So,

I thought I would see what my TV looks like with the regular cable signal instead of going through the digital cable box.

I have about 50 channels on regular cable and of those 50 about 5 of them have a worse picture than when using the digital box.

The rest of the channels are clearer with brighter colors.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Looks like I might have been paying the extra cash for a cool menu system.