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by Anonymous User on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 11:48:58 PM PDT

The difference between analog cable and digital cable is entirely in the signal hitting the cable box. So you needn't worry about being unable to use your existing VCR with digital cable. In fact, the physical cable coming into your home carries both signals at the same time. The only differences at your end are the type of cable box, the amount you pay, and how many channels you get. The signal from the box to the TV is pretty much pure analog, since that's what most TVs are, and they don't want to be unable to make money off people with older TVs. That won't change even after the legislated switchover to all-digital TV broadcasts, since most people's TVs will be analog for many years to come, and just use digital receivers to convert the digital broadcast to the analog signal older TVs use.

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