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MadMANN
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join:2005-08-19
 ·Comcast
| reply to MarkyD
Re: Small investors should avoid buying stock on merger rumors
That's funny...
I just switched from TWC to Dish because TWC's picture quality (even on HD) was crap.
I had repeat visits from a technician for over a month...I had the regional VP involved...and finally they told me that "nothing is wrong...that's just how it should look..."
Dish HD quality is LEAPS and BOUNDS above what any cable provider has offered me. I've had Cox HD in Oklahoma City and TWC HD here in El Paso...and both suffered from a few fatal flaws:
1. HD lineup was extremely meager
2. HD channels suffered from constant digital blocking...despite several replaced drops, etc.
Dish HD has 26 HD channels on the package I subscribe to...I don't even have the premiums like HBO, SHO, etc.
So, please explain to me what you mean by "real" HD? Are you implying that because it is MPEG4, it's not "real?"
I have news for you...the future of HD is MPEG4 compression, no matter who the carrier is. MPEG4 is here to stay...it's part of the answer to MORE HD channels. It's sad that the highly compressed MPEG4 stream coming from Dish Network looks 100000x better than the MPEG2 streams from TWC/Cox on my 42" 1080p LCD.
I said nothing about TW or Cox. I responded to someone else's reference to Comcast. I am not going to argue about pic quality in your individual situation with a provider I have no knowledge of in your area. But I did notice you said nothing about the other 3 services that I mentioned that no satellite company can presently compete with.
As far as meager HD lineup, I would take 5 or 6 good HD channels PLUS locals in favor of a bunch of worthless ones. Honestly, what in the Hell is Kung Fu HD? Or treasure HD? Maybe Cox will acquire "The Wind channel" in HD. All wind all of the time. People will line up around the block for that one.
Seriously, if you like your service, kudos to ya. But my original response was to someone actually thinking that prices are going to go down because of this merger and that Comcast actually cares. If anything, they'll probably go up, and I'm sure that there are no Comcast execs losing sleep over this. | |
MarkyD
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join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
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·Cox HSI
| said by MadMANN  :Seriously, if you like your service, kudos to ya. But my original response was to someone actually thinking that prices are going to go down because of this merger and that Comcast actually cares. If anything, they'll probably go up, and I'm sure that there are no Comcast execs losing sleep over this. I see your point...and you are correct, I did not mention VOD/Digital Phone/etc.
my main point is that Dish offers a lot of HD channels whereas most cable companies don't. If the two sat providers merge, that opens up a LOT more capacity for more HD channels. I think cable SHOULD be scared...
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