Thursday, January 8, 2009

Direct TV Brings High Definition to Sports Bars

In recent years, the American sports bar has received a facelift that all patrons can agree is the best renovation a place could make. The improvement has not occurred in the sporty décor or the comfort of seats or even a paint job, but instead in the form of technological advancement. High definition television has revolutionized the way people watch sporting events. As sports bars update from aging box TVs to giant flat screens, the facelift of your local drinking establishment has been greeted with two enthusiastic thumbs up. With a crystal clear picture and camera angles so close that you can see the sweat on the catcher’s face through his mask, watching the game on an older TV is just no longer an option for the avid sports fan. For this reason, the traditional game day crowd has doubled in numbers at establishments with the best high definition flat screens hooked up to Direct TV HD service.

Sports fans typically flock to bars for the social atmosphere involved in watching the game. Those who want a quiet night alone with their favorite team tend to skip out on the raucous atmosphere of a lively sports hub. They would rather be left in peace to yell at the tube, or have invested in their own state of the art plasma. For those who crave the companionship of other sports nuts, the local watering whole with the biggest flat screen HD TV is the place to head to. Surrounded by fellow fans, or fellow rivals depending on your home team, the sports bar takes on a life of its own.

On game nights when ferocious rival teams face each other, the inherently raucous nature of a sports bar triples in noise decibels. Sport enthusiasts must critique every play, every move, and every call, and heaven forbid they disagree with a call, especially if the championship is on the line. Finding yourself in the midst of a heated debate when Ohio State Football takes on Michigan or the Red Sox challenge the Yankees is not an unusual occurrence. In fact, it is encouraged to mull over the last touchdown with 20 of your new best friends.

New advances in programming have lead to a variety of programs geared directly towards the sports enthusiast. One of the most popular of the Direct TV packages, NFL Sunday Ticket gives football fans an all access pass to all of the professional games throughout the country on Sundays. Most sports bars partake so that their patrons can keep an eye on the competition while cheering on their home team. The NFL Sunday Ticket is also a great way to keep up with your team while traveling or if you move to a different region of the country. The true diehard fan does not change home teams just because they have moved locations. The most packed and prosperous bars offer their clientele excellent draft beer prices, tasty game day wings, and the best picture available with high definition broadcasting. For many enthusiasts, this is as close as they will get to courtside during the finals.

Monday, January 5, 2009

What's Happening with Direct TV – Staying On Top of It

Direct TV has never been a company content to rest on their laurels. In fact, the number of innovations that Direct TV routinely provides has lead to them becoming one of the most talked about companies in the news. They routinely make headlines because of special offers, technological innovation, exclusive programming and more. What's going on at Direct TV right now? What does the satellite provider have in the works that may benefit your TV watching? Here are some of the current happenings and goings on with the satellite TV giant.

Expanding Lineup – Of course, one of the best things about being a Direct TV customer is enjoying their ongoing efforts to provide more channels, better coverage and better content. For instance, customers in the Bangor area can now enjoy all their local and broadcast channels in pure high definition beauty. Direct TV routinely updates and expands their coverage of local channels in the HD lineup, which gives you enormous benefits.

Of course, their expanding lineup is not limited to local channels only. With the recent launch of a new satellite, Direct TV packages now can provide 150 HD channels to customers all around North America, ensuring that they remain the leading provider of quality TV programming.

A Green Bent – The environment is big news today, as the looming environmental crisis begins to come to a head. Direct TV is and has been committed to helping the environment and being a responsible company. To this end, they have created a number of helpful programs for their customers. These include paperless billing and electronic account access, which allows their customers to pay their bills, check their account balance and much more without ever receiving any paper mail.
Beyond this, Direct TV has launched their Think Green page, where customers can learn about the ongoing efforts of Direct TV to reduce environmental impact, and even learn how they, as consumers, can do their part to make the world a greener place to live. This is an unprecedented move for any TV provider and simply proves the point that Direct TV is an innovative industry leader.

More HD Channels – If you love HD programming, then you'll love Direct TV's ongoing efforts to expand their HD lineup. For instance, Disney HD, Toon Disney HD and ESPN News HD have just been added to their already impressive lineup of full high definition channels. You will find that this provides you with access to an incredible range of national HD channels. However, as mentioned above, you will also find that Direct TV provides the most local and regional HD channels for your enjoyment.

Innovative Technology – Direct TV also continuously develops new consumer end technology. For instance, you can now set and program your DVR without even being at home. Simply log on for a computer connected to the Internet or even use your web-enabled phone to change, start, program or stop your DVR. Imagine being able to program your DVR from your office, your car or your vacation home and never missing a show again.

Check out the latest Direct TV deals and get going with a great satellite TV lineup in your home, business or office today!