Without cablecard or cable box, is your HDTV with QAM able to pick up all the local HD Channels? Missing ABCHD?

Missing ABCHD. Looks like cable company is making it tough for QAM-tuner users. Missing FOXHD and PBSHD before, but just recovered it somehow, but still missing ABCHD, maybe I am not the only one.

The struggel with QAM is not about money - I can afford a bit extra each month, but that really defeats the purpose of havinga QAM tuner in the TV. Asked by boxing 57 months ago Similar questions: cablecard cable box HDTV QAM pick local HD Channels Missing ABCHD Consumer Electronics > TV & Video.

Similar questions: cablecard cable box HDTV QAM pick local HD Channels Missing ABCHD.

You may need a built-in ATSC tuner; otherwise you're at the mercy of the cable company I will never go back to cable for a number of reasons. But the fact is they have fairly limited capacity for HD at this point. I've read about several schemes they plan to implement which would save them the bandwidth they use on analog channels so that they can deliver more HD through QAM.

But it seems they would rather rent you a box so they don't have much incentive in improving this at the moment. If your TV has a built-in ATSC tuner, the good news is you can pick up the channels you're missing off the air with even a small antenna. The bad news is you're paying cable to provide this functionality and they're not delivering.So I really would suggest forgetting about QAM and cable altogether and going with DirecTV.

It's the only way you're going to receive all the channels you want without having to switch inputs. True, cable delivers slightly higher picture quality, but what good is it if you're not picking up the channels you want? Good luck!

Sources: My experience .

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On my 32" Vizio HDTV I have black Borders on my Basic Channels. I have a Comp connection from my cable box to my TV.

Have cablebox and have a qam tv. Why do the HD channels cut out.

Will a dtv converter $40-$60 pick up local channels in HD on my Hd ready tv's or do I need a special hdtv converter box.

I just installed my new HDTV type TV via Cable and only a few channels are clear.

I am looking for a "wireless tv tuner" that will work with a cablecard - I do not have a cable set top box.

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