Can you connect an antenna to this TV and watch broadcast digital channels off the air without the need for cable or satellite subscriptions? Thanks.
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As in replace your cable box and except a cable card ? If so, no it doesn't.
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Go to Vizio.com and get their support Number. I do not know but this TV has all the bells and whistles and seems to have everything.
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If you have new digital TV's, you only need a good digital antenna to watch digital channels with decent reception. You don't need a converter box. Analog to digital converter boxes are only necessary on older TV's (non-digital).
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No subscription is needed. This device is largely for people like myself who get their signal over the air. 21 channels and no monthly fee. We look up the TV schedule on line.
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I don't have cable, so I'm not an expert. I think all of the cable stations bring in over-the-air channels except those they decide to block. If you want to receive the blocked stations, my guess is that you could disconnect the cable, hook up the digital antenna and view the station. But I'm not sure.
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No, you must use a cable card from your cable provider. With the cable card you will receive the digital channels you are subscribed to. I have been using the 4 channel receiver now for at least one year and it works great.
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I'm sorry, I didn't use an antenna. I had cable and used the roku box. Plus my Tv didn't last a year before going out. You have better call customer service if you haven't had the TV that long.
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If you are in an area with over the air broadcast, then yes you will receive those local channels. You are not going to receive cable TV.
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If your tv is digital,you do not need a digital to analog converter box. An analog tv requires that converter box to work with any antenna.
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Yes you can. You will need some kind of antenna to receive the broadcasts. You can feed off your current TV antenna and it should work OK.
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If you are referring to a cable or satellite box, then yes (if you want to receive a digital signal). If not, then no (your antenna should suffice). However, you can download streaming apps directly to the TV if you have either a wired or wireless internet connection.
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yes you could if you can find any anolog tv stations?!?!?!?!? it is not a digital tuner!!!!
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Yes, Ruth you do. I got rid of cable. My newest TV was digital, my older one was not. I got rid of the older one. Hope this helps.
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I use it with a digital converter box. I have 19 channels, ABC, CBS, PBS, NBC, CW, and MyTV and the digital stations available through these networks. I tried using it without the box and picked up no broadcast (antenna) television stations.
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Yes you can. However unless the tuner in the TV is digital your not going to get any channels because the analog tuners cannot breakdown digital signals.
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Glad you asked! I bought this TV just for that purpose and it works very well. The TV does have a built-in digital tuner and one standard coax antenna input. I have used this TV with a small portable antenna for local reception and now I have a roof mounted antenna and I can reliably receive stations from 50 to 75 miles distant. No special connectors needed. You also might want to consider the UNH4500. For a little more, you can get a SMART TV that I use for You-tube, Netflix and more. I have my TV in the kitchen... perfect size for that. Good luck. N/
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Yes, you would need an antenna. By the way, there are no "digital" antennas. Most digital channels are on UHF frequencies. a so called digital antenna is a UHF antenna. I bought an antenna on Amazon and it works well. Look at one of the TV websites and punch in your address, and it will tell you which way to point your antenna and how many channels you will likely be able to receive.
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If your TV has a built-in tuner to receive digital broadcasts, the antenna should work. If your TV does not have a digital tuner, you will almost definitely get nothing. Digital capability is also know as ATSC. Old analog-only "cable ready" sets did not have ATSC tuners. In the U.S., there are some cities that have a few low-power analog channels still being broadcast, but that is rare and all the major channels are only broadcast digitally now.