[mythtv-users] To survive the switch to digital...

Josh Mastronarde jmastron at gmail.com
Mon Dec 1 05:01:37 UTC 2008


On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Brian Phillips <brian.phillips at gmx.net> wrote:
> Nick Ellson wrote:
...
>> I want to understand what I am up against with the switch to Digital.
>> I was told (though I am not sure they understood) by comcast that I
>> would get two boxes that do the conversions for me from their digital
>> signal to something my tuners can handle.
>>
>> Any advice on what I can read up on about what I will be getting into?
>>
>> Nick
>
> Comcast has been mandated by the FCC to keep their analog running until
> 2012.  If they're telling you that you'll need a set top box to get
> television after Feb 2009 they're lying to you.  If they do turn off the
> analog from your cable line before 2012, they'll have to answer to the FCC.
> Most likely, they are trying to get you to pay an additional $10/month by
> telling you to switch to the digital tier, which will require a set top box.
>
> So the answer is you are just fine to keep operating as normal with your SD
> set and basic cable.  Your PVR500s will be able to tune to the analog signal
> as always.
>
> IIRC ;)
> -http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070912-fcc-to-cable-you-must-support
> -analog-tvs-until-2012.html
>
> Now, you need to remember the FCC can mandate comcast to send broadcast
> television (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX) down the lines in clear analog until 2012,
> but I don't see what's stopping Comcast from moving your Discovery and other
> channels to the digital tier, at which point you won't be able to tune to
> them with a PVR-500.
>
> Brian



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