I have a normal analog television, I get a b+w snowy picture on Channel 78, I can see stuff, but not enough to make things out......Still very interesting about those channels on yours, built in tuner on your TV you say?
I believe everything stays encrypted until the DCT un-encrypts the channels that you subscribe to, so you won't see the channels you subscribe to as "clear-QAM". You can only see the channels that EastLink chooses to send out un-encrypted.What you subscribe to becomes clear, except the HD channels.