unreal1080p,
That is what timeshifting is for. If you need to record two programs at once either a) you watch way too much TV

or b) record one show on it's alternate feed.
If this is not to your liking, enjoy Bells "soft and getting softer HD PQ"..... remember they announced early this year they were out of bandwidth, yet they continue to add and announce the addition of more HD channels..... so ask yourslef where are they getting the bandwidth?
Answer: they are further compressing what they already have to make way for more.
Starchoice gets it's programming from Cancom who also feed numerous cable services, therefore, they cannot simply start compressing channels to degrade quality; that would piss off all their clients not just Starchoice..... ExpressVU only feeds their clients and therefore can do to you as they please.
Just keep all of this in mind.
Crispy