I guess a lot depends on your cable provider.I split my cable to get pip and was surprised to find I was still getting most of the HD programs right from the cable bypassing the STB.Of course the order was all messed up,I would go from Home Shopping-analog to HBO-HD.I was also getting DD by using my tv's optical out but only when it was being broadcast.


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