August 29th, 2011
DISH Network offers you the best value in TV, and you can now add the best in high speed internet! With high speed internet you can:
Download music, upload photos and chat with friends and family
Great for playing online games
The family can be online at the same time
Stream movies and TV shows FREE and FAST from dishonline.com
Add a Sling® Adapter and take your home TV everywhere
Have the Internet and your TV work together with Google TV
Bring your whole entertainment system together with DISH Network and high speed internet!
Categories: DISH & TV news
August 26th, 2011
We’ve discussed How To Buy an HDTV previously, going over the differences between LED, LCD and Plasma, today we’ll talk about the many different features available with HDTVs today and which ones you should pay attention to.
HDTVs are the hub of your home entertainment center, bringing together receivers, DVD/Blu-Ray players, gaming consoles, stereos and even computers. When buying a new TV you want to make sure you can actually bring all of those things together. Make you sure know how many HDMI, Component, Composite, Cable, USB or VGA ports you will need, and if you’re looking to add more in the future be sure to take that into account.
As mentioned above, your home entertainment system is probably home to many electronic components. Buying an energy efficient HDTV can ehlp lower your electric bill and ease the burden on the circuits in your living room. In May, 2010, Energy Star released Energy Star 4.0, which cracked down on Energy Star ratings for HDTVs. The Energy Star logo can help you to narrow down your choices, but be sure to keep in mind that larger screens are obviously going to require larger amounts of energy, plasma requires more energy than LCDs but LCDs require more energy than LEDs, and brighter pictures require more energy.
Menus and remotes can be frustratingly complicated, but also infuriatingly oversimplified. Make sure to browse through the menus on the TV and ask to look at the remote. Do you see the kind of options you like to have? Some people like to be able to just plug and go, the only options needed being volume changing and input switching. Others love to have more options to tweak, perfecting colors and adjusting picture. Make sure to find a TV that is closest to your preferences, one that doesn’t have so many option as to overwhelm you, but also doesn’t limit your choices.
The finish on your TV screen may not be something you pay much attention to, until you realize you can’t watch TV in the morning because of the early sun streaming through or that the dining room light has to be off to avoid a glare. Make sure to look closely at the TV screen on the showroom floor and take note of the glares and reflections, especially during scenes with a lot of darks. Also think about the lighting placement in your living room, as most higher end TVs come with a glossy screen it may be easier to rearrange lighting fixtures to avoid glares.
Internet ready TVs are very popular for obvious reasons, but a new internet ready television could cost you hundreds, even thousands of dollars more. You can save money by adding internet to your existing TV with the Logitech Review with Google TV from DISH Network for only $99! DISH Network customers with a Logitech Revueâ„¢ have the most advanced Google TV experience available. The integration includes robust search capabilities spanning Web and DVR content as well as DISH Network Video On Demand programming, something no other provider can offer!
With Google TV you can:
Enjoy Youtube™ and other web videos – all on your TV.
Search for a movie and find it, whether it’s on TV, the Web, your DVR or On Demand.
Watch a cooking show and look up recipes on your big screen.
Categories: DISH & TV news
August 24th, 2011
Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs Evil – sequel to the successful Hoodwinked – picks up with our heroine Red being called home in the middle of her training with the Sisters of the Hood. Head of the Happily Ever After Agency, Nicky Flippers, pairs Red up with Wolf to help locate and bring to safety the missing Hanzel and Gretel. Featuring the voices of Hayden Panettiere, Joan Cusack, Martin Short, and Glenn Close, Hoodwkined Too will delight kids and entertain adults by turning our favorite fairytales inside out and upside down.
Categories: Channels & Shows
August 22nd, 2011
For just $19.99 a month for the first 12 months you can’t beat the value and savings of the DISH Family package. Over 55 channels of essential, family-friendly programming including Nickelodeon, Boomerang, Animal Planet, DIY Network, Food Network, Hallmark Channel, RFD TV and TV Land to name a few. Everything your family wants to see, without a hefty price tag.
Categories: Channels & Shows
August 19th, 2011
DISH Network’s ViP 922 receiver is the smartest choice for smartphone users. With apps for Apple’s iOS, Blackberry, Android and Windows, you can watch TV and manage your DVR no matter where you are. Combine that with being able to easily stream music, pictures and video from your computer the 922 is sure to complete your home theater system.
With 1 terabyte of storage, plus the option of adding more by connecting an external hard drive, you can store up to 1,000 hours of programming! No more deleting movies or shows before you have the chance to watch them. The ViP 922 also has two HD tuners, you can watch and record at the same time, or record two different programs! No more deciding between two shows that air at the same time or deciding which movie to record, with the 922 you can have both and in stunning HD!
Categories: DISH & TV news
August 17th, 2011
Now available on DISH Cinema in HD! Diary of a Wimpy Kid, based on the best selling book series of the same name, returns to the big screen with the sequel, Rodrick Rules.
Greg Heffley is entering the seventh grade and just trying to survive, and maybe catch the eye of his crush, Holly HIlls. Things at home get complicated when his mom creates a “swear jar”, bans junk food and starts to hand out “Mom bucks”. Can Greg survive school and family?
An all around funny, family-friendly film your kids won’t want to miss.
Categories: Channels & Shows
August 15th, 2011
DISH Network is now offering the Multi-Sport Package with America’s Top 120 Plus and above through 1/04/12!
You can watch NFL RedZone, NFL Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Big Ten Network, Fox Soccer Channel, FUEL TV and 25 local sports networks.
Watch tons of sports from all around the country!
Keep on your favorite football, hockey, basketball, motorsports and soccer teams!
Categories: Specials & Deals
August 12th, 2011
Just bought a new tablet PC and want to check out all of the cool new features? See how DISH Network can help maximize the entertainment value of your new tablet!
The same TV you watch at home is now available on the go. All your channels, everything on your DVR – now at your fingertips. Enjoy your local news, live sports, and favorite TV shows on your computer or mobile device.
For a limited time get a free Sling adapter to go with your tablet, and watch TV everywhere!
When you sign up for a new account from DISH Network you can get all 4 premium networks free for three months. That means three months free to watch HBO and Cinemax at home and access to the HBO Go and MAX Go free apps available for iOS and Android tablets. Take your favorite shows and movies streaming with you anywhere.
With DISH remote access you can fully control your DVR receiver from anywhere. Forget to set a timer for a show you really must see? No problem, even if your in the office or on the go, you can use your tablet to quickly and easily control your DVR receiver.
Categories: DISH & TV news
August 10th, 2011
HBO Go is a new service offered by HBO and is available to DISH customers who subscribe to HBO.
Take your favorite HBO shows and movies with you everywhere you go!
Categories: Channels & Shows
August 8th, 2011
Switch from DIRECTV and choose from 6 packages with everyday prices that cost less than DIRECTV’s basic package. For the most-watched channels in America, you’ll pay less and get more with DISH Network.
DIRECTV claims to have the most advanced technology, but only DISH Network gives you TV Everywhere, and the ability to watch live TV and DVR recordings anywhere, anytime on your laptop, smartphone or tablet.
DIRECTV’s Whole-Home DVR is supposed to allow you to access your DVR from any TV in your home. In truth only ONE television can be used as a DVR, you cannot pause or rewind live TV on your other TVs. Some may be okay with only having one TV able to act as a DVR, as long as you can access the DVR recordings from all of your other TVs. Well only one receiver can access DIRECTV’s Whole-Home DVR at a time, meaning you can only watch recordings from one TV at a time. DIRECTV’s Whole-Home DVR requires a separate HD receiver for each television, that’s an additional $99 charge for each extra receiver.
DIRECTV says they offer free HD for life, but that only applies to their higher-level packages, which can cost up to $114.99/mo.
DIRECTV offers only half the programming choices that DISH Network delivers – that’s not much of a choice.
Why pay more for less?
Categories: DISH & TV news