From: dave@dave.com   
      
   On 17/10/2010 21:21, blowout preventer wrote:   
   >    An electronics tech said that my mom's old VCR will eventually no   
   > longer work to timer-record her favorite shows while she's gone, because   
   > the cable service provider will begin to send their signal in digital   
   > format instead of the analog signal it currently provides.   
   >    I thought the analog-to-digital conversion only applied to   
   > over-the-air broadcasts (to rooftop antennas, etc).   
   >    So, is this true?   
   >   
   >   
   Cable in the UK has been digital for years, I've had mine for nearly 10   
   years and it's always been digital.  However the STB outputs an analogue   
   signal which goes to the VCR and TV and so your mom's VCR should be fine.   
      
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