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brandon11983 · 08-02-2004, 09:49 PM

To address -Ever's quick question: non-digital cable signals will look piss poor on any TV. I had "digital" (don't even get me started on how much of a ripoff that was) cable with RCN for a few weeks and had it yanked (and got Dish instead) because the picture was horrendous. Now that I have Dish again, I couldn't be happier.

ubertuber, you bring some very good info to the thread. I did notice a few errors though. Dish Network broadcasts true 720p (ESPN HD) and 1080i (everything else) on their HD package. We never sold any DirecTV HD equipment so I can't address what they offer. I've never had HD cable, so I don't know about that either.

About digital off air broadcasts: I have found them to be easier to pull in than analog. Digital signals travel farther than their analog counterparts. Set top boxes are making it easy on self installers because most of them have signal strength indicators now. An HD satellite receiver will handle HD content via satellite and antenna. Channels coming from satellite and antenna will be shown in the guide and the receiver will do the necessary switching from the satelite input to the antenna input as needed.

I would seriously recommend going with satellite over cable TV. This is my unbiased opinion, as I no longer work as a Dish retailer. I really do think you will be happier with Dish. We originally went with RCN's cable TV and internet package because we saw it as a way to save money. I ask, what good is saving money if your quality of service sucks? With RCN, we were/would have been paying about $106 per month. We had their digital cable package with HBO and their 3 Mbps internet package. We had about 100 channels or so, 34 (thirty four) of which were digital. After a week or so of horrible service, I called RCN and had the cable TV taken off our account. I called Dish and had an appt. set up for install. I called mid-afternoon Friday, they were there at 9 a.m. Monday. We now have the Top 120 Value Pack. We get 120 (one hundred twenty) ALL DIGITAL channels, 8 HBO's and 5 Cinemax. We pay about $110 per month now. I feel much better paying another $4 per month and having infinitely better service. There is a very good reason why Dish Network's customer base is growing faster than DirecTV and ALL the cable companies' combined.

08-02-2004, 09:49 PM	#17 (permalink)
brandon11983 Stereophonic Location: Chitown!!	To address -Ever's quick question: non-digital cable signals will look piss poor on any TV. I had "digital" (don't even get me started on how much of a ripoff that was) cable with RCN for a few weeks and had it yanked (and got Dish instead) because the picture was horrendous. Now that I have Dish again, I couldn't be happier. ubertuber, you bring some very good info to the thread. I did notice a few errors though. Dish Network broadcasts true 720p (ESPN HD) and 1080i (everything else) on their HD package. We never sold any DirecTV HD equipment so I can't address what they offer. I've never had HD cable, so I don't know about that either. About digital off air broadcasts: I have found them to be easier to pull in than analog. Digital signals travel farther than their analog counterparts. Set top boxes are making it easy on self installers because most of them have signal strength indicators now. An HD satellite receiver will handle HD content via satellite and antenna. Channels coming from satellite and antenna will be shown in the guide and the receiver will do the necessary switching from the satelite input to the antenna input as needed. I would seriously recommend going with satellite over cable TV. This is my unbiased opinion, as I no longer work as a Dish retailer. I really do think you will be happier with Dish. We originally went with RCN's cable TV and internet package because we saw it as a way to save money. I ask, what good is saving money if your quality of service sucks? With RCN, we were/would have been paying about $106 per month. We had their digital cable package with HBO and their 3 Mbps internet package. We had about 100 channels or so, 34 (thirty four) of which were digital. After a week or so of horrible service, I called RCN and had the cable TV taken off our account. I called Dish and had an appt. set up for install. I called mid-afternoon Friday, they were there at 9 a.m. Monday. We now have the Top 120 Value Pack. We get 120 (one hundred twenty) ALL DIGITAL channels, 8 HBO's and 5 Cinemax. We pay about $110 per month now. I feel much better paying another $4 per month and having infinitely better service. There is a very good reason why Dish Network's customer base is growing faster than DirecTV and ALL the cable companies' combined. __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history.