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nittanycheeseboy Unregistered guest | OK, I'll apologize in advance for what I'm sure is the sheer stupidity of this question but forgive me - I've been spending so much time researching TVs that I haven't looked into this yet. Those of you who subscribe to Comcast digital cable and/or HDTV...my understanding is that these are separate "boxes" that are fed straight from your general cable connection, and that then feed into your TV(s). Two questions: First, is this correct? Second, can these signals (digital and HDTV) be split like any other regular cable signal can using a common splitter, in order to receive digital cable and/or HDTV on other TVs? Thanks for the insights. Comcast said no; everything is only capable of going to one TV; but I have to assume I was told that simply because they want to charge you for each TV you hook it up to, just like regular cable. Thanks for any assistance out there... |
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ATL Unregistered guest | Nittany, You can split the signal coming from your HD or Digital Box. However, any room/TV that you split to from this box will essentially be a "slave" to that central box and will, therefore see the same channel that the box is dialed to (also, if the feed is long or has been split too many times you may have signal degradation). If you want to independently change channels on each television, you will need a HD or digital box in each room (assuming that you want the extra HD and/or digital channels in that room). Otherwise you can have HD in one room, a digital box in another and standard cable in the rest of the house. Hope this helps. |
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nittanycheeseboy Unregistered guest | Very helpful info, ATL, thank you. In my case, what I'd erally be interested in "sharing" is the digital cable only, because there would only be one HDTV-capable TV (the new one I'm about to buy) in the house anyway. But the digital cable aspect of things would improve the signal to other TVs incrementally if it could be split (I assume), plus I'd get all the additional channels that come with a digital cable package (exlcuding HDTV of course) on all connected TVs. I do understand what you're saying about the other TVs being "slaves" to whatever's being watched on the main set. If the main set is off, however, this means you can watch whatever you want on a secondary set that's hooked via a splitter, correct? |
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ATL Unregistered guest | Technically yes. However, you would need an infrared controller attached to your system and wired through your home in order to change channels on the digital box in another room. |
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Bronze Member Username: TonytigerPA US Post Number: 51 Registered: Feb-04 | I would suggest the following. The cable coming into the house has all of the signals for analog, digital and HD as well as the internet on it. The internet is most sensitive to splitting and should have as close to a "home run" as is possible. The other cables can be split. If it only goes to a TV with no box and your TV is cable capable that TV will receive analog only. IF you add the Comcast digital box to the end of that run, then you can receive analog and digital. Replace with an HD box and you have HD. Now if you wanted to run the whole house from one HD box you could, but here it gets tricky. You can put the HD box in the living room and run an output from the RF cable out or from component out. For the RF cable you could wire that to a feed to all of the cables in the house. Now every TV will receive an analog version of the same channel. You can only tune 1 box so only one channel. The IR repeater will take the signal from the remote control and 'blast' it to anywhere you place a sender. Most have some limit to how many receivers and senders could be added. This is how you can change the channel. If you took the component out approach you would need to have a switcher box (with a remote)for component cables and then run component cables to every set. A very expensive proposition but this would deliver digital video and HD video to every capable TV. Still only one channel at a time. All of this presumes a Motorola 5100 cable box like I have. If its a different model then it may change. |
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Joe Kline Unregistered guest | I somewhat follow what you are saying. My question regards the new "digital cable ready" tv's. If I have two of these tv's, can I then watch hdtv on both tv's and watch different channels (and not have to use comcast box) ? Thanks in advance, JK |
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ATL Unregistered guest | Joe, I think the short answer to your question is no. Comcast requires the digital box for your to receive digital channels and the HDTV box for you to receive HD channels regardless of what kind of television you have. Additionally, if you are running two TVs off the same box, the box will determine the channel you will watch, not the television (since it will be set to channel 3 or 4 to receive the signal from the box). |
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New member Username: Joc55Smyrna, TN USA Post Number: 1 Registered: Mar-04 | I just picked up the Comcast box on Friday. It is a Motorola DCT620--here is a link to the box All you need is the Comcast box to view HDTV and the picture is fantastic. The HDTV movie channels are in 5.1 Dolby sorround also. |
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Anonymous | what is the reception quality without a box at this time |
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Unregistered guest | I just want to see if i have this right. My house has digital cable and until recently we were just splitting off the main line. I believe we were only getting analog channels, but recently, some of the channels are being tuned out. I think that maybe the cable company is getting wise to us. If i were to buy a digital cable box and put the split line into that, would it fix the problem? Would i have to program it at all?? |
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Unregistered guest | also, My tv is not exactly new. Will i have to get a new tv to have digital cable? |
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Unregistered guest | I have an 30 Inck LCD TV, 16 x 9 Size. The Digital Comcast Box doesn't provide the clear signal I am looking for. What do I need? |
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New member Username: CjsPost Number: 1 Registered: Apr-04 | The apartment I moved into a few months ago had Comcast standard (although the account had been cancelled the year before, we still received the signal - incidentally the THIRD place I've lived where this was the case!) There was still a box in the living room, the old standard Motorola model. When I moved in I put a splitter on the junction box and wired everyone's bedrooms to receive the signal. We finally took the plunge and got a digital account (I can't live without the Sopranos any longer) - we ordered two boxes with it, which are the DCT2000 models. Unfortunately, when the older box is connected or even when the third cable is connected straight to a VCR, we lose a good number of channels on the new boxes. The only way the two boxes get all the channels is if the third line isn't connected to anything whatsoever. My question is is there a workaround to this (getting a 3rd tv to work without losing channels on the other 2) or do we need to order a new box for the third tv? All the tvs/vcrs are a few years old, nothing special technologically speaking. The same can be said for myself, so apologies for sounding like a novice here - I'm still looking for the 'B' trunk button on the remote ; - D |
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Anonymous | Is there a way to "fix" the box like the Satellite card? |
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Unregistered guest | I have internet service through Comcast, which is fine but I never watch t.v. I don't want to spend eighty dollars for something I do not use. Could I get a box to allow me to see the digital service tied to the internet service? would I have enough power coming in to do this from my internet service? Thanks. |
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Unregistered guest | hi am about to get comcast digital cable and they say that it would only be one box and only one tv can have digital cable. and i had ask the lady can i split the tv and she said yes i can but how would i do that . |
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John Sherwood Unregistered guest | I have comcast digital cable with hdtv. I'm currently only getting the digital and hd channels on one tv. If I buy the same cable box as I got from comcast, can I split the signal to go to the second box, and see digital cable from it as well, or would the 2nd box not work unless I purchased a second subscription from comcast? In other words, does the box have to receive a de-encryption key from comcast to enable it to work? |
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Anonymous | Firstly, digital cable with regular TVs has no great improvement quality signal, just more channels. On an HDTV, you will see an improvement only with the handful of HD channels they offer. So there's no real technological difference between "standard" and "digital" when you don't have an HDTV. A "regular" TV hooked up to any type of subscription will receive the "regular" channels. A TV with a Comcast digital box or its own integrated HD tuner will receive all of the channels. In order to view "digital" channels on other TVs, an extra cable box is needed. Also, you can view as many different channels as you want at once; each tuner operates independently. This is the big advantage over satellite. |
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Unregistered guest | Has anyone had problems receiving comcast digital signal? My premium channels (with a digital box) come through pixelized at times. On the two sets I have set up with analog (split off at basement) there are some channels that do not come in (wavy lines). My On-Demand selections hardly ever come through without pixelization, if they come through at all. Comcast says this is the result of bad connects (all new wiring last summer including high-end splitter) and that I need a signal amplifier in the basement. I am thinking of upgrading to HD but not if these problems are not correctable. |
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jhunter Unregistered guest | just got a digital box for my new samsung 50" DLP with HDTV as well, I also have a problem with pixelized channels (only the high def) and then would loose connection all together with the Motorola box. Then i rehooked it up with analog and now converter and works fine again. I am going to change motorola boxes today to see if that is the issue and have a tech scheduled to come in a few days to take a look, i will post what he says. |
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CapStar362 Unregistered guest | okay, my parents are wanting to get ComCast Cable and Internet, Comcast guarantees 3.0Mbit bandwidth per node, and is also claiming that they hold 300 users per node.....i hold a CS Degree and to my knowledge that only 256 users per node is the maximum any cable node can support. as the node IP addresses are ###.###.###.0-255. is what they are saying correct? also i know for a fact that every Comcast user i know has told me that they have never touched the 3.0Mbit bandwidth. they want to buy generic Digital Cable Decoders for TV. will Comcast still charge for each extra box or will they not even know they are being used? my understand is that all digital boxes register themselves on the Digital Cable Signal. and Comcast will know once these boxes are put on the line and will charge the $4.80 rent fee for adding these boxes. |
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MessyBug Unregistered guest | I just went to http://reviews.cnet.com/Bandwidth_meter/7004-7254_7-0.html and scored a 3222.7 kbps with my ComCast cable modem. I live in the D.C. area. There's one data point for you. |
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Unregistered guest | I am staying with my grandparents for the next 3 months while working in FLA. I just upgraded them to digital cable 3 weeks ago, and now they are fustrated because they can't figure out how to work it. They want me to get rid of it. Is there a way I can split the incoming coaxil between the TV and VCR, where they can watch TV the old way, and I can watch the Digital cabel through the VCR? HELP!!! |
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Confused in DE Unregistered guest | I have Comcast cable with HBO at my house. I just picked up an HDTV capable set. I know from talking to Comcast which HDTV boxes they use (DCT6200) but they want me to "rent" it from them for $9.00 a month. Am I able to just buy my own DCT6200 and have it work the same way as renting theirs? I mean, I bought my own cable modem and that works on their high speed internet service. |
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Coronawvu Unregistered guest | His saw this post and think its the right sport for me. Heres my issue: I am a full subscriber to comcast digital cable package with all the premium channels etc. I currently have a regular tv hooked up to that cable box..Just yesterday I bought an LCDTV which is HD ready which I am using as a computer monitor but would like to have the added incentive of an HDTV even tho its a small screen.. What I want to do is buy a 3rd party HD convertor box such as samsung/sylvania instead of getting another box from comcast since I do not intend on using it as my primary TV....Will a 3rd party HD convertor box work with Comcast digital service? |
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Unregistered guest | I plan to buy a Digital cable box something like Motorola DCT620, Will I be able to see all premium digital channels for just paying a basic service from Comcast ? please help. |
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Anonymous | Digital cable does not mean HDTV. If you are looking for HD. You need to subscribe to HD service and have a HD receiver. |
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Darkdawn Unregistered guest | So here's the question of the day. I have a HDTV box, and a widescreen picture in picture HDTV set. Now, the digital HAS to go right from the wall to the HDTV box. But for my PIP to work I need a second independant cable source. (or else I get PIP with the same channel,... which is pointless) So, I need to split the cable to get an analog signal to the first input(basic cable), then I need to take the second cable to the HDTV box, which then in turn connects to the TV's second input. Now I get the HDTV channel, and my PIP works off the basic cable signal. Sounds great right. . .. .well. . . NO. Problem is once you spilt the damn cable using a splitter (2.4 GHz) , you get signal degradation and you lose all the top channels frequently. Now, the question is, how do I get PIP using a HDTV or digial box, which requires 2 inputs to work, if splitting the cable screws the signal..? |
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Unregistered guest | Currently I am subscribed to analog cable with comcast. My question is this: If I go out and buy my own Digital Cable Receiver box and hook it up, will I be getting digital cable channels? If not, does anyone know how comcast operates its filtering process? For example, how does it determine which package you are currently subscribed to? Is that controlled from the main office? Your Digital Receiver unit? Filters? If someone could advise me on their process, that would be great. Thanks in advance. |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | "My question is this: If I go out and buy my own Digital Cable Receiver box and hook it up, will I be getting digital cable channels?" Answer: NO "For example, how does it determine which package you are currently subscribed to? Is that controlled from the main office?" Answer: Yes "Filters?" Answer: NO Not in the last decade or so. Loosen those purse strings and pay for what you want. |
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astyy Unregistered guest | To Recieve Digital Channels you have to have subscription from comcast for those channels To Get HDTV you also have to have a subscription for HD Channels. If you do buy your own box and Comcast lets you use it and it is compatible with there system then when your box is connect comcast will send a single to that box which will cause it to download the software from comcasts server to allow it to receive there digital or HD channels. As for splitting the signals if you are lossing channels or quality then you have a problem in your cable or splitter If you only have one cable box you can't split the signal from the box and watch multiple channels only one channel per box until the new digital boxes come out with the dual tuners and from what i understand that is to allow you to record one program on DVR and which another |
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hmanx902 Unregistered guest | What are the differences between the model numbers on comcast cable boxes. For instance mine is DLT2224/1362/ABCDEG i am seeing alot of different model numbers, whats the difference? can some1 please help me. also I already have 2 boxes one HD and one digital can i split one up to my room if I buy yet another cable box? and hook that up in my room. email me at hmanx90@yahoo.com |
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Anonymous | I have 4 tvs in my house--2 in the attic (fore and aft), 2 downstairs (in kitchen & living room). I only watch 1 tv at a time upstairs; my husband watches only 1 tv at a time downstairs. We are getting cable tv (for one tv) with premium channels (hbo, starz) on Tuesday. What hardware do I have to purchase and what do I have to do with it to get previum channels on both pairs of tv, the upstairs pair and the downstairs pair. Thanks for your guidance! |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | DLT2224/1362/ABCDEG is not a model number, that is a serial number. Is your box a Scirntific Atlanta or Motorola? If a Mototrola you likely have either a DCT5200, DCT 5200 or DCT 6200. If it is a Moto DVR is is either a 6400 or 6412 (dual tuner). xvxvxvx |
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Anonymous | im a linetec for comcast and the dvr 6400 or 6412 are still not avalible to us. i get all the state of the art stuff as soon as it gets out. you need a box to get digital channels. a hd tuner in a tv will not get them or hd tv |
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Anonymous | i guess i'll have to return my tv with built in tuner and 4 channels of digital and hi def i get for free (like monday night football)with a radio shack antenna and get ripped off by comcast cause they say i need a box |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | " a hd tuner in a tv will not get them or hd tv" Another lying cable company employee! Imagine that! DCT-6412's are in homes all over the country as we speak. I have an OTA tuner which receives 7 HD channels. A linetech for Comcast appears to know less than their customer service reps. xvxvxvx |
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cache32 Unregistered guest | I hear you on the lying cable company. They do not even let their customers know about CableCard tvs where a box is not needed for cable digital channels and hi def. Know when a cable employee is lying? - his/her lips move. |
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New member Username: Im_a_cable_guyPost Number: 1 Registered: Sep-04 | hey cache32 im a linetech DO YOU KNOW THE CUSTOMERS WHO GIVE COMCAST THE MOST TROUBLE "THE GUY WHO THINKS HE KNOWS IT ALL" EXAMPLE A SERVICE CALL A CUSTOMER TELLS ME PROBLEM IS OUTSIDE.YOU KNOW HE WIRE HIS HOUSE WITH THE WORST CABLE YOU CAN BUY.AND HE GOT MAD BECAUSE I HAD TO PUT HIME IN HIS PLACE. AND YEAH YOU CAN GET LOCAL HI-DEF FEED WITH ONAIR BROADCAST BUT COMCAST SCRAMBLE ALL CHANNELS AND YES WE DO HAVE CABLE CARDS, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIGTAL SERVICE WITH OR WITHOUT THE BOX,AND COMCAST DO LET CUSOTMERS KNOW ABOUT THE CARD, BECAUSE YOU DO NOT EVEN PAY, FOR THE FIRST BOX, "ITS FREE", ONLY THE SECOUND BOX YOU HAVE TO RENT LESS HASLE FOR COMCAST AND THEY WILL STILL GET PAID. |
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New member Username: BestbuyguyPost Number: 9 Registered: Sep-04 | All i know is, any channel below 100 on cable, be it a digital box or an HD box, it is analog. Then goes digital above 100. Most of cable's HD is not as good in certain areas. |
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cache32 Unregistered guest | davin, Read the many forums where the customer orders CableCard and the linetech comes out with a box. When the customer states he ordered CableCard the tech responds with "what's that" AND HE GOT MAD BECAUSE I HAD TO PUT HIME IN HIS PLACE. satellite techs do not have this attitude Lastly, you do NOT have to subscribe to digital service to receive HDTV with Comcast. I suggest you read your own regulations |
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Anonymous | I currently have analog cable and split the cable signal, sending one signal to a VCR and the other to a programmable box for premium channels. This allows me to tape one show and watch another at the same time, or tape two shows at the same time. I cannot watch one premium show and tape another. Cox is moving several premium channels to Digital. If I go to Digital, can I still split the signal and receive two shows simultaneously? |
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brandon98 Unregistered guest | I am a newbie with comcast former Dish guy.I would like to know if I can still use my OTA for picking up WSB-HD Atlanta since Comcast and Cox are fighting over the usual $$$$$. |
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Silver Member Username: RevanLos angeles, Ca Usa Post Number: 129 Registered: Apr-04 | this is my hookup. I put a splitter on the cable line coming into the apt. 1 line goes into the bedroom and that TV has basic cable. The other line goes to the HD cable box which has every channel and HD. Splitting the line does not affect PQ in HD or otherwise. |
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Anonymous | Hi - It seems that I have left-in juice from Comcast in the apartment I just moved in, but connecting the TV straight to the wall jack (no box) will get everything scrambled, even the low channels (I can get two channels with good picture, but that's it). Does anybody knows if Comcast scrambles analog/low channels from their office? Will getting a generic box on eBay un-scramble the channels? Thanks ! |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | "Hi - It seems that I have left-in juice from Comcast in the apartment I just moved in, but connecting the TV straight to the wall jack (no box) will get everything scrambled, even the low channels (I can get two channels with good picture, but that's it). Does anybody knows if Comcast scrambles analog/low channels from their office? Will getting a generic box on eBay un-scramble the channels? Thanks !" What you have is not a signal from the cable company but a long piece of wire acting as an antenna. As of yet no box you purchase on E-Bay will help you get your local cable companies channels. You must either purchase one from Comcast or rent one from them. xvxvxvx |
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Anonymous | i HAVE A PLASMA TV WITH A COMCAST HDTV BOX EVERY CHANNEL EXCEPT THE HD'S ARE FUZZY. CAN I USE A DIGITAL BOX WITH A HD BOX ON THIS ONE TV? PLEASE HELP I CANT TAKE ANYMORE! |
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Bronze Member Username: TonytigerPA US Post Number: 87 Registered: Feb-04 | "...even the low channels (I can get two channels with good picture, but that's it)." xvxvxvx is right. You are seeing the cable acting as an antenna. However, check your TV to see if it can switch from Antenna to Cable input before doing anything else. You are describing the problem associated with a TV capable of receiving Over the Air (OTA) and cable signals with a "flip" switch that is set wrong. It may be in the setup menu. You should be able to receive the bottom numbered 1 to 100 analog channels. |
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Silver Member Username: RevanLos angeles, Ca Usa Post Number: 138 Registered: Apr-04 | hey plasma if you havent already talk to your cable company. |
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Anonymous | paul and anthony thanks for your help. cable is coming on sat. |
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MARTEEN Unregistered guest | IF I JUST HAVE BASIC CABLE, CAN I PURCHASE A DIGITAL BOX AND RECEIVE THE DIGITAL CHANNELS THRU THIS BOX WITHOUT UPGRADING TO DIGITAL CABLE. IF SO WHAT BOX DO I NEED AND FROM WHERE CAN A PURCHASE ONE. |
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Anonymous | No, not legally. |
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MARTEEN Unregistered guest | THEN IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO LEGALLY OR ILLEGALLY? I DON'T CARE AT THIS POINT. |
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Anonymous | Legally, upgrade to digital cable. Illegally, purchase a cheater box off e-bay. No guarantee on how long you will receive signal. |
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dielube Unregistered guest | I have a Comcast HDTV box with a Denon AVR-3803 receiver. I can get the receiver to recognize the digital signal for audio, however, I don't know why it will not recognize the Dolby 5.1 stuff. I am using the on screen listings as a guide to what is 5.1. Usually on a DVD the receiver automatically picks this up. It will not do it on the digital cable. Is there something either in the setup of the receiver or the cable box that I am missing??? |
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Richards Unregistered guest | I have a Sony Wega 36" HDTV and just hooked up COmcast HD, and the HD 16:9 picture comes in great, but the other channels come in as 4:3 but do not fill up the screen there is black border of 2" around the entire TV, that I cannot seem to adjust.. What can I do? |
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Bronze Member Username: TonytigerPA US Post Number: 91 Registered: Feb-04 | My SONY has a picture button which cycles through normal, wide, zoom and wide zoom. Wide Zoom fills the screen using a SONY algorithm that loses the least picture but fills the screen. Check your manual for this capability. There is NO adjustment on the Motorola Comcast box that I can find to allow for this. I don't have the new box with the built in DVR which may have other features. |
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Silver Member Username: RevanLos angeles, Ca Usa Post Number: 149 Registered: Apr-04 | richard, your cable box itself should be able to change format settings, through your remote. |
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Bo Unregistered guest | If I want to see two different cable channels on PIP (Twin View, Sony 34XBR960), do I need to split the cable before it goes into the Comcast box and run the HD output from the box to the TV and the split line to another TV input? Is there a way to set up PIP (view 2 separate cable channels) using CableCARD instead of using the box? Right now the Comcast installer is bringing a box and will hook up the PIP. Should I have them bring the CARD instead? Thanks! |
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New member Username: HillPost Number: 1 Registered: Nov-04 | i got a motorola DTC2000 from a friend they move from another state the digital box is from comcast is there a way i can make it work it has error 11 is there any way i can reset the ip? |
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Anonymous | A friend told me that it is no longer illegal to split off cable (Comcast)to as many televisions in your house as you want; you are only required by law to pay for one feed into your house. Is this correct? |
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Fred Duffus Unregistered guest | Not a lawyer but I believe since they went to digital and you need their box to get digital channels, HD and 'On Demand' they no longer care. |
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Julie Unregistered guest | I have Comcast digital cable. I want to split the cable so that one television is digital and the other is just standard analog cable. I've attached a splitter to the cable that comes into my apartment. From there I attached the cable that goes to the digital box and another cable that just goes directly into my other television. My digital cable will work, but my other one with standard cable will not. I can't get any pictures. I've made sure my tv is set up correctly and that it's in cable mode. Anyone know how to fix this? |
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Anonymous | I have a Motorola 6214 DVR, and would like to connect it to my PC for archival purposes. Is there anything I need to know to do that? Can I screw up the dvr by connecting to my PC with firewire or usb ports? Can I pull data off of the DVR's harddrive? |
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New member Username: ScorPost Number: 2 Registered: Dec-04 | if I have a cable box that I rent from the company and split the line and buy another box from ebay will it work? I have seen this question but no answers. Would I have to give the serial number to the company for them to authorize the box to receive their signal? If so,(stupid question ...) could I use my pc to copy whatever I need from my ligit box, over to my third party box for it to receive their signal? |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | I have a Motorola 6214 DVR, and would like to connect it to my PC for archival purposes. Is there anything I need to know to do that? Can I screw up the dvr by connecting to my PC with firewire or usb ports? Can I pull data off of the DVR's harddrive? Actually you have a DCT-6412, the firewire port will not pass data to a non-compliant device such as your PC but you are able to purchase a DVHS recorder and record from firewire. The USB ports are not enabled on your STB/DVR. xvxvxvx |
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Veedub Unregistered guest | OK... I read through all the post and can not find the answer to my question. First, I plan on getting a Sanyo HD TV With Integrated ATSC (digital 1080i) Tuner. Since I do not watch to much tv I would like to get local channels in HDTV. I currenly subscribe to Comcast's basic package with HiSpeed internet. Will my television recieve the local channels in HDTV when they are broadcasted in HDTV (like Monday Night Football)? Comcast tells me that I can get a HDTV reciever for the basic channels(2 to 27?) to recieve HDTV when they are broadcasted, but I have to rent it. I do not want to rent a box when I have an intergrated box in my TV. Any information is greatly appreciated. |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | If Comcast scrambles the local HD channels and does not pass them "in the clear" your display will not allow you to see the HD channels without either the Comcast STB or a cablecard. An alternative is to purchase your own OTA receiver and an antenna. xvxvxvx |
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goeagles Unregistered guest | like he said above, get an antenna such as radio shack indoor antenna powered for 49 bucks and you can watch mon nite football free! |
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New member Username: Gnome2112Troy, IL Post Number: 1 Registered: Dec-04 | I have digital cable from Charter and one General Instruments DCT2244 box. I recently purchased an additional DCT2244 from Ebay because I wanted to save the monthly rental fee on the second box. My problem is that I get no picture in the Ebay box. Do I need to contact Charter to reset the Ebay box? Thanks! |
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Peas Unregistered guest | You wasted your money by purchasing the box on E-Bay. Why do you think the cable company will "authorize" your personal box? Don't feel too bad though, in case of gale force winds holding onto that box may someday save your life. Peas |
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Macco Unregistered guest | I subscribe to Charter Digital CATV. We do not have HDTV service in our areas...yet. My question is simple. If I buy a new LCD or DLP HDTV, what will the picture results be with the normal digital cable? |
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Anonymous | I subscribe to Charter Digital CATV. We do not have HDTV service in our areas...yet. My question is simple. If I buy a new LCD or DLP HDTV, what will the picture results be with the normal digital cable? ------------------------------------------------- I have Comcast Digital cable with a new Samsung DLP HDTV. The picture is brighter through the Comcast Digital box, but not any better than the direct analog cable (I was surprised to find). I think what you are getting is just more channels, not better quality. I would wait for the HDTV channels which are excellent. |
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johnmorton Unregistered guest | I am in the process of building a 7-unit apartment building. Does anyone have advice as to how to split service to 7 separate one-bedroom apartments? I plan to include cable with the rent, whether it be standard or digital, but I'm not sure if I should go satellite or regular cable. Would it be illegal if I split one signal into 7? I've seen boxes that split one signal up to 10 separate signals which could feed up to 10 separate rooms. I was considering going with 3 separate accounts from Time Warner and splitting 2 of them into 2 and 1 into 3 allowing runs to all 7 units. I just can't fathom paying $350/month for cable in such a little building. Any advice is much appreciated. |
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Anonymous | I have comcast cable using their standard digital box. If I have a widescreen hdtv and a widescreen movie is shown on a regular below channel 100 station, not hd just widescreen - will it fill the TV or have the same letter boxing as my old regular tv? Also, when I look at my available channels, I see some with a D or HD after the regular name (ESPNHD). What happens when I select one of those with an HDTV but using the regular STB? Would I get widescreen, non HDTV? Thanks!! |
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Anonymous | Pay the $5 monthly to get HDTV. You won't get anything HDTV until you subscribe to it. In theory that's how it should work. It's like trying to get digital without having a digital receiver. Unless you have either something to receive the signal, or a signal actually being sent out, you won't get those channels/capability. |
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whatsup999 Unregistered guest | If someone that I know is subscribed to high def digital cable and they ask and get another box to use in their house but I take that box and use it in mine ( which has analog cable) will it work and give me those same channels? |
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gusovi Unregistered guest | I have Comcast analog cable service hooked on a Panasonic 50" HDTV. I want to have digital channels in order to watch 100-900 channels. What is the best box for this? If I get the box, can I hook up to my TV without notifiying Comcast? To upgrade from analog to digital, is it neccesary to contact Comcast? Comments will be appreciated. |
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Anonymous | Can anyone definitively say whether the Motorola 6412 DVR can or cannot archive content to DVD via the firewire link - I hear mixed messages.. Thanks |
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New member Username: TomaszpatroPost Number: 1 Registered: Jan-05 | My question is i have comcast cable fast internet connection and i just purchased motorola comcast digital cable dct2244 decoder box I hooked it up and there is no channels .... do i need to get basic cable to have all the channels... or what else needs to be done ... |
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Anonymous | CapStar... I'm not going to attempt to explain HFC cable systems to you on this board as its way out of context, but your basic understanding of IP subnetting is way off. Im surprised you completed your CS degree without grasping it, but certainly buy a TCP/IP book before interviewing. Short answer... the limits on a fiber node have nothing to do with IP space. In turn, IP space is certainly NOT limited to 254 devices per subnet (not "256" because the first address denotes subnet and the last is reserved for broadcast in any IP range... remember?) You need to learn about subnet masking... |
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Derek Helton Unregistered guest | I was wondering about CapStars questions specifically if Comcast can recognize a generic cable box on their line and charge for it. TIA "they want to buy generic Digital Cable Decoders for TV. will Comcast still charge for each extra box or will they not even know they are being used? my understand is that all digital boxes register themselves on the Digital Cable Signal. and Comcast will know once these boxes are put on the line and will charge the $4.80 rent fee for adding these boxes." |
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cliffster Unregistered guest | folks, i currently subscribe to comcast digital cable. i want to know if i just buy another box and plug it in another room will i be able to watch digital cable with just that other box without having to pay for the additional rooms? i assume the only reason you pay for additional rooms is because you are renting the box is that correct? |
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Beaver39 Unregistered guest | I have Comcast Broadband Internet service and basic cable coming into my house. I was wondering if i kept the internet and cancelled the basic cable service, would my TV, which does not have any cable box attacthed since it's just the basic service i get; still be able to get the basic chanels offered since it all comes through the same wire? |
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Anonymous | same wire different signal, you would lose basic cable Comcast has mastered the art of sending different signals through the same coax |
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New member Username: Gnome2112Troy, IL Post Number: 2 Registered: Dec-04 | cliffster, I bought a box off the internet (ebay) with the intention of putting digital cable in a second room. The box would not work however and my cable company would not activate it. They claimed that they could not support third party equipment. They also told me that they could not verify weather the box had been stolen. |
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Randal Unregistered guest | My question was partially asked, but not answered. I have two of my cable company's boxes, yet they only know of one. I am a digital subscriber, and know that the cable company sends a signal to make sure the digital box is still there, and also to see if i've got any ppv charges they need to bill me for. I've also heard about these filters you can put on so that the cable company's signal goes into the box, but prevent the box from talking back to the cable company. My question is this. If I got one of these devices and filtered my second digital box through it, the cable company would be none the wiser on the second box, right? They wouldn't shut off the service because the box they know about talks back to them. If I'm incorrect, or leaving anything out, please let me know. |
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Unregistered guest | I'm having a similar problem as mentioned by Dielube earlier in this thread. I just had Comacast HD service installed, using a Motorola DCT6200 box. I'm connecting it through my NAD t773 receiver to my TV, using a optical audio cable. I get audio fine, however I'm not getting Dolby 5.1 surround on HD broadcasts that I should be getting it in. Similar to Dielube's comment, the onscreen menu shows which I should and shouldn't get 5.1 in, and my receiver tells me whether it is receiving it or not. The receive works fine with my DVD player, so I don't believe it's the receiver, but wanted to know if anyone else is having the same problem. I've called Comcast, but they have they were aware of problems like this and need to send a tech out (which will take a week). Thought I see if anyone had had similar problems rather than wait or if Dielube had found a solution. |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | For Chapoutier, First of all I'm sure you know all shows broadcast in HD are not necessarily broadcast in DD 5.1. Next just because the network broadcasts the show in DD 5.1 at any other local station other than FOX network a manual switch must be made from the PCM audio to the digital stream which contains the DD 5.1 sound. To summarize it may very well be the local station engineers mistake not recognizing that the network is broadcasting specific shows with DD 5.1 sound. This cannot happen on a FOX channel due to the innovative method they have chosen to use in thier implementation of their HD transmissions. An example of this type of mistake is all new CSI episodes are now transmitting DD5.1 sound but any repeat episodes produced before the changeover are not. It is easy for the local engineer to miss the fact that some are and some aren't. The changeover is not automatic, unfortunately it still takes human intervention to make the correct decision. When it happens to me I call the local news desk, they forward my message to the engineer on duty and it is normally fixed in a few minutes. xvxvxvx |
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Chapoutier Unregistered guest | xvxvxvx: thanks, but I found the solution in another thread. Apparently the comcast people forgot to configure the box right (you need to set the audio configuration to "advanced" to get the dolby signal to work. Now that I changed it, I'm getting both 2 channel dolby and 5.1 as indicated on the channel menus. Unfortunately, I'm also get a "pop" of white noise when switching from the normal audio channels to the dolby channels (only from normal to dolby, not the other way around). Is anyone experiencing this same "pop"? |
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Anonymous | where can i purchase these digital cable box online? |
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New member Username: TicmanTolland, Connecticut Post Number: 1 Registered: Jan-05 | Forgive me guys--I hope this question is appropriate for this thread. Sony Hdtv on order; comcast HD box to be picked up when TV arrives Question--I presently have my signal split from the wall--one to the digital cable box and one to the TV ( I assume it was set up that way to allow me to watch one channel while using TIVO to record another--is this correct?) Do you recommend that I hook up the new HD box and HDTV the same way? Should I use component cables that come with Comcast HD Box? or get a Dvi to Hmdi cable? Should HD box to Tivo to Vcr to Receiver To TV be the way to set up connections and DVD to Receiver? If existing thread exists on the hookup procedure would appreciate being directed there as I don't want someone to have to go through lengthy explanation is answer lies elsewhere. One final question--what is an optical audio cable? Thanks all for your patience and help for this audio/video challenged guy |
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raa Unregistered guest | I have a new Sony 51" HDTV television. I currently have direcTv but I'm having Comcast digital cable with an HDTV receiver and DVR installed on Friday. (tired of dealing with signal problems when it rains) It's not a big deal to me, but my husband has his heart set on making this twin-view (PIP) feature work. How do we go about splitting the signal? The manual which came with the TV describes a method of making twin-view work with cable, but it says it won't work with digital cable. There's got to be a way to make this work, right? Do people have a second box installed on the same TV? |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | There's got to be a way to make this work, right? That would be a conditional no. You can likely get a PIP with two analog inputs or even one digital input and one analog input but I don't know of any displays other than certain Sony CRT's that will display two digital inputs in PIP mode. I do have my upstairs RCA DLP hooked up to two seperate cable boxes but I still cannot get a PIP. I have done it soley for the TV Guide information download. Only the older Motorola cable boxes allow downloaded guide data for the Gemstar TV Guide Plus system via the infrared sensor control method. xvxvxvx |
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Anonymous | Quite frankly I am a bit pissed off when I read the complaints on this board. Everyone is endeavoring to find a method to enjoy television without paying Comcast. The problem is Comcast in most areas is a monopoly. They charge whatever they desire without any cable competition. Like the power companies, they have used our money to build the system. However, unlike the power companies that are regulated, the cable industry by law can pick your pocket without oversight. Have you noticed when you get your bill, the franchise fee is listed as a seperate item? I know of no other company including McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's that add a franchise fee to your bill. The franchise fee is a cost of doing business. Why should it be passed off as a tax. Stealing their service in my opinion is a virtue. |
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NIL8TOR Unregistered guest | OK, here's a new one for ya! I'm a Media Center (MCE 2005) fanatic, I have them in every room and enjoy dual tuners but run them from basic cable. I plan to go to a LCD TV and digital cable... just the one room for now. To take advantage of HDTV, Dual Tuners and MCE2005 I envision having two Cashblast, er I mean Comcast Mot6200 devices that each output to a separate TV card in the HTPC that then must output DVI from the video card to the LCD TV to get full HD quality and dual-tuner support... right? Of course I would have to sync them with IR blasters, NBD. Can anyone poke holes in this theory? |
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Thunderstruck Unregistered guest | I have a Sony 36 HD capable system. I used to have standard basic extended (not with digital converter) before. I now upgraded it to HD. Configured the component output to 720p (my TV also has 1080i but i chose to use 720 p after reading that 720p is better, and i didnt find much diff between them when i tried them). I set 4:3 override to 480p. Mine is 4:3 system by the way. The HD channels are awesome. Amazing clarity. Used optical cable for audio and Configured audio option to advanced and now I get surround sound audio when applicable through my 6.1 receiver. Thats the good part. Now to the problem, my regular channel programming has deteriorated drastically after getting HD. The picture clarity is bad, kinda blurry much worse than what it was before i got HD. Has anyone seen this problem. The same 4:3 programming on the HD channel is much better. As in, if its a standard 4:3 telacast on CBS for instance, the picutre in channel 5 is bad. But the picture in 705 (which is CBS HD channel) is much better, though there are dark bars all around the picutre. Has any else seen this problem. Any solution. I have tried different options for 4:3 override option in the config menu. Nothing seems to help. |
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NIL8TOR Unregistered guest | Update to my ignorance: I've been told that there is no digital cable box with DVI output so sending HD signals externally won't work. But, if HD signals come in over coax, shouldn't they also go through the coax output too? I would expect the output to be decrytped and readable from any PC TV Card, just like a standard signal. |
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Damiel Unregistered guest | Hello, Thanks for all the informative posts. I just got an Aquos LCD 32" HDTV Monitor. I have Comcast Digital Cable and am waiting for the HD installation. In the meantime, I have the signal coming in to the TV via an RCA cable from the cable box. Granted, it is an RCA cable, but the image quality from Digital Cable channels leaves a lot to be desired (it is worse than it was on an analog TV). People's faces are pixel-blotchy; NBA games are unclear and motion produces dancing color blocks. From people's experience with HD Cable boxes (Comcast if you have it); will the addition of the HD box connected to the HDTV via DVI/HDMI or Component cable produce better quality images for the regular digital channels? I have heard that a necessary evil of some HDTV sets is that non-HD channels will suffer. Is this true or will things get better? Any other troubleshooting observations are welcome. Thanks |
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whyidie Unregistered guest | A Comcast rep told me that in order to get their HD package (not HOA) I would have to at least upgrade to the digital service first. Is this true or can I pay for basic and get HD with only the $5 equipment fee ? |