Cable cards, built in receivers..... Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv () How "valuable" are they at this point? I've seen/read a lot of gripes and bitches about the cable cards. Also, ppv and menu channels are not available. Do you think this...

I know the tosh doesn't have the receiver built in...and the 84 model doesn't have the cable card slot. But damn, I'm reading so much about people having problems with the cards that it's just best to use the comcast box so you can get the menu channel...

into current displays will NOT tune ATSC channels on the VHF cable> frequencies?" > Any ATSC receivers built for use with cable cards and/or "digital cable ready" should have no problem tuning channels in that band. -- Matthew I'm a contractor....

programing off of the air waves I have decided that they will never get my business. I like the fact that with cable, Everything comes in from the same source and when I can get a few more cable networks in HD I will pick up their HD receiver. BTW......

OTA and Dish Network, OTA and cable (QAM), etc. The earlier QAM receivers handle only unscrambled cable, which MAY include the local broadcast stations, possibly some advertising channels and probably not much else you'd care to watch. Some recent receivers...

TV with digital and they succeeded. 8-VSB designers tried to just duplicate NTSC and they failed. That is until the 5th gen receivers which will do better than NTSC. But we have waited for seven years for no reason and even 5th gen receivers come...

that works with one scheme will not work with the other. That's to get some or all of these receptions you will need a set top box or a cable card depending on which type of receiver, if any is built in into your TV. > Up until now, I have a regular...

success with most ATSC cable receivers that are already built into television equipment. Therefore, equipment with built-in ATSC receivers are not recommended, and if used, may not properly retrieve the digital free channels that are available." Does anybody...

problems with the first gen cable cards in terms of not working for some channels or not working at all. The first gen cable cards also do not support 2 way communication so you lose VOD, PPV. OTOH, people who have gotten their cable cards to work often...