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One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.


Only if it's an analog signal.

If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all.

Eisboch


My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you
get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think I
saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't
matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's equipment
will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something like that!

I have a couple of new LCD televisions that I bought for the boats. When
connected to cable, they get both the analog and HD digital signals for
stations broadcasting both.
I was surprised that they also received the music channels provided by the
cable company.

It's going to be an entertainment paradise for those that watch a lot of
television.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
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oups.com...
One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.

Only if it's an analog signal.

If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all.

Eisboch

My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you
get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think I
saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't
matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's equipment
will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something like that!

I have a couple of new LCD televisions that I bought for the boats. When
connected to cable, they get both the analog and HD digital signals for
stations broadcasting both.
I was surprised that they also received the music channels provided by the
cable company.

It's going to be an entertainment paradise for those that watch a lot of
television.

Eisboch




We have two "digital" boxes, three TV sets. The two "digital" boxes are
connected to TVs that handle HD and the music channels, too. One of the
sets is an LCD, the other is a big glass tube SONY. I have yet to see
the equal of the glass tube SONY's picture quality in any of the new
flat screen TVs. Damn thing weighs about 225 pounds, though.

"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.

Only if it's an analog signal.

If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all.

Eisboch

My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you
get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think
I saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't
matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's
equipment will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something
like that!

I have a couple of new LCD televisions that I bought for the boats. When
connected to cable, they get both the analog and HD digital signals for
stations broadcasting both.
I was surprised that they also received the music channels provided by
the cable company.

It's going to be an entertainment paradise for those that watch a lot of
television.

Eisboch


We have two "digital" boxes, three TV sets. The two "digital" boxes are
connected to TVs that handle HD and the music channels, too. One of the
sets is an LCD, the other is a big glass tube SONY. I have yet to see the
equal of the glass tube SONY's picture quality in any of the new flat
screen TVs. Damn thing weighs about 225 pounds, though.

Same here... can it be almost 2 years since I bought my Sony 30" HDTV tube
type?
The TV has been flawless... wish I could say the same thing for the cable
company supplied Motorola DVR cable box. (rental at $15.00 per month)

Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.

Only if it's an analog signal.

If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all.

Eisboch
My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you
get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think
I saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't
matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's
equipment will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something
like that!
I have a couple of new LCD televisions that I bought for the boats. When
connected to cable, they get both the analog and HD digital signals for
stations broadcasting both.
I was surprised that they also received the music channels provided by
the cable company.

It's going to be an entertainment paradise for those that watch a lot of
television.

Eisboch

We have two "digital" boxes, three TV sets. The two "digital" boxes are
connected to TVs that handle HD and the music channels, too. One of the
sets is an LCD, the other is a big glass tube SONY. I have yet to see the
equal of the glass tube SONY's picture quality in any of the new flat
screen TVs. Damn thing weighs about 225 pounds, though.

Same here... can it be almost 2 years since I bought my Sony 30" HDTV tube
type?
The TV has been flawless... wish I could say the same thing for the cable
company supplied Motorola DVR cable box. (rental at $15.00 per month)





Wow. We pay under $5 for a DVR digital box.

"HK" wrote in message
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Wow. We pay under $5 for a DVR digital box.

Is that for the primary box or for a second, additional box?

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Wow. We pay under $5 for a DVR digital box.

Is that for the primary box or for a second, additional box?

Eisboch


Any box.

"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Wow. We pay under $5 for a DVR digital box.

Is that for the primary box or for a second, additional box?

Eisboch
Any box.


That's pretty cheap. Whadaya get, 3 or 4 channels?

Another subject. I am going to stay with Windows XP until the computer
industry comes out with this technology:

http://www.livescience.com/php/video...light&plugin=f

Eisboch

"HK" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.

Only if it's an analog signal.

If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at
all.

Eisboch
My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what
you get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I
think I saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes,
it won't matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable
company's equipment will decode it into whatever your receiver needs.
Or something like that!
I have a couple of new LCD televisions that I bought for the boats.
When connected to cable, they get both the analog and HD digital
signals for stations broadcasting both.
I was surprised that they also received the music channels provided by
the cable company.

It's going to be an entertainment paradise for those that watch a lot
of television.

Eisboch

We have two "digital" boxes, three TV sets. The two "digital" boxes are
connected to TVs that handle HD and the music channels, too. One of the
sets is an LCD, the other is a big glass tube SONY. I have yet to see
the equal of the glass tube SONY's picture quality in any of the new
flat screen TVs. Damn thing weighs about 225 pounds, though.

Same here... can it be almost 2 years since I bought my Sony 30" HDTV
tube type?
The TV has been flawless... wish I could say the same thing for the cable
company supplied Motorola DVR cable box. (rental at $15.00 per month)





Wow. We pay under $5 for a DVR digital box.

We tend to get screwed on a lot of prices here. A regular digital Motorola
box is cheap...($5.00)
It's the HD versions that cost... a non-recording version is $10.00 per
month.
http://www.eastlink.ca/cable/dvr/index.asp