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I've heard about this for HDTVs. does anyone know anything about it and what they do? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have an Element 19" HDTV ELCFT194. I've noticed when just broswing the menu. There's 5 different options for a channel scan. The "Air" scan is self-explanitory. The cable has four options auto, std, irc, and hrc. I know what auto scan is. Yet I don't know what the other three are or what they even mean? So any help in that area would be greatly appreicated. So Hopefully someone can help me with this dilemma.
Did you mean to post this in the Pittsburgh forum?
Yes, probably. They are basing it off the "cable/internet packages" thread further below, where these things were discussed as an alternative to buying cable tv around here. Though obviously the thread is likely to be moved.
QAM means it can tune in digital cable channels without a cable box. In practice, you'll only get non-HD versions of the very basic broadcast channels though because Comcast has it all locked down.
If the TV is capable of CableCard, you can get one of those from Comcast instead of the box, for a little bit less rent. This is unlikely on such a small TV though.
The tuner bit that gets you the over the air HD channels with an antenna is ATSC.
BTW with the digital tuners in the TVs you ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS have to run the channel scan function anytime you change anything with the input (i.e. you adjust the antenna position hoping to pick up a channel you didn't get the last time, then you need to rescan in order to see if it picked up). You can't find the channels any other way. If you jack the Comcast line directly into your TV, you also need to run the scan. The channel numbers will be the wackiest crap you've ever seen and the TV will not recognize them until you scan.
QAM means it can tune in digital cable channels without a cable box. In practice, you'll only get non-HD versions of the very basic broadcast channels though because Comcast has it all locked down.
If the TV is capable of CableCard, you can get one of those from Comcast instead of the box, for a little bit less rent. This is unlikely on such a small TV though.
The tuner bit that gets you the over the air HD channels with an antenna is ATSC.
BTW with the digital tuners in the TVs you ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS have to run the channel scan function anytime you change anything with the input (i.e. you adjust the antenna position hoping to pick up a channel you didn't get the last time, then you need to rescan in order to see if it picked up). You can't find the channels any other way. If you jack the Comcast line directly into your TV, you also need to run the scan. The channel numbers will be the wackiest crap you've ever seen and the TV will not recognize them until you scan.
Do you still pay the same amount a month with the card then you would with the set top box? Comcast digital starter package is $67 dollars in my area. So if I had the card. I would still pay the sameme price? I would have the card and not the set-top box?
Do you still pay the same amount a month with the card then you would with the set top box? Comcast digital starter package is $67 dollars in my area. So if I had the card. I would still pay the sameme price? I would have the card and not the set-top box?
None of the major cable providers are going to give you a discount for using a cable card, unless it is a secondary box. They always give you the first box "free" as part of the subscription. If you're adding additional boxes then the cable card is cheaper. I think FIOS and Comcast are both $2.99 a month for the card.
Where are you located? Digital OTA is fairly strong, but the antenna is directional. Did you try adjusting the antenna and pointing towards the city? Otherwise you will get nothing.
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