We have just switched to TWC in NYC and have their HD 8300 which works very well IMO. Bob Miller BTW just received first of hopefully five 8-VSB receivers (5th gen LG with new front end). Will post a pic of this prototype soon. John Shutt wrote: >But Doc, unless you live in an apartment that faces north, Time Warner has >two competitors already - Dish and DirecTV. > >I keep comparing my Comcast with the two dishes, and even though both now >offer my local-into-local channels I still have to pay about the same with >any of the three systems to get the channels I want to watch. > >I doubt that any Telco offering would be priced any differently, after the >introductory period. > >John Shutt > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John McClenny" <jamcclenny@xxxxxxxxx> > > > >>Surely you jest. I have Time Warner cable now - they are overpriced >>and the usability of the STB is marginal at best. A competing system >>would get my business in a minute. They don't have any exclusive >>content that the telcos can't get. Their DVR software is inept at >>best and the general UI sucks. >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.