Rogers Cable in Toronto, Canada has a new HDTV service; I subscribed last week (http://www.rogers.ca). They advertise eight channels (five Detroit networks, and hockey, movie and PPV to follow). There's no receiver to buy, just $20 per month to rent the STB and get the HDTV stations.
The picture really is awesome, and there seems to be enough content seems to be worthwhile. The Olympics are disappointing for being a day late (CBC has so much live), but the resolution and color are so good it really is like looking through a window at times. No A/B comparison needed; it is a stunning difference.
BTW, I was getting good value from my HD-ready set already. I bought a US$1800 RCA MM52110 HDTV ready set six months ago and added a DVDO line doubler. DirecTV, the Canadian StarChoice dish and DVD's look so much better doubled it alone is worth the price.
But the real kicker is that the TV accepts a direct SVGA input - it's a 52" computer monitor! It even has a built-in USB hub. With a wireless keyboard and mouse, I can surf, email, play games etc. right on the TV. The resolution is 800x600, easily enough to read and work on Word documents from 12-14 feet away. Also a great way for little kids to run educational software or learn to access the Internet while you can share the experience with them. The new model is the RCA D52130.
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Rogers Cable in Toronto, Canada has a new HDTV service; I subscribed last week (http://www.rogers.ca). They advertise eight channels (five Detroit networks, and hockey, movie and PPV to follow). There's no receiver to buy, just $20 per month to rent the STB and get the HDTV stations. The picture really is awesome, and there seems to be enough content seems to be worthwhile. The Olympics are disappointing for being a day late (CBC has so much live), but the resolution and color are so good it really is like looking through a window at times. No A/B comparison needed; it is a stunning difference. BTW, I was getting good value from my HD-ready set already. I bought a US$1800 RCA MM52110 HDTV ready set six months ago and added a DVDO line doubler. DirecTV, the Canadian StarChoice dish and DVD's look so much better doubled it alone is worth the price. But the real kicker is that the TV accepts a direct SVGA input - it's a 52" computer monitor! It even has a built-in USB hub. With a wireless keyboard and mouse, I can surf, email, play games etc. right on the TV. The resolution is 800x600, easily enough to read and work on Word documents from 12-14 feet away. Also a great way for little kids to run educational software or learn to access the Internet while you can share the experience with them. The new model is the RCA D52130.