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10-24-2007, 11:02 PM
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| | The Gamer
Join Date: May 2005  Location: Sevierville, TN Part of God's Beautiful Orange Country
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| Directv HR21-700
I had to upgrade to get all the new HD channels and my new box is the HR21-700
DBSTalk.com did a good review on it. Review | 
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10-26-2007, 11:59 AM
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| | doo doo doo
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: looking out my backdoor
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| How is the DirecTV HD picture? How about regular?
I used to be a customer but switched to cable when I got HD to avoid about $600 in equipment.
I'm considering switching back but had heard some complaints about over compression of signals.
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10-26-2007, 12:23 PM
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| | The Gamer
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sevierville, TN Part of God's Beautiful Orange Country
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| HD and regular pictures are great! If I was even able to get cable I wouldn't. If you want the HD life style then Directv is it hands down. | |
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10-26-2007, 12:26 PM
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| | MODest
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Jackson, TN
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Originally Posted by SmokeyVol  HD and regular pictures are great! If I was even able to get cable I wouldn't. If you want the HD life style then Directv is it hands down. |  Are you a DirectTV salesman Smokey? HD Lite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While this article only discusses how DirectTV has reduced the resolution of ALL HD channels, that doesn't mean they aren't the only ones. The cable companies do it too... in fact, my guess would be that you would have no noticeable affect between one or the other.
OTOH, if you were recording transport streams via firewire, and trying to watch them on a computer, there is a noticeable difference... cable would be better, as they have more bandwidth requiring less signal shaping. | |
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10-26-2007, 12:32 PM
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| | The Gamer
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sevierville, TN Part of God's Beautiful Orange Country
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| Does it show? 
Even if it's reduced down it's still damn good.
Right now I have 70 HD channels with DTV, and will grow to 150 early next year. Also they are eliminating the need for an OTA antenna to pickup local HD. | |
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10-26-2007, 01:58 PM
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| | MODest
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Jackson, TN
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Originally Posted by SmokeyVol Does it show? Even if it's reduced down it's still damn good.
Right now I have 70 HD channels with DTV, and will grow to 150 early next year. Also they are eliminating the need for an OTA antenna to pickup local HD. | Now you sound like the morons that sell EDTVs. | |
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10-26-2007, 02:02 PM
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| | FLOPTIMIST
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: FL
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| Did you come into some money smokey  | |
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10-26-2007, 02:48 PM
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| | The Gamer
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sevierville, TN Part of God's Beautiful Orange Country
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| It was only $99 | |
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10-26-2007, 02:49 PM
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| | FLOPTIMIST
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: FL
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Originally Posted by SmokeyVol It was only $99 | What was her name? | |
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10-26-2007, 02:50 PM
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| | The Gamer
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sevierville, TN Part of God's Beautiful Orange Country
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Originally Posted by rwemyss Now you sound like the morons that sell EDTVs. |
Your welcome to come over and watch a football game on ESPNHD if you like.  | |
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10-26-2007, 03:40 PM
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| | MODest
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Jackson, TN
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Originally Posted by SmokeyVol Your welcome to come over and watch a football game on ESPNHD if you like. | I already get that in 1080i, and my cable bill is a pricey $45 a month. | |
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10-26-2007, 03:44 PM
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| | FLOPTIMIST
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: FL
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| I have the 1080 magnum PI | |
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10-26-2007, 09:39 PM
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| | The Gamer
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sevierville, TN Part of God's Beautiful Orange Country
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| I personally wouldn't take cable is Comcast gave it to me.  | |
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10-27-2007, 07:22 PM
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| | MODest
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Jackson, TN
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Originally Posted by SmokeyVol I personally wouldn't take cable is Comcast gave it to me. | That sentence made no sense... maybe is was supposed to be if?
You don't HAVE to use Comcast. Plenty of excellent providers out there. I have JEA (Jackson Energy Authority). The expensive option is Charter...
In Knoxville it was between Comcast and Brighthouse... I chose Comcast, and was happy. | |
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10-27-2007, 11:45 PM
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| | The Gamer
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sevierville, TN Part of God's Beautiful Orange Country
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| If is it's all the same
Different strokes for didn't folks.............
Last edited by SmokeyVol; 10-27-2007 at 11:48 PM.
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