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i can receive HD programming right now via the internal tuner
but i can't seem to ever get CBS
but i get NBC ABC PBS WB no problem

maybe i will check later tonight through all the channels

(we have digi cable but its not HD) but on my internal tuner i get the digital music channels....

I thought I remember hearing once that FCC rules prohibit cable providers from encrypting the major network HD channels anyway. Does anyone know whether this is true?

I thought I remember hearing once that FCC rules prohibit cable providers from encrypting the major network HD channels anyway. Does anyone know whether this is true?

Well....legal or not, I see them filtering them out all the time. ;)

I thought I remember hearing once that FCC rules prohibit cable providers from encrypting the major network HD channels anyway. Does anyone know whether this is true?

if you have an internal QAM tuner you should be able to watch the game in HD for FREE.

the network HD channels are supposed to be passed on unencrypted. (they are in my market, comcast is the provider)

however i have heard a rare occasion where this is not the case.

the network HD channels are supposed to be passed on unencrypted. (they are in my market, comcast is the provider)

however i have heard a rare occasion where this is not the case.Time Warner often does not make the digtal signals available unencrypted...and where they do, they do not always make the HD available. If this is against the law (as is often suggested on this forum), I'd like to see an exact citation.

As cable companies move to switched video - which requires 2-way communication between the set and the line - clear QAM will be decreasingly useful. Fortunately, OTA HD penetration is likely to increase as time goes by. - DR

if you have an internal QAM tuner you should be able to watch the game in HD for FREE.

the network HD channels are supposed to be passed on unencrypted. (they are in my market, comcast is the provider)

however i have heard a rare occasion where this is not the case.
Brighthouse Networks in central Florida encrypts most of the HD stuff. Unless you want to watch spanish channels then its not. :rolleyes:

so far we have time warner and brighthouse that do not pass on hd broadcast stations in the clear.

any other providers?

Time Warner often does not make the digtal signals available unencrypted...and where they do, they do not always make the HD available. If this is against the law (as is often suggested on this forum), I'd like to see an exact citation.
I agree. Let's see what the law says & force the cable companies to comply. I have Brighthouse (a division of Time Warner, I believe) and they encrypt the HD network signals.

I'm unfortunately paying my cable provider almost $100 a month (for only analog basic and broadband). They're not giving me the Superbowl in HD for free. They're being paid a King's ransom for it. (and I get all the HD locals unencrypted with my QAM tuner)

i can receive HD programming right now via the internal tuner
but i can't seem to ever get CBS
but i get NBC ABC PBS WB no problem
maybe i will check later tonight through all the channels
(we have digi cable but its not HD) but on my internal tuner i get the digital music channels....

I upgraded to the basic HD package for free here, the only requirement was to already have any digital cable package and a HDTV... Time Warner cable here...
so you might be able to do the same with your cable company... all they did was change the cable box.