Comcast upcoming digital switch confusing everyone.

Comcast changes is eventually going to piss off everyone because its confusing. If you have cable connected directly to you tv, you need an adapter to get your expanded basic cable.

Put "digital" and "TV" in the same sentence, and it appears you've got a recipe for confusion, especially if either one might require a viewer to hook up a new box. That's what's happening for some as free, over-the-air TV and a major cable company make the switch to digital transmissions. While the timing isn't intended, the federally-mandated transition of over-the-air broadcasts and an initiative by Comcast to switch to more digital cable services are overlapping. Both require some people to obtain new boxes that convert signals into digital transmissions, but they're two entirely different issues. ....If you subscribe to Comcast cable, you don't have to do anything about getting digital broadcast stations, but you might have to make a few changes to get all of your cable channels between 30 and 74 on all of your televisions. "This is different than the federal transition," Comcast spokesman Walter Neary said. The Comcast changes affect you if you get cable channels higher than 30, and if any of your televisions get cable directly from the wall without the aid of a set-top box. ....Comcast is rolling out an effort to get digital boxes — up to three free per household with expanded basic cable and two digital adapters free for people who have a main television already connected to a digital box. Additional adapters are $1.99 per month, according to Comcast. The digital adapters also require the use of a Comcast remote control.