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Basic HDTV Question?

My rear projection TV is HDTV-ready but I was told when I bought it that I would need a separate box to receive HDTV broadcasts and that the boxes cost $500 to $700.

My local cable provider, Comcast, is now offering HDTV in my area and has a Motorola 6500 box that I can rent for $5 a month to receive true HDTV as well as 5.1 Dolby Digital audio. They told me that their box acts as the tuner so that I wouldn't need a separate HDTV adaptor box. Does that sound correct and logical? For $5 a month, if I don't need to buy another box for $500, it seems like a good deal to me...
plato

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darrylhifi
498 posts
 
Plato set the alarm for 5AM, shower , get a large coffee, gas up the car , bang on Comcast's Door, If they are closed, because its Saturday, bring a Baseball Bat, break the windows if you have to, get in their and grab a box !
Seriously, yes I have have it, HDTV for $5.00 a month is incredible, additionaly they offer fee Video on Demand, Free in the sense if you are for example, a Normal HBO subscriber, You can go to on Demand , pull up an HBO series, like the Soprano's, choose the episode, play it when you want, freeze it if the phone rings , basically play it all you want, or something else, a keen observer can find a titty or two, and enjoy some similar benefits of Tivo, still for the same $5.00 a month. Its HDTV, VOD and DD, thats not Double D breasts boys , thats of course Dolby Digial.
Its a Killer deal and one you would be a fool to be without.
Get the Box ! Enjoy !
darrylhifi
498 posts
 
Guys with all due respect, Comcast Provides CBS NBC ABC FOX PBS HBO SHO MAX ESPN and 2 exclusive HD channels with awsome demo's . The Channels are called IN HD 1 and IN HD 2.
And the lineup will actually expand as the next year passes. Its simple , its quick and it real genuine HDTV>
Its plug and play and a NO BRAINER.

Those that can receive it are fortunate. For those of you who cant, If you have a high definition ready Television definetly go the Dish Route. The future is here and it looks pretty damn spectacular.
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