fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
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kudos:3 | reply to MemphisPCGuy
Re: Absolutely "Digital" and "HD" are two different things and shouldn't be confused with each other.
The switch on the OTA side is from analog to digital only. Some stations actually do not broadcast in HD while they do broadcast in digital.
As for HD surcharges, many do charge for it as a premium, and I think that's wrong. Dish, DirecTV, Charter, and others treat it as a way to get an extra $10 a month. Comcast doesn't, in the majority of it's systems, charge for an HD tier. You get what comes with your tier of programming. They DO rent an HD converter, but that fee is for the equipment itself. Considering you'd need to purchase a box on your own for a few hundred, the $5 rental fee isn't too bad. |
fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
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kudos:3 | ComCAST's price in my area are about the same.. and I still find it a good deal. I'd go out and price an HD box on your own, to purchase, and see how much the trade off is. (Hint: The cost of an HD box, to an MSO that buys them by the truck load, is about $500 or more, each)
Also, consider the fact that they do break, the hassle of having to have them serviced, be with out, and when new technology comes out, you'd have to buy new ones.. again, the rental isn't that bad.
For the record, I have 6 televisions in the house and they are all HD. I know it costs, but, we're still in the early adopting stage. Most homes still only have just one HDTV in the house, and few have more than one.
Value, I suppose, if going to depend on WHO is the one asking that question. |
