School me on digital cable...

[sclitheroe]

I don't watch a lot of TV, so I know 1/100th about it what I know about computers....so bear with me for this stupid question...

I was futzing around with my Aquos 37" TV the other day, which is connected to regular analog Shaw cable, and I let it scan for digital channels, and now I have a few, that show up as, for example, channel 64.1 (maybe it was 61.4, I don't recall now)

What the heck are these? The difference in quality is noticeable, but the channels seem random and kinda scattered all over the place.

Would this mean that I could upgrade my subscription with Shaw to digital cable without having to get a digital terminal?

Inquiring minds want to know...

[fredr123]

Congratulations, you have a QAM tuner in your TV.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAM_tuner

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=32271

I had no idea any of this was possible until I started googling to answer your question...

[sclitheroe]

Neat...thanks for the links