Comcast cable (1 Viewer)

[PatH]

First, mods: feel free to move this to any more appropriate forum.

I'm in Houston TX and have recently learned that Time-Warner will be replaced by Comcast at some point in the near to middle future. I've done a little online research to compare their extended basic service with mine and conclude that SciFi and TCM may be moved to a digital only tier The first is a disaster; the second, a disaster several orders of magnitude worse. Any HTF'ers out there who can provide me with info? I've also heard that the PVR they provide is crappy; is this valid?

PatH

 

[Scott Merryfield]

I have Comcast in the Metro Detroit area, and both SciFi and TCM are part of the extended basic plan. Digital cable is not required for either channel.

 

[Jeff Gatie]

Same here in the Boston/NE area. But it really is up to the local Comcast where the channels are put on the dial.

 

[Steve Berger]

I have not had to make a decision yet but the only way a cable box gets into my house is with a-la-carte programming. If it's not analog or clear QAM (no box required with a newer digital tuner) then it's out. I'll buy my TV (and movies) on DVD if I need to. I tell my local cableco just that every month or so also. If they force a box then they get zip.

 

[mylan]

I resisted for as long as I could but got a box several years ago when Charter moved HBO to the digital tier and I had to have The Sopranos. We are all fighting a losing battle trying to get the cable companies to go ala carte. We, as consumers buy the product that is put before us. If you want more channels, you get a digital box, if you want HD you get an HD box, if you want to record said HD, you get a box that records. Until TIVO comes out with the Series Three, this is the way I roll, there are compromises to everything and boycotting will do no good.

 

[LarryDavenport]

In Seattle Comcast is going all digital. :frowning:

 

[Michael Warner]

Well that will about seal the deal for me then. When we moved out here 8 months ago we had cable hooked up since we were using Comcast for broadband anyway. I'm ticked enough that TCM requires a box, if the whole package will require a box I might as well jump to DISH since there's already a dish installed on the house.

 

[Brian^K]

We were going to switch to satellite when we got our HDTV, but compared the PQ at some neighbor's homes, and gosh what a difference. We're so much happier that was stuck with Comcast. They don't overly compress the HD, and you can really tell.