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Re. Comcast encrypts basic cable
As long as people buy the product, it would seem to be a win for the manufacturer. It's no skin off their nose if the QAM tuner function is a complete waste... They just need to sell it at a profit, after that, their work is done.
I'm not a fan of any more regulation than the minimum needed for maintaining a civilized society... That said, I see the FCC mandate that all TVs equipped with a tuner, must include the capability of ATSC/8VSB reception as a net positive. As I recall, manufacturers were slow or even resistant to adding that capability to their early HD TV products.
Perhaps, the QAM function may be able to go away at some point. But there are many smaller CATV systems left at this point... I doubt the QAM/NTSC/ATSC capable tuners are about to go away.
Last edited by GroundUrMast; 22-Jan-2014 at 6:32 PM.
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