Hughes Networks D1132 Single LNB DIRECTV System

Pros: Excellent Picture Quality
Cons: High monthly costs, No independent local stations

As many others have written here, I too had cable(and continue to for local channels), and love the picture quality of DirecTV. The major down side is the price: 1 receiver and Eliptical dish $350, Installation to two outlets $290, monthly service...

Pros: great picture and low bill
Cons: No fire proof insurance on sold with it

Well I got my First dish 500 a other brand it was like a Galaxie 500 and the service was great. A I and the cable guy got to work on putting up
on telephone pole in the parking area a my place. I own the place so I
had it put up on the...

Pros: Quick product delivery
Cons: Missed installation, poor customer service

I am still looking forward to enjoying directTV with my new Hughes dish, but DirecTV missed my installation date. They did not call to tell me they were not showing up, yet they had me stay home from work that day since they don't give appointments....

Pros: easy to use, great remote
Cons: no digital audio output

Get rid of the vcr, toss the cable box (and bill), perhaps even those nasty rabbit ears....well, not really, but you'll use them a LOT less.

I've been using DirecTV for the last 5 or 6 years, and there's been no turning back for me. Back then...

Pros: great picture,user friendly remote
Cons: bad weather blocks programing

Wow it's a dish, for T.V. It's small' easy to install, and its as a good of a picture as you can get anywhere.The sound is great, again as good as you can get.
The programs you can get threw Direct T.V.are unlimited,more movie channels news,and...

Pros: direct ticket pay-per-view, on-screen guide, great channel selection
Cons: sometimes lose service in bad weather

We purchased our Direct TV satellite system about six months ago. I can't remember life without it!

I love the onscreen program guide. It is so convenient to be able to press a button and see what channel you are on, what you are watching,...

Pros: Convenience and Clarity of Picture
Cons: You may sometimes be at the mercy of the elements

My husband and I were having a hard time trying decide between cable and buying a Satellite. We allowed for cable when our home was built, figuring we could go either way when we decided. Thanksgiving we went to visit my family and stayed with my...

Pros: Easier operation, better picture and sound
Cons: A pain to install so recommend professionals do it.

My friend had this model and recommended it to me. I heard a lot of bad things about so I was skeptical but after I saw the better picture and sound my friend was getting I bought it last month. I wanted two boxes so I could watch different channels in...

Pros: You get great programming for a great price.
Cons: Snow build up on the dish messes up receptions. I have added hints to stop this in my opinion.They took our Networks away from us again, so we no longer have ABC, NBC and CBS.

I purchased my dish almost 2 years ago and I love it!! I used to get cable, and I didn't like the programing. You paid a lot for nothing, with the dish, they offer different packages for your viewing needs.

What you get....
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Pros: More for your buck
Cons: can only receive on one TV

It has been about 5 months since we got our Direct TV. I cannot see how we lived without it. I will never go back to cable. There is many more channel choices. Better quality signal. We pay a little bit more than we did with cable and but we get our...

Pros: Clear picture, price of packages
Cons: Representatives, hidden charges

We decided to buy a satellite dish when the rising costs and few choices of cable finally got to us. In September of 1999 a Satellite Television company was giving away the Hughes DirecTV system for FREE, as long as you installed it yourself, and signed...

Pros: affordability, easy to use
Cons: Dealing with an installer (sub-contractor)

After getting tired of dealing with the monopoly my local cable provider has on my area I had no choice but to tell them to hit the road(choices, rising prices etc). It was one of the best decisions I made in a long time. Although this type of system...

Pros: none
Cons: a lot of hidden costs

We live in the country near a lake. We can get cable but the choices of movies were slim pickings. On my 30th birthday I bought myself a satellite system... I could not wait. When I purchased the product it sounded so easy call make an appointment...

Pros: No more cable bills
Cons: You become a couch potato

As a multi-brand satellite dish installer, I highly recommend this model!
It's simple to operate very inexpensive and gives you a great picture.
Don't worry about rain fade, get yourself a good experience satellite installer to do it right. It...

Pros: Good price, great viewing, great equipment. Top of the line.
Cons: Time consuming to install, and we lose our picture in bad weather.

When my husband was recovering from heart surgery, I bought him the Hughes dish. We had Time Warner cable, but we didn't like the channel selection.
I did subscribe to one step up from basic with Direct TV.
I pay 29.99 a month, and I wouldn't...