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In Reply to: The Dish 811 HD receiver has optical digital outs... posted by oscar on June 27, 2004 at 07:21:34:

811's HD outputs (DVI and component, DVI being a bit better) are very fine, in fact as good as video comes these days. Watching true HD material via DVI from 811 on my 60" RPLCD can take your breath away.
811's problems are buggy software and poor video quality when viewing DISH's own VERY compressed SD digital signals. OTA SD signals are very good via 811, though.

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What about the audio output.... - Ozzy 16:28:02 06/29/04 (1)
...for those of us w/o HDTV. I too would like a DISH receiver that outputs 5.1 DD to enjoy with my standard 32" set.
Oz
- Plenty - Jon L 20:23:54 06/29/04 (0)
  of DISH receivers with digital audio out. Not the 301, 322 receivers, but the following all have digital audio out:
  DVR522, DVR510, DVR508, DISH 721, 811 (HD), 921 (HD)
  But to be frank, if DISH did not have HD package and let me watch free OTA HD channels via the 811 receiver, I would NOT subscribe them for the non-HD material AT ALL. HIGHLY compressed, low quality digital SD signal.
  If that was the case, and if my city allowed me, I would most definitely have put up a BUD(Big Ugly Dish) in my backyard.
Well, I had the chance to compare to Charter Cables HD box. - oscar 19:13:53 06/27/04 (0)
HD seemed a bit sharper with cable even though it was only a component cable feed. I made a perhaps unfortunate mistake committing to Dishnetwork for the next few months, but I wil be tempted to go back to cable soon. Except now I have a dual tuner with independent remotes for 2 TVs (independent of the HD receiver.
I now have a new respect for digital cable, or at least with the cable hd receiver. Story might be different if Dishnetwork comes up with a better HD receiver. I'm feeding a 110" screen so I think I'm asking a lot out of the source. Need to get a much better DVD source.
I'll agree I'm disappointed with dish SD broadcast. Also, I got the the OTA antenna recently and the HD feed ain't half bad, too bad I've never been able to get the local PBS feed.

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