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"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
back of my TV's.
--
Jim in NC

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."

On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:50:19 -0500, "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
back of my TV's.

Comcast here has digital OTA through the cable without a converter
box. I would only need a converter box for the pay channels, and
that's not so much of a converter box as it is an access module to
descramble the signals.

On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:50:19 -0500, "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
back of my TV's.

Yup. So far around here Carter uses "at the pole" block filters. If
you look up at the bottom of the connection "up there" you'll see one
or more colored plugs.

Roger (K8RI)

"Roger (K8RI)" wrote

Yup. So far around here Carter uses "at the pole" block filters. If
you look up at the bottom of the connection "up there" you'll see one
or more colored plugs.

Charter around me is much more advanced. They send signals via fiber optics
to powered boxes scattered around, that then feed about ten houses with coax
cables. All of the premium packages are sent via the optics converters that
then send the extra channels out each line. That also enables them to offer
cable internet services.


They can add channels as you order them, and are speaking to them on the
phone.

It's kinda neat. :-)
--
Jim in NC