Re: Pointless in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19756386 en Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:34:40 EDT Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:34:40 EDT Re: Pointless http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19761819 Thespis : Controlling the cable box is easily accomplished with an IR blaster.
All you're doing is hooking the STB output to the slingbox instead of the TV.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19761819 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:01:37 EDT Re: Pointless http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19758837 anon : Doesn't matter almost all cable companies are switching over to Digital signals before that..Comcast is one of them...Not all channels will be encoded but they WILL be digital]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19758837 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:55:13 EDT Re: Pointless http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756556 battleop : For people out there that are uninformed or the "FCC Conspiracy to make you buy a new TV" group. It will ONLY effect you if you use a coat hanger to pick up your TV.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756556 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:23:01 EDT Re: Pointless http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756539 battleop : "in less than two years its a piece of junk. analog goes bye bye. LOL"

Sigh.... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756539 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:20:06 EDT Re: Pointless http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756439 hayabusa3303 :
said by Thespis See Profile :

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in less than two years its a piece of junk. analog goes bye bye. LOL

Edit STB may not work on this either i should say.


Did you miss this part?

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In addition, customers with a digital cable set-top box can connect SlingModem to the set-top box to access live or recorded television programming, premium content and video on demand.


I didnt miss that part but who is to say the cable company will ALLOW the sing to work with there box? Ie changing channel for example.

edit or maybe i have missed something?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756439 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:01:18 EDT Re: Pointless http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756386 smcallah : The Analog cut off date in Feb 2009 applies to NTSC over the air broadcasters. Cable is not required to cut off analog service to its customers, and in fact, I believe there was something brewing in the FCC that is said to require cable to keep analog turned on until 2012, unless they offer a no-cost box to analog subscribers.

But yes, this thing should have a QAM tuner and CableCard, or now Tru2Way capability.

BTW, this device does not have an OTA NTSC tuner, as no one was allowed to manufacture and sell a device with an NTSC tuner after July 2006 in the US, per the FCC. Cable NTSC is slightly different than OTA NTSC, and so TV's and other boxes (TiVo's) are still made with Cable NTSC capable coax inputs.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756386 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:54:05 EDT Re: Pointless http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756194 Thespis :
quote:
in less than two years its a piece of junk. analog goes bye bye. LOL

Edit STB may not work on this either i should say.


Did you miss this part?

quote:
In addition, customers with a digital cable set-top box can connect SlingModem to the set-top box to access live or recorded television programming, premium content and video on demand.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756194 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:21:11 EDT Re: Pointless http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756176 TKJunkMail :
said by hayabusa3303 See Profile :

in less than two years its a piece of junk. analog goes bye bye. LOL
The OTA mandate by the FCC to move channels to analog by Feb 2009 does NOT apply to what cable companies deliver over their systems.

But that being said, MOST cable companies are making plans to end analog channel delivery eventually. Some faster than others.
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As I understand, if you have cable, you can still use your old tv in the future even if you don't have a cable box, its just Off the Air that is affected.

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm not.

Kevin
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in less than two years its a piece of junk. analog goes bye bye. LOL

Edit STB may not work on this either i should say. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19756135 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:12:17 EDT