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 Post subject: Digital TV Tuning
PostPosted: Tue 10-13-2009 9:41PM 
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I have a Digital TV with the built-in tuner, and I only have fidelity's internet package. I have heard that you can still get the basic digital channels even without the cable subscription. If this is true, Fidelity's website claims these channels are in the 400 range. I can't seem to convince my TV to check channels that high, any ideas? It is a Sharp 32" LC32SB21U 720p LCD HDTV.

Am I even in the right ballpark?

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 Post subject: Re: Digital TV Tuning
PostPosted: Fri 10-16-2009 11:19PM 
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Nevermind. According to page 29 of the manual located here, the internal cable tuning decoder can only handle unscrambled cable TV channels numbered 1-135. Channels numbered higher require a digital receiver box programmed to decipher channels broadcast to those higher ranges.

To whoever is watching those Basic digital channels, what numbers are you tuning to and what equipment are you using?

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 Post subject: Re: Digital TV Tuning
PostPosted: Sat 10-17-2009 12:07PM 
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If the tuner has QAM, then you should be able to get a few HD channels (IIRC).. but they're numbered really weird, like 12-89 or something..

Check these threads: OTA, QAM

There was a thread that listed off a bunch of HD channels.. I posted a bunch of them in it, but I can't find it atm...

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 Post subject: Re: Digital TV Tuning
PostPosted: Sun 10-18-2009 2:50PM 
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Here are the channels I've found on my roommate's TV:

78-1: FS Midwest
82-1: PBS
90-2: NBC
90-3: CBS
90-4: FOX
107-1: ABC


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