To cram more channels in, they over compress. It is rarely anything your system or settings.
Fix? If you want the best out of a movie, go get it on Blu-Ray.
Bob
Im having issues with dish network on most stations. I wanted to know if this is normal before I try to get help from dish, which is generally a waste of time.
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Overall I'm really disappointed with dish networks video quality. :/

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