<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Feb 19, 2008, at 4:32 PM, David Bower wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 19, 2008 4:13 PM, scram69 <<a href="mailto:scram69@gmail.com">scram69@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Feb 18, 2008 3:42 PM, Peter Loron <<a href="mailto:peterl@standingwave.org">peterl@standingwave.org</a>> wrote:<br>> Hello, all. I've been going along fine for quite a while on my one<br>> PVR250. This weekend I updated the tube to a 1080i HD unit. I have the<br> > basic Comcast cable and no OTA capability. The coax goes direct into<br>> the TV and PVR250. No cable box.<br>><br>> I'm not a voracious TV watcher nor am I planning to upgrade to any of<br>> the waaaaaaaay too expensive full HD packages from Comcrap. Satellite<br> > is not an option due to horizon issues.<br>><br>> Soooo. I'd like to be able to get a better picture when possible from<br>> the unencrypted HD channels that are available, but a lot of what I<br>> will wind up recording is going to still be in SD.<br> <br>>I'm somewhat slot limited, so I'd like one<br>> card that can handle whatever formats Comcast will be carrying into<br>> the future (QAM + ?).<br>Back to the OP's question...<br><br>I have Commucast's "limited basic" - just the cable, no box thank you.<br> I am using a combination of a Kworld 110 and an HD homerun to capture<br>the unencrypted HD. Between the network's HD, PBS, and the 5 extra<br>PBS digital stations offered here, it's not unusual for all three<br> capture devices to be recording at any given time...<br></blockquote><div><br>Commucast's Limited basic "no box" Carries a HD signal that you can get on a HD home run?<br>Heck only reason I got the stupid box is because I thought I had to for HD.</div></div></blockquote><br></div><div>Should be able to if it supports unencrypted QAM. I know when I did the initial scan for channels on my new HDTV (Comcast coax direct to RF input, no cable box), I found a number of HD channels as well as digital subchannels, music channels, etc.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>-Pete</div></body></html>