Who has the best picture quality for HD these days? DirecTV or Dish?

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Ant

2012-03-10 20:38:14 UTC

Hi.

I know cable uses compressions and they are worse compared to satellite
TV services. Also, how is satellite's picture quality compared to over
the air (OTA) these days in Los Angeles/L.A. area? I remember OTA was
the best years ago over cable and satellite TV feeds, but maybe today is
better? Also, this is assuming local broadcast channels.

Thank you in advance. :)

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Mike Vincent

2012-03-11 00:54:30 UTC

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Post by Ant
I know cable uses compressions and they are worse compared to satellite
TV services. Also, how is satellite's picture quality compared to over
the air (OTA) these days in Los Angeles/L.A. area? I remember OTA was
the best years ago over cable and satellite TV feeds, but maybe today is
better? Also, this is assuming local broadcast channels.

Piggybacking on Bill's reply, in my experience OTA HD is best by a
slim margin. Running a fairly close second, close enough that it
doesn't bother me or anyone else in my house, is Dish HD, DirecTV HD,
and Comcast HD. I can't speak for all cable systems since I don't have
any relevant experience with them.

About 98% of the time I can't tell any difference between the two
satellite providers, Comcast, and OTA. (Still comparing only HD.) The
only place I notice it, and it's not all the time, is during very dark
scenes or scenes that have a very limited palette. In those cases, I
sometimes see 'banding' from the second place finishers, while I very
rarely see such a thing on OTA. The local CBS affiliate is especially
clear here, probably because they're the only major network without
subchannels.

Ant

2012-03-13 00:58:55 UTC

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Post by Ant
Hi.
I know cable uses compressions and they are worse compared to satellite
TV services. Also, how is satellite's picture quality compared to over
the air (OTA) these days in Los Angeles/L.A. area? I remember OTA was
the best years ago over cable and satellite TV feeds, but maybe today is
better? Also, this is assuming local broadcast channels.
Thank you in advance. :)

I forgot to mention this is assuming having the lowest/cheapest HD
packages. None of the premieres, sports, and other packages. :)
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