ajcstr
join:2004-07-15
Cherry Hill, NJ | reply to ak3883
Re: Digital switchover question This is the article that was in the Phila inquirer yesterday:
»www.philly.com/philly/business/34535164.html
You are right, I did miss this:
"Comcast's timing of its digital migration is independent of the government program for over-the-air broadcasters"
So Feb is not the conversion date for me, but this is the statement that got me:
"Comcast has developed special offers, code-named Project Cavalry, to keep nondigital customers from bolting to competitors as it goes almost all digital. Customers who face a mandatory digital upgrade will be eligible for a free cable box and two free digital-to-analog converter boxes, or DTAs, Harrar said.
Comcast says it could distribute 25 million DTAs, which are about the size of two decks of cards, to customers in the next year or two."
This is leading me to believe that some type of converter will be needed when they do switch over. I get channels 2-99 on those 2 tv's now (without boxes) but I am guessing this is because they are still analog and I won't even get those once they are digital channels also. |
