Can i get free hd with this tv or do i have to add a box?
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You only need a HD antenna to pick up any free HD channels in your viewing area but this won't get paid channels for free only HD channels of local digital over the air content Hope this helped I used to be confused about what free HD meant too
1550479
It has a connection on the back to install an antenna using a coax wire. I have one on the roof of my home that is made for HDTV and FM. Mine picks up some free HD channels, but for the premium HD channels, you need a box from your service provider.
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It has a connection on the back to install an antenna using a coax wire. I have one on the roof of my home that is made for HDTV and FM.Mine picks up some free HD channels, but for the premium HD channels, you need a box from your service provider.
1550481
You need a box for all HD service, some charge for HD some don t check with your cable company
1550482
the TV has a built-in digital tuner but to get Hi-Def you will need something from your cable provider
173651
I don't believe I saw that option. I have had issues with setting system up. I was excited when I purchased this, and when it arrived and we set up the quality was good, then when we went to set up to stream video we ran into difficulties, and reaching customer service is impossible. I have about given up with setting this up, and to top it off it does not come with hard drive nor the cd I had expected to aid with set up. The only thing that I can give information on is the video quality. So sorry I am of no help.
406351
It is not necessary. I used mine with the conventional box 21" TV and it worked just fine with excellent picture quality.However if you want to use an HDTV for its superior performance, that will just be fine. Regards.
717703
If you do not have a digital or high definition tv, you must purchase a digital to analog converter box. The government is offering a $40 coupon to use in purchasing a box. This to offset the price which can be as low as $45 or as high as $70.DorisE
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Call Sony. My daughter has same TV with Verizon without HD. I have Time Warner with HD. Both OK. I looked up the manual and have been there, done that, but don't feel like messing with it right now. Good luck.
406349
I haven't tried hooking it up, but there is a regular video out jack so I suppose you could hook it up to a standard def TV. But if you don't have HD yet, you could save a lot a lot of money by buying a multi-region DVD player that would probably be close to $100 cheaper than even the Orei. Why spend the extra bucks on a Blu-Ray player if you're limited to DVD quality anyway.
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Well also it just a regular TV I mean all you have to do is either hook up your cable TV up by Hdmi or cable wire or TV intena by wire and I guess you could use the converter box for free TV I don't know how that works
92578
Alright, thanks for answering! I think I'll have to get a hdmi to vga converter to at least have the picture in HD then buy a bluray player later on.
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I picked mine up through Costco and have also noted that it's not on their website right now, odd. It was 1,399 w/ free shipping and it is the best TV I've ever seen. You'd have to pry it out of my cold dead hands.
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No, this comes as a blank box. You will need to add a hard-drive and all other supplemental IO devices. You will also need to install an OS. I made this into a Linux Box with Ubuntu. In my case, I repurposed an old LCD monitor by bolting this onto the back and attaching an old USB keyboard and mouse. I'd recomend a "light" OS, as even the Ubuntu full OS slows this machine down.
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No cables - you'll need at least 1 hdmi or composite to connect to cable box - others if additional device connections
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As long as you have both the antenna and the box you could hook up to any TV, the box is compatible with any kind of TV HD or not.
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I've heard this models great with HD. But I'm not planning on updating the box or getting a newer generation gaming system quite yet.I currently have no TV. My goal is to find the most cost efficient TV I'll be happy with for years. In other words, one that handles SD well for now, but handles HD good enough that when I switch to it I won't feel like I should buy a newer model.
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Get a free Sony BluRay player is the only deal..Splash page with details:http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location;=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Ffeature.html%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref%255F%3Damb%255Flink%255F84707511%255F4%26docId%3D1000395091&tag;=amznjj-20&linkCode;=ur2&camp;=1789&creative;=390957Seems like a good deal if you were gonna get a tv anyways.
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no extra box needed .when i did the channel search it picked up all channels available no problem its built in.
909352
Regular (NON HD) TV always looks awful on the big screen HD TVs. Upgrade yourself to high def and never go back.
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It's awful without HD cable. I had this tv for a month before getting HD cable and it was not enjoyable. Don't get a 1080 tv if you plan to watch non HD programs.