"for the most part" is weasel-phrasing.
If you get encrypted channels -- I don't believe there exists the concept of an open key in this world -- yuo have cracked them, and Section 705 ("Privacy of Communication) of the Communications Act comes into play.
If you are able to watch at least one channel that should have been encrypted,
that's simply the problem/fault of the cable company.
I kind of wonder how cable is able to charge for digital when you have access
to many digital cable channels when you hook up a DTV receiver to cable.
Boy, that's hot news. Cable is easier to use than an antenna. Wait until this
news gets out? Next thing, you'll be telling us that more channels are
available on cable than over the air!
John Willkie
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Jun 6, 2008 4:19 PM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: The Real Fight Over Fake News
Yes, for the most part I can get only the unencrypted channels I could
otherwise theoretically get with an OTA antenna. And for most of my
years on this list I've been talking about my experiences with such OTA
antennas, and why I seem to get more convenience and fewer drop-outs
getting the same stations from cable clear QAM.
And a couple months ago I moved to a new residence, a duplex where my
side does not even have access to the attic. So here I have not even
bothered to put up my rooftop rotor. My Vizio TV and/or my MyHD card
both get the same stations easier from cable, with my $5-10 / month
lifeline basic cable subscription (plus the needed broadband).
- Tom
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
At 9:46 PM -0400 6/5/08, Tom Barry wrote:
Sorry, I can't quote any numbers or hard facts, only my own opinion
picked up from hanging out on AVS and from shopping for a low end LCD
when my projector bulb popped a few months ago.
But I can say that, at the low end, both Target's Olevia and Walmart's
Vizio newer models all seem to support clear QAM. I ended up with a
Vizio and can say it has no problems with it on Cox. And I think
Vizio is now something like the 2nd best selling LCD brand now.
Until the sparsity of 'hard facts' is corrected I'm going to stick
with my previous opinion that clear QAM support will become an
expected option in most sets going forward. And I also think true2way
has some momentum building.
- Tom
While clear QAM support may exist in many new receivers, what is it good
for?
Apparently you can see some broadcast re-transmissions, but presumably
you could get them with an antenna. It is my understanding that
virtually all digital cable content is encrypted...
Is this what most people are finding?
Regards
Craig
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