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join:2007-05-12
Alma, AR | WOW that looks really cool | |
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MadMANN
Premium
join:2005-08-19 | Re: WOW Not too shabby. I would make one improvement, however. Why not go the extra mile and throw in a QAM tuner that is CableCard compatible for the digital broadcasts? That would be even nicer! | |
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| | mrweirdo
join:2004-09-12
Roseville, CA
| Re: WOW said by MadMANN  :Not too shabby. I would make one improvement, however. Why not go the extra mile and throw in a QAM tuner that is CableCard compatible for the digital broadcasts? That would be even nicer! that would be nice however there is one problem with that as Cablelabs licensed out the cablecard specs for pc based tuners to microsoft because vista had DRM built into it. I believe the slingbox is based of some form of linux basically making no chance in hell we will ever see any cablecard support.
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join:2000-09-16
West Boylston, MA | Re: WOW New cable boxes are having cablecard slots and cards required from the FCC I believe. These STB are running on linux. | |
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kcblack
Premium
join:2000-09-11
Chicago, IL
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| Hmm. I guess I'd wonder if this has a QAM/ATSC Tuner?
It says it will hook up to your cable and access the anaolog channels, but even a Visio TV will access digital channels over just the coax cable (without a set-top box).
Also, it says OEMs, but it would be cool for end-users to buy these to speed up acceptance.
Kevin
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs:
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January 7th, @04:14PM
| Pointless Quote.. users will instantly have access to their analog cable channels on a PC, Mac, or compatible smartphone.
in less than two years its a piece of junk. analog goes bye bye. LOL
Edit STB may not work on this either i should say. | |
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| kcblack
Premium
join:2000-09-11
Chicago, IL
·RCN CABLE
| Re: Pointless Analog Cable and Analog OTA are two different things if I understand this right.
As I understand, if you have cable, you can still use your old tv in the future even if you don't have a cable box, its just Off the Air that is affected.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm not.
Kevin
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Comcast employee
@comcast.net | Re: Pointless Doesn't matter almost all cable companies are switching over to Digital signals before that..Comcast is one of them...Not all channels will be encoded but they WILL be digital | |
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| Thespis
join:2004-08-03
Keller, TX
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January 7th, @04:35PM
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in less than two years its a piece of junk. analog goes bye bye. LOL
Edit STB may not work on this either i should say.
Did you miss this part?
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In addition, customers with a digital cable set-top box can connect SlingModem to the set-top box to access live or recorded television programming, premium content and video on demand.
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join:2004-08-03
Keller, TX | Re: Pointless Controlling the cable box is easily accomplished with an IR blaster.
All you're doing is hooking the STB output to the slingbox instead of the TV. | |
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| smcallah
join:2004-08-05
Home
| The Analog cut off date in Feb 2009 applies to NTSC over the air broadcasters. Cable is not required to cut off analog service to its customers, and in fact, I believe there was something brewing in the FCC that is said to require cable to keep analog turned on until 2012, unless they offer a no-cost box to analog subscribers.
But yes, this thing should have a QAM tuner and CableCard, or now Tru2Way capability.
BTW, this device does not have an OTA NTSC tuner, as no one was allowed to manufacture and sell a device with an NTSC tuner after July 2006 in the US, per the FCC. Cable NTSC is slightly different than OTA NTSC, and so TV's and other boxes (TiVo's) are still made with Cable NTSC capable coax inputs. | |
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| | battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | Re: Pointless For people out there that are uninformed or the "FCC Conspiracy to make you buy a new TV" group. It will ONLY effect you if you use a coat hanger to pick up your TV. | |
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| battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | "in less than two years its a piece of junk. analog goes bye bye. LOL"
Sigh.... | |
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wruckman
Ruckman.net
join:2007-10-25
Northwood, OH | Analog? This needs to be digital and in HD! Not just Analog! | |
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| ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN
| Re: Analog? totally agree,
I can access my RCN digital channels with my Philips HDTV w/o a digital converter box. The channels show up as crazy numbers though, and I have to write down on a piece of paper as to what channels are for what station. I get channels like 143.555 and 143.556. I wonder how I could select channels with an onscreen tv guide when using the slingmodem. | |
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| | kcblack
Premium
join:2000-09-11
Chicago, IL | Re: Analog? My moms are like 1216-1, 1216-2, etc.
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The Beer
I Love It When A Plan Comes Together
Premium
join:2001-07-24
Omaha, NE
clubs: | Just like the integrated VOIP/Cisco Cable Modem UBR924 Cox won't let it on their network.
Just watch...
"That modem is not on our approved modem list, sorry" | |
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Majestik
World Traveler
Premium
join:2001-05-11
Tulsa, OK
clubs:
| Re: Just like the integrated VOIP/Cisco Cable Modem UBR924 said by The Beer :Cox won't let it on their network. Just watch... "That modem is not on our approved modem list, sorry" I think you're right. | |
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Brad B
Premium
join:2005-07-07
Everett, WA | Comcast I foresee Comcast allowing this on our network. Last year, when I was in a different department, I overheard talk of us working with Sling on a device. | |
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Zverina
join:2004-07-12
Brooklyn, NY | Broken Promises When sling media says 2008, they really mean early 2010. Where's my slingcatcher (slated for june '07)? | |
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