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You guys are kind of arguing about apples and oranges. Yes, RG6 can carry an HD encoded (QAM, ATSC, whatever Sat uses) signal. So IF your TV can decoded the signal, then RG6 can deliver HD all the way to your TV. BUT many signals are encoded (Sat, premium HD cable, Blu-Ray, etc) in a way that...

BTW I've mungled "QAM" versus "ATSC" several times above. QAM is for cable, ATSC is for OTA. Mondern TVs may support both but apparently are generally required to support ATSC. I don't think it matters much for this discussion (unless you're looking closely at a TV spec sheet) but I figured I'd...

sammerdog - okay interesting. Quite a bit different problem than I was imagining. You're trying to share the decoded output of the DirectTV box with two TVs. How is the existing TV connected to the DirectTV box; coax? If so then you're not talking HD content I assume. What output options does...

Good to know. I think it's essentially the same encoding as OTA HD digital then (QAM) and it works with your TV same as it OTA would. -Jeff

Sorry, re-read your posts and have a few more questions. I think you have cable from a traditional cable-provider right; Cablevision? Do you get digital cable or analog cable? If it's digital do you subscribe to HD channels? How is the TV by the bar you mentioned hooked up? Do you get any...

Sammerdog - what's your TV model out of curiousity? The whole cable-ready bit has me curious. Things are straightening out. Audio and video can be transmitted either analog or digital. Digital transmissions can either be encoded (and possibly encrypted) data or essentially raw. RG6 coax (not...

Which means the TV must have a coax input - might not support encrypted digital though (CableCard) so it is probably only good for over-the-air. But I thought the OP said there was no coax input at all which doesn't make sense for DCR. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable-ready -Jeff

jmh21586 - it seems like you understand this stuff so you probably realize that with the exception of digital OTA the answer is no. Maybe limited unecrypted digital HD from a cable provider - but I don't think much HD content is really sent unecrypted from cable providers. -Jeff

What does it mean then? I would have assumed it either meant: a) Supports analog cable with no adapters (pretty useless for modern TVs). b) Supports unencrypted digital cable with no converter. c) Supports cable cards internally so it can handle full encrypted digital cable without a settop...

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