# Dish Network/DirecTV question... **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 20, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dish-network-directv-question/197545 "2008-05-20T06:20:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dish-network-directv-question/197545/12 "2008-05-24T05:23:59Z")
> [@Official: FS 1990 Nissan 240sx $2,250 obo -\*price lowered\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-fs-1990-nissan-240sx-2-250-obo-price-lowered/36493/4): > > they’re promising 150 hd channels by october. and the new dvr’s are coming in a couple months. same size hd, but the 7216 will have an active eSATA port for external HD hookups. I’m not sure what the size limit will be for the external HD. when companies promise “100” or “150” channels…its not that your going to get 150 channels. that total includes all the cites locals…so if they service 20 major cities & each gave 4 locals in HD through them…that takes up 80 of that 150. usually in the end you get anywhere from 25-40 depending on the package you have…if you get movies channels etc… also thats why i’m kinda pissed @ dish for dropping VOOM. the VOOM channels were 24/7 1080i HD, with limited commercials. yes some of the programming was repeated a lot, but id take it anyday over some of the shitty national broadcast “HS lite” channels that are upconvert & only broadcast HD some of the time. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dish-network-directv-question/197545)._