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Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:13 am

Right now I am using an analog TV with an antennae.

The antennae said "digital ready" when I put it up.

I am considering buying a high def digital TV

Can I just hook it up to the antennae and get over the air digital TV?

How is the picture?

I don't want the exspense of cable right now.

Dan

Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:17 am

All antenna are "digital ready". When they transmit the TV signal, the antenna doesn't care what the signal consists of. It is the receiver/TV set, that sorts it out.

Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:24 am

you may need on of those fancy boxes they are coming out with for consumers to switch from analog antenna feed to digital antenna feed. there is a site where you can get 2 $40 coupons towards purchase. the boxes are supposed to run around $50.

or just get cable. the cable and dish industries are going to make a fortune on this change. as well as the government selling the reclaimed bandwidth. but it must have been in the best intrest of the coutnry right? :roll:

Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:51 am

I thought it was the other way around.

When everything goes digital the box would take a digital feed and convert it
to analog so my current analog TV can read it.

Dan

Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:54 am

Here is the website that 90volts was referring to:

https://www.dtv2009.gov/

My Dad was in panic and wanted to get a coupon right away and told me I should too. I had to gently tell him that he has cable (so do I) and he is wasting his time. He sent for the coupons anyways just in case. :?

Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:59 am

dantrefethen wrote: I thought it was the other way around.

When everything goes digital the box would take a digital feed and convert it
to analog so my current analog TV can read it.

Dan

Yes you are correct for an analog TV.

Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:01 pm

HD rocks! I have a 32" (biggest that would fit in the $1500 armoire), with satellite hookup. The downside is you need a separate receiver for each set to get HD, hence my second 20" bedroom TV only get a standard signal.

Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:07 pm

Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:27 pm

I have a 50" DLP hooked up to satellite and seperate antenna for local channels broadcast in HD and it rocks..NASCAR is awsome in HD

Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:02 pm

So the TV on the antennae comes in fine?

Dan

Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:17 pm

dantrefethen wrote: So the TV on the antennae comes in fine?
Here in Detroit, yes. I get an awesome HD picture off a shitty analog antennae. YMMV. I assume you know to check that the TV you buy comes with a built-in tuner; not all of them do.

Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:21 pm

I did not know that, I will have to ask and check.

Dan

Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:22 pm

The foil on the rabbit ears works just fine...

The cable guy comes next week :roll:

Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:26 pm

all you need to know
http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ANTENNAS/types.html
have a nice day.

Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:44 am

I live at the foot of the moutains with most towers 35-50 miles away with some hillage in between and I use a DA-5200

And I get every channel but one, and I don't think I've ever picked it up with any ant. This one is inconspicuos and can be planted indoor or out.
And yes the 500, the golf, and Knight Rider looked awesome yesterday on the 42" Pani plasma.

Edit: It's a RadioShack ant.