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The Robman shared an idea in Chicago Tribune on August 13, 2009 15:22:
Remember Daniel Rozak at election timeWe need to remember Judge Daniel Rozak's name, so when he comes up for re-election we can get rid of him. Far too few people pay any attention to the Judge races at election time.-
The Robman replied on June 05, 2009 17:08 to the question "Comcast cable and the Feb 2009 digital TV switch over" in Comcast:
Tivo has a remote control chip built into it which lets it control cable and sat boxes. If you think about it, Tivo's usefulness would be pretty limited if it couldn't control STBs. -
The Robman replied on July 31, 2008 14:01 to the question "Comcast cable and the Feb 2009 digital TV switch over" in Comcast:
@ SpicyLemon, like Micster said, even though in theory cable users are not affected by the OTA switchover, there's nothing stopping the cable companies using this occassion to move all of their analog channels up into the digital range too. If you're already using a cable box, this probably won't affect you, but if (like me) you have the cable going directly into your TV, it is a concern.
Even though I don't have an HDTV, my TV is "cable ready" which is how I'm able to connect it directly to the cable now. I don't watch any "cable" channels, I just watch the OTA broadcast channels, and the Comcast rep that I spoke to yesterday assured me that I will be able to continue using my current setup. -
The Robman replied on July 30, 2008 17:01 to the question "Comcast cable and the Feb 2009 digital TV switch over" in Comcast:
Here's an update about the Comcast situation. According to the Executive Support Specialist that I just spoke to, I should be able to continue using my current setup past the Feb 2009 DTV switchover.
I don't use a cable box, the cable feed goes directly into my "cable ready" TV and my ReplayTV boxes. Concast will continue to send the broadcast channels down the line in the analog-like format that they currently use.
There is also the option of getting a digital box for a small monthly rental charge which would also give me some of the additional free channels that you can get with a coupon box. -
The Robman replied on July 29, 2008 02:30 to the question "Comcast cable and the Feb 2009 digital TV switch over" in Comcast:
Mark,
I sent you an email last week with my phone number. Drop me a line when you have a chance.
Thanks,
Rob -
The Robman replied on July 24, 2008 03:55 to the question "Comcast cable and the Feb 2009 digital TV switch over" in Comcast:
Hi Mark,
Thanks for the quick response. I'm in the northern Chicago suburbs (Wilmette) if that helps, as far as the market goes. Currently, I mainly have Comcast for my internet, but I do get the network channels via the cable. When you start moving channels to digital, will you continue to send the broadcast channels via the analog channels? What channels will you be moving and when?
Thanks,
Rob -
The Robman replied on July 23, 2008 19:59 to the question "Comcast cable and the Feb 2009 digital TV switch over" in Comcast:
I thought Twitter was a place where you can come to get answers to questions like this. Are you only allowed to ask questions about Twitter itself?
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahea... -
The Robman asked a question in Comcast on July 23, 2008 19:49:
Comcast cable and the Feb 2009 digital TV switch overWhat's the story with Comcast and the digital TV switch-over that's coming in Feb 2009? According to the various gov sites, if you have cable TV, you're not affected. So I called Comcast and the rep told me that they will discontinue all analog channels in Feb 2009 as well and that the cheapest digital package starts at $55/month. So what's the real story?
I'd prefer to just keep everything "as is", but if Comcast is going to dump all the analog channels, I guess I'll have to dump Comcast cable (I guess I'll drop Comcast internet too if I can get DSL in my area) and try using one of the new coupon boxes instead, however I don't know if I will be able to get it to work with my ReplayTV boxes.
So, does anyone know if Comcast really is going to dump all the analog channels?
