If I hook this up to my cable box, would I be able to use all the features from my cable box (PIP, channel guide, etc)?
1020141
The HDHomeRun can either receive clear Qam or ATSC over the air. If the output from your cable box, is a digital TV signal, clear Qam, output by 75 ohm cable, then it will only tune the channel the cable box is outputting. Hope this helps.
128932
i have my tv hooked up to my computer with a vga cable. It will work with any tv this way. I no longer have cable b/c it's really pointless for me to have 500 channels when i can watch them all online for 15% of what i was paying. If u hook it up to your computer it will work
2093524
yes. just hook up the composite cables that come with it to the cable box, and then turn on and watch anywhere within so many feet.
1360250
It all depends on your cable services. Like with mine, it is a scrambled signal, so I MUST have the cable box, and if I use the cable box, then I need to use the box to change the channels, so it would a waste of energy to set it up on my computer, because if I need to use the box for changing channels, I might as well watch it on the TV in my living room. I hope this helps answer your question.
822830
Can I hook up a regular converter box to this t.v. and get my local channels? I ordered this t.v. and I do not have cable or any paid services.
1277637
If your problem with the cable box channels is signal degradation, then yes. If the problem isn't related to weak signal strength, then no.
1410370
I don't have cable tv, so I really don't know what kind of connection is needed for a cable box, so I can't answer the question -- sorry!
658949
Yes you can do that, also there is a feature if you are trying to connect to any tv providers there is a list you can also choose from like direct tv or dish etc
1664963
No, this box only modulates an input onto a selected CATV channel. You need something else to transmit over the air.
1649675
You will not have any trouble hooking up the TV but unless the cable box is HD and you are subscribing to HD channels you will not see those channels in HD. The TV supports HDMI and component inputs for HD and coax and component in for standard definition. Good luck! This is a great TV!
2082630
as long as your cable box has RCA pin connectors it should work. for the money this item is a good option
1621115
Actually, that's what I'm using it with right now. Pulled it out of storage, got a second cable box, have it set to E1 instead of using its own tuner (to avoid any issues with channels changing unexpectedly again) and pulling in the channels via the cable box instead. Works fine using it that way.
196104
It's not used with a cable-box, but with a cable splitter (where the main signal coming into the house or apartment is split to service multiple TVs or cable boxes). The instruction diagram that comes with the unit is fairly easy to understand, but you can go to PCTStore.com, search for PCT MPI1G and get some additional information.
191948
So then, if I connect the cable using the compnent video cables, it should up convert the regular cable channels, correct?Is that a better trade off than using the HDMI as the connection between the cable box and the receiver?
13200
If your cable box has HDMI output,then it should be no problem.......otherwise you can use the component outputs on the cable box.
1520773
There are codes in the instruction booklet for direct tv so I would suppose it would work just like it does for my cable box.
1096947
You could use it with a cable tuner box, direct TV, slingbox or similar and just connect it with a HDMI cable.