Are You Ready For Digital Cable TV?
A sure sign that the digital television revolution is here to stay is when you visit your local electrical goods outlet. When you feast your
eyes on the vast array of wide plasma screened televisions, you will notice on their product description digital cable ready.
If you are a curious person you might well have approached the sales assistant and asked What does Digital Cable Ready (DCR) mean?
And if the sales assistant had received proper training, he or she should have replied with A DCR television designated is able, when used in
conjunction with a separate module, to receive one-way full image digital cable signals without the need for a traditional cable set-top
box.
And you, who actually have quite a lot of knowledge on digital technology, but were embarrassed to show it, might ask the eager to please
sales assistant the follow up question of What is the difference between DCR and an integrated digital tuner" The sales assistant,
sensing a sale in the offing will gladly reply with The difference is that having an integrated digital tuner, you can allow your new TV
receiver flexible access to different forms of digital content He continues If you want to switch cable suppliers, then the integrated
digital tuner will readily allow you this option, he or she will reply, adding a little icing to the cake.
The principal attraction to many people when purchasing a DCR television is its simplicity. A digital cable ready TV is set up to receive
signals only from the cable operator. This means that it cannot send signals, as apart from a two-way digital cable set-top box. The top-box is
capable of requesting access to additional services.
Many people, who are less demanding in their viewing tastes, are happy with the arrangement that they can receive all the standard and
high-definition digital cable signals that they can handle. They prefer a simpler life without the need of a separate cable set-top box. In
addition a DCR television simplifies the setup and connections to other audio/video devices. Another plus feature is the user -friendly TV
operation through one remote and consistent user-interface that DCR provides.
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