Digital Cable
Simple - Cable companies MUST support analog transmission until 2012. Broadcast stations MUST switch by Feb. 17, 2009. Right now Comcast mixes both analog and digital signals on your cable. You have at least 4 more years to go. Then there will be a transition by each cable company to switch entirely to digital transmission only. By that time you will probably own only digital TVs.
BTW, did you know that you don't need a cable box or pay extra for High Definition programming from Comcast? If you ask Comcast, they will tell you you need to rent a box and pay a monthly fee to get HD. Not true! HD is already on the cable and you can get ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS and Discovery in HD if your HDTV has a QAM compliant tuner. And it's not stealing. It's there for your enjoyment, free. They just don't want to tell you that.
So relax, you have a few more years before a "digital decision".
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