![]() ![]() Now the metro area has gone completely dark.Ĭomcast users in the eastern, southern, northern and northwestern portions of the Twin Cities lost QAM-tuning access late last year. In other words, it has been encrypting these basic channels in more and more of the Twin Cities. Similar hardware and software options are available for Windows users.Ĭomcast was not happy with this, as I noted, so over the past year or so it has gradually been cutting off these users. With Elgato’s EyeTV software, I could record live TV, as well as set up recording schedules so I’d never miss my favorite shows. ![]() I added an Elgato-branded QAM-tuning gizmo to my Apple iMac, which turned the computer into an HDTV. This amenity is known, in technical terms, as “clear QAM.”Ĭomputer users could join the party, too. Those meeting this basic tech requirement could jack directly into the wall and run through a simple tuning procedure to sniff out all those basic HD channels and enjoy them thereafter. This meant that any customer could access those channels via Comcast-enabled coaxial wall ports without requiring special equipment from the company.Īll such customers needed, in fact, was an HDTV with a feature called a QAM tuner (which most recent-model sets have built in). Until recently, Comcast didn’t “encrypt” basic channels, including the local ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS affiliates. What happened takes a bit of explaining, so bear with me. Those plugging their TVs into their walls and trying to access those gorgeous HD channels now are met with a cheerful screen that instructs them to “order your digital adapter today!” ![]()
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