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Posted by Geena Phillips on 07/08/07 20:21
Derek Janssen wrote:
> Jordan wrote:
>
>> On Jun 1, 1:31 pm, Derek Janssen <eja...@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> --SO--
>>> Question: If I see a letterboxed PBS documentary with that fancy "This
>>> show is filmed in Hi-Def" intro, or I see Jay Leno or Conan O'Brien on a
>>> big cavernous widescreen studio on NBC--both over normal
>>> basic-cable--*and* I have a tuner-ready set kicked in, may I assume I'd
>>> be watching those as nature intended?
>>
>>
>> Rule #1 - Don't assume anything. :^)
>>
>> I have an HDTV and an HD DVR box. The DVR is connected to my Comcast
>> cable as well as an antenna. When I tell it to look for channels it
>> scans both the antenna and the cable.
>>
>> It turns out that Comcast is feeding HD channels even over basic
>> cable. For example:
>
> (Comcast, that's what we've got in our area--
> And just *try* fighting off their efforts to sell you the digital
> on-demand package, so no help asking them about basic-HD.)
Derek, I have to tell ya; while I don't buy On Demand movies, the free
stuff Comcast has in On Demand has some pretty neat tidbits. Under
"Something Weird," there's old school scare films and strange, forgotten
cartoons I might not catch otherwise. If you've got a friend with it,
maybe you could peruse their offerings and see if anything appeals to
you. The fact that the box receives HD (which I don't have yet) is just
a bonus.
P.S. Having a DVR has changed my TV-watching habits for life (for the
better!).
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