Not all agree. There are some, (myself included) who did see some improvement, a few channels were much better than before. It is a controversial subject. However, I don't think the Dish HD PQ is necessarily going to be that much better than Direct TV, and certainly not as good FiOS (according to reports). It isn't always the "resolution." It can also be a reduced bit rate that can result in a less than pristine HD PQ.