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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/10/2013 5:30 PM, Gary Buhrmaster
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While nothing is sure until it happens, Comcast has been giving
out HD-DTAs elsewhere (by request, you have to ask, they
will not automatically send anything) as they encrypt limited basic.
These are not full-blown cable boxes, they are using the SCTE-52
encryption and are one-way devices, just like the existing SD
DTAs, but are using a new chipset that supports HD and HDMI
output, and therefore are only used for basic services (i.e.
not the "premium" channels, nor PPV, nor on-demand, etc.)
Comcast has a web page describing all the caveats regarding
how many "free" boxes you can get depending on what you
subscribe to and what equipment is already on your account:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/cable-tv/limited-basic-encryption/">http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/cable-tv/limited-basic-encryption/</a>
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Well, there's the description about "Limited Basic" users getting
the free DTAs. No help if you want to watch Comedy Central or ESPN,
Etc. You want more you pay more.<br>
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So has anyone seen one of these beasts? Model numbers? Descriptions?<br>
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float: none;">I've got to turn back in one of my old "free" DTAs I
wasn't using. I'm still using the other. I'll ask if they know
anything about this mythical unicorn.<br>
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