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Originally Posted by rmart
My understanding is that Comcast will be ceasing all analog broadcasting by the end of the year...Anyone have any pre-plans in mind to prevent this additional hassle?
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Heh - by the end of the year? I wish I had made it that far; they cancelled analog and went *ONLY* digital (w/box) a couple of months ago in the Detroit area. Sucks but - there's nothing - absolutely *NOTHING* you can do to skirt around it.
The nice thing is that Comcast in my area was offering a promotion for a second digital box for free for a year (I already had one), so cost-wise it doesn't affect me until then.
As far as using a digital box with Beyond TV is concerned, the USB-based UIRT works like a charm - rock solid. There's a slight lag when changing channels, but bearable taking into consideration picture quality jumped up exponentially compared to when I was splitting off an analog signal from my cable modem.
Times are a change'n, 'tis true. This whole thing miffed me at first, but as far as I am concerned it's just a short-term inconvenience while I wait for HDTV support in Beyond TV.
Cheers,
EnochLight