Wuth us the cable system runs to a decoder, which you stick next tomthe telly, so. You can run as many TVs from it at a time, but you can only show one cable channel. (We've got a funnt systemmin Harlow because we had communal aerials before cable was invented. That means you get a straight aerial signal coming through for the basic channels, which doesn'tyt need a decoder, and tye cabloe channels as well, whcuigh you can't get without the decoder etc., and only for the channels you want to pay for)

My impression from what some people have said is that the US system works differently, so that if you have the cable set up you can tune into the range of channels. Am I right there?