Comcast HD deal in Bay Area

[michael01]

Are there any good Comcast HD deals in the Bay Area? I'm looking to switch from Dish Network... thanks much

[Bobby]

Why not call Comcast and ask them? Tell them that you are a satellite customer and you're thinking about moving to Comcast. You might be pleasantly surprised for about a year.

[michael01]

will do... just wanted to see what others have been getting lately since promotion changes all the time...

[Audie]

That's just it. The promotions change all the time. I heard recently that if you call and ask about one it isn't as good as if they called you to try to get you to change or order, etc. Not sure where the logic is in that. An example is my neighbor got 2 basic HD boxes for 1 year at no charge. I can't remember if a Comcast person was going door to door or if he got a call. I asked about it and was told that the promotions change all the time and it wasn't available.

[briani]

Are there any good Comcast HD deals in the Bay Area? I'm looking to switch from Dish Network... thanks much

I'm confused! If you are interested in HD programming why would you be looking at leaving Dish for Comcast? I know the "Triple play" is very attractive to alot of people, but when it comes to HD, Dish is head and shoulders above comcast.

[berck]

I'm confused! If you are interested in HD programming why would you be looking at leaving Dish for Comcast? I know the "Triple play" is very attractive to alot of people, but when it comes to HD, Dish is head and shoulders above comcast.

Depends on what you me that Dish's HD is head and shoulders above Comcast. If you mean number of HD stations, then you're correct. If you mean PQ, you're wrong. Comcast's PQ is head and shoulders above Dish's. If you take away the VOOM channels, then their line up is pretty much the same.

[RandallA]

I got to backup the Comcast people in the Bay Area too. You take away the Voom channels and the HD line up is pretty much the same as Dish Network. The quality of SD is also very good and of course the HD channels quality is better than E*.

[briani]

I got to backup the Comcast people in the Bay Area too. You take away the Voom channels and the HD line up is pretty much the same as Dish Network. The quality of SD is also very good and of course the HD channels quality is better than E*.

I actually have both were I live. I would give Comcast a small edge in SD picture quality, but the HD picture quality is subjective in my opinion. I've heard that Comcast passes its HD channels at full resolution, but when I compare the two I see almost no difference.

I have a brother in the Bay area who has Comcast.....pretty much the same HD channels I get in Missouri......less then half what Dish offers.

[berck]

I actually have both were I live. I would give Comcast a small edge in SD picture quality, but the HD picture quality is subjective in my opinion. I've heard that Comcast passes its HD channels at full resolution, but when I compare the two I see almost no difference.

I have a brother in the Bay area who has Comcast.....pretty much the same HD channels I get in Missouri......less then half what Dish offers.

I've had both in my area too. I've felt that the SD picture was a bit better with Dish, but the HD was a little soft on Dish compared to Comcast. Now, one thing I rarely see on Comcast is pixilation with the HD picture. I saw it a lot on Dish. It just looks sharper on Comcast.

[briani]

I've had both in my area too. I've felt that the SD picture was a bit better with Dish, but the HD was a little soft on Dish compared to Comcast. Now, one thing I rarely see on Comcast is pixilation with the HD picture. I saw it a lot on Dish. It just looks sharper on Comcast.

I hear ya! But my experience has been the opposite. I think the drop to my apartment complex may be bad. Also, I get a strong signal on the 129 satellite location. I don't question the overall quality of Comcast HD.....its quite good...but I don't have alot of faith in them being competitive in the quantity of channels. Normally, I would choose quality over quantity, but IMO the quality is only marginally better....if at all.