You have probably seen the commercials from both Direct TV and Dish Network, bragging about how much HD content they have to offer.  While both satellite companies do offer quiet a bit of high definition content, it pays to check out the competition as well.  Many cable television companies like Time Warner have expanding their high definition offerings.  Another newer player is Verizon with their Fios service.  Upon checking out their latest offers, Fios HD is definitely a viable choice when comparing with satellite television.

Direct TV and Dish Network both claim to have more than 130 high definition channels.  You may have even heard Direct TV spouting off about their 200 HD channels, but if you pay close attention to the ads, they are actually saying they will have capacity for that amount though they do not yet carry that number.  In actuality, both satellite companies don’t even reach 100 HD channels when you take out all of their pay per view networks.

Fios HD though now has almost 120 HD channels if you subscribe to the top package.  That is another caveat of this battle, you will not see anywhere near the number of HD channels advertised unless you subscribe to the top tier package.  Many of the HD channels are premium movie networks, so while it is great to watch those movies in HD, it certainly can run your bill up quite a bit each month.

Verizon brags that their network is build for HD, and its hard to argue with that claim.  Obviously with the billions they are spending to deploy fiber optic lines to each and every home and business, they need to make back some of that money by signing up subscribers.  The good news is that the Fios triple play deals being offered are extremely competitive as well, so you won’t have to overpay the cable company for limited HD choices.

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