Looks like every time a so called quality service is offered ( in this case "HD channels") the seller is finding every possible way they can to rip the consumer off by watering down the product. Case in point.......

Instead of getting the real deal HD enthusiasts crying foul over cable TV's crunched signals.

As cable TV companies pack ever more HD channels into limited bandwidth, some owners of pricey plasma, projector and LCD TVs are complaining that they're not getting the high-def quality they paid for. They blame the increased signal compression being used to squeeze three digital HD signals into the bandwidth of one analog station.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080421/...ompressed_hd_8