Comcast cable
 

I subscribe to Comcast in eastern Massachusetts and I just noticed
that my Motorola cable box had no HDMI . I have HD service but the
cable picture is not good . Do they offer a box with HDMI . Thank
you . Bernie

Comcast cable
 

"BV" wrote in message
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I subscribe to Comcast in eastern Massachusetts and I just noticed
that my Motorola cable box had no HDMI . I have HD service but the
cable picture is not good . Do they offer a box with HDMI . Thank
you . Bernie

See if it has DVI. There areseveral versions of these boxes. A friend of
mine on Long Island got a DVR because that was the only way to get HDMI. His
is Scientific Atlanta, which is what I have from Comcast NJ. If you are
presently hooked up via component (5 wires), there will only be a slight, or
no, improvement with HDMI. They probably did not supply you with the
manuals, but you can download them from the Comcast.com (NOT Comcast.net) or
Motorola.com web site.

Tam

Comcast cable
 

Tam/WB2TT wrote:
"BV" wrote in message
ps.com...
I subscribe to Comcast in eastern Massachusetts and I just noticed
that my Motorola cable box had no HDMI . I have HD service but the
cable picture is not good . Do they offer a box with HDMI . Thank
you . Bernie

See if it has DVI. There areseveral versions of these boxes. A friend of
mine on Long Island got a DVR because that was the only way to get HDMI. His
is Scientific Atlanta, which is what I have from Comcast NJ. If you are
presently hooked up via component (5 wires), there will only be a slight, or
no, improvement with HDMI. They probably did not supply you with the
manuals, but you can download them from the Comcast.com (NOT Comcast.net) or
Motorola.com web site.

Tam

Component has 5 wires? Typo or are you including stereo audio cables?
For 5.1 sound, you want to use a digital audio - optical or co-axial -
cable.

Bernie, are you connected using component cables which has 3 cables with
Red, Green, Blue color band codes? If you are not and are not using DVI
or HMDI digital connectors, then you are not getting HD. S-Video and
composite (single yellow cable) do not carry HD video signals. You have
to check with Comcast in your specific franchise area to see if they
offer a box with HDMI ports on it. Comcast is a very big cable company
which has different equipment and HD channel line-ups in different
locations depending in large part on where the local franchise is in the
upgrade cycle.

If you are not getting a good HD picture, I suspect you are not
getting HD or the HD channels. However you don't need HDMI, in general
component provides just about as good as a picture quality as HDMI. Some
people get a better picture with component, sometimes better with HDMI,
and much of the time, it is a wash. The advantage to component is no
copy protection flag handshake which is sometimes a problem with
particular TV and STB combinations. Also double check the settings for
the cable box - it should be set to output 1080i, 720p, or ideally,
native for the HD channels.

If you have a 5.1 sound system, look into connecting the digital audio
output from the Comcast box to the receiver.

Alan F

Comcast cable
 

Yes, they do offer a box with HDMI....but beware, the one I got after being
on a waiting list for more than 6 months didn't even have the HDMI turned
on...now I have to wait for one that does....how annoying!!!

"BV" wrote in message
ps.com...
I subscribe to Comcast in eastern Massachusetts and I just noticed
that my Motorola cable box had no HDMI . I have HD service but the
cable picture is not good . Do they offer a box with HDMI . Thank
you . Bernie

Comcast cable
 

Component has 5 wires? Typo or are you including stereo audio cables?
For 5.1 sound, you want to use a digital audio - optical or co-axial -
cable.

Yeah, I meant 3 video + 2 audio.
Tam

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"BV" wrote in message
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Comcast in eastern Massachusetts ... offer a box with HDMI?

My daughter (in Brighton) has a DVR with HDMI. She had to
wait a week or so before one was available.

Comcast cable
 

I've just been using the regular cable to connect to my JVC 32 " LCD .
I did get cables with my box of five connections -two black with
silver and red stripes and three white with red , blue and green
stripes. Frankly I don't know what to connect . My OTA signals are
great of both Boston and Providence stations . Bernie

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"BV" wrote in message
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I've just been using the regular cable to connect to my JVC 32 " LCD .
I did get cables with my box of five connections -two black with
silver and red stripes and three white with red , blue and green
stripes. Frankly I don't know what to connect . My OTA signals are
great of both Boston and Providence stations . Bernie

These are the ones you are supposed to use. "Regular" will give you a
crapole picture. They are the COMPONENT cables. The video jacks might be
labeled Y,Pb, and Pr. The group of 3 is for video, the group of 2 is for
audio.

Tam

Comcast cable
 

Tam/WB2TT wrote:
"BV" wrote in message
ups.com...
I've just been using the regular cable to connect to my JVC 32 " LCD .
I did get cables with my box of five connections -two black with
silver and red stripes and three white with red , blue and green
stripes. Frankly I don't know what to connect . My OTA signals are
great of both Boston and Providence stations . Bernie

These are the ones you are supposed to use. "Regular" will give you a
crapole picture. They are the COMPONENT cables. The video jacks might be
labeled Y,Pb, and Pr. The group of 3 is for video, the group of 2 is for
audio.

Tam

Bernie, look for Red, Green, Blue RCA phono jack color coded
connectors labeled component on the output of the Comcast box and as a
input on the TV. Use the two black lines with silver (? usually white?)
and red stripes to connect the left/right stereo output to the TV. Check
the manuals. If you have a audio receiver with 5.1 capability, look into
running a digital audio line from the Comcast box to the audio receiver.
But first get the picture hookup working correctly.

Digital and HD require different cabling than "regular" cable which
could mean RF output (usually NTSC analog only on channel 3), composite,
or S-Video. These are all obsolete connections for digital system and
none of these will get you HD.

Alan F

Comcast cable
 

Walked into the Comcast office here in St. Clair Shores, MI with my old DVR,
walked out with a new HDMI DVR. That fast.
HDMI to HDTV and optical to AV Receiver. Great pic, great sound.

"BV" wrote in message
ps.com...
I subscribe to Comcast in eastern Massachusetts and I just noticed
that my Motorola cable box had no HDMI . I have HD service but the
cable picture is not good . Do they offer a box with HDMI . Thank
you . Bernie