With regard to the Weather, if we watch it on HD the local weather is included in a much larger section of the country. Therefore, we are always tuned to SD for the local weather.
Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 7:29 AM Subject: Re: OT: Tv tech question - ah-ha Thanks, George.. I'm really screwed then.. the problem is Turner Classic movie's SD channel is totally messed up, pixilated, etc.. I only went back fromBasic cable to standard (more money than I should be spending) to get that and weather channel.. so I was told that I should try the HD channel.. but my cable box didnt know what that was (you know 3 little ???) So I switched cable boxes - thinking I was getting an HD cable box, they didn't give me one because they knew I had only an SD tv. Came home, and as a result of the new box (not HD) I now can view NOTHING without extreme pixilation and bad sound. Tech from Time warner coming tomorrow... I wonder, now , if the HD cable box could possibly by chance or ahirpin logic, fix the reception on that one station. FOrtunately, I still can watch broadcast channels on a Tv I have with rabbit ears and digital converter borrowed from neighbor. ann On 9/30/2013 10:17, George Sinos wrote: > Ann - > > The general answer is that you cannot view an HD channel on your older SD TV. > > Every cable company handles these things differently, so for for a > definite answer you need to talk to your cable company. > > The cable company in my area sends both an SD version and an HD > version of most channels. So, for instance there is an NBC at channel > 8 and an NBC-HD on channel 1008. An SD TV can only view channel 8, an > HD tv can view either of the two. > > There are several types of connectors coming out of the cable box to > accommodate the different types of cables required for analog and > digital TVs. > > gs > > George Sinos > -------------------- > www.GeorgesPhotos.net > www.GeorgeSinos.com > > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >> But can I view those HD channels on my non HD TVS? >> >> >> >> >> On 9/30/2013 10:01, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> >>> Most stations broadcast in both HD and SD, and your HD cable box should be >>> capable of receiving both. >>> That's how it works with satellite TV, and I would think it's the same >>> with cable. >>> >>> Pau >>> On Sep 30, 2013, at 9:54 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Do I need to have a TV that is "HD" to receive stations that are HD using >>>> a cable box that is HD ? >>>> >>>> I dont care if I see things in HD or not. I just want to be able to >>>> get the stations. >>>> >>>> Don't get me started on why I'm asking >>>> >>>> thanks! >>>> ann >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
