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@rpb_sr wrote:Just to be clear, if I get a tuner card for my PC, it sounds like I will need the DCT700 to receive stations like CNN, USA, TNT, Bravo, etc.Is that correct?
Slightly different question based on what I've read here: My aunt has several DCT700s on various TVs. She is considering buying Gov't subsidized converters to get around Verizon's monthly fee. It sounds like that would be a mistake, as she would lose the SD national channels. Correct?
Correct - without a Verizon STB nothing but the locals, music and PEG channels (unless you have a high end Vista Media PC and a cable card tuner).
The government boxes do not work with any cable system, they are for antenna use only (totally different modulation method). Not only would she lose the national channels, she would get NOTHING for her money but a lighter wallet .
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What is an 'embedded PSIP'?
This might explain my problem when I plug the cable line directly to an antenna port on my tvs.
My Samsung shows the locals on their OTA equivalents, like 4-1, 5-1, etc.
My Mits DLP shows them on 64-004, 64-005, 64-007 etc
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@philhu wrote:What is an 'embedded PSIP'?
This might explain my problem when I plug the cable line directly to an antenna port on my tvs.
My Samsung shows the locals on their OTA equivalents, like 4-1, 5-1, etc.
My Mits DLP shows them on 64-004, 64-005, 64-007 etc
Oh, and I do not get 'all' SD channels. I get the locals, Music Choice and 5-6 SD Channels, like weather channel, WGN, etcMessage Edited by philhu on 01-09-2009 07:45 AM
PSIP is a header that is added by the broadcaster (for OTA) and by the cable company for cable transmission. This causes QAM channel 71.2 to tune as 4.1 (just an example - not necessarily a real mapping). Only used on the OTA digital channels (HD).
The channels at 64.x will not map (these are the SD locals). The only ones that map are the digital locals (HD).
My error in the original post - should have said all LOCAL SD not all SD, however I did qualify that the national channels are encrypted. Sorry for the mispost.
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FIOS In The Clear Channel Guide
NUMERICAL by
Traditional Channel
Chan/Network Discripton
Digital#
2CBS
63-001
4NBC
63-002
5FOX
61-003
6WRNN48
63-004
7ABC
63-005
9WOR
63-006
10WLNY55
63-007
11WPIX
64-001
13WNET
64-003
14WVVH - RSN
63-009
18WMBC63
64-004
21WLIW21
64-006
23WNJN50
64-005
25NYCTV
64-008
29WFME
65-003
31ION
31-003
48TV Guide
66-002
49WeatherScan
66-003
460NBC-Weather
04-002
464NBC-Sports
04-004
467ABC - Plus
73-003
468ABC - Now
73-002
470WLIW-HD
21-002
471WLIW-Create
21-003
472WNET - Kids
74-001
473WLIW-World
21-004
502CBS-HD
02-001
504NBC-HD
04-001
505FOX-HD
05-001
507ABC-HD
73-001
509WOR-HD
65-006
510WLNY-HD
74-002
511WPIX-HD
71-001
513WNET-HD
72-002
531ION-HD
65-002
Weather Channel
66-001
CNET
87-001
MUSIC STATIONS:
66-004 thru 66-050
84-001 thru 84-050
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Kappy, that is what YOU get in YOUR area.
Everyone's mileage will vary
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Everyone's mileage will vary<<
So are you saying that I should not have posted it?
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No, just your channel lineup is completely different than mine, here in Boston.
This is a national group, you showed your local QAM lineup.
It DOES give an idea how things are laid out though.
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@jdearmond wrote:
I have a panasonic HDTV which I bought in September and I could receive digital and a few HD channels on it with Time Warner, but now that I switched to Verizon, I don't get anything. The digital converter box I bought with my coupon doesn't work either. Both have ATSC tuners, and my TV has a QAM as well. Shouldn't they work?
Digital converters bought with government coupons will not work. They are for OTA (over the air) broadcasts only. The transmission modulations are not the same as used on Verizon (and other cable providers - OTA uses 8-VSB and Verizon / cable uses QAM-256).
Your QAM tuner should be able to pull in the local SD, local digital (HD), music, and PEG channels when hooked directly to the Verizon cable (using a splitter obviously and assuming your tuner handles QAM-256 which it should).
Did you do a rescan when you changed from TW to Verizon? You will need to since the frequency allocations won't be the same.