<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>----- "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@gmail.com> wrote:
<br>> From: "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@gmail.com><br>> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users@mythtv.org><br>> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:44:44 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific<br>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Charter moving around QAM channels<br>><br>> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:47 AM, <stefan_jones@comcast.net> wrote:<br>> >> Hillsboro, Oregon. The entire Comcast footprint here is going digital. The<br>> >> analog channels went away on 4/29. For a few weeks my Myth system was<br>> >> happily recording from the digital channels. Then poof.<br>> ><br>> > Interesting. I'm in SF bay area and didn't see any announcement of<br>> > when the shutoff will be for us. Has anyone?<br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > Brad Fuller<br>> <br>> I haven't either. This sounds like a complete switch from Comcast's<br>> statement that folks would have time. Is anyone as surprised as I am<br>> about the lack of morals at our favorite cable companies? ;-)<br><br>CLARIFICATION:<br><br>I'm sorry. By "comcast footprint" going digital I meant all of the head ends, not all of the channels. The conversion of "Standard Cable" (extended analog cable) to "Basic Digital" is happening in stages, area by area.<br><br>The "Basic Cable" channels -- 2 - 31 in my area -- are still available in analog form. Comcast also puts the local broadcast HDTV stations in the mix. (They are probably required to do this but never announce it.)<br><br>Basic Cable customers don't need and won't be offered the free STB/DTAs.<br> </div></body></html>