...not the equipment. I have Dish Network, too. Some of the standard definition channels can be a bit spotty in picture quality and I notice some dropouts in audio now and then. Other SD channels are better.
There is also the possibility that the signal feed from the dish is suffering from some degradation due to the length of the cable run but that isn't likely. Having your set professionally calibrated will make a noticable difference but not in resolution. The calibration deals with color and contrast.
Hi there,
I just got a 46" Toshiba DLP and Dish Network with one DVR receiver (for this tv and one upstairs) and one HD receiver (for this tv only.) The DVR is connected with composite video cables, the HD by interlaced component cables, both supplied by the dish installer.
Overall, the HD stations look good but everything else is pretty pixelated. DVDs (connected via S-Video cable) look really good so I know it's not the television itself. Just for kicks, I plugged in the cable box too (our service hasn't been cancelled yet) via coax cable and the quality between the DVR, HD, and cable receivers is minimal. I've tried changing the aspect ratio (which the television adjusts accordingly) and that doesn't seem to do much good.
Questions:
1) Will upgrading the cables make that much of a difference? The DVR receiver only uses S-Video or the interlaced composite cables but I could upgrade the HD receiver to HDMI or DVI-D -- but I'm not sure we're keeping the HD receiver after the free trial period ends.
2) Will calibrating the television make that much of a difference? I haven't had much time to fiddle with it yet.
3) Am I just being too picky? The pixelation isn't terrible, but it is noticeable. Is this something people just live with, enjoying the limited HD content we have while we wait for HD broadcasts to become more popular?
4) Anything else you can think of? I tried goofing around with the satellite's HD resolution (1080 vs 720 vs 480) and that didn't make a noticeable difference either.
We needed a narrow, big-screen set for a recently finished room in the house and took the plunge without knowing *all* the details, so I apologize if these are glaringly newbie questions.

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