Do you get unencrypted cable HD with your TV's tuner?
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Do you get unencrypted cable HD with your TV's tuner?
I bought a Toshiba LCD HDTV for the master bedroom and while I am waiting for my second Dish Network HD receiver to arrive, I decided to connect my cable coax to it to check it out.
I get the very basic cable programming with my internet service but when I ran the auto channel scan with the QAM tuner I was surprised to pull in Discovery HD, INHD, ESPNHD, ESPN2HD and TNT-HD unencrypted. I also got a few extra SD digital channels. I didn't get any HD locals though.
Have you tried this and if so, what do you get?
I get the very basic cable programming with my internet service but when I ran the auto channel scan with the QAM tuner I was surprised to pull in Discovery HD, INHD, ESPNHD, ESPN2HD and TNT-HD unencrypted. I also got a few extra SD digital channels. I didn't get any HD locals though.
Have you tried this and if so, what do you get?
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I just got cbs, nbc, abc, upn9, and cw11 (or whatever they call it these days) with my QAM tuner. Also got 2 or 3 other NBC (news, weather , etc.), but dont bother with those.
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I get my locals, but I have a set top box anyway, so there isn't an advantage in my case. I still have to use an antenna to pick up the local ABC and CW affiliates since my cable provider doesn't bother with those.
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It all depends on whether or not your cable company encrypts the HD channels - if not, any QAM tuner equipped TV or STB will pick up those channels.
Last edited by clemente; 02-11-07 at 07:01 PM.
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Originally Posted by clemente
It all depends on whether or not your cable company encrypts the HD channels - if not, any QAM tuner equipped TV or STB will pick up those channels.