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Posted by Jack G on February 21, 2008 at 04:53:14:
I've got my cable coax going directly to my TV. I get all of the analog station and only a few digital, but I do get my locals in digital/HD.
You stop counting whiskers after a while.

1) Yes, commercials are frequently in SD and the picture changes as needed.
2) I'm not sure about a worse picture with analog-they tend to be rather bad to start with.
3) Digital is more of an all or nothing deal, but sometimes instead of ghosts or snow, it has break-ups (blocking) and its own sets of artifacts.
4) Uhg
5) "
6) that will stop in time.
7) Yes.

I found, that at times you can also pick up some random VOD channels when you don't have a STB hooked up.
enjoy,
Jack