, but in a matter of months, your cost could more than double.

DIRECTV delivers the best TV for your money.

Enjoy an exciting range of entertainment in your language including everything from Bollywood hits to spiritual programs.

This Thanksgiving, turn your TV room into a game room. Play over 60 games on your TV FREE as long as you want. No additional equipment required.

Get a special group of popular channels available only in HD featuring classic movies, specialty programs and more.

DIRECTV delivers a TV experience you cannot get with Dish Network or cable.

With the most HD channels now, and soon the capacity for over 200 HD channels, DIRECTV is the only place to enjoy the best that TV has to offer.

Do not miss championship boxing matches and other once-in-a-lifetime events on DIRECTV Pay Per View.

Get your sports fix with over 35 DIRECTV sports channels including regional sports networks, international sports, seasonal sports, college sports and more.

Add the DIRECTV HD package and DVR service and you get the best choice and widest selection of high-definition programming and the convenience of digital video recording in one unit.

DIRECTV uses a Tivo-like feature that allows you to record many hours of programming on your DVR.

Get interactive TV enabled equipment from DIRECTV that will enhance your viewing pleasure!

Parental locks and control features are available on DIRECT equipment to ensure that your children do not have access to programming that parents have decided is not suitable for viewing by their children.

With DIRECTV, you do not need to choose between two shows to watch. You can see both shows and record two shows at once!

Listen to superb theaterquality sound with additional hardware.

Get more information by using DIRECTV interactive features like DIRECTV Active which gives personalized, interactive weather, horoscopes, lottery results and Best Bets (What iss Hot).

Search and record your favorite shows via person, title, keyword or channel.

A DIRECTV receiver allows you to change channels and change the picture elements and size.

Simply put, a DIRECTV DVR puts you in control of your TV by allowing you to watch your programs when you want to.

DIRECTV HD offers the best in national programming including CNN HD, A&E HD, The History Channel HD, National Geographic Channel HD, Food Network HD, premiums like HBO HD, Showtime HD, Cinemax HD, Starz HD - and more.

Access to DIRECTV High-Definition gives you the best sports, movies, family and special events with your paid subscription.

HDTV improves the way you view TV - giving you images with higher resolutions, brighter colors and enhanced clarity; and the way you hear TV - with crisp, high-quality, surround-sound audio capability.

For the best in HD programming, you want DIRECTV to get an unbeatable HD line up with over 130 national HD channels that can be viewed in HD via a DIRECTV HD receiver and HD DVR.

The DIRECTV Plus HD DVR also features Media Share, allowing you to enjoy photos and music stored on your Intel Viiv processor technology-based PC - on your TV.

While DIRECTV digital programming provides advanced image quality and sound, HD (the highest form of digital technology) makes for an even greater picture and sound.

With a DIRECTV HDTV DVR, you can record 2 shows at the same time - even 2 HD shows simultaneously.

A DIRECTV HDTV DVR can pause and rewind live HD TV for up to 90 minutes. Control what you watch - back up, slow down or use instant replay.

DIRECTV HD Satellite TV receivers have 2 satellite tuners for access to SD and HD programming.

The build-in DIRECTV HD tuner that your HDTV is equipped with will only allow you to receive the HD programming available over the air via an off-air antenna.

DIRECTV customer service is better than cable companies.

Decades of operating as monopolies has made cable companies complacent and indifferent to customer needs and new technology as compared to DIRECTV, the consistent industry leader in customer service.

As compared to the consistent high quality picture delivered by DIRECTV satellite HDTV, cable TV consistency in viewing quality is marginal because the varying condition of the coaxial cable and miles of wire that must remain connected, dry and amplified before reaching the customer is variable per customer and location.

While DIRECTV digital HD picture quality is crystal clear, cable TV has excessive digital artifacts, the little squares that appear in the picture, and also may appear as intermittent picture freezing.

Get DIRECTV and settling in to watch all the college football you can watch in a season while your cable TV buddies are stuck with a small selection of the games you will enjoy.

Although many cable subscribers are reasonably well satisfied with their service, many cable customers are unhappy with poor reception, frequent outages, limited channel selection, and high monthly fees for premium channels. DIRECTV is an excellent alternative.

Most cable systems do not have the channel capacity to compete with the huge selection of sports on DIRECTV.

Unlink cable TV, DIRECTV offers a huge selection of movies, sports, and concerts and many channels offer CD quality stereo music that can be plugged into a home music system and the audio channels are free.

DIRECTV has excellent picture and sound via 100% digital transmission on all channels versus the snow and shadows frequently experienced with cable or antenna reception. Get the ghost out of the machine with DIRECTV!

Unlike cable receivers, all DIRECTV receivers deliver Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound and Dolby digital optical output is available on some satellite receivers.

DIRECTV, sometimes spelled incorrectly as DIRECT TV or DIRECTTV, satellite TV service has been rated higher than Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Adelphia, Cox, Charter and other cable companies in customer service for the last seven years according to the 2007 American Customer Satisfaction Index (University of Michigan Business School).

Dish Network does not offer the Sunday Ticket deal and does not provide the same variety of sports channels as DIRECTV.

DIRECTV was among the first broadcasting companies to adopt MPEG-4 and advanced modulation that together have doubled network capacity.

The DIRECTV HR22 HD DVR 210 to 360 model is capable of SD and HD viewing and has caller Id so you can see who is calling you from your TV.

The HR22 145 to 240 is an HD DVR that can store up to 145 hours of HD shows and movies and can store up to 875 hours of SD shows and movies. This is one of the best HR22 models.

The DIRECTV HR20 65 to 100 HD DVR is capable of viewing programs in SD or HD. With this unit, you can have caller ID on your television so you do not have to get up to see who is calling. The 65 to 100 unit also features the Advanced Program Guide.

For Digital Video Recorder (DVR) or High Definition TV (HD) services, you can ask your DIRECTV representative about promotions such as FREE HD DVR Upgrade and FREE HD Channel for 3 Months.

The DIRECTV HR20 145 to 200 unit can display programs in SD or HD and has the Advanced Program Guide as well as caller ID. With the 145 to 200 unit, you can pause and rewind live shows for up to 90 minutes.

DIRECTV Sports Packages are Unrivaled!

DIRECTV, sometimes spelled incorrectly as DIRECT TV or DIRECTTV, is the leader in HD Satellite television.

DIRECTV offers premium channels at an additional cost such as HBO, Showtime Unlimited, Starz Super Pack, Cinemax, Sports Packs, HD Extra Pack, Playboy TV, Game Lounge, and Baby First TV.

Another feature of the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR is that ability to record two shows at once while watching another recording. This is an option that Dish Network does not have that enables you to fast forward through commercials when you watch your shows.

The DIRECTV HR22 210 to 360 HD DVR model can record up to 210 hours of HD programs. It can also record up to 1315 hours of SD programs. With this unit you have several different playback options: slow-motion, frame advance, multiple forward and rewind speeds, and pause and rewind lice HD or SD for up to 90 minutes.

One of the most popular programming packages is the NFL Sunday Ticket.

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