It seems that DIRECTV has been slipping for some time and now with this week's rumor about DISH adding more HD channels this review couldn't have come at a better time for those considering a switch.

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Though I like DirecTV's channel selection more, from all the research I've done, DISH has the better HD DVR.

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Dish on Demand, HD VOD in 2007.

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According to Dish, it's the first HD DVR in the satellite industry available with no upfront charge.

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Dish also sells digital TV receiver equipment, some with HD and DVR features, to its customers and third-party retailers.

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WD's My Book AV DVR expander addresses these issues by providing users with up to 120 additional hours of HD storage for their TiVo, DirecTV, Dish Network and other compatible DVRs.

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The satellite TV provider has apparently scrunched up its nose at a recent promotional advertising campaign in which Comcast claims that two-thirds of satellite customers felt "Comcast delivered a better HD image" when compared to DirecTV and Dish Network alternatives.

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Next year's launch of two new satellites into orbit should also help with bandwidth issues and allow the launch of new HD channels to compete with the large number currently carried by cable and competitor satellite company Dish.

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