I'm would like to keep this a mostly positive thread as those of you who want to say negative things have plenty of other threads to Bitch and moan on. (and rightly so....)
Just an update since my last postings. As I said in other postings I had some initial problems with installation (seems to be a common occurence.) But now that I've had it for a few weeks, my TV life is back to normal. My kids have not asked for the Nogin Channel (instead they like TANK) and I'm not missing G4Tech TV as much as I thought I would. PQ has been excellent on both SD and HD and my first bill arrived and it was correct and I have not had problems with Weather.
The HD content is very good (way better that the Adelphia and Comcast offerings on South Florida) and the PQ is is superior to the cable stations. I have a few friends who have the DirectTV offerings but they don't seem all that happy with the HD portion. Those that have come over say the VOOM picture looks better across the board. (They aren't ready to jump ship yet as D* and E* will ber offering more HD content "Real Soon".
I had some problems with the Audio on last nights Patriots/Dolphins Game on my SD TV, but my Sony HD TV running through my Yamaha Surround sound amp was beautiful! Ditto with West Wing. So I guess its Channel 10's problem. Now only if the SCI-FI Channel would broadcast in HD (waiting for Battlestar Galactica)
The Software for the STB's could use improvement esp. in the Program Planner and Favorites area. But is something that can be improved incrementally so I'm not worried. 95% of my TV viewing is Channel flipping so its no biggie. Once you get used to the new menus/style you don;t really notice.
I hear alot of people complain but it seems to be mostly local installer issues and OTA. Once that hurdle is overcome the rest is easy. Of course I might not be as picky as other folks on this board and I am more forgiving since I am an early adopter and recognize that any startup has problems. But thats me your Milage my vary.
Any other Happy Campers out there? (Esp in FLA)
Just an update since my last postings. As I said in other postings I had some initial problems with installation (seems to be a common occurence.) But now that I've had it for a few weeks, my TV life is back to normal. My kids have not asked for the Nogin Channel (instead they like TANK) and I'm not missing G4Tech TV as much as I thought I would. PQ has been excellent on both SD and HD and my first bill arrived and it was correct and I have not had problems with Weather.
The HD content is very good (way better that the Adelphia and Comcast offerings on South Florida) and the PQ is is superior to the cable stations. I have a few friends who have the DirectTV offerings but they don't seem all that happy with the HD portion. Those that have come over say the VOOM picture looks better across the board. (They aren't ready to jump ship yet as D* and E* will ber offering more HD content "Real Soon".
I had some problems with the Audio on last nights Patriots/Dolphins Game on my SD TV, but my Sony HD TV running through my Yamaha Surround sound amp was beautiful! Ditto with West Wing. So I guess its Channel 10's problem. Now only if the SCI-FI Channel would broadcast in HD (waiting for Battlestar Galactica)
The Software for the STB's could use improvement esp. in the Program Planner and Favorites area. But is something that can be improved incrementally so I'm not worried. 95% of my TV viewing is Channel flipping so its no biggie. Once you get used to the new menus/style you don;t really notice.
I hear alot of people complain but it seems to be mostly local installer issues and OTA. Once that hurdle is overcome the rest is easy. Of course I might not be as picky as other folks on this board and I am more forgiving since I am an early adopter and recognize that any startup has problems. But thats me your Milage my vary.
Any other Happy Campers out there? (Esp in FLA)
