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DirecTV receivers cannot be used for digital cable. They don't have QAM tuners, which is what digital cable uses. Most DirecTV HD receivers can receive analog cable channels, but that will soon be a thing of the past, too. The new D* HD receivers (H20) can only receive D* satellite...

Both standard definition SD analog and HD digital local broadcast channels. Some of the channel numbers may differ from the cable box channel numbers. That's how it works here. YMMV, so you'll just have to connect the coax and do a scan in the TV's setup menu to find out. It certainly won't...

Have your friend connect the HDTV to the straight cable and do a channel scan. He may be able to get several HD channels without doing anything else. At the least, he should get the locals, since they're supposed to be "in the clear"....