"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 13:05:36 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

Same for me for years ... I just wasn't into watching TV that much. But,
at
the constant goading by a few people (who shall remain nameless) to "get
with it before the NFL playoffs start!", I tried the HD routine.

Sounds like you are able to get HD reception on analog cable, or did I
read that incorrectly?

Does anyone know if HD is available via satellite? One of my goals
for the year is to get satellite TV for the boat and then figure out
how to pipe it into the house when we are home, followed closely by
kissing the cable company goodbye.


With cable service the HD programs are on the cable (along with digital,
analog and internet). You need a cable co HD receiver to decode the HD
signal.

Both Direct TV and Dish Network offers HD programming.

Interestingly (and this confused me for a while) some HD TVs have a
built-in HD tuner that will decode broadcasts that are in HD. Broadcasts
meaning the old fashioned transmitter/antenna stuff - not cable or sat. The
Samsung I bought has this and initially I thought I would not need the cable
company box, but it is only for the "on the air" signal.

Eisboch

Eisboch