basic cable 9.95 for one year

[jcarrera]

also note bhns hd signals are sent at the best possible rate. they arrive dam near ota quality. ithey do not compress more then 2 hd channels per 6mhz slot which gives each channel over 20mbs of bandwidth

That's good to hear. But you are still missing my point. Whatever the original source quality is (and you point out it is generally less than 1080p), it is degraded for delivery. Were it delivered to the house as originally procured, most HDTVs could display it at the original level. Or are you contending there is no degradation by compression?

[The Insider]

The signal is degraded by compression but what I contend is BHN does not compress the HD channels. BHN puts no more then 2 HD channels per 6mhz slot and use QAM256 for its modulation (Giving it 38.8Mbps bandwidth). Which means each HD channel can use its full 19.2Mbps requirement. If BHN did like some other cable providers (putting 3-4HD Channels per 6mhz) Then of course they would need to compress the HD channels. However they do not do this. At least not in the Orlando Market.

Now this is perfect for 720p or 1080i For 1080p you could only get 1 channel in each slot.

[jcarrera]

That is beautiful news, and corrects misinformation I had been given. BHN does not compress HD programming for transmission on the cable. Kudos! And my apologies.