Yes.. Could be my eyes but IMHO the PQ on the new D* channels beats E*... I did have both but I could not see paying money for E* while I got more HD channels and better PQ with D*. D* upgraded by DirecTivo for free.
I agree this could be more then just software issues. The problem I have is that E* should respond better with answers. I thought we would see more answers here but that has not been the case either... This is very frustrating.