Thursday, June 18, 2009

I recently bought Dish Net work because of the TurboHD that you can only get from Dish Network! It's the only real 100% HD programming out there. Having 3 HDTVs in my house, nothing else made more sense. I love the fact that I can have a great picture in every room for less than $50 a month AFTER the initial rate expires (try getting that from DirecTV).

Dish Network is amazing in every aspect of programming. Easy to use program guides, easy to follow menus, and great customer service is what you get at Dish Network. I had Dish Network years ago, and I liked it then, but what I have now makes that pale in comparison. Forget cable! Forget DirectTV! Go with the best in the industry, especially when it comes to all HD all the time. And then add the joy of the DVR, which you can control from your computer if necessary - misplaced a remote and used my laptop for a couple of hours until my roommate found the remote. Never miss live TV again. Pause it! Record it! Replay it! All with an easy, user-friendly remote. You can set up your favorite television series to record themselves, and it will work when the next season kicks in, too! New release just came out at the video store and you don't want to leave the house?

Video on Demand in true 1080p HD for the same price as your local movie rental store for Blu-Ray. Why would you leave the house for that. Order your favorite food delivery and sit back and watch without the wait or the hassle of long lines. I have since gotten my friends to buy Dish Network. They have come and seen the quality of my picture combined with my bill. Duh! My brother and sister-in-law actually went out and BOUGHT a new HDTV so they could get TurboHD only available from Dish Network!

TurboHD comes in 3 different levels; TurboHD Bronze, TurboHD Silver, and TurboHD Gold. Each package costs about $10 more a month to add from the previous one, as well as having a $10 platinum channel package that can be added to any of the TurboHD packages and it includes MGMHD, HDNET MOVIES, UNIVERSALHD, NBAHD TV, plus a few more. Usually, when you buy new service from Dish Network, you get a few of the premium channels for free or cheap for a few months. Compared to my former cable company (Comcast), you get WAY more HD channels per premium movie package! I would get one HBO or one STARZ! movie channel that would come in HD. With Dish Network, I currently have HBO, STARZ! SHOWTIME and CINEMAX with a total of 22 channels that are broadcast in HD! So ditch cable and BUY DISH NETWORK!!!!!

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

I've been very disappointed with my cable company's Spanish language offerings. Out of nearly 400 channels of programming, I am only able to get two channels that are dedicated to Spanish language programming. I accepted this as a simple inconvenience due to the area that I live in.
There just isn't a lot of demand for those channels here, so my cable company has very little incentive to provide them. I didn't think I had any better options.

A friend invited me over the other day to check out his new plasma screen TV. While I was impressed by the size and picture clarity of his new television, there was something there that I found much more impressive. My friend subscribed to Dish Mexico. Apparently, DishMexico is owned by Dish Network, which is a leading provider of satellite television, audio programming and interactive television services.

DishMexico has been made specifically for Spanish-speaking viewers of Mexican decent living in the United States and offers more than 50 Spanish-language channels geared towards Mexican culture and interests, so I was completely in awe when I saw everything that was available. The channel line-up alone is amazing, ranging from such popular networks like Telefutura, Galavision, Azteca America and Teleformula just to name a few. I was impressed not only by the channel selection, but by the picture and sound clarity as well. There is also a wide variety of content as well, such as children's programming, movie channels, music, news channels, sports and more. You get all of it for a very reasonable price. I was so impressed that when I got home later that day, I decided to look into the service myself.

The basic DishMexico package is apparently just one of many available packages. You can expand the service with DishLatino, which offers Latino entertainment from all over the world, including TelevisiĆ³n Dominicana and Telemundo Puerto Rico. DishLatino was created to service the many different Spanish speaking elasticities. Whether you're Puerto Rican, Nicaraguan, Bolivian or Venezuelan, there's something specifically for you on DishLatino. Upgrading to the DishLatino Plus package gets you even more channels and services than what you'd get from the basic DishMexico package, including over 45 Spanish language channels plus 9 English channels including Sci Fi channel, USA Network, Toon Disney and TBS. You also get additional music channels along with it.

If you're looking for even more programming, there are larger packages available. In the end, I'd like to thank Dish Netwok for reaching out to a large number of Spanish-speaking people and finding a way to meet their television viewing needs. The available channels are great to have and the pricing is very fair. I know that I am a lot happier since I discovered DishMexico.