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Our televisions in our sticks-and-bricks all have digital tuners and can receive over-the-air broadcast signals from an antenna. Cable systems, however, are allowed by the FCC to encrypt their signals, and Comcast (our home cable provider) does encrypt theirs. As a backup to our DirecTV service during bad weather, we have a small tuner box provided by Comcast to decrypt their cable signals - without this box, we get only a pixelated picture on our digital TVs with the label "scrambled" showing on the screen.
Digital over-the-air tuners have been required since 2007, but that doesn't automatically mean that you can receive encrypted digital cable TV with no other decryption devices required.
Rusty
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Rusty, Sandy, 2 Shelties (Coby & Callie) & Conner the Campground Cat
2016 Ram 3500 Longhorn Crew Cab 4x4 Dually, 385/900 Cummins, Aisin AS69RC, 4.10 axle, 39,100 GCWR, 30,050 trailer tow, B&W RVK3600
Current: 2014.5 DRV Mobile Suites 38RSSA #6972 - Previous: 2004 MS 36RE3 #1291
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