Comments on: For the serious couch potato: Every channel, movie, pay-per-view, sporting event, adult program and HDTV channel… and did I mention the 10 HD DVRs?!

By: no one important

no one important — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:14:20 +0000

I think they did this so when they start suing pirates they can put an inflated value on the programming that was “stolen” from them.

By: Bruce IV

Bruce IV — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:34:42 +0000

I just think its funny that Homer is hugging the TV playing CBC … the CBC stinks – all it plays is lame Canadian shows – its good for news, and for pre-schoolers, nothing else – some not bad comedy on it too, but even when I watched TV, it was very rarely CBC

By: Carl Trimble

Carl Trimble — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:18:31 +0000

Free to air anyone?

By: Mark T.

Mark T. — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:39:02 +0000

I bet all the networks sign up just so they have instant access to every program available. Too bad they can’t do this with a video-on-demand option, instead.

I guess I will have to move so I can get Verizon FIOS in my neighborhood instead. That option would probably be cheaper in the long run rather than subscribing to DirecTV’s package.

By: forrest

forrest — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:08:51 +0000

I think it’s a great idea.

Think of all the frat houses that would sign up…at $625 a month, split between 10 people in the house, that comes to a grand total of $62.50 per a person for all the TV they can watch in a month, including all the premiums, PPV, sporting events, etc.

If I were in college and living in a house with 9 other people, I’d jump in on that offer…

Not bad, not bad at all…

By: James Hill

James Hill — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:51:51 +0000

Great threads on this over at the satellite websites. This has to be aimed at businesses and the rich. Wonder what percentage of D*’s business those groups equate to?

By: Cognito

Cognito — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:00:04 +0000

Isn’t it just a good marketing scheme?
Got them some (lots?) of publicity, job done! even if no one take up the offer.

By: Eideard

Eideard — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:44:21 +0000

Another great reason to have a TiVo, John. I absolutely NEVER watch anything real time.

Even, today, watching World Cup matches — I give the match a 15-minute head start. Skip half time commercials and finish the match in parallel real time.

By: John Wofford

John Wofford — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:04:52 +0000

I get the basic DirecTV, and I’m going to toss that when I move in favor of the high tier DSL plan offered by my telco, but even that’s too much TV for the average brain. My math skills are not Einstein level but that deal comes out to over six hundred a month. For that to be cost effective your house would have to be full of grownups, kids, dogs, cats and stuff that would make me cringe in horror.
Not a bad deal for DirecTV, they are sucking in tremendous amounts of subscription revenue and still get to charge for commercials (on the Basic channels). I just find it hard to justify watching commercials for something I’ve paid a subscription to watch.