Re: Comcast and 8VSB

On Fri, May 9, 2008, 6:12pm (EDT+4) w.newell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Wes=A0Newell) wrote:

>>>On Fri, May 9, 2008, 2:28am (EDT+4)
>>> afiggatt1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Alan=C2=A0F) wrote: 


>>>=A0=A0"...Yes, Comcast could provide locals in
>>> 8-VSB, but I don't know if the coupon
>>> eligible converter boxes with work with
>>> cable channel frequencies (beyond
>>> channels 2-13)." 

> "I might be misunderstanding this, but the DTV 
>converters work with channels 2-69 by mandate.
> I assume the cable companies could use any of 
>those frequencies they wanted to."

They work with VHF/UHF channels 2-69, not *cable* channels 2-69.
Comcast *could* use those VHF/UHF channels, but they are better off
using the cable channels, which theoretically go up to 158.