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Want to Canceling Cable, but need input
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<blockquote data-quote="CobraBob" data-source="post: 16293013" data-attributes="member: 6727"><p>Is his cable signal analog or digital? I believe digital cable channels require a box. Not 100% sure, but that's my understanding based on what Cox told me back when I had their service.</p><p></p><p>I found this info on LiveWire.</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ffcc99"><strong>The Backstory</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffcc99">Although the <span style="color: #ffcc99">FCC required most TV stations to convert from analog to digital broadcasting on June 12, 2009, cable providers were not included in this deadline. </span>However, since about 2012, cable services have implemented their own schedule to eliminate analog and non-scrambled cable services.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffcc99"></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffcc99">As a result, if you have an older "cable-ready" TV that feature may no longer be usable. Since almost all content is now copy-protected and scrambled, to receive even basic cable signals from a service you need an external box provided by the cable company.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffcc99"></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffcc99">Tuners built into analog TVs have not been compatible with over-the-air TV broadcast signals since 2009, and although they are still compatible with analog cable signals, if the cable service no longer offers this option, an external box is required.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CobraBob, post: 16293013, member: 6727"] Is his cable signal analog or digital? I believe digital cable channels require a box. Not 100% sure, but that's my understanding based on what Cox told me back when I had their service. I found this info on LiveWire. [size=4][color=#ffcc99][b]The Backstory[/b][/color][/size] [color=#ffcc99]Although the [color=#ffcc99]FCC required most TV stations to convert from analog to digital broadcasting on June 12, 2009, cable providers were not included in this deadline. [/color]However, since about 2012, cable services have implemented their own schedule to eliminate analog and non-scrambled cable services. As a result, if you have an older "cable-ready" TV that feature may no longer be usable. Since almost all content is now copy-protected and scrambled, to receive even basic cable signals from a service you need an external box provided by the cable company. Tuners built into analog TVs have not been compatible with over-the-air TV broadcast signals since 2009, and although they are still compatible with analog cable signals, if the cable service no longer offers this option, an external box is required.[/color] [/QUOTE]
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