I have analog cable TV service for $20 per month. My provider wants $60 per month for high definition. Is this too much? Who has good HD TV cable/satellite prices?
2007-09-28 01:53:02 · 5 answers · asked by blue_prince_of_dallas 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
I think the price you were quoted is pretty average. Where I live in the mid-Atlantic we have comcast and the cost is about 55 for Digital starter and 85 for digital prefered with HBO. It then goes up higher when adding more premium channels. Whick provider has good prices depends on where you live and who's offering cable thought so I can't really tell you specifically.
2007-09-28 02:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle118 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
time out. I am assuming you have an HD tv or you wouldnt be asking this question. The price sounds low actually, unless you are getting the basic package with just normal HD channels (no Movie channels) then its about right. Ask your provider how many HD channels come with it, usually between 8- 15 pending on your area (not including HBO, Cin, SHO etc.) Either way, get it. It is worth every cent. I have an HD TV and the HD package (I pay $150 per month but that includes my cable, phone and premium cable etc.) There is nothing better than watching something in HD, especially if you have a large TV. Smaller TV's can have a very good picture on regular service, but once you get into you 40" + TV's HD makes all the difference in the world. I have had HD service for over 3 years, and I still get enjoyment out of switching from HD back to regular TV just to appreciate how clear the picture is. Sports are great (whether football, soccer,golf, hockey, or baseball which I find myself watching and I cant stand baseball but the picture is so clear its like being there.) The only way to really do better in price is to shop around for specials, for the most part all the providers are the same and pretty much the same cost (some have a few different features and vary a little in price, but most are close enough that it doesnt really make a difference) The only exception is Direct TV withe the NFL package (I do not have, not a Dish fan, but would love to have the Sunday Ticket package). Regardless or who you get your service from, get it. You will not regret getting HD.
2007-09-28 02:54:45 · answer #2 · answered by chrchll129 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to say whatever, I don't watch TV anyways, but then I realized that you were saying that the actual waves mess with people. I don't think they would need HD to do that. They could just make a transmitter for that use only, if they really have technology advanced that far ahead of ours. As for the converter boxes, I'm sure that lots of people will take those apart to make sure that what you are talking about doesn't happen, and the government must foresee that. Thank you.
2016-05-20 22:41:07 · answer #3 · answered by kassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your providere is trying to con you (rip you off). First of all, films in HD are extremely rare at the moment and TV hasn't got that far yet. For the few films you can watch in HD, you need a HD TV to view them as they should be. The industry is not honest and is not informing subscribers that even with a HD TV, the difference in quality is not very significant. Also, if you don't have HDTV, you can still watch HD movies etc. but you will be watching them at the same resolution, picture quality etc. as you do now. Therefore, if you are hapy with your current TV and it's quality, I wouldn't touch HD until the prices of the TV come down a lot. A 200% increase in subscription is not justifiable with only HD as the excuse. Tell them to shove it and find a more honest provider.
2007-09-28 02:06:54 · answer #4 · answered by kendavi 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
another option is to get an HD antenna and pick some channels up for free. Depending where you live, I get about 14 HD channels and the pic is better than it is thru the cable.
2007-09-28 03:08:41 · answer #5 · answered by TJ J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋