Your opinions on SD PQ
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by asking that, you will find it is a matter of opinion. the best way to tell is by letting your eyes tell you. can you view both sources?
Keep reading other posts in this forum and others. You'll find that people have done the measurements, and for SD & HD (especially) E* has better PQ than D*. D* is compressing, downrezzing, bit starving more. D* is accused of providing "HD-Lite." For today, the best choice is E*, unless you must have the Sunday Ticket, in which case D* is your only option.
All this can change in a couple of years.
The E* 942 DVR is highly regarded. The Tivo unit will no longer be pushed by D* as of October, and the contract ends in it's entirety in 2007. D* is moving to NDS DVRs, since Murdoch also has a controlling interest in NDS. No one has this new NDS DVR so there's no review available, but it's probably pretty good.
Both companies are moving to MPEG-4, so all today's receivers will be phased out over the next 3 years or so, starting with the HD customers. The 962 is the replacement for the 942. It's supposed to be essentially the same unit, except it also decodes MPEG-4. We should know more on both company's plans and products in the next 3 months. Or so.
All this can change in a couple of years.
The E* 942 DVR is highly regarded. The Tivo unit will no longer be pushed by D* as of October, and the contract ends in it's entirety in 2007. D* is moving to NDS DVRs, since Murdoch also has a controlling interest in NDS. No one has this new NDS DVR so there's no review available, but it's probably pretty good.
Both companies are moving to MPEG-4, so all today's receivers will be phased out over the next 3 years or so, starting with the HD customers. The 962 is the replacement for the 942. It's supposed to be essentially the same unit, except it also decodes MPEG-4. We should know more on both company's plans and products in the next 3 months. Or so.
SD: E* has slightly better PQ; HD: E* has much better PQ; OTA: the standard neither can seem to match IMO.
