HDTV from analog cable? (1 Viewer)

[Richard-Tien]

Hi everyone,

I was talking to Comcast today about setting up cable for our newly rented home (reason why I can't use a dish).

She said that it was possible to recieve get HDTV channels even if I subscribe only to the analog cable output and not digital. I would just have to pay an extra 5 dollars for the HDTV STB. Is this true?

Thanks in advance

 

[Patrick Sun]

I think your cable account would need to be upgraded from the analog package to one of the 3 Digital packages (Silver, Gold, Platinum), in order to be eligible to receive the Motorola STB that's capable of HDTV output (and yes, it costs $5/month for the box's rental).

 

[Michael Reuben]

It's technically feasible. Whether Comcast will continue providing it is a different question. Time Warner Cable in New York used to send the HD signals unscrambled across their regular cable feed. Anyone with a decoder could view them. Then they decided to scramble them, so that they are only available to people who sign up for digital cable and use TW's box.

M.