Re: FIOS installation in the house

["Scott R. Ehrlich" <user=81@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Tue, 25 Sep 2007, Jarod Wilson wrote: 

> On Tuesday 25 September 2007 10:40:19 am Mark J. Dulcey wrote: 
>> Derek Atkins wrote: 
>>> "Mark J. Dulcey" <[hidden email]> writes: 
>>>> The vast majority of HDTV sets and tuners CAN'T handle QAM, encrypted 
>>>> or not. HDTVs are only legally required to have tuners for 8VSB (aka 
>>> 
>>> Eh?  My Sony KDL-40XBR2 (purchased May 2007) can handle QAM. 
>>> 
>>> Hmm.  Was I just lucky? 
>> 
>> Handling QAM is a new feature. You have a new HDTV, and a high-end set 
>> at that. The inexpensive ones that are selling in droves at Micro Center 
>> and BJ's mostly don't have QAM tuners 
> 
> Really? I swear just about everything I glance at in Costco, including the 
> cheaper low-end sets all have QAM capable tuners these days. The set I got 
> back in mid-2006 wasn't exactly high-end either (relatively inexpensive 
> Westinghouse 32" set for the bedroom).