Update, fun with HDTV...
Well, I took my digital set top boxes back to Comcast--
the little one, and the high def box. That means we
wont be getting TV5monde, but the savings will in
less than six months pay for a HDTV tuner I bought.
However, I think it is not a trivial exercise to set up
a hdtv tuner (our hd monitor does not have a tv tuner).
Regular broadcast quality is fine, I can tune that in
with a VCR. But for HD I have installed an HDTV tuner
into my personal computer (our large screen TV is the
monitor for the PC).
I'd hoped my new tuner would pull in the HDTV PBS channel
over the cable, but so far no luck. Comcast might be
scrambling it? It is an ATSC tuner and should have found
KCTS-HD. There is not a good manual with my Hauppauge
WinTV-HVR 1600 TV tuner, so could be user error.
fwiw, this is interesting--
en.wikipedia.org
256 QAM is a cable standard, not an ATSC standard;
however, over time it is expected to be included in the
ATSC standard
Still, I am pretty sure my Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1600 tuner
should have pulled it in. fwiw, this Hauppauge tuner can
be found for as little as $60, although I paid $80.
The next thing for me to do, is just try to pull in KCTS-HD
off my antenna. Up to the roof for some rerouting of cable! |
