omg, locals PQ is HORRIBLE!!

[Tampa8]

For all those who say that PQ looks fine for locals then I guess that you never seen stuff in HD. It's hard to go back to dish .

Doesn't add anything to the discussion. No kidding, HD is better than SD. I have two Atlanta channels (WSB and WGCL) KDFW from Dallas, WNBC and all the LA network stations. All are pretty much the same, possibly WNBC and the LA stations a little crisper. All better than Charter cable had when I dropped them. They are not quite as good as OTA, agreed on that, but very watchable. Why would you compare them to HD?

 

[ROLLTIDE]

That was nice Tampa . I love you too Happy Holidays

 

[A_Pac]

anyone know if columbus ohio pq on super dish is any good?

 

[HokieEngineer]

Yea OTA digital locals will look better because they have a ton of bw to broadcast with. Thats why I have a antenna in my attic so I can watch all the broadcast tv in digital/hd when available.

I think a more fair comparison is broadcast channel PQ on cable vs dish. This is what the consumer has to choose between, and is what dish should be striving to out-do (cable). I have seen digital cable installs that have their own issues with pixelation.

 

[mike123abc]

I live in Wichita Falls, I at one time tried to tune in all the Dallas stations. I can get analog ones via a giant antenna up at 30 feet or so. I could get some digital stations (like NBC) at night. I have not tried in about a year since the local stations went digital (but not HDTV). I had talked to some of the stations in Dallas, some were not at full power yet. Perhaps someday when they go to full power they will come in well.

 

[jlhugh]

We put up a high powered Terk ant. in my inlaws backyard out in the valley farms area ans were pulling in a bunch of locals from the DFW area and they had a pretty good picture.

 

[Tampa8]

I think a more fair comparison is broadcast channel PQ on cable vs dish. This is what the consumer has to choose between, and is what dish should be striving to out-do (cable). I have seen digital cable installs that have their own issues with pixelation.

Agreed.