On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:34:54 -0700, klem kedidelhopper wrote:

Recently we were notified by our local cable provider that they will be
eliminating the present analog service and going to all digital. I
realize the advantages this affords them and their digital customers.
However there are a great many of us who still have all our old analog
equipment, and don't give a rats ass about HD, never had and never will.
We just want to watch TV.
So now they tell us that even if we were to go out and purchae new
digital sets they won't work because the digital channels will be
"encoded" or scrambled if you will. Each analog device will need to have
a little converter, (a box a little larger than a pack of cigarettes).
This box will process the digital channels and provide a channel 3 NTSC
output. You can only get this box from them and it must be rented every
month.
Is this even legal? Why should anyone go out then and buy a new digital
TV with a tuner? You will be paying for a tuner that you will never be
able to use. Might as well just buy a monitor. Is there any way around
this? Thanks, Lenny

I forget what they call it here but to save bandwidth the cable "box"
only streams TV to your set on the channel you are watching. That way
your converter is not being sent bandwidth from every channel. Does that
make sense? It really doesn't to me since you can only watch one channel
at a time.



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