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mauronic

M$5 January 06, 2009 04:54 AM

What 3rd party set top boxes work with Time Warner cable to receive unscrambled digital channels?

I got rid of DirecTV and opted for the $15/mo broadcast package on Time Warner. They want to rent me a converter box but I would rather buy one on eBay for my SD TVs. (My new plasma can receive clear QAM). Will any old cable box tuner work for this? How can I check compatibility? I don't expect the customer service people at Time Warner to help.

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ilaksh

January 06, 2009 05:12 AM

Just to clarify, are you saying that you can get a better image or more channels or something if you buy your own box? Because if that's the case then maybe I should buy one also.

I always thought the only reason to buy your own box was if you were stealing cable.

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January 06, 2009 05:25 AM

Nope - just doing it to save money. If I buy a box as opposed to renting one from them it will pay for itself in less than a year. The cable companies don't exactly advertise this because they make a lot of money off of equipment rentals. Doesn't work for scrambled signals in most cases but the channels I am going to pay for are transmitted "in the clear".

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