What your cable company doesn't want you to know
Recently my cable company sent a flyer explaining the benefits of moving to digital cable. Lot's of channels, video on demand, etc. And by the way, analog cable's going up to $45/mo, making it more expensive than digital. Problem with digital, of course, is that you can no longer watch and record a (different) show at the same time and that it takes longer to channel surf.
Cable's dirty secret
So, what happens if you don't want to upgrade. You're happy with your current set up but don't want to pay more for analog? Upgrade to digital. Turns out, you still receive the same analog signal. Just don't hook up the digital box. Watch and record away.