Comments on: Bright House Review: Why It’s Much Better Than Comcast http://www.moneycrashers.com/bright-house-is-much-better-than-comcast/ Personal Finance Blog, Your Guide to Financial Fitness Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:29:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tomhttp://www.moneycrashers.com/bright-house-is-much-better-than-comcast/#comment-20935 Tom Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:37:59 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=657#comment-20935 One area where Comcast beats Bright House is placing the local channels on their channel numbers. In Orlando, Bright House only has channel 13 (their own station) on channel 13. All other broadcast stations (2,6,9,35) can NOT be found on their channel number. This same situation exists in Tampa as well. In South Florida, Comcast has channel 4 on 4, 6 on 6, 7 on 7, and 10 on 10. Not being able to put local channels on their designated number just isn't Bright. One area where Comcast beats Bright House is placing the local channels on their channel numbers. In Orlando, Bright House only has channel 13 (their own station) on channel 13. All other broadcast stations (2,6,9,35) can NOT be found on their channel number. This same situation exists in Tampa as well. In South Florida, Comcast has channel 4 on 4, 6 on 6, 7 on 7, and 10 on 10. Not being able to put local channels on their designated number just isn’t Bright.

]]> By: Dick Wardhttp://www.moneycrashers.com/bright-house-is-much-better-than-comcast/#comment-9318 Dick Ward Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:53:23 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=657#comment-9318 I've never used Comcast, but I just wanted to point out a few things, as I'm currently deciding between the two. Over a year, Comcast and Brighthouse rates are very comparable. Comcast has a lower initial promotional rate, but it only lasts six months. The promotional rate for Brighthouse lasts 12, but is higher. Your television should have the option to 'auto-stretch' channels, though I don't know why on earth you'd want to do that. The HD looks crisper because you're going HDMI instead of DVI with a converter. It's likely that if you called Comcast you could have gotten the appropriate box. I'm not saying one is better than the other, but I think it's important to consider everything to the fullest before calling a winner. I’ve never used Comcast, but I just wanted to point out a few things, as I’m currently deciding between the two.

Over a year, Comcast and Brighthouse rates are very comparable. Comcast has a lower initial promotional rate, but it only lasts six months. The promotional rate for Brighthouse lasts 12, but is higher.

Your television should have the option to ‘auto-stretch’ channels, though I don’t know why on earth you’d want to do that.

The HD looks crisper because you’re going HDMI instead of DVI with a converter. It’s likely that if you called Comcast you could have gotten the appropriate box.

I’m not saying one is better than the other, but I think it’s important to consider everything to the fullest before calling a winner.

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