I dropped my cable co &amp; switched to over the air broadcast. My older HD TV doesn't have a conver. Will this converter box work like the cable box?
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It will with in the sense that it will pull in stations over the air. It works great, I'm using it with my projector which has no tuner. This box has hdmi and yellow red white, and coax output. The picture is fantastic over hdmi. I can't speak for the other 2 methods, but according to the(limited) included instructions, it outputs over coax over either channel 3 or 4, with a selector switch. Matt
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your smart HDTV will get local channels once you connect an antenna. The converter box is for old TVs. Get a magnovox or phillips antenna.
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No. It works on TVs that are they usually use the converter box on to get the basic channels like CBS, NBC or ABC. Not sure if it works on cable ready TVS. This I attached to an older TV that used rabbit ears(about 10 years old) and it works great. However I only use it for playing back DVDs for my dad and not for the TV portion.
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I just connected to the cable and was good to go. Older TV's need a converter box.
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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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Antenna is an Antenna. Some work better than others and that is the only difference. There is no such thing as a HD antenna. I suggest you upgrade your TV, instead of buying a digital converter. Come out of the stone age.
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No, you do not need a converter box; It is capable of decoding ATSC and NTSC signals. Converter boxes are only needed for older analog televisions.
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Not sure what convert box is. This product receives satellite (wireless) signal and feed it to TV via co-axial cable.
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Sure. How well it works will depend on several factors, including the strength of the received signal, quality of the coax splitter, length and quality of all connecting coax lines, etc. Also, when you mention converter boxes, what boxes are you referring to? Any TV of any kind of recent vintage includes an OTA tuner, so you likely don't need a converter box at all. If you have an older TV without an OTA tuner, you might need one, but keep in mind that you're likely sacraficing any high-definition content.
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Yes.... Get one of the converter boxes offered by the government{a coupe of years ago} or buy one from Walmart, etc. They receive the HD signals and convert them to your old non HD TV.. Hook the Wineguard Antenna to the converter and the converter to your TV... Most of the converters operate on channel "03", (make sure you put the "0" and 3} as most won't work on just channel 3.. The converter boxes have a "Menu" and you follow the directions and run a channel scan and it will show the channels you can get for free in your area.
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Hey - not sure what an 'old SD' style TV is but I'm using the converter box on an old Projection TV and it works good. The antenna is kind of flimsy so I got a sturdier one to use with the 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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If you have analog cable, you will still receive analog signals after the conversion to digital broadcasting; the cable company will do the conversion. The Tivo box will work just fine. You will not be able to view HD programs without a HD cable box and a HD monitor.
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Hi Michael K., You can get VHF/UHF supported Antenna for your channels and you don't need any converter for HDTV. Dave
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The tuner box does have a HDMI output, so it will work with newer HDTVs. The tuner box will work by picking up digital channels from "over-the-air (ATSC)" or "unencrypted digital cable (Clear QAM)" and use it to record HD TV shows. It will not pick up the analog TV channels (NTSC) from cable. This tuner box also has a media player build-in that can play back the recorded videos.
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As long as the cable is connected to the antenna and the TV the other end it will work but it has to be the same cable. If you have a older TV you will have to get the converter box and connect the cable to the box first then to the TV. I know someone who has the converter box and hooked it up that way and it works for her. You can always look on youtube to see how to hook it up just do a TV converter box hook up search at youtube. Hope I helped
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No...if you have an older TV that doesn't have a digital tuner, you need a converter..but you don't get them from the cable company...you buy em...newer digital TVs will work with just a direct hook up.