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Originally Posted by andy
I want to clarify a couple of misconceptions I've seen repeated a lot. First, cable TV doesn't have to go digital in 2009. Comcast is going all digital to save bandwidth, but that's completely up to them. Other cable companies could be using analog NTSC until the year 3000 if they wanted to. The other misconception is that flat panel = HD. You can get SD flat panels and HD CRTs (although CRTs are getting hard to find). Until last year, lots of flat panels didn't even have digital tuners and are no more ready for 2009 than a CT-100.
I'm actually looking forward to the switch. Without too much trouble you can get a better than DVD quality picture from ATSC. NTSC looks awful unless you have ideal reception.
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THANK YOU FOR REPEATING THE REALITY!
I had a Comcast service man in the house this week. He reported (hope he got it right) that they would have all channels digital by summer, but that the analog channels would be carried simultaneously. This means that customers that have only analog tuners will see no change in service, but those with boxes will get improved reception for the lower numbered channels.
That is Knoxville.