Dish experts; I'm leaving Directv as I want only a family package for a lot less than I pay now. The real question I have is over there we are used to Tivo-like DVR ability; what are my options in Dish-land? I know they also charge the monthly fee; how about getting a used DVR off ebay etc to...

Directv carries mountain lake PBS for the Burlington/Plattsburg DMA, in addition to vermont PBS. Also note Mountain Lake broadcasts OTA High def....only signal in the northern area.

Satellite experts; I'm getting out of Directv HD and I have a Sony SAT300 HD reciver. Whats this thing worth out there? Thanks.

So I live up in northern Vermont; we have NO HD OTA broadcasts and won't for at least another 18 months. Therefore myslef and several others have been hopeful of the FC HD whitezone rules beeing put into place. So...I called the HD Directv number and got someone immediately (shocker!) aand...

WaltinVT; So does that mean you've been sucessful getting the Burlington folks to allow waivers for HD distants? I'm not holding my breath here....thanks.

Waltinvt; I thank you for your drive in this; I sent off letters to the congessional team a few minutes ago. Thanks again.

Did you ask if you could GET the national HD feeds? That is one key provision in the law signed in Dec...the ability for folks w/o OTA HD to get the national HD feeds.

In Vermont there are a few locations that are able to get distant nets including HD, mostly down south...I got the locals to dump adelphia as I have had a poor experience. I surfed by the local big boxes for a few months looking for a HD receiver; I found a Sony HD300 that I negotiated down to...

Per the new legislation passed in congress recently folks who's local stations do not broadcast OTA HD will be labelled a "digital white area". As a result D and E will be allowed to send these folks the national HD feeds for the broadcasters they cannot receive (CBS/NBC/Fox and hopefully ABC)...

Satellite enthusiasts; I've read everything out there (here and all the other forums) and my bottom line question is how long before Directv will offer the distant HD network feeds? I've no OTA nor hope therein for 2 more years; cable (Adelphia) has one feed and just went up 5% again, and I am...

I called Directv last night and tried to see if an area of my state which is eligible for distants (by the directv website) could get the HD feeds...the answer was yes. I then asked if I lived in that location could I get the now available local satellite feeds and the HD distants and was told...

Experts; Many MANY thanks for the updates; however I still cannot resolve one question..what happens when one or more of your local affiliates sends the HD feed to cable but not OTA? Here in northern VT the towers are still 2 years out for NBC/CBS/ABC/FOX but WCAX (CBS) is feeding Adelphia...