Funny you should mention that. Comcast Lansing used to transmit some basic
cable SD channels and broadcast HD channels in clearQAM. When they killed
the analog tier, they also killed clearQAM, necessating the use of the mini
boxes on secondary TVs.
I believe the reason why Comcast went to the mini boxes was because they
would interface with second and third TVs that were analog CRT TVs. Only
the main TV would be the "high priced" HDTV.
The only interface available on the free Motorola mini boxes is Channel 3
NTSC RF. No HDMI, no Component Analog, and not even Composite NTSC analog.
Just NTSC via RF Channel 3. The video quality really stinks.
John
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From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 8:21 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Cox: Hard-wired cable users must soon switch to mini
box | Gainesville.com
But back to the little box. It seems to me that instead of insisting on these blasted boxes, Cox could also just transmit their basic channels (the same ones these guys watched on analog) over clear QAM, or whatever you guys call unencrypted QAM. Or for that matter, over 8-VSB channels. Why isn't this the more exact equivalent of the analog channels??
Bert
