On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 23:03:09 -0500, in
alt.home.repair,alt.interenet.wireless,sci.electronics.repair Ralph Mowery
wrote:
> If you look on the back of the box you would find the modle numbers that
> match. I am not sure of your cable system, but most cable systems
> require atleast one digital box now to watch anything coming down the
> cable.
That's what the Samsung sx022anm must be, which is the thing that attaches
to the cable and then to the back of the TV. The original roommate must be
renting it, even though it doesn't show up on her bill according to what
she told the other roommate (who is the one I'm trying to help) who is
moving in.
That other roommate is my own kid, where she had Comcast cable but no TV so
it was a ton simpler (without any taxes or fees whatsoever!). We simply
bought from Costco their best Docsys 3 modem (I think it was a Motorola
modem as I recall but it was years ago) and a Netgear AC router (as I
recall).
> As a way for the companies to stick it to the users they usually
> charge so much for each box that is hooked to a TV.
These kids are in college so I don't think they need TV but it's there now
in the new apartment, but it's useless to the second kid because she
doesn't even own a TV.
Can she watch the TV signal on a computer? (Probably not.)
(I'm not talking about a web site - I'm talking about the actual TV.)
I'm kind of out of touch with technology, but do TVs still exist?
All they are is a tuner and a monitor, where the tuner seems to be this
Samsung sxo22anm thing, so, does all she need is a monitor?
> Many charge a fee
> for the cable modem that is used for the internet, but you can buy your
> own and it pays for its self in about 6 months to a year.
I don't remember the math, but I can't imagine NOT buying your own cable
modem because you save everywhere.
1. The self-installation fee is something like ten bucks whereas if they
give you a modem, the setup fee is something like fifty or sixty bucks so
you save about forty or fifty bucks on day 1.
2. The monthly charge is about 10 bucks (plus tax) so you save that each
month.
If the cable modem at Costco was one hundred bucks plus tax (it was
something like that as I recall), then you save half that cost on the first
day (see #1 and #2 above) and then you save the other half in ... gee ...
you're right ... about five or six months!
Ooops. I should not have doubted your math. You're correct. If you buy your
own Docsys 3 cable modem, then it only takes about six months to recoup
your costs, and then you save 10 bucks a month (plus tax) from there on in.
> I think the FCC is trying or maybe they have by now where you can buy
> your own digital TV box now.
If you had what you call a 'digital tv box" and a monitor, would it work?
Or do you still need a TV tuner inside the monitor?