Fishing Shows on VERSUS Network- Direct TV

[12VoltMan]

After I got an HD television last week I've begun researching which service is better, Insight cable in Lexington or satellite television. I've been with Insight for as long as I've had cable in Lexington and have always found them to be an excellent civic partner; however, the HD channels on Insight are only in 720i. Does anyone now what resolution the satellite providers are? Becareful, they can say HD, but still only be in 720i!
For the record I love all the fishing shows previously mentioned here, but my all time favorite fishing show that still on is the Spanish Fly!!

[BigBlueJake]

Anyone have the new ATT Uverse? It is supposed to be better than dish and cheaper than cable. It looks like it carries all the same programing but it is not quite available in my neighborhood yet. It is in Louisville but not all of it yet.

Just curious if anyone has any experience because I was really interested in switching once its available at my house.

[davidsa]

After I got an HD television last week I've begun researching which service is better, Insight cable in Lexington or satellite television. I've been with Insight for as long as I've had cable in Lexington and have always found them to be an excellent civic partner; however, the HD channels on Insight are only in 720i. Does anyone now what resolution the satellite providers are? Becareful, they can say HD, but still only be in 720i!
For the record I love all the fishing shows previously mentioned here, but my all time favorite fishing show that still on is the Spanish Fly!!

I've got a background in electrical engineering and that tells me just enough to say many factors are involved in what your picture will actually look like.

From my experience I can share-

a- I have a 32' HD TV that is only 1080i. I believe this means a 720P picture is upscaled to 1080format. Regardless, the picture is outstanding and I can not tell any difference between my Blueray player hooked to that TV and Direct TV. Both are outstanding and I'm very satisfied

b- I have a 50' HD Plasma that is 1080p. Before Insight 6.10 I could read several local stations in HD at either 720p or 1080i. It was clear that these were not 1080p pictures and I could visible see difference between them and blueray player. Both good but the realism difference was noticable. Now, we Dirct TV on that plasma I think I can still see improved picture quality with blueray but gap vs. most HD recording on Direct TV is not huge. I am very impressed with the directTV picture quality. that is not to say that Dish is not as good. I did look at my Dad's Insight HD DVR unit in Lexington area a few weeks ago and after review decided to roll the dice an go with something new. My recievers that came from DirectTv are better then what my Dad has; note his box may not be the latest technology anymore. I don't want to bash Insight but I saw no reason not to try something new.

Let me tie this back to fishing The fishing shows in HD are just amazing. You can see details that make the shows more informative.