lightingguy31,
If you're not paying for HD channels, then receiving any of those channels is usually because the content provider decided that they weren't going to add a digital scramble on them. If they do add a scramble on them, your television will not be able to decode them.
When they say "it's not their problem", do you mean that not receiving those channels isn't their problem, or that it's not part of your particular service to "guarantee" HD channels without purchasing or renting an additional box?
--HDTech
I have a 2-month old LN32A450C1DXZA which late last week stopped displaying any of the HD and digital feeds for the local broadcast channels (those channels still show up in their SD analog versions). Connected to Cablevision cable, no box.
Re-auto programming changed nothing (actually, now those channels don't even appear any more in the channel list). Other digital cable channels show up (no HD channels). Cablevision say's it's not their problem.
Could this be a HD tuner or decoder gone bad?
Any help appreciated!

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