What the hell is going on with my Cablevision?
12-12-06, 03:08 AM
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What the hell is going on with my Cablevision?
I was unsure as to what section to post this so please move it if necessary. First off, I am using BASIC cable (cablevision). No box, no cable card. I have a 42" Panny plasma EDTV with the optical cable running from the output of my Tv into my 5.1 reciver. Anyway, I was flipping through channels this evening, and noticed that I have about 4 NBC's...one of them broadcasted in HD! DD 5.1, anamorphic widescreen... How is this even possible with no cable box or cable card? My TV DOES NOT have a built in HD tuner either. They were broadcasting Conan O'Brien when I noticed this and dont even care for this show, but ended up wathcing the entire show because I was blown away by the audio/video quality...keep in mind i only have an EDTV.
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12-12-06, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by JZ1276
It has a built in tuner but it isnt a HD tuner
Are you sure? Does it say QAM anywhere in the tuner info? That should pick up any digital stations that are on the cable line.
12-12-06, 03:14 PM
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i dont see anything that says "qam" but as i channel up it says 2, 3, 4, 4-1 (nbc-hd), 4-2 (wx-plus),4-4 (wnbc 4.4),5, and 5-1 (wnyw-dt)....and then the rest of the channels are normal
12-12-06, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by JZ1276
i dont see anything that says "qam" but as i channel up it says 2, 3, 4, 4-1 (nbc-hd), 4-2 (wx-plus),4-4 (wnbc 4.4),5, and 5-1 (wnyw-dt)....and then the rest of the channels are normal
