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In Reply to: Arrgh, I see that a lot... posted by Hepcat on November 18, 2003 at 05:09:41:

Thanks for your response Hepcat. All this can get a tad confusing, especially since the cable company tells me I have 'digital' cable! One would think that digital cable (see above new post) would have a connection to a phone line, rather than a typical 75 ohm coax cable coming into the supposed 'digital cable box'.

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phone line - Joe Murphy Jr 18:23:36 11/18/03 (4)
Actually, if you have digital cable, you can use the box in most systems to order PPV programs -- no phone line connection necessary. There's 2-way communication between the box and the cable company via their fiber optic network.
- I wonder... - Joe Murphy Jr 19:43:19 11/19/03 (0)
  what you guys are saying. When you say that you have digital cable , do you mean that you subscribe to the cable company's digital channels or do you mean that the cable company has upgraded its distribution network to fiber optic transmission?
  If you're talking about the fiber optic network, you should see an improvement in the picture quality for all channels. The actual signal is only analog a very short distance (a few hundred feet to as little as 25 feet, compared to the miles and miles that it used to be). This benefits everyone -- including the cable company.
  If you really are talking about digital cable , you will have a digital cable box. The cable company may offer several outputs from the box: coax, composite, S-video, component or even DVI. Just use the highest quality output that your display accepts. The box is converting the digital signal into an analog signal (except in the case of the DVI output -- it's a digital output).
- Going with S-video cables from your digital cable box. - Icom 756 05:56:44 11/19/03 (2)
  Thanks. I was more concerned with getting all the digital picture quality actually delivered to your TV set, when using 'digital cable'. I noticed that when the cable company comes to your home to hook up digital cable, they still use a typical 'ancient' 75 ohm coaxial cable run to your TV set! This coax carries BOTH the audio AND video signal, so it is probably not as good as taking advantage of the 'S-video' out on your digital cable box. I'm sure a slight recognizable improvement can be realized especially if you are using a 'better' TV like a digital RPTV or plasma set. Anyway, based on advice I got here on these boards, I upgraded to 'S-video' and audio cables, and my digital cable picture looks a bit clearer on my RPTV! This upgrade, in my opinion, is well worth it. Am wondering if anyone else has done this, and noticed any difference?
  - Well, I'm going to now. BUT... - Bosh 16:24:11 11/19/03 (0)
    After reading your post yesterday I checked my set-top box and, sure 'nuff, there's an S-video out back there. But I can't help but wonder, since the incoming signal "off the street" is carried on a standard coax cable, can this really make much of a difference?
    
    ~~b
  - I did. - GTF 07:28:53 11/19/03 (0)
    I have a SONY KV-34XBR910 and Cablevision's Scientific Atlanta digital box. I switched from using the coax out to using the S-Video & audio out. There is an improvement in the picture that is worthwhile.
    GTF

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