I used to have digital cable and switched to Direct TV dish, (no hi def with either) I thought the quality would be so much better with the dish from what I had heard. Personally I don't like either one. The both are a far cry from DVD. It might not matter so much if you have a TV that is 36" or smaller, but with bigger TVs it matters a lot.
If I had to say I would say that the sattelite is slightly better. The fact that most movies come not in widescreen is a big problem and the fact that there is such bad contrast in darker scenes makes viewing TV a real bummer. If it's movie viewing you're after I reccomend Netflix.
If I had to say I would say that the sattelite is slightly better. The fact that most movies come not in widescreen is a big problem and the fact that there is such bad contrast in darker scenes makes viewing TV a real bummer. If it's movie viewing you're after I reccomend Netflix.