Video Asylum

Posted by Jon L (A) on November 29, 2004 at 17:22:00

In Reply to: Why is my new HD TV worse than the old one? posted by Jim Thomas on November 29, 2004 at 17:11:17:

name the model number of your old cable box and the new one.

It's common knowledge that some of the "HD" cable boxes and satelite boxes have inferior PQ on non-HD. Same thing with DISH's new HD boxes. I, and others, think the older non-HD boxes had better PQ on non-HD channels. For example, the new 811 HD box has worse PQ on non-HD than older 501 series.

But then again, after looking at HD, both OTA and satelite, it doesn't even matter that much b/c ALL non-HD just pale in comparison.