installer just BS'ed you - it worth EVERY SINGLE PENNY ! there is a difference between digital cable which is about the resolution of DVD 480i. Also for additional charge you can get 8-10 HDTV channels which are coming at a resolution 1080i and trust me - you do see a difference especially on fixed pixel display like my 50 inch NEC plasma. The fact that it is coax coming into your house means nothing - it is the modulation like QAM in some places that they use at the cable station to fit all that junk into the pipe - digital phone, HDTV, hight speed internet etc.... today (as much as I hate to say that) cable is one of the "authorized" methods to archive HDTV programming to D-VHS. Time shifting solutions (box has internal harddrive) from Dish Network are no good for me and I hate cable as is so I just sit and wait who next will have a way to archive to D-VHS. There is also a hack job called 169time - they modify HDTV receivers from Dish and Direct and allow you to record HDTV but if recording is not your priority then I'll say stay away from this solution. As a rule of thumb - your display dictates if you should get HDTV programming. People with Plasma Displays, Projectors, Big Screen rear projection TVs etc. reap the HUDGE benefit of a picture which is shot with HD Cams, edited and transmitted in HD.Originally posted by WormGod
I didnt get HD. Even the installer said "it isnt worth it". You have to remember, it's is still not a digital signal. They use a digital box with component/rca to the tv. What the box does is, it takes the analog signal and renders it out with progressive scan, much like a DVD player will do. It looks clearer, but it's like covering a pimple with blush. It's still not true digital. THE LINE INTO THE BOX FROM THE WALL IS STILL COAX!!!!!! WTF!!!! They are robbing millions who have no idea that they are really not getting a digital signal. Oh sure, they are getting widescreen broadcast, but it aint digital. I smell class action suit in the near future. Just make sure you read ANY small print.
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