My Opera"Clear QAM HD isn't going anywhere!" - engadgethd
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:12:51 AM
if you don't know what clear QAM is well here you go.
QAM = Digital Cable
Clear QAM = HighDef and StanredDef digtal cable that is NOT encrypted IE: you don't need the Cable companies box you just need a TV with a clear QAM tuner or like me a Computer with a clear QAM tuner. Most Cable companies send out the local channels in clear QAM if your luck sometimes non local channels too.
Mostly newer TVs have a clear QAM tuner in them along side a ATSC ( Over the air HD ) tuner in the USA.
Some even have a port for a Cable card which decrypts channels like ESPN-HD or HBO-HD.
Window Media Center does support the Cable card / ATSC
MythTV on linux supports ClearQAM / ATSC / DSS ( satellite cards )
Comcast ( my local cable company ) took away two local channels that can't be encrypted or messed with and most be visible to all on any tier of cable from Limited ( no box ) to HD + sports +HBO + etc with box.
"local broadcast channels are available in HD to any cable subscriber with a clear QAM tuner, whether you have a set-top-box or not"
"statutory requirement goes all the way back to the to the Communications Act of 1934 (Section 614(b)(4)(B)"
"broadcast signals that are subject to mandatory carriage must be "viewable via cable on all television receivers of a subscriber which are connected to a cable system by a cable operator or for which a cable operator provides a connection"
The 2007 Report to set the transition rules (paragraph 15) -- FCC.GOV
http://www.engadgethd.com/
the tech and his boss both lied to me. I know they would.
telling me I should not have clear QAM channels without using their BOX and the digital basic plan.
if they cut me off I'll just put up an antenna the local channels are free and over the air anyways.
I have cable cause i need an Internet connection it makes working from home easy when I need to.
I'm not stealing anything I'm paying for Limited cable... I can always drop Comcast and get Verizon FIOS and a good antenna.
MONEY talks!
QAM = Digital Cable
Clear QAM = HighDef and StanredDef digtal cable that is NOT encrypted IE: you don't need the Cable companies box you just need a TV with a clear QAM tuner or like me a Computer with a clear QAM tuner. Most Cable companies send out the local channels in clear QAM if your luck sometimes non local channels too.
Mostly newer TVs have a clear QAM tuner in them along side a ATSC ( Over the air HD ) tuner in the USA.
Some even have a port for a Cable card which decrypts channels like ESPN-HD or HBO-HD.
Window Media Center does support the Cable card / ATSC
MythTV on linux supports ClearQAM / ATSC / DSS ( satellite cards )
Comcast ( my local cable company ) took away two local channels that can't be encrypted or messed with and most be visible to all on any tier of cable from Limited ( no box ) to HD + sports +HBO + etc with box.
"local broadcast channels are available in HD to any cable subscriber with a clear QAM tuner, whether you have a set-top-box or not"
"statutory requirement goes all the way back to the to the Communications Act of 1934 (Section 614(b)(4)(B)"
"broadcast signals that are subject to mandatory carriage must be "viewable via cable on all television receivers of a subscriber which are connected to a cable system by a cable operator or for which a cable operator provides a connection"
The 2007 Report to set the transition rules (paragraph 15) -- FCC.GOV
http://www.engadgethd.com/
the tech and his boss both lied to me. I know they would.
telling me I should not have clear QAM channels without using their BOX and the digital basic plan.
if they cut me off I'll just put up an antenna the local channels are free and over the air anyways.
I have cable cause i need an Internet connection it makes working from home easy when I need to.
I'm not stealing anything I'm paying for Limited cable... I can always drop Comcast and get Verizon FIOS and a good antenna.
MONEY talks!
