We just bought 3 of these antennas, None of them pick up any channels. Do we need to buy an HD converter box?
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Linda Mcoud- 1) depends on a LCD tv or a older non-LCD tv, LCD tv (thin flat screen) have a digital outfit in its tv's that older nonLCD tv's don't have, so the nonLCD tv's needs a converter box to convert analog to digital. 2) my digital flat thin leaf did great in picking up signals for channels from local stations. (the stations range from 30 miles to 40 miles away frorm me, plus I picked up a few channels at the 70 miles range in knoxville, tn) but I had to reposition the antenna in varies places in my home to find the ideal spot to recieve those channels adequately (signals will bounce around and will pick up better in some places in your home than other places, also, if you have a attic at home that is a excellent place to pick up channels as the attic is better spot to pick up a stronger signal from a local tv station) good luck
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No you get HD channels without the box...great deal for the price....I avg 10+ stations.excellent buy
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If you live in a digital broadcast area no antenna should be needed. The set is new enough that it should also not require the special box from a couple years ago. I just have basic cable hooked up to it and had to program the tv twice to get all analog and digital channels.
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I too had same problem, so purchased a hd antenna. Now able to pickup many channels. Good luck.
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It could be due due poor reception in your area, or simply that the channels in your area may not have all gone to digital broadcasting yet (they should by the end of this week). Best recommendation is to visit www.antennaweb.org and enter your address. The site will tell you what stations are available in your area, how they are broadcasting--digital or analog--and provide recommendations for an antenna to get best reception. Also as you ask, it *is* possible that your converter boxes may not be sensitive enough. Check the reviews in here and you will see that some makes and models are definitely better than others. Of the ones I've tried, my vote has to go to the Channel Master CM-7000 for both sensitivity and picture quality.
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Your TV should have a menu button. Go to antenna setup, then scan the area for channels. I had very bad luck working with Antenna Deals. They sent me the wrong Antenna, so I sent it back. They say they never received it, so I lost $85 plus the $13 in shipping unit back to them. They never provided an RMA number, only an address to ship the unit to. Recently sent them an email, I have still not heard back from them. I would not do any business with Antenna Deals, they are not honest. I then bought the unit from Amazon. Amazon was great. Problem was, the HD 8000 unit did not work. I was not able to scan anything, so Amazon processed the return of the unit. I got a partial refund on that one. I still do not have an antenna. I plan on going to a local retailer to buy one, in case it does not work, so I can return it. I would recommend, not to buy an antenna over the internet. Too many issues may arise. Good luck&gt; Probe
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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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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
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Well, I've only used it on a "cable" system. But you'll need an "HD (digital) antenna" now that the USA has stopped analog transmission of TV broadcasts.
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If you put it in the window it will pick up channels. I never thought of putting a box on it because I have a new RCA. Not suppose to have to put it on converter box if I have a new HD TV.
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I'm on my second cable box. Same problem on both, although the second box does get a better signal for the non-HD stations. Let me know how it goes.
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Will not work with HD receiver boxes. We had to dig out a very old box In order to get it to work.
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Hi Ronald, No, the TV does not need to be HD, but the TV Tuner must be a Digital Tuner. A Regular TV Antenna hooked up to a Digital TV Tuner will also pick up TV Stations. But Newer TVs with a better HD TV Tuner would be your best bet rather than older models.
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If you have a digital receiver, it will work, regardless as to whether it is an HD set. If you have an analog set, you will need a digital converter to run the antenna through.
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Im not a subject matter expert but I would say yes, it will work with your analog/digital converter box. Here lies the potential why:http://www.ebay.com/gds/NO-SUCH-THING-AS-A-HDTV-ANTENNA/10000000003429040/g.html
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if your old cable is working fine, then all you need to do is connect it to the new antenna. It doesn't come with a new cable.
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You need a 30" satellite Antenna for FTA and it will get HD channels. This is currently unavailable and we do not have an ETA for new inventory.