you can pull in digital and hd signals with a $80 vhf antenna from radio shack and tell comcast to cram their scam.
when i investigated this some time ago i discovered you have to first get digital cable (more $), then rent another "box" (more $$$, remember those dumb things they insisted you needed even when you told them you had a cable ready tv?) and then you get to watch hd when it is available on one major network and pay more $$$ (AGAIN) to have access to hd content on hbo and showwtime. sounds fun, like extortion and water torture.
they simply don't have enough non-premuim content yet to warrant the expense, butthis is just my 0.02
maybe things have changed or are about to (my eyes are rolling double time). i'll believe it when i see it here in philadelphia...
(btw, not a single person i talked to from comcast could plainly answer any questions about hd signals, broadcasts, etc that my father or I posed...either they are complete idiots or they have no interest in the public really understanding the facts about digital and hd television (that's it...i knew i'd get it sooner or later)
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when i investigated this some time ago i discovered you have to first get digital cable (more $), then rent another "box" (more $$$, remember those dumb things they insisted you needed even when you told them you had a cable ready tv?) and then you get to watch hd when it is available on one major network and pay more $$$ (AGAIN) to have access to hd content on hbo and showwtime. sounds fun, like extortion and water torture.
they simply don't have enough non-premuim content yet to warrant the expense, butthis is just my 0.02
maybe things have changed or are about to (my eyes are rolling double time). i'll believe it when i see it here in philadelphia...
(btw, not a single person i talked to from comcast could plainly answer any questions about hd signals, broadcasts, etc that my father or I posed...either they are complete idiots or they have no interest in the public really understanding the facts about digital and hd television (that's it...i knew i'd get it sooner or later)
ymmv