Hi Ann In my area the provider is Cox Cable. They, like many other cable providers compress the HD signal to conserve bandwidth. If I switch between the Over The Air and Cable versions of a national network I can see a definite difference in picture quality. (The Over the Air signal is better, not a lot, but it's detectable.)
If you're getting decent results Over the Air through it's digital converter and a bad signal from the Cable box, you can rest assured, with relative high probability that the problem is the cable system, not your TV. The box may be mis-configured, defective, or the signal may be just plain bad. gs George Sinos -------------------- www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, George.. > I'm really screwed then.. > > the problem is Turner Classic movie's SD channel is totally messed up, > pixilated, etc.. I only went back fromBasic cable to standard (more money > than I should be spending) to get that and weather channel.. so > I was told that I should try the HD channel.. but my cable box didnt know > what that was (you know 3 little ???) > > So I switched cable boxes - thinking I was getting an HD cable box, > they didn't give me one because they knew I had only an SD tv. > Came home, and as a result of the new box (not HD) I now can view NOTHING > without extreme pixilation and bad sound. > > Tech from Time warner coming tomorrow... I wonder, now , if > the HD cable box could possibly by chance or ahirpin logic, fix the > reception on that one station. > > FOrtunately, I still can watch broadcast channels on a Tv I have > with rabbit ears and digital converter borrowed from neighbor. > > ann > > > On 9/30/2013 10:17, George Sinos wrote: >> >> Ann - >> >> The general answer is that you cannot view an HD channel on your older SD >> TV. >> >> Every cable company handles these things differently, so for for a >> definite answer you need to talk to your cable company. >> >> The cable company in my area sends both an SD version and an HD >> version of most channels. So, for instance there is an NBC at channel >> 8 and an NBC-HD on channel 1008. An SD TV can only view channel 8, an >> HD tv can view either of the two. >> >> There are several types of connectors coming out of the cable box to >> accommodate the different types of cables required for analog and >> digital TVs. >> >> gs >> >> George Sinos >> -------------------- >> www.GeorgesPhotos.net >> www.GeorgeSinos.com >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> But can I view those HD channels on my non HD TVS? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 9/30/2013 10:01, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Most stations broadcast in both HD and SD, and your HD cable box should >>>> be >>>> capable of receiving both. >>>> That's how it works with satellite TV, and I would think it's the same >>>> with cable. >>>> >>>> Pau >>>> On Sep 30, 2013, at 9:54 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Do I need to have a TV that is "HD" to receive stations that are HD >>>>> using >>>>> a cable box that is HD ? >>>>> >>>>> I dont care if I see things in HD or not. I just want to be able to >>>>> get the stations. >>>>> >>>>> Don't get me started on why I'm asking >>>>> >>>>> thanks! >>>>> ann >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
