Looking further at the pricing details, and factoring in either Verizon's monthly DVR/STB fees or a lifetime-activated Tivo, we'd end up paying significantly more despite the bundle savings. The Verizon TV plans are priced competitively enough, but once you add $30-$40 for the multi-room DVR and additional set-top boxes, it's a wash, and that's even if we drop down to 3 TVs. Combined with the need to get into a new 2 year contract, I think we'll probably stand pat.

Maybe in six months or so the new whizbang Tivo thing will be out and it'll make more sense, but it seems to me that Dish still has the best setup for anyone who has multiple TVs but doesn't necessarily need to be watching three or four things at once. The prospect of upgrading my game room TV to HD complicates things (the 2nd output of the Dish DVR only does SD) but I think Dish still comes out ahead price-wise if I decide to add another HD DVR in the other room.