On my cable system (Comcast in Atlanta, GA) there's about 20-25 stations
available on straight Analog. The major local networks are about 6 of
them, about 10 are religious stations, several more are shopping
channels, and a few are Spanish language. If you're one who watches a
lot of first-run TV on the major networks, you'd probably be fine. None
of the major cable-only networks is available though. Lately more and
more stations here are going not only digital, but encrypted. Lost USA
and a couple others a few weeks ago.
Hard to call it useless though, as converter boxes are readily available
and cheap.
Scott
On 5/9/2010 1:45 AM, Wolf wrote:
not entirely correct. my cable company still delivers analog signals
on its coax in addition to digital. i feel lucky, i hear most cable
companies actually cut out their analog around the same time the
airwaves went full out digital. for no apparent reason except to get
their customers to rent more set top boxes, of course!
my VCR still gets all its channels. no, its not a DTV compliant device
by any means. just a standard 125 channel analog tuner. same goes for
my two 9 inch portable television sets, 2002 vintage.
i am sure the Mac TV would function fine at my house, on cable.
On 5/8/10, Mac128<[email protected]> wrote:
However, since the Mac TV is now useless
everywhere without a digital converter box, problem solved.
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