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Originally Posted by Craven Morehead
I'm not against the change but it will create a huge obsolence of older TVs. In other words, pollution. What else can be done with them except to toss them out? Some will purchase digital tuners, but for many people that's not an option. I've got a 30 year old Mitubishi that works fine (channels 2-13 only) but as soon as Comcast drops the analog signal, its toast. Its in front of the treadmill, not like we watch it much. But off to the trash it will go, along with millions of other TV sets.
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How will the digital switchover affect you at all if you use Comcast? The digital signal goes to the cable box. If you have cable, you are already USING a digital signal. Cable hasn't broadcast over an analog in ages, AFAIK. This is only for over-the-air, rabbit ears and tin foil kinda stuff.
There seems to be a big debacle over the digital switch for no reason. The vast majority of people will never even see it happen. Are you saying your local channels you pick up by tuning away from your cable box? Comcast offers local channels in damned near every market.
As for the OP, regarding SD/HD signals from your cable box. The answer is really way more simple than all these linked stories and articles makes it sound. You have an HD TV in Room A. So, you have an HD cable box in Room A. You have an SD TV in room B? Then you have an SD cable box in Room B. *shrug* Each TV needs it's own cable box anyhow, right? You just don't get an HD box for the SD set.