The two giants of television entertainment, Dish Network and DirecTV have been offering their service at an extremely reasonable bargain, as the competition has been steep in the market over the years. Ever wonder what you can benefit in such a situation? Who's better between Dish Network and DirecTV? Here's a quick comparison guide on these two satellite companies offers.

The Basics

Both Dish Network and DirecTV offer cost free shipping and completely free installation by professionals for their customers. They are both guaranteed to bring the best of digital audio and video quality for customer satisfaction. They have both won J. D. Power Awards for customer satisfaction over all the major cable TV companies. Customers can get free equipment, free installation by professionals, free set-up and great package deals from both. But there is definitely a confusion among customers on which product to choose for they are both the best among the best and offer similar promotional services and arrangements to the customers, so how can the shoppers decide upon which product to buy? Here it becomes essential to cover the feature of these companies in detail.

Satellite Equipments

In terms of Satellite equipments Both Dish Network and DirecTV offer up to 4 room satellite TV receivers and Digital Video recording feature for free of cost. Dish Network however offers HD equipments free of cost; whereas for DirecTV, extra charges are needed for HD equipments. Nowadays we can notice the trend that a lot of Dish Network dealers have started offering lifetime warranty for their free equipments, this is a huge advantage of Dish network over DirecTV, which so far offers only 2 years of warranty. Thus in terms of warranty Dish Network has the upper edge when compared to DirecTV.

Programming Choices

In terms of choice of programming they are both equally matched with high quality digital transmission, excellent audio quality and real life sound effects and world-class entertainment package that are bound to keep you entertained.

In the case of Dish network, they offer over 256 channels many of which are international programmes, which are from across the corners of the globe. This gives Dish TV an edge over the DirecTV as there are 17 Chinese channels offered via great wall TV package whereas DirecTV offers only 9 Chinese channels. This is merely an example of the wider availability in Dish TV for international viewers.

The DirecTV gives nearly 225 channels, which in Comparison with Dish Network has a few unique premium packages like NFL Sunday Ticket that Dish Network doesn't have. DirecTV is the choice for anyone who loves sports or if he or she is a football fans; but if you prefer to have an International exposure of entertainment then Dish Network is your cup of tea.

Bottom Line...

To say which is the best is inconclusive for they are both unique in their own ways with their own gems and coals. Yet the ultimate choice of which suits you the best depends on your needs, taste and your choice and that is what matters in the end. If you wish for price value and guarantee then Dish is the choice but when entertainment and sports is your choice of viewing then DirecTV is the best.