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    Questions: Poor Picture Quality & Getting Out of 24-month Commitment

    Yeah, no doubt Charter's customer service is terrible. And channel selection is not that great. But their cable and internet service has been reliable, solid for me. The pic quality must differ from me to where you are. Sony Bravia V-Series 40V2500 40" LCD. 1080p capable. Well, the deadline to...
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    Questions: Poor Picture Quality & Getting Out of 24-month Commitment

    I wish I had accurate, descriptive terms to describe it. The signal is just noticeably more compressed - softer/hazier with more noticeable pixelation and blurrier on fast motion. It really doesn't seem to be the fault of equipment or connections. It just seems like D* satellite has worse...
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    Questions: Poor Picture Quality & Getting Out of 24-month Commitment

    Yes, I've tried both component and HDMI. Not much difference. I might prefer the component just slightly. Both cables are new to brand new. They are tightly connected on DVR and TV. 16 are receiving signals (the rest are N/A) - all in the 80s and 90s. Not at all. Any info is appreciated. Yes I...
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    Questions: Poor Picture Quality & Getting Out of 24-month Commitment

    I wish I could. But I need to get U of Illinois games on the Big Ten Network. Charter does not have the BTN and there is no agreement in sight between the two companies.
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    Questions: Poor Picture Quality & Getting Out of 24-month Commitment

    Thanks much for the replies so far. I got a DirecTV rep to say in an email that I have a 3 day window to cancel the service without incurring cancellation fees. I have until tomorrow to cancel. But the initial $200 DVR lease fee is unfortunately non-refundable (even though I've used it for only...
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    Questions: Poor Picture Quality & Getting Out of 24-month Commitment

    Hi all - Long time Charter Cable user here in Saint Louis, but needed to make the move to satellite in order to get the Big Ten Network (a necessity for me). Yesterday I had DirecTV installed with the HR20 HD DVR. I'm very disappointed in the picture quality compared to Charter Cable and have a...