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

[Jason]

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
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