Re: RCA Scenium & Comcast Digital Cable?

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:50:19 GMT, "Darren North" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>I am currently getting analog comcast cable, just the standard
>cable...channels 2-23 right now, but was considering upgrading to digital
>cable.  There is a trap on my line that blocks the higher channels, although
>the ones in the 90's pass through the trap, but come in scrambled, because I
>do not subscribe to them and do not have a cable box.
>
>I am ordering an RCA Scenium TV with QAM next month.  If I wait until I get
>the new tv, can I get digital cable (unscrambled stuff) w/o having to sit
>another box on top of the tv?  I realize that I'd have to pay comcast extra
>money each month if i want all the movie channels and such, but I just want
>the High-def channels, which I can only get with digital cable.  I'm not
>interested in getting the HBO and Showtime HD channels, or any other
>"premium" HD channels, such as the HD PPV channels....I just want my local
>channels and ESPN and Discovery if I can get them.
>
>Comcast is telling me that I need to rent their set-top box regardless of
>what type of tv I have.  That is exactly what I DON"T want to do and is the
>reason I'm willing to spend extra money to get the digital TV.  I don't want
>to pay any monthly rental fee and/or have a set top box on top of the TV.
>
>Will the Scenium do the trick or am I SOL?
>

SOL. Comcast does not distribute 'clear' QAM, so the tuner in your TV
will not work.  
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