Poor sattelite picture quality


I recently bought a Toshiba 56x80 hdtv. The picture looks good with dvd but sucks with my echostar/dish sattelite feed. I called dish and they said i needed a different box which retails for $500. My isf tech said regular cable would look better than the sattelite. Any ideas?
streetdaddy

Showing 1 response by avguygeorge

Can't tell you exactly what's going on for sure, but,---From what I read ntsc material is not nearly as good on these hdtvs. So,maybe you are jazzed about the dvd picture; and not so happy with ntsc source(??)

On my older Pioneer, the direct tv picture is actuallly equal to lazer disc.--sometimes better than.--Depending on how good a pressing the ld. was.

Having been on satellite almost 5 years / with the same receiver box / The picture has improved steadlly,in spite of the added channels. Whatever they are doing; the result is a better picture, and more stations.

Is the box they say you need the HD box? If so get it. As part of the upgrade to hdtv --the new box is must. I see Direct Tv boxes here, used; but never have seen a Dish Network box, used.As in, why would you get a hdtv, and not get the hd receiver?? Don't make much sense to me