On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Ben Scott dragonh...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile)
g...@freephile.com wrote:
... Comcast is distributing little Digital to Analog converters (along
with their switchover to DTV broadcasts) ...
I thought the
AFAIK Comcast will continue to provide analog signals until the 2012
deadline. However, they can also follow some other cable companies by
providing free converter boxes to basic cable subscribers.
On 05/29/2009 04:21 PM, Ben Scott wrote:
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Greg Rundlett
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile)
g...@freephile.com wrote:
... Comcast is distributing little Digital to Analog converters (along
with their switchover to DTV broadcasts) ...
I thought the DTV switchover was mainly a problem for people
receiving TV via OTA broadcast
On May 29, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Ben Scott wrote:
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile)
g...@freephile.com wrote:
... Comcast is distributing little Digital to Analog converters
(along
with their switchover to DTV broadcasts) ...
I thought the DTV switchover was mainly
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Jarod Wilson ja...@wilsonet.com wrote:
If I recall correctly, the digital version of a standard-def program
actually consumes less bandwidth to transmit than the
analog variant of the same ...
That much I know is accurate. You can compress a digital signal.
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly
n...@jenandneil.com wrote:
I've got 3 analog tuners and no plans to pay for digital cable anytime soon.
Depending on what you want, you may not have to. FCC rules say that
the cable provider has to provide all the local broadcast signals at
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Ben Scott dragonh...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly
n...@jenandneil.com wrote:
I've got 3 analog tuners and no plans to pay for digital cable anytime soon.
Depending on what you want, you may not have to. FCC rules say
In message 51ab7d3a-d3ee-49db-b44f-70bca4f1b...@wilsonet.com, Jarod Wilson wr
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thereby requiring subscribers to rent more cable boxes...
You got it. Selling less and charging more for it has been this
company's mantra since... well, when did they become Comcast?
Last June (almost 1 year
