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Originally Posted by Vulcan
I know in HD, simsubs often seem to be screwed up in someway and the picture quality is lower. I like to buy and watch Canadian but if I can find the same program at a different time on an American station, I'll go American.
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I agree. The simsubbed similcasts are worse quality. That, and the over compression of the HD signals annoyed me so much. You can download 720p OTA rips from US residents; they are 1.2 gb per 1 hr episode mkv files, adn they look good. I have A/B tested them against my bell, and the rips average a better quality. It is crazy, I know. It is very sad that downloaded rips are better quality than what I can actually buy.
I am not one of those people that thinks all good things in life should be free, so I still subscribe to my full Bell package which costs around $80/month. Plus, I need the Bell for all sports. I also subscribe to a premium newsgroup provider and Shaw Xtreme.
Hopefully a revamped CRTC would provide me the convienence of actually being able to watch my real TV and achieve the best quality at the same time.