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Who has the best picture quality for HD these days? DirecTV or Dish?
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Ant
Mar 10, 2012, 3:38:14 PM3/10/12
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Hi.
I know cable uses compressions and they are worse compared to satellite
TV services. Also, how is satellite's picture quality compared to over
the air (OTA) these days in Los Angeles/L.A. area? I remember OTA was
the best years ago over cable and satellite TV feeds, but maybe today is
better? Also, this is assuming local broadcast channels.
Thank you in advance. :)
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I know cable uses compressions and they are worse compared to satellite
TV services. Also, how is satellite's picture quality compared to over
the air (OTA) these days in Los Angeles/L.A. area? I remember OTA was
the best years ago over cable and satellite TV feeds, but maybe today is
better? Also, this is assuming local broadcast channels.
Thank you in advance. :)
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Mike Vincent
Mar 10, 2012, 7:54:30 PM3/10/12
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On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:38:14 -0800, Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>I know cable uses compressions and they are worse compared to satellite
>TV services. Also, how is satellite's picture quality compared to over
>the air (OTA) these days in Los Angeles/L.A. area? I remember OTA was
>the best years ago over cable and satellite TV feeds, but maybe today is
>better? Also, this is assuming local broadcast channels.
Piggybacking on Bill's reply, in my experience OTA HD is best by a
>I know cable uses compressions and they are worse compared to satellite
>TV services. Also, how is satellite's picture quality compared to over
>the air (OTA) these days in Los Angeles/L.A. area? I remember OTA was
>the best years ago over cable and satellite TV feeds, but maybe today is
>better? Also, this is assuming local broadcast channels.
slim margin. Running a fairly close second, close enough that it
doesn't bother me or anyone else in my house, is Dish HD, DirecTV HD,
and Comcast HD. I can't speak for all cable systems since I don't have
any relevant experience with them.
About 98% of the time I can't tell any difference between the two
satellite providers, Comcast, and OTA. (Still comparing only HD.) The
only place I notice it, and it's not all the time, is during very dark
scenes or scenes that have a very limited palette. In those cases, I
sometimes see 'banding' from the second place finishers, while I very
rarely see such a thing on OTA. The local CBS affiliate is especially
clear here, probably because they're the only major network without
subchannels.
Ant
Mar 12, 2012, 8:58:55 PM3/12/12
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In alt.satellite.tv Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
> Hi.
> I know cable uses compressions and they are worse compared to satellite
> TV services. Also, how is satellite's picture quality compared to over
> the air (OTA) these days in Los Angeles/L.A. area? I remember OTA was
> the best years ago over cable and satellite TV feeds, but maybe today is
> better? Also, this is assuming local broadcast channels.
> Thank you in advance. :)
I forgot to mention this is assuming having the lowest/cheapest HD
> Hi.
> I know cable uses compressions and they are worse compared to satellite
> TV services. Also, how is satellite's picture quality compared to over
> the air (OTA) these days in Los Angeles/L.A. area? I remember OTA was
> the best years ago over cable and satellite TV feeds, but maybe today is
> better? Also, this is assuming local broadcast channels.
> Thank you in advance. :)
packages. None of the premieres, sports, and other packages. :)
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