Is digital cable pretty crap in general?

[TobalRox]

My dad just got Comcast digital cable a week or two ago, and I noticed that the HD stations weren't looking very good. Also, they were in the incorrect aspect ratio. I looked all through the manual provided, and there was no explanation of how to change the output resolution, nor change the aspect ratio.

I searched around online, and finally found that you have to press menu... when the cable box is off. It worked, and it looks much better, since it's now set on 16:9 and 1080i (it was on 4:3 and 480i). Why they didn't integrate it into the regular menu is a bit confusing... the only explanation I can think of is so that they could charge for the extra trip for the cable guy to come out to make the changes.

Comcast in my area uses the same boxes as my cable company (cox) and it was easy to find and figure out. Ah well, Comcast sucks.

[Advocate]

Comcast in my area uses the same boxes as my cable company (cox) and it was easy to find and figure out. Ah well, Comcast sucks.

Sadly, the problem with Comcast is when they buy out areas. They try and get the services they provide up. Yet they never update the actual system. Into which most of the services seem horrid. It usually takes about a year or two till that system gets up to speed. That means wiring, peds, poles, etc.