Comcast Question

If your TV (which ever brand it might be) is using the set-top box, such as ComCrap's, or the cable signal from the wall without a set-top box, then it's bypassing its tuner to use the cable input. The problem cannot be your TV's tuner.

It would be the tuner's problem if it were a local (rabbit ears) digital signal without cable.

What's the model on that bad boy? It might not support full HD or you may have to so something to change its settings.

 

Nobody listens to me... just like in middle school... DUDE, I asked what model the TV is!

 

Thanks!

Again, you either watch local channels in HD with rabbit ears or an amplified antenna and select channels 2.1 through 67.4, or a cable connection using one of the input signals (INPUT1, INPUT2, etc.) with a digital box or cable alone... but you can't mix the two.

At 720p, it should support digital broadcasts over-the-air (but that's not your signal) and HD in 720p with a set-top box, which is what you might need... is that what you have? What's the model of the HD cable box?

Now it's a matter of knowing which box works with your TV. Someone with ComCrap digital should be able to tell you. I ain't got it.

 

If I understand it correctly, you have a comcast tuner/receiver in your living room, which works just fine, but you do not have a comcast tuner/receiver in your bedroom and you're wondering why you can't get your channels?

The tuner inside the TV picks up analog and OTA(rabbit ear) signals. It will not pick up encoded signals from comcast or satellites. The local channels you are receiving from comcast right now on your bedroom TV are being pushed through an analog signal, so your TV can decode those. All the other channels are digitally encoded, whether they are standard or HD, and requires a comcast receiver. There is nothing wrong with you TV....for now.

 

Almost. Most major areas require a receiver. In my area particular, you only need a receiver for premium channels. Then again, HD is not available for my area from the cable company.

 

I think only the broadcast channels are unencrypted. So for all the cable channels you will need a box or cablecard. If you tune in to channel 609-1 or some numbers around there you should get the broadcast channels in HD.

 

Yes, Comcast sux...but that's another thread...Space Ghost is correct...I have craptastic cable here in TN...We get two decoder boxes per home here to get channels 1 - 99 or whatever...

 

Comcast>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ygnition.

The apartments I moved to use Ygnition which uses Dish Network. Internet is slower than my DSL a decade ago and TV goes in and out constantly while the DVR decides to randomly not record scheduled events (not to mention the DVR interface is extremly inefficient). As sad as it is to say it, I would love to have Comcast again...

 

Comcast took Cartoon Network off coax cable. You need the box to get Ch. 22.

 

i'm in houston with comcast. my living room tv has the hd box but the other 3 in my bedrooms only use direct coaxial cable and they pick up those channels just fine.

 

Yeah. MSNBC is weird though. On digital (box), it's 80. On coax, it's 99...for me.

With coax you should get all the channels except for 1 (on demand), 22 (Cartoon Network), and a few in the 70s (access channels).

 

You're still with this?

I kid. Yeah, you need the box. Apparently, those channels are only available DIGITALLY and with the box.

 

You don't need a box. are you sure you did the correct channel searches for the cable stations?