Fezmid Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Trying to explain the Sabres broadcast situation to a Direct TV rep that is thousands of miles away is borderline impossible. "Well, they show the games on MSGHD which is a NYC network but they show the Buffalo team as well. I don't live in Buffalo but they play the games in my city too. Oh, and now they play some of the games on 'SABRE', nobody told me what it is, but this message comes on MSGHD telling me to switch it there 85% of the time." I don't know the answer to your question -- regional sports networks are an odd beast, and the Sabres situation is even stranger. I don't believe that the DirecTV reps are thousands of miles away though -- most of the time when I've called, they're people in Florida. Not sure if that's changed over the past year or so.
Fezmid Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 According to their website, it's $199 for every additional HD DVR in the house. It would cost me $600 to just start up, not including ANYTHING for channels. Awesome! That's list price. As a new customer, you'd probably be able to get 1-2 for free, and the other 2 for no more than $99/ea. The best part about the DVRs is that you can open them up, take out the hardrive, and plug in a larger harddrive for more recording time. Since a 1TB drive is less than $100 nowadays, you can easy get 200+ hours of HD recording on the DVR. Very nice if you don't keep up with shows every week.
linksfiend Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 I need an answer. Can I watch the Sabres and the Orange if I get Direct TV in Rochester? Rochester definitely falls into the Buffalo Sabres region for MSG. I don't know about Syracuse. What station usually carries those games - SNY?
inkman Posted December 29, 2009 Author Posted December 29, 2009 Rochester definitely falls into the Buffalo Sabres region for MSG. I don't know about Syracuse. What station usually carries those games - SNY? Looking into it, the Orange games will be on SNY (which carries the Big East Network). The Sabres games should be fine, and I'm going to talk to a local rep to see what kind of deal I can get.
Just Jack Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Looking into it, the Orange games will be on SNY (which carries the Big East Network). The Sabres games should be fine, and I'm going to talk to a local rep to see what kind of deal I can get. Some of the basketball games are on Time Warner Sports, which is not available to DTV. I know this because a couple years ago I was at a guys house that had DTV. The SU game that night was listed on the guide, but when game time came, black screen. Had to go to another house with TW to watch that game. And I don't believe TW charges extra for HD receivers. Send a PM to cablelady, she can help fill you in on what TW can provide.
inkman Posted December 30, 2009 Author Posted December 30, 2009 And I don't believe TW charges extra for HD receivers. Send a PM to cablelady, she can help fill you in on what TW can provide. They just charge upwards of $20 a month per DVR. Very nice.
Fezmid Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 And I don't believe TW charges extra for HD receivers. DirecTV doesn't charge per HD receiver -- it's $5/receiver, no matter the type (SD, HD, DVR, HD DVR), and a flat $6/month for DVR service in the household (raising to $7 in a few months). So if you had 4 HD DVRs in the house, you'd pay $15 for receivers (first is "free," then $5 each for the next three), and $7 for the DVR, for a total of $22/month for the hardware. I know Time Warner used to charge 25 cents/month for a remote control. That was pretty funny.
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