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It is really an Apples and Oranges discussion, and will become even more so soon.

Any station available on one dish will is or will be available on the other. What wise businessman would do otherwise.

Direct TV was in fact purchaed by Echostar (Dish Network) and the merger has been approved. I suspect that in the future they will settle on common equipment and will morph into something completely new.

IMHO, the only real matters for concideration are;

Your personal taste in programming and which package offers you the best deal for what you like.

If you are a rabid sports fan, which one offers you the package you like.

And most importantly is the reciever. It is the make or break on the service. A basic reciever will give you just that, basic service. The PVR feature (internal hard drive) is a MUST. As I understand, Dish Network does not charge for this feature and Direct TV does. It is, IMHO a must to own. It has changed our TV watching habits completely. It has enabled me to record the obscure programs that I like while the wife watches CSI. It is a MUST HAVE.

Now you just need to find something to watch....

Cheers,

knews hound

Direct TV was in fact purchaed by Echostar (Dish Network) and the merger has been approved.

Sorry, you are wrong. The feds nuked the merger and Murdoch has been negotiating to buy Directv for Newscorp.