Cable TV reception after Feb. 2009?
Here it goes!!
I’m a Cable TV subscriber and I’m wondering what I’m up against:
new amplifier,
new cable runs,,
newer type splitter
or none of the above::
The signal enters my home via coaxial cable. I run the coaxial lead it into an analog amplifier (5-900MHZ) for 10db gain. I feed the amplifier’s output signal into an 8 way splitter to feed many different TV sets. Only one feed goes into a cable company box and the others do not.
Since this is a cable company (Cablevision of L.I.) with many subscribers:
1. Will they continue to provide NTSC broadcasting as well as the new ATSC signal?
2. Will my infrastructure still support all TV signals in and out of the splitter once the transition ocurrs??
3. What will I need to do if not?
If you continue with cable, nothing much will happen in February. The change only affects Over The Air TV that one would get via an antenna.
The cable providers are required to provide at least the local stations in analog until 2011 at which time the FCC will revisit the situation and decide if they need to extend the requirement.
Most cable companies are moving stuff to digital, mostly because of channel space and because they want to provide more services. So you will see some stuff move to the “digital tier”. For this one would need a QAM tuner (not ATSC – that’s for over the air) or a digital cable box. The digital cable boxes that I have see still put out good old analog along with digital signals so they will work with either type of set. You may need the cable company’s box anyway if you want to access Pay Per View (PPV).
All your internal wiring and splitters should still be OK. So, it sounds like you are set, for the near future anyway.
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