[mythtv-users] [Slightly OT] comcast moving to settop on Bay Area -goodbye analog

[Allen Edwards]

On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Jason <spuppet at comcast.net> wrote:

> That URL didn't work for me, but this one did:
> http://www.siliconvalley.com/ci_11594570
>
> I'll be in the group affected by this (San Mateo), so it will definitely be
> interesting to see what happens.
>
> The question is whether all the QAM channels will be encrypted or not.
> Local must carry channels will have to be unencrypted, but that's not
> necessarily all of the broadcast stations in the area (I seem to recall that
> ABC and Fox might have waived must-carry status - could be wrong, tho).  A
> lot of the existing channels broadcast in analog are already in clear QAM,
> so I'd be a bit surprised if they suddenly started encrypting them.  (Only a
> bit, though.)
>
> This definitely creates an appointment with mythtv-setup to re-scan
> channels around that time to pick up any changes.
>
> I am happy to see that I'll start getting a discount for the box rental fee
> I have for the existing "advanced set-top box" I have.  That'll be a fun
> argument to have with customer service.
>
> I moved from analog to firewire and QAM about a year ago and haven't had
> many issues.  The firewire connection goes nuts every once in a while,
> though.
>
> Jason
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Fuller" <
> bradallenfuller at gmail.com>
> To: "MythTV-users" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 4:56 PM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] [Slightly OT] comcast moving to settop on Bay Area
> -goodbye analog
>
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ant2zz
>
> At least they are giving settop boxes away... for now.  Who knows if
> they will add a lease to your bill afterwards.
>
> I'm not happy about this since I depend on analog cable and QAM for my
> feeds.  Didn't I read somewhere on this list that it _could_ be
> against the law to do this? Something about local free channels... or
> something...
>
>
> --
> Brad Fuller
> _______________________________________________
>


Just go OTA and Hulu and be done with it.

Allen
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