On Friday 23 September 2005 13:08, Joseph A. Caputo wrote: > On Friday 23 September 2005 11:52, Paul Schied wrote: > > Just thought people might be interested in this. When deciding > > whether > > or > > not to go ahead and attempt to pull together a mythtv setup I came > > accross > > the unfortunate reality that my cable company (comcast in Philly) > > scrambles > > almost all of my analog channels. If i hook up my direct cable feed > > to > > my tv > > I am only able to get about a dozen basic channels, almost all cable > > channels are scrambled. I only have basic extended cable and from > > what > > I've > > been reading most people think that cable companies do not scramble > > analog > > channels even if they give you a cable box. Just an example where > > they > > definitely do. > > If anyone has any possible work arounds (I'm doubtful) I would love > > to hear > > them as this has been a definite bummer for me. > > > Are you sure you've got your TV set up properly? When plugging analog > cable directly into your TV, some TV's have a setup switch (older TVs) > or a menu option that tells the TV whether it should try and tune to > antenna (ANT) or cable (CATV) standards. You wouldn't have had to > bother with this if you were previously using a converter box, as the > box typically outputs S-video or Composite video, which don't need a > tuning standard; or else it outputs a broadcast-type signal on VHF > channel 3 or 4, which wouldn't be a problem regardless of which tuning > standard the TV was set for. > > What you're describing sounds exactly like what would happen if your > TV > thought it was tuning OTA via an antenna -- you're getting just the > VHF > channels. > > I live right across the river from Philly and I'm pretty sure the > analog > channels aren't scrambled.
One other thing... are you sure your TV is "cable-ready"? If not, that would also explain why you can't tune higher channels. It's unlikely that a recent model TV wouldn't be cable-ready, but I don't know how old your TV is. Actually, I'd be surprised if it's even legal to scramble analog cable (non-premium) channels. -JAC _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
