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Originally posted by baltassoc
And apropos of your HDTV conversation, I may be misunderstanding you, and I understand were talking about different cable companies here, but I was surprised at your assertion as to the cost of an HDTV tuner. My understanding is that a regular HDTV-ready digital cable box will act as a tuner (I don't have HDTV, do have digital cable - interestingly*, when I tune into the digital channels on my box, I get digital sound but no picture, which makes some sense because I run the sound directly from the box to the stereo, but my TV's not compatible, but I digress). Comcast hits me for a small rental fee (<$5) each month for the box over the cost of digital cable, and apparently I could buy one, but I've never looked into it.
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I was talking satellite HDTV receivers. You're talking about cable HDTV. As I understand it, the cost for the HDTV box for cable isn't much.
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Originally posted by baltassoc
Seperate question for cable Tivo users: does the Tivo unit replace the cable box, or is it in addition to (in which case, how does it control the tuning)?
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In addition to. It has a little sensor that fits over the laser sensor on the cable box which changes the channels. There's a small delay, which is a pain in the ass, but you get used to it.
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