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www.comcast.com/digitalnow Not Great But You Have No Choice

Comcast has pretty good looking HD, but their Digital SD is uglier than Analog Cable was.  As Comcast moves people to the “DigitalNow” ( www.comcast.com/digitalnow ) you won’t be able to just plug a cable in to the back of your old tv and watch stations, you’ll need a Cablebox, cable tuner card, or digital adapter.

If you don’t “upgrade” you just won’t get as many channels… Ok, actually you will get like 10 channels, most of which are spanish language.  So unfortunately you have to get something to keep your tv working.

Here is the best choice I have found for cable card/digital tuners.

A bonus about this particular model is that it will stream the TV signal to your Xbox 360, PS3, PC or Mac. Any DLNA/UPnP device.   When paired with a Windows 7 or Windows Media Center PC you can connect to the HD Homerun set top boxfrom your computer, or use it as a DVR, which can be a great way to catch your favorite episodes later.

Many of the higher end TV’s now support connecting to DLNA, so with this one device you may be able to watch from several TVs.  My Samsung 3D LED TV connects to the HD Homerun out of the box, as did my LG Television.

-- Brandon Wirtz

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