Anybody use TIVO...????

DIRECTV and Dish Network are different companies. DIRECTV is owned by Hughes, Dish Network is owned by Echostar. It's kind of like the difference between Charter Digital Cable and Comcast Digital Cable...similar service, feature-wise, each has their pros and cons.

As far as Tivo goes, that is a service on its own. DIRECTV and a Tivo/DIRECTV integrated receiver. Dish Network's Digital Video Recorder doesn't have a monthly fee as stated above, but I'm not sure how it compares to the quality of Tivo. I would definitely recommend checking out the interfaces on both systems if you are comparing DIRECTV to Dish Network.

Here's an interesting site for more info: http://www.dish-network-vs-direct-tv...-direct-tv.htm
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I thought they were going to merge or did it not happen. I believe there was talk of this. I like the quality of the PVR, it is much better than the cable that I have at my house now.
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There was talks of a merger with Huges, but that was squashed in Dec '02. Yes, DVR's/PVR's vary greatly. I thought the DVR we had that was bundled with our digital cable box was great, but when I went to Tivo, there's really no comparison.
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