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I hear ya, wilkes. In regards to either audio or video, my philosophy is that digital is NOT always the devil: Instead, it's the mastering engineer (audio) or system controller (cable/satellite) that suppresses the medium's potential.
Then again, there are times when the signal needs to be compressed or have its bandwith reduced...I know the cable companies here are trying to compete with FIOS and their totally fiber-optic network. Best the cable co. can do at this point is patch in fiber runs where new ones are needed, and install all the associated equipment one location at a time. Sometimes, the controller will obviously sacrifice the cable TV service's pix quality in order to maximize their broadband service's upload capacity.
Also, some digital cable STB's have a "smart" circuit which keeps track of the most viewed channels per room and gives those more priority in the system. Result is the lesser-used channels get choppy and pixelized.
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