I have Brighthouse cable. HD. DVR. The full enchilada.
It sucks. Sucks bad. I get better picture quality from 12kbps Quicktime movies over the net. Even the HD channels are so overcompressed that they’re hard to watch. When my wife, who has no eye for such things, complains about how blocky the channels are, you know there’s problems.
Here’s the rub. To get the same number of channels as well as the same # of HD channels through satellite, we’re talking at least $30 more a month. Plus, since I’m HD and would need an HD compatible DVR, that’s another $400 out of my pocket just to get the equipment.
So, do I stick with the shitty quality which counters actually having HD or do I get a second mortgage for satellite (adding that most of the tv viewing in our house is Noggin for the little ones)?