[opendtv] Re: Cheap SDTV
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:16:52 -0700
I've watched HBO in digital on Cox Cable San Diego using only a MyHD receiver
on an analog cable setup.
The SCTE metadata ranged from bad to non-existent, there was no EPG data, but
there was HBO and showtime. Tuning was a bear.
It's been months since I attempted this. Maybe I'll try again on Sunday night.
There is nothing unlawful about my doing this, as I haven't circumvented
anything, made any modifications to the cable or the tuner card. If they
haven't installed the door -- let alone latched it -- I am free to walk
through. Just like using a varactor tuner to tune in premium mid-band channels.
John Willkie
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Hollandsworth
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 2:40 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Cheap SDTV
Since I regularly troll the Firewire and unencrypted QAM recording threads
and numerous
cable threads on avsforum.com, consider yourself a rare exception.....
Most people reporting on unencrypted QAM are restricted to ONLY the local HD
channels,
MAYBE Music Choice and (infrequently) one or two other HD channels (e.g.
TNT-HD, DISC-HD).
There are also many reports of PPV or OnDemand movies magically appearing
in unencrypted form.....and unexpected and sometimes TV-MA rated surprise...
But there are also many reports of people who can not receive even the local
HD channels
via unencrypted QAM Tuner....some due to filter blocking and many others due
to encryption.
Some cable systems appear to do this intentionally....
On my TWC-SD system, even the Local SD feeds on the Digital Simulcast Tier
are encrypted, despite the law prohibiting encryption of local broadcast
channels.
And NONE of the cable systems officially recognize that viewers can simply
connect up
an STB/HDTV with unencrypted QAM tuner or their DCR (Digital Cable Ready) HDTV
(without a CableCARD) and receive local HD (plus perhaps a few others).
Again and again "Basic" cable viewers are reporting their extreme pleasure at
being
able to view Local HD channels without a digital Tier subscription.
Note fol. TWC statement (and clarification!!!) sez "Basic" cable subs need
only
pay the monthly charges for an HD-STB/DVR to view Local HD (digital tier not
req'd):
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6428870.html
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6429385.html
Yet again, they fail to recognize not only unencrypted QAM viewers, but also
their own CableCARD subs.
holl_ands
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