<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Christopher Meredith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chmeredith@gmail.com">chmeredith@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Misc Things <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:formisc@gmail.com" target="_blank">formisc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">
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<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div>On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Christopher Meredith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chmeredith@gmail.com" target="_blank">chmeredith@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Misc Things <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:formisc@gmail.com" target="_blank">formisc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div>
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thank you Charles,<br> I spoke with Cablevision CUS and he informed me that by the end of February CV is going 100% digital and even for basic line-up we will have to have their boxes? (and , i have no doubts, pay for them). This whole cable TV provider<br>
sh%% smelss like a good old mafia. I also was informed by CV's rep that they will encrypt the basic channels too.<br>I'm not sure if this is 100$ correct though.<br><br>Let's say that it is . In this situation what would be the best ( after cutting cabel off :) ) course of action:<br>
I want to be able to record at least 2 channels and watch one.<br></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>You'll need one tuner for every channel you want to watch/record simultaneously. As mentioned, you can use analog tuners to get the analog feed from the cablebox. Another option if you want to get your network channels in HD is to use an ATSC tuner and antenna. Depending on where you are, this can actually give you a better signal than cable. And of course, it's free.</div>
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<br></div></blockquote></div><br>Thank you Charles. <br>Now i assume that this setup ( ATSC tuner and antenna) will get me free channels that are known to be the "Basic" CV package (<a href="http://www.optimum.com/ratecard.jsp?searchby=corp&corp=07870&serviceType=io&z=07601&_requestid=112439" target="_blank">http://www.optimum.com/ratecard.jsp?searchby=corp&corp=07870&serviceType=io&z=07601&_requestid=112439</a>) . Correct?<br>
What if i want to have more channels and no CV's box? can i get rid of the box ? if not - what do i need to enable the functionality i talked about earlier?</blockquote><div><br></div></div></div><div>You can find out exactly what channels are available to you via ATSC by using this tool: <a href="http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Apart from that, you can plug a TV cable directly from the wall into a QAM tuner and receive any channels that are "clear QAM," which means unencrypted. Usually, this is only the channels you can already receive OTA, usually less (unless you're very lucky). The next level is using your cable box with firewire, assuming your cable company isn't using a different type of encryption on those channels (most are). After that, there's nothing you can do, except use an HD-PVR which captures the component HD signal from your cable box. </div>
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<br></blockquote></div><br>> The next level is using your cable box with firewire, assuming your
cable company isn't using a different type of encryption on those
channels (most are).<br><br>Wait. Are you saying that they encrypt basic differently from "premium" channels?<br><br>>.. After that, there's nothing you can do, except use
an HD-PVR which captures the component HD signal from your cable box. <br>mmm. So this unit is a replacement for the box in terms of the decryption? not sure i follow. <br><br>