I just bought a Sony 42WE655 today. I want to use the CC but I have no need of digital cable. We don't watch any of it (we had it before). Can I get just HD channels added from Comcast?
I have HD service and I have an HD digital box. Maybe you can get the box and only get access to the HD channels (and not the 'regular' digital channels though).
I have Comcast for the local HD channels and all I have is the basic service. Heck I didn't even need to rent their HD box since my TV has a built in tuner it was able to get the HD channels just by connecting the cable.
Patrick, my TV also has an HD Tuner built in but don't I need the Cable card to access them? I wouldn't even mind paying the extra $ if they were reasonable and gave me all the HD channels but not digital. We had digital for almost a year and never watched it at all. I also don't need On-Demand or any premium channels. I'll have to see what they say, maybe if I threaten to cancel and go to Voom they'll change their mind?
I just got back from the comcast office. I was told that I can get digital basic and a cable card for only 9.95 extra a month. This seems rather low to me and I'm very skeptical. The next available appointment isn't until 1/15 so I have time to play with the tuner and see what I get without a cable card.
You shouldn't need to subscribe to digital cable to recieve the HD. I have Time-Warner so I'm not sure what Comcast offers, but T/W offers a $6.95/month HD subscription block which includes ESPN, HDNET, HDNET Movies, INHD and INHD2. If you could get that, I would forgo the digital route and just subscribe to the HD package.
Well I e-mailed comcast when I got home just to verify everything. I got a response and the woman at the office was wrong, here is what comcast told me in an e-mail:
So basically all HD channels are only $5, but for $5 more I get like 20 digital channels too. So for only $15 more I think I'm getting a pretty good deal.