HR10-250 Bad HD Picture Quality

[jaspers95]

I have an HR10-250 DVR and a 42" Samsung Plasma. I'm noticing that the picture on some HD channels is coming in grainy or pixilated. ESPN 72 & 73 usually come in perfect, but on the local channels(80, 82, 86, 88) I notice the poor picture and its really bad with darker images.

I'm using the HDMI connection and I've tried switching the resolution between 720p and 1080i. I tried upgrading the hdmi cables, but that didn't help. I've also tried the component connection and that didn't help. Directv also sent me a replacement HR10-250, but I had the same problem. I'm not sure what to try next.

Anyone have any suggestions? Is it my TV? The connection from TV to receiver? or the HR10-250 receiver? Would a software upgrade for the HR10-250 help???

Thanks!

[good.deals]

The signal from the sats are crap. The mpeg4 upgrade to the hd-dvr will help slightly.

You're best off going with an antenna for your local channels. I plan on doing the same but will wait to see the difference with mpeg4. Hopefully dtv will add more hd sats; that will help.

-Nathan

[pudge44]

Yes, I see the same thing on many of the network shows. There's a lot of down-compression going on there.