On 10/19/2011 08:24 AM, Merrill Oveson wrote: > Plug: > > > I'm a Comcast analog subscriber. I get channels 2 thru 25 essentially. > A month or two ago, I noticed that channel 11 went off the air. I > recently called to have them fix it. > I thought it was some kind of glitch. It wasn't. Channel 11, I was > told, was now only broadcast digitally. > I was told that KBYU had decided to drop the analog broadcast and only > broadcast in digital and if I wanted > KBYU I would have to upgrade my service with them. I said, "This > sounds unbelievable, KBYU is a public service station, > why would they cut off their analog service. I know there are homes > in my neighborhood just use regular old fashioned TV > and still get KBYU." No I was wrong, I was told. It wasn't Comcast's > fault. The fault was solely that of KBYU for > deciding to switch to digital and not provide any analog service. >
You can watch digital TV over the air on an analog TV if you get a Digital-to-Analog converter box. Several places carry them such as Radioshack and Wal-mart for about $50 IIRC. My parents and I used them when the conversion to DTV finally happened before I could afford an HD set. With a decent antenna you can get a pretty decent list of local channels for free. I have a 20 year old antenna on my roof that is falling apart and it still works fine for the local digital channels. There are antennae made that are supposedly designed specifically for DTV signals that are about 1ft^2 in size and cost about $20. For my personal viewing I use off the air TV and a Netflix streaming account. I get a much better selection of programs that way than any basic satellite or cable package can offer. --Henry /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
