Comcast Digital HDTV looks blocky and fuzzy.

[Chriss P]

I have had a HDTV for 2 yrs with an over the air OTA box/antennae pulling in free HDTV and looks very nice.

My brother in Meriden just got an HDTV and signed up for Comcast's Digital service $5/month that came with a Motorola Box. The thing is that all the channels look blocky and fuzzy. It was installed by a rep who attached component cables and set it to 1080i/480i.

I don't see any settings on his TV except normal-zoom-stretch (all settings look bad).

I don't think there are any HD programs on Comcast. Not even the channels I get HD in for free (61-30-8-3 etc) look good on his TV. Digital yes; HDTV no.

Next time over Im going to hook up my box and antennae using HDMI to see if there is a difference.

Anyone having the same thoughts ?

[Carolyn]

We just upgraded to Comcast HD at home and we did the install ourselves. Along the way, we ran into a couple problems, and we responded by calling Comcast. They were very helpful and we worked through our issues. The one thing that we couldn't resolve was sound quality. The HD channels were filled with static. Comcast was going to send a technician out but we decided instead to exchange the box. We did and the problem was solved.