digital vs HD

I get dish satellite and am pleased with the digital feed....much better
than what I was getting with cable.

If I get an HDTV LCD I know I'd have to buy the HDTV lineup at extra
cost. Won't do that. But will I get HDTV feed with the local channels
and the programs that are HD like some on National Geographic?
And will the digital picture be better on the HD LCD tv?

TIA for any information.

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I get dish satellite and am pleased with the digital feed....much better
than what I was getting with cable.

If I get an HDTV LCD I know I'd have to buy the HDTV lineup at extra
cost. Won't do that. But will I get HDTV feed with the local channels
and the programs that are HD like some on National Geographic?
And will the digital picture be better on the HD LCD tv?

TIA for any information.

A couple of months ago I was in a similar situation. I already have Dish
Network and was thinking of getting their HD lineup. However, when I bought
my LCD I discovered that many over the air HD channels are already
broadcasting in my area (L.A.). Because of the abundance of Hi-Def channels
in my area, I have since decided not to upgrade the Dish Network to HD, and
pay the extra money. Also, any local Hi-Def channels that you can receive
will produce a better picture than any non-HI-Def digital channel on Dish
Network. Keep in mind that with local over-the-air Hi-Def channels, you
either receive a great picture, or no picture at all. There are some
digital channels that I don't receive, for example channel 2 (CBS) and
channel 28 (PBS), I guess because the signal is not strong enough, though I
still receive their non-Hi-Def channels.

Most of my local HD channels are broadcast in 1080i, though a couple
broadcast at only 720P. My understanding is that currently the only source
for 1080P is either Blu-Ray DVD or HD DVD, and that the Hi-Def channels on
Dish Network or Direct TV are only 1080i. I'm certainly no expert, but if I
am wrong, I am certain that someone will point that out to us.

One final note, depending upon which TV you wind up purchasing, some non
Hi-Def channels might have a worse picture on your new TV than they did on
your old one.

Good luck, and happy viewing.

Robert A. Cunningham

"Robert A. Cunningham" wrote in message

Most of my local HD channels are broadcast in 1080i, though a couple
broadcast at only 720P.

"only 720p"?

720p is a better signal than 1080i.

On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 21:06:05 -0700, "Robert A. Cunningham"
wrote:


wrote in message
...
I get dish satellite and am pleased with the digital feed....much better
than what I was getting with cable.

If I get an HDTV LCD I know I'd have to buy the HDTV lineup at extra
cost. Won't do that. But will I get HDTV feed with the local channels
and the programs that are HD like some on National Geographic?
And will the digital picture be better on the HD LCD tv?

TIA for any information.

A couple of months ago I was in a similar situation. I already have Dish
Network and was thinking of getting their HD lineup. However, when I bought
my LCD I discovered that many over the air HD channels are already
broadcasting in my area (L.A.). Because of the abundance of Hi-Def channels
in my area, I have since decided not to upgrade the Dish Network to HD, and
pay the extra money. Also, any local Hi-Def channels that you can receive
will produce a better picture than any non-HI-Def digital channel on Dish

National Geographic and several others are well worth the extra cost
at least to me.

Network. Keep in mind that with local over-the-air Hi-Def channels, you
either receive a great picture, or no picture at all. There are some
digital channels that I don't receive, for example channel 2 (CBS) and
channel 28 (PBS), I guess because the signal is not strong enough, though I
still receive their non-Hi-Def channels.

Most of my local HD channels are broadcast in 1080i, though a couple
broadcast at only 720P. My understanding is that currently the only source
for 1080P is either Blu-Ray DVD or HD DVD, and that the Hi-Def channels on
Dish Network or Direct TV are only 1080i. I'm certainly no expert, but if I
am wrong, I am certain that someone will point that out to us.

One final note, depending upon which TV you wind up purchasing, some non
Hi-Def channels might have a worse picture on your new TV than they did on
your old one.

Good luck, and happy viewing.

Robert A. Cunningham

On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:14:23 -0700, setdos wrote:

I get dish satellite and am pleased with the digital feed....much better
than what I was getting with cable.

If I get an HDTV LCD I know I'd have to buy the HDTV lineup at extra
cost. Won't do that. But will I get HDTV feed with the local channels
and the programs that are HD like some on National Geographic?
And will the digital picture be better on the HD LCD tv?

The free OTA ATSC picture will be better than anythiing you can buy from
cable or dish. Oh, that's assuming you have an antenna. I don't know what
it will look like fed from dish.

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On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:25:36 GMT, Wes Newell
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:14:23 -0700, setdos wrote:

I get dish satellite and am pleased with the digital feed....much better
than what I was getting with cable.

If I get an HDTV LCD I know I'd have to buy the HDTV lineup at extra
cost. Won't do that. But will I get HDTV feed with the local channels
and the programs that are HD like some on National Geographic?
And will the digital picture be better on the HD LCD tv?

The free OTA ATSC picture will be better than anythiing you can buy from
cable or dish. Oh, that's assuming you have an antenna. I don't know what
it will look like fed from dish.

It looks good and I have no complaints except for severe weather, but
I think OTA at 1080i is probably the best you are going to get. I
don't think anyone is broadcasting 1080p yet while both cable and
satellite are nlikely running more compression.

On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:25:36 GMT Wes Newell wrote:

| The free OTA ATSC picture will be better than anythiing you can buy from
| cable or dish. Oh, that's assuming you have an antenna. I don't know what
| it will look like fed from dish.

The signal will be ... the programming? no way!

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On 4 Jul 2007 05:15:30 GMT, wrote:

On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:25:36 GMT Wes Newell wrote:

| The free OTA ATSC picture will be better than anythiing you can buy from
| cable or dish. Oh, that's assuming you have an antenna. I don't know what
| it will look like fed from dish.

The signal will be ... the programming? no way!

You don't like the watered programming either? :-))