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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang

(I realize that you posted this a few weeks ago)

GolTV isn't bad, especially for the price. I have it bundled as one of my digital 7-pack so it costs me just over a buck. The one thing that really sucks about it, on Shaw at least, is the picture quality. Even when compared with other SD channels, the picture is pretty fuzzy. I'm not a pixel counter by any means, but there's HD > SD > GolTV.

During a recent Toronto FC game, they mentioned that it was being broadcast in HD on Bell and Rogers. So maybe GOL is moving in that direction, but I doubt that Shaw will be in a hurry to pick it up.

And I agree with you on Setanta. If I had more time to watch games, I'd be all over it. I am torn, however, now that Norwich is back in the Championship. Setanta claims that they'll broadcast 60 games from the League Championship this season, and with all things being equal, that should mean that Norwich will be shown about 5 times... is it worth it?

Has anyone done a quick channel switch for an important game? Does Shaw even let you subscribe to Setanta for a day and prorate it, or are you on the hook for the whole month? I have switched my digital channels a couple of times when it suited me and then switched back right after, but those aren't in the same category as a $15/month specialty channel.

The one thing? How about production quality period? The commentators are asshats, especially that one guy that does every game that you want to watch. The picture is pure garbage and everything else is so ham handedly put together it sucks.

GOLtv blows. Its like third rate Spanish Television thats sometimes in English. Setanta is worth every dollar to me.