This whole Digital TV technology is just one giant scam! They (TELUS, Shaw, etc) should be able to adapt their systems so the consumer does NOT require a digital cable box. I have compared digital cable to normal cable and have not seen much difference in reception. And, I have a Sony HD tv.
I am in no hurray to upgrade to digital tv because I am from the old school. I have 2 televisions and 4 VHS vcrs. The biggest problem is you cannot tape one thing and watch something else with digital cable. Hooking up a vcr requires you to setup the system in the order of digital converter, VCR, TV. That way, the VCR will only record from the channel that the digital converter is set to. Also, I am not interested in digital recording because I have too many VHS tapes around the house.
Until the cable companies resolve this problem or I run out of working VCRs, I will not be changing to digital TV.
I am in no hurray to upgrade to digital tv because I am from the old school. I have 2 televisions and 4 VHS vcrs. The biggest problem is you cannot tape one thing and watch something else with digital cable. Hooking up a vcr requires you to setup the system in the order of digital converter, VCR, TV. That way, the VCR will only record from the channel that the digital converter is set to. Also, I am not interested in digital recording because I have too many VHS tapes around the house.
Until the cable companies resolve this problem or I run out of working VCRs, I will not be changing to digital TV.