Dish Network DishPlayer 500 Channel Satellite System

Pros: Crystal clear Programming
Cons: You have to buy a dish and install it , look at it

I did all the checking for months before I made this major purchase when it first came out.I paid $800 complete system still cheaper than yearly cable bill.
What I found was this company was alot cheaper than Direct Tv because with Direct tv there...

Pros: Awesome station line up,cheaper than cable easy to use
Cons: Customer Service

I have the Dish Network 500 system and I love it I don't know if it is this excact system but I think it is as close as I can get.Now again I will say that with any satellite system you will get some lost signals but for me it does not happen to often ...

Pros: Great Service. Great Options. Great Customer Service. Satisfaction Guarenteed.
Cons: Sometimes May Lose A Signal In Bad Weather.

I've only had Dish for a few months but......... no, wait I take that back. I first started with Dish, went to DirectTv then to VOOM( thank god it's dead) then back to Dish which is what I have now and I must say I'm enjoying it. Let me tell you why. ...

Pros: Digital Picture, Digital Sound, Price
Cons: None that I have found so far.

When I finally decided to ditch my cable television provider I hadn't even thought about what I was going to do afterwards. I had toyed with the idea of just not having television, but that quickly faded... I tried to get another cable provider, but that...

Pros: price, quality
Cons: none

I decided to get the Dish Network because of very poor cable tv service and high package prices. For the same amount of money I am getting more than twice the channel lineup I had with cable. The dish and receiver were free (after rebate) as was the...

Pros: Tons of channels. Free installation and equipment! Affordable prices. Easy to use.
Cons: Program guide can lose information. Query can take up to 15 seconds. Susceptible to storms.

All satellite systems contain some of the same things: a dish used to receive channel signals, a receiver to interpret the signal, and a many different choices. Unfortunately, not all satellite systems include the great value that makes the Dish 500 such...

Pros: great picture and sound
Cons: none

What is bad about Dish Network??? NOTHING!!! I had cable tv and was tired of paying the high fees. When cable wanted to go digital they wanted an even higher fee, plus they had no s-video outputs. That's when I decided to switch to the dish network....

Pros: Low Cost, Easy to Use, Convenient
Cons: Have to pay for the "Personal TV" service

I purchased a DishPlayer 500 system after two months of research. We recently moved into the country and couldn't get cable, so satellite TV was the only choice since we wanted more than the broadcast TV stations.

I have family and friends...

Pros: It's digital and it looks and sounds awesome
Cons: It's not free

I have been a subscriber to Dish Network (DN) for over 2 years... back when I signed up, they had only 40 channels. Now they have expanded to over 150 and show no signs of stopping! In addition to those standard channels, you have the option of choosing...

Pros: Affordable, crystal-clear reception, cd-quality sound, cool dish outside!
Cons: Lose some reception during heavy downpours.

I am absolutely pleased with our new satellite system from Dish Network. I feel like we are back on the cutting edge of technology. The image is perfectly clear, the sound is CD-quality, the receivers are indestructible, neat remote control, cool-looking...

Pros: PERFECT Reception and SOUND! Warranty!
Cons: Watch the install guy.

If you’ve read any of my others, you know what I mean. Now on to the review. I just had the Dish 500 installed and the dish itself works GREAT! The TV comes quick, comparable to cable when changing channels and there is no snow or FUZZ. I would say...

Pros: High quality service and selection
Cons: Interruption of service in bad weather

I love it. After cable upset me again, by raising the price (again) and offering the same disappointing quality of channels and service, I finally made the decision to buy one of these babies. The Pro's of the service are nearly too many to mention....

Pros: Stellar picture quality, wide selection of channels
Cons: No local channel access in some areas, expensive remote control replacement fee

I have waited patiently to write this review because I wanted to be sure I had given the service a good change to prove itself one way or another. I have now been with Dish Network for 3 months and I don't see any reason to go back to cable...

Pros: New Systems, great reception, excellent customer service, and more channels
Cons: need a phone line

OK, we have all heard the ads. Dish Network is truly the best entertainment value around. I know this because I have worked with them for two years. The last eight months I did installations for them. So I may seem biased but its the truth.
The...

Pros: Better reception and selection than cable
Cons: Too many events blacked out on sports package

After having Time-Warner Cable for a number of years, we have cut the cable in favor of Dish Network and a satellite. For the most part the cable reception was OK, but there was once channel that rarely came in very clear. My main complaint with cable...