analog or digital TV at camp grounds

jerseyjim wrote:
This is at least the 2nd thread on this forum regarding the "new" digital systems some RV parks now use...are "forced" to use, whatever.
It seems to me that the easiest way to get around all this "confusion is to go with satellite (Dish/DirecTV) and, if out of your "spot beam" for the local networks, put up the amplified directional antenna.
In the past, this has worked for me just fine. The only item needed for ease of this system is a passive switch-box...not an expensive item.

my 2 cents.

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This is at least the 2nd thread on this forum regarding the "new" digital systems some RV parks now use...are "forced" to use, whatever.
It seems to me that the easiest way to get around all this "confusion is to go with satellite (Dish/DirecTV) and, if out of your "spot beam" for the local networks, put up the amplified directional antenna.
In the past, this has worked for me just fine. The only item needed for ease of this system is a passive switch-box...not an expensive item.

my 2 cents.

Ex-Tech wrote:


We just went through this at my park. Charter did not charge us for the 195 boxes they gave to us so no cost passed along.
What was a PITA was having to hand out those boxes and ask for a deposit. And it took one of my employees just about 6 hours a day to Install those boxes. We canned the digital system and went with the Quam system. No more boxes but analog signal and full time residents can not get enhanced services such as HD, movie channels.

By "quam system", I assume you bought a QAM block decoder, that translated all QAM signals to various Analog channels.

bullydogs1 wrote:
Most campgrounds have the analog, but those that have had digital forced on them by the cable companies give you a box and you use a remote and tune to analog channel 3......I'm sure the cost of that to the campground will be passed on ......

We just went through this at my park. Charter did not charge us for the 195 boxes they gave to us so no cost passed along.
What was a PITA was having to hand out those boxes and ask for a deposit. And it took one of my employees just about 6 hours a day to Install those boxes. We canned the digital system and went with the Quam system. No more boxes but analog signal and full time residents can not get enhanced services such as HD, movie channels.

dodge guy wrote:
I have always had cable ready TV`s. never had an issue with park cable anywhere, currently have a 20 year old 12V cable ready TV in the trailer bedroom and it has worked with no issues. whether the TV is analog or digital not sure if it makes a difference.

Your 20 year old analog TV will not work at any of the parks that use a digital set top box to decode the digital cable signals. Those systems are unfortunately becoming more common as the cable companies push harder to bring everyone into the digital fold. There are ways that parks can retain their current analog distribution system by installing a new digital head end, but it's a costly conversion. "Cable ready" in the era when your TV was made simply meant that it was capable of tuning the frequencies the cable systems used to retransmit the signals they receive OTA and via satellite. Since the advent of digital TV, it's a whole different game.

I have always had cable ready TV`s. never had an issue with park cable anywhere, currently have a 20 year old 12V cable ready TV in the trailer bedroom and it has worked with no issues. whether the TV is analog or digital not sure if it makes a difference.

Most campgrounds have the analog, but those that have had digital forced on them by the cable companies give you a box and you use a remote and tune to analog channel 3......I'm sure the cost of that to the campground will be passed on ......

Increasingly digital. Campgrounds provide the cable box. You will need a digital TV for that but assume you have that for over the air.

Most I have been to are analog with some having Clear QAM digital.