Does digital cable (TV) use the same coax cable as analog?
2007-07-03 08:36:33 · 2 answers · asked by Angie 5 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Yes, the Coax cable is the same, it is just a difference in how the signal is sent. Digital cable will require a set top box whereas analog it is optional if you have a cable ready tv.
2007-07-03 08:46:16 · answer #1 · answered by Mark W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Analog cable used to use RG59 but signal loss is smaller with RG6 so most new installations use RG6 instead. So although you may have a coax cable, if it is old its proabably RG59 and the cable company will want to switch you to RG6.
2007-07-03 09:00:55 · answer #2 · answered by gkk_72 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does....
But it uses a "different" cable box to decode the Digital TV signals......
2007-07-03 12:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋