what is up with my crappy HD quality

ok, newbie here, i have a Niko OTP-3211W 32-Inch HD-Ready LCD TV with DVI Input TV and I have had it for a year or so.

I moved to Santa Fe, NM and currently have dish with the HD/DVR. It seems that I can be watching an HD broadcast and it can be sporadic on the quality I get. Watching ESPN or NFL channel or HBO in HD can be great for 10 minutes then i get some green splotching on the grass where the pictures sucks. I really don't think it is the TV as when I lived in Oakland, CA and used the TV with Comcast HD it seemed like the quality was better. Also, we originally had Comcast HD in Santa Fe and the HD didn't seem as clear as it was in Oakland using Comcast? I am upgrading to the Samsung LN-T4665F 46" LCD HDTV Flat Panel Television with Integrated ATSC Tuner and 1080p Resolution,

I suspect New Mexico just has crappy quality but that doesn't make any sense since we are now using Dish Satellite, that may have been the case for Comcast - we still can't get CBS in HD - no HD for the Super Bowl last year - crazy.

Any ideas? When I get the Samsung am I going to get much better quality? I sure hope so. I would say I am generally pretty disappointed with my HD quality on a consistent basis. Are these just normal problems with HD?

Thanks,
Scott

First off, welcome to the neighborhood.

Actually you should have a better picture with satellite than with cable. When you say "splotching" can I assume it is some sort of pixelation? If so, your signal is probably too weak. You should call Dish with this concern. Your antenna may need to be "tweaked". What kind of signal stength do you have? Dish needs to fix the antenna if it's less than about 45 on any channel.

Too bad about CBS-HD. It seems it's one of those deals that can't get done. Charlie does not like to pay too much for a channel. That way he keeps his costs (and ours) down. Can an outdoor OTA antenna work for you? Aim it towards Albuquerque to get those plus the Santa Fe channels. Your Dish ViP622 or 722 HD receiver can pick up those channels all in HD.

Good luck and let us know how you make out.

Yeah, i live in Albuquerque and KRQE is lame. They will not let anyone carry their HD channel but you can get CBS HD with an antenna.

Sounds like your Dish needs to be re-aimed. You should call Dish and have them do this immediately.

yeah, i tried the antenna but couldn't get much of a signal, I bought the antenna from Radio Shack, also, I can't watch live TV that hasn't been DVR'ed.

Good suggestion on calling Dish, sometimes the HD quality is really bad, hopefully I can get someone who knows what they are doing.

Thanks.