I have had DISH Network for about 3 years now and I love it. I've never had a problem. I can't really speak for DirecTV as I've never had it, but when I was researching the two, DirecTV appeared to be more geared toward sports fans. While I enjoy watching sports, I'm not one to watch sports 24-7. The sports offerings on DISH more than satisfy my needs.

The other advantage to DISH is their multi-tuner receivers and DVR's. I current run 4 TV's, but only need two HD DVR receiver boxes. This was particularly nice since we have a small TV in our kitchen. I didn't want a box in my kitchen, so DISH's equipment worked out better for me. The box for my kitchen TV is in my theater room downstairs. The theater uses an IF remote and the kitchen TV uses a RF remote. Works great.

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Outlaw 990/7500
Axiom M80's
Axiom VP 150
Axiom QS8's
Outlaw LFM-1 EX
Dish Network ViP 722 HD DVR
Panasonic BD30 Blu-ray
Panasonic PT-AX200U projector
Elite 100" screen
Belkin PF60 power console