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Do you need a converter box with a multi directional digital flat amplified antenna?
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∙ 9y ago
Depends.
Do you need a converter box to hook up the TV to the antenna? No. You just connect the antenna to the TV's antenna input.
Do you need the converter box to see "X" channel? Maybe. If "X" isn't broadcasting "over the air" in your location, then you will need a) cable or satellite service and b) the converter box.
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Will an amplified antenna improve a digital signal?
Yes, the amplified antenna will sometimes make the TV set work where a unpowered will not.
What do you need for the new digital tv signal?
A tv antenna and a digital tv and/or a converter box.
What is a sensar?
A Sensar is a type of digital ready TV antenna from Winegard. The two versions of the Sensar antenna of an amplified and an unamplified version. They can be used for homes.
If you have a digital tv and an outdoor antennae do you need a converter box?
In the US the answer is probably not. Digital and analog TV broadcasts use the same frequencies and antennas. Digital TV is more fussy about signal quality than the older analog signals. So if you get marginal analog reception, figure on getting a new antenna for digital. The idea that there are special HDTV antennas is just marketing hype. Any antenna that gives you better digtial reception will also give you better digital reception.
what antenna is the best?
Amplified antennas or antennas with amplifiers are usually the best choices for DTVs. The digital antennas RCA ANT751 and RCA ANT800 receive good reviews . The Channel Master digital antenna CM-3020 is also highly rated as good antenna.
Problem with your TV and the converter box?
To connect a digital TV converter box, follow these steps:1. Disconnect antenna from TV2. Connect antenna to antenna connection on Converter box.3. Connect an antenna cable from the converter box to the TV's antenna connection.4. Turn the TV to channel 3, turn on the converter box, and follow the setup menu from the converter box to search for channels.5. Keep the TV on channel 3, and change channels using the remote control for the converter box.
What tv and antenna do you need to replace old analog you live in apt in NYC and have no cable satellite or outside antenna?
You don't need a new TV or antenna. You need a Digital Converter Box. Go to a Radio Shack, Circuit City or Best Buy. Connect your old antenna to the converter box, connect the converter box to your old TV...all will be well.
I have a 2008 Toshiba SD-H400 digital recorder made for TIVO which worked with cable input But now no signal when I attach to my digital antenna Any solution maybe a digiital to cable converter?
If the DVR has a tuner, you might have to switch it to antenna from cable. If it has no tuner you might need a converter box.
Does anybody really know the answer to this or do you just think you do I have analog tv I have basic cable no converter box will I be able to see picture I haven't seen the answer to this?
From what I have been able to gather, the digital converter set top box will be needed only if you receive television signals via an aerial antenna and you don't have a digital television set. If you are hooked up to cable or satellite, the digital converter will not be needed. I, for one, use a "rabbit ears" antenna and don't have a digital television and will need to purchase the DTV converter box.
What do you do when you have an old TV in the digital switchover?
You need a converter box connected to your own antenna or subscribe to cable or a satellite service.
Are there any cables that help out with the signal strength of my antenna and converter box?
Try the Winegard HDP-269 High Input Pre-Amplifier 12 dB Digital Antenna.
Do you need a converter box with a digital TV?
No. You only need a converter box for analog TV and only if you receive your TV "over the air" with an antenna. If you have cable or satellite TV, you don't need a converter.
