I'm thinking of getting digital cable but what's killing the deal is I would have to get 3 cable boxes at $4 a month. Can I just go out and buy more receivers and plug them in? The cable company uses Explorer 2200 boxes for basic digital cable and they don't use smart cards unless you get pay movie channels like HBO.

For that matter will a DVR receiver (8300) work? That service is $14 a month so I figure you can't just plug it in and receive it.

HDTV local channels are more too, what a rip off. Might put an antenna in my attic to pick up the HD signals but that involves a whole new set of problems. So let's start with if the explorer 2200 will plug in and work.