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Posted by Quaoar on January 1, 2006, 1:17 pm
L Alpert wrote:
> Tom Stiller wrote:
>> franzen_torres@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>> I am still using Comcast analog cable and I just bought an
>>> HDTV-ready large screen TV. If I were to buy a Comcast-compatible
>>> Motorola DCT5100/1000 cable box from EBay, and install it myself
>>> without having to call Comcast, will the HDTV work? In other words,
>>> is the HDTV signal already in the coax cable feeding analog signals
>>> to my home, and all I need is something to decode the signal? The
>>> reason I don't want to call Comcast is because they insist on a
>>> hefty installation fee and have a long waitlisted installation
>>> schedule. This is on top of a monthly rental for the HDTV box
>>> itself which runs till infinity. Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Why not let your new TV autotune to discover what's available on the
>> cable. You may find that you don't need the HDTV box.
>
> As long as his tuner is also QAM compatible, this will work.
> Mitsubishi tuners are QAM compatible. Not sure of the others....
He will likely have to call customer service in any event to have the
HDTV authorization added to the account before anything HDTV will work.
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