[Cialug] digital cable tv cards

[neal daringer]

i know there is a difference between analog and digital and HD. i've 
used dialup before and had a cell phone before they were even 10% of 
what they are today (i.e. before callerid). i just wish that people 
would take the time to investigate what they are shopping for before 
they buy it. would help keep a lot of the misleading crap off the market 
(if noone is buying it then why sell it?). as it stands i only have the 
ultra-basic cable plan (network and local tv plus the shopping and 
religous channels), so if i can get all the same channels that i get now 
OTA in digital, then why should i stick with cable? i'm willing to shell 
out a few hundred bucks now for a good antenna and pick up everything i 
need in digital if it has its perks if catv wont be switching to digital.

p.s. i emailed the fcc's 'digital changeover fyi list' asking about the 
necessity of digital readiness for catv. should be interesting to see 
what they say.


Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> I'm not sure what path the signal actually takes, but it becomes OTA (over
> the air) digital at the point of transmission.
>
> The cable industry is (trying to make) making a big point out of the fact
> that if you have cable, you are already prepared for the change and when the
> date rolls around you don't need to do anything.
>
> Also, even though the OTA signal will be digital, it doesn't mean that it
> will be HD.  I think this confuses a lot of people, in addition to the fact
> that there are different levels of HD.  I think this whole transmission
> changeover is going to make some dishonest people a lot of money as they
> take advantage of all the confusion to sell gimmicks to make digital somehow
> HD etc. etc.
>
> BTW  to Neal: I don't remember when you got back, but I'm real glad you did.
> And thank-you for your service.
>
> -Nate
>  
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: neal daringer [mailto:admin at c0wzftp.com] 
>> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 3:51 PM
>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] digital cable tv cards
>>
>> how will cable companies get analog broadcasts then if there 
>> are no analog originating stations?
>>
>> will they demodulate it(or whatever its called) to make it 
>> analog again?
>>
>> Nathan C. Smith wrote:
>>     
>>> What do you mean?
>>>
>>> If you are using analog or digital cable now the change to digital 
>>> signals will make no difference to you.
>>>
>>> The changeover is for analog broadcast over-the-air signals only.
>>>
>>> I don't know about you but I intend to continue using my TVs, Tivos 
>>> and MythTVs with analog cable until they stop offering the 
>>>       
>> service or 
>>     
>>> I get addicted to HD.
>>>
>>> -Nate
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: neal daringer [mailto:admin at c0wzftp.com]
>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 9:39 PM
>>>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
>>>> Subject: [Cialug] digital cable tv cards
>>>>
>>>> i know a lot of you are not big cable users. but i was 
>>>>         
>> wondering if 
>>     
>>>> any of you have prepared for the digital changeover yet 
>>>>         
>> for your pc 
>>     
>>>> tv tuners?
>>>>
>>>> i'm trying to figure something out so that i can keep on 
>>>>         
>> keeping on 
>>     
>>>> with my recordings. any help would be nice.
>>>>
>>>> i found this one that looks promising for linux. 
>>>> http://www.pchdtv.com/hdtv_linux.html
>>>> heard about it?
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