Cable or Satellite: My experience

Are you considering which type of television provider you want to go with? Should you go with cable or satellite? Should you get HD Service? DVR Service? Lets go over some pros and cons from each type.
Currently I have the Comcast cable service available in my area, I just switched over from DISH Network actually. I got a tv/internet package ( Double Play) and also went with the DVR service. My first bill was $234. A little steep if you ask me, it cost a flat $99 when I had DISH put it and in no way can that much inflation have occured in one year that the cost of a hook-up has doubled. To be honest the cable guys did alot less work than the DISH guy up on my roof.


Anyway, I switched from satellite because I couldn't put up with shoddy reception in poor weather and I knew cable would solve that. One other reason to choose cable is if you have an apartment and have trouble getting the landlord to approve work to be done by a satellite provider such as attaching a dish to the apartment and drilling holes for wires, etc. With a cable provider as long as there is an existing port and there is no holes to be drilled for cables you can get a cable hookup without landlord permission.

Overall I would say cable is a better choice if you want uninterrupted watching even during storms. Both types offer HD and DVR Service, in my opinion both DISH Network and DirecTV have better DVR utility than any cable providers.

The HD services are great but only if you have the right tv, if you are paying the extra for HD then you should be watching awesome TV. If you dont have a tv with HDMI capabilities you obviously do not want this, if your tv doesnt have 1080p resolution I would avoid this as well. Also in my opinion HD TV looks so much better on a big screen.

The DVR services are great no matter what. I would recommend DVR service to anyone, you can record your shows while you are out, you can pause them for any reason and pick it right back up. I thouroughly enjoy my DVR Service.

Which do you chose? Whichever option suits your situation best, but remember if you arent going to be able to handle satellite interference in bad weather then I would suggest going to cable.