I’m one of the many people waiting patiently for an 811 from Dish. On probably my 15th call, and 4th time asking specifically, they FINIALLY agreed to install a 301 receiver in the meantime, and swap it out with my 811 when it is available.
They came out yesterday and installed my Super Dish and 301 (I think the receiver actually says 311 on it, though). Only output options on the back were coaxial, composite, and s-video. And of course, they didn’t include an s- video cable, so I hooked it up with composite cables. This is to my Toshiba 51†HDTV (51H83)
The picture quality sucks, and is actually a little worse than my analog cable (Time Warner). I’m buying an s-video cable today after work, with hopes of it making the picture quality better. I know it will, but I’m wondering “how much?†Hopefully, the difference will be enough to surpass the quality of my analog cable.
Question for you guys that have a 301(311?) hooked up to a HD RPTV... How would you rate the PQ? Assuming I’m almost completely unsatisfied using the composite cables, will switching to s-video satisfy me? How does the PQ (using both outputs) compare with the 811?
They came out yesterday and installed my Super Dish and 301 (I think the receiver actually says 311 on it, though). Only output options on the back were coaxial, composite, and s-video. And of course, they didn’t include an s- video cable, so I hooked it up with composite cables. This is to my Toshiba 51†HDTV (51H83)
The picture quality sucks, and is actually a little worse than my analog cable (Time Warner). I’m buying an s-video cable today after work, with hopes of it making the picture quality better. I know it will, but I’m wondering “how much?†Hopefully, the difference will be enough to surpass the quality of my analog cable.
Question for you guys that have a 301(311?) hooked up to a HD RPTV... How would you rate the PQ? Assuming I’m almost completely unsatisfied using the composite cables, will switching to s-video satisfy me? How does the PQ (using both outputs) compare with the 811?