stocktradr.. first, there is no debate over the quality of bandwidth that cable has over satellite.. you are the fool.. if sat could provide as much data.. then everyone would be using sat for internet you jackass… fact is that sat is slow for data transmissions… thats why they COMPRESS their signals..
go see the speeds that hughes net offers you trash talking sqirl.. its slower than hell, and the quality of xm and sirius is also compressed. Hughes net is sat and it is slower than verizon fios and any decent cable isp… digital TV IS NO different.. it is digital data that can only transmit as much as the bandwith allows..
you are the BLIND and dumbass fool if you think your sat HDTV pic is better and transmits more data than FIBER OPTIC or CABLE.
Now I did say that SD quality from sat is generally better. It doesn’t use as much bandwidth.
HDTV or digital cable is no different than a broadband internet connection. It is digital data. The quality is limited to the bandwidth.. a concept you don’t grasp. There is NO WAY sat can transmit as much data or quality as cable.. this is why sat has gone to mpeg4 compression which is more efficient and uses less bandwidth, but is still not uncompressed(best). Anytime you use heavy compression, quality suffers. Read up next time before you start spouting off over the internet.
Those 50 clowns you call friends are just trying to keep your ego in from melting down if you actually were psychotic enough to give them all a survey. I can see what you would have done to them if they said something you didn’t want to hear.
As far as direct tv goes, I was just giving them credit for having the MOST HD channels, which also isn’t debatable. They have far more than DISH network. I was pointing out an advantage for sat (directTV). Personally I would consider sat, even with the heavy compression.
Current HD Channels by DirecTV Channel Number
* 70 – HBO HD East
* 71 – Showtime HD East
* 72 – ESPN2 HD
* 73 – ESPN HD
* 74 – Universal HD
* 75 – TNT HD
* 76 – HD Theater
* 78 – HDNet Movies
* 79 – HDNet
* 80 – CBS East – WCBS New York, NY
* 81 – CBS West – KCBS Los Angeles, CA
* 82 – NBC East – WNBC New York, NY
* 83 – NBC West – KNBC Los Angeles, CA
* 86 – ABC East – WABC New York, NY
* 87 – ABC West – KABC Los Angeles, CA
* 88 – FOX East – WNYW New York, NY
* 89 – FOX West – KTTV Los Angeles, CA
* 95 – Miscellaneous HD Events Channel
* 98 – PPV Events
* 99 – PPV Movies
* 101 – CD USA
* 135 – PPV Movies
* 136 – PPV Movies
* 137 – PPV Movies
* 138 – PPV Movies
* 145 – PPV Movies
* 146 – PPV Movies
* 147 – PPV Movies
* 202 – CNN HD
* 206 – ESPN HD
* 209 – ESPN2 HD
* 212 – NFL Network HD
* 215 – NHL Network HD
* 218-1 – Big Ten Network HD (Alternate)
* 219-1 – Big Ten Network HD (Alternate)
* 220 – Big Ten Network HD
* 229-1 – HGTV HD
* 231-1 – FOOD HD
* 242 – USA Network HD
* 244 – Sci Fi HD
* 245 – TNT HD
* 247 – TBS HD
* 248 – FX HD
* 255 – MGM HD
* 265 – A&E HD
* 266 – Biography HD
* 267 – Smithsonian HD
* 269 – History Channel HD
* 273 – Bravo HD
* 276 – National Geographic HD
* 278 – Discovery HD
* 280 – TLC HD
* 282 – Animal Planet HD
* 284 – Science Channel HD
* 296 – The Cartoon Network HD
* 299 – Nickelodeon HD East
* 325 – Spike HD
* 327 – CMT HD
* 331 – MTV HD
* 332 – MHD
* 335 – VH1 HD
* 355 – CNBC HD+
* 359 – FOX Business HD
* 362 – Weather Channel HD
* 501 – HBO HD East
* 504 – HBO HD West
* 509 – HBO HD East
* 512 – Cinemax HD East
* 514 – Cinemax HD West
* 518 – Starz Kids and Family HD
* 519 – Starz Comedy HD
* 520 – Starz HD East
* 521 – Starz HD West
* 522 – Starz Edge HD
* 537 – Showtime HD East
* 538 – SHO TOO HD East
* 540 – Showtime HD West
* 543 – Showtime HD East
* 544 – The Movie Channel HD East
* 601 – NBA HD
* 604 – Versus HD / Golf Channel HD
* 607 – SPEED HD
* 612 – FUEL HD
* 620-1 – Comcast SportsNet New England
* 621 – MSG
* 622 – YES
* 623 – New England Sports Network
* 624 – FSN New York
* 625 – SportsNet New York
* 628-1 – FSN Pittsburgh
* 629 – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
* 630-1 – FSN South
* 631-1 – SportSouth
* 632-1 – Sunshine Sports
* 634-1 – FSN Florida
* 635-1 – FSN Florida/Sunshine Sports Alternate
* 636 – FSN Detroit
* 637-1 – FSN Ohio
* 638-1 – FSN Cincinnati
* 639-1 – FSN Houston Alternate
* 639-1 – FSN Southwest Alternate
* 640 – Comcast SportsNet Chicago
* 641-1 – FSN North
* 642-1 – FSN Wisconsin Alternate
* 643 – FSN Southwest
* 644-1 – Altitude
* 645-1 – FSN Rocky Mountain
* 646-1 – FSN Utah
* 647-1 – FSN Midwest
* 648-1 – FSN Midwest Alternate
* 649-1 – FSN Arizona
* 651-1 – FSN Northwest
* 652 – FSN West
* 653 – FSN Prime Ticket
* 654-1 – FSN Bay Area
* 669-1 – FSN Detroit Alternate
