update on this post.. i tried the mag at somebody elses house in another town.. and it showed up better than at my house they had different internet and a smaller tv .. i tried somebody else house in my town they had the same internet and same size tv maybe even bigger and the quality was the same as mine.. which leads me into thinking that the internet is the root cause of quality performance.. thanks for the help guys.. im still a mag 254 fan.. ive ordered 3.. about to get 2 more