Video Asylum

Posted by Harmonia (A) on November 30, 2004 at 11:06:22

In Reply to: A few questions................ posted by Cut-Throat on November 3, 2004 at 05:58:25:

...and the HD displays (TVs to you) are mostly vg...but the method of receiving it is less than pefect.

Alas, some cable companies just provide crappy cable boxes, crappy service and crappt signals on SD. Some cable companies do fine. What you get depends mostly on where you are and what the local cable monoply is. That's why a lot of folks, even where HD cable is available, prefer sat.

My experience with almost all cable techs is that...they're clueless.

As for the cable box itself...you need it, or sat, if you want more than OTA (over the air) HD programming, which is strictly network and PBS. If you want premium movies in HD from HBO, ESPN sports, HD Net, Discovery HD and other hi res programming, you need a cable provider or DirectTV/DISHnet. If ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and PBS are dandy, then you just need a decent antenna and an HDTV.

BTW, HD forum at avsforum.com is a good place for research.

I'm not thrilled with my Brighthouse cable (Other issues besides quality) so I'm contemplating a move to sat.