It also means that they can eliminate dual Analog-to-MPEG2 Encoders in a somewhat lower cost "all digital" Dual Tuner DVR and one Encoder in an "all-digital" STB. <holl_ands> John Shutt <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: The local Comcast people tell us that they want to provide all programming in digital because their customers are complaining about the poor quality recordings made by their PVR boxes from analog sources. If they provide everything in digital at the head end, they don't have to rely on the cheap MPEG encoder chip inside the STB to compress the noisy analog signal in the home. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Hollandsworth" > Most of the cable providers are in the process of "upgrading" to a DIGITAL > SIMULCAST capability, wherein ALL of the analog channels are being > replicated as unencrypted multiplexed SD channels. Eventually, most if > not all, of the analog channels will be replaced by more HD channels (et. > al) in order to match D* and E* upgrades. --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.