In the US, what cable channels do I need to have complete coverage of the 2008 Olympics? [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 8 answers

My analog cable(vision) just dropped 9 channels--prices remain the same. It's time for a change. [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2008 - 10 answers

Help me identify Jon Stewart's accent [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2008 - 11 answers

Will the cable installation guy find my roommate's pirated cable? [more inside]
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 16 answers

Rejoining the current century – best options for non-broadcast television and the internet? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 1 answers

Why is my cable TV signal acting differently and is this just me/just my provider? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - 14 answers

Our TV is a Zenith Space Command (circa 1990, serial # SG5245S). At present it's hooked up to cable from Shaw (connections are all connected), but we only get about 4 channels (the rest are fuzz). Can the TV be re-calibrated? We have no TV manual (bought it used), and there is no apparent "reset" button, etc. There are buttons that say: Skip, Add, Band, AFC (?). Any guidance is appreciated....
posted on Nov 28, 2007 - 15 answers

The FCC seems to indicate that broadcasters are required to include closed captioning, at least for new programming, but I have purchased several very recent movies on cable that lack closed captioning. How are the cable companies getting around these requirements? Why is closed captioning so inconsistent? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 3 answers

Using TiVo Series 1 without programming guide? Can I still tape stuff? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 8 answers

Have a Tivo HD with two working cablecards, but about to get a Tivo S3 - can I just take the cards and put them into the S3 until I get the installer out to put in new cards?
posted on Oct 8, 2007 - 10 answers

Cable TV Movie filter [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2007 - 1 answers

I've noticed that the cable/phone/internet companies are offering bundle packages. What's the best package: Verizon or Comcast?
posted on Jun 6, 2007 - 3 answers

A friend bought me this monster cable to hook my ibook g4 up to my TV, but my tv has composite video. i haven't been able to locate a working converter-- anyone have any ideas?
posted on May 30, 2007 - 8 answers

I subscribe to Comcast digital cable and I'm interested in getting some HD programming for my HDTV: the problem is that my cable box is not capable of supporting HD. I would like to get a new box that can transmit an HD signal to my TV, but I don't want to rent one. Can anyone tell me where to find out which boxes are supported and where best to buy one? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2007 - 10 answers

I need help with crafting a multi-dwelling (Condo) solution for TV and/or Internet service [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2007 - 3 answers

Tivo and DVD to another room of the house. [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 7 answers

I have TV cable service to my house. I would like to split it six or seven ways to allow cable access from rooms throughout the house. I would never use more than three of the lines at a time. Will this work or will the signal be diluted somehow?
posted on Feb 26, 2007 - 13 answers

Electronics filter: When I connect Dishnetwork straight to my television, the picture is flickery and unwatchable. When I run it through my old VCR first, it's fine. [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2007 - 7 answers

I'm thinking of buying this TV tuner, but I have some questions before I do. [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2007 - 5 answers

Can I watch and record Cable TV on a Mac? [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2007 - 9 answers

For the life of me I cannot recall the name and It's driving me crazy. [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2007 - 7 answers

Do so-called 'upconverting' DVD players upconvert 480p to 720/1080 over component cables? Is the difference between HDMI and component cables noticeable when watching standard DVDs on an HDTV? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2007 - 14 answers

Question regarding the way TV commercials are aired on local cable systems. [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2006 - 10 answers

I want to stream cable television from one location to another over an ADSL connection. The "viewing" location has a computer and an ADSL connection to the "streaming" location which also has a computer and cable access. How do I make this work? [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2006 - 13 answers

Can one use RCA cables (red/white/yellow) in component jacks (red/blue/green)? I understand that the jacks carry much different data/signal/whatever, but I was told that there is no need to buy (very) pricey component cables...you can actually just hook up good quality red/white/yellow RCA cables to the component jacks for the same purpose. [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 17 answers

Home Theater Question: I have a LG 32LX1D LCD TV, Tivo Series 2, Sony DVD player with Component Outputs, and a Comcast CableCard, and an old-school VCR, all of which I would like connected. (No special audio considerations, for now). [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2006 - 6 answers

Who makes--actually produces--cable TV series like The Sopranos, Battlestar Gallactica, and The Shield? Independently contracted production companies, or in-house, cable-owned outfits? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2006 - 7 answers

What is up with television commercials that get cut off, played over, or otherwise mishmashed by other commercials on cable television? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2006 - 8 answers

My cable company offers On Demand movies and shows. The free content works fine. It also claims to offer premium channels' On Demand offerings, but those are not working. What can I do? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2006 - 12 answers

I have a multi-pronged question about the soup-to-nuts process of movies getting onto cable television and actors getting their residual checks. [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2006 - 3 answers

I used to have one of those old VCRs where you had to tune each channel in by hand. It had a set of tiny little dials that let you scan the entire TV spectrum (and beyond?). When the cable wire was plugged in, I could tune in some bizzare things in the audio: rhythmic clicking, low pulses, and most interestingly, other people's phone calls. I assume I was picking up cordless phones, but how did this work? Did the cable system act as a giant antenna all over town? Has this phenomenon ever been documented anywhere?
posted on Apr 10, 2006 - 6 answers

Some strange problem with my cable TV. I was connecting a new Sylvania DVR/VCR unit in my bedroom. I used to have a Sony DVD/VCR in that same place and the cable reception used to be just fine. First thing I noticed after attaching the new unit is that the signal quality is very poor. But anyway then I come down to living room which has the Comcast's digital set top box connected to the wall outlet. I noticed there was no signal on TV and box was displaying a 'this channel would be available soon' message. Usually that means some kind of bad or no connection. Before I went up to the bedroom everything was running fine. Did plugging in the DVR/VCR unit blow the cable circuit ? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2006 - 4 answers

Any way to send 1 coax TV signal to a TV in another room wirelessly? [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2006 - 9 answers

At risk of seeming picky, how can i reasonably reduce my cost of television? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2006 - 24 answers

Inexpensive / open source video distribution system (like in a hotel)? [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2006 - 8 answers

Short version: Want to piggy back the audio/video output of my receiver onto my cable TV signal. Long version: I want to take the output of my receiver which is in RCA plugs (2 audio, 1 video) and somehow put that onto coax that ALSO contains my basic cable channels. I'm sure I stumbled onto something like this while looking at home automation stuff months ago, but I'm not finding it now. Effectively what I want is to be able to put my receiver's output on channel 100 or something on my coax. This would allow me to split that coax and run it to other TV's in my house and have the output from the receiver available on any TV on channel 100, while still having the regular cable channels available as normal. This will allow me to play Xbox on any TV in my house with my wireless controller. I found this but it only puts the one signal onto coax, it doesn't add it to coax with an existing set of channels. Not what I want, but its the closest thing I've found. Is this even possible or am I dreaming that I have seen this before?
posted on Jan 6, 2006 - 4 answers

Um, just out of curiosity, yeah, curiosity, is there an effective descrambler for digital cable? When is was in college in the late 80's, I bought a cable descrambler from a company called Pacific Coast Cable...worked like a champ! We had all the movie channels and PPV too! Is there anything like this available to use with say a Time Warner Digital Connection? Just out of curiosity.....
posted on Nov 19, 2005 - 12 answers

My father-in-law just bought a *nice* big TV... That doesn't have anything to do with the question, though. He got an HDTV box and all the digital channels and the HDTV channels come through fine but the analog channels are very snowy. I would expect that the digital channels would pixilate if the coax going into the box is bad. Could this be a splitter/crummy wiring problem? I don't know how the digital channels make it through while the analog channels have horrible quality (some to the point of the TV throwing up a blank screen because of the "snow" effect.
posted on Nov 19, 2005 - 8 answers

I am having an incredibly annoying problem with my cable tv. When I try to change channels, the info box at the bottom of the screen will start to scroll very rapidly for 20 or 30 seconds. This happens at random, but seems to occur mostly at night. [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2005 - 1 answers

Folks- A pretty straightforward question... I'm looking for the penetration of cable TV into U.S. households... both as a percentage and an absolute number. I'm done the requisite Googling and turn up all sorts of numbers... Any cable TV industry people out there who have the info at their mental fingertips? As always, thanks in advance. Peter
posted on May 23, 2005 - 1 answers

Digital satellite? Digital cable? [mi]
posted on Nov 30, 2004 - 26 answers

So I have read that new federal laws allow you to "opt-out" of channels you don't want that may be part of a cable television package. How does this work? Could I opt-out of all those annoying digital music channels, shopping channels, the news & foreign language & religious & sports channels I don't watch, etc? How much might they prorate my service if I were to do that? I'm thinking about signing up with Comcast in Northern CA for both internet & cable TV. I love my satellite, but my reception is suffering since the trees started getting bigger and bigger (not on my property and the city won't trim them and they are IMMENSE). And Surewest won't give us fiber optic until 2006.
posted on Oct 28, 2004 - 3 answers

Once upon a time, there was a young(ish) girl who had a cable box, a tivo box, a VCR, and a televison that played together quite nicely. She could record one channel on the Tivo, and watch a different channel, AT THE SAME TIME. Then one day the evil cable company convinced this girl to upgrade to digital service, and now, alas, she cannot figure out how to recreate this lost paradise. Why (oh why!) is this scenario no longer so? Can anyone answer her call of distress? [For we have to get ourselves back to the garrr-r-den!]

Seriously, any ideas? 'Cause this really BLOWS.
posted on Sep 25, 2004 - 12 answers

If I run my TV cable (for cable TV) into my VCR first, then into the television, will I (noticeably) lose signal/picture quality?
posted on Jun 3, 2004 - 22 answers

I have a Televison/Cable program idea that would require a "pitch". Question: how does one protect/copyright said "pitch"
posted on May 23, 2004 - 20 answers

Getting a video signal into a second room [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2004 - 5 answers

Economic considerations make switching from cable to satellite look more and more appealing every day (as in same run of channels for about half the price). But there's a problem: I live in western NY, which has, shall we say, weather. Most of my acquaintances have cable and I haven't been able to run down any honest assessments of what it's like to have satellite TV in areas with significant quantities of white stuff. Can anyone out there share their experiences?
posted on Jan 14, 2004 - 12 answers

I have TiVo set up in the living room, and a television without cable in the bedroom. I figure it would be possible to split the cable before it hits the TiVo and get cable in the bedroom, but I'm not sure if it would make TiVo appear in the television in there as well. Any insights? I'm obviously clueless.
posted on Jan 8, 2004 - 8 answers