bennorPremium
join:2006-07-22
New Haven, CT | Mass Confusion Coming... I've been warning people (even though I know nothing about this transition) that its coming. In the big box stores they are still selling analog TV's. People who buy one now are going to be in for a big shock come transition time.
Is there a site that one can go to that explains all of this this stuff to the lay person?
The main question I have is if a person has a TV with a QAM tuner, or a PC TV input card that does QAM does one still need to buy the box from the cable company to get the basic channels one now gets for Analog?
And aren't the cable companies going to remove the analog signals from their cable lines some time in the future as well? Or is story dealing with the same thing. |
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| I can use my analog TV with DirecTV and the same will be true with cable, you will just have to rent an STB that has a composite output. |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | reply to bennor
said by bennor:The main question I have is if a person has a TV with a QAM tuner, or a PC TV input card that does QAM does one still need to buy the box from the cable company to get the basic channels one now gets for Analog? And aren't the cable companies going to remove the analog signals from their cable lines some time in the future as well? Or is story dealing with the same thing. Assuming your cable company is all digital or has analog digital simulcast the answer is generally no for "lifeline" or "broadcast" tier channels, maybe for expanded basic channels, and you'll need a box (or cable card) from your cable company for higher tiers and premium channels. |
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