| |
Rent/Buy |
3 Rooms for $1 |
Competition |
| |
$199
Fill your HDTV with 39 channels of HD!** |
$1
Get 39 channels of HD in up to 3 rooms...for only a buck!** |
about $1,000
You'll pay over $299 per room for a 3-room HD setup...and you only
get 7 HD channels.** |
Standard
installation |
$199 (one-time charge) |
$1 (one-time charge) for up to
3 rooms with HD receivers. That's right, only a buck. |
$367.95 gets you 1 room with
HD and 2 rooms with standard receivers. Want all 3 rooms in HD
like VOOM gives you? You'll have to pay $299 for EACH additional
HD box, bringing your total to nearly $1,000! |
| Monthly equipment charge for 1st
receiver |
$9.50/month for 1st receiver,
$14.50/month/receiver for additional receivers |
$5/month/receiver for all receivers |
$5/month/receiver for 2nd through 6th
receivers, plus commitment to the $10.99/month HD package for a
year. |
| Additional receivers, installation
(up to 5 additional receivers, one-time charge per receiver) |
$50 each |
Up to 3 HD receivers installed for
only $1
4th, 5th and 6th HD receivers installed for $49 each |
The first 3 receivers are over $350,
and only 1 is an HD receiver. The rest are $49 each, but unlike
VOOM, they can't handle HD. For additional HD receivers, you'll
have to pay $299 EACH. |
| VOOM programming package |
$49.90/month includes 26 HD
channels |
$49.90/month includes 26 HD
channels |
$50.89/month, including the
$10.99/month HD package…and that only gives you 5 HD channels. |
| Va Va VOOM programming package |
$89.90/month gives you 39 HD
channels, including premium channels from HBO (2), Cinemax (2),
Showtime (2), The MovieChannel, STARZ! (2) and Encore!** |
$89.90/month gives you 39 HD
channels, including premium channels from HBO (2), Cinemax (2),
Showtime (2), The MovieChannel, STARZ! (2) and Encore!** |
$101.98/month, including the
$10.99/month HD package, gives you 5 HD channels, plus HBO and
Showtime…but the rest of your premiums are not in HD. Not much of
a deal. |
| Commitment |
no commitment |
6 month commitment |
12 month commitment |
|
Cost Summary |
| VOOM package with 1 receiver,
taxes not included (example) |
$199 down, $54.90/month |
$1 down, $54.90/month
You save $198 off our Base Offer, and over $349 off the
competitor's price! |
$367.95 down, $50.98/month |
| Va Va VOOM package with 1
receiver, taxes not included (example) |
$199 down, $94.90/month |
$1 down, $94.90/month
You save $198 off our Base Offer, and over $349 off the
competitor's price! |
$367.95 down, $101.98/month |
|
Equipment |
| Satellite dish |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| HD receiver and remote |
yes |
yes |
For their $299 deal, only the first
receiver is HD...the rest are not. Again, you'll need about $1,000
to get HD in 3 rooms. |
| Digital antenna for digital local
channels |
Included |
Included |
$49 extra |
| HD-DVR (additional charge) |
Coming soon at a reasonable price |
Coming soon at a reasonable price |
Available, but at a list price of
over $1,000. And with so few HD channels, what good is an HD-DVR
anyway? |
|
Programming |
| VOOM HD Originals |
Yes…21 HD channels, exclusive to VOOM |
Yes…21 HD channels, exclusive to VOOM |
No…the other guys will never be able
to offer the 21 exclusive VOOM HD channels. |
| PlusPacks featuring HD and SD
channels from HBO, Cinemax, SHOWTIME and STARZ! |
Included with Va Va VOOM package, can
be added to VOOM package |
Included with Va Va VOOM package, can
be added to VOOM package |
Only HBO and Showtime are HD, and
only one version of each (VOOM has 2). |
| Playboy Hot HD |
Can be added to VOOM or Va Va VOOM
package ($19.90/month) |
Can be added to VOOM or Va Va VOOM
package ($19.90/month) |
Nowhere else! This is a VOOM
exclusive. |
| The most HD anywhere |
39 HD channels
(plus off-air local channels where available in HD)** |
39 HD channels
(plus off-air local channels where available in HD)** |
Only 7 HD channels (plus off-air
local channels where available in HD) |
| Industry's best picture quality |
Yes. Just ask the experts: CNET, Home
Theater Magazine, Wired, CE Tips…and our customers! |
Yes. Just ask the experts: CNET, Home
Theater Magazine, Wired, CE Tips…and our customers! |
They may brag about their picture
quality, but when it comes down to it, they can't compare to VOOM.
Just ask the experts…seeing is believing! |
