I have a digital cable box for output - will my old analog tv work on the receiving end of this without a digital to analog converter? Thx.
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Short answer is "yes". This device neither inputs nor outputs digital -- you'll need an analog output (rca stereo and video) from your cable box to input to it, and it has an analog output for your TV.
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Here is an easy way to find out. Use the cable output connection on your box and run a short piece of TV cable from the box to the cable input connection on the back of your analog set. If you get a picture this way, you will get a picture with the transmitter set up. If your cable box has the old cable output connection, you should be able to find out quickly. You will need the audio video RCA connectors on both units (red, white, yellow) to actually make it work.
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If your digital cable box has outputs (Red,white,yellow RCA) connectors for the transmitter to connect to, and your TV has the same (Red,White,yellow RCA) inputs for you receiver then yes. One you didn't mention the type and age of cable box and, 2 you fail to mention the type of tv. If your TV is so old as to not have a video selection and ONLY COAX Cable then no you will not be able to connect the receiver to that tv. Notice the picture there is no F/coax connector to connect older tvs to.
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Here is an easy way to find out. Use the cable output connection on your box and run a short piece of TV cable from the box to the cable input connection on the back of your analog set. If you get a picture this way, you will get a picture with the transmitter set up. If your cable box has the old cable output connection, you should be able to find out quickly.
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I think that the output from the antenna is a digtal format. If you want to convert that to a analog format you could use your converter box for that purpose.
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My TV is analog and I pulled signal with no converter box. But the antenna wasn't great for my area, which could have been a geographical issue, but a cheap $10 pair of rabbit ears worked best for me.
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Digital cable will not work. If your cable provider offers analog cable (that does not require a box), this should work fine. Just make sure that in the settings you tell it to look for "Cable" not "Air". Many cable companies no longer offer this service.
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There particular digital antennas are intended to give great HD clarity for free; however, you do not need to have a HDTV but DO need to have a digital TV. This antenna will not work with an analog television. You would need to purchase a converter.
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If I understand the question, I think that if you ran the amplified antenna out (coax) to a digital converter box and then to the tv, it should all work fine. You would need a coax in to the digital converter.
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You will still need a digital tuner. This is only an antenna. If you are connecting this to an old tube TV, you'll need an analog converter box.
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If you have cable you shouldn't need this box. This is for a regular antenna to convert digital signal back to analog on the older tv so you can view
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No you have a HDTV this device hooks from antenna to bring hd signal from the air and convert from digital to analog. Its made for old TV s only
2011229
It depends on if your TV is HD ready. If not, you will not receive the HD signal without the converter box.
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Yes- but it is an analog tuner. You can receive signal from your cable/converter box or but not digital over the air.
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Eddy, Most HD TVs will pick up the digital signals (older HD "ready" models require a converter box). So, you shouldn't need a converter box to receive the digital signals, just an antenna. This box will not pick up any digital channels without using an antenna as well. However, if you do need a converter box, I would not recommend this one. I had one and it went out after a few months.
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Short answer: NoLong answer:Because this cable does not actually convert the signal from analog to digital, if you did hook up your box with this cable to the TV the signal received by the TV in the HDMI port it wouldn't understand, and would not display anything. (The output of your box being RCA outputs an analog signal, while HDMI is a digital signal.) Hope this helps.
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when we had cable, brighthouse , cable worked on our standard definition tv without a converter box, i think theres something built into the cable box already. if you only use this magnavox youre going to get over-the-air channels like local and PBS stuff like that and id recommend getting a digital antenna
2005109
Every cable system is different, but my understanding is that a cable box functions quite differently from an HD to analogue digital converter and therefore for most cable systems you are stuck with whatever the cable system recommends.
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This is a digital broadcast receiver and will receive HD "over air" transmissions with a digital antenna, like TV in the old days. It will not work as a cable box.
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You don't need a digital converter for most new TV's. The RCA antenna will plug right into your cable input on your TV. You will need to go into the menu under setup and run a scan under antenna.