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In cities I can see it, but where I lived unless you run a coax cable 500+ feet...
Might be a mandate.. But this should give you an idea of what I was talking about.
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You'll have to route it through one of their Digital Transport Adapters otherwise it won't work straight through. Most likely the reception, minus a few of the lower end channels will either be...
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Move to digital was to free up bandwidth (something like 3 HD channels can fit in on analog channel). As for stealing I think its BS and just an excuse to make an extra $40 a house on cable boxes...
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I only get Basic, so perhaps that is why it should work, but they have some crappy new stuff, like TV Guide Ch., I don't want which might require a box.
Got a better tech this time, you guys are...
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Found the name :Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992
Here's the docket about lifting the ban, if you're curious.
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In my area.
I use an analog recorder & the tech said it would be fine.
Can also just use QAM tuner, so no digital box is needed.
Thing is, I don't get how my analog dvd recorder is...
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or DTA. Which not only converts digital to analog but also decrypts expanded basic. No 2-way or premiums, so no guide, On Demand, or HBO/Showtime.
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Also note that comcast is encrypting most of the digital channels (if not all if they get the law passed) so you will need a cable card / box to get anything at that point.
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The tech said if you have a QAM tuner on your TV it would work for this.
But I pushed him about three times about analog & he just said it would be fine, no mention of a DTA box. But you can get...
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Also, if you use a DTA box, you are going to lose HD, so must use a splitter & run one cable to TV, one to DTA box & recorder. To watch recorder I can use component connection. To record must...
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i read somethina a while back on DSLReports the reason why this is being done by the major cable providers is theft and to free up bandwidth space.
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it is a tiny part theft, but yeah they do want to make you use the cable boxes so they can track and sell the data to things like nelsens
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If you have an HD TV just plug it in and scan and you can see what exactly you will be able to get. But as Comcast changes each region over they are encripting everything but the local channels...
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what law is that?
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Oh is it 3 now? I thought it was 2 and at least one free set top box/DVR? Anyhow, all you can do is try to see if it works and if it doesn't, route it through a DTA and if it works with the DTA...
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You'll need to get a DTA and hook it in upstream of the DVD recorder. Then, use an IR blaster from the DVD recorder to change channels on the DTA (so you won't need to manually change the DTA in...
