The FCC tracks the complaints it receives about various services under is oversight, including television, radio, and telephone. In the third quarter of 2011, complaints about cable and satellite services increased more than 15% over the prior quarter, though it is worth noting that the number of complaints about “billing and rates” issues were essentially [...]

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A680B is the latest generation hybrid USB HDTV tuner for your laptop and PC. It integrates multiple tuners supporting following: Digital Cable (Clear QAM), and ATSC free-over-air HDTV. You can enjoy the crystal clear HDTV with resolution up to 1920 × 1080i. With its bundled player software Total Media from Arcsoft, your viewing experience is like a breeze. The player software also offers personal video recorder, picture viewer, music and DVD player capabilities. A fully functioning remote control is also supported

Features

* Digital Cable (Clear QAM Tuner)

* ATSC HDTV Tuner over antenna

* Advanced TV Application -- TotalMedia licensed from ArcSoft

* Rewind and Fast Forward live TV shows with Always Time Shifting recording

* Electronic Program Guide (EPG)

* Automatic Station Searching

* Digital Personal Video Recording

* Schedule TV recording for later viewing or burn to DVD

Specifications:

* Input : 75 Ohm PAL-NTSC Connector

* Clear QAM Tuner

* Fully ATSC 8VSB Compliant

* Input Signal Level (Channel power) : 0 to -75dBm 0 to -75dBm

* Tuner Input Frequency Range: 48.25-863.25 Mhz

* External Connectors: PAL-NTSC F Type Female

* IF Frequency: 44MHz

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* Geniatech A680B

* Infrared Remote Control

* Mini RF to F connector converter

* Mini Antenna

* Multifunction Cable

* Software CD (Driver and Total Media 3.5)

System Requirements

* Microsoft Windows XP/Vista

* P4 2.4 GHz and above, or AMD equivalent

* 512MB RAM or above

* Video card 128MB for HDTV and 64MB for SDTV

* USB 2.0 Compatible

* Microsoft Direct X9.0 or above

* Microsoft media Player 9.0 or above

* UHF/VHF Antenna for ATSC Terrestrial TV (A small bonus indoor antenna is included for strong signals) or
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In an article last week, Media Daily News cited Time Warner Cable CFO John Martin’s statement that he expects half of all pay-TV homes in the U.S. will have the option of a TV Everywhere service to go along with their subscription. Cable and satellite companies are moving rapidly to give their customers “any time, any where” access to their programming content over the Internet. Martin also said he would not be surprised if the number of homes reached 50 million by this time next year.

TV Everywhere is an important movement in the subscription-based TV programming market. While consumers can access some TV content for free on the Internet — such as through Hulu or the individual network sites — they also want to be able to watch the premium channels and live programming that they have paid for as part of their subscriptions. The services are responding in hopes of being able to retain their customers and attract new ones.

I think that this is a great idea in general, but I’m concerned that it may backfire on the subscription services. If the TV Everywhere offerings are primarily the dozens of channels that people don’t watch that much anyway, or if there is an additional premimum charged to watch the “good” ones, I believe that it will put added pressure on the subscription services to offer “a la carte” pricing. With monthly bills of $100 to $200 being common, consumers would love to pick and choose which networks they want and not pay for the rest. But this would be the death knell for cable and satellite as we know it; I doubt that most could survive the loss of revenue for the “other” channels that don’t have much of an audience but round up the total channel count (and HD content count) for these companies. And then there’s the question of whether people will need the basic service at all; if given the choice of just getting their all content over the Internet, will they take down their dishes and cut off the coax?

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HDTV cables are conduits of HDTV transmissions. There are two kinds of HDTV connections: analog or digital. Various HDTV cables are used for these connections. They should be of good quality and well installed to guarantee a fully reliable system.

Analog HDTV cables

Analog HDTV signals are either RGB (usually RGBHV) or component video (Y/Pb/Pr).

Component connections are made using RCA connectors. These connectors transfer SDTV NSTC signals from external devices such as DVD or VHS to HDTV displays. Component cables are usually color coded: green for Y, blue for Pb and red for Pr. Audio cables are also color-coded: red for Right audio and white for Left audio.

Seventy-five (75) ohm video coaxial cables are suitable for these applications. These HDTV cables end with RCA plugs, BNCs or VGA monitor plugs.

HDTV analog signals are ten times stronger than NTSC. HDTV signals scale up to 35 MHz while NTSC reaches only up to 3.5 MHz. It is important that HDTV cables which connect devices together maintain a consistent impedance of 75 ohms. HDTV cables which do not meet proper specifications will cause ghosting or "ringing" of projected images because portions of the signal issues back and forth within the cable instead of being smoothly delivered to the screen.

Before purchasing analog HDTV cables, make sure that the device has been sweep-tested at least up to 105 MHz. Also, check that the impedance tolerance is 75 ohms within +/- 1.5 ohms.

Digital HDTV cables

Digital HDTV cables exist in SDI or Serial Digital Interface. However, this very strong cable is still commercially unavailable. In the market are the DVI (Digital Visual Interface) and HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface ).

Bi-directional connection between computers and monitors is possible through dual-channel versions of DVI. These connections carry only video. Audio must be carried by other HDTV cables.

HDMI carries digital uncompressed audio between devices such as an STB and a display. Smaller connectors are used with HDMI. The HDMI HDTV cable allows for bi-directional interface also. HDMI uses a 19 pin connector for single link or a larger 29 pin connector for dual link.

Cables to interconnect DVI and HDMI devices are also available.

DVI and HDMI are characterized by very short cable lengths because they designed to house a copy-protection scheme. Digital HDTV cables use twisted-pair cable not coaxial cables which analog HDTV cables use. DVI and HDMI work without problems over short distances but some low-quality cables falter beyond ten feet.

Practically no digital HDTV cable works beyond fifty feet. Pre-formed DVI cables up to 10 ft. in length are available. Longer lengths require specialized materials and are expensive. Although digital interconnections produce highest video and audio quality, running over long distances is the limitation of digital HDTV cables.

Other cables

S-Video Cables. are used in some televisions to improve picture quality of NTSC signals. Audio must be interconnected separately using RCA cables. S-Video cables are available in any length.

F Cables are coaxial cables with F-connectors used to connect to antennas or satellite dishes to the TV cable system. Several possible cables are selected depending on the length needed. RG-59 is acceptable for short lengths but a low-loss cable is needed for roof-top antennas.

Mini DB 15 RGB Monitor Cables are used to connect PC to HDTV displays with analog RGB interfaces. These cables extend up to 5 meters. Special cables are needed beyond this length. Screw locks secure the connectors to warrant a firm connection.

Firewire/1394 is designed for digital video connections. Audio and video are carried together. The four pin version is the most common but six pin versions are also available for some devices. Prefabricated HDTV cables like these are up to 3 meters.

Dolby Digital audio in SPDIF format is frequently transmitted in optical form. Fiber link, an optical fiber cable which is also called "optical audio output cable", may be employed to send these transmissions to the decoder in the audio system. Excessive bending or twisting of these cables must be avoided as not to break the fiber inside.

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According to an Associated Press story last week, the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus issued a decision that Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications should drop their claims of “fiber-optic” networks in their advertising.

The decision came in response to a complaint filed by Verizon with the NAD, which is the advertising industry’s own watch-dog agency. Verizon has a true fiber-to-the-home network (FTTH), while the cable companies still use copper coax cable to make the final connection. The fact that they use fiber for some of the connections upstream is not enough to justify the claim of a “fiber-optic” network.

According to the AP report, Cox has agreed to abide by the decision, but Time Warner apparently intends to appeal it.

It’s good to see the advertising industry trying to keep the advertising claims fair and accurate, and it looks as though the NAD got this one right. Since Verizon’s FiOS service competes directly with traditional cable services, and penetration in most markets has reached its maximum, we can expect to see heavy competition between the services in areas where they overlap. And the satellite services overlap everyone. So as you consider your subscription-based television service and check out the alternatives, take the offers and claims about other services with a large grain of salt. The only sure way to get the best deal is to read the fine print and carefully compare the features that are most important to you.

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