Upgrade to HDTV Cable

The cable company (I have WideOpenWest Cable) came yesterday and switched out the regular DVR for the HD DVR. The box is Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300 HD. The cable person installed it in about 10 minutes and suggested that I didn’t need in use the HDMI cable I could just go with the Component Cables and it would be the same. I didn’t take her word for it though and decided to compare them myself. I actually think the HDMI Cable did make a difference in picture quality however it was small.

One thing I was suprised about was after the switch the audio is sooo much better than it was with non HD cable. Everything sounds so much clearer and more surround like (it is Dolby Digital Surround). That was definitely a pleasant surprise.

For about $20 more a month, I received an HD DVR and about 20-25 HD channels and they definitely were worth it, at least to me. Watching sports in HD is much more enjoyable.

I’m going to continue to mess around with some of the settings on the Samsung and see if I can’t get the picture to come through even clearer. If I have any luck, I’ll make sure to post it on here.