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Posted on 6/17/14 at 9:24 am to chalupa
Baton Rouge and Cox
I have never tried it at home since I have a box anyway, but here at my office, I know we don't have cable boxes.
I have never tried it at home since I have a box anyway, but here at my office, I know we don't have cable boxes.
This post was edited on 6/17/14 at 9:25 am
Posted on 6/17/14 at 9:29 am to SG_Geaux
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Baton Rouge and Cox
Is it a newer TV? The only possible way is if it's a cable card ready TV with a cable card. Even then, the cable card is basically serving as a cable box. You still have to lease it from Cox.
You either have a cable card or you don't know what HD is. Cox in BR does not send HD ESPN signal through regular coax without a cable box or cable card deciphering the code.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 9:45 am to SG_Geaux
What channel is ESPN HD on this office tv?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 10:55 am to SG_Geaux
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but here at my office, I know we don't have cable boxes.
What's your TV setup?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 10:57 am to chalupa
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Is it a newer TV? The only possible way is if it's a cable card ready TV with a cable card.
This is the likely answer. They are newer TVs.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:56 pm to SG_Geaux
I'm with yall...waiting on what channel SG-geaux is using to magically get ESPN HD via coax without a box or cable card lease. I'm in BR and Cox and only get about 5 or so network channels via coax.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 4:17 pm to ColdDuck
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I'm in BR and Cox and only get about 5 or so network channels via coax.
You should get all the basic cable channels via coax. 1-100 or whatever in SD.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 4:25 pm to chalupa
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You should get all the basic cable channels via coax. 1-100 or whatever in SD.
i believe he meant HD
even with just a Coax, you can get the local OTA channels in HD through the cox coax, just have to do a digital channel scan
Posted on 6/17/14 at 4:37 pm to Croacka
Yes, HD channels via Cox coax. 4 networks, PBS and a few .1 and .2 of the networks.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 11:13 pm to chalupa
Yeah. Interesting thread.
Essentially, every cable company chooses what channels to encrypt or leave unencrypted.
QAM tuners (which have been present on the majority of TVs since 2006) allow tvs to receive digital channels that are unencrypted, which for most cable companies is the basic tier with some sprinkling of local HD network channels plus some. This was my experience what Cox did in both NOLA and BR when I lived there.
As you mentioned, to receive encrypted channels you basically have to have a digital tuner/set-top box provided by the cable company or a cable card TV/device to decrypt those channels for viewing. Usually this includes channels like ESPN and other high demand channels. (or if you are like Comcast these days you need a cable-card or digital tuner to receive any sort of TV as they encrypt everything).
So to receive something like ESPN HD without a set-top box,
either the cable company messed up and provisioned the ESPN HD channel as unencrypted allowing the QAMs to pick it up on the scan, someone has a cable card TV or device installed and they don't know about it, or someone's office has some sort of video distribution system in place to distribute channels to tvs within the office.
Interesting anyway.
Essentially, every cable company chooses what channels to encrypt or leave unencrypted.
QAM tuners (which have been present on the majority of TVs since 2006) allow tvs to receive digital channels that are unencrypted, which for most cable companies is the basic tier with some sprinkling of local HD network channels plus some. This was my experience what Cox did in both NOLA and BR when I lived there.
As you mentioned, to receive encrypted channels you basically have to have a digital tuner/set-top box provided by the cable company or a cable card TV/device to decrypt those channels for viewing. Usually this includes channels like ESPN and other high demand channels. (or if you are like Comcast these days you need a cable-card or digital tuner to receive any sort of TV as they encrypt everything).
So to receive something like ESPN HD without a set-top box,
either the cable company messed up and provisioned the ESPN HD channel as unencrypted allowing the QAMs to pick it up on the scan, someone has a cable card TV or device installed and they don't know about it, or someone's office has some sort of video distribution system in place to distribute channels to tvs within the office.
Interesting anyway.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 12:16 am to AmateurMenace
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Go to watchespn.com on pc. Login with Cox account info. Problem solved.
Or use a friend's login. That's what friends are for. If you have a streamer like a Roku or Chromecast you can watch it on the big screen in HD.
This post was edited on 6/18/14 at 12:17 am
Posted on 6/20/14 at 7:33 pm to Layabout
SG-Geaux never responded?
Posted on 6/20/14 at 10:46 pm to Motorboat
if you have a TV with a digital tuner, it should be channel 735 or 135.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 1:43 pm to chalupa
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So you get ESPN in HD with the Coax plugged straight into the TV?
I do, however I am not with cox.
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