On 25 Nov, 10:50, "Morgans" wrote:
"Newps" wrote



I am not aware of any cable system that allows direct hookup of digital
cable right to the back of the TV without first going thru a converter
box. It's certainly possible but I think the hangup is a lack of a
standard. So you're forced to run it thru the box first and the box
simply converts it to channel 3 or 4 if you have an analog TV.

I'll have to tell Charter that they are doing their signal wrong, cause I
can get channels till the cows come home with the cable going right into the

I have no idea how the US digital TV works and
little idea how th UK one does so I might be comparing
apples with bananas but you can get a convertor
box for 10 GBP (20 USD) here now. These will
absolutely not work with a US TV but they are probably
quite similar in function.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007...digitaltvradio

"We've seen the cheapest digital box go from £100 to £10 in just five
years"
"was introduced in October 2002 and to date, 19m
set-top boxes and TV sets with built in digital receivers
have been sold."