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Comcast HDTV Box franzen_torres 12-31-2005
Posted by L Alpert on January 2, 2006, 12:18 pm
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Quaoar wrote:
> 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.

Not needed if the tuner is QAM compatible. The signals are already available
on the line. It should be "plug 'n play". Plug it in and do a channel
scan......



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Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on January 2, 2006, 1:09 pm
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> >>>> 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.
>
> Not needed if the tuner is QAM compatible.

Y'all didn't read very well, did you.

His first words were that he "just bought an HDTV-ready large screen TV."

He did NOT buy an HDTV. He bought an HD-ready TV. Which means, as we
all know, that his TV doesn't have A TUNER IN IT.

He will be forever letting his new TV autotune to discover what's
available, because he doesn't have A TUNER.


Posted by L Alpert on January 2, 2006, 6:40 pm
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Elmo P. Shagnasty 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.
>>
>> Not needed if the tuner is QAM compatible.
>
> Y'all didn't read very well, did you.
>
> His first words were that he "just bought an HDTV-ready large screen
> TV."
>
> He did NOT buy an HDTV. He bought an HD-ready TV. Which means, as we
> all know, that his TV doesn't have A TUNER IN IT.
>
> He will be forever letting his new TV autotune to discover what's
> available, because he doesn't have A TUNER.

He could always purchase a QAM compatible tuner, if he so chooses. Comcast
is a pain in the ass about consumer purchased digital boxes.
It took about 3 weeks for them to finally get my DCP 501 into their system,
only after I finally was able to convince them that it was not a pirated
box, but a consumer available low end HT receiver/DCT2000/DVD combo.



Posted by Gary on January 2, 2006, 10:20 pm
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>
> Not needed if the tuner is QAM compatible. The signals are already
> available on the line. It should be "plug 'n play". Plug it in and do a
> channel scan......

QAM's only half the story. The channels might be encrypted. Many MSOs
encrypt all digital channels to reduce theft of service. If this is the
case, then the internal tuner is almost worthless. A Cable Card can solve
this problem, if the TV has the slot and if the MSO supports it. Otherwise,
a cable box is needed.

-Gary



Posted by L Alpert on January 3, 2006, 10:21 pm
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Gary wrote:
>>
>> Not needed if the tuner is QAM compatible. The signals are already
>> available on the line. It should be "plug 'n play". Plug it in and
>> do a channel scan......
>
> QAM's only half the story. The channels might be encrypted. Many
> MSOs encrypt all digital channels to reduce theft of service. If
> this is the case, then the internal tuner is almost worthless. A
> Cable Card can solve this problem, if the TV has the slot and if the
> MSO supports it. Otherwise, a cable box is needed.
>
> -Gary

Comcast, at this time, does not scramble the HD locals. Not sure if this is
the case system wide, but many have been successful at getting them without
a converter box with QAM compatible tuners (mostly those with Mitsubishi
sets with ATSC tuners, as all of theirs are QAM compatible).



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