[mythtv-users] DTV: It Has Begun

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Sep 10, 2008, at 12:52 PM, John Drescher wrote:

>> I'm kind of wondering what's going to happen with my Comcast STB.   
>> I have
>> their digital tier, which naturally comes with a set-top box.  But  
>> I don't
>> have an HDTV set, so they gave me an STB that can't decode HD  
>> channels.
>> (If I try, I get audio but no video.)  Presumably at some point  
>> they're
>> going to have to swap it out for a different one, but I haven't heard
>> anything about it yet.  Probably they'll use that as an excuse to  
>> jack up
>> my rates, when it happens.
>>
>
> Connect the cable line directly to the TV and you should pick up the
> locals in HD with only the extended basic service.

Without a HD set? That would be a great trick!