is this ant.all i would need to p/u the local air channels,is it true that the flatt screens.come with a built in converter box inside.
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The LG flat screen I bought in July had a built in converter. This ant. is not worth the money I paid for it. I went to Walmart and got a better one that told the distance you need to buy for your TV. Cost more but was worth it.
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It works only for HDTV's. It won't come with a built in converter box inside.
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it depends on how many local hd channels you have in your area. I was able to get around 10 or so local channels. once the hd signal locks into the converter, the channels show up automatically.
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The Only Reason You Have To Get A Converter Box Is If You Have An Analog TV. You Can Have Two TV's Connected To This Antenna.
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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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Going along with the gang so far ... The antenna comes with an attached coaxial cable that plugs into your TV Antenna input jack and then you screw the clamp nut down tight. The Cable TV guys always use a wrench but I'm sure that is not required, here. Perhaps more to your point, if you have a flat-panel TV with a digital tuner then you are all set. If you don't have a digital tuner in your older flat-panel TV or you have the old NTSC "analog" TV then you need a converter box. If you have that older flat-panel TV then you need a converter box with an HDMI output.
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u will get ur local unscrambled channels,i have two of these and love them it will take a while to go thru the channels and set them up. No coax port on a tv? whats next? looks like u will have to rent a box maybe that was the plan all along by not adding a coax port. would like to know what brand it is if u dont mind.Or is this a monitor/display u are using?
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No converter box is needed. Just connect a coax cable from the antenna to the included adapter then to the TV.
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Not quite sure why you would need a 'converter box' unless the TV is an older analog set. I just hooked up the antenna to the back of my set & works fine.
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If it is an analog tv (box style) you will still need a digital convertet. After I priced them, I bought a cheap flatscreen (cheapest I could find) because some converters were up to $50.
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If your TV does not have ATSC (High Definition Tuner) over the air tuner build in then you will need a converter box. All over air broadcast are now in High Definition. High Definition uses the same frequencies as the UHF TV channels but with a different form of encoding.
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yes. if you have a 'tube' tv you will need a convertor, but if you have a new digital t.v. your tv has a convertor built in to the set. with this, you will receive all local channels. with mine, i receive 53 channels, but that will depend on where you live
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ok,well,as i just stated in my last post, i have already gone to antennaweb.org.and their information must be taken with a grain of salt.the predictions for what you can and cannot get seem to be educated guesses,but do not pan out (at least in my case). but anyway,i already know that knowing the location of a transmitter generally helps.i only want information on different makes of converter boxes.
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Yes you will need a digital converter box & you won't get as many channels with this antenna as you do with Comcast. It's really not worth the money.
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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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I don't have cable in my kitchen and am thinking of buying a HDTV to replace my analog TV. The one I'm considering has built-in ATSC/QAM tuners. I was told I would not need a rooftop antenna but could just plug-in and receive local channels. Would I need coax cables/adapters too?? Thanks for your help. This changeover is all so confusing.
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Are you sure you have an analog TV? Please double check. I don't think you need a converter box for this particular TV. If you don't have cable, get an old school antenna.
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No you get HD channels without the box...great deal for the price....I avg 10+ stations.excellent buy