Re: Recording HDTV programs



On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:28:37 -0400, Bill R <nospam_brosen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Cable? Most cable companies HD offerings suck! Very limited offerings
and a lot of them are still play the "over compress" game.

If you are really serious about HD you need to look at satellite. Both
DISH and DirecTV...

I've read conflicting things about satellite. Many people report that DISH
and DirecTV also do the compression thing, even MORE so than regular cable.
.



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