Recent content by richard22

Dish Picture Quality Is anyone concerned about picture quality? At one time I had both Dish and DirectTV and the DirectTV local pictures were a lot better than Dish. The compression that each service uses is under their control so that the satellite bandwidth can provide enough channels with...

When I cancelled my Dish Network service, they didn't ask for anything to be returned. They said that I could keep the PVR receiver. I could even give it to another Dish coustomer if I wanted. The issue of taking the dish didn't come up. I wonder if they would come out and remove the dish?

With the demise of VOOM, I'm considering getting HDTV programming from my BUD. I have a GI model 920 receiver and am thinking of getting a HDD200 HDTV decoder. What is the experience of current users of this combination of hardware?

My OTA antenna has no ampifier or "switch." When the installer put it in, I convinced him to use separate cables for the OTA and the dish. So, if the receiver is gone, the antenna can be used for what antennas are good for, with no other devices necessary.