Plato; swampwalker is correct when cox cable came out in our are some 20 years ago you would just rent there box and they would make there money on programing.Last year my buddy called cox and they wanted 500.00 plus installion,which I thought was insane,I ended up finding a hdtv receiver for 250.00 plus 150.00 for the dish which worked with direct tv. So for 5 dollars a month plus you pay programming is a great deal. good luck Douglas.
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...
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...