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To: nikos1121

“.....a terrestrial digital TV program.... What the h*ll is that?”

Watch it! Today I cancelled my DishNetwork service and will henceforth rely on streaming video (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) and the terrestrial broadcasts of the local channels. Those channels look decidedly better than the versions sent your way via cable or satellite.


9 posted on 04/06/2011 9:50:25 AM PDT by frposty (I'm a simpleton)
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To: frposty
Today I cancelled my DishNetwork service and will henceforth rely on streaming video (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) and the terrestrial broadcasts of the local channels. Those channels look decidedly better than the versions sent your way via cable or satellite.

A friend of mine who does high-end home theatre installations once visited the local cable operator. Their system for carrying the local HD channels consists of a cheap antenna on their roof and a cheap cable into their machines. You're definitely better off just pulling those signals yourself.

10 posted on 04/06/2011 9:56:00 AM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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To: frposty

Streaming video only?

I’ve pretty much exhausted Netflix. I still get Instant, but even those are getting thin.

I notice that my Samsung does NOT pick up Amazon streamnig video.

I can plug my lap top into my blu ray and then watch on my tv, but the picture is not real clear.

The HD cable gets a pretty good clear picture on my set.


12 posted on 04/06/2011 10:17:25 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Worst president in my lifetime by far..... Hoping for -24 today.)
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To: frposty

+1 on over the air TV.

The best video quality is found on...over the air TV!

Better than what you get on cable (even the dedicated cable channels like HBO).

Better than anything streaming over the internet.

Not better than Blu-Ray, but that’s it.


14 posted on 04/06/2011 10:24:33 AM PDT by Brookhaven (Moderates = non-thinkers)
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