Been using Direct TV for years and I don't agree with your assessment.
While the picture isn't that "bad", I do see a lot of false contouring and digital artifacts (resulting from the set-top converter box no doubt). Dish has been recently aligned by a DTV tech so that isn't the cause.
Also, watching sports like football makes me crave HD picture 'cause the standard picture is pretty smeared -all things considered.
My Father, however, thinks the picture is "Great!".
I just don't think so (compared to HD).
While the picture isn't that "bad", I do see a lot of false contouring and digital artifacts (resulting from the set-top converter box no doubt). Dish has been recently aligned by a DTV tech so that isn't the cause.
Also, watching sports like football makes me crave HD picture 'cause the standard picture is pretty smeared -all things considered.
My Father, however, thinks the picture is "Great!".
I just don't think so (compared to HD).