What are the drawbacks, if any, to Satellite Direct TV?

Looks like a bad idea. The site design is poor and the content entirely unhelpful, there are mountains of “is this a scam” questions littering the Web, and when I tried to close the tab, I got a popup asking me to click “ok” if I really was ready to leave the page.
It seems that it sorta works, but maybe not that well.

It’s ok as long as you don’t have a storm. During a thunderstorm you can lose signal because of the clouds.

No, this comes in directly on your computer cable.

It looks like a directory of free internet feeds. So you get the convenience of having one list rather than hunting them down. But you would be dependent on whatever free video feeds are out there, and their video quality, which I imagine is pretty low (think YouTube).

Googling doesn’t bring much info, but a lot of “reviews” mention the “low return rate” which is a weird thing for a reviewer to mention. How would they know? I get the feeling they are all reading off a script prepared for resellers of the product.

Googling also brought up this free list of international stations to poke around, I think this would be very similar to the SatelliteDirect offerings.
http://wwitv.com/portal.htm

For free TV, rooftop antennas are worthwhile again. With HDTV, you get a picture better than cable. The variety depends a lot on your location, of course, but the price is sure right.

A TV antenna where we live would be good for little except providing a perch for birds! LOL!

@CaptainHarley That’s not satellite..

@Russell_D_SpacePoet

Huh? A bit more of an explanation? : )

@CaptainHarley From what I read about it, the signal comes from the internet. That is not satellite. Some of the feeds may be, but it’s not a dish on the roof system.

Yes, I realize that, but what I’m trying to figure out is it better than cable and satellite?

I have regular satellite and its pretty ok. The only draw back I can see is if your internet cable connection is poor. If you get on the internet via phone lines than you may not get really good connections especially if you live in an older neighborhood where the lines have not been up graded. If your internet speed isn’t great than I wouldn’t bother. You may also need some new connections and enhanced video hardware on your computer for HD shows if they offer them.
I would check to see if my computer has everything it needs to make the program function to its max compacity.
For example, I have magic jack for my home phone service because I rarely use my home phone so I didn’t see the point in really having one. My internet is connected through my phone line and it wasn’t till after I purchased it that I found out it only works best when you are connected through a cable connection. It works ok for the most part but it sometimes gets disconnected or there is a beeping sound that the person recieving the call hears once every couple of minutes.
Its ok for 29 bucks a year so I still have it. But if it was my only form of talking to people I would just get a regular phone line.