dr3yec
join:2002-12-19
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I watch nothing but digital. Another reason I havnt had cable in years. Just couldnt deal with analog. |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL
| most people that have cable should be ok but they may need a digital box as the cable co move more stuff to it. But they need to stop moving channels that used to be on the analog cable to digital cable lineups that have other channels that you don't want to pay more for. |
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b10010011
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join:2004-09-07
Bellingham, WA
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| said by Joe12345678  :most people that have cable should be ok but they may need a digital box as the cable co move more stuff to it. But they need to stop moving channels that used to be on the analog cable to digital cable lineups that have other channels that you don't want to pay more for. Interesting to note, the cable companies are not required to change to all digital. The great digital TV switch only applies to over the air television broadcasts.
Cable companies are just using this as a way to gouge even more money out of subscribers.  |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
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| yes, but cable companies WANT to change to all digital, as it frees up additional bandwidth (analog signals use much more b/w). Right now, I believe the FCC is preventing the cablecos from transitioning to all digital (until the official transition) so people that don't want to use a cable box can still get the basic tier by connecting directly to their old, analog TVs. |
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major marco
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join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA
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said by dr3yec :I watch nothing but digital. Another reason I havnt had cable in years. Just couldnt deal with analog. This is why most people don't know WTH this whole transition to digital means. You don't have to have a digital television per se in order to be able to pick up the signals come 2009. If you have a cable box from either the cable co. or satellite, then the settop box they gave you is already digital. Cable & sat stopped distributing analog settop boxes years ago. The only folks who will be adversely affected come 2009 are the people out in the sticks still watching TV with the rabbit ears and the Radio Shack antennas on their roof tops and the elderly/clueless who are still renting a telephone from Ma Bell for the last 40 yrs.
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Corehhi
join:2002-01-28
Bluffton, SC
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What makes you think the cable companies aren't going to keep transmitting in analog? I'm sure mine will. Up to this year digital cable was a $59 a month upgrade and it included no local channels. I had a cable person call up to try and up sell me. She actually said"you don't even spend $100 a month on cable and internet." I guess they think everyone should pay at least $100 a month? LOL. BTW My phone, Internet and cable are a monopoly where I live. 3 meg connection other choice is buy a T1. |
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nixen
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join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
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said by dr3yec :I watch nothing but digital. Another reason I havnt had cable in years. Just couldnt deal with analog. Odd... I've had digital cable for years. It's part of what's allowed me to have NHL Centre Ice and what allowed me to make the "no additional cost" change to HDTV.
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