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Originally Posted by WarEagleDan
So, how many broadcast standards are out there? I had to buy a convertor box to see the cable at Florida state parks but was able to see the cable with no problem in Williamsburg last week. What was the difference????
Thanx,
Dan
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You originally had Analog cable, same channels as OTA up to 13, then switched to a different spectrum for the rest.
Then with the big Digital change-over you had to have a QAM tuner to get unencrypted digital cable TV.
Now, many cable companies have changed to encrypted digital service which requires a set-top box in order to receive even the basic free and local channels. Some TVs may have a provision for a CableCard which allows the TV itself to decrypt the signals.