I'm trying to figure out if clear QAM is available in the 30115 zipcode on Comcast's network. Whats the best way to verify this before I buy QAM hardware?

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www.overclockingwiki.org

I would say you get the free local content for sure thats always a safe bet.  But as for anything premium it is all locale by locale.  Easy way to test is to hook up a TV that has a digital tuner and let it scan.  I know my TV will sort out the channels that have encryption and not list them but show they are there. 

Thanks!

I thought there was a website of some kind for this information.

neiltoe:

I would say you get the free local content for sure thats always a safe bet.  But as for anything premium it is all locale by locale.  Easy way to test is to hook up a TV that has a digital tuner and let it scan.  I know my TV will sort out the channels that have encryption and not list them but show they are there. 

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www.overclockingwiki.org

If you go to the Silicon Dust Website (they make the Hdhomerun) there is a wiki with QAM listings. The only hitch is that it's not tied to a particular provider so if there are multiple cable providers in your zip code, it won't differentiate.

Zahnrosen:

I'm trying to figure out if clear QAM is available in the 30115 zipcode on Comcast's network. Whats the best way to verify this before I buy QAM hardware?

avsforums is also a good place to check.  In fact it looks like this thread here might have your answers but you have a lot of pages to look through

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=188046&highlight=atlanta&page=86

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Warren - The OML Slacker

I have Comcast cable in Atlanta, 30127. I get all of the locals in clear QAM and some other worthless channels,

Dave

As I understand, it will certainly be available, but just which channels, no one is sure. It even changes from time to time. I have just about configured a HDHR dual qam receiver for area code 30345 on comcast. You get a lot of channels shown on the site mentioned previously, but you can't get data for some reason. The problems are with minor channels like the 2 or 3 cspan channels. Also many unknowns, like GBE ???. The PBS channels are a prblem now, as the are just setting up HD equipment. I got the 4 major networks, CW and WPCH( old ch 17). By Jan I understand I will get the PBS stations after 6PM.


The best way to estimate what to expect is hook up an HD TV with a QAM tuner. You will see just what is out there. Things change fast, but at this time for Vista you have 2 choices. HDHR and Aver Media 780. The HDHR has been out for over a year, but the Aver 780 uses a Beta software product.

I found the hole setup process a BLACK BOX experience. I never really understood what I was doing but I finally got a good setup.

Good luck

Bob

The current HDHR setup software, with automatic remapping and the guide name server has made setting it up much more like doing a channel scan on a digital TV.  I run the scan every day or so to see if there are new channels available.  If not, I just cancel the setup.  If there are, I tick/untick the scanned list for the channels I want and apply the settings.  In VMC, an easy way to update the guide is to go into VMC Settings, TV, Guide, Add Missing Channels and create a new digital dummy channel  1-1, channel 69, named "delete".  After clicking Done, VMC updates the guide with the new channels previously scanned and selected in the HDHR setup.  Going back into Add Missing Channels one more time to untick the dummy channel gets rid of that entry.

I'm using an HDHomeRun and get about somewhere between 50-60 digital channels on the basic service.  Zip code 30044 (Lawrenceville).

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theHTPC.net

Here is a list of my currentl QAM channels in Atlanta (30066) as of July 5, 2008

I will try to keep it updated at www.pcsinfo.com/comcast-qam.html

Channel Line Up - Atlanta (2008 July 15)

	Channel Nbr	Channel Name
	80-201	ABC
	80-202	AMC
	80-203	NBC
	80-204	PeachtreeTV
	80-205	GPB
	80-206	CBS
	80-207	CW
	80-209	ION
	80-210	MyNetworkTV
	80-212	PBA30
	81-21
	81-22	RCTV
	81-23	TV23 Cobb County TV
	81-24	Cobb EDTV
	81-25
	81-26
	81-27	TVGuide
	85-111	WGN
	85-112	ATL57
	90-10	AMC
	93-1	The Weather Channel
	95-1	Sports
	96-530	Spanish Station
	98-248	RTN
	98-804	FOX HD
	104-201	C-Span
	104-202	C-Span2
	104-209	HSN
	104-210	QVC
	108-10	CBS HD
	108-211	11Alive Weather
	108-806	NBC HD