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OK, I've had the H20 for a couple of months and I love the HD and Sunday Ticket. I'll have the Sunday Ticket until someone else starts broadcasting or netcasting out of market games of my team, the Vikings, so that I don't miss any. I run the H20 into my Gateway 21" HD computer monitor and get a marvelous picture.
I've kept my basic expanded cable for all the rest of the TV's in the house.
I ordered a new 37" HD TV that will free up my computer again for use while watching TV. I decided that I was going to get Charter cable's HD/DVR and check out the differences of PQ and HD locals/nationals compared to what I get on the H20 with the thought that if I don't like the Charter product that I would order a HR20 when available. Since there is no time commitment on the HD Cable, I can try it basically risk free. Then I can decide which mix of programming from which company will be what I want and keep my total expenditure as low as possible by eliminating duplicate programming. Neither has our local Fox or NBC HD. I get OTA NBC HD, but it is intermittent.
So, I tell you all this to relate what happened when I got to the Charter office. I told the lady what I wanted, she said "no problem we can do all that, and you could take the equipment home with you except we have a small shortage right now." I said, "Ok, but can I get it before my new TV arrives in a week or so?" She says, "No, I am truly sorry but, we won't have any HD or HD/DVR boxes until after the first of the year." I laughed, and laughed to myself some more. I said, OK, put me on the waiting list. I couldn't even get mad about it considering what I've read in this forum day after day.
I've kept my basic expanded cable for all the rest of the TV's in the house.
I ordered a new 37" HD TV that will free up my computer again for use while watching TV. I decided that I was going to get Charter cable's HD/DVR and check out the differences of PQ and HD locals/nationals compared to what I get on the H20 with the thought that if I don't like the Charter product that I would order a HR20 when available. Since there is no time commitment on the HD Cable, I can try it basically risk free. Then I can decide which mix of programming from which company will be what I want and keep my total expenditure as low as possible by eliminating duplicate programming. Neither has our local Fox or NBC HD. I get OTA NBC HD, but it is intermittent.
So, I tell you all this to relate what happened when I got to the Charter office. I told the lady what I wanted, she said "no problem we can do all that, and you could take the equipment home with you except we have a small shortage right now." I said, "Ok, but can I get it before my new TV arrives in a week or so?" She says, "No, I am truly sorry but, we won't have any HD or HD/DVR boxes until after the first of the year." I laughed, and laughed to myself some more. I said, OK, put me on the waiting list. I couldn't even get mad about it considering what I've read in this forum day after day.
