Will this TV work with rabbit ears? Does menu give a choice for either Cable or Antennae. My Visio TV actually tunes in either. My rabbit ears give me a better picture than cable. And, in HD.
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Ernest C. Nolder, Yes, there is a digital HD tuner that you can connect "rabbit ear" antennas to get local over-the-air broadcasts. There is a choice to use the tuner, or to have it scan for cable channels, or both. Thanks for your interest in Samsung products. --Mr. S
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Ernest C. Nolder,Yes, there is a digital HD tuner that you can connect "rabbit ear" antennas to get local over-the-air broadcasts. There is a choice to use the tuner, or to have it scan for cable channels, or both. Thanks for your interest in Samsung products.--Mr. S
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what is the best type of rabbit ear antenna to use?? The picture says weak or no signal, and does this mean the antenna is not picking anything up. Less than a half of a mile from a transmitter site. Don't know why it isn't picking up tv stations when I do auto program.??? Please advise
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The tiny rabbit ears I received work about as well as any. I ran coax and mounted a flat antenna on my roof and while I receive more channels, I still get some breakup in my reception. My advice is don't spent a lot, no more than $50 or so, and place an antenna as high as possible (attic?) and as free from obtacles (walls, trees etc.). Also, most antennas are somewhat directional,so keep that in mind.
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I have been tweaking my new set's picture for 3 days now. The high def is terrific but I only get 12 channels of HD. Since 50% of my viewing will be standard def cable channels, I am very disappointed that I can't get the SD picture to a level of acceptability. (I feel compelled to go to another room and watch non-HD programs on my old 36" CRT.) Any suggestions on setting changes for SD programs? A lot of the screen is blurry and pixelated (with or without the 120-Hz on).
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Just pruchased this tv and its great. You should be able to get over the air HD signals if you are near a decent sized city so you will get the major channels in HD with a standard rabbit ears. Basic looks pretty good and it has zoom feature so the SD signal will fit the sreeen. DVDs look good too. i just use the composite hookups from a standsrd dvd and it worked great.
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Yes it does, I was amazed how well it works, I had a TV in the garage using the rabbit ears. I always had a problem in getting good reception and had to move the ears back and forth. With the flat Digital Antenna, I seldom have to make any corrrections sometimes certain channels require that you adjust the panel slightly. This is the best antenna I have purchased.
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Depends what hook ups you have. On my Visio, I plugged the coax cable converter to my TV, then the headphone jack looking end from the hub plugs into the other end of the converter. I hope that makes sense.... I dont know all the technical terms. :)
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Sorry. I returned this TV to Costco after 1 week. I was not happy with the number of HDMI inputs (2) and of all things it was not WiFi. I have Vizio and I have not seen this problem.
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Based on my experience, this TV is unable to "interpret" a digital signal (analog only). You will need a QAM tuner if your cable company does not provide a set top box for digital channels.
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I was also wondering, as I got my tv yesterday and hi def time warner cable today. I also put it on 120hz. So, can anyone tell me when and how to benefit from this feature? Also would appeciate any recs on sound system- not too expensive to add to tv, and what to go with blue-ray or other high def DVD player..thanks.
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I am not sure. I would suggest that you check with direct TV and let them know what receiver you have and what dish you want to get. I can tell you that it is relevantly easy to set up once you have done it a couple of times. We are camping now and people are asking Me about signal, they have auto type and having trouble with good signal and I have no problems and getting high definition. If you order from oasis and get the setup kit it goes pretty soomthly. The bigger dish helps a lot. The auto ones are a lot smaller and you may not get as good of a signal.
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I've used the HD Frequency Cable Cutter I/O HD Digital antenna and other much cheaper "rabbit ear" type antennas. I found not much difference in the number of channels I received. The real determining factor is your location. In hindsight I would have just purchased a less expensive antenna..
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Tom, Like you, have a Samsung HD cable box from TW. Connected HDMI to my Pioneer Plasma. Problem I am having is when changing HD channels picture is scrambling for about 5-10 secs before coming in. Analog stations change without a problem, just in HD. I switched out the box twice, same problem. Had a techinician come over, he switched out the box again, same problem. Put the component connection and works fine. Tells me it's the monitor. Pioneer says that's ridiculous, it's the cable box. I have been reading numerous threads about this problem. It's the TW cable box, it does not have the proper software to support HDMI. You have to call TW up and complain and see if they will fix the problem. R
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It's my understanding that if your current non-Hi-Def set is getting local channels via rabbit ears or rooftop antenna (but obviously not in hi-def), and if you're satisfied getting local channels only, then your new HD set will bring in the local channels in glorious Hi-Def - And without any "regular converter box" or any box at all.NB: The "advantage" to purchasing a new antenna or rabbit ears "designed especially for Hi Def" is minimal, at best, and in most cases no advantage at all - Unless you have money to burn, stick with the same antenna or rabbit that worked with your old TV set. It's my understanding that if your current non-Hi-Def set is getting local channels via rabbit ears or rooftop antenna (but obviously not in hi-def), and if you're satisfied getting local channels only, then your new HD set will bring in the local channels in glorious Hi-Def - And without any "regular converter box" or any box at all.NB: The "advantage" to purchasing a new antenna or rabbit ears "designed especially for Hi Def" is minimal, at best, and in most cases no advantage at all - Unless you have money to burn, stick with the same antenna or... » Read More It's my understanding that if your current non-Hi-Def set is getting local channels via rabbit ears or rooftop antenna (but obviously not in hi-def), and if you're satisfied getting local channels only, then your new HD set will bring in the local channels in glorious Hi-Def - And without any "regular converter box" or any box at all.NB: The "advantage" to purchasing a new antenna or rabbit ears "designed especially for Hi Def" is minimal, at best, and in most cases no advantage at all - Unless you have money to burn, stick with the same antenna or rabbit that worked with your old TV set. « Show Less
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Hello- if you are in need of an antenna for this box I will suggest just an ordinary newer pair of standard " Rabbit Ears" I bought a RCA antenna (rabbit ears) for around $10. They work great! Good luck!
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Coax for antenna is not necessarily the same as coax output of a cable box.For example, what if the tuner was only an ATSC tuner and not an analog tuner? Then it definitely wouldn't work. (Also, [obsolete] analog OTA & analog cable [which is disappearing for most] differ above a certain channel.)
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the antenna does not have channels... it only gathers signals from available sources for the converter box to work with... it may allow the converter box to lock on to more channels if they are available - maybe better signal strength than rabbit ears... i have found out that mine is directional... pointing one way {say north-south} i get X channels with signals and i can lock on Y of them... point {east-west} get some of the some of the same channels and can lock onto others that were not clear on the [north-south] setting... also changing from flat to verticle makes a difference in signal strength.... i live in indianapolis not far from the transmitting towers and still have the directional issue... hope this helps