Quote:
Originally Posted by AUdubon5425
I ran into a casual acquaintance at the hardware store yesterday, an older man, who was asking about which box would change the channels once he connected the DTV box to the cable box. He was doing this because he didn't want to pay extra to upgrade to digital cable.
I think some people are still confused about this. I'm waiting for the signs on the lightpoles: "Will Hook Ya Up For DTV - $49, Call..."
|
Did you tell your acquaintance that there is no need for a converter box if he already has a digital cable STB (settop box) and digital cable? In fact, as we know (your acquaintance may not and likely doesn't know this if he asked you this question), the DTV converter boxes are not meant for (and will not work with) cable--they are meant to be used between an OTA TV antenna and an older analog television to enable the latter to receive DTV signals, again as we AKers know all too well.
Your acquaintance, not unlike tens of thousands of other folks in the US, has a lot to learn about DTV. I'm surprised he hasn't heard about the transition by now, or if he has, he might not understand it. If he already has digital cable (which I suspect he does), however, he has no need for what he calls "the DTV box", as his digital cable STB will bring in every channel on the cable in his area, including local broadcast channels.