Okay, we both explained that the difference in signal degradation between the two systems look different and takes different forms. I just pointed out when it happens to cable, the entire picture looks bad, whereas with a digital system most of the picture and sound stays intact.
Yeah, and maybe its because I left cable 3 years ago and there have apparently been some stunning improvements in picture transmission technology since then. Of course, that doesn't explain why when I go to people's houses that have cable the picture looks worse the higher yuou go on the dial, even with a brand new TV. With satelitte, all of the channels are of the same high quality. Its beamed to my house via satelitte, and every channel looks great unless there's terrible weather (at which point you shouldn't be watching TV anyways due to power surges).